Navigating The Menopause Maze

Navigating The Menopause Maze Support for the Menopause Journey
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I’m Lucie and I grew up in beautiful rural Kent and now live by the Kentish coast with my partner Karl and one inherited dwarf hamster Dala. My son Tom is studying Chemistry at Uni, I’m a cat and dog lover, an ever-long Foo Fighters fan, and have Keith Flint in my downstairs loo! A self-confessed personal development devotee, I love being out in the fresh air in the garden, taking a walk by the se

a, and exploring places on holidays around the world. I graduated in Psychology and Human Biology in 1994 and have worked in the Healthcare sector for over 25 years. I have a CPD accreditation in 'The Menopause Journey: Embracing the Transition with Confidence'

It's been a year since I created Navigating The Menopause Maze page to provide a space for sharing information and support for anyone at any stage of Menopause. Menopause can be a scary and confusing rollercoaster of hormonal changes which in turn can bring about many physical changes, have a huge impact on your emotional and mental wellbeing, and turn your life upside down. We are at a point where although the conversation around Menopause is getting louder and support from GPs and health professionals is getting better, there is still a long way to go. Has your confidence hit rock bottom or has your anxiety been through the roof, like mine did nearly three years ago? Do you want to be part of a wonderful community of other marvellous Meno Warriors? Then come and join us in the fabulous Navigating the Menopause Maze Facebook group if you would like to be part of our community.

🌞 Sunny Sunday Check In!Hello beautiful people, and happy Sunday. How are you feeling today; full of the joys of Spring...
19/04/2026

🌞 Sunny Sunday Check In!

Hello beautiful people, and happy Sunday.

How are you feeling today; full of the joys of Spring, energetic, calm, tired, sad, happy, or somewhere in between?

I’m pottering and catching up with a few chores this morning. Definitely a drying the sheets outside kind of day.

It would be wonderful to hear in ONE WORD what your Sunday has in store for you 🩷🩷🩷

17/04/2026

Happy Friday! It's about blinking time!!

What are your thoughts and experiences of this? 🩷🩷🩷

🌸 The Independent has reported that Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the NHS is “failing women” and has announced a major set of reforms aimed at ending what MPs recently called “medical misogyny.”

⭐ Key points from the article

1. Ending the gaslighting of women in healthcare
The strategy focuses on stopping women being dismissed, disbelieved or left without proper pain relief during invasive procedures such as:
- coil fittings
- hysteroscopies

A new standard of care will ensure women are offered pain relief as routine.

2. Women’s feedback will affect NHS funding
A new trial will link women’s reported experiences to provider payments — essentially giving women more power to challenge poor care.

3. Faster diagnosis for women’s health conditions
The government says it will tackle long waits for conditions like:
- endometriosis (currently averaging 9+ years to diagnose)
- fibroids
- heavy menstrual bleeding
- menopause-related symptoms

Clinical pathways for these areas will be redesigned to speed up diagnosis and treatment.

4. Better menstrual and reproductive health support
Plans include:
- a £1m menstrual education programme so girls learn what healthy vs unhealthy periods look like
- improved access to contraception and abortion care
- a review of support for families experiencing repeated baby loss
- a single referral point so women aren’t bounced between services

5. Blending local and online services
The aim is to reduce waiting lists and stop women waiting years for help by combining in‑person and digital support.

⭐ Why this matters for women in midlife
The article highlights that symptoms like:
- menstrual pain
- irregular periods
- hot flushes
- brain fog
are still too often dismissed. NHS leaders quoted in the piece say the renewed strategy is meant to ensure women are heard, taken seriously, and given specialist care sooner.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/womens-health-nhs-reform-endometriosis-periods-b2957442.html

🌷 Happy Easter, beautiful Meno Warriors 🐣🐰🌷 I hope today brings you a little rest, a little joy, and maybe even a littl...
05/04/2026

🌷 Happy Easter, beautiful Meno Warriors 🐣🐰🌷

I hope today brings you a little rest, a little joy, and maybe even a little chocolate. You deserve all of it.

As we hop into April, I’m already looking forward to our next Menopause Meet & Mingle on Monday 13th April, and we’ve got something really special lined up.

We’ll be joined by Martin Goatham from Sole Harmony Reflexology, along with his lovely wife Frances, who will be giving us a gentle introduction to how reflexology can support menopause symptoms, plus some short taster sessions for anyone who wants to try it.

