8 simple strategies to help with overwhelm

As we progress through midlife and perimenopause we can become more susceptible to stress and when life throws curve balls our way we can tip over into overwhelm. That feeling of not coping, of not knowing what step to take next.

Here are 8 simple strategies that you could apply right now.

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Lesley Waldron
PMS, perimenopause and the brain.

In the last few years I’ve become really interested in the impact of perimenopause on our brains. Partly as a result of my own experience of PMS and brain fog, and that of my clients, but also because of the increasing awareness around dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease affecting more women than men.

And because there’s action we can take every day to support this.

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Lesley Waldron
Creating wellbeing habits for perimenopause

Habits can help (or hinder) good gut health, good brain health, good heart health, good bone health.

It can feel overwhelming if we try and ‘fix’ everything at once.

Stressful even, and we know stress is not good for perimenopause symptoms!

However, small steps make a big difference.

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Lesley Waldron
Caroline's story - the power and promise of health coaching

I would recommend Lesley to anyone who is feeling unwell, struggling to begin exercising and feeling out of control through eating/ living unhealthily.

Her approach was so supportive, never judgemental and I felt Lesley genuinely wanted to help me feel better. I am now on a much clearer path - I am continuing to lose weight, I have far less headaches, my migraines (touch wood) have lessened and I feel well for the 1st time in a long time. I have Lesley to thank for that.

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Lesley Waldron
Alcohol, perimenopause and the festive season

You may have noticed your hangovers get worse as you progress through perimenopause

There are a number of reasons for this, partly to do with ageing and your liver’s ability to metabolize alcohol. Women naturally have a lower tolerance for alcohol metabolisation than men anyway, and this appears to increase as we age.

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Lesley Waldron