Why Did You Build Your Business in the First Place?
This month I have had an unexpected reminder of why I went into business for myself in the first place. I am currently working a short-term contract that has taken me back into a version of the working life I knew for almost three decades: long days, travelling, hotels, early starts and trying to make […]
The Little Goodbyes of Motherhood – and the Woman Still Becoming
September has felt like a month of firsts for me. Some of them have been tiny, almost ordinary moments that could easily pass unnoticed if I wasn’t paying attention. Yet those are often the moments that land the hardest. Last weekend, my daughter, who has just turned ten, brought me a cup of coffee in […]
Should Women Really Train Differently Through Their Cycle, and What Happens When Your Cycle Disappears?
I remember being in a high intensity gym session and deliberately trying to keep my heart rate a little lower. I knew my body well enough to know that I did not want to keep pushing and pushing that day, and I was trying to exercise in a way that felt right for where I […]
Is Cortisol Really Causing Your Menopause Belly? What Stressed Women Actually Need to Know
If you’re a woman in your 40s, 50s or even into your 60s, there’s a good chance you’ve found yourself standing in front of the mirror at some point wondering what on earth has happened to your body. There’s the meno belly, the midlife pudge, the cortisol belly, and now there seems to be an […]
Is It Stress, Burnout or Menopause? Maybe It’s All of It
There is a woman I keep thinking about. She is probably someone you know. In fact, she might be you. She wakes up tired, despite having been in bed for eight hours, and before she’s even properly awake, her phone is already pinging with emails, WhatsApp messages and reminders of everything she needs to do. […]
Mounjaro, Menopause and the Weight We Carry: Are We Treating the Problem or Just the Symptom?
There has been a lot of conversation around Mounjaro recently and, interestingly, it was actually the hot weather that got me thinking about it. With temperatures rising, there has been discussion around the storage and delivery of these injections, because Mounjaro needs to be kept within specific temperature ranges. The medication is normally stored refrigerated […]