You try so hard to lose weight, improve sleep, succeed in your business....but nothing works, or at least not for long, and the more time (and money!) you spend trying to solve the problem, the harder it seems to get. Especially once you hit menopause. This episode explains why.

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Confidence and self-belief are often perceived as one and the same or different sides of the same coin. They're not. Confidence can be situational. Self-belief is portable and you carry it into every situation. This means that acquiring skills to increase confidence will never be enough if you lack self-belief. 

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How do you go from a coping, capable woman to a gibbering wreck, incapable of making the smallest of decisions without feeling inadequate? This episode touches on the second key feature of why we can struggle so much with anxiety in menopause.

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We can think we're in touch with our feelings, but are we? And what can we learn by becoming more aware? This episode touches on personal experience of Imposter Syndrome and other 'not good enough' stories.

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There's a bit of blurb in the intro to the podcast that talks about the 'conscious expansion of unconscious neural networks.' Ever wondered what that's about? This episode seeks to shed light on your understanding and why it's so important and a little bit exciting (and not just for neuroscience geeks!).

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It seems to be a bit of a secret that menopause depletes one of our core methods for producing serotonin, our happy calm coping chemical.  This episode explains a little more about the role of serotonin and some of the options open to you.

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Whilst reading a book on imposter syndrome (Ditching Imposter Syndrome by Clare Josa), there have been moments of stark recognition - of myself and the clients I work with. There's some way to go on learning but, in this episode, I pose the question of whether menopausal anxiety is amplified because it gives no place for imposter syndrome to hide and it relates deeply to identity. Who do we think we are?

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In converting a previous podcast to blog content, there was a gaping chasm in clarity for anyone that hadn't listened to EVERY episode. This episode seeks to correct that with a re-write. Discover how best to manage your anxiety in menopause and overcome depleted serotonin levels.

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Yesterday was a challenge and presented difficulties, but today doesn't need to be the same. When you master key skills, you can pick yourself back up more quickly and get back on an even keel.

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The link to free training mentioned in the episode https://30dayfutureself.com/30-day-access

Inner critic reigns supreme. "Woe is me!" and its good friend "what's the point?" came to visit today and are working on sucking me into the vortex of negativity and self doubt I warn others against. Ho hum. 

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