Breathing Breaks
If I wouldn’t have been made redundant, I would not be doing what I am doing now. I just wouldn’t. Three years ago, I wouldn’t have spent time learning about stress, performance and what pressure actually does to the body. I would still be working under it. Accepting it. Without questioning it. That’s just how […]
Poor sleep in perimenopause: what can you do about it?
Do you ever find yourself wide awake in the middle of the night, even though you’re exhausted? Or do you fall asleep easily, only to wake up at three in the morning with your mind racing? Poor sleep is one of the most common complaints during perimenopause. As many as 40 to 60% of women […]
Running quicker by Breathing slower
Why Most Runners Train Everything Except Their Breathing As runners, we spend hours thinking about training schedules, heart rate zones, nutrition, recovery, shoes, and race strategies. Yet there is one performance tool we use around 20,000 times a day that most of us never train: our breathing. I know, because I used to be one […]
The Case for Breathing in Menopause Is Clear. Why Are We Still Ignoring It?
I have spent years in pharmaceutical Women’s Health, including in the menopause space. And there is a pattern I keep seeing. When we talk about supporting women through perimenopause, menopause and post menopause, the same toolkit appears again and again: hormones, nutrition, sleep hygiene, movement and at worst, “learn to live with it.” All of […]