Living a healthier lifestyle in my 40’s
I started getting Peri-Menopause symptoms about 3 years ago. A year later I was taking gel oestrogen (along with oral progesterone) and started to feel a little better. You sort of think job done when you’re on HRT but Spring of 2021 some of my symptoms were returning. My GP upped my dosage to 2… Continue reading Low oestrogen- the effects I knew nothing about
Blimey it’s been tough this time round hasn’t it? Lockdown 3 in the UK has coincided with the shittiest month, bloody awful weather and short days, dark nights. I think we’ve all struggled a bit more this time round and the novelty of being at home and the enthusiasm we perhaps had first time round… Continue reading Lockdown life – what has been keeping us reasonably sane(ish)
I think second only to seeing family and friends, travel is what I have missed the most in this last year. At the moment travelling anywhere seems an amazing prospect. I miss the research, the planning, the countdown, that giddy feeling as you board the plane - that long awaited trip is actually happening! Our… Continue reading Wanderlust
Bracing myself against Storm Dennis earlier in the year, before all the Covid madness. I saw a meme on Instagram near the start of lockdown that said we’re not all in the same boat but we are all in the same storm. This really resonated with me and I think one of the positive things… Continue reading Coming out of the storm
If you have never suffered from anxiety it can be really hard to understand. If you suffer from anxiety it can be really hard to explain. The main problem is that the person suffering will often be quite good at hiding it. Take this photo below. This was taken one morning before work. I was… Continue reading What does anxiety look like?
In 2018 I broke my ankle. I was on holiday in Lisbon and slipped stepping out of a metro station, landed squarely on top of my right ankle and bashed it on the step. There began a journey that lead to a big examination of my health, although I now realise my health was in… Continue reading From broken ankle to back on my feet
Back on her feet 