Rebalance Menopause

28/05/2026

Halfway through our 6-Week Menopause Practitioner Programme ✨
The assignments are in.
The assessments are being marked.
And the clinical thinking coming through from this cohort has honestly been incredible.
So far we’ve covered:
Week 1
🧠 Understanding the menopause transition
🩸 Why blood tests are often an incomplete picture
🔍 The Rebalance 5 Root Drivers Framework
📚 Clinical case mapping
Week 2
⚡ HPA axis + stress physiology
😴 Sleep disruption + cortisol
🔥 Burnout, overwhelm + inflammation
Week 3
🧠 Brain fog + neurological symptoms
💭 Anxiety + emotional dysregulation
🦠 Gut-brain-hormone interactions
This programme is built from years of:
• clinical practice
• research
• practitioner education
• lived experience
Not symptom lists.
Not wellness trends.
Real physiology. Real women. Real clinical integration.
One of the biggest shifts practitioners experience is learning to stop viewing symptoms in isolation.
Because menopause is rarely:
“just hormones.”
We look at:
✨ hormones
✨ stress physiology
✨ gut health
✨ blood sugar
✨ lifestyle + nutrition
…all interacting together.
And honestly? Watching practitioners suddenly SEE their patients differently is one of the best parts of this work ❤️

26/05/2026

Sometimes the overwhelm of information is just too much

04/05/2026

You go to bed exhausted. You lie there wide awake. Or you fall asleep and wake at 3am with a racing heart.

This is one of the most common things I hear in clinic. And it is not stress. Not just stress anyway.

Here's what's actually happening. Swipe to understand your sleep properly.

02/05/2026

Bank holiday rules for menopause this weekend… 🙃
❌ No alcohol
❌ No sugar
❌ No late nights
…right? 😅
Here's what I actually think.

You know your body. You know what helps and what doesn't. Sometimes you choose the Aperol anyway and that's okay.
Menopause support isn't about rigid rules. It's about awareness, self-compassion, and making choices that feel right for you.

Enjoy your weekend. Actually enjoy it.

We'll pick it back up on Tuesday 💜

01/05/2026

I have had lots of new followers recently ( thank you ). I don't do formal introductions. So here's the real one.

I'm Claire. I'm a menopause expert, acupuncturist, researcher and I've lived everything I talk about from the inside.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I went through surgery and a year of treatment. And when the treatment ended, nobody prepared me for what came next.

Medical menopause. Overnight. No gentle transition. No perimenopause runway. Just here we go.

The fatigue. The joint pain. The brain fog so thick I couldn't finish sentences. The loss of libido I was too embarrassed to mention to anyone. The anxiety that arrived uninvited and wouldn't leave.

And the health anxiety that lives alongside you when you've been through cancer that nobody talks about either.

That's why I do this work. Not from a textbook. From this body, this life, this experience.

If you're navigating menopause, natural, medical, surgical, early — you've found the right place.

I'm glad you're here. 💜

Tell me one thing about your experience that you wish someone had warned you about.

29/04/2026

Let's talk about something that doesn't make it onto the nice pastel infographics.

Menopause rage.

Not just 'feeling irritable'. I mean the white-hot, zero-to-furious, where-did-THAT-come-from rage that leaves you wondering who on earth you've become.

It's not you losing your mind. It's oestrogen and progesterone dysregulation affecting your brain's emotional centre your amygdala. When those hormones fluctuate, your stress response becomes hypersensitive.

You are not broken. Your brain is working with a changing hormonal landscape and it needs support, not shame.

If this is you right now — drop a 🔥 below. I see you.

CTA: Save this and send it to someone who needs to know it's not their fault.

27/04/2026

Here’s the reason I’m not running anymore 😢

What Chemotherapy Does to Your Bones and Muscles (And How to Fight Back)

20/04/2026

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15/04/2026

Are you waking at 3am? 👀

It’s one of the most common things I hear in clinic and it’s not just stress or a busy mind.

During perimenopause and menopause, blood sugar becomes far less stable. In the early hours it can dip, and your body releases adrenaline and cortisol to correct it. That surge? That’s what wakes you.

The good news it’s really common and can be really fixable.

Try a small protein snack before bed tonight. Greek yoghurt, cottage cheese, even a small protein shake. Protein helps stabilise blood sugar overnight so your body doesn’t need to trigger that stress response.
Simple. Science-backed. Worth trying.

💬 Have you noticed this? Let me know in the comments and save this for the next time someone tells you they can’t sleep. 👇