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19/11/2025

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12/11/2025

Still being told to “go low fat”?
That advice belongs in the 90s.

Fat isn’t your enemy; it’s essential.
The key is understanding how much and which types your body needs now.

Context matters.

Yes, fat has more calories per gram than carbs or protein, that’s true.
But it’s also vital for hormone health, brain function, and satiety.

When you cut fat too low, you don’t just lose calories.
You lose nutrients, fullness, and steady energy.

The goal isn’t low fat.
It’s the right fats, in the right amounts.

Because feeling constantly hungry, tired, and craving sugar
is the opposite of what midlife women need.

Now I’m not going to start telling you to eat copious amounts of saturated fat because that would be ridiculous advice and that’s probably a whole other post on its own.

But including healthy fats, like olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocado, and oily fish, is part of a balanced, nutrient-dense diet that supports heart, brain, and hormone health.

We’ve been taught to fear fat for decades.
Some people even still believe that eating fat makes you fat.

It doesn’t.
Eating too much of anything can contribute to weight gain, but fat itself isn’t the culprit.

Let’s stop recycling 90s diet myths and start talking about how women’s bodies actually work.

💭 What’s one “low fat” swap you made in the past that you’d never go back to now?

08/11/2025

Funny how one song can take you right back, isn’t it?

How certain times in life and all the experiences in between build our confidence and resilience.

Menopause might make us forget what we walked upstairs for… but I bet we can still remember every single word of the songs..

…and the moments that shaped us, and the clubs that gave us some of the best nights of our lives. 💃

Share your memory below.

What’s the song that instantly takes you back?

What was your club?

And when did you step into your era of not giving two hoots?

05/11/2025

Any I’ve missed?

What sparks have you seen flying around your feed lately? 🤔

03/11/2025

You don’t need to do it all, just start where you are.

Look after your mental health as well as your physical health.

Small, consistent steps make the biggest difference.

Focus on nourishment, not restriction.

Support isn’t one size fits all, find what feels right for you.

This stage isn’t the end, it’s your chance to rebuild with strength.

Sleep, strength, and self-compassion are your real hormone helpers.

02/11/2025

For anyone who is interested, there are two Art for Wellbeing classes starting after half term.

We have one starting at Prescot Hub on the 6th November 10-12 and New Hutte Neighbourhood Centre on the 7th November 10-12.

Please see the flyer for more information.

If interested please contact Rebecca on rebecca.feeley@knowsley.gov.uk

02/11/2025

We’ve been conditioned to believe that change comes in a box, a plan, or a product.
It feels tangible, something we can buy, follow, or hold.

But that sense of control is often short-lived. Our brains love structure because it reduces uncertainty, which can feel even harder to manage during menopause.

As oestrogen fluctuates, so do dopamine and serotonin, the chemicals that influence motivation, mood, and reward. That is why many women in midlife feel stuck or like their usual strategies no longer work.

So we reach for rules and products that promise control. But real change happens when we rebuild trust with ourselves through understanding, consistency, and compassion, not control.

Habit change is not cutting out beige carbs, chugging water at every meal, avoiding healthy fats, consuming electrolytes to trick your body into drinking more water, or following advice from someone whose income depends on you hitting their targets instead of your own.

And to be clear, this is not about dismissing prescribed support such as weight loss medication. When used alongside nutrition, behaviour, and habit change, these treatments can be incredibly effective.

What I’m talking about is removing reliance on commercial quick fixes that keep you stuck, not the evidence-based tools that help you move forward.

Habit change is about understanding how you behave, what supports you sustainably, and how life fits around your nutrition and movement, especially during the menopause transition.

What we also know from weight management research is that many people regain significant amounts of weight unless behavioural and habit change is addressed.

Real change is not bought. It is learned, practised, and sustained.

31/10/2025

On 23rd September, I was placed on a cancer pathway following a referral from my GP.

A few weeks earlier, I’d attended my routine breast screening, which thankfully came back clear.

