Blog 5: Talking to Your GP Your Appointment, Your Voice: Communicating Menopause Needs With Your GP LET’S EXPLORE Many women feel their GP lacks time or training to address menopause. A 2023 survey revealed that 67% of women weren’t offered HRT despite symptoms and 38% had symptoms dismissed (Menopause Support, 2023). NICE guidelines encourage shared decision-making, symptom tracking, and consideration of HRT when appropriate.

Blog 4: Talk, Track, and Treat Talk, Track, Treat: A Holistic Strategy to Manage Menopause Effective menopause care relies on early dialogue, structured symptom tracking, and personalised treatment (NICE, 2024). Yet many women wait years before seeking help—and are often misdiagnosed with anxiety or depression (Green & Santoro, 2021). LET’S BUILD The Menopause and 3Ts (Cronin 2021): Talk: Open discussions with family, peers, and professionals reduce stigma.

Blog 3: Developing a Network of Support and Asking for Help You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: Building a Menopause Support Network LET’S EXPLORE Social connection can buffer against menopause-related stress, depression, and stigma (Avis et al., 2022). Yet many women report feeling isolated, unsupported, or embarrassed to ask for help—especially at work. Peer support groups, online communities, and workplace networks have been shown to reduce anxiety and improve quality of life during menopause (Hickey et al., 2022).

Blog 1: You and Your Partner Together Through Change: Strengthening Your Partnership During Menopause LET'S EXPLORE Menopause brings physical and emotional changes that ripple through a relationship. Fluctuating hormone levels can lead to irritability, mood swings, low libido, fatigue, and sleep disturbances—all of which can affect intimacy and communication (NHS, 2023). Partners often feel uncertain or helpless, unsure of how to respond.

BLOG 4: Menopause and Cake 🎂 Have Your Cake 🎂 (and Arteries, Too): Indulgence & Heart Health in Midlife LET’S EXPLORE Menopause increases cardiovascular risk due to lower oestrogen. At the same time, sugar and processed fats found in cakes, cookies, and pastries can spike blood sugar, raise LDL cholesterol, and promote inflammation. But joy and celebration matter too. Denying yourself completely can create guilt and rebound cravings.

Blog 3 - Menopause and Diet Fuelling the Change: How to Eat for Energy, Hormones, and Strength LET’S EXPLORE Your metabolism is changing. So are your energy needs, bone health demands, and hormonal rhythms. This isn’t a time to restrict, it’s a time to nourish deeply. Oestrogen influences how your body stores fat, maintains muscle, manages blood sugar, and regulates inflammation.

Blog 2: Generational Support A Generational Network: How Family Can Support Menopause LET’S EXPLORE Menopause affects the whole family, not just the individual going through it. Intergenerational understanding reduces stigma and increases support (Harding et al., 2019). Yet cultural silence often leaves women isolated or unsupported, particularly by younger family members. Intergenerational conversations—whether between daughters and mothers or grandmothers and teens—can foster empathy, build resilience, and normalize bodily change (Hunter & Rendall, 2007).

🍷 BLOG 2: Menopause and Alcohol Uncorking the Truth: Alcohol & Hormonal Health in Midlife LET'S EXPLORE A glass of wine🍷 can be social, relaxing, or celebratory. But during menopause, alcohol affects the body in more pronounced ways: Triggers hot flashes and sleep disruption Increases anxiety or mood swings Impacts liver metabolism, making you more sensitive Affects bone density and cardiovascular risk…

☕️  BLOG 1: Menopause and Coffee Caffeine & Confidence: Navigating Coffee During Menopause LET’S EXPLORECoffee is one of life’s small joys. But during menopause, that morning latte may hit differently. Why? Because fluctuating oestrogen and progesterone levels can make your nervous system more sensitive to caffeine. You may notice:• Creeping heat or hot flush • Night sweats• Palpitations or increase anxiety…

Throughout this month, I’ll be sharing a series of short daily vlogs (just one minute each) to raise awareness and encourage open conversation about menopause. This is a more stripped-back approach for me—sharing simple, direct messages in video format. The focus for this year is lifestyle medicine and how it can support women’s health and wellbeing during the menopause transition. My aim is to spark dialogue, share insights, and help reduce the stigma that still surrounds this important topic.

October is always a special month in the menopause calendar, as World Menopause Day takes place on 18th October. It’s a global event dedicated to raising awareness of menopause and the many support options available to improve health and wellbeing. It’s also a time to bring people together — encouraging women and professionals alike to share information, spark conversations, and spread understanding in their communities.

Asking for help and seeking support in the workplace and at home. Menopause in the Workplace: Asking for Help and Seeking Support As we reach the end of this menopause series, it’s time to talk about something many of us find difficult … asking for help. Menopause can be an unpredictable and deeply personal experience, but it does not have to be a silent struggle.

Confidence, Anxiety, and Menopause: Why Understanding Changes Everything Navigating menopause while balancing work responsibilities can feel overwhelming. For many women, this phase brings physical changes, emotional shifts, and cognitive challenges like brain fog or forgetfulness - all of which can dent confidence at work. But menopause isn’t the end of your career mojo. In fact, it can be the start of a new, empowered chapter.

Managing Menopausal Symptoms at Work and Home Menopause Isn’t Just Personal — It’s PracticalMenopause is a natural life phase, but its impact often feels anything but manageable. For many of us, it affects not just our bodies but our confidence, concentration, relationships, and careers. Whether you’re running a household, leading a team, or both, managing menopausal symptoms across work and home life can feel exhausting.