I bumped into one of the women who came on the first ever Menopause Support workshop the other day – and I was really pleased to see how much better she was looking, enjoying life and full of energy.  When I asked her whether she had made any changes since she came to Menopause Support – she replied enthusiastically ‘yes and she was feeling so much more confident about life now’ but also (rather more thoughtfully)- ‘she couldn’t exactly put her finger on which of the changes she’d made since the workshop, had made the most difference.’

Like her, I have made lots of little changes to the way I live my ‘day to day’ life.  For example, I certainly go to bed a lot earlier these days (particularly if I’ve had a run of bad nights) and I’m more careful with what I eat and drink (much less caffeine and more nuts and seeds rather than the chocolate bars).  But which of the many changes I’ve made has helped the most is difficult to say – I believe it’s a combination of all of them.

This is a difficult concept, when we are so used to believing there should be a ‘single magic bullet’ to make us feel better – as when you go to your GP and get a ‘pill’ that fixes the problem.  But I think, particularly at this time of change in women’s lives, it’s a really good time to reflect and take stock of all the areas of your life, so that you can enter the ‘second-half’ of your adulthood in the right way for you.

And this is why the menopause support approach gives women the time to consider such a wide range – from how you think, feel, eat, drink, exercise, and which self-help lifestyle changes, natural and orthodox treatments might be right for you.