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This Week is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 🤍 So many mothers are carrying invisible mental & emotional weight ri...
06/05/2026

This Week is
Maternal Mental Health
Awareness Week 🤍

So many mothers are carrying invisible mental & emotional weight right now.

◽️The mental load.
◽️The constant thinking.
◽️The emotional responsibility.
◽️The pressure to keep functioning no matter how depleted they feel.

And so often… they minimise their own needs while caring for everyone else.

🤔 If this is you, here are a few gentle reminders and supportive tools:

🌿 Small ways to support your mental wellbeing:

• Ask for help before you reach breaking point
• Stop expecting yourself to function like a machine
• Prioritise sleep and nervous system regulation
• Speak to someone you trust instead of carrying it alone
• Eat regularly to support mood and energy
• Get outside for 10 minutes each day if possible
• Reduce overstimulation where you can
• Lower the pressure to “do it all perfectly”

🤍 Important reminder:

You do not need to be at crisis point to get support.

As a mother of teens myself, I am only too aware of how these pressures show up in our lives. And in midlife, with the additional invisible stressors of fluctuating hormones added to the mix 🫣

It really does start with us! Making the changes that need to be made & practicing self compassion and kindness.

👉🏻If this post resonates, please share it with another mother who may need this reminder today. 🥰

For more tools and resources, check out Maternal Mental Health Awareness Alluance

11/04/2026

😅 Happy Easter to all moms out there !

I’m sure I’m not alone and some of you can also relate with Can so madison~humphrey after two weeks of school hols’ 😳🫣

08/03/2026

International Women’s Day 2026 🤍

Midlife women know what it means to carry a lot.

We’re supporting children, ageing parents, partners and friends — while navigating our own changes too.

And we’re doing it in turbulent times. 🌍
War. Displacement. Families affected across the world.

It can feel heavy & heartbreaking at times.

But today, we remember that women have always been the steady ones.

The ones who provide comfort, wisdom and hold communities together. 🕊️

When we stand together, something shifts. 🤝

We may not control world events.
But we shape our homes.
Our conversations. Our Communities.

And that matters. ✨

So today, let’s continue to be that strength, love and support & show what strength and kindness look like.

Let’s continue to support one another, while also looking after ourselves because we can only show up with strength for others when we take care of our own wellbeing too.

🤍 Happy International Women’s Day

🤍

25/02/2026

Humour is so important 😅
… especially as we navigate challenging periods in life!!

The truth is that a lot of people will relate with this post!! I saw it and thought omg … my husband will relate with every single part of this!!! ( possibly not the breathing but … yet!! 😆)

Perimenopause is tough.
And … it can be tough on our partners too. 💛

It’s not just exhaustion, irritation, hot flushes & brain fog!

It’s:

• 😤 Mood swings
• 😴 Broken sleep
• 😟 Anxiety
• 🧠 Overwhelm
• 💔 Lower libido

When hormones fluctuate, everything can feel amplified.

And if no one understands what’s happening, it can feel personal.

But this isn’t a personality change.
It’s a hormonal transition.

• 🧠 Fluctuating oestrogen impacts serotonin (our mood regulator).
• 🔥 Stress tolerance can drop.
• 😮‍💨 Poor sleep reduces patience and resilience.

Without awareness → resentment. 😡

With awareness → compassion. 🤝

Communication is key! But it’s not always easy!

✨ A simple tip that really helps:

Have one calm conversation (not during an argument) and share honestly and openly.

“I know this is hard, but I’m learning more about what’s happening in my body right now. If I seem different, it’s not you — it’s something totally new that I’m navigating & learning as I go. Can we figure this out together?”

💛 That small shift turns blame into teamwork.

Midlife can really strain a relationship…
or if navigated together, it can also strengthen it.

Understanding, compassion and communication…makes all the difference.

I’ve had many of these conversations, at different times … and had to learn to stop hinting … and spell out the support I needed ( ..90% chores based!!! 🤨). But with that support came a much better, stronger, happier relationship.

I’d love to know if this reel resonated with your relationship and if so, what you’ve found most helpful!

22/02/2026

🍷Rethinking Alcohol in Midlife??

Its something I’ve certainly been doing and have had periods on and off where I go alcohol free. Feel great! Then easily slip back into a few glasses .. always when socialising with friends!

So I recently sat down with life and sobriety coach Annie Knowles – coach, former NHS radiographer & sonographer and founder of AF Rainbow Rider – to talk about going alcohol-free in midlife.

Annie is running a FREE Masterclass Monday 23rd February at 7pm UK time, for anyone interested in discovering more about why we drink and the science behind ‘just one more’

Here is a little snippet of our conversation.

For years, alcohol has been marketed as a way to relax, reward ourselves and “switch off”.
�But the science tells us more.

🔎 Alcohol doesn’t just affect the liver.
�It impacts so much more:
- sleep,
- mood,
- brain chemistry and
- hormone balance.In midlife, when hormones are already fluctuating,
- it can worsen anxiety, low mood and hot flushes.
- It’s also classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the World Health Organization.

Reducing Alcohol doesn’t happen overnight, as Annie shared:�“It’s a journey, not a destination.”

This isn’t about shame or drastic overnight change.
�It’s about awareness. Education. Choice.

