The Rollercoaster of Perimenopause

By Dr Kirstey HollandScience Health & Fitness Education

The Rollercoaster of Perimenopause episodes

August 02, 2023 Masterclass - What does it mean to REPAIR your waistline, sleep, energy, immunity, gut and metabolism
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In this longer episode I talk about how I approach the healing journey with my patients and clients.

What is it like working with me, when all you want is ridding yourself of annoying, perhaps painful, perhaps embarrassing, perhaps super uncomfortable, perhaps life crushing physiological symptoms???

Let's sit down.

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41 min
June 27, 2023The vital connection between sleep & weight
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Topics for today:
the vital connection between sleep and weight management,
sleep and weight loss in pain,
perimenopause and the power of supplements and lifestyle changes.
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20 min
March 28, 2023 Traumatized by diet culture. It doesn't have to be that way!
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In this chat that I originally posted on Insta, I am all fired up about the ways we can tackle and improve the symptoms of perimenopause.

or example: I have been traumatised by diet culture.
It doesn't have to be this way.

Enjoy!
Much Love
Dr Kirstey Holland
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The information shared in this podcast does not substitute working with your primary health care provider; it is general in nature and not considered personalised advice.

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For your daily dose of women's health related info and ideas on how to gracefully live through health and wellbeing transitions your body experiences, visit our Instagram
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20 min
March 22, 2023 Perimenopause - ALL THE THINGS
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We're going to discuss what is perimenopause.

We're going to discuss, what are perimenopausal symptoms, could I potentially be in perimenopause?

And then I've got a bit of sexy research for you at the end. I know that you think research can't be sexy, but wait, I'm gonna prove you wrong.
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The information shared in this podcast does not substitute working with your primary health care provider; it is general in nature and not considered personalised advice.

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thehollandclinic.com

For your daily dose of women's health related info and ideas on how to gracefully live through health and wellbeing transitions your body experiences, visit our Instagram
instagram.com/thehollandclinic
24 min
December 15, 2022 I am your functional medicine coach
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I am your functional medicine coach. I have a unique set of skills that are designed to support just you in achieving exactly what it is that you came here to achieve. I have 22 years of clinical experiencing clinical experience supporting transitioning women from perimenopause into a beautiful, magical menopausal state.

Many women don't realize the greater fatigue and weight gain they experience after the age of 35 is due to a metabolic crisis. In fact, at age 40, 80% of women are experiencing this crisis in how their bodies use food as energy. They are not able to access their food as energy, and they are in a fat store as opposed to a fat burn state.

Please focus on yourself and prioritize your health. It will be worth it for your functional and painfree final decade. Your future self will absolutely thank you for doing what you've chosen to do today.
The information shared in this podcast does not substitute working with your primary health care provider; it is general in nature and not considered personalised advice.

Visit us online for more information or if you wish to work with Dr Holland.
thehollandclinic.com

For your daily dose of women's health related info and ideas on how to gracefully live through health and wellbeing transitions your body experiences, visit our Instagram
instagram.com/thehollandclinic
14 min
December 03, 2022 Rescuing you from the rollercoaster of Perimenopause
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Dr Holland is opening up her clinic to the world.
This podcast is a recording of a live session from late November 2022, titled: "Rescuing You From The Rollercoaster Of Peri/Menopause".

Dr Holland's approach to treating women for symptoms of peri/menopause starts with ensuring the gut health is restored, as it is so central to the human immune system and wellbeing.
Listen to the tips & tricks offered, audience questions answered and how a treatment with The Holland Clinic will get women off the rollercoaster that is peri/menopause.

Enjoy!
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The information shared in this podcast does not substitute working with your primary health care provider; it is general in nature and not considered personalised advice.

Visit us online for more information or if you wish to work with Dr Holland.
thehollandclinic.com

For your daily dose of women's health related info and ideas on how to gracefully live through health and wellbeing transitions your body experiences, visit our Instagram
instagram.com/thehollandclinic
1 hr 4 min

About The Rollercoaster of Perimenopause

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Perimenopause is so much more than a hormonal transition. It's a profound time in a woman's life when her biology is changing, but often her relationships, priorities, identity and sense of purpose…

are changing too. And I don't believe we can separate any of these things.

Welcome to The Rollercoaster of Perimenopause, where we explore women's health through biology, psychology, lived experience and spiritual wellbeing.

I'm Dr Kirstey Holland, author of This Is Perimenopause, a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and functional and integrative medicine practitioner. For 26 years, I've had the beautiful privilege of walking alongside women as they rediscover their vitality, their vibrancy and, perhaps most importantly, themselves.

We'll explore perimenopause and menopause: fluctuating hormones, gut health, sleep, metabolism, brain health, the nervous system and practical ways to support our bodies. I love science, research and clinical testing. But I also love the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, spirituality, and exploring our connection to Source and our own inner knowing.

We'll talk about perimenopause as a second puberty, changing seasons, and the Second Spring of Traditional Chinese Medicine. When the roles that once defined us begin to shift, it can be an invitation to ask: How am I really? What do I need? Who am I becoming? These questions are part of health. We can honour the grief of change without assuming our best years are behind us.

Because we are not simply biological creatures. We are psychological, social and spiritual beings too. Our childhood experiences, relationships, environments, grief, beliefs and the stories we've told ourselves are all part of our experience of health. So are our intuition, our connection to Source, our sense of meaning and our capacity for joy.

My approach follows my Hierarchy of Healing. We work to Repair our foundational health, Rebalance our hormones and Reclaim our metabolic health and vitality. Woven throughout is Release: exploring what we may have carried for far too long, reconnecting with intuition, finding our voice, establishing boundaries and taking inspired action towards the life we want to live.

Through my seven pillars of vitality, we'll learn to eat, sleep, move, think, connect, test and prescribe in ways that respect your individual biology. Not a one-size-fits-all formula, but your own N-of-one experiment: practical, manageable changes, informed by evidence and by what you notice in your own body.

I've experienced profound ill health and the work of healing in my own life. I've also seen, through decades of clinical practice, what can happen when a woman feels stronger and starts asking different questions. It brings me such joy when I see that fire return.

I don't believe we should have to choose between science and spirituality. And I certainly don't believe we can spiritualise our way out of a biochemical imbalance. We need to nourish our bodies and understand our unique biology, while also making space for our humanity, intuition and spiritual lives.

This podcast is for women just beginning to make sense of perimenopause, women who have been searching for answers for years, and women who already know a lot about their health but feel there is something more to explore. I'm not here to be another guru. I want to share what I've learnt and help you become informed, curious, discerning and self-referenced in your own health.

Because I don't want women simply managing symptoms and getting through the day. I want us to have the health, strength, clarity and freedom to live this one precious life of ours on our own terms.

Explore my book, the Vitality Academy and personalised care through The Holland Clinic at www.thehollandclinic.com.