I had the chance to experience a session myself last weekend (because I’ll never recommend something I haven’t tried), and I can honestly say it was deeply calming and grounding. If you’re someone who doesn’t mind your feet being touched, it’s absolutely worth exploring. 🩷

Here are the links if you’d like to take a peek before the session:
🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FN5ZwpEk7/?mibextid=wwXIfr
🔗 Website: https://reflexologysoleharmony.co.uk/

There are limited spaces for the taster sessions so let me know if you would like to go on the list as it's on a first come first served basis / and I will send you a form to complete beforehand.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon, and to another evening of connection, support, and sharing experiences and wise women wisdom.

Love,
Lucie 🩷🩷🩷

Good morning Marvellous Meno Warriors!Hope you all had a lovely weekend.I spent most of Saturday in bed feeling like poo...
23/02/2026

Good morning Marvellous Meno Warriors!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

I spent most of Saturday in bed feeling like poo, but was listening to what my body needed - REST.

This morning it wanted this! Slice of wholemeal toast, cottage cheese, sliced banana, sprinkle of cinnamon and a drizzle of honey 🍯 So tasty 😋

Already spilt it on my top and the floor! 🤣

What's your breakfast of choice? 🩷🩷🩷

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07/02/2026

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✨ New Year Meno Queen Check‑InIf you really listen to your body this morning, what is it telling you? There’s a kind of...
01/01/2026

✨ New Year Meno Queen Check‑In

If you really listen to your body this morning, what is it telling you?

There’s a kind of beautiful magic in starting the year from the inside out, a quiet calmness that comes from choosing presence over pressure.

I’m stepping into today with clarity and intention, choosing what nourishes me, one small decision at a time. Starting with a bubble bath and an attempt to dry my hair with my recovering left thumb! Wish me luck 🤞

I’d love to hear from you.

How are you meeting this first morning of 2026?

Take a slow breath, do a gentle body scan, and notice what’s there warmth, tiredness, softness, pain, stillness, or something else entirely (including that random ache that arrived overnight out of the blue like an unwanted gift in classic Menopause style).

And what’s the plan for your day?

🤍 Rest
🤍 Recovery
🤍 Ritual
🤍 Fresh air
🤍 A gentle stroll
🤍 Yoga
🤍 Reading
🤍 Lunch out somewhere
🤍 Entertaining
🤍 Having a good sort out
🤍 Or simply just being
🤍 Writing goals
🤍 Creating your 2026 Vision Board
🤍 Other

Here’s to a year of choosing ourselves softly, consistently, and with a little bit of sparkle where it matters. Sequins forever, because Meno Queens don’t need an excuse to shine.

Would love to know where you all are and get to know our wonderful community a little better this year!

Love,

Lucie 🩷🩷🩷

Hello Marvellous Meno Warriors,If you’re new to our page, the approaching new year feels like the perfect moment to re‑i...
30/12/2025

Hello Marvellous Meno Warriors,

If you’re new to our page, the approaching new year feels like the perfect moment to re‑introduce myself.

I’m Lucie, and welcome to my corner of the internet 🩷

I support women through Menopause using simple, practical, transformational confidence strategies. My mission is to make midlife more magical, normalise the conversation around Menopause, and help you feel confident, calm, and back in control of your life again.

I grew up in rural Kent and now live by the Kentish coast with my partner Karl. My son Tom has just graduated and is now working in London - a very proud mum moment.

I’m a huge Foo Fighters fan (What's your favourite band), recently discovered Taylor Swift (I’m obsessed with Opalite), and anything that soothes the nervous system. Fresh air, the sea, and personal development are my happy places.

My own Menopause journey hit me like a truck in 2021 - anxiety, brain fog, exhaustion, and a HUGE loss of confidence. I didn’t recognise myself. Through lots of research, training, and deep nervous‑system work, I have transformed my Menopause experience. My confidence is back, my anxiety has eased, and I finally feel like me again.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or unlike yourself, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to navigate this transition without support.

