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Mind Over Matter Nutrition, Liverpool (2026)

25/10/2026

Well, I couldn’t let that extra hour go to waste, could I? 😂⏰

So I’ve put together 60 little reminders that might just save you some time, energy, effort and money when it comes to navigating menopause, nutrition and your health.

Some might surprise you. Some might challenge something you’ve been told. And hopefully, a few will leave you thinking, “Well, that’s one less thing I need to worry about!”

These aren’t 60 more things to add to your to-do list.

Quite the opposite.

They’re about helping you feel more informed, more confident and less overwhelmed by all the advice out there.

I’ve deliberately kept each one short, but there’s evidence and context behind them.

If something catches your attention, you’d like to understand the science or you’re not quite sure what I mean, please ask!

Leave a comment or drop me a DM. I’m always happy to help make sense of the information. 🩷

And I’d love to know…

Which one could save you a little time, energy, effort, money or unnecessary worry today?

MindOverMenopauseNutrition

24/10/2026

The clocks go back tonight, which means we get an extra hour! ⏰🙌🏼

Now, I could use that hour to catch up on the never ending list of things that need doing around my house…

But I’m gonna pass. 😂

Because here’s a thought…

What if we used that extra hour to do something just for ourselves?

An extra hour in bed, a leisurely breakfast, a coffee with a friend, a bit of fresh air (if the weather decides to cooperate!) or just doing absolutely nothing.

And judging by tomorrow’s forecast, staying in my pyjamas might be the most appealing option! 😂☔

No guilt. No pressure to be productive.

And absolutely no need to turn it into another wellness challenge!

During perimenopause and menopause, looking after our health doesn’t always have to mean doing more.

Sometimes it’s about giving ourselves permission to do a little less.

So, here’s to an extra hour of whatever makes you feel good. 🩷

20/10/2026

Conversations like this really frustrate me.

Not because someone has asked the question. Quite the opposite, I’m glad they did!

But because we’re still giving people information that could discourage them from doing something that’s genuinely beneficial for their health.
This lady had been eating in a modest calorie deficit, going to the gym and making positive changes.

And she’d lost weight!

Yet somehow, the gym was being presented as the problem.

Of course, being in a calorie deficit doesn’t mean the scales will drop by a predictable amount every week. Our bodies just don’t work like that.

And exercise doesn’t guarantee weight loss either. There are lots of factors that influence energy balance and body weight.

But imagine making the effort to start exercising, feeling stronger, sleeping better and beginning to enjoy moving your body.

Only to be told that the very thing you’re doing to improve your health is stopping you losing weight.

What message does that send?

Do you stop going to the gym? Question whether you’re doing something wrong? Feel like you’ve failed because the scales haven’t moved as much as you’d hoped?

And this is what concerns me most.

We’re so focused on what the scales say that we risk overlooking all the other positive changes people are making.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it.
Improving your health and losing weight are not always the same thing.

If we’re supporting people to improve their health, surely we should be building their knowledge, confidence and understanding of their bodies?

Not leaving them questioning whether going to the gym was a mistake.

Because it wasn’t.

And one final thought...

Being able to weigh someone and being qualified to explain what’s happening in their body are two very different things.

Because advice delivered with confidence doesn’t necessarily mean it’s delivered with evidence. 😉

18/10/2026

Menopause awareness should lead to better care, not more fear. ❤️

This year’s World Menopause Day focuses on chronic pain at midlife, an important conversation when so many women are trying to understand changes in their health.

But not every symptom experienced during perimenopause or menopause is necessarily caused by hormonal changes, and women shouldn’t feel they have to accept pain as part of getting older.

I’ve been there myself, looking for answers and wanting to feel better. And I know how easy it can be to get caught up in the overwhelming amount of information, advice and promises being directed at women.

For me, awareness is about helping women ask questions, challenge assumptions, understand their options and access appropriate, evidence-based care.

And importantly, self-advocacy shouldn’t mean women are left to navigate all of this alone.

Women deserve to be heard, informed and supported. Not dismissed, misled or sold another promise.

12/10/2026

How much are women really paying in menopause tax?

And I’m not just talking about money.

It’s something I’ve been thinking about more and more. The money spent, the time invested trying to find answers, and maybe most importantly, the potential health impact on women’s physical and emotional health.

Because the cost of misinformation goes far beyond what comes out of our bank accounts.

Menopause has become such a lucrative marketing opportunity, and I genuinely struggle to understand why some people choose to exploit it, particularly other women.

I appreciate that many people are well intentioned. But what concerns me is when robust evidence emerges that challenges what’s being promoted or sold, or shows that a product doesn’t deliver the benefits being claimed, yet the marketing continues regardless.

At what point do we start questioning the responsibility and integrity of the people making these claims?

And I understand why women are drawn to the promises.

When you’re struggling to feel like yourself, of course you want answers.

I’ve been there. In the trenches. Desperate to feel better and willing to try almost anything. Until I wasn’t.

Because eventually I started questioning what I was being told, what I was spending my money on and whether there was actually good evidence behind any of it.

But I don’t think the responsibility should sit entirely with women to navigate all of this themselves.

We need to be asking more questions of the people making the claims.
Influencers being paid to promote products is one thing, and transparency matters. But when qualified healthcare professionals use their credentials to promote products or treatments without adequately supported claims, or fail to acknowledge evidence that challenges those claims, I think that raises even bigger questions about professional responsibility and integrity.

Because being good at marketing something doesn’t necessarily mean there’s good evidence behind it.

