22/09/2026
Perimenopause took me in and spat me back out.
And the worst part?
I didn’t even know it was happening.
I just thought it was lockdown.
I thought everyone was feeling this way.
The exhaustion, the low mood, the anxiety, the weight creeping on, the feeling of slowly losing myself.
I thought that was as a result of no longer living a “normal” life
Looking back at the few photos I have from that time, I find it really hard.
I don’t recognise that woman.
She was doing her best, she was still showing up, still working, still pouring into everyone around her, but inside she was falling apart.
My nutrition was all over the place.
My training had gone out of the window.
I was running on empty and telling myself that this, was just how it was now.
I hated the way I looked, would hide my body and avoid social occasions like the plague
And I felt like a complete fraud, because I couldn’t do for myself what I helped other women do every single day.
I had some really dark days, until I started to take HRT in November 2022
And that saved me
It wasn’t an overnight transformation.
It was something I had to work on, and at times it was hard
Getting consistent with my strength training.
Fuelling my body the way it actually needed.
Moving daily.
Managing the anxiety.
Asking for support.
Slowly I stopped feeling that way and I am happy to say that I finally feel like me again.
Now I’m 50.
And I I’m in the best shape, physically and mentally, that I have been, in 11 years 🙌
I’m sharing this because I know there are women who are struggling too
Who thinks this is just how life is now.
I can honestly say, It doesn’t have to be this way.
Start with small habits, and start focusing on your health, and moving your body more
You wont regret it, but you will wish, you started believing you can change, sooner 💞
