Jane Hutchens

28/01/2026

A culture that benefits from your depletion, distraction, and division will always offer you smaller battles to fight.

This is a reminder to resist whatever reduces you, in your body, your thinking, your self-worth and your place in the world.

In the words of Desmond Tutu, "My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."

Jane

19/01/2026

Longevity

Sleep, physical activity, and nutrition shape both how long we live and how well we live, but they’re usually studied in isolation.

This large new study asked a better question:

>>What is the minimum combined change across sleep, movement, and diet needed for a longer life and a longer healthspan?

17/01/2026

Is it too late to still be doing resolutions-stuff?

I am slowly coming back after an unplanned for - but obviously much needed - summer break from socials.

What's on your "nope, I'm not doing that" and your "sure, maybe" lists for the year?

Jane

22/12/2025

Menopause can change the way food tastes and smells, and that can change what (and how) you eat.

In a recent focus-group study, women described taste going “bland,” smell becoming stronger, and sweetness sometimes feeling intensified - leading to more salt/spice/strong coffee, new aversions, and new cravings.

If this is you, you don’t need to try and persist and eat the same food that now tastes blah; instead try some of the "taste corrections" and tips on the slides.

Just adding more salt (tempting as it is) isn't a great strategy long-term. Adding or upping acid (ferments, citrus, vinegar), herbs, and mixing up the texture can help. Sauces, keeping hydrated, ice chips can also help with a dry mouth.

‍🙋‍♀️ Have you noticed taste, smell, or sweetness change in perimenopause/menopause?

I did and I REALLY noticed smells, especially perfumes and aftershaves (and not in a good way).

Jane

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16/12/2025

07/12/2025

Taper 2025 begins tomorrow - this is your invitation to

> take a breath
> make a bit of space, and
> ease into the holidays without adding another to-do list.

Join here https://shiny-hat-61346.myflodesk.com/rnlwaeaza5

Jane

05/12/2025

What on earth is Taper 2025?

Taper began a few years ago as a survival strategy at the end of a frenetic year, a way to ease into the season instead of being swallowed/destroyed/undone by it.

And now, well, it's tradition.

Taper is ...
* free
* a bit different every year
* not a lead to entice you to buy anything
* a risk-free moment of escape and lightness

So if your year has been a lot, and the thought of the holiday season instils fear instead of joy, then hang out with me for a while.

Five daily emails to help you taper off and end the year in one piece, starting Monday 8 December.

Join here https://shiny-hat-61346.myflodesk.com/rnlwaeaza5

jane

04/12/2025

It's Taper time!

Taper started a few years back with the desire to ease into the Christmas period instead of being sucked into a vortex of end-of-year frenzy.

Turns out I need it every year! Taper is:

🦩a quiet corner to rest
🦩a moment to dream
🦩a time to create some space
🦩a moment of lightness
🦩an invitation, to you

Join me in Taper 2025.

Daily emails for 5 days to help you ease into the end-of-year, enjoy the summer holidays and start 2026 with lightness.

No more details available - it's a time for curiosity and play, not lists and details.

Taper 2025 starts Monday 8 December, join us!

Join here https://shiny-hat-61346.myflodesk.com/rnlwaeaza5

Jane

30/11/2025

Holiday clinic hours ✨

If you’d like support before the break, bookings are open, and I have re-opened spots for new clients.
If you’ve been meaning to prioritise your health, now’s a good time to book in.
Link in bio to book on line - or reach out if you have any questions.

Jane

18/11/2025

Sometimes the loudest advice isn’t the most helpful.

Menopause doesn’t need more noise, it needs calm, clarity, and good information.

Jane

15/11/2025

"Whoever you are, and whatever helps, I hope today is a day you are finding the softest way through."

The inimitable Andrea Gibson

14/11/2025

I've seen this 90's classic a few time lately, have you? It goes something like "high cortisol steals your progesterone.”

The truth is more interesting (and far more scientific): cortisol doesn’t deplete progesterone or “use it up.”

Instead, chronic stress can disrupt the signalling between the brain and ovaries, affecting ovulation and the luteal phase. When ovulation is disrupted, progesterone production may drop, not because cortisol stole it, but because the o***y didn’t get the messages it needed.

Hormones don’t work in a simple tug-of-war. They respond to complex networks, signals and feedback loops.

Swipe through for more detail.

Jane

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