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The Oil Fairy by Robyn, 164 Castle Bridge Drive, St. John's , NL (2026)

06/10/2026

“Everything is a win when the goal is experience.”

I saw that quote yesterday morning and have been thinking about it ever since.

I have been re-reading A New Earth and The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, and one of the concepts that continues to stay with me is the difference between your life and your life situation.

Most of us spend a lot of time focused on our life situation.

Our symptoms.
Our weight.
Our finances.
Our marriages.
Our businesses.
Our responsibilities.
Our endless to-do lists.

And those things matter.

They deserve our attention and care.

But they are not our life.

Our life is happening right now.

In this breath.
In this cup of coffee.
In the sunshine coming through the window.
In the walk with the dog.
In the conversation with a friend.
In the way the ocean smells on a summer evening.

I think this is especially important for women in perimenopause and menopause.

So many of us are working toward feeling better.

We want more energy, better sleep, less bloating, fewer hot flashes, more confidence in our bodies.

And I fully support that. It is the work I do every day.

But sometimes I wonder if we become so focused on improving our life situation that we forget to experience our life.

We postpone joy.
We postpone peace.
We postpone presence.

As though they are waiting for us somewhere in the future.

Maybe one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is learning how to care for our health while fully participating in the life that is unfolding right now.

To nourish our bodies.
To support our hormones.
To take the walk.
To drink the water.
To create change.

And at the very same time, to notice the sky, laugh with our people, feel the breeze on our skin, and appreciate the simple magic of being alive.

Because perhaps healing is not a destination.

Perhaps healing is an experience.

And maybe everything really is a win when the goal is experience.

What are your thoughts on this?

06/08/2026

I watched a reel the other day where two women were talking about menopause.

One of them called it “witchy magic.”

I laughed.

Then I nodded.

They might be onto something.

We spend so much time talking about what this season takes from us.

The hot flashes.
The sleep disruptions.
The weight gain.
The brain fog.
The mood swings.

Those things are real, and they deserve attention. But what if there is something else happening too?

What if this transition is also asking us to slow down long enough to listen?

To pay attention.
To become curious.
To notice what our bodies have been trying to tell us for years.

I sometimes wonder if the magic is not in the hormones themselves.

Maybe the magic is in the awareness.

The awareness that what worked at 30 no longer works at 50.

The awareness that our bodies are constantly communicating with us.

The awareness that pushing harder is not always the answer.

The awareness that our bodies have become significantly less interested in negotiating.

The older I get, the more I appreciate this age.

Because it feels real.
There is a depth to it.
A knowing.

A growing appreciation for comfortable pants.

And a realization that rest is actually productive.

A willingness to ask better questions.

A willingness to honour what I need instead of endlessly running past it.

Maybe that is the witchy magic. Remembering who we have been all along. 🪄 💫 💛

When you think about perimenopause or menopause, what feels most true for you right now?

Is it frustration?
Confusion?
Relief?
Hope?

Do you feel like you understand what is happening in your body, or does all the information out there leave you wondering where on earth to begin?

06/05/2026

Normal is a setting on the dryer.

Not a standard for how you should feel in your body.

When your doctor tells you everything looks normal and sends you home - that is not the whole story. Normal means you are not sick enough to medicate. It does not mean your body has nothing left to say.

Your fatigue is saying something.
Your bloating is saying something.
Your anxiety, your joint pain, your broken sleep, your weight gain that makes no sense.

All of it is saying something.

Any symptom your body gives you is a gift. It is not your body betraying you. It is your body briefing you.

And here is the part that lights me up and breaks my heart at the same time - you believe it when you are told you are fine. You stop asking questions. You stop being curious. You accept that this is just what getting older feels like.

But our bodies were not made to be this fabulous and functional for forty years and then just decide one day to fall apart. That is not what happened.

What happened is a combination of the stress we carried, the sleep we skipped, the signals we ignored, and the years we spent putting everyone else first. Our bodies held on as long as they could. And now they are asking us to pay attention.

You never - not ever - have to accept that this is just how your body is going to be from now on.

Not ever.

If you are ready to stop accepting “normal” as an answer and start actually understanding what your body is trying to tell you - I send weekly emails that break it all down. I try to be more active on social media - but it’s a lot for a one-woman show! So click link in bio to join the list 💛

05/29/2026

It was a magical day…
So many beautiful moments…
My last chicken…
What happens next? I can’t wait to find out…but for now I am soaking up all the little things 🥰

05/06/2026

You want better sleep?
Start with your mornings.

One of the most powerful things you can do for your hormones, your energy, your mood, and your sleep… is getting natural light in your eyes first thing in the morning. ☀️

When your eyes see natural sunlight early in the day, your brain starts a beautiful chain reaction:
• It tells your body, “We are awake now”
• It sets your internal clock (your circadian rhythm)
• It helps regulate cortisol (your energy hormone)
• And it starts the timer for melatonin… your sleep hormone… to be released later that night

So when women tell me:
“I am exhausted but cannot sleep”
“I wake up at 2 or 3 AM”
“I feel wired and tired at night”

This is often one of the very first things I tell them:
• Step outside within 30–60 minutes of waking
• Even 5–10 minutes helps (longer is even better)
• No sunglasses
• Cloudy days still count (this is Newfoundland… we work with what we have)

Sip your coffee outside
Take your dog for a short walk
Stand on your step and just breathe

It does not have to be perfect.
It just has to be consistent.

This is one of those “easy to do… easy not to do” things that quietly changes everything.

And if your sleep has been off for a while, this is a beautiful place to begin.

With Love,
R
Xx 💞

04/22/2026

Today marks 12 months without a period.

