Six years ago, menopause overwhelmed me so much that just the simplest of things would make my heart palpitate.
Anxiety, low mood, hot flushes and brain fog were symptoms I was trying to navigate every day. Sleep alluded me.
I lost time from work and my relationships were challenged. Then there was the weight gain … at one point I was putting on 1lb per week, even though at the time I was eating well and teaching 10 exercise classes a week!
I tried both HRT and anti-depressants, both of which helped for a while, albeit never fully alleviating all my symptoms.
Then a friend of mine told me about a local Masterclass on Menopause in a town nearby. It meant a late night and I almost didn’t go.
I don’t know where I would be if I hadn’t.
That evening I discovered Wendy, and everything she said made perfect sense!
I had been in the health and wellbeing industry for over 20 years, however the knowledge I had as a Personal Trainer was being turned on its head. It was a light bulb moment for me, realising that exercising more and restricting the calories in my diet were exacerbating my symptoms.
I started the Transform Me Program and quickly saw results, which gave me the motivation to make even more changes. Eventually I no longer felt like I needed either HRT or anti-depressants and with the support of my GP, came off them.
This made me think I needed to use this newfound knowledge to help the countless other woman struggling.
I approached Wendy, enquiring about the Menopause Practitioner Course… and the rest is history …
Fast forward to now … I’m happy, healthy, mainly symptom free, 2 stone (12 kg) lighter and a qualified Lifestyle Menopause Practitioner with MyMT™.
Thank You Wendy, you changed my life!
Maxine Start, Derbyshire, UK
