Lifehack Coaching NZ

29/01/2026

If you’re in perimenopause and trying to look after your health, your body, and your sanity, you’ll learn something fast, not everyone is going to like it.

You’ll get opinions about your training, your food, your boundaries, your rest, your choices, your HRT, your weight, your everything.

The loudest critics are often the least qualified... emotionally, physically, or hormonally to be giving advice.

You are allowed to outgrow people, routines, habits, and even old versions of yourself.

You are allowed to choose strength over chaos, clarity over drama, and your health over pleasing everyone.

If someone’s lifestyle doesn’t inspire you, their opinion doesn’t get a seat at your table.

Keep moving forward. Keep building the body and life you want. Let the rest talk.

Download my free guide if you want to understand what’s happening in your body and how to support it properly.

https://lifehackcoaching.nz/opt-in-page

26/01/2026

Perimenopause isn’t a “phase”. It’s a full body shift and most women get told they’re stressed, getting older, or need to “eat less.”

No. Your hormones are changing, and your body responds differently now.

If you’re dealing with sleep problems, anxiety, belly weight, rage, itchy skin, brain fog, or your training feels harder… you’re not broken. You’re in perimenopause territory.

If you want to actually understand what’s happening in your body, I’ve got you.

Go here: https://lifehackcoaching.nz/perimenopause-course to access my online, self-paced perimenopause course where you’ll learn exactly what’s going on with your hormones and what you can do about it. Use code GIFT!!

It’s $17 USD with code GIFT. Why pay $299 when you can grab this special deal and get clued up properly?

25/01/2026

Melissa walked into my world a year ago exhausted, carrying more than 30 kilos on her body and a whole lot more on her shoulders.

She was done with the quick fixes, done with feeling stuck, and ready for something real. Fast forward twelve months… she’s over 30kg down, stronger, calmer, clearer, and finally living in a body that actually supports her life instead of fighting against it.

She did the work.

She showed up.

And she kept showing up even on the days where motivation was nowhere to be found.

If you’re listening to this and thinking “Why can’t I do that?” … well … you can. Melissa is proof that change at 35, 45, 55… whatever age you are… is absolutely possible when you commit and get the right support.

Melissa walked into my world a year ago exhausted, carrying more than 30 kilos on her body and a whole lot more on her shoulders. She was done with the quick...

21/01/2026

People love to argue about “leaky gut”.
Meanwhile, your body is living the consequences.

In perimenopause, your gut barrier often gets weaker because fluctuating oestrogen, higher stress, and disrupted sleep all make your intestinal lining more permeable. When that happens, things that should stay in your gut can slip into your bloodstream and trigger inflammation everywhere.

That’s why “gut issues” are rarely isolated. They show up as skin, immune, mood, and autoimmune problems.

Here are 9 health conditions commonly linked with a compromised gut barrier:

9 — Skin issues like eczema
8 — Lupus
7 — Liver conditions
6 — Crohn’s disease
5 — Depression
4 — IBD
3 — Coeliac disease
2 — Asthma
1 — Allergies

If you’ve been told your symptoms are random, stress-related, or “just ageing”, look closer at your gut. It’s often the missing piece.

Your hormones, your nervous system, and your gut are all talking to each other, when one is off, the others follow.

Download my free guide here: https://lifehackcoaching.nz/opt-in-page so you understand what’s happening in your body and what actually helps.

18/01/2026

Perimenopause doesn’t mess with your gut randomly.
It changes because your hormones change.

When oestrogen and progesterone get shaky, your stress system ramps up, cortisol runs the show more, and your gut lining becomes more fragile. That’s why so many women suddenly deal with bloating, reflux, food reactions, weird bowel habits, itchy skin, and that “why is my body doing this?” feeling.

So healing your gut isn’t about fancy powders. It’s about getting the foundations right.

4 habits that actually matter:

Manage stress
High cortisol weakens your gut barrier. Breathwork, walking outside, journaling, or even sitting quietly with a cup of tea all help your body shift out of fight-or-flight.

Move your body
Movement helps your gut bacteria do their job and strengthens your gut lining. Lift weights, walk daily, move often. But living in high-intensity chaos will backfire in perimenopause.

Sleep like it matters
Because it does. Poor sleep wrecks your gut and spikes stress hormones. If you’re waking at 2–3am or drenched in night sweats, your hormones are involved.

Eat like you care about digestion
Slow down. Chew. Put your phone away. Your body can’t digest properly when you’re stressed and distracted.

If your gut feels off, it’s rarely “bad luck”. It’s hormones, stress, and habits all tangled together.

Download my free guide so you understand what’s happening in your body and what actually helps, here: https://lifehackcoaching.nz/opt-in-page

10/01/2026

If you’re in your 40s, dealing with perimenopause, and trying to shed those extra kilos and lose weight, you’ve probably heard a million different “quick fixes” that just don’t work. I’ve been there too, trust me.

I know the struggle of trying everything from low-carb to high-intensity workouts, all while managing the crazy mood swings, sleepless nights, and that annoying weight that seems to stick around no matter what. The easiest way to lose weight, especially during perimenopause, isn’t about jumping on the latest fad or doing hours of cardio. It’s about balance, consistency, and a personalised approach that works with your body.

The easiest way to lose weight, especially during perimenopause, is about balance, consistency, and a personalised approach that works with your body.

06/01/2026

If you came back from your holiday feeling swollen, puffy, and suddenly up 2–5kg, it isn’t fat. This is fluid retention, inflammation, glycogen storage, disrupted digestion, and hormones amplifying the whole thing. Perimenopause makes these shifts far more dramatic because estrogen spikes, progesterone drops, and cortisol rises.

Salt-heavy restaurant meals, extra carbs, less water, alcohol, broken sleep, travel stress, and hormonal swings all combine into the perfect storm. This is why you feel like your stomach has doubled in size overnight. Nothing is wrong with you. Your body is responding exactly as expected.

Once you’re home and back into your normal rhythm, the fluid drops. Hydration, wholefoods, potassium, magnesium, walking, and solid sleep all help your body regulate again. Most women see this settle within a few days to a week.

https://www.perimenopausehealth.co.nz/free-consultation/

05/01/2026

She was gaining weight without changing anything, sleeping horribly, bloated, moody, and living in stretchy pants.
Classic perimenopause pattern and completely fixable.

We focused on protein timing, gut health, stress reduction, daily movement, and lifting.
Her body started working with her again.

This is what’s possible when you stop guessing.

To book free consultation, click here: https://www.perimenopausehealth.co.nz/free-consultation/

02/01/2026

If you’re in your late 30s or 40s and dealing with anxiety, heart flutters, breathlessness, crushing fatigue, poor sleep, or feeling wired but exhausted, you should check your iron levels and remember normal does not equal to optimal.

Because low iron is one of the most missed, dismissed, and misunderstood drivers of how crap women feel in perimenopause.

And no, this is not only about “eating more red meat”. Read below 👇

If you’re perimenopausal, anxious, exhausted, struggling with weight, sleep, or exercise tolerance, low iron needs to be part of the conversation.

29/12/2025

She spent years giving everything to everyone else.
Work, kids, family....her body came last.

We flipped it.
Nutrition that fuels, not drains.
Training that builds strength.
Habits that calm her nervous system.
Coaching that actually understands midlife hormones.

Look at her now. She earned this.

Click here to book free consultation: https://www.perimenopausehealth.co.nz/free-consultation/