The Cave

During peri, as both oestrogen and progesterone levels are fluctuating, you may begin to experience some craziness in the digestive system. This could look like bloating, gas, weight gain, constipation and indigestion. FUN, right?! So, eating the right diet for your body at this time of life is really important. I know, I know, it…

So, your weight is fluctuating all over the place and nothing fits? Yep, that sounds like perimenopause and it’s enough to make you give up on going ANYWHERE because NOTHING fits or looks good. I hear you and I compiled this list of clothing labels to help you update your wardrobe and feel good about…

Before we get into part 2, I’m going to hit you with a spoiler: there is no magic fix and there isn’t a happily ever after when it comes to mid-life and perimenopause. There is just plod, plod, plod. (Read Part 1 here.) And with that bleak introduction, here is a funny video. So, there I…

Do you remember your mum and her friends laughing, bemoaning and sometimes crying about the middle-age spread? I do. I remember the wails of, once you hit 40, it’s all downhill. I thought, at the oh so knowledgeable age of 25ish, that will NEVER happen to me because I will take care of myself, unlike…

Perimenopause is a hot topic these days and thank GOD! It’s spent far too long in the shadows, so it’s great that it’s getting the airtime it deserves. However, I often see the symptoms rattled off around the internet and think, but that wasn’t me. So, I wrote this article to share some of the…