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Women’s health Specialist GP and educator specialising in perimenopause, menopause, and mental health; offering 1:1 consultations, business education, local community walks and resources that improve access to care

Ongoing perimenopausal symptoms?What are you actually treating?You’re not treating “low.”You’re treating change. Big cha...
27/02/2026

Ongoing perimenopausal symptoms?

What are you actually treating?

You’re not treating “low.”
You’re treating change. Big change.

And a low-dose estrogen patch (eg 25mcg or 1 pump.. or even 2) while your ovaries are still surging and crashing -
plus progesterone for 12–14 days isn’t always going to cut it.

Because the problem isn’t absence. It’s change.

Perimenopause isn’t a gentle decline. It’s a hormonal recalibration.

And huge change needs a thoughtful plan, not a one-size-fits-all script.

Follow for evidence-based practice-informed hormone education. Because if you think it is hormones. It often is. You just need the right evidence to guide you.

If you feel (like I do) that everyone deserves to understand what perimenopause actually is, tag a friend.

More info in bio.

Comment (or PM) MORE and I’ll send you a discount code, plus access to free lessons to explore first.

26/02/2026

9 minutes on ADHD and perimenopause/hormones (and that’s no way near enough!)

Under the stars tonight, I was thinking about hormones.The more I have learnt, the more confident I feel discussing both...
18/02/2026

Under the stars tonight, I was thinking about hormones.

The more I have learnt, the more confident I feel discussing both the benefits and the risks. That is what understanding does. It brings clarity.

We need to share the science.
The physiology.
The logic.

So everyone can choose.

And so people know, if their symptoms are hormone related, just how much better they might feel when those symptoms are appropriately treated.

The answers are all in your history. Your story.

“My progesterone is low.”Progesterone is made after ovulation (corpus luteum function).From the mid-30s, ovarian ageing ...
14/02/2026

“My progesterone is low.”

Progesterone is made after ovulation (corpus luteum function).

From the mid-30s, ovarian ageing increases cycle variability:
• ovulation becomes less consistent
• luteal progesterone output declines
• cycles shorten or become erratic

This contributes to:
• insomnia
• mood symptoms
• heavier periods
• spotting
• hot flushes
…and declining fertility after ~35 ('everyone' knows this).

Some (non–evidence-based) approaches push progesterone-only therapy as the “first step.”
And yes, it can help.

But if estrogen fluctuation is also causing symptoms, it makes sense that the evidence shows estrogen + progesterone is often more effective.

Here’s the part that makes no sense:

We happily prescribe the pill to 20-year-olds for “period problems.”

But a 38-year-old with sleep disruption, mood changes and cycle chaos is told:
❌ “too young”
❌ “just stress”
❌ “wait it out”

Why do women have to fall apart before they qualify for treatment?
Especially as MHT is safe for most women

I feel a real sense of responsibility here.Every day on social media I see women struggling, confused, dismissed, doubti...
14/02/2026

I feel a real sense of responsibility here.

Every day on social media I see women struggling, confused, dismissed, doubting themselves.

And I know that if they could sit down with someone who understands the science and the data… they would feel calmer. Clearer. More confident.

That’s why I created these resources.

To remove uncertainty.
To explain what’s happening in your body.
To give you language.
And help you move forward with confidence.

It’s about understanding what is going on
AND what your options are .

✨ There are free areas inside the course if you’d like to explore first.

💝 Valentine’s bundle offer 15% off.
(Bundle RRP $140)

If you’d like more info, just DM me “MORE” and we’ll reply with the discount code + a direct link. Easy.
You can save my reply for later, or forward it now to a friend or someone you love.

Caring is sharing 💛

13/02/2026

From February 14th 2023 the meaning of Valentines Day will have changed completely for many in Hawkes Bay. Thank you to everyone for your support over the years. James is away (Tarawera race!) so this won’t be the best Valentine’s Day ever… especially as Annabelle said she wouldn’t have a Date Day with me! But I’m going to ensure that the dogs, Annabelle, I (and probably the quails!) have an AMAZING day! So I hope you all enjoy it thoroughly too xx

13/02/2026

Reproductive depression. Hormonal journey. Hormonal hīkoi. Look and see how you responded before. It will give you clues that MHT, in the appropriate regime will change your world at perimenopause. But why wait for the crash… there are clues from earlier in life. Let’s change the dialogue. The data IS there… but it’s just not highlighted, talked about or let alone practiced.

11/02/2026

PMDD is really common. Stimulants are NOT ‘as effective’ in the luteal phase. Have you noticed this? It’s not even part of guideline… 🤦‍♀️

Hormone Therapy DecodedNot just the what, but the how.This isn’t a standard medication guide. It’s not a checklist. An...
03/02/2026

Hormone Therapy Decoded
Not just the what, but the how.

This isn’t a standard medication guide. It’s not a checklist. And it’s definitely not “take this and hope for the best”.

Hormones aren’t just something you 'just' prescribe like lollies.
or something you take and then BOOOOOM. They’re something you work with. Hence, here is a resource to dip in and out of.

This is about:
* connecting science with real-life symptoms
* recognising your patterns
* asking better questions (of yourself and clinicians)
* making informed, nuanced decisions
* understanding when hormones matter, why they’re missed, and what to do about it
* knowing you are doing the best for you.

It’s practical (you get worksheets).
It’s evidence-based (and experience driven)
And it’s my mahi, inspired by my patients. Motivated by my patients, and peers.

✨ Who this is for
Whether you’re:
* starting or struggling with MHT
* supporting someone you care about
* prescribing as a clinician
* or you just have a gut feeling that hormones play a bigger role in your life than you’ve been told and you want to find out MORE about the medications available.

This course is here to give you clarity, confidence with the TOOLS that are actually PROVEN to help.

From chaos → to clarity.
From concern → to confidence.

Because rates of hormone prescribing are based on the confidence of the prescriber.

If you know what it can do. What you can achieve. You can be confident to give it a go.

👉 Hormone Therapy Decoded
🔗 https://allaboutus.teachable.com/p/hormone-therapy-decoded

Because understanding hormones changes care.
And it changes lives now, and in the long term.

03/02/2026

Why this resource?

Women need to know. Health care services need to know. There is too much suffering, and too many things that can be improved by MHT. This is my mahi. To share.

Because menopausal hormone therapy (MHT)..
when given at the right time,
using the right preparation,
and at the right dose
CHANGES lives (and it's pretty darn safe)

Not just in how women feel now.. but in how their bodies are supported into the future.

This resource exists to answer the questions women keep being left with:
• Am I on enough oestrogen?
• Do I need progesterone?
• What is a progestin, and how is it different?
• My GP gave me the pill… is that the same thing?
• What about my va**na?
• Will testosterone help me?
• My mum had breast cancer - is this still okay for me?

No fear.
No one-size-fits-all answers.
Just clear explanations, evidence, and context, so you can make informed decisions.

Because understanding your hormones isn’t a luxury.
It’s foundational care.

👉 HORMONE THERAPY DECODED: the how, what & why
Free lessons available - can this help you?

https://allaboutus.teachable.com/l/pdp/hrt111 (link also in bio)

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Napier
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Friday 9am - 5pm

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