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I am Vicky, Menopause Mindfulness Coach. Empowering businesses and supporting people to confidently manage menopause in the workplace with love 🤍🫶

03/08/2026

HRT reviews, what’s your experience of them?
This is my 2nd, yearly appointment and I have to say it’s been a very positive experience.
The nurse really listened, asked about my symptoms, and mood (which I know I’ve talked about struggling with), I asked if I could swap to a spray for estrogen instead of the patches which I’ve been on for 3 years (Everol), due to skin irritation.
There was no resistance, prescription ready the next day and a review set for 3 months !
Although stressed if I wasn’t happy to come back earlier.

Well done to Honley Surgery, I’m very impressed.

What have your experience of HRT reviews been, or has it been a lack of them?

I’m really interested to know 🤍

07/07/2026

Alright, I know box breathing is a great wellness tool but from my experience is that the first thing I’d think of to support myself, a client or friend through menopause?

No!!!

Yes…there were some really great points in the webinar and in no way and I saying the advice was wrong.

I agree…to a point.

Understanding that menopause is a completely natural process.
Breathing techniques CAN really help
Listening to your body

All valid ….. but I couldn’t help thinking…

This all felt so…vanilla.

So polished. So gentle. So far removed from how so many women actually experience menopause.

If someone had told me, at the point where I was convinced I was losing my mind, to “just do some box breathing” and remember it’s “just a natural transition”…

I’d probably have punched them.

Not because the advice is wrong.

Because it’s the wrong advice at the wrong time.

When you’re burnt out, crying for no reason, forgetting words, snapping at everyone you love, lying awake at 3am, questioning your sanity and wondering what the hell has happened to you…you’re not in a place where you’re calmly asking yourself, “What is my body trying to let go of?”

At that point, all you’re ready to let go of is your temper.

The women I work with don’t come to me because they need permission to breathe.
They come because they’re scared. Confused. Exhausted. They don’t recognise themselves anymore.

Before we can get to the mindfulness, the breathwork and reconnecting with our bodies, we often need understanding.

We need someone to say, “You’re not going mad. Here’s what’s happening, and here’s what we can do about it.”

Then we can breathe.
Then we can listen to our bodies.
Then we can begin to embrace this transition.

Menopause is natural.

Feeling terrified, isolated and completely overwhelmed during it doesn’t have to be.

And that’s why I do what I do. 💛

09/06/2026

Today feels a little lighter... although still heavy, and the darkness isn’t far away.

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone, near and far, who has reached out, sent messages, checked in, or simply let me know you’re thinking of me. It really does mean the world. ❤️

And that’s after setting off at 6am this morning for a whirlwind trip to Liverpool to sort an emergency passport for Lili, booking a new flight, dropping her at Manchester Airport, and making the journey home again.

Since then it’s been:
✔️ 2 loads of washing
✔️ Tea made
✔️ Ironing done

Not exactly glamorous, but today I’m taking the win. It’s been a tough one, but I’m feeling accomplished.

Then, completely out of the blue, an amazing work opportunity landed in my inbox. Proof that this is what happens when women talk about each other in rooms we’re not in. Women supporting women is a powerful thing, and I’m incredibly grateful.

So now, Lili is on her way to Ibiza, and living her best life 😂, and I’m sitting here with a cup of tea, bra off (iykyk), ready to read a few pages before bed.

One day at a time 🩷

08/06/2026

Today, I don’t feel like myself, in fact I feel like s**t!
Recently I’ve pulled away from people. Cancelled plans. Told myself I was fine and tried to push through.

But I know when I start feeling mentally and emotionally unwell, that’s exactly when I need to do the opposite and use the wellness tools, which is fu***ng hard when you’ve no motivation.

And it’s not because they’re a magic fix, because they aren’t, but they do help keep me well and they help stop a difficult day becoming a difficult week.

So today, I’m trying one of the basics, and if I’m honest that’s probably going to be a tall order:
✨ Getting outside for fresh air
✨ Moving my body
✨ Reaching out instead of retreating

I’m sharing this because vulnerability isn’t always easy for me. My instinct is often to cut myself off and deal with things alone.

