Menopause

Australia’s leader in women’s health – Jean Hailes Foundation

Find a doctor with advanced knowledge in menopause – Find an Australian Menopause Society doctor

A terrific article in The Guardian about the years leading up to menopause – Surviving Perimenopause

The menopause myth. Further reading about the WHI study – Back from the Brink and The Last Word on HRT from the WHI

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Menopause – Journal of Evidence-based and Integrative Medicine

Review of Dr Ginni Mansberg’s book – The M Word – How to Thrive in Menopause

I talk about how HRT was a game-changer for me on Women Living Well After 50 podcast – Understanding HRT (Episode 6)

DIY Retreat

Love the idea of going on a retreat but just can’t see it happening? In this blog post I help you plan and design your own retreat. Want a copy of my retreat planner spreadsheet? Email me here.

Fitness in midlife

Strength training is a must in midlife. Don’t be put off by thinking it means lifting massively heavy weights or ‘bulking up’. My blog post An Introduction to Strength Training in Midlife has a sample routine using minimal or no equipment to get you started.

I talk about my path to movement and mindfulness in midlife with Dr Andrea Wilkinson on her BrainShape podcast – Movement and Mindfulness for Midlife (Episode 106).

Debra Atkinson at Flipping Fifty specialises in hormone-balancing exercise for women in perimenopause and menopause. She is a fitness expert, speaker and coach.

I love Debra’s 12-week strength training program – it’s time-efficient and evidence-based. Here’s the program I love.

Yoga

Yoga is a powerful practice that can help us to remember we are whole. At its core, yoga is about union with ourselves and with others.

Yoga has been part of my life since the 1970s when my mum introduced me to the practice. Back then it was seen as very woo-woo! Yoga has been an amazing tool for me in managing menopause, and I would love to share my practice with you. I am a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Australia and I offer classes and one-on-one sessions online.

The yoga I teach  

• Meets you where you’re at. Don’t be sold the lie that you “have to be flexible” to do yoga
• Honours yoga as an ancient practice that originated in India thousands of years ago
• Seeks to encourage radical self-acceptance

Contact me to find out how I can guide you in your practice.

Crisis Helplines

Midlife can be a powerful and positive experience. Sadly, however, many women experience gendered violence and harrassment at this time.

If you need help 

In Australia 

1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) 

Lifeline 13 11 14 

In UK Refuge 0808 2000 247 

In USA Text “CONNECT” to 741741 to get free help from the Crisis Text Line 

In Canada Assaulted Women’s Helpline 1-866-863-0511