“I’m even looking to join a basketball league and get back to one of my favorite sports! I never thought this would be possible.” Tara, USA

The happy, smiling image of Tara from Connecticut arrived in my inbox recently. Speaking of her renewed energy to go cycling around the old railway tracks in the woods near her house, I asked if she would share her story – I’m so pleased that she agreed! It wasn’t always this way for Tara. As […]
“Your Practitioner course captures the concerns of menopausal women I see, who seem to be at a loss to find solutions.”

“I have practiced fertility awareness throughout my fertile years from high school to menopause. I’ve also worked in the Complementary and Alternative Medicine industry (CAM) as a Wellness Educator for over 30 years and currently educate girls, and women from puberty through menopause in body literacy for health and informed choice, both online and locally […]
“I sleep deeply and my plantar fasciitis is gone!” [Lucinda, Australia]

“I came to My Menopause Transformation somewhat jaded and utterly exhausted. Sleep had become a battleground, my body wracked by hot flushes and worries about the weight gain that not even one solid hour of HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training), a day could shift. No matter what I did, I felt tired beyond measure, and the […]
“Feeling tired and miserable was no longer an option!” [Patricia, Canada]

Ontario, Canada is a long way from the South Island of New Zealand. When Patricia emailed me and mentioned that she loved her exercise and was really struggling to recover from the exercise that she had easily managed for decades, I ‘got it’. There were a few coaching emails that flew across the Pacific as […]
“When we produce too many stress hormones during menopause, our body cannot produce sex hormones.” [Kellie Stirling, Sexuality & Relationship Coach]

I love the name of Kellie’s facebook group – “The Heroines Journey” – how apt for mid-life women! When Kellie got hold of me to tell me how much she had enjoyed doing the MyMT™ Circuit Breaker programme, she also mentioned that she was a Certified Developmental Coach and VITA™ Sexuality, Love and Relationship Coach, […]
“I didn’t understand how much menopause would affect my fitness and weight gain.” [Tineke, New Zealand]

“When I was a Les Mills Instructor in the Netherlands” messaged Tineke to me, “I wanted to always work harder and do something extra. Maybe to impress others? But I have come to the point that I don’t have to impress anybody but to just enjoy the moment as I do my exercise. It was […]
“I think the future is getting brighter for women in menopause with Fibromyalgia.” [Sharon, USA]

Menopause and Fibromyalgia “I love sharing my travel photos as I have come so far with what I am able to do. I did not regain my ability to do stairs until after my kids were born. My youngest was in fifth grade when I really started enjoying better health. I will never forget it […]
“I was 15lbs overweight and could barely run 5km. Now I’ve just completed a half marathon!”

It’s been over a year since Martina from Ireland joined me on the MyMT™ programme and to see how happy she was on completing her first half-marathon was so amazing. One of the things that I often say to women who join me is to just reflect on how you got to this point in […]
“Every muscle in my body seemed to ache. I had no idea that my low energy was due to menopause.” [Lesley, Cornwall, UK]

When you retire from teaching after devoting your entire career to supporting others, it’s tough not to be able to get on with living the life you dreamed of. This is Lesley’s story. She lives in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. “Every muscle in my body seemed to ache. Hot flushes: common menopausal symptoms but […]