Once upon a time, during my post natal depression (PND), the whole ‘mundane’ life was a huge ‘hell no.’ I HATED it. I did it, but to a bare minimum.
It was funny to watch myself now, doing small loads of washing and enjoying taking the time to put it out, or doing the dishes – just to do the dishes.
I wondered, who was I? What had changed?
It had been 3 months since I’d had my blood tests done so it was time to see what was going on again.
I booked in to see my Dr to get the referral when I got back from Canberra. I spoke to my Dr about my irregular period in January and asked if we could check my hormone levels for menopause.
‘Sure.’ He said, ‘but I don’t find them reliable.’
‘Oh really?’
‘Yes, what I see are three main factors to determining if you’re in peri-menopause / menopause – is your skin dry? Are you more agitated than normal? And are you experiencing hot flashes?’
I honestly thought this would be the easiest part of my whole journey. I’ve always been pretty good at exercise if not obsessive about it and let me say obsessive means consistent, it would be part of my daily routine. Sometimes every day other times, at least, 5 times a week for a large part of my life.
Netball of course had helped, but I always knew that some netball games weren’t fitness for me, they were just games so I always made sure I did fitness, to be fit enough to play netball. That might sound stupid but, touch wood, it also means I haven’t had a major injury and in ‘netball land’ that’s pretty unheard of.
Anyway, I had a plan, starting February I was going to walk 4-5 times a week and add in some running. Netball was kicking off in mid-March, so I figured I had about 6 weeks to build some fitness. It was a no brainer.
I met Christine online in 2021, and at the time she was only doing in person appointments in Brisbane. I wasn’t in Brissy so we had to cancel and the universe brought her back into my life when I needed to make a change.
I’d been intermittent fasting for about 18 months and in the beginning it had been great. I stopped thinking about food and when my next meal was – it was like heaven. I really hadn’t realised how much mental load our food took up. When I started, I ate pretty well, albeit carrying a bit of weight ‘my covid coat’ at the time, so there were a few things I could tidy up.
We’re worthy of being well.
Janiel Henry and her team at Women Rise, are helping and inspiring women to create holistic wellness through prioritising themselves.
We can get lost in the stresses of life, through our multiple identities. We put others first with the intention of getting to ourselves but too often it doesn’t happen.
We can flourish and in doing so, we’ll help our families and friends flourish too
Be inspired xo
Let me introduce my gorgeous friend, Gretchen Hernandez.
Gretchen’s battled depression since she was 19.
An overachiever at work, often to her own detriment, caused a mini stroke and severe IBS.
After a long battle and reaching breaking point Gretchen found her way out, through messages from the universe and her own determination to live a life without depression.
Today Gretchen shares her story, how she took it one step at a time and saw that taking care of herself was her way through.
Be inspired xo
In mid-January we went back to Canberra to visit our family’s. Also, my bonus son was turning 30, so we there to celebrate too.
We were staying at my parents and aside from catching up with family and attending birthday events, we’d organised to catch up with some friends.
I love Christmas, it’s one of my favourite times of the year and I make an effort to make it special.
Santa brings presents for everyone in our home, everyone, and all our Santa sacks are full – how exciting! Santa’s reindeers also leave ‘reindeer poo’ which is chocolates and lollies through the house. Once upon a time they would lead from the bedroom doors to the tree, these days, due to our puppy and chocolate being toxic to dogs, they’re on the dining room table – Santa and his reindeers are so accommodating!
Healing for me used to be one dimensional. Now it’s multi-modal, which means I look deeper than the physical and include the emotional and spiritual.
This gives me the opportunity to transcend and transform my health and go deeper into what’s truly helping me.
I also experiment, not everything has to land, I can certainly try things and let them go, plus what works today doesn’t need to work tomorrow. Are you ready to explore your health differently?
Let’s inspire each other xo
Meet Georgina Landy. Riding her way through life with a high vibration passion for Mountain Biking, that changed her path for the better.
Georgina had various ailments including fatigue, anxiety and cystic acne, plus she was losing her passion for her work.
After a mountain biking accident, Georgina started listening to her body and the universe brought her a friend who helped guide her to the work and life she was meant to have all along.
She’s taken the leap and living more aligned than ever.
Be inspired xo