🌸 FEBRUARY BLOGS Relationships with Yourself & Others During Menopause February Blog 1 ❤️ Menopause & Your Heart: Why Self-Love Starts with Heart Health “Self-care is heart care.” Together Let’s Explore 🌍 February is full of hearts in shop windows, on cards, in adverts telling us who and how to…

Treatment Options: What Works, What’s New, and What to Know Together Let’s Explore 🌍 For too long, menopause treatment has been oversimplified: either “take HRT” or “do nothing.” But women deserve more nuanced care. The Voy 2025 report revealed that 55% of women fear HRT side effects, yet only 9%…

The Power of Tracking: How to Understand Your Body in Midlife Together Let’s Explore 🌍 Hot flushes one week, brain fog the next, and then suddenly a week of feeling fine—sound familiar? Menopause symptoms are notoriously unpredictable. This unpredictability is one reason many women feel dismissed…

A Fresh Start: Menopause-Friendly Habits for Energy and Balance in 2026 Together Let’s Explore 🌍 Every January, the air is full of resolutions: eat better, exercise more, cut back on wine. But when you’re navigating menopause, those goals can feel more complicated. Hormonal shifts affect…

Why 2026 Must Be the Year We Talk, Track and Treat Menopause 💬✨ Together Let’s Explore 🌍 A new year always feels like a fresh notebook—blank pages, clean energy, and the promise of new beginnings. Many of us step into January with resolutions about exercise, eating better, or being more…

A Christmas Message As we come to the close of another year, I wanted to pause and say thank you. This season always invites us to slow down, to notice the small, meaningful moments much like the simple scene in the photo. Nestled among the lights and branches, it’s a reminder of being together,…

December Blog 4 of 4: You’ve Got This 💛 Let’s ExploreHere we are, the final post in our series. Take a breath. Let’s reflect. Over the past months, we’ve talked about things we don’t often say out loud - stress, mood, sleep, identity, energy, relationships. We’ve explored what it really means to…

December Blog 3 of 4 : Bottom Line… Menopause is a Transition Let’s Explore 🔎 Let’s be honest, menopause can feel like a storm. But what if we saw it not as an ending, but a passage? A shift from one phase to another, where we can take stock, realign, and reimagine what comes next. Yes, there are…

December Blog 2 of 4: Let’s talk about sleep (and fatigue). Let’s ExploreIf you’ve been tossing, turning, waking in the early hours, or feeling bone-deep tired all day ….you're not alone. Sleep disturbances are one of the most common menopause symptoms, and the fatigue that comes with them isn’t…

December Blog 2 of 4: Let’s talk about sleep (and fatigue). Let’s ExploreIf you’ve been tossing, turning, waking in the early hours, or feeling bone-deep tired all day ….you're not alone. Sleep disturbances are one of the most common menopause symptoms, and the fatigue that comes with them isn’t…

A very sad time for Southend campus - colleagues, students and the community … devastating and the impact will be felt. While decisions have been made, the timing is poor in the run up to Christmas and I hope support will be there for the dedicated Southend team. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

December Blog 1 of 4: ‘Tis the Season… Managing Stress Let’s ExploreAh, December. The lights, the lists, the expectations… and somewhere in the middle of it all, is YOU. While this season can bring joy, it also tends to crank up the stress, especially during menopause. Hormones are already doing…

Join the November Conversation – Talking to your GP. Blog 5: Talking to Your GP Your Appointment, Your Voice: Communicating Menopause Needs With Your GP LET’S EXPLORE Many women feel their GP lacks time or training to address menopause. A 2023 survey revealed that 67% of women weren’t offered HRT…

Join the November Conversation – Talk, Track, and Treat Blog 4: Talk, Track, and Treat Talk, Track, Treat: A Holistic Strategy to Manage Menopause Effective menopause care relies on early dialogue, structured symptom tracking, and personalised treatment (NICE, 2024). Yet many women wait years…

Join the November conversation – developing a network of support and asking for help Blog 3: Developing a Network of Support and Asking for Help You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: Building a Menopause Support Network LET’S EXPLORE Social connection can buffer against menopause-related stress,…

Join the November conversation – Support in Menopause Blog 1: You and Your Partner Together Through Change: Strengthening Your Partnership During Menopause LET'S EXPLORE Menopause brings physical and emotional changes that ripple through a relationship. Fluctuating hormone levels can lead to…

October Menopause Awareness Month – Menopause and Nutrition – Cake BLOG 4: Menopause and Cake 🎂 Have Your Cake 🎂 (and Arteries, Too): Indulgence & Heart Health in Midlife LET’S EXPLORE Menopause increases cardiovascular risk due to lower oestrogen. At the same time, sugar and processed fats found…

