How to feel fabulous in post menopause; what actually works
How to feel fabulous when you’ve landed in post menopause is easier than you think. I shared this graphic when I worked with perimenopausal women mostly. It’s relevant just as much in post menopause.
Your self esteem and self confidence more than likely took a nose dive in perimenopause, I hear you. I've been right where you are. It’s hard to believe I’m eighteen years post menopause. Thankfully, I’ve learnt a lot. I landed in post menopause when there was nothing but taboos about this transition. It took too many years trying to be diagnosed with weird symptoms I had, only to be consistently fobbed off that it was nothing, just a bit of stress. In the chaos of it all I didn’t look after myself. I was lost as all the changes happening to my body kept popping up, even after peri. My heart jumps for joy that there is so much help and information available these days. Rightly so. Nowadays, if your doctors fobs you off with a silly excuse, you can do your own research to help yourself, and sign up to a HRT specialist doctor to get the help you deserve from the medical end of things.
I’ve had many “learnings” on this road. I’m beginning to get into my zone now over the last few years. That’s thanks to the plethora of information nowadays. Also because I am on HRT and I look after my nutrition and lifestyle habits so they work for me. So don’t despair if you feel lost as you land in post menopause. If like me, you feel dazed after a turbulent time during the transition. The big question is where to start though.
You start with the basics, I showed my quick toolkit recently.
Prioritising You
It's about putting yourself first. Not always at the expense of the ones you love or, the work you do to give you the funds to live your life with ease. You should be top of your list, so you have the energy and space to juggle your life and commitments. You’ll be more rested and recharged and ready to live life more fully. Stop the juggle and you last on your list.
Review your nourishment and ensure the junk is minimal. Look at your sleep and daily stress, what can you adapt or change so you can have restful sleep and your resilience to stress is more manageable.
This time of life is about reassessing your life. For myself I removed as much toxicity whether it was food, lifestyle habits or people, as much as possible. This was one of the biggest stress reducers. Nowadays, if a situation doesn’t suit me I’m up and out of it. I have zero tolerance for avoidable crap now. A benefit of being post menopause, or respecting me and my time more? Also, I focus more on enjoyment and fun. I judge everything by a few cornerstones. Here are three of them; will it make me money, will I enhance my life, will it bring more happiness.
On my journey through post menopause, I’ve shifted gear to prioritising myself. For years I kept going as I used. Juggling it all only to wake up one day and realise that there is less time than my twenties. That there was no time for what I wanted, life was passing me by, I also was shocked at how fast my life had gone past and I still had so much I wanted to do. I shook things up. It did take a while to be more authentically me, kick back on bulls**t, take control of how I want to live my life. This didn’t happen overnight. I had to accept that there were few quick fixes. That if I wanted to make real change I’d have to create the healthful habits that would propel me into the life I want to live.
I also had to halt the negativity that society and governments peddle. Your life is not over post menopause. When I was in my teens I used to hear that life began at 40! Well, I’ve always believed, life begins when you’re ready. Up to that, life takes over. So if that was you, what better than now to begin?
Now, I’m the first to admit that it hasn’t always been an easy ride. I realised lately this when I was seriously ill, with my life was turned upside down as a result. But the healthful habits I’ve built up over the years made it easier to slide back into my life, once I got well. Yes, I have had to start nearly at the beginning with lifting weights, learn to eat a wide variety of food again and the rest. But the way of life was still ready for me to hop into again. In short, it’s about getting back in the game of life and thriving again.
A huge part of my approach to prioritising myself is creating self care rituals.
They are targeted at nurturing myself so I sleep better, building resilience to daily stressors, loving my body with food, feeding my soul with motivation to flourish, on my terms. To keep on top of this I regularly take time out regularly to review my progress and set new goals.
Finally on my road to stay feeling fabulous, I know that my success is a constant review and reset as I adapt to life.
Now is a good time to prioritise you and make fabulously you happen as you age on your terms, healthily?
Ready to flourish in what can be the best of life yet?
Post menopause life can truly be a transformative journey, bringing both challenges and opportunities. We focus on finding your path to flourishing wellness and vitality post the pause. It's time to embrace this next chapter by fuelling your body and creating a nurturing environment to empower you to take the next steps in order to thrive. Feel free to grab a free 30 minute session and learn how I can help you dive in and find your ways (or secret power) to live a vivacious and vital life in "post the (meno)pause".