I used to be a solid sleeper. Sure, babies broke that for a while (those nights are etched into my memory 😖), and I’ve always been an overthinker… but generally, sleep was something I could count on. Then perimenopause hit - and everything changed. I’d take ages to drop off, then wake almost like clockwork an hour later… and again, and again. Hot, restless, mind racing, body tense. Even when I felt exhausted , my body just wouldn’t give in to deep, healing sleep. And the mor

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My Sleep Struggles in Menopause For most of my life (apart from the baby days!) sleep was pretty simple. I’d put my head down, drift off, and wake up ready for the day. But once perimenopause arrived, it felt like my nights were getting completely hijacked. Hot flushes, heart palpitations, waking up again and again, restless legs, and that 3 a.m. “ping” of being wide awake for no reason at all - it all became part of my new normal. After a while, it wasn’t just the lack of sl

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in midlife, it’s this: what used to “just work” for my body doesn’t always cut it anymore . 🫤 Hormones shift (to put it mildly), energy dips, digestion slows, and suddenly the way you fuel yourself really matters. That’s why smoothies have become my secret weapon. They’re quick, they pack in more nutrients than I could ever eat in one sitting, and they’re hands down the easiest way I’ve found to sneak in superfoods like spirulina (without ac

I’ve been a (super) fan of Elemis for years, but if I’m honest, I never really thought much about cleansing using it. I’d use whatever product was lying around, splash some soap and water on my face, and then move straight onto serums and moisturisers. Cleansing is cleansing… right!? That all changed after a facial, when the therapist said something that stuck with me: if your skin isn’t properly cleansed, all those expensive creams and anti-ageing products can’t actually get

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