OMG, I can't actually believe it's been just over a week since the HOT GOSSIP women in business event at Nelsons!! I panicked when I realised and immediately started down to write the coverage for the event. (My apologies... full time, self employed, single mum with half term kinda got in the way!!) It was so inspiring to see so many new faces and a big well done to you all for braving it out and getting connected! What an event! Another huge success for a few of the HG Gals

Following on from my last blog about menopause and alcohol, here is my research into why, when entering menopause do so many women suffer from anxiety and depression. Again I was completely overwhelmed by how complex the side effects of entering or being in menopause are, and again just how little research goes into finding a solution. The influence of endocrine function (the body's hormone system) on the mood of the menopausal woman continues to be debated and researched. Wh

So, here – as promised – is my guide to alcohol and its effects on peri-menopausal and menopausal women. Tragically, research in this area is critically underfunded and whilst many papers have been widely published on this subject, there is little information on suitable treatment and help in this area. The increase in prevalence rates of alcohol use disorders in younger versus older cohorts of female drinkers is many times higher than the corresponding increase in prevalence

So last year I wrote 3 blogs about menopause for International Menopause Week. I have been thinking a lot about this subject lately, as it is such a huge feature in many of my client's lives and I am personally being thrust-into peri menopause (SIGH). Whilst there is a wealth of information available on this subject, last year I found it hard to navigate everything that was being thrown at us. After month's of research I felt I had narrowed it down to the "nitty gritty" of wh