Why GRACE™ Had to Be Tested in the Real World
Frameworks don’t earn trust on paper. They earn it in the mess — in busy weeks, disrupted sleep, hormonal shifts, pelvic floor changes, and the kind of lives that don’t pause for perfect programming. That’s why GRACE™ had to be tested in the real world. Not refined endlessly in theory.Not “rolled out” once it looked […]
Why I Can’t Write “The Menopause Workout” (And What I Built Instead)
I write education for the fitness industry. Which means people regularly ask me for things like:“Can you write a workout for peri-menopausal women?”or“What’s the best training plan for post-menopause?” And every time, my answer is the same. I can’t. Not because women in midlife don’t need strength.Not because exercise stops mattering.But because women in their […]
From Boys’ Club to Policy Powerhouse: Fitness Finally Gets Political
Last week, I stood inside Parliament House in Canberra with 50 other leaders in fitness and health, invited to the first-ever AUSactive Leadership Summit. This blog won’t cover all the speakers (there were 10 – each with a great message) – but will share with you the story arc of how we got there and […]
When Your Baby-Making Furniture is Older Than Your House
Imagine you’re ready to start thinking about having kids. You’re nowhere near your biological “use-by” date—or at least that’s what everyone keeps telling you. But then life throws you a curveball. Suddenly, doctors are casually dropping terms like “premature ovarian insufficiency,” and you learn that your ovaries have decided to pack up decades before you […]
Accelerating Action
International Women’s Day 2025 is here, and this year’s theme, #AccelerateAction, could not be more fitting. Because let’s be honest—we are done waiting. We are done waiting for medical research to catch up to the reality of women’s bodies.We are done waiting for fitness education to stop treating women like small men.We are done waiting […]
Give Your Vag Some Love: Your Guide to GSM
Menopause isn’t just a quirky phase with hot flushes and mood swings—it’s a whole journey that can throw some unexpected curveballs at your body, especially in your intimate areas. And while words like “vaginal atrophy” might sound clinical and downright awful (who in their right mind wants to admit that their vagina—the scene of plumped […]
Menopause Shouldn’t Be the Misery Olympics
Recently, while scrolling through social media (in my very limited, sanity-preserving way), I heard someone talking about “natural menopause.” I really, really hate that term. Not because menopause isn’t natural—it absolutely is—but because of what that phrase implies. That there’s a right way to do menopause. That if you veer off the prescribed path—by, say, […]
Reframing Sleep: The Mindset Shift to Prioritise Rest in Menopause
In our youth, we often find ourselves sacrificing sleep for various reasons. We eagerly trade those precious hours of rest for parties, work commitments, and ambitious projects. However, our perspective shifts as we enter the perimenopause phase and approach our 50s. We realise that sleep is not an expendable commodity but a fundamental necessity for […]
How I quit Mummy Wine Time
Let me start by saying this: I’m not here to proclaim that my life has magically transformed into a utopia since I stopped drinking alcohol. I don’t claim to possess all the answers or preach that sobriety is the only path to happiness. Instead, I want to share my personal experience and the practical steps […]
Motherhood, Menopause and Alcohol: Why I called quits on Mummy Wine Time
I was a big believer in mummy wine time. Mummy wine time is a perfectly acceptable social movement that allows and encourages women to drink. And drink a lot and regularly. In reflection, when I became a full-time mother, my drinking became more of a problem. I called it “a glass of coping at arsenic […]