The Nutritional Bean

The Nutritional Bean ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ + ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‡๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ โœจ

For women who ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ want to sleepwalk through perimenopause & value a mind/body/spirit approach

๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ-๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž.Here is a shortlist of the best tools Iโ€™ve picked up a...
25/02/2026

๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ-๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž.

Here is a shortlist of the best tools Iโ€™ve picked up along the way, things Iโ€™ve had recommended and which Iโ€™ve recommended in turn. I hope you find them useful.

is a platform dedicated to the study - and sharing of - female pleasure. Itโ€™s packed with videos and animations about how to doโ€ฆwell, all sorts of things. You pay once and have access to the library for life.

is a clean lubricant that wonโ€™t disrupt your delicate vaginal pH or microbiome. Using one really is essential, not optional, even on your own.

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐€๐ซ๐ž, by Dr Emily Nagoski, is a great and validating guide to female s*x drive.

In ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐š๐ฉ, Dr Karen Gurney fills in the gaps, and unpicks the myths, so you can future proof your s*x life.

๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ: ๐’๐ž๐ฑ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ, collected by Gillian Anderson. This is a collection of s*xual fantasies from women around the world, compelling and great for firing up arousal.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ž๐ฑ, a brilliant and accessible introduction to ta***ic s*x.

๐๐จ๐ง-๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จn, an excellent book for learning how to communicate effectively.

For ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ซ look at Understatement Underwear, Fleur Du Mal, Undress Code, Cosabella, Bravissimo. Feeling good in your underwear, just for your own pleasure, matters.

๐’๐ž๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž for Self Confidence by is surprisingly effective for helping you feel s*xy and feel good about yourself.

is a somatic psychotherapist, trans-channel, has inspired and mentored so much for me personally. If youโ€™re into consciousness and advanced manifestation, look no further.

Please share what you have found helpful. Iโ€™m sure you have some resources that are worth knowing about - we all resonate with different things after all, so it could really help someone.

Bean x

๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ...Y...
10/02/2026

๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ...

Your woman is going through profound shifts during perimenopause, which often deeply affects her enjoyment of s*x.

She may be anxious, tearful, chaotic, full of rage, on top of all the physical symptoms and challenges that midlife throws her way.

You are not obsolete, you havenโ€™t lost her; she needs you.

Be the stable presence for her while her mental, emotional, physical and spiritual world gets turned upside down.

Perimenopause is an isolating experience and she may not have the words to explain it to you. If you can be curious, ask questions, properly listen to her and share your own inner world, youโ€™ll be building intimacy.

These small (but meaningful) ways of building connection feed intimacy and, broadly speaking, is the foreplay she needs.

If you can be open to a new way of having s*x, you can have ๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ฏ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ s*x. Better than ever in fact.

Bean x

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๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž 6 ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ...1. If vaginal pain is an issue, please go se...
08/02/2026

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž 6 ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ...

1. If vaginal pain is an issue, please go see your doctor. Painful s*x needs support. Be open to oestrogen pessaries, which make a huge difference for many women. Also, definitely use a lubricant. I love

2. The likelihood is that for s*x to improve, you will need to initiate the changes you need. For that, you need energy, so, to build that capacity, you need to nurture yourself. That means rest, good food, laughing, improving sleep etc. My personal favourite is getting TCM acupuncture.

3. Nurture your desire, just for your own pleasure: read erotica, wear gorgeous lingerie that makes you feel hot, have a daily or**sm practice, and go indulge in fantasy - let your imagination run (nobody else will
know...)

4. Have an honest chat with your partner. Clearly, kindly, framing it as a need to evolve as couple now that your body is changing. Make it collaborative - this is not about apportioning blame. In turn, listen.

5. Brush up on techniques, explore anything that intrigues or excites you. is a great platform for this. Consider looking in to Ta***ic s*x, which amplifies connection, arousal and pleasure.

6. If you feel weighed down and need help working through anything, especially shame, fear, trauma, blocks, get professional support. There are wonderful practitioners who can help. I can personally recommend

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ.

Did you find this helpful? Next, Iโ€™m sharing tips for men, and I think youโ€™ll like them...

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž.๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.๐–๐ก...
04/02/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž.
๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.

Many women realise that thereโ€™s something off with s*x, but arenโ€™t always able to pinpoint whatโ€™s wrong.

Aside from the many reasons specific to perimenopause that make s*x complicated and difficult, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ is that the kind of s*x many women have isnโ€™t aligned with how ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด.

