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Does It Really Take 66 Days to Build a Habit?

You know how it goes.You decide you're going to start walking every morning. Or perhaps you've decided that this is finally the month you get more fibre into your day. Oats at breakfast. An extra handful of veg at dinner. A spoonful of seeds on your yoghurt.The first few days feel great. Shoes by the door. Seeds in the pantry. You're feeling rather pleased with yourself.Then it rains.You sleep badly.Work gets busy.The oats run out.You miss Tuesday… and Thursday isn't looking particularly promi...

What Should I Eat During Menopause? A Practical Nutrition Guide for Women

You open the fridge. There's yoghurt. Eggs. Cheese. Leftover chicken.You close the fridge.Open the pantry.Oats. Bread. Cereal.And somewhere in the back of your mind is a collection of nutrition advice gathered from Instagram, friends, podcasts and possibly that woman at the gym who seems to know an alarming amount about cortisol.More protein.Don't eat too many carbs.Fast until lunchtime.Eat for your hormones.You'd actually just quite like some breakfast.If this sounds vaguely familiar, you'...

What Would a Magnificent Life Look Like?

Sometimes reinvention begins with a bold idea.  And sometimes it begins because the life you’ve been living has simply taken too much out of you.That was one of the things that stayed with me after my conversation with Kim Schofield, owner of Dancing Water Winery in North Canterbury, New Zealand.Kim had built a successful corporate career. She’d held senior leadership roles, managed significant responsibility, and was used to operating at a high level.  But eventually, there wasn�...

I Didn’t Think I Looked Like Someone With an Alcohol Problem

I did not think I looked like someone with an alcohol problem.I worked. I functioned well. I took care of the things that needed to be done. From the outside, my life did not fit the version of alcohol dependency I had learned to recognise.And because I did not identify with that picture, I could avoid asking a much more important question:What was alcohol actually doing to my life?That question came back to me recently while interviewing Perth-based, English-born author, coach and founder of Th...

Halfway Through 2026: A Midyear Vision Check-In for Women in Menopause

Well, here we are. July 2nd. The exact midpoint of the year.Can you believe it? Six months have passed since January's fresh starts, good intentions, and that slightly giddy feeling of a brand-new year stretching out ahead. And right now, feels like the perfect moment to pause and ask yourself a genuinely important question, how's your vision going?Not a trick question. Not a guilt trip. Just a real, honest check-in.Because here's the thing. If you're sitting there thinking "oh no, I completely ...

Carbs Are Not The Enemy!

Let me introduce you to Mel. Mel is 52, she's tired, she's bloated, and she has sworn off carbohydrates entirely. Breakfast is basic. Lunch is sadness on a plate. By 3pm she's raiding the office biscuit tin and wondering why she has zero willpower.Here's the thing, it wasn't a willpower problem. It was a blood sugar problem.Not all carbs are created equalCarbohydrates are your body's primary fuel source, especially for your brain. The real question isn't whether to eat them, it's which ones to c...

Why a Vision Is Better Than a New Year’s Resolution for Lasting Change in Midlife

Every January it starts the same way. The diary is fresh, the gym is suddenly very busy, and the words “this is my year” are said with genuine conviction. And then… life happens. If you’ve ever set a New Year’s resolution with the very best intentions, only to quietly abandon it a few weeks later, I want you to know this straight away: you’re not broken, you’re not unmotivated, and you’re definitely not alone. For many women, especially in midlife, the problem isn’t effort or d...

Why Dark Chocolate Deserves a Spot on Your Christmas Table - or Anytime Really :) Especially in Menopause

Picture this: it’s mid-December, Christmas music is playing everywhere (even the supermarket chillers seem to hum along), and you’ve just opened yet another box of chocolates gifted by Susan from Accounts.  Most are filled with mysterious sugary centres. Some are shaped like bells. One tastes suspiciously like toothpaste.  But tucked away in the bottom corner… there it is. A piece of proper dark chocolate. The kind that says: “I support your health, your taste buds, and yes —...

How Nutrition Can Help Prevent Muscle Loss in Menopause

As women move through menopause, many notice subtle changes in their body — a little less strength, a little less tone, and sometimes, a little less energy. While some of this is a natural part of aging, much of it comes down to one often-overlooked issue: muscle loss, or what’s known as sarcopenia.But here’s the good news — with the right nutrition and lifestyle strategies, this decline is not inevitable. You can absolutely maintain muscle, strength, and energy well into your 50s, 60s, ...

3 Things I Wish I Knew About Nutrition Before Menopause

When I first started to notice changes in my body in my forties, I brushed them off as “just getting older.” A bit more tired, a bit more irritable, clothes fitting differently — nothing too dramatic at first. But then came the 3am wake-ups, the mystery weight gain, and the hot flushes that made me feel like I was living in a sauna. Suddenly, I realised this wasn’t just “getting older”… this was menopause knocking, or rather, banging at the door.Like many women, I had spent years t...