October Menopause Awareness Month – Menopause and Nutrition – Diet Blog 3 - Menopause and Diet Fuelling the Change: How to Eat for Energy, Hormones, and Strength LET’S EXPLORE Your metabolism is changing. So are your energy needs, bone health demands, and hormonal rhythms. This isn’t a time to…

Join the November conversation – Generational Support in Menopause Blog 2: Generational Support A Generational Network: How Family Can Support Menopause LET’S EXPLORE Menopause affects the whole family, not just the individual going through it. Intergenerational understanding reduces stigma and…

October Menopause Awareness Month – Menopause and Nutrition – Alcohol 🍷 BLOG 2: Menopause and Alcohol Uncorking the Truth: Alcohol & Hormonal Health in Midlife LET'S EXPLORE A glass of wine🍷 can be social, relaxing, or celebratory. But during menopause, alcohol affects the body in more pronounced…

October Menopause Awareness Month – Menopause and Nutrition – Coffee ☕️  BLOG 1: Menopause and Coffee Caffeine & Confidence: Navigating Coffee During Menopause LET’S EXPLORECoffee is one of life’s small joys. But during menopause, that morning latte may hit differently. Why? Because fluctuating…

October is Menopause Awareness Month 🌍 Throughout this month, I’ll be sharing a series of short daily vlogs (just one minute each) to raise awareness and encourage open conversation about menopause. This is a more stripped-back approach for me—sharing simple, direct messages in video format. The…

October – Menopause Month of Awareness October is always a special month in the menopause calendar, as World Menopause Day takes place on 18th October. It’s a global event dedicated to raising awareness of menopause and the many support options available to improve health and wellbeing. It’s also…

September Blog – last one in the series on menopause in the workplace with the focus on asking for help Asking for help and seeking support in the workplace and at home. Menopause in the Workplace: Asking for Help and Seeking Support As we reach the end of this menopause series, it’s time to talk…

September Series – Menopause in the Workplace Confidence, Anxiety, and Menopause: Why Understanding Changes Everything Navigating menopause while balancing work responsibilities can feel overwhelming. For many women, this phase brings physical changes, emotional shifts, and cognitive challenges…

September Series on Menopause in the Workplace Managing Menopausal Symptoms at Work and Home Menopause Isn’t Just Personal — It’s PracticalMenopause is a natural life phase, but its impact often feels anything but manageable. For many of us, it affects not just our bodies but our confidence,…

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September Series – Navigating Menopausal Brain Fog Menopause is a significant transition in a woman's life, bringing about various changes, both physical and cognitive. One of the most perplexing symptoms many women encounter is "brain fog"—a term that encapsulates memory lapses, difficulty…

September Blogs – Menopause and the workplace. Let’s talk about something half the workforce will experience yet hardly ever gets discussed openly at work: menopause.

Why Do My Joints Ache? Understanding Perimenopausal Muscle and Joint Pain If you’ve started to notice your knees creaking like old floorboards or your shoulders feeling stiff in the morning, you’re not alone. One of the less talked about but very real symptoms of perimenopause is muscle and joint…

🦴  Strong Bones, Strong You: How to Take Care of Your Bones During Menopause Explore Why Bone Health Matters in Menopause If you’re in or approaching menopause, you might already know about the hot flashes, mood swings, or sleep issues. But one silent and often overlooked change is how menopause…

🦴  Strong Bones, Strong You: How to Take Care of Your Bones During Menopause Explore Why Bone Health Matters in Menopause If you’re in or approaching menopause, you might already know about the hot flashes, mood swings, or sleep issues. But one silent and often overlooked change is how menopause…

Recognise some of that in Melbourne- enjoy ☺️ can’t believe it’s green coat weather there @rhondawilsonmhn.bsky.social

Disruption and discomfort is menopause- something to know, something to think about, something to think about and why self care and self awareness is so important @rhondawilsonmhn.bsky.social @internationalmenopausesociety @everyone - have a read below 👇🏻

Great experience to be at this table listening to clinical experts in #menopause and meet global collaborators @intlmenosociety.bsky.social - thank you for the opportunity

Collab conference day 1! #RMIT #MHNursing #ACMHN

Headaches and Hormones What Every Woman Should Know About Menopause. Migraines As if night sweats, mood swings, and disrupted sleep were not enough, many women also find themselves battling headaches as they navigate the rocky terrain of menopause. Whether you have experienced menstrual migraines…

Super to catch up with the international #menopause research taskforce last night! New project underway! Our sleeves are rolled up for the work ahead!

#Menopause Taskforce meeting- great team meeting with lots to look forward to 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇩🇰🇫🇮🇺🇸🇳🇿

Caring for Hair, Nails & Skin During Perimenopause and Menopause Perimenopause and menopause bring with them a whirlwind of hormonal changes, many of which show up on the surface—literally. Alongside hot flushes, night sweats, and mood swings, many women begin to notice their hair thinning, nails…