What Is Oxidative Stress? A Simple Guide for Women Over 40
What Is Oxidative Stress? A Simple Guide for Women Over 40 Oxidative stress might sound like the latest buzzword, or maybe you’ve started noticing it whenever people talk about health. And I bet you’re wondering what on earth it is?! I had certainly never heard of it until I was 49, and I’m in the […]
Oxidative Stress and Heart Health: What Women Over 40 Need to Know
Oxidative Stress and Heart Health: What Women Over 40 Need to Know Heart Health Month is full of pink hearts and kale recipes. Lovely. But hardly anyone is talking about what’s happening inside your cells. If you’re a busy woman over 40 running on coffee and adrenaline, this one’s for you. (Yes, you. The one […]
Self Care for Busy Women With Zero Time (9 Things That Take 5 Minutes or Less)
Self Care for Busy Women With Zero Time (9 Things That Take 5 Minutes or Less) Meditate for 20 minutes. Journal. Do yoga. Go for a walk. Take a bath. Drink more water. Eat the rainbow. Get eight hours of sleep. Awesome. When exactly? Also, I’m feeling even more stressed now just thinking about all […]
10 Simple Self Care Ideas for Busy Women (That Are Quick, Easy & Effective)
10 Simple Self Care Ideas for Busy Women (That Are Quick, Easy & Effective) Busy. Tired. Over it. Sound about right? Everyone tells you to have a bubble bath, light a candle and book a weekend away. Meanwhile you’ve got a full diary, a mile-long to-do list and the washing is still sitting there. Honestly, […]
Why Do I Keep Burning Out? The Subconscious Beliefs Behind It
Why Do I Keep Burning Out? The Subconscious Beliefs Behind It Rest. Feel almost human. Burn out again. Repeat. If you keep asking yourself why you keep burning out, even when you take the time off, even when you do all the “right” things, there’s a reason. I spent more than 30 years in corporate […]
Perimenopause or Burnout? How to Tell (Plot Twist: It’s Often Both)
Perimenopause or Burnout? How to Tell (Plot Twist: It’s Often Both) Tired all the time. Brain running on overdrive. Wide awake at 3am. Snapping over the milk being left out. Feeling flat, wired, and not quite yourself. So which is it? Perimenopause? Burnout? Or are you just “getting older and busy”? Plot twist: it could […]
Wide Awake at 3am? The Evening Wind-Down for Burned Out Women
Wide Awake at 3am? The Evening Wind-Down for Burned Out Women You’re exhausted all day. Knackered at bedtime. Then BAM, wide awake the second your head hits the pillow. Or you drop off fine, and then it’s 3am and your brain is running like a freight train – and honestly, everything seems like it’s a […]
How to Calm the Nervous System When You Can’t Switch Off
How to Calm the Nervous System When You Can’t Switch Off Ever been so tired you couldn’t sleep? Knackered all day, then wide awake the second your head hits the pillow. Brain running the to-do list at 3am. Doom scrolling in bed because you can’t switch off. I used to think that meant something was […]
Bubble Baths Won’t Fix Burnout (Why Your Self Care Isn’t Working)
Bubble Baths Won’t Fix Burnout (Why Your Self Care Isn’t Working) I did all the “right” things. The long weekend. The early nights. The pajama day with movies, popcorn and no adulting. And every time, same result. I’d feel almost human by Sunday, and by Monday lunch time I was right back there, feeling out […]