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We help perimenopausal women navigate hormonal challenges and lose 10+ kg through personalized nutrition and honest, no-BS coaching, all done fully online with the support you need to succeed.

You're eating well. You're training. You're tracking. The scale won't budge.Or worse... it's creeping up.The first insti...
16/06/2026

You're eating well. You're training. You're tracking. The scale won't budge.
Or worse... it's creeping up.
The first instinct is to cut more food and add more cardio. That instinct will make it worse. The problem isn't your discipline. The problem is your cortisol.

Cortisol is your body's stress hormone. In short bursts it's protective, it gets you out of danger and through hard moments. The issue is chronic elevation. When cortisol stays high for months or years (which is the reality for most women in their 40s juggling work, family, hormones and poor sleep), it starts doing specific metabolic damage. It directs fat to be stored as visceral fat around your organs. It breaks down muscle to release amino acids for fuel. It keeps blood glucose elevated so insulin stays high. It blocks fat burning. It increases cravings for sugar and refined carbs. It disrupts sleep. And it steals from your s*x hormones, because your body uses the same precursor molecule for both stress hormones and reproductive hormones and under chronic stress, it prioritises cortisol every time.

This is why so many women in perimenopause hit a wall with weight loss. They're not eating too much. They're eating too little. They're not under-training. They're over-training in the wrong way. The standard advice is to eat less, do more cardio, actually elevates cortisol.

The fix is counterintuitive: less of the wrong things, more of the right things.

What lowers cortisol: eating enough calories (especially protein and carbs around training), lifting weights instead of pounding cardio, walking daily, getting morning sunlight to reset your cortisol curve, prioritising sleep, magnesium glycinate at night, breathwork or slow nasal breathing, and being honest about the parts of your life that are bleeding you dry.

Yes, your nervous system matters. No, this isn't woo. It's measurable, biological and it determines whether you lose fat or hold onto it.

If you've been doing everything "right" and nothing is working, this is probably your missing piece.

Another summit done and dusted.This was my 8th (or maybe 9th!) Summit, and every year I leave feeling grateful, energis...
09/06/2026

Another summit done and dusted.

This was my 8th (or maybe 9th!) Summit, and every year I leave feeling grateful, energised, and proud to be part of this community.

I’ve been a mentor with Two-Brain Business for nearly 10 years now, and despite the long journey from New Zealand to Chicago, it’s always worth it. My usual routine is flying out on Friday, spending Saturday and Sunday at Summit, then jumping back on a plane Sunday afternoon to head home.

It’s a whirlwind trip, but the opportunity to spend time with my team, connect with other mentors, and finally meet so many of my mentees in person is something I never take for granted.

The vibe, the atmosphere, the conversations, and the willingness of people to learn and grow is incredibly empowering. Being surrounded by business owners who are committed to improving their businesses, helping more people, and creating better lives for themselves and their families is pretty special.

This year was even more meaningful because three of my mentees received awards. Watching them walk across that stage and be recognised for the work they’ve put in made me incredibly proud.

The awards are fantastic, but what makes me proudest is seeing the growth behind them, the hard decisions, the consistency, the challenges they’ve overcome, and the impact they’re making in their communities.

Already looking forward to Summit 2027 in Columbus !

06/06/2026

The lie: ‘You just need to eat less.’

If ‘eat less’ worked, you would already be lean. You’ve eaten less for years. You’ve counted calories, skipped meals, done shakes, done 16:8. You’ve eaten less than your husband, your kids, your friends. And you’re still stuck.

Here’s the truth no one tells you is chronic under eating in your 40s is the fastest way to permanently slow your metabolism and gain fat long-term.

When you under eat, your body enters ‘adaptive thermogenesis’ basically it lowers your metabolic rate to match your low intake so you don’t waste away. T3 (active thyroid) drops. Resting metabolic rate drops. Non-exercise activity (fidgeting, walking, body temperature) drops. You move less without realising. You feel cold, tired, foggy, snappy.
Then real life happens, you eat ‘normally’ for a weekend, and your body, now adapted to less, stores it all as fat. Cycle repeats.

Most of my clients are eating around 1200 calories when they come to me. The first thing I do? Increase their food. Often dramatically. They lose fat faster eating MORE than they ever did eating less.
Eat enough. Lift weights. Walk. Be patient. That’s the actual playbook.

🚨 Comment MEAL PLAN and I’ll send you what a real fat-loss day looks like, it has more food than you think.

Finally made it to Chicago.Every trip to Chicago seems to come with an adrenaline dump and cortisol spike.I flew Welling...
06/06/2026

Finally made it to Chicago.

Every trip to Chicago seems to come with an adrenaline dump and cortisol spike.

I flew Wellington → Auckland → LA → Chicago.

Before I left, I called Air New Zealand because a storm was coming into Wellington. I asked if I should move to an earlier flight.

“No, unless you want to pay an extra $900.”

So I arrived at the airport early anyway.

My flight got cancelled because no planes were landing in Wellington. The problem? My Auckland to LA flight was leaving at 8:15pm.

After a few tears and a lot of begging, they got me on the next available flight.

I landed in Auckland around 7:20pm. Boarding for LA started at 7:35pm.

If you know Auckland Airport, you know that means getting from the domestic terminal to international… fast.

Thanks to the Air NZ crew, six of us with connecting flights were allowed off first.

Then the sprint began.

It was pouring with rain.

I was running through puddles with my suitcase behind me, soaked shoes, soaked socks, looking like a drowned rat.

I begged to skip passport control queues, security queues, and then discovered my gate was another 9-minute walk away.

Somehow I made it while everyone was still boarding.

Then, as I was flying through the final security checkpoint completely drenched, an older guy looked at me and said:

“You should get to the airport earlier next time.”

Yeah thanks mate.

That’s exactly what I did.

After that little adventure, I slept through most of the 11-hour flight to LA, managed to get on an earlier flight to Chicago, and finally arrived.

Now I’m here for the Two-Brain Business Summit, catching up with my team and seeing clients face-to-face.

For those who don’t know, I’ve been a business mentor with Two-Brain Business for nearly 10 years.

I’m here for about 36 hours before flying all the way back to Wellington. But it is so worth it!!!

Hopefully the trip home involves less running, less cortisol, and fewer helpful travel tips from strangers.

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