I’ve had a bit of a catch up with my teenage self this week. It wasn’t hard as I just had to dig out my diary. I kept a diary from age 14-18 and let me tell you it was interesting reading! Since starting my Facebook account this year I’ve been contacted by a fewContinue reading “When we were teens”
Tag Archives: midlife crisis
Beyond HRT- does it help?
If you’ve been following me you’ll know that I started a very low dose of HRT in the form of a patch in February this year. At the same time I had the mirena coil (do you say implanted / inserted?) to see if it would help with heavy and prolonged periods that I wasContinue reading “Beyond HRT- does it help?”
Here it comes again. Mother’s guilt
Here it is, that familiar feeling. “Sorry honey mum’s got to go to work, I have a meeting I can’t rearrange and I’ll be quick as I can”, justifying the decision you’ve made to go, to not let the other party down, to not set yourself back because that’s the only time they could makeContinue reading “Here it comes again. Mother’s guilt”
The best is yet to come…
Feeling disheartened, bored or lost? You’re not alone. During midlife and Perimenopause women often experience a sense of dissatisfaction which can affect mood. During this stage of life, lots of changes are occurring in our bodies, yes, but also in our minds as we adapt to these changes and in our lives. Often our childrenContinue reading “The best is yet to come…”
One year later…
It’s been a year since I officially stopped working in a career spanning my entire adult life. If you’re new here, I came to a point in my life where I felt I needed a break, as I was feeling exhausted, emotional, confused and a bit lost. The last year has given me the chanceContinue reading “One year later…”
Managing the self critic during Perimenopause
You may or may not be aware of your inner self critic but we all have one. It may shout loudly and harshly like a bully or it might simply sound like your own inner voice. It might sound like someone else’s voice… from a long while back, a harsh parent or teacher or bully.Continue reading “Managing the self critic during Perimenopause”
The psychology of the Perimenopause
There are two sides to this; the obvious one being that I am a Clinical Psychologist and so tend to look at things through a certain lens and attempt to develop a better understanding. That lens is a scientific, evidence based lens that looks at biopsychosocial factors that contribute to a situation or issue. It’sContinue reading “The psychology of the Perimenopause”
Working out what matters
So often in life our compass of motivation is directed by fear not joy. This is because of the way we tick and our “safety first” brain. So as we’re moving forward in life we might not be navigating our way towards what we want or what matters, rather we might be moving away fromContinue reading “Working out what matters”
I’ve lost myself where did I go?
Think about it, if you grew up in the UK and many other western societies, when you leave school you’re just expected to know what to do next. Of course you don’t so you maybe choose the subject that you were good at at school and do some further study in that. Or you chooseContinue reading “I’ve lost myself where did I go?”
Sea change 