Are you in perimenopause or post menopause?

A few years ago some strange things started happening in this body. So many strange things. Joint pain, inflammation, pain in a breast (was pretty sure I was dying) weight gain, muscle loss, brain fog, did I mention the inflammation?? After some time of trying to figure out what in the world was happening I started writing things down. Nothing made sense, the things didn’t add up. I was too young to be going into menopause (which incidentally is a single date on the calendar in every woman’s life) or as I later learned perimenopause. Still nothing was adding up. I’m a vision of health on paper! So there was that. No answers just loads of frustration.

This season of life has prompted a lot of research and digging into all these crazy happenings. Good news, I’m not alone! Bad news, I’m not alone. The longer I coach the more women I meet in the same situation. Feeling like a foreigner in their bodies, frustrated and stressed out. It put me on the path to learn as much as I can. I completed three menopause courses/certifications. The information has been helpful as a jumping off point for sure. I’m thankful that the industries are starting to look at and talk about this phase of life. There are still a lot of discrepancies out there on much of it. Especially when you factor in social media and the influencers. At the end of the day we are all different, have different stressors and stress levels. I’ve learned that there’s a lot of trial and error and each woman is different. We have to look at the whole you and not just the preface of your life. So if any of this sounds like you, I’d love to come alongside you and try to help you figure it out. You are my main focus currently.