Finding the beauty in perimenopause has been extremely hard. Probably as hard and as uncomfortable as I hold this racquet. The hardest part – is letting go. Truth is it’s a trait of mine – I’ve not always been able to believe in myself. I’m a 90% belief and a 10% doubt. Raise your hand if you feel the same. Our head knows what to do but the body can’t fight it. It’s all happening whether we like it or not. (Control freak or self respect freak?) Deeply there is feeling loss of self and it is also OK to say if you do. We women go through some serious body changes in our lives. I’d liken perimenopause/menopause to the first stage of pregnancy. The first stage of allowing the body to nurture itself into another phase. In those first months of pregnancy we realise the old habits don’t work. We crave different foods, we gain weight, our moods are uncertain, yet we still hold onto the glimmer of hope that we are in control of body functions and factors. We mask them and question ourselves while crying in the shower. Well perimenopause is the same. As a fitness writer,
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