Sleep and mental health Sleep is without doubt the most powerful tool we have for our mental health, yet 20% of us don’t get the amount or quality of sleep we need. When looking specifically at perimenopausal women, that number shoots up to 60%! This can be due to a variety of symptoms such as … Read more
I believe many of us, until recently, underestimated the impact that perimenopause had on a woman’s life. We’re familiar with the hot flushes and irregular periods, but there was very little discussion on the effect that it had on a woman’s mental health. We often forget that perimenopause is a significant transitional phase in a … Read more
It was only when Davina McCall started talking about menopause that I started to realise I had a huge transition to go through, a journey I’d probably already started, that I was completely unprepared for. Before my periods began my Mum had told me what to expect, I’d discussed it with friends at length and … Read more