Chestnut Hypnotherapy

15/09/2025

Anyone else lying in bed at 2am with your mind racing, even though you're exhausted? 🙋‍♀️

That "tired but wired" feeling is so common in perimenopause, and it's absolutely maddening. Your cortisol patterns are shifting, your oestrogen is fluctuating, and your nervous system is trying to keep up.

What I see with my clients is this creates a perfect storm where food becomes the go-to stress reliever - especially in those evening hours when everything feels overwhelming.

The good news? There are practical ways to calm that wired feeling and break the stress-eating cycle.

I've put together a free toolkit with simple techniques that work specifically for perimenopausal anxiety. Grab it here: https://sales.chestnuthypnotherapy.com/peri-anxiety-toolkit/

12/09/2025

The 3pm crash… is it you, or your hormones? 🕒

If you’ve ever felt your brain begging for a nap mid-afternoon while your to-do list shouts, “keep going,” this if for you. Coffee helps for about 20 minutes… then the slump hits again.

Here’s the truth: that crash isn’t about willpower. It’s your nervous system and hormones being out of sync.

The good news? There are small ways to steal back an hour of usable energy... no caffeine required:

🌸 Pause before you push
🌸 Swap the scroll for a reset
🌸Protein + water = instant stability

Tiny shifts, but together they add up to more calm and focus in your day.

05/09/2025

The Hidden Impact of Feeling Invisible

😶 When no one really sees you, it can chip away at your confidence, your motivation, and even your joy.

But feeling invisible isn’t just “in your head.” It’s a real experience with real effects — and there are ways to break free from it.

If you’re tired of fading into the background, this blog is for you

- How to start feeling visible,valued and confident again during perimenopause

30/08/2025

Here comes September… 🍂
The kids, the workload, the “back to it” energy all piling in while she’s foggy, anxious, bone-tired, and wondering how she’s meant to keep up.

If you’re her partner, it can feel frustrating or even confusing. You want to help, but you don’t always know how and saying the wrong thing can make her retreat further.

That’s why I wrote my guide for partners: simple ways to support her emotionally and practically during perimenopause. Small gestures, words, and habits that actually make a difference when life feels overwhelming.

Because yes, September will still be September… but she doesn’t have to stumble through it unsupported — and neither do you.

💛 Check out the blog here:
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How to support your partner going through perimenopause.

23/08/2025

Perimenopause Partner Playbook: RED FLAG vs GREEN FLAG

🚩 “It’s just stress.” → ✅ “I believe you—how can I help?”
🚩 “Are you cold/hot again?” → ✅ “Want me to grab the fan/window/water?”
🚩 “Let me fix it.” → ✅ “Want ideas or just a listen?”

More green flags inside the blog—send this to the man who gets it.
👉 Read now: https://perimenopausesupport.uk/f/the-heat-is-on-navigating-perimenopause-together-as-a-couple

28/07/2025

You’re trying to feel calmer around food… but still want to feel more in control.

Now what?

This comes up so often in conversations with the women I work with.

There’s a fear that easing up around food means giving in.

That if you stop restricting or fighting your body, it all goes off track.

But what if real change starts when you stop battling?

I help women in perimenopause who feel overwhelmed by anxiety — especially when food has become a way to soothe the stress.

Together, we untangle the habits, the guilt, and the pressure.

Inside my Midlife Food & Feelings Reset and Soothe & Settle programmes, I blend hypnotherapy, nervous system work, and practical support to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more in control — without relying on willpower.

💜 Curious how this could work for you?
Take a peek here:
👉https://perimenopausesupport.uk/feelings-and-food-reset
👉https://perimenopausesupport.uk/soothe-and-settle
I offer a Free No Obligation Consultation too! Here’s the link if you want to talk things through 👉 https://calendly.com/bonnie-01/free-initial-consultation

25/07/2025

🌪️ “Why do I wake up every morning with panic in my chest when nothing’s even happened?”
💔 “I’ve always coped… why can’t I anymore?”

If you’ve started feeling anxious, overwhelmed, teary or on edge — even though you’ve always been the strong one — it could be your hormones talking.

