This podcast is a true story of how my dear friend Tim lost his wife during menopause when she was only 49 years old in 2016.  Tim wanted to be on the podcast himself and tell you what happened to his beautiful wife Michelle when she was put on lithium for menopause but sadly he passed away on 6th January 2021 before we had the chance to do a recording.  

It was very important to him to get his story out to the world and he hoped others would not have to suffer the way he did.  I met Tim four years after his wife died and it was a beautiful story of two friends coming together for a reason.  Through my story and struggle in menopause he found out that he was not a bad husband but a man who was lead in a bad direction by doctors his trusted.  

He finally found peace and my hope is he is reunited with Michelle in a better place, free from pain and sadness.  RIP Tim my dear friend.  You were a gentleman I was happy to know.  I hope I did you proud with your story.  I look forward to riding horses with you next time around.

The one thing I have learned since arriving in menopause that good sleep it the most important thing you can have to help with you symptoms.  I struggled with insomnia when menopause first started and with the following tools I now sleep 9hrs a night consistently and no longer have any issues.  I hope this podcast helps those who are counting sheep and helps the get their sleep back on track.

Ambien is a very widely used psychiatric sleep aid, especially in America.  Even the FDA has given warning about it use.  It is not only highly addictive but very dangerous.  Women and men are given this drug by their doctors without fully being told what they are actually getting into.  The true facts are not pretty but we need to be aware of sleep aids that could actually end your life.

Low self esteem and lack of self worth can be debilitating in life but how do we fix it and where did it come from?

Have you ever looked back and been aware of a defining moment in life where something happens and you find out who you really are.  In this recording I talk about my favorite subjects of self esteem, self worth and self care and how I finally stood up for myself in a relationship and walked away from someone who did not treat me as well as I deserved.  Moments like this change us and as I went through menopause so many years later I survived because of these moments where I was strong and valued who I was.  Walking away from the people who do not value us, especially at this age is the kindest thing you can do for yourself.

Menopause is not a mental illness.  It is insulting that general practitioners are so quick to reach for the anti-depressants in menopause.  Fact:  Menopause affects us physically and emotionally but it does not mean we are in need of psychiatric drugs that make the situation worse.

Self-esteem is strongly related to how you view and react to the things that happen in your life. Suggestions for building self-esteem include:

Here I share my story of hitting rock bottom and how that changed my life!

This is my Sunday rant on menopause and why we are targets during this vulnerable time of our lives.  

Your hormones play a key role in your mental and physical health. They function as the receptors and communicators between the mind and the body through various functions of the brain.   On top of this the uterus and the health of the ovaries is directly linked to the brain health and therefore mental health and well being. 

Estrogen is not just a hormone required for reproductive purposes but it is also responsible for pushing neurons to burn glucose for brain energy. With this in mind you would think that more experts are putting these things together and realizing you cannot treat the mind, brain, body and the endocrine system as separate entities, they have to be looked at and understood as they function with each other, otherwise you are just putting a band aid on one problem without having solved the bigger picture.

Here is a quick preview to the Free Mini Menopause Course by Annie Cardone.  It is packed full of solutions and tools that you can apply to your life and feel better in menopause!