03/03/2025
My story…
I’m quite happy to admit that peri menopause completely overwhelmed me, to the point where I felt totally lost and broken. Regardless of how much information I’d watched and read, nothing could have prepared me for what I have experienced. From being full of pain, experiencing extreme mental and physical exhaustion, anxiety washing over me out of nowhere, brain fog like I’ve never experienced, going completely blank, feeling like I’d gone from young to old over night, feeling hopeless and invisible, feeling detached from self…like a shell of my former self. Having to choose very carefully which or how many tasks I took on because it took so little for me to burn out mentally and physically, which would then result in my cortisol and adrenaline levels going through the roof. The truth is, it scared me. The unpredictability of it scared me. The huge lack of understanding and limited available support also scared me. I kept reading about how unique we all are and that what works for one may not work for another. When you are in a state of despair, this creates even more overwhelm. You feel so afraid that you are sinking into a place you may never find your way out of.
The reality is that I’ve been working through this for the past few years. Trying a vast range of approaches, from fasting, supplements, meditation and exercise…you name it…I’ve done it.
What has become very clear to me through all of this, is that every approach I have applied has always been with my cortisol levels in mind. I have become very precious about my cortisol levels!
You may be aware that I completed my Reiki Master training last year. Now if I still have your attention, please keep reading…I did not realise just what a huge part this would play in me finding my way back to ME. Or rather, how it would support me in letting go of the old and embracing the new ME.
I didn’t realise how tightly I was holding on, fighting and resisting the changes. It taught me the POWER of acceptance.
With practice, I have mastered the ability to go to such a great depth within, to the essence of self. Everything I need is right there. It has changed my life.
I believe with great passion, that this is the absolute foundation for managing this phase in my life. All the other tools I apply, from dietary changes, new exercise approaches, supplements, etc. are all working on top of the strongest foundation, which is the ability to go deep within, being able to really hear what I need, to flow with my natural rhythm.
I believe that this is a very important time in a woman’s life, a time for healing, for letting go, for renewal. It can be both frightening and liberating.
If you relate to what I have shared here, please know that there is a way through.
I would love to support you. As a Reiki Master, Women’s Health Practitioner and Physical and Nutritional Therapist, I can work with you to suit your unique needs.
If you would like to discuss how I can help you, please contact me…
07754-343348
melaniewoolley8@gmail.com
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