5 actions for an empowered perimenopause.
5 ways to take empowered action for your long term wellbeing in perimenopause.
Perimenopause is that transition towards menopause, one that can start in our late 30s to mid 40s and last until the end of our regular menstrual cycle.
All transitions can be tricky.
Our bodies are having to adjust to changing hormones, and our lifestyles are just as hectic and busy as ever, which can make it tricky to find the space for this adjustment.
However, there’s a HUGE advantage in taking action for your long term wellbeing right now, which has a payoff both now AND in the future.
We can’t slow down time, but we can invest in the quality of life in our post menopause years.
Based on my experience of working with women over the last 9 years as well as my studies and personal experience I think 5 of the top things to explore are:
Self awareness - taking a moment to check in with ourselves, at least daily to ask ourselves how we feel and what we need.
Making movement a priority - there are countless reasons why movement is great for our long term health - supporting joint and bone health, brain health as well as cardiovascular health. However, it doesn’t mean punishing gym workouts but finding a routine and movement type that suit your (back to point 1!)
Nourishing ourselves with pleasure and joy - you might find your body responds differently to food, and your changing body might mean you feel tempted to buy into those 12 week menopause diet plans…but restriction often leads to depletion and falling off the wagon. Add in more veg, pulses, nuts and seeds as a good place to start and slow down and take pleasure in the food you eat.
Create sleep habits that restore you well. The saying ‘you can sleep when you’re dead' should come with a serious health warning. As should those binge-worthy series that are on-demand day and night. Sleep deprivation can affect our mental and physical health, our appetite and our recovery from exercise.
Explore and reduce the impact of stress - we can’t always get rid of the stressors that come with work, relationships, parenting teens, caring for elderly parents, concerns in our community and the like - but it is important to understand both the impact of this on our wellbeing NOW and to explore ways to reduce it. There is a huge trickle down impact on the rest of our health when we take steps here.
These are 5 of the key pillars to my 4 month coaching programme too, so if you’re interested in getting started with addressing this get in touch. I’ve got space for 2 new clients in May and 1 or 2 in June.
Drop me a line if you’d like to book in a quick chat.