The kind of lo******ng many are used to is informed by p**n and is ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ-oriented, and creates pressure that can make true enjoyment quite challenging.

The kind of pleasure that really works for us, is ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž-oriented. That means the ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ of the s*x youโ€™re having is ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. We need presence, slowness, intention, depth, erotic and emotional charge.

So if itโ€™s a kiss, make it stomach flipping, or if itโ€™s touch, make it luxuriously sensual.

When you reach perimenopause and this isnโ€™t happening, you stop being able to override what your body knows so clearly (๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด). You canโ€™t keep going along with the way youโ€™ve always done it by people pleasing, or out of habit, or duty.

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž.
Your body needs, or maybe even demands authenticity; it becomes non-negotiable.

This isnโ€™t about shifting the centring of s*xual pleasure from one partner to the other; experience-led s*x benefits both of you. For s*x to continue to be enjoyable for both of you, it must evolve.

So know that if youโ€™re struggling, this isnโ€™t the end of your s*xual potential. Look on it as an invitation to discover what truly expansive s*x can actually be.

If this is resonating with you, know that it can get better...so much better.

*xualhealthmatters

Desire and arousal and interpersonal dynamics are nuanced and complicated. So this post cannot capture all the reasons. ...
03/02/2026

Desire and arousal and interpersonal dynamics are nuanced and complicated. So this post cannot capture all the reasons.

But here are 11 really good reasons why s*x can be a struggle in midlife specifically. If youโ€™re struggling, I hope you find some validation here.

Solution-wise, very often testosterone or HRT is discussed.

And of course, they can be helpful, especially vaginal oestrogen, which is so well worth discussing with your doctor if you suffer with vaginal dryness.

But โ€˜replacementโ€™ hormones offer quick fixes that donโ€™t touch the true, deeper reason that s*x feels unsatisfying at midlife.

Thatโ€™s coming next. Stay tunedโ€ฆ

*xualhealthmatters

๐ˆ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ ๐ ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ....โฃโฃEither they lose the strings that have kept them confo...
28/01/2026

๐ˆ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฑ ๐ ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ....โฃ
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Either they lose the strings that have kept them conforming so their wild, sensual side can be unleashed...โฃ
โฃ..or the opposite happens and s*x is painful, unsatisfying, and not that tempting to engage in.โฃ
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Of course, itโ€™s not always as clear cut as this and thereโ€™ll be plenty of you sitting somewhere between the two. But for others this is not the case. For them s*x has got formulaic, too quick, unexciting - maybe for their partners too.โฃโฃ โฃ
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In midlife, many women feel somewhat hopeless and stuck with this. They stuff their naturally wild, sensuous and erotic natures in a sealed box, shove it under the bed or somewhere hard to reach, and resign themselves to the status quo. โฃ
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If youโ€™re in the latter camp, I want you to know that perimenopause has not broken you. Youโ€™re not inherently bad at s*x. It most definitely ๐œ๐š๐ง get much better.โฃ
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What Iโ€™m going to be sharing over the coming days I hope will make sense of it all, and give you (and your partner) some practical ideas and resources.โฃ
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Meanwhile, I want to you to feel seen, and to celebrate those women who are feeling wild and free in the bedroom.โฃ
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My DMs are open x

We need to talk about midlife and our s3x lives.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃIโ€™ve been thinking about this a lot recently, hearing the storie...
19/01/2026

We need to talk about midlife and our s3x lives.โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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Iโ€™ve been thinking about this a lot recently, hearing the stories of clients, seeing midlife women pour their hearts out in online forums, reading about it...itโ€™s affecting so many women, and the conversations are missing the point. โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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When s3x drive and libido slows down or goes AWOL, so often the focus is on the big T, testosterone. And true, T can help with drive and mood. But weโ€™re so quick to focus on that being the sole factor.โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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There are multiple factors that play into desire - how ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ it is being a big fat major one. โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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Some of us are lucky to be having a wonderful time between the sheets, or elsewhere, which is just brilliant.โฃโฃ
But others among us are really not. Itโ€™s got stale, formulaic, bish-bash-bosh and unexciting. โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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Ladies, if the s3x isnโ€™t good, if itโ€™s not evolving and refining and as a woman youโ€™re struggling with desire, in perimenopause there is nowhere to hide. Perimenopause is a truth teller. Itโ€™s no longer possible to go through the motions on autopilot and expect the body to respond.โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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The trouble is, so much of what we think of as โ€˜normalโ€™ seggs is outcome focused, and p**n informed - which isnโ€™t what tends to create desire for women, and which actually caps her pleasure. Letโ€™s call it goal-oriented. No blame on anyone here btw, and I believe this is why desire for so many midlife women is shut away, lying dormant, with just an occasional flicker.โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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In perimenopause, and I may be speaking for too many here - weโ€™re all different - quality becomes so important. That means, to generalise, slowing down, being 100% present and intentional to what youโ€™re doing. So if itโ€™s a kiss, focus on making it a truly toe-curling one. If itโ€™s stroking, make it super sensual. Tip: slow down. Letโ€™s call it experience-oriented pleasure. As I understand it, Ta**ra epitomises this. โฃโฃโฃโฃ

