I help busy women support their hormones naturally, with the everyday habits that matter most.
I had the big, busy career I'd always wanted.
Fifteen years in the corporate global wine and spirits industry across New York, London and Oslo, the last stretch as global director of PR and influence. I travelled, entertained and loved every minute. Even with the pace, I'd found a balance with my health: early morning walks, packed lunches and Saturday farmers' markets.
Then life got very full. A move to Oslo with a six month old and a three year old, an eight month winter for this California girl, a demanding job and a husband who travelled constantly. And like so many women, I found myself in the sandwich generation, caring for little ones while my dad was seriously ill thousands of miles away. I was in survival mode.
One habit at a time
After Oslo, my family and I moved to Singapore, and that's when I realised how exhausted my body was: constant back pain, crazy mood swings, anxiety and brain fog so thick I couldn't see my next step. At the time, I put it down to a very full life. Looking back, these were the first signs of perimenopause. One specialist finally explained that my back pain came down to one thing: I didn't have enough muscle to support it.
So I got over my fear of lifting weights and started building muscle for the first time in my life. And my back pain magically went away. I was amazed, and it encouraged me to keep going. Over the next two years I added the rest: protein, healthy fat and fibre whenever I ate, bike rides with my daughter in the sunshine, sleep protected like a beauty treatment, and cutting right back on alcohol. When I walked into my 40s, I didn't feel older. I felt younger. Now I'm stronger and fitter in my 40s than I've ever been. And I went back to school to study holistic nutrition, to help other women feel the best they've ever felt too.
Perimenopause can feel like learning to drive in London.
A bus, a lorry, a cyclist, a scooter and pedestrians, all coming at you at once. In perimenopause, it might be broken sleep, mood swings, brain fog, low energy, anxiety or hot flushes, often in the same week. Whatever comes at you, simple daily habits are what can keep you steady, even when your hormones feel anything but. Helping people runs in my family (my dad was a pharmacist and my mom was a nurse), so now I help busy women build those habits, so they can keep thriving in the work and the life they love.
The Six Ps: everyday habits that matter most
Plate
Protein, healthy fat and fibre, whenever you eat. It's the heart of The Nourish3 Method, which I created to make healthy eating feel easy.
Pump
Lifting weights builds muscle, which protects your metabolism, bones, blood sugar, mood and focus.
Pillow
Deep, steady sleep nourishes your brain and your hormones. A calming evening routine helps you get it.
Park
A little sunlight every day helps set your body clock, lift your mood and steady your energy.
Pause
When stress runs high, cortisol becomes the loudest hormone in the room and throws the others off balance. Small daily resets keep it in check.
Pass
Go easy on alcohol and caffeine. Both can quietly disrupt your sleep, mood, energy and blood sugar.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can be a game changer for lots of women, and if it's right for you, go for it. However, these everyday foundational habits, the Six Ps, help everything else work better and give your body the best support it needs, with or without it.
See the research behind the Six PsInternational Association for Health CoachesFunctional Blood Chemistry Analysis Mastery (FBCA)Optimal DX Academy by Dr Dicken WeatherbyFood as Medicine Everyday (FAME) EducatorEvidence-based nutrition education and cooking classes
National University of Natural Medicine
I'm also fully insured with Balens, a UK specialist insurer for health and wellbeing professionals.
My kids are usually in the kitchen
My two little chefs are learning what healthy eating looks like, one messy counter at a time.
I'm in my plant-witch era
Herbs, seeds and spices, and everything plants can do for our hormones. I'm endlessly fascinated, and I'm studying herbal medicine in my free time.
Cookbooks and self-help are my bedtime reading
Recipes to inspire the week ahead, or a self-help book to keep me growing. I'm always learning something.
