WhitesideWellbeing

26/11/2025

Well something very exciting (and nerve wracking!) just happened, but was made a whole lot easier by the professionalism of Pennie (Latin) Stuart of Adventurous Audio. All will be revealed when Pennie has worked her magic!

21/11/2025

Well, that’s me & the dog logging off for a cosy weekend 😊 For those of you that subscribe to the newsletter, it was sent out yesterday - with this months focus being what blood tests to consider when you have peri-menopausal mood symptoms & information about my new Mood & Mind Mentor service. If you’d like to receive the monthly email newsletter, simply email ‚subscribe‘ to sam@whitesidewellbeing.com and i’ll pop you on the list for December onwards! Have a lovely weekend ladies 😊

19/11/2025

🌟 Introducing my NEW Mood & Mind (peri)menopause Mentor service! 🌟

As of 12th November, I closed my online medical menopause clinic due to increasing regulatory and administrative demands that made the model unsustainable.

However… this change has opened the door to something even better — a service that is more accessible, and more cost-effective for women seeking support in mid-life, incorporating the breadth and depth of my trainings and experience.

Within the first week of launching, sessions are already being booked!

💛 The Mood & Mind (peri)menopause Mentor

A redesigned service offering support for mental health and emotional wellbeing, alongside the (peri)menopause transition. You’ll receive:

• Emotional support for mood changes, anxiety, overwhelm, irritability, low mood or suicidality
• Practical coping tools, stress management, and self-care planning
• Evidence-based (peri)menopause and HRT information and guidance where appropriate
• Help making sense of symptoms and navigating conversations with your GP
• Support with life transitions, identity shifts, and mid-life pressures
• In-person or online sessions
• A more affordable alternative to a regulated medical clinic model

My counselling and coaching services continue as normal — and this new mentoring offer combines emotional wellbeing support with clear, trustworthy menopause information.

Full details and FAQs are available at www.whitesidewellbeing.com

12/11/2025

Loss& grief can come in many situations; death of a friend, relative, pet, ending of a relationship, loss or change of job, even a house move. Some of the feeling comes from loss of what was your 'assumptive world', the way you thought things were going to be, or the way you wanted your life to be. Approximately 50% of people manage their grief themselves, others gain help & support from families, friends and religious/spiritual guidance. About 10-15% of people access counselling to work their way through these losses. If you're asking yourself if counselling could help, ask yourself if the answer to any of the following questions is 'yes', six months after the loss.
If the answer to any of them is 'yes', then counselling may be able to help you.... do get in touch if you'd like my help.💜

- has the change significantly affected your daily life, routines and tasks?
- has the change left you struggling to make sense of what is happening to you?
- has the change led you to feel a loss of purpose? Do you feel less needed, or less valued than before?
- have you lost someone or something that you had an emotional attachment to? (this is different to love)

Information paraphrased from the book 'The Plain Guide to Grief' by Dr John Wilson

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24/10/2025

09/10/2025

Every so often I will recommend a book that I have found useful for clients. Today is one of those days. The book below has been very useful for a number of my clients, with a wide range of situations covered, such as; 'Reduce automatic stress', 'Calming your alarm system', 'Extreme Anxiety: Panic Attacks' and ' Lifting the curse of perfectionism' to name just a few. Well worth a read if you are a sufferer of worry. If you wish counselling to have a safe, confidential sounding board for your worries, do give me shout.

06/10/2025

So this was a ‘first’ last week. I was interviewed for a YouTube video channel by Karen Astill, of Karen Astill coaching. I had some nerves leading up to it (natural, and always remembering that fear + excitement is generally a sign of good growth)….. and here we have it, a chat about mid-life and some of the things that can happen. Enjoy, and thank you Karen for asking me 😊

Today I talk to Dr Sam Whiteside of Whiteside Wellbeing about all things menopause. This can be a pivotal point in women's lives and often a catalyst for ch...

03/10/2025

I was just saying this yesterday to Karen Astill of Karen Astill Coaching when we were recording a YouTube video. Whilst Karen will admit she is not a fan of the term ‘Mid-Life’, I am, and I moved over to use it a lot more recently as I don’t like the way ‘peri-menopause’ makes this stage of life feel too medical. I look forward to your posts Glynis!!

24/09/2025

Now, as much as I'd like to be available for you lovely ladies at short notice in times of crisis, this is obviously not practical. We know that low thoughts and distress can happen at any time day & night. This is where someone like Mikeysline can help. They have a variety of support options available from text, to phone, app, F2F (loads of locations through Highland and Elgin in Moray) and even a Menopause Support Group! (F2F in Inverness or online from anywhere). I recently met with Linda Birnie who is operations manager for Mikeysline to talk through what they have available and I am therefore delighted, and confident, to be able to make this information available to you. All the best, Sam...💜

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17/09/2025

Welcome to Autumn both longterm and new followers☺️
Todays video is about weight loss injection advice and has a magazine offer

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04/09/2025

Well, the power of newsletters has spoken!! Following on from my August newsletter which focused on hair loss in midlife women, I received a lovely email from one of my menopause patients. She gave me permission to share the following quote in the hope that it may help someone else ☺️What newsletter?, I hear you say - email me sam@whitesidewellbeing.com to receive a monthly newsletter with useful info, updates and offers!