Continued in the commentsโ€ฆ

๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌThe Chinese Year of the (wood) Snake (shedding and surrendering what no longer serves us,...
17/12/2025

๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ

The Chinese Year of the (wood) Snake (shedding and surrendering what no longer serves us, going within, inner transformation and endings) is closing and are heading into the Year of the (fire) Horse (forward energy, clarity, taking action). This feels so bang on.

If youโ€™ve stuck by me over the years (for which, huge, huge thanks), youโ€™ll have seen me chop and change, try things, nearly burn the whole lot down, and generally go through something. Finally, that is calming down and Iโ€™m ready to settle and focus on whatโ€™s really right for me.

๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž
Having done an 11-month training/mentoring program with the exceptional Tanya Borowski, I see what was in the way of me loving my 1:1 nutritional therapy was lack of confidence and belief that I was any good at it. So Iโ€™ve enrolled in another year because Iโ€™m not allowing that lack of belief to creep in anymore.

๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Iโ€™m joining my dear friend Kate Waters in her amazing new clinic, which focuses on excellent integrative support for intimate health, and Iโ€™ll be supporting women with menstrual cycle challenges.

๐„๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ
This means I no longer have capacity to continue my regular shifts at my local organic shop (30 seconds commute away!), which is sad because I have LOVED being with people so much after working alone for so long.

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ 
This year, and Kate, have helped me realise that Iโ€™ve been ignoring working with the rest of the menstrual cycle. So Iโ€™m opening up to work with all women and people, from the beginning to the end of menstruation, and everything in between.

As ever, I try to focus on running a practice that is rooted in integrity and heart, and I thank you so much for being there and for your support.

Bean xx

6 ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸปEarly perimenopause doesnโ€™t tend to start with hot flushes - it sneaks up ...
20/11/2025

6 ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

Early perimenopause doesnโ€™t tend to start with hot flushes - it sneaks up with subtle shifts that you might dismiss, rather than noticeable โ€˜hormonalโ€™ symptoms or more obvious menstrual cycle changes.

This leaves women feeling that something is up, but without being sure why. The number of times Iโ€™m asked - could it be perimenopause? And the answer usually is yes. You donโ€™t need to have hot flushes, joint pain or brain fog to qualify.

If youโ€™ve noticed any of the following, and youโ€™re in your 40โ€™s (or even your late 30โ€™s) itโ€™s likely that your nervous system is beginning to recalibrate, and progesterone levels are shifting - which is what happens in early perimenopause.

1๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ - falling asleep, staying asleep beyond 3/4/5am, not feeling refreshed in the morning.
2๏ธโƒฃ ๐—”๐——๐—›๐——/๐—”๐—ฆ๐—— ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - heightened or or new sensory sensitivities, challenges with focus, โ€˜executive functionโ€™ is harder.
3๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น - multitasking is overwhelming; your octopus-like superpower has gone AWOL.
4๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ - periods arrive sooner, cycles shorten.
5๏ธโƒฃ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ - everyday pressures and tasks land more heavily, youโ€™re more reactive.
6๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ โ€œ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณโ€ - a vague sense that youโ€™re not yourself.

Ladies (and interested gents), perimenopause isnโ€™t just a physical change, or just about hormone changes: itโ€™s a mental, emotional and spiritual one too.

Have you noticed any of these shifts? Share below because your story could help someone else feel validated.

For me, they all feel true.

Bean x

Simple ways to find rest and recovery:The unfortunate truth is that we arenโ€™t indestructible, our physical bodies are no...
01/10/2025

Simple ways to find rest and recovery:

The unfortunate truth is that we arenโ€™t indestructible, our physical bodies are not limitless and we can and do push too far.

This is often why perimenopause can be so tough - we enter it already on our knees, physically depleted, running low on reserves.

But building in simple things can make SO much difference and doesnโ€™t have to be complicated or difficult.