You’re not going mad. And you’re definitely not alone.

✨ In this blog, I break down why anxiety ramps up during perimenopause, what helped me through it (yes, even as a trained mental health nurse I was caught off guard), and the real science behind that knotted stomach, racing heart, and 3am wake-up call.

🧠 Plus: Practical tools to feel more calm, grounded, and like yourself again.

👉 Read the full blog here:
Why Anxiety Shows Up More During Perimenopause — Even If You’ve Coped for Years

https://perimenopausesupport.uk/f/why-anxiety-shows-up-more-during-perimenopause

Let’s stop suffering in silence.

...Even If You’ve Coped for Years

19/07/2025

✨ Overwhelmed at work… or is it something else?

You used to juggle meetings, deadlines, and life admin like a pro — but now even opening your inbox feels too much.
Is it burnout… or could it be perimenopause anxiety?

😩 Racing thoughts
😵 Brain fog mid-presentation
💔 Tearful in the loos (again)

If you’re thinking, “What’s wrong with me?” — please read this. You are not broken. And you’re definitely not alone.

👇 In this honest blog, I explain why work suddenly feels so hard in midlife — and what you can do to feel more like yourself again.
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If you’re suddenly feeling more anxious, emotionally fragile, or overwhelmed by small decisions at work, you're not alone — and you're not failing.

16/07/2025

😡Today didn’t start too well- Google decided my website was unsafe so blocked it! ….1.5 hours later after 🥱a long call with my website host - things started to improve- seems better now.

03/07/2025

Ever had a wave of heat hit you mid-meeting — out of nowhere?

Clammy skin, flushed cheeks, racing heart — and no idea how to cool it down?

You’re not imagining it. You’re not overreacting. And you’re definitely not alone.

This blog explains:
✅ Why your body suddenly feels like it’s overheating
✅ Common (and surprising) hot flush triggers
✅ Simple ways to cool down — from nervous system tips to what to eat
✅ How hypnotherapy can gently reduce the intensity of flushes

💬 Real science, practical advice — and no fluff.

👉 Tap to read:https://perimenopausesupport.uk/f/hot-flushes-in-perimenopause-and-how-to-cool-things-down

25/05/2025

🎉 Support at Your Fingertips!

Looking for gentle, effective help with anxiety, emotional eating or weight worries during perimenopause?

🧡 Download my FREE digital resources to help you feel calmer, more focused, and more in control.

And if you’re ready to go deeper, my Online Weight Management Course (£197) is packed with powerful tools to help you change your relationship with food — no guilt, no shame, just real support.

✨ Build habits that last
✨ Understand emotional eating
✨ Reconnect with your body in midlife

Start here 👉 bonnie.chestnuthypnotherapy.com

15/05/2025

😩 Why am I eating biscuits at 10pm… again?
😵‍💫 Why can’t I sleep even though I’m shattered?
😠 Why do I feel like I’m snapping at everyone—and still gaining weight?

If this sounds like your life lately, you’re not alone—and you’re not failing.
Your hormones are running the show. And cortisol? She’s the bossy one.

👉 In perimenopause, stress doesn’t just feel worse. It is worse.
And that’s exactly why your body keeps crying out for sugar, salt and sofa snacks.

But here’s the good news:
You can calm the chaos—without dieting, guilt-tripping, or giving up biscuits.

In this blog, I break down:
✅ What cortisol actually is (without the jargon)
✅ Why your cravings, belly fat and brain fog are NOT just “you being lazy”
✅ What really helps (hint: it’s not just “eating clean”)
✅ Simple steps to soothe your stress hormones—without overhauling your life

💗 If you’re over 40, feeling frazzled, and wondering where the hell your old self went… this one’s for you.

✨ Read the full post here >>
➡️ https://perimenopausesupport.uk/f/cortisol-cravings-and-the-chaos-of-midlife-hormones

📞 Want to talk it through? Book a free consultation and let’s chat.⛓️‍💥There’s a link in the blog

You’re not broken.
You’re in perimenopause—and I’ve got your back. 💕

Why stress is driving you to snack - the hormone connection.