When we cut it out, so many women report:�✨ Better sleep�✨ Clearer thinking�✨ More stable energy

Annie is hosting a FREE webinar tomorrow to explore the effects of alcohol and how to gently reduce or become alcohol-free.

👉 Link in comments & stories�👉 Or follow Annie on Instagram at for details

If you’ve quietly wondered whether alcohol is still serving you… this conversation may be the nudge you need.

18/02/2026

Physical Wellbeing in Midlife:
Let’s Talk Muscle 💪

I’ll be honest… over winter I let my strength training slip. I still go to the gym, but just to a couple of classes that are easy and boost my mood.

Yoga ✔�Dance ✔�Body balance ✔�
But actual muscle loading?
🫤 Not so much, the dark colder days and less daylight hours have kept me inside and let this habit slip!

But here’s the reality…

From around our early 30s, we begin to lose muscle mass — around 3–8% per decade — and by 50 the average person will have lost between 5-10% of their peak muscle mass, depending on lifestyle and hormonal changes … and that decline can accelerate. 📉

Muscle isn’t just about looking toned.
It supports a myriad of body functions including:

✨ Bone density�✨ Metabolic health�✨ Blood sugar balance�✨ Joint stability�✨ Confidence & independence as we age

Our bones are living tissue 🦴�They respond to stress.�
If we don’t load them… we lose them.

When I was growing up I associated strength training with bodybuilders — but we know that’s not the case.

It’s especially important for midlife women who want energy, resilience and long-term vitality.

The good news, it’s not too late to start.
This is my reminder to myself as much as to you:

🏋️‍♀️ Pick up something heavy.�🚶‍♀️ Carry it.�⬇️ Put it down.�🔁 Repeat.

Strong is the new self-care.
(If you’d like to learn more, accounts like Dr Tina and Dr Marie Claire explain this brilliantly.)

😉 Is anyone else also recommitting now spring is here?

13/02/2026

💕The Emotional Load in Midlife Marriage

As Valentine’s Day draws near, I thought id share a post more important than flowers and a card!!

On paper, marriage often looks “50/50.”
Two incomes. Shared bills. Shared parenting.

But emotionally?

Many women are carrying 80%.

* The remembering.
* The organising.
* The smoothing over.
* The mental load of everyone’s life.

By midlife — when hormones shift, teenagers test boundaries, ageing parents need care and sleep becomes fragile — tolerance for imbalance drops.

And the statistics reflect it:

• In the UK, women initiate around 62% of divorces.
• In the US, it’s closer to 70%.
• “Grey divorce” (over 50) has doubled since the 1990s.

That’s not coincidence.

It’s often what happens when emotional labour goes unseen for too long.

True partnership isn’t about splitting chores.

It’s about shared responsibility.
- Emotional presence.
- Initiative.
- Repair.
- Feeling like a team.

Midlife doesn’t have to mean breakdown.
It can mean recalibration.

But only if both people are willing to look at what’s really going on.

This is such a common challenge in marriages, especially in midlife, when our progesterone is leaving the building ( the hormone responsible for patience!!😳) … and our bodies and minds can no longer take on the extra load family life seems to constantly demand.

I’m so happy there are more accounts like this sharing information on how to navigate these difficult and emotionally charged periods in our relationships.

Having the language is key!!

I’d love your thoughts!

Have you experienced this and if so what worked for you?

20/12/2025

🎄 A Gentle Christmas Reminder

As Christmas approaches, here’s your permission to slow things down and create space to recharge so you can enjoy it too!

✨ Let go of the shoulds
Christmas doesn’t need to look a certain way to be meaningful.

✨ Do less
not everything needs your energy right now.

✨ Protect your boundaries
rest is allowed, even if you’ve “done nothing”.

✨ Choose presence over perfection
Pj’s or joggers are fine, nothing needs to be perfect…think 70% effort which is more than enough.

This season isn’t about ‘doing more’… it’s about being a little kinder to yourself and being able to enjoy time with your family 💛

👉 If this resonated, drop a ❤️ and save it for later — especially for those moments when Christmas may feel a bit too much.

24/09/2025

✨ New Masterclasses Just Landed in The Wellbeing Lounge ✨

We’ve uploaded four incredible new sessions designed to support you in some of the most important areas of midlife:

🌱 Kathleen Robinson

– Nervous System Regulation
Discover simple but powerful breathwork and body-based tools to find calm, balance, and ease in daily life.

👩‍👧 Temi Olajide –
Parenting

Fresh, compassionate guidance on parenting teens and navigating those tricky family dynamics with more connection and less conflict.

🌸 Becs Bradley –

The Power of Matrescence
Explore the profound changes women go through in motherhood — the emotional, physical, and identity shifts that shape us, and how to embrace them with more self-compassion and clarity.

❤️ Jonathan Eddie – Psychotherapist

The Parent, Adult, Child Model
A fascinating look at how we communicate in relationships — and how shifting back to ‘Adult’ can transform connection.

These conversations are packed with wisdom and easy-to-apply tools you can start using right away.

👉 Join us in The Wellbeing Lounge at www.MindfulWellbeing.co
to watch, reflect, and reconnect with yourself.

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