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Menopause symptoms + Lockdown 2.0 = A potentially

Menopause symptoms + Lockdown 2.0 = A potentially lonely experience 😔

I have found my menopause journey an extremely lonely and isolating experience, let alone throwing a lockdown into the picture 🆘

I felt misunderstood and a misfit to those around me. I believe this is largely due to the misconceptions about menopause, making it harder for me to open up to those around me. 🤷🏽‍♀️

So, by sharing our experiences I truly believe this is a great start to help break down the barriers to loneliness during menopause 📢

Here are some suggestions on how we can try to combat loneliness🤝
How have you looked after your mental health this lockdown? 🧠⛑

Going through the menopause itself is tough enough

Going through the menopause itself is tough enough for many of us, let alone having to endure the snide comments from others🤦🏽‍♀️

One thing I personally hate hearing is “are you menopausal?” A transition from the classic “Is it that time of the month?”🙄

Men, kids and non-menopausal women unsure how to support a women going through the menopause in your life?👩🏽‍💼

A great place to start would be to memorise the comments and never breathe these words again🚫

What insensitive comments have you received during your menopause journey?

I thought I’d share a snippet of a poem I wrote

I thought I’d share a snippet of a poem I wrote during the last lockdown: “Menopause during coronavirus.” 📝

Coronavirus has been at the forefront of our lives for months on end, however other struggles still continue to persist. 📈I thought this would be a perfect time for those struggling to let you know you are certainly not alone! 🤝Although you may feel disconnected from others, it is important to actively stay connected and not suffer in silence. 📲 💬

I am here with you all while we all continue to face a winter lockdown, please don’t hesitate to drop me a DM. 💌

How have you been managing your symptoms this winter lockdown? ❄️

For the full version of this poem please go to my IGTV 📺

LINK IN BIO 📲💻 Given it is lockdown, menopa

LINK IN BIO 📲💻

Given it is lockdown, menopause symptoms may be at the forefront of our lives more than ever🤯 It is the perfect time to keep a track of your symptoms to be prepared for any GP appointments👩🏼‍⚕️.

Here, you are one step-head, able to give them a tangible record of your symptoms📃- sometimes too hard to put into words in a 10 minute-session🕑. I have created this to help you and your GP work together to create the appropriate treatments tailored to your own specific symptoms 🖊.

By physically writing down your symptoms, you yourself are able to process and be more mindful of the changes happening to your body 👁 and come up with the appropriate questions to ask your GP prior to your appointment according to YOUR OWN symptoms🤔.

For those of you unsure if you are going through perimenopause this is a great habit for you to start carrying out- you or your GP may see a pattern in symptoms which is indicative of something else 🤷🏽‍♀️

To me, there is just something about using pen and paper and holding it in my and which is more real and easier for me to manage and less likely to forget🤣

Stick it up on your fridge, tuck it in your diary, stick it up on your wall or desk 📌

Current lockdown restrictions can be quite nerve-r

Current lockdown restrictions can be quite nerve-racking🤯

Essentially, All aspects of our lives have suddenly merged into one: Being at home 🏡.
Be it our work, social and home-life, personal troubles which don’t stop and increasing
caring responsibilities for many 🧑🏽‍⚕️.

This can be extremely overwhelming and exhausting for you and your mind, intensifying brain fog 🧠.

However, what I think really helps is to come up with a routine for each different aspect of your life 📚.

Compartmentalising your thoughts can help you determine issues you may need to speak to with different people (EG. your partner, your kids, your work, your GP and your friends) 🗣.

This will help you gain control over what you are able to, and make your mind feel much more organised📨.

What creeps straight to mind for me is FATIGUE😴

What creeps straight to mind for me is FATIGUE😴. I have been so low on energy particularly over the last week. There have been days I’ve pushed through and other days I have been more easy on myself to wind down and listen to my body🦻🏽

What menopause horrors have you faced this month ?👻

Myself and counselling psychologist, Dr Mona Miche

Myself and counselling psychologist, Dr Mona Michels, session where we share with you all our tips for:

🗣 Opening up with your partner with regards to menopause
🤷🏽‍♀️What to do if you do not get the response and support you expect
👩‍👧‍👦Opening up with your kids (both daughters and sons)
🏠 What women should do if they live in a household where mental health tends to be silenced!

