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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)

02/02/2026

I signed up to HYROX to get a PB, to beat last year, to be my best. I showed up even when I had other things on my mind. I travelled to Auckland with a to-do list the length of my arm. I felt sad about another night away from my whānau, and guilty that I was “having fun”.

But what I did do was show up.

I showed up when I didn’t feel strong and my body still did its best. There were some movements I nailed, and they felt so different this year. Others felt much harder. I learned a lot.

I got to make a new friend and build on existing friendships. I supported my teammates, from afar at times, because I needed some low-sensory space. A solo and a doubles filled my cup. I did 25 wall balls unbroken, I jumped back and stepped up. I pushed the sled harder than last year. I finished, even when I thought I might have to pull the pin.. three separate times.

And I got to enjoy time with a wāhine toa, an inspiration. Being supported, and supporting in return.

Most of all, I learned that I’ll be back next year. Better.
Whatever better means.

A happy, smiling, content, and slightly sore, Sam xx

23/01/2026

I am guided by my patients. The majority of my patients probably do receive prescriptions for menopause hormone therapy but that doesn’t mean it is all about menopause. Menopause is too late for money. It’s understanding what happens before that sets people up for when hormones change your stories help me guide you. How has your story impacted how you move forward? I don’t think this is considered enough…

18/01/2026

12/01/2026

Time and again, I’ve watched symptoms improve when the only change was hormones.
And with that lives change.

Women return to work.
Change jobs.
Surgeries cancelled.
Psychiatry assessments not needed.

My patients and my community report they are more themselves again. And then they have less medical appointments (and more time (&$$) for 'yoga'!)

Often, the clues were always there, in past experiences, in patterns across life stages. But we don’t always recognise them. AND no one ever taught us how to look.

That’s why I’ve created resources that walk you through my approach,
my learnings, my clinical experience, and yes… my art.

Not to tell you what to do.
But to help you understand.
And so you can start now. Because we all want everything yesterday.

And once you understand, you can advocate. And be prepared for what you need.

Because everyone deserves to know whether their wellbeing could be improved when hormones are balanced and supported appropriately.

And here’s the honest part:
just when you think you’ve nailed it, things change (sorry!).

That’s why the resources are designed so you can dip in and out, use specific modules when you need them, and work through worksheets that help you move forward, not just cope.

You don’t have to do this blindly. And you don’t have to do it alone.

🔗 Explore the resources:
www.femalegp.co.nz/all

03/01/2026

I need to shout... really loud!! Every one needs the answers. The right answers (yesterday!)

Yes, you can split Estrogel doses.
What matters is why, when, how, and what to expect.

Blood tests are not good or bad.
They mean different things for different people, at different times in the cycle, on different doses, and with different preparations.

That only feels confusing when no one explains it properly.

This is what I do.
I help it make sense.
This is my art, my love.

When you have a good foundation, you can actually move your perimenopause care forward with confidence, not guesswork.

I started recommending lifting weights because I read the data.
Then I saw the difference in my patients. Now I practice what I preach. I have to.

I share what I’ve learned and support others to do the same. As a GP, and my colleagues hear "you changed my life" and we have a joint responsibility to share that. That's why my course/resource is reviewed by my peers, my colleagues, and my patients.

Can we change health in 2026? Change the dialogue, between each other and our clinicians? Because too many people ALL over the world don't actually know what happens in perimenopause. So let us change the foundation in Aotearoa NZ and all learn the foundations.
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01/01/2026

For those who like my rambling videos (generally done off the cuff and in sports attire)..on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/ … here’s a looooong one I did you may be interested in!

31/12/2025

This comes from what I’ve seen in my patients, and from the care and creativity I’ve put into making sense of it. But seeing people one by one isn’t enough. This information needs to be shared more widely. I thank my patients for inspiring and motivating me.

You don’t have to sit down and do it all at once.
Spend five minutes or five hours, depending on what you need. Read a chapter, look at the background, or jump to the part that feels relevant right now.

Use it to understand what’s happening today, and to know what’s there for you in the future.

Think of this as a hormonal blueprint. Something you can come back to over time. A reference point you trust. A guide you keep close. Maybe even your ‘bible’.

Link in bio; or here www.femalegp.co.nz/all
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