I thought I was just letting my hair go grey. What I didn’t expect was how much this small decision would change the way I see myself. From healthier hair to caring less about being seen, it’s become an unexpected lesson in ageing, transition and what happens when we stop trying to edit ourselves into being acceptable.

If work has started to feel harder than it used to, you're not imagining it. Perimenopause can affect far more than our hormones, influencing our energy, confidence, concentration and resilience at the very point in life when many women are being asked to carry the most.

Our 40s can become a time of profound questioning, change and redefinition. In this decade, we learn to listen to what is calling us and begin creating a life that feels more like our own.

For years, many women learn to override their bodies in pursuit of success, productivity, and achievement. Perimenopause offers a different path — it’s a powerful invitation to reconnect with your body, honour your natural rhythms, and create a gentler, more intentional way of living.

Getting shingles in my 40s, while travelling in Bali, forced me to confront something I thought I already understood: rest. Reflecting on the experience through the lens of women’s health, stress and nervous system regulation, I explore what our bodies might be telling us when we keep pushing through.

Perimenopause can bring unexpected symptoms, including ovulation anxiety, mood swings, irritability, and overwhelm. In this post, I explore the hormonal changes behind my day 12 struggles and explain how cycle awareness can help women better understand and support their changing menstrual cycles.

Here are my 7 favourite yoga poses for female hormone health to support the perimenopause, helping to calm the nervous system, and restore balance in midlife.

If you're worried about getting older, I’ve got a little secret for you: this is the good part!

After spending decades focused on directing our energy outwards—whether that’s building a career, raising a family, or pursuing other goals—this period is about refinement. We are meant to slow down. It’s a time to pause, reflect and reassess.