04/03/2026
It’s been a while since I’ve introduced myself, and with quite a few new folks I thought I’d take this moment to say HI!
I’m Diana, a 58-year-old menopausal woman & registered dietitian living in Europe. I’m also a late diagnosed (last year) ADHD mom who lives in a very neurospicy household. We talk about our brains a lot. Or maybe we just talk a lot. 🙄
As I’ve related previously, I’ve been in surgical menopause since age 41, thanks to endometriosis & PCOS. It was hard to go through menopause a decade before my peers. 16 years ago, there wasn’t a lot of information available, nor much sympathy for my symptoms, plus strict limits on how long I was “allowed” to take HRT. I felt pretty lost.
I’m grateful for all the recent research around women’s health, and the physical, cognitive & emotional changes often experienced during perimenopause. For too long, many of us have been confused, overlooked, disregarded or just plain told “it’s not that bad.”
But we KNOW that hormonal changes affect every part of our lives and beings. And, for neurodivergent women, these changes are highly charged, more intense and/or can come earlier. This transition can come with significant costs: misdiagnoses, untreated mental & physical health conditions, unnecessary stress/distress.
You’ll see me talk a lot about how brains (& bodies) are affected by midlife changes. You’ll also see me talk a lot about neurodivergence in general, because how our brains & nervous systems perceive & experience the world has a HUGE impact on our overall health.
My aim is to share information & let people know they are not alone. You are not broken, weird or wrong. Some just need a different approach to finding their way in their body & the world. 💕
When it comes to nutrition, I believe that we all have different needs; there’s no one “right way” to eat. I work with clients to find what works for THEM. Not based on what influencers or diet “gurus” say. I also believe that weight is not a behavior and does not define our health, and I practice with a non-diet “person-centric” lens.
Thanks for being here!