Menopause Workshops
The period of time up to the Menopause, the Perimenopause can last years. It can bring a wide range of symptoms and you don’t need to go through it alone.
If you haven’t made it along to one of my signature talks – Fortify your 40s, you’ll not have heard me talking about the interplay of all the different hormones that can impact the life phase of Perimenopause and Menopause, it’s not just about oestrogen and progesterone. Understanding which hormones can influence the symptoms that can arise at this time will give you a better idea of what you can do to help manage some of the symptoms experienced during this time.
Following on from an understanding of the hormones at play here, are 4 further sessions to cover how these can influence four big topics in this life phase - sleep, pelvic health, lifestyle and nutrition and lifestyle and exercise. Within each topic we will explore how you can influence some of the symptoms you experience and how to manage them better with small changes in your habits and routines.
Sleep – whether it’s waking up in the night and then staying awake or finding it difficult to sleep in the first place, there are lots of things for you to try and improve your sleep routine.
Pelvic health – issues with stress incontinence can worsen during this time so looking after your overall pelvic health can help manage this. Learning about pelvic floor coordination will help you understand that pelvic health is a whole-body approach and not just a quick squeeze of the pelvic floor when sitting in the car at traffic lights.
Lifestyle and nutrition – there’s so much information out there about diet and nutrition and weight management which can be a problem as we enter this phase of changing hormones, so which information should we follow? One of the biggest factors in managing unwanted weight gain is blood sugar regulation and I will be discussing this along with other factors in how and when you eat that can help you manage your energy levels and weight.
Lifestyle and exercise – we are regularly told that exercise is important to stay healthy but what exercise is best at this life phase? You may need to rethink how you exercise because what used to work for you in terms of weight management and mental health benefits may not be the case now. Find out why this is the case and what changes may improve this for you.