I had a busy summer, a wonderful holiday away but without enough time to replenish, and have found September an almighty and unrelentingly busy time. Iโ€™m coming out the other side feeling SHATTERED.

I really should know better! But because I know how important looking after myself is, itโ€™s my top priority.

Hereโ€™s what Iโ€™m doing:

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Swapping coffee for green tea as itโ€™s much more gentle (I might even wean myself off it which would be better)

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Absolutely no phones from 9pm because the blue light stops me sleeping so well

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Actually taking my supplements: a multi, adaptogens, omegas, magnesium, taurine and glycine for sleep, and some other bits that are specific to me, such as iron

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Delegating more to my children. It gives them confidence and it helps me. Win win. (No more being a martyr)

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Go to bed earlier, starting the wind down at 9.30pm not 10 or 10.30pm

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป No phones for an hour after I wake up, where possible, for a calmer start for my nervous system

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป 5 minute drop outs 3 x day (morning, after lunch, afternoon or before bed). Dropping into our bodies and allowing our thoughts to melt away is SO nourishing

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Vitamin C and foods rich in vitamin C, and warm nourishing meals (not raw/fresh from the fridge). Top up on meat. Iโ€™d love to be a veggie but I get ill and depleted without it.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Keeping warm and cosy

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Get support according to budget: craniosacral therapy, Chinese acupuncture, reiki, a facial, massageโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Cutting out anything that isnโ€™t necessary or nourishing

Honestly, supporting your health in this way, even if itโ€™s 5 mins a day, is worth it.

Do you do any of these things already? What would you add to the list?

Love
Bean x

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ but ๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’Ž๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’‚ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’•Something Iโ€™ve been noticing increasingly is how easy it is to get taken u...
15/09/2025

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ but ๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’Ž๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’‚ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’•

Something Iโ€™ve been noticing increasingly is how easy it is to get taken up by those attention-grabbing, quick fix, blanket โ€˜you-must-have-this-in-your-life-or-youโ€™re-missing-outโ€™. It happens to me to and I have to check myself.

Itโ€™s really important to keep these tempting solutions at arms length and take a moment because they tend to ignore something really important: what makes you ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช.

That is your
๐Ÿงฌ genetics
โšก๏ธnervous system
๐Ÿงš๐Ÿป stage of life
๐Ÿšด๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ lifestyle
๐Ÿชซ health conditions
๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ emotional history and trauma
๐Ÿ’ฐ financial status
๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฟ skin colour, race and ethnicity
..and so many other factors that cannot be reduced to a snappy, algorithm-friendly IG caption.

Health recommendations that I rate tend to start with...
โ€˜It depends...โ€™

If itโ€™s not nuanced, it is content designed to hook you in. Itโ€™s often not designed for your best interests. And nowhere is that more rife than in perimenopause and menopause market, which is a booming billion dollar. market ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™›๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™™๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ.

So when you see something that draws you in, which is likely about HRT and supplements, take a moment to look for that nuance and ask yourself whether it acknowledges that youโ€™re unique and may not suit what theyโ€™re selling.

Follow me for nuanced, evidence-based information to inform and guide you through perimenopause. ๐Ÿ’–

๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿป Understanding the spiritual alchemy of menopause changes everything. The part I am most excited about?That your physi...
06/08/2025

๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿป Understanding the spiritual alchemy of menopause changes everything.

The part I am most excited about?

That your physical experience of menopause, and how intense it is, is IMPROVED when you are more curious and open to how it might pan out for you and how you might emerge from it.

A positive, curious mindset = a more positive, easier menopause.

How do you get a positive, curious mindset?

You find out the long forgotten spiritual meaning of menopause.

And you understand the emotional processed involved and how to navigate them.

๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

I am running a 4-part series: Menopause Alchemy; discover the spiritual power and meaning of menopause so you know how to harness it and THRIVE

This time I have invited .wittig to join me and to share her rich wisdom and valuable practical advice on how to move through fear, which can be so debilitating (as I know only too well myself).

Come join us!

We start Thursday 18th September at 12.30pm.
Brittany will share her expertise on 24th September at 7pm.
The 3rd and 4th gatherings will be Wednesday 1st and 8th October at 12.30pm.

All calls will be recorded.
There will be meditations, hypnosis and plenty of chance to share and discuss.

It costs ยฃ197. Payment plans are available.

I donโ€™t have a link ready yet (Iโ€™m on holiday!) but you can sign up, or ask for more info, by sending me a DM.

I really hope to see you there.
Bean x
That changes EVERYTHING.

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