Demands on your time come from all directions: your partner, kids, parents, and colleagues. As women, we pride ourselves and develop a sense of self based on how we take care of all of this. It is like a badge of honour. But what are the consequences?

I was feeling exhausted and sluggish a lot of the time, stressed out from all the commitments! Gaining weight, crying a fair bit (especially in my early morning hours) and generally just feeling “not like Robyn”.Everyone told me this is normal. You are getting older. You are supposed to gain weight (insert tired, crummy, moody, hot flashes, sleeplessness - whatever it is for you).

I called bullshit. No more. I had been using essential oils for years but for some reason, did not do a deep dive into the very issues that my friends spend HOURS talking about every time we get together. Then I started to tune into conversations at the sporting events, school & social functions - all the women were saying the same thing!!!

So guess what. I did it. I changed the story. I went back to school to become a Natural Health Practitioner, I researched women’s bodies - hormones, perimenopause, menopause. I tried it all on for size and did the work.