Menopause. 🤯

I will be 54 next month… and I have been thinking about what this moment actually means.

Nothing suddenly changed overnight.

If anything, I just feel more aware of my body now than ever before.

And maybe that is why I notice this even more clearly now…

Every day in clinic, I sit with women who feel exhausted.
Not sleeping.
Gaining weight.
Anxious.
Wondering what is happening to their bodies.

And reaching for anything that might help.

Because back in my early 40s, I did not even know what perimenopause was. I had my last baby at 36… so was it postpartum? perimenopause? stress? Honestly… what the hell did I know.

There was no language for it.

And now?

There is almost too much. And it leaves women feeling just as lost but in a different way.

So here is what I have come to understand:

How you move through perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause matters - wherever you are - right now - from this moment forward.

Where you start to listen to your body.
Where you stop chasing everything.
Where you come back to the simple things that actually support you.

Sleep.
Food.
Blood sugar.
Stress.
Movement that builds you up.

Not glamorous. But powerful.

And this is where I love what Chinese medicine calls this phase:

The Second Spring.🌷🌷🌷

What this means to me is that Spring is not neat and tidy.

It is muddy.
It is rainy.
It can feel a little all over the place.

But look what comes from it.

Growth.
Blooming.
Colour.
Joy.

And that is what this phase can be too…

An opportunity to reconnect.
To understand your body in a way you maybe never have before.
To show up for yourself differently.

So today at almost 54…

I am not crossing a finish line.

I am continuing.

Still learning.
Still adjusting.
Still showing up.

And maybe that is the message I want to leave you with…

We do not stop.

We just keep going.

(And if you have ever watched Finding Nemo as many times as I have…)

“just keep swimming, swimming, swimming” 🐟
Xx
R

04/16/2026

So I sent out a Blood Lab Guide a while back.

It was a list.

Just a list - which, turns out, is not actually very helpful when you are staring at test names you do not recognize and wondering why your doctor should order them in the first place.

So I rebuilt it. Because you deserve to actually understand what you are asking for.

The updated guide covers every marker worth requesting - hormones, thyroid, iron, inflammation, blood sugar, liver health, key nutrients. Each one explained in a way that makes sense for where you are right now in perimenopause or menopause. And a script to help you walk into that appointment feeling prepared instead of uncertain.

Find it in my bio 🌷

If you already have results (or when you get them) and want to understand what they are actually telling you about your body - not just whether you fit in a reference range - come and see me. Book a lab review through the link in my bio.

You should know what is happening in your body. And I would love to be the one to help you figure it out.

With love, Robyn xx

03/30/2026

Client love today and my heart is full. This is everything to me.💗

If you are curious, join my email list.
If you are ready, you can book an appointment with me:

(Links in bio)

You are always welcome here.

03/20/2026

You were told your blood work is “normal”…
But you still don’t feel like yourself.

This happens far more often than you think.

You finally take the step.
You book the appointment.
You ask for answers.
You do the blood work.

Then comes the call:
“Everything looks normal.”

But here’s what no one explains to you ⤵️

“Normal” doesn’t always mean optimal.

In Canada, lab ranges are based on groups of people in that region who are considered “generally healthy” - not on what thriving health looks like. And those averages? They often include people who are:

• Stressed
• Exhausted
• Undernourished
• Hormonally imbalanced

So yes, your results might be normal on paper…
but that doesn’t mean your body is functioning at its best.

This is where so many women feel stuck.
You feel the fatigue.
The bloating.
The weight changes.
The mood shifts.
The brain fog.

Yet you’ve been told everything is “fine.”

So where do you go from here?

This is where we start to look deeper. We explore:

• Optimal - not just “normal” - ranges
• Patterns in your blood work
• How your symptoms fit into the bigger picture
• Gut, stress, liver, and hormonal function

Because your body is always speaking.
We just need to learn how to listen differently.

If you’re ready to dig deeper, you can access my comprehensive blood lab request form in bio.

Not sure where to start?
Send me a message - I’ll help guide you through it.

You deserve real answers.
And you deserve to feel like you again.💗

03/13/2026

A few weeks ago a friend said something to me...

“I love what you do. I read all your emails. But I do not feel that bad yet, so I will come see you when things start to get worse.”

We started talking about it, and she told me she had mentioned to her doctor that she thought she might be entering perimenopause.

His response?

“You will just have to push through.”

Like - what??!!

Her response made me laugh:

“Uh, hello. It is 2025. I do not have to just push through.”

Hell yes. She is absolutely right.

Interestingly, most women think they should wait until symptoms show up before they seek support. When the hot flashes start. When sleep falls apart. When the weight gain, mood swings, or brain fog arrive.

The truth is that the most powerful work usually starts before all of that.

Perimenopause is a transition that unfolds over many years. How the body moves through it is influenced by what is happening with your gut, your nervous system, your stress levels, your sleep, and your daily habits long before things begin to feel disruptive.

I have many clients who come to me simply because they want to stay feeling good. They want to understand what is happening in their body and make sure they are supporting it well now so the transition ahead can feel steadier.

Not perfectly.
Not obsessively.
Just consistently and with awareness.

After our conversation, my friend has since messaged me and said, “You know what? I think you are right. I would like to book in.”

And I was so happy!

Because this work is not just about helping women who feel miserable.

It is also about helping women stay well.

If you are in your late thirties, forties, or early fifties and you feel mostly okay but know things are beginning to shift, that is actually a beautiful time to start paying attention.

If you would like support understanding what your body needs right now, you can book an appointment with me anytime through the link below (or click link in bio)

https://lp.happyhormonesolutions.com/book-consult

Let’s talk. You do not have to wait until things fall apart. 💗

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