But as many of you will know, screening isn’t designed to detect symptoms; it’s there to pick up early, unseen changes.
The screening nurse encouraged me to see my GP because I’d had localised, focal breast pain for a couple of months, and I had also noticed what I thought was a mole that looked raised and misshapen.

It didn’t sit right with me, and I’m so glad I followed it up.

Over the last five weeks, I’ve had multiple appointments, and this is where our NHS truly shines, from the GP to the imaging department and the specialist clinic. The care, speed, and reassurance throughout have been incredible.

I’m beyond grateful to say that I’ve now had the all clear. 💗

My nan had breast cancer, a tumour on her chest was how we found it, and although that was over 40 years ago, I remember it like it was yesterday.
We lost her in her mid-60s, and that memory has always stayed with me.

So I knew I couldn’t ignore what I was feeling.

Still, those weeks of waiting for answers weren’t easy. Anyone who knows me knows I tend to shut the outside world out while I process things in my own way, usually by keeping myself very busy (not always ideal, but it helps quiet the overthinking), and that’s exactly what I did.

It was my way of staying grounded while waiting for answers, and in hindsight, it reminded me how important it is to look after our mental as well as our physical health.

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, keep raising awareness, not just in October, but every month of the year

Because:
Screening saves lives
Listening to your body matters
Following up on symptoms could make all the difference

If something doesn’t feel right, even after a clear screening, please get it checked.

And just to keep me on my toes… I had root canal surgery on Mischief Night.
Because apparently, October wasn’t quite dramatic enough! 😅🦷

27/10/2025

How You Feel Is a Much Better Measure Than How Much You Weigh, Especially When You’re Navigating a Female Health Condition

I work with so many women each week to improve their health and wellbeing, especially during menopause, but also with other female health conditions too.

For some, that means putting their pre-diabetic state into remission.
For others, it’s regaining a regular period, reducing blood pressure, improving sleep, gaining an accurate diagnosis, or simply feeling more like themselves again.

These are real health goals.

During our reviews, I’ll always ask,
“How do you feel?”
“How have the last few weeks been for you?”

And they’ll say things like:
✨ I’m going to the loo regularly
✨ I don’t feel as bloated
✨ My energy is up
✨ My sleep is improving
✨ I feel really good
✨ I’m planning some of my favourite meals
✨ My clothes feel looser
✨ I’ve had a period for the third consecutive month, after none for a year
✨ I’m eating regularly again and no longer skipping meals
✨ I feel more in control of my body and my choices

And more often than not, my clients then ask if they can be weighed.

Then they step on the scales…
And the number hasn’t changed.

I can see it straight away, the sigh, the disappointment, the mood shift.
Everything they just said moments before suddenly feels irrelevant because the scales didn’t move.

But did you know: you can still be losing fat even if the scales go up.
Your body is constantly changing; you might be holding water, building muscle, storing glycogen, or simply at a different point in your cycle.
None of that means you’re “failing.”

Progress isn’t always visible on a scale.
It’s visible in your energy, sleep, digestion, confidence, and clothes.

And that kind of energy doesn’t come from powders or supplements;
It comes from real food, nourishment, rest, movement, and consistency.
That’s what supports your hormones and long-term wellbeing, not just your mood for the day.

If you feel better, you are doing better.
The scales will never tell the full story.

Do you let the scales dictate your day or mood, or both?

Let me know in the comments

💗

25/10/2025

My menopause story began long before I ever heard the word POI. Sharing it today to mark the first World POI Day, created by the incredible team at

POI, or Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, is when the ovaries stop working before 40.

My menstrual cycle was horrendous from the start. Fainting, awful cramps, days each month where I could barely function. I believed this was how it was meant to be. That it was normal. That it was part of being a woman.

At 30, I began my fertility journey, the same year I was diagnosed with coeliac disease. Looking back, I wonder how long it had been silently affecting my body, energy, hormones, and perhaps my fertility. Give it a year, they said. A year came and went. Then came medication to support ovulation. More checks. More sighs. Passed from one doctor to the next.