But connection is part of healing.

If you’re having one of those days too, consider this your reminder that you don’t have to wait until you’re completely burnt out to look after yourself. The small things matter. The foundations matter.

And sometimes the bravest thing we can do is admit we’re struggling and ask for support.

Much love ❤️

13/05/2026

Well… that accidental little break from social media turned into a full-on “WTF is going on with my life?” moment 😅

While I’ve been away trying to figure out why things have felt a bit s**t and not quite aligned, here’s what’s been happening behind the scenes…

✨ I’ve developed hay fever. Actual hay fever.
I mean I could do with a weekly newsletter explaining my bodies latest plot twist.

✨ My menopause symptoms are actually ok-ish right now…
(whispering this quietly because I do NOT want to anger the menopause goddess and have her strike me down with rage, insomnia and anxiety 😂)
Other than the hot flushes… we move.

✨ It’s also been recognised that ADHD is one of my superpowers.
And yes, I say superpower because “diagnosis” doesn’t sit right with me.
More on that another time because WOW… suddenly a lot of my life makes sense.

✨ Oh… and somewhere along the way I fell headfirst into all things woo woo🔮🌙
Turns out healing, intuition, energy, cycles and reconnecting with yourself is kind of my thing now.
Honestly? Some of it would have made old me raise an eyebrow… and now I’m over here pulling oracle cards and talking about alignment like it’s perfectly normal 😂

But if I’m really honest?

The hardest part has actually been feeling hurt and disappointed by people I genuinely thought were friends.

And for a little while, I forgot myself.
I forgot who I was.
I forgot my strength.
I forgot my magic.

But then something shifted.

I remembered who I am.

And boom… I’m back ✨

07/05/2026

I knew I needed to come back to social media… but for a while, it just wasn’t flowing.
Nothing felt right, and I didn’t want to show up just for the sake of showing up.

Then, tucked inside my diary, I found a little sticky note from a fabulous woman full of colour, energy, and encouragement.
It made me stop for a moment.

So I picked up the planner I’d bought from her months ago… the one I’d never really opened properly.
That led me back to revisiting the incredible pack my mentor had created for me — full of reminders of who I am, what I love, and why I started this journey in the first place

And somehow… here I am again 💛

This time, I’m not coming back trying to fit into what social media “should” look like.
I’m coming back more honestly, more openly, and much more in my own way.

I’m really looking forward to sharing this space with you again ✨

05/05/2026

Here’s the thing………..

I’ve paid to sit in rooms where I was belittled.

I’ve been told I don’t have a business — just a hobby.

I’ve thought I’d found my people, only to realise not everyone lives by the same values.

But here’s what I do know…

There are good people out there, and people who need my help 🤍

Therefore, I will always support other. It’s who I am — a walking, talking public service announcement for lifting others up.

But from now on, I’m choosing differently and I’m m doing it my way, one swear word at a time.

I’m surrounding myself with people who fill me up — not for what they can offer, but for how they show up.

No more shrinking. No more proving. No more fitting into spaces that were never built for me.

So move on over…

The procession is just getting started 🥁🥁

Love you all loads and I’ve missed you - it’s great to be back - are you ready for me ???

03/05/2026

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28/04/2026

Northumbria University is inviting women who are experiencing perimenopause to take part in a research study examining the effects of multi-vitamin/mineral supplementation on menopause-related symptoms, memory, concentration, sleep, and well-being.

For further information or to take part, please scan the QR code or click the link -

https://tinyurl.com/meno-multivits

03/04/2026

Rich and I have spent this afternoon being some of the first people in Yorkshire to try out the amazing Shiftwaves chair, here in Huddersfield at Dr Suzanne Triggs Garden room, and WOW! I feel like I’ve been at a spa for 3 days.
This chair is designed for nervous system regulation using pulsed pressure waves, if you want to know more check out the website below:
https://www.coachdoctor.org/shiftwave/

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