Available on IGTV📲

What would you say to your premenopausal self? 💌 Tag anyone who hasn’t embarked on their journey so they can be better educated📲

I would say prepare your mind and your body, this would allow me not to prevent but at least to better tackle symptoms from a better place- your body and mind will thank you later🤝

I would tell myself to have one conversations wth women in my life so I wasn’t blindsided when my peri-menopause journey begun 🧏🏽‍♀️

I would tell myself to educate myself of the symptoms so I can better be prepared📑

I could go on all day⌚️

This post is for all of you which know a woman in

This post is for all of you which know a woman in your life.

There is a huge misconception that menopause is confined to the odd hot flush and maybe some other physical symptoms. However, this is not the case. Nearly 18% of menopause symptoms are psychological, with the other 82% of symptoms likely to lead to mental health repercussions. 🧠

So kids, partners, managers and friends if you know a women who is being different to normal, think about why that might be? It is time for everyone to listen, learn, and acknowledge. 🦻🏽

Menopause is not just a woman’s matter, it's everybody's. 🌏

I’m really excited for this evening and my Instagram live at 8pm but with gynaecologist @drnitubajekal 👩🏽‍⚕️📲

Join me and Dr. Nitu Bajekal this Sunday 8PM (Worl

Join me and Dr. Nitu Bajekal this Sunday 8PM (World Menopause Day 🌍) where we will be doing an Instagram live answering all your ‘burning’ questions from managing symptoms to lifestyle choices. Feel free to send in any questions before hand.

Dr Nitu Bajekal is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist for 20 years on the NHS with over 35 years of clinical experience in women’s health.

She is also one of the first US board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physicians in the UK! Dr Bajekal is the founder of Women for Women's Health, a voluntary service set up in 2014 to educate and empower women to make dietary and lifestyle choices to help improve their own and their families’ health. She and her team provide reliable up-to-date women’s health and lifestyle information for the general public, doctors, workplaces and schools, both in the UK and abroad. She covers a wide range of important topics such as painful periods, PCOS, contraception, menopause and endometriosis.

She is passionate about educating the public and doctors👩🏽‍⚕️ about women’s health, plant based nutrition 🍃 and lifestyle medicine, as she firmly believes these go hand in hand.

I’m so excited to announce that myself and Couns

I’m so excited to announce that myself and Counselling Psychologist, Dr Mona Michels, will be pre-recording a session together next week where we discuss all things from low moods to opening up to your partner about menopause. Please get any questions you wish for me and Dr Michels to cover together, you can do so via the comments below or message me privately! 💌

Dr Mona Michels is a Counselling Psychologist based in North West London and Hertfordshire. She has a DPsych in Counselling Psychology, MSc in Foundation of Clinical Psychology & BSc in Psychology. She has been counselling full time for over 12 years. She helps people of all ages with any struggles they may be facing and equips them to effectively manage these issues predominately through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. 🧠

She was pivotal in helping me through my own menopausal journey and the struggles that came with it and so I’m really grateful to have come out of the other end and to be able to record this with her! 🤩

As I have been supporting women recently, many hav

As I have been supporting women recently, many have told me they have heard these words when opening up about menopause and surprise surprise it's exactly what I heard🤦🏽‍♀️

Let’s translate what this really means. I should not express myself as am whining and I should live through the symptoms of my low moods, the excruciating period pains, pms and now perimenopause because “everyone else does” 🧏🏽‍♀️

Initially, I tried to “just get on with it” but this was detrimental to my mental health both at work⌨️ and at home 🏡 . I always looked around me and with these words ringing in my head, I assumed every other woman was coping just fine because we all stayed quiet. I was so worried about what others would think, that I was weak, not good enough, and useless at everything. My anxiety and negativity became an all time high😣

Eventually once I had a breakdown I decided not to “Just get on with it” but to talk and get support from those around me during my time of need. This was the best choice I ever made!

How many of you have heard that word Just get on with it and how did it make you feel?

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