Nutrition, Yoga & Menopause

Nutrition, Yoga & Menopause Nourish. Move. Thrive. Helping women navigate perimenopause & menopause with evidence-based nutrition, movement & lifestyle coaching.

Edit : Disappointing insta chopped some off the slides! All info below though 👇I spend a lot of time here talking about ...
24/08/2026

Edit : Disappointing insta chopped some off the slides! All info below though 👇

I spend a lot of time here talking about nutrition, menopause, movement and creating a healthier life. But there’s quite a bit more to me than food and yoga! 😃

So, for something a little different, here are 10 things you might not know about me…

1. I was born and grew up in North London.
I’ve lived in Leicester for around 24 years but have somehow managed to keep my rather rough-around-the-edges London accent. 🇬🇧

2.  I was a competitive gymnast as a teenager.
So yes, I’m still quite bendy, but im also I’m hypermobile!🤸‍♀️

3. I spent very little time at secondary school.
Sport, art and anything creative were just about the only things that interested me.🏫

4. I started university in my 50s.
Proof that your school days don’t have to determine what you do with the rest of your life.👩‍🎓

5. I worked in sales and marketing for 17 years.
I managed government accounts and, at one point, regularly visited Downing Street for meetings.📑

6.  I later trained as a teacher.
I taught at a school for children with autism for four years and still do occasional tutoring.👩‍🏫

7. I used to own a coffee shop.
Which may help to explain why coffee remains part of my healthy lifestyle.☕️

8.  I’m a crafting geek and once studied interior design.
Basically, if it involves making, decorating or rearranging something, I’m interested.✏️

9.  My husband and I don’t have children, and that was our choice.
We share our lives with our rescue dogs and hens instead. And previously 4 rescue cats.🐈🐶🐔

10.  I gave up alcohol three years and eight months ago.
It’s one of the best decisions I’ve made for myself.🥂

Some of these feel like they belong to completely different versions of me, but they’ve all played a part in getting me to where I am today. 🧡

Which one surprised you the most? Or tell me one random fact about you that I’d never guess 👇

21/08/2026

My next online POWER Through the Pause small coaching group begins on 1 September. 💚

This is for women on their menopause journey who want to feel stronger, healthier and more in control but don’t need another rigid plan telling them to be perfect.

Together, we’ll work through:

🥗 Practical, personalised nutrition
🏋️ Movement that supports strength and confidence
🧠 Wellbeing, mindset and changing unhelpful patterns
😴 Rest and recovery
⚖️ Making it work in your actual life

This group will also be the first to access my new members’ area, with all the programme guides, resources and practical tools in one easy-to-find place.

We begin on 1 September, and places will be limited to 10 to keep the group genuinely small and supportive.

Comment POWER or send me a message and I’ll send you the details.💚

You don’t need another diet, another set of rigid rules or another Monday morning promise to “be good”.You need support ...
14/08/2026

You don’t need another diet, another set of rigid rules or another Monday morning promise to “be good”.

You need support that works with your life, not something that expects your life to revolve around it.

My small-group online coaching programme is for women navigating perimenopause and menopause who want to feel stronger, more energised, lose excess body fat, and be more confident around food, movement and their changing bodies, without restriction, guilt or perfection.

Over two months, you’ll receive:

💚 Small-group coaching
💚 Regular 1:1 check-ins
💚 Realistic guidance around food, movement and mindset
💚 Ongoing support and accountability
💚 Yoga and exercise sessions
💚 Access to my POWER Through the Pause resource library

The next group starts on 1 September, with a maximum of 10 women so the support remains personal, focused and genuinely supportive.

If you’re tired of knowing what to do but struggling to do it consistently, or confused by conflicting information, send me a message with the word POWER, and I’ll send you the details. You can also find out more via the link in my bio. 💚

One meal doesn’t define your diet.This is what eating well looks like in my actual life.Sometimes it’s a big salad conta...
12/08/2026

One meal doesn’t define your diet.

This is what eating well looks like in my actual life.

Sometimes it’s a big salad containing what feels like half the plant kingdom, a high-protein smoothie or a homemade curry packed with protein, fibre and plants.

Sometimes it’s chips at the seaside, homemade pizza, cake with a cup of tea or my favourite cinnamon bun and flat white while I work.

They all belong.

Healthy eating isn’t about making every meal nutritionally perfect. It’s about what your overall eating pattern looks like across days and weeks and whether it supports your health while still leaving room for pleasure, flexibility and a life.

Because if your version of healthy eating only works when you’re at home, completely organised and never fancy a cinnamon bun, it probably isn’t going to work for very long.

No earning it. No compensating for it. No guilt attached.

Just food doing its many different jobs.

Which picture would you be reaching for first? Mine might still be the cinnamon bun. 😂

This photograph was taken in our old studio, before the packing, shifting, vinyl removal 😅, and general moving mayhem be...
10/08/2026

This photograph was taken in our old studio, before the packing, shifting, vinyl removal 😅, and general moving mayhem began. 📦😂

I’ve now taught my first week in the beautiful new Hotpod Yoga Leicester studio, and although the surroundings have changed, the reason I teach hasn’t.

Yoga is where Yogi Bird began. And while my work has grown to include nutrition, menopause support and coaching, teaching yoga is still a really important part of who I am.

Over the years, that has taken many different forms. From my regular Hotpod classes and seasonal yoga workshops to community yoga, Nuffield Gym cover, and even the occasional aerobics and tone class. Whatever I’m teaching, it gets me away from the laptop, keeps me connected to real people and gives me the privilege of helping others move, breathe, feel stronger and take a little time for themselves.

I currently teach four sessions each week at Hotpod Yoga Leicester, so if you haven’t visited our new home yet, come and join me in the pod. I’d love to see you there. 💚

Want straightforward nutrition and menopause support without the scaremongering, rigid rules or unnecessary faffing?Join...
10/08/2026

Want straightforward nutrition and menopause support without the scaremongering, rigid rules or unnecessary faffing?

Join my email list for evidence-based information, practical ideas and an honest look at the nutrition and menopause claims doing the rounds.

You’ll also receive my welcome emails to help you get started, and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.

Sign up here: https://eepurl.com/gY8G-j 💌

07/08/2026

Apparently, we now need to be frightened of putting a banana in a smoothie 😳.

Because nutrition wasn’t confusing enough already🍌 🤦‍♀️.

You may have seen claims that bananas somehow “cancel out” the goodness in blueberries 🫐.

But is that really what the evidence tells us, and do you actually need to rethink your breakfast?

I’m unpacking the research, the headlines, and the bit that gets conveniently left out in this month’s newsletter.

Want straightforward nutrition support without scaremongering? 💌

Sign up through the link in my bio.




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