Join our community of incredible women:
👉 Navigating the Menopause Maze
https://www.facebook.com/groups/navigatingthemenopausemaze/

👉 Sheppey Menopause Meet and Mingle
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sheppeymenopausemeetandmingle/

And grab your free guide to supercharging Menopause confidence on my website:
https://navigatingthemenopausemaze.co.uk/

I’m so glad you’re here.
Love, Lucie 🩷🩷🩷

10 Truths Every Meno Warrior Should Remember 🩷🩷🩷1. Your CONFIDENCE is waiting for you to claim it. See yourself through ...
30/12/2025

10 Truths Every Meno Warrior Should Remember 🩷🩷🩷

1. Your CONFIDENCE is waiting for you to claim it. See yourself through the eyes of the women who adore you, and you’ll never doubt yourself again. ✨

2. Every BODY folds, softens, and creases. Rolls aren’t flaws — they’re simply what a real, living body does when it moves. Instagram photos are mostly edited. 📸

3. Don’t wait for anyone to rescue you. You are the MAIN CHARACTER in your own story, your own damn hero. Own it. 🦸‍♀️

4. That woman who looks like she has it all together? Someone thinks that about you, too. YOU'RE SOMEONE'S LIGHTHOUSE without even realising it. Keep shining bright. 🌟

5. Your STRETCH MARKS are part of your story. And for every woman wishing hers away, another woman is praying for the chance to have them. 🧞‍♀️

6. Your BOUNDARIES are sacred. Saying NO isn’t rejection, it’s a huge sign of self‑respect. Every time you honour your limits, you teach the world how you want to be treated. And every boundary you hold is a gift to your nervous system — safety creates regulation. 🛑

7. You are a PRIORITY. Not a backup plan, not a convenience, not an afterthought. Put yourself first for a change. 💗

8. When someone calls you BEAUTIFUL, receive it. Let it land. They’re naming something you’ve forgotten, not inventing a lie. 🌹

9. It’s okay if you don’t LOVE EVERY INCH OF YOUR BODY yet. But she’s carried you through every moment and memory - she deserves your tenderness and love. And remember: when your nervous system is stressed or dysregulated, your body holds it. Shame, criticism, and comparison can trigger emotional eating, restrict‑binge cycles, and deep disconnection. Kindness is regulation. Regulation is healing.

10. BEING A WOMAN IS POWERFUL and challenging. We navigate places where we often have to work twice as hard for the same recognition, we’re dismissed or doubted in medical rooms, and we’re told we’re “too much” or “too emotional” for simply feeling deeply. Many of us were taught to minimise ourselves but we still rise and keep rising. That alone makes you extraordinary. 🔥

YOU are AMAZING
YOU are BRILLIANT
YOU are PERFECT
YOU are ENOUGH
YOU are WORTHY

The photo is of the beautiful flowers we arrived home to yesterday afternoon 🩷🩷🩷

Mcmuffin and hair day! My little treat en route to get my hair done 💇‍♀️ To avoid sitting in traffic queues getting off ...
18/12/2025

Mcmuffin and hair day! My little treat en route to get my hair done 💇‍♀️

To avoid sitting in traffic queues getting off the Island I like to leave early, so my McDonald's breakfast and people watching at the Services have become part of my routine.

Grabbing Costa coffee ☕ ☕ for my wonderful hairdresser and I is the next part of that process before I head off to foiled and made to look fabulous.

What little routines do you have when you are going to regular appointments?
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04/12/2025

Happy Thursday beautiful people! It's nearly the weekend.

If you or someone in your life, whether that's a family member, partner or work colleague is having a tough time with Peri Menopause, Menopause (technically just one day) or Post Menopause...then these amazing women whose website links I have listed below, are champions of change for Menopause information and care. All have lots of invaluable FREE resources and loads of very useful information. They are all on Instagram too.

The sad truth is that no one is coming to save us when it comes to the M Word, because most GPs (key word - most) didn't' get much or any training on Menopause, women have been labelled as WW's (Whiny Women) by some in the medical profession and their symptoms dismissed and medical gaslighting occurring - a very disturbing truth shared by Dr Mary Claire Havers in the US, so the more we can support each other and our loved ones by informing and educating ourselves, and supporting each other...the more change will happen and this and future generations will benefit from everything being shared and exposed now.

I don't want a lot for Christmas but what I do want is that everyone who reads it to share to people in their friends list. Thank you and a very merry Christmas to you all 🎄🎄🎄

Love,

Lucie 🩷🩷🩷

https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/?mc_cid=63983dcee6&mc_eid=fb67342729

The 'Pause Life by Dr. Mary Claire Haver https://share.google/bKFOZNUXoZvzbzpLU

Tamsen Fadal | NYT Bestselling Author of How To Menopause, Podcaster & Menopause Advocate https://share.google/9sY8d6Y95waBOPR2s

Home | Kelly Casperson, MD | Board Certified Urologist · Expert & Advocate for Sexuality and Hormones https://share.google/bIX5qPQ4oF2LB6vMI

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