And having qualifications doesn’t make someone immune from being questioned either.

Perhaps it’s time we started asking who’s really benefiting from the menopause tax. 🩷

Let me know your thoughts in the comments 💭

10/10/2026

Your lived experience matters. ❤️

No two women will experience menopause in exactly the same way. And just because something is common, doesn’t mean you should have to accept it as normal or simply put up with it, particularly when it’s affecting your quality of life.

One of the things I’m most passionate about is helping women feel informed, confident enough to ask questions and able to advocate for themselves.

Because you know what feels right for you, and when something doesn’t.

I’m hearing more women sharing their lived experiences, and that’s so important. But I really hope we’re moving beyond simply listening and towards meaningful change.

Because being heard is one thing. Being listened to, taken seriously and supported is another. ❤️

04/10/2026

Sunday dinner used to be the highlight of my week. And I think it’s coming back. ❤️

I love food. I always have. It’s definitely one of my love languages.
Cooking for people I love and care about, sitting around a table together and making something everyone enjoys.
Even when they say they don’t want a roast dinner… then eat every bit of it! 😂

But somewhere amongst life becoming ridiculously busy, I lost a bit of that.

Today reminded me why I love it so much.

No distractions. No rushing off to do other stuff. Just being present.
The laughter. The stories. The weekly updates. The conversations that go off in completely random directions.

And today, thoughts and conversations about friends who are grieving and going through incredibly difficult days. ❤️

Because that’s what happens around a table, isn’t it? Life gets shared.
The good bits, the difficult bits, the ridiculous bits and everything in between.

I talk a lot about health and wellbeing, particularly through menopause and midlife. We can very easily turn wellbeing into another list of things we should be doing.

But I think there’s another part of it that we sometimes overlook.
Doing more of what you genuinely love and enjoy.

Being with your people.

Being present enough to notice the moments that matter.

For me, food will probably always be part of that.

And I’m made up that Sunday dinner is finding its way back to being the highlight of my week. ❤️

30/09/2026

A personal update…

After a huge amount of reflection, I have made the decision to resign as Co-Founder and Director of Activate Body and Mind.

I’m really proud of what has been achieved, the lives reached, the projects delivered and the conversations started.

But running a not for profit organisation involves so much more than the delivery people see.

Behind every project sits governance, safeguarding, reporting, finances, funding, planning and the responsibility of keeping an organisation safe and sustainable.

Yet funding often only values the delivery, not everything required to make it happen. There can also be an expectation that because you work within the voluntary sector, you should work for free.

Eventually, you have to recognise when constantly pouring from your own cup is leaving very little behind. I’ve reached the point where I need to prioritise my own health and wellbeing, and make choices that feel more aligned with my own values.

So I’m looking forward to my house no longer resembling a warehouse 😂, having slightly fewer than 24,686 tabs open in my brain at any one time, getting back in the gym and spending proper quality time with my family and friends, actually being present, with both ears listening rather than one ear while my brain is somewhere else entirely.

Looking after yourself isn’t selfish. It’s necessary.

Because you cannot sustainably care for your community if you’re slowly losing yourself in the process ❤️

20/09/2026

I’ve been pulling together the final evaluation for our Female Health Project and, looking back over the last 11 months, I feel incredibly proud of what has been achieved. 🩷

This project didn’t start with a list of workshops. It started with research, conversations and listening to what women and our wider community told me they needed.

And quite a lot happened.

None of it was off the shelf. Each workshop and event was researched, designed and written around the needs of the people I was supporting.

But the numbers are only part of it.

It’s the conversations that are harder to capture. The woman who stays behind to ask something privately. The message afterwards. The one-off advice or signposting. Women feeling informed and able to advocate for themselves. Conversations continuing at home. Knowledge travelling back into workplaces and communities.

That matters too. 🩷

Our conservative estimate suggests:

£14,693 invested.
£33,000+ indicative community value.

And even that doesn’t capture the hundreds of hours spent building programmes, designing events, creating resources, recording webinars, coordinating practitioners, preparing food, answering messages and bringing it all together.

Nor can it capture where that learning might travel next.

You don’t always know how far something will travel once you put it into the hands of people already connected to their communities.

A huge thank you to everyone who showed up, contributed, asked a question, shared something or trusted me with their story, and to the amazing women I’ve had the privilege of working alongside. 🩷🫶🏼

And to the funders for investing in female health and trusting me to turn that investment into something meaningful.

I’d usually have moved on to the next thing by now, without taking the time to really reflect on whats been achieved.

But this one? I’m really bloody proud of it. 🙌🏼🩷

Meaningful community work isn’t just about what you deliver. It’s about what happens because of it. 🩷

09/09/2026

I was sent a social media post this week and asked for my thoughts.

My first thought? Before you believe it, question it.

This is something we talked about at our recent Mum & Daughter Female Health event because learning how to navigate health information is a skill we need across the life course.

From body image and dieting in our younger years to the explosion of advice around weight, hormones and metabolism in menopause, women are constantly being told what we need to change, fix or buy.

And sometimes, health and nutrition claims are made in the hope that we won’t fully understand them.

Because if we don’t understand them, we’re less likely to question them.

And if we don’t question them, we’re more likely to buy into the solution.

When it doesn’t work? We can end up believing we’re the problem.

And that can keep us stuck in the cycle of the next diet, reset, supplement or programme.

You don’t need to know everything about nutrition to protect yourself from misinformation.

You just need to know that you’re allowed to question it.

That’s health literacy. And we need more of it. 🩷

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