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  • Seen & Heard
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  • Anxious August: A Month of Low Moods and Bright Spots

    September 1, 2024

    Last week I shared my June & July reflections and now we are in September I thought I would catch you up. When I started my notes for this post, I was still in Turkey, and the feelings of hope were yet to find me. My notes began with me…

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  • From HRT to HTML – Confessions of a Peri-preneur

    May 5, 2024

    Hello lovelies, You may have noticed my absence over the last couple of weeks. Not only have I been busy working on re-launching my business, but I have also been on another trip through perimenopause hell. Let’s talk about that first. After starting HRT back in September, I spoke to…

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  • Reflect, Refresh, Reset: Findings from February

    March 10, 2024

    February whizzed by in its usual whirlwind fashion, didn’t it? It feels like just last week, we were waving goodbye to January, and now here we are, welcoming spring with open arms. As I sit down to reflect on the past month, I can’t help but feel like I’m scrambling…

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  • Hormonal Whiplash: An Unexpected Bump in the Road

    March 3, 2024

    Hello lovelies, I admit I struggled this week when it came to writing a post. I have a content plan, and I make notes all the time or start writing snippets, but this week, when it was time to put those notes and words all together, I found myself stumbling…

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  • Mood Swings and Mistletoe – Christmas, Counselling and Coping Strategies

    December 14, 2023

    After vowing to take baby steps last week, I started my week well. I went for a morning walk and spent the day working in the sanctuary. I ended the day in a good mood and was feeling motivated. I wondered if it was my cycle, the small changes I have…

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  • Grand Schemes vs Actual Scenes

    December 7, 2023

    I am writing this after having about 3 hours of sleep. I feel like a zombie! So, I hope this all makes sense. I’ve been feeling my usual mixed emotions over the last few weeks. I’ve felt hurt, making me want to retreat, which was fortunate as that’s what I…

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  • From Hot Flashes to Cold Hard Truths: My Plan to Escape Midlife Madness

    November 30, 2023

    Something happened recently that has never happened to me in my 42 years. I completely forgot about an appointment. It was Monday morning and my last “day off.” I woke up at 9am after an unusually good sleep and was having a cup of tea, catching up on TOWIE. I…

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  • Have I Found a Surprisingly Simple Way to Get a Second Chance in Midlife?

    November 9, 2023

    I thought I would take some time to fill you in on my HRT journey, seeing as I have dragged you all through the misery of getting it with me! It’s been six weeks since I started using Oestrogel and I have now been on two rounds of Utrogestan (progesterone…

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  • Mirror, Mirror on the Wall is the HRT Working After All?

    October 26, 2023

    I was lucky enough to have a counselling session the morning after I ended my last post and I was back in what I like to call my “sane mind.” I could think more clearly and went into the session with the aim of getting some ideas and techniques I could practice…

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