by Gina Mitchell | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog
Following on from Part 2 of my story from last week. The story so far….. I was not sleeping. I burned out. I had to leave my teaching job which I loved. What was going on for me? Menopause! Stats say that 20% of women suffer severe symptoms. I had to take charge of my...
by Gina Mitchell | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog
Following on from Part 1 of my story from last week. The story so far…. I was not sleeping. I burned out. I had to leave my teaching job which I loved. What was going on for me? Put simply….it was menopause ….. more accurately…. It was my attitude towards menopause. I...
by Gina Mitchell | Feb 4, 2020 | Blog
It was a cold Sydney winters day. We had just arrived back from a month in Greece. It was a beautiful red-hot summer there. I thought the holiday would be the antidote…..but it wasn’t! I slid down the shower wall and began to sob. As the water poured over my head and...
by Gina | Apr 2, 2018 | Blog
One of the most severe symptoms of perimenopause and menopause for me was insomnia. I had never been a good sleeper and it just became worse as I approached menopause. Insomnia is one of the most debilitating symptoms of menopause, in my opinion. At first, I tried...