Empower-Menopause

23/12/2025

21/12/2025

A trusted and well qualified health care professional 💪

Meet Dr Saira Bano — GP, Obesity Specialist, and one of the clinical experts behind SwiftDoctor.

With over 14 years of NHS and private practice experience, Dr Saira brings a special interest in obesity management, GLP-1 therapies, and digital healthcare. She’s also a GP trainer and holds SCOPE accreditation in weight management.

Your care is in experienced, medically trusted hands.
Learn more about our team — link in bio.

19/12/2025

#✨ Fabulous Friday Feedback ✨

With permission, sharing this feedback from a woman I recently supported:

“I just wanted to express my sincere thanks to Jane for helping me after my own doctors dismissed my menopause symptoms for over two years, from the age of 45.

I was turned away in tears — ‘let’s just do some bloods’ — and encouraged to try antidepressants or CBT. I knew my body and knew I wasn’t depressed, but I began to think this was just ageing and something I had to live with.

Emotionally and physically, I eventually hit a brick wall. I genuinely started to worry I had dementia or fibromyalgia.

I was booked in with Jane via my local extended hours service, and she immediately put me at ease. She listened, she understood, and she helped me realise it wasn’t all in my head.

She set me on the pathway to becoming me again. I’ve already noticed significant improvements in my symptoms and I’m hopeful as HRT continues. I can’t believe the difference — and I know I can reach out if I have any concerns or questions.

Thank you again, Jane. xx”

This is why listening matters.
This is why evidence-based menopause care matters.
And this is why women deserve to be believed, supported and offered appropriate options — not dismissed or minimised.

At Empower Menopause, care is never rushed, symptoms are never trivialised, and women are never told it’s “just in their head”.

💗 You are not broken.
💗 You know your body.
💗 Support can be life-changing.

— Jane
RN | ACP | Queen’s Nurse
Founder, Empower Menopause





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19/12/2025

Love this quote !
Leadership isn’t about instant wins. It’s about staying grounded, reflective and values-led even when things don’t go your way.
The journey continues, and it’s worth it.
Onwards. Always. 💪✨

17/12/2025

Facts every lifter should know 👇

🏋️‍♀️ The gym builds muscle…
💥 But your HABITS build results.

As Dr Vonda Wright consistently reminds us:

You don’t get stronger just from lifting weights —
you get stronger from what you do between sessions.

What actually drives results in midlife & beyond:
✔️ Progressive resistance training
✔️ Adequate protein (consistently, not occasionally)
✔️ Sleep & recovery (non-negotiable)
✔️ Stress management
✔️ Daily movement outside the gym
✔️ Long-term consistency > short-term intensity

Muscle is built when you recover, not when you train.

And in menopause and midlife, recovery becomes a strategy, not a luxury.

Train smart.
Fuel well.
Rest deliberately.
Repeat. 🔁

Strength isn’t a phase — it’s a lifelong investment. 💪

14/12/2025

🌱 West Wakefield Womble energy 💪

I’m a proud West Wakefield Womble — and I realised I’ve not done a litter pick for a while.

Out on my second dog walk of the day (yes, wearing my 10 kg weighted vest 💪), I noticed there was more debris than usual along my regular route.

So… I went back, grabbed my litter-picking gear, and cleaned it up.

✔️ Win for our environment
✔️ Win for getting outside, moving my body and breathing fresh air and for my beautiful dog
✔️ Win for my soul because volunteering my time and energy for our community genuinely makes this menopausal heart sing

Midlife movement doesn’t have to be fancy.
Purpose + fresh air + a bit of muscle work + giving back?
That’s wellbeing in action.

🌿 Strong women.
🌿 Strong communities.
🌿 Strong planet.