Lifestyle Habits and the Menopause

Your experience of the menopause will be unique to you. I believe women should feel they can be in a positive place emotionally, physically and spiritually, that enables them to transition in their menopause journey where they feel in control.

This is about ‘Your story’, how you are transitioning through this stage in life, the impact that the changes being experienced are having on you and those around you. It’s important to take time for yourself and choose hypnotherapy as an opportunity to be fully open and honest in a safe, loving and confidential environment because you do deserve to feel empowered and embrace your menopause stage.

As a mum and wife, myself, I know how challenging life can be when experiencing the peri-menopause and what comes with it. Why did I just put my keys in the fridge? I’m sure I came upstairs to do something, but I can’t remember?! Maybe snapping at your children or partner.

If you have children who are going through puberty, whilst you are experiencing what manifests during the peri-menopause stage, everyday life can suddenly seem a little more challenging that what you may have previously thought as being ‘normal’ can become overwhelming.

Yes, hormones do play a big part in what manifests in the menopause stages and one of the many things that can be changed is by us looking at your lifestyle choices:

Alcohol intake
Unhealthy eating habits
Night sweats
Hot flushes
Lack of focus
Insomnia
Loss of confidence
No interest in exercise

All or some of the above can impact your confidence, self-esteem, behaviours, moods, attention/focus and all these are affected by the mis-alignment of what we feel, act and behave during the different stages of the menopause.

Think of it as a ‘domino effect’, when one thing we do is impede on our wellbeing, it continues to manifest in other ways.

How hypnotherapy helps with your menopause experience

The psychological experiences a woman can have in the body and mind during the different menopause stages, ranging from anxiety, insomnia and hot flushes/night sweats, irrational behaviour and mood swings and more. Make changes to your lifestyle and experience the positive impact of hypnotherapy.

Below are some of the psychological experiences a woman can have in the body and mind during the different menopause stages.

Anxiety

Anxiety is often experienced as a result of the many different ways the stages of the menopause can manifest itself. Not getting enough sleep has a knock on effect to our wellbeing and hits on our anxiety levels because of feeling so tired, and having a lack of focus.

My Anxiety Management System allows you to understand why anxiety is something we need to function as a human, but what to look for and manage when it affects our life negatively.

You can take back control and learn how to manage it.

Sleep

Our sleep is affected during the menopause for a variety of different reasons. For example, if our brain stem doesn't get enough oestrogen, it can affect our sleep. Or it could be due to drinking alcohol or caffeine before bed.

Whatever the reason maybe, I will help you understand the impact your lifestyle choices can have on the quality of sleep you get during whichever menopause stage you are experiencing.

Smoking

Everyone knows how unhealthy smoking is, but did you know it can trigger your menopause to start earlier? It increases your chances of getting osteoporosis and can increase your difficulty with sleeping and hot flushes.

So, if you are ready to stop smoking because of the many negative impacts it is and can continue to have in your life, then get in touch.

Alcohol

Alcohol is something that some women can turn to as a means of coping with however the menopause stage manifests, resorting to using it as a means of numbing to go to sleep. But it will not help and it has many negative impacts on the body and mind in quantities that are unhealthy.

You can either reduce or quit alcohol altogether with hypnotherapy.

Health Choices

Health choices encompass weightloss, sugar cravings, exercise or anything that relates to your physical and mental wellbeing, during the menopause.

A woman's body shape will change during the menopause, as the hormone fluctuations mean we store fat around our middle.

Hypnotherapy can help with weightloss, stop any sugar cravings, help with your mindset when it comes to exercising. And because it also helps with sleep, it will support weightloss, as poor quality sleep is a contributory factor to weight gain.

I am not a nutritionist, so I do not give advice in this area.

Confidence

Yes, it is possible to feel confident, happy and learn to feel empowered and embrace the changes that come with the menopause stages. You just need to understand what is going on with your mind and body to help an this is what my menopause package is designed to do.

Hypnotherapy is a great way to give positive and rewarding suggestions to your subconscious mind. Afterall, it wants to keep you safe, happy and healthy and we can let it know how to do just that.

Once you know how to navigate this part of your life's journey, begin to feel empowered and notice the changes over a period of time during your time with me, your confidence will begin to radiate.