Soon after my coeliac diagnosis, I noticed changes that didn’t make sense. Another piece of the puzzle was revealing itself. I asked the same question again and again. Could this be early menopause? Each time, I was told no.

At 34, I began IVF. It was a physical, mental and emotional rollercoaster. I tried to stay positive, but my body didn’t respond well. I was on the highest dose of medication, and it took its toll.

Ten months after having my daughter, my miracle IVF baby, I was finally told I had Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, also known as early menopause.

Even in the medical space, the diagnosis, support and follow-up care were almost non-existent. I don’t know how I got through those weeks, months and years, and with a young baby too.

We’ve moved forward since I was diagnosed, but there are still mountains to move before women have access to gold-standard menopause care as the norm.

I did just get on with it for a long time, until I wasn’t prepared to any longer. And I’ll be damned if I’m going to watch others just get on with it too.

That experience became the reason I do what I do today, to help women understand their bodies, feel confident to self-advocate, and find support grounded in empathy and evidence.

World POI Day is a reminder that early menopause deserves recognition, research and real support 💗

18/10/2025

It’s World Menopause Day and the theme this year is Lifestyle Medicine, and it couldn’t be more needed.

While the “menoverse” sells quick fixes, miracle powders and overpriced patches, the truth is simple.
How we eat, move, sleep and manage stress are what truly move the needle.

No overpriced supplements.
No scare tactics.
No shame.

Menopause has become big business.
The global wellness industry is worth almost 7 trillion dollars, and the menopause market alone has grown to nearly 19 billion dollars.

That’s a lot of money made off women who just want to feel like themselves again.

And I get it because I’ve been there.
Over the past eight months, I took on extra work, moved less, ate less balanced meals, spent less time outdoors, felt stressed, slept badly and hardly saw friends or family.

You know what happened?
I felt like s**t.

I could easily have reached for an unregulated meno pill promising balance and energy because I was desperate to feel like me again.
But I understand how the body and hormones work. So when I hear influencers pushing products dressed up as science, I see straight through it.

The marketing is clever and it preys on vulnerability.
And here’s the truth. Most influencers are the supplement companies. They lie with confidence, use cherry-picked science and emotional storytelling that sounds trustworthy, and that is exactly why it’s so convincing. Their lies keep women stuck.

This week I’ve seen comments clearly shaped by these wellness voices, the same people telling us we’re outdated or need to do our research.
What they don’t realise is that we do our research. We understand physiology and biology.

The saddest part is that those shouting “do your research” rely on us not doing it.

They don’t want informed women. They want compliant consumers.

The skill we need to protect ourselves isn’t another product. It’s critical thinking. Knowing how to question, seek evidence, and not let desperation override logic.

So on this World Menopause Day, let’s get back to what actually works.

Education
Nutrition
Movement
Sleep
Stress management

Lifestyle medicine isn’t sexy or saleable, but it’s powerful, proven and it works. 💜💜💜

10/10/2025

Too many women are still being told they’re depressed when in reality, they’re experiencing the neurochemical effects of fluctuating or declining hormones.

Oestrogen influences serotonin, dopamine, and how we process stress.
So when levels change, mood, sleep, focus, and confidence can change too.

This isn’t a character flaw.
It’s not a weakness.
And it’s not always depression.

Of course, depression and anxiety can occur during menopause but the real issue is that most people aren’t being screened or supported in the right way.

Women deserve more than a prescription and a pat on the back.
They deserve to be heard, understood, and offered options.

And when women are dismissed, told it’s “just stress” or “all in their head”…
that’s not care, it’s medical gaslighting.

The danger is, when this happens, women stop talking.
They stop asking for help, stop trusting their instincts, and stop believing their symptoms matter.
But they do.

Because when we make menopause mainstream,
we stop minimising symptoms and start improving outcomes.

Talk about it
Nourish your brain and body
Move for your mind
Rest without guilt
Self-advocate and keep asking questions until you’re heard

🩷💚

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