15/12/2025
I know what it’s like to wake up and feel unfamiliar in your own body.
Foggy.
Flat.
Unmotivated.
To look in the mirror and feel like you’ve somehow lost your sparkle.
How does the confidence that once came so easily just… disappear?
You find yourself creeping to the back of a class you used to love.
Just in case.
Just in case you don’t feel quite right.
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And then there are the days you don’t go at all.
Yesterday you felt good.
So you made plans.
Booked the class.
Met a friend for coffee (decaf, of course — no need to add to the free-floating anxiety).
Then the morning arrives.
A sleepless night.
Headaches.
Vertigo.
Random joint pain.
Any one of the other joyous symptoms that decide to appear uninvited.
So you cancel.
Again.
And now you’re frustrated — because it’s interfering with your life, your plans, you.
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At some point, movement starts to feel overwhelming.
You don’t even know where to begin anymore.
Committing to anything feels like too much.
And even when you know better…
You still feel stuck.
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“I should know better.”
There it is.
The dreaded word should.
The word that brings guilt.
Pressure.
Comparison.
There’s nothing kind or motivating in it.
And yet it’s so hard to avoid — especially when you’re constantly measuring yourself against what you used to be able to do.
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I’m in perimenopause too.
For the last four years, my hibernation instinct has grown stronger and stronger.
Combined with all of the above — and life’s many stressors — retreating felt very easy.
But the fog is lifting.
(HRT has helped a bit, if I’m honest.)
And with that clarity has come something else:
A readiness.
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I’ve been teaching movement for over 15 years — long before the word perimenopause ever entered my head or my vocabulary.
Now it’s part of everyday conversation.
And that’s a good thing.
It’s no longer brushed under the carpet.
We’re finally talking about what happens to us — physically and emotionally — during these years.
And yet…
There’s still no quick fix.
And for many women (myself included), getting treatment or meaningful support can still feel incredibly difficult.
My life and my clients’ lives have evolved together.
I started in the fitness industry with a young child and a busy job — and so did many of my clients.
After years of high-intensity classes, Zumba, running and bootcamps, injuries crept in.
So I trained as a yoga instructor.
It brought something gentler.
More realistic.
More forgiving.
Movement that made sense as our bodies changed and time felt harder to manage.
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So no — perimenopause isn’t a gimmick for me.
It’s not a bandwagon.
It’s a continuation.
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Only recently, as things have begun to settle — as my mind has become clearer and my energy more stable (for now, at least) — have I felt ready to gather what I’ve learned into something intentional and supportive.
That’s why I’ve created a 28-day perimenopause online fitness package which I will be bringing to you in 2026!
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This will be for women who:
• Feel disconnected from movement they once loved
• Don’t recognise their strength, flexibility or motivation anymore
• Want support without pressure, judgment or “bounce-back” culture
• Simply need a friendly place to begin again
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The focus isn’t extremes.
It’s consistent, thoughtful movement.
Learning to work with your changing body — not fight it.
Rebuilding trust.
And confidence.
Gently.
Day by day.
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I’m walking this path too.
I won’t be shouting at you from ten steps ahead.
I’ll be right alongside you, good days and bad.
And if the New Year feels daunting rather than exciting —
and you’d like movement to feel grounding rather than exhausting —
This may be for you.
More information will be coming soon so stay tuned or feel free to DM me for more details☺️
