A few years back, I struggled to get out of bed, this continued for quite some time. Frustratingly, every time I tried to share with my husband that there was something deathly wrong with me, he dismissed me by telling me I was unfit and I just needed to get up and do more.  So, I tried my darndest to do just that, but I was in pain all over my body. I couldn’t even walk down to the letter box, which was 50 metres away, without gasping like an old man smoking.

When I asked the universe what was wrong with me, it so happened a discount voucher flew off my desk for a naturopath new to the area. I jumped at the chance and booked an appointment immediately.

Lots of tests were done, which I’ll share the results with you shortly. The Naturopath did  ‘Live blood Analysis’, This is the most remarkable test I’ve ever witnessed. The Naturopath was gobsmacked to say the least when she saw the inflammation in my blood and asked me how I was still standing. I burst into tears with joy for the fact that someone else could literally see what was going on inside for me but then I cried for my being to be in such a state.

A saliva test was done for the hormones, interestingly, the scale that orthodox medicine works with to measure hormones is only looking to see if you have low enough oestrogen for them to declare you are Menopaused! The Naturopath on the other hand is looking for changes on a bigger scale from one end to the other, from progesterone to oestrogen. For me my oestrogen levels were so high that it hardly showed up and the progesterone was almost non-existent At 57 I was still mensurating. Yep you guessed it I was royally F@#ked!!

As you will learn when you visit me for a peri/menopause coaching consultation, oestrogen can line the liver walls and other organs which of course can give a false reading to the body’s hormonal levels.

I was very much alone on this journey, so much so that in amongst covid a divorce happened and all the ugliness that goes with it. I picked myself up, brushed myself off and dug deep to heal on every level. 4 years on after my sister and I had a conversation about how horrible menopause was and how we all feel alone on this journey, she recommended a book to me which opened my eyes to the fact that self-pity was not my answer and that most of my ailments were in fact menopause related. With driving force, I set about to help guide other midlife women to transition through the goal post of menopause, so they don’t feel alone, ignored or dismissed.

After experiencing every symptom on the meno list, I am definitely qualified to guide and encourage women through the transitional change Ive coined “MENOPAUSE COACH’.

If you resonate with any of this then consider coming in for a consult. I really look forward to helping you kick some goals and the meno confusion.

“Love always, to the self.”

Kim