Last September I was delighted to be asked to give the closing keynote speech at the British Assoc for Counselling & Psychotherapy annual conference and then to write this article for their magazine. One of the most common peri menopause symptoms is anxiety which some women will seek therapy for, there are lots of excellent…
A common theme that comes up on my private group is stress and anxiety and not feeling able to control your thoughts. I know just how that feels and wish I had known about the power of breathing when I was struggling. Last summer I recorded a short video of a simple breathing technique that…
Diane has written some handy guides, one to help you get the best out of your doctor’s appointment, one for men who want to understand more about the menopause and a third highlighting ten things your doctor SHOULD know about the menopause. The guides can be found on the Menopause Support site, presented in both…
Come along and talk all things menopause with Diane at a special session in Dunstable during July.. Diane is The Menopause Counsellor and a Wellbeing Consultant with professional nurse training in menopause. She is also the founder of the #MakeMenopauseMatter campaign. Diane is passionate about educating women about menopause and ensuring they are prepared to…
Di has been busy chairing a discussion on menopause at a major mental health conference in London which included an appearance by Prince William. This Can Happen witnessed the largest ever gathering of companies to discuss their employees mental health. Over 750 delegates from 120 companies shared solutions to everyday issues faced by their staff.…
It was a very great honour to be invited to speak about my role as a menopause counsellor and why women deserve accurate up to date advice and support at The Royal Society last week alongside “Professor and Doctor” experts in breast cancer and HRT and my friends and colleagues Dr Louise Newson, Dr Renee Hoenderkamp, and Katie Taylor, founder of The Latte Lounge.
Di Danzebrink relived the horror moment where she contemplated suicide by driving her car into oncoming traffic in an interview in the “i” newspaper. Talking to journalist Claudia Tanner, Di spoke about the way she felt after surgery brought on early menopause, and went from being a woman too nervous to leave the house to the confident menopause campaigner she is today.
I was one of a group of expert speakers at “MegsMenopause conference”, described as “a day of taboo-busting, open conversation and the latest in scientific research on the menopause” in London earlier this week.
My huge thanks to Nina Quinn for sharing her story of overcoming a traumatic riding accident in the hope of helping others do the same. Horse & Hound have published the story below of how Nina and I worked together over three short sessions to restore her confidence and get her back out riding confidently…
I could not be more delighted for my client Liz Renmans who has been selected to represent England at the Para Home International. Para riders must be medically diagnosed as having a permanent impairment that can be measured objectively by a Physiotherapist or Medical Doctor trained in the Classification System designed to enable disabled riders…