Her Balanced Life
Learn something new every Tuesday with your go-to resource for women in their 40s to reclaim balance, vitality, and wellness. Discover practical tips on hormone health, acupressure, self-care, and Chinese medicine to support your journey and thrive through this transformative phase.
Why You're Waking Up Clenched, Aching, and Exhausted
Hello my friend Reader, Do you wake up in the morning with your hands clenched, your jaw aching, feeling like you've been working out all night or running from a bear? I've been thinking about this a lot lately, because so many women tell me the same thing: by the end of the day they feel impossibly tense, or they wake up in the morning with pain. It starts with feeling unsafe. Safety is foundational to our physical and mental health. When the body doesn't feel safe, it never fully stands...
I gave it up for a week and didn't expect this
Hello my friend Reader, I started drinking coffee two years ago. I hadn't drank more then a handful of cups my entire adult life, but I moved to a country that grows coffee right in my backyard, so I thought, how could I not? Before that, I'd always avoided it because it gave me anxiety and the jitters. But I love everything about coffee, from the taste to the smell to the culture around it. A week ago, I stopped drinking it again, just to see how my body would respond. And officially, I feel...
Why your anxiety might feel different lately
Hello my friend Reader, Can we talk about something nobody warned us about? The anxiety. Not the regular, I have a big presentation anxiety. The kind that shows up out of nowhere at 3 am, in the grocery store parking lot, in the middle of a perfectly fine Tuesday. If you're somewhere in the perimenopause-to-menopause stretch and you've been wondering why does my own body feel like a stranger right now, I want you to know two things: #1 You are not losing it. Even though I know it feels...
This is what I do when my brain won't leave me alone
Hello, my friend Reader, I woke up this morning, and I just couldn't shake a feeling of complete unsettlement. For three nights in a row, I had been having the same dream about the same person, over and over again. Not someone I speak to anymore, but someone who was once a very big part of my life, and who hurt me on a level I had never been hurt before. Face down on the floor, hurt. It got me thinking, why do we have these dreams or thoughts about someone who hurt us so deeply? It can feel...
Can you slow down for a second ( A little reminder)
Hey my friend Reader, Let me ask you something. Do you know anyone who won an award for having the most packed calendar? Correct me if I am wrong, but neither do I. And yet here we are, rushing around like it's a competitive sport. I want to gently remind you that a busy schedule is not a badge of honour. It is necessary to cut back on your to-do list and listen to your body. Living at a rapid pace every single day drains our Jing, our life force. When that runs low, our qi (energy) suffers,...
Why do you follow them?
Hello my friend Reader, Someone asked me a question the other day, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. The people you follow online, why do you follow them? What is it that draws you in? I know my own answer, but I really want to hear yours. So before I go any further, hit reply and tell me. Who are you following, and why? For me? I follow people who are authentic, educational, and inspirational. And the more I sat with that answer, the more I realized those three things aren't...
The 30 second stress relief technique ( at the end of your finger tips)
Hello my friend Reader, Do you think managing stress means carving out an hour for meditation? Well, I want to let you know that just isn’t true. You can calm your nervous system in 30 seconds, anywhere, anytime. Acupressure. I haven't talked about it with you nearly enough, which is why this newsletter is dedicated to explaining why it's become my daily non-negotiable. Why acupressure is different Unlike most wellness practices that require time, space, or special equipment, acupressure asks...
Has this happened to you?
Hi Reader, Has this happened to you? You're sitting in a meeting and suddenly realize you haven't absorbed a single word for the last five minutes. Your brain just stopped. Or you wake up at 3 am with your heart racing and anxiety flooding through you for absolutely no reason. Or you snap at someone you love over something tiny, and then feel terrible because this isn't who you are. You're exhausted. And the most frustrating part? You don't know why or what to do about it. You used to handle...
Before you ignore that nudge open this.
Hello my friend Reader, I want to talk about something that might make you feel a little bit fragile. Vulnerability and how it is magnetic. It invites real connection with others and with yourself. When you tune into your intuition, everything starts to flow with clarity and authenticity. This is especially true when it comes to your health. Your Body Has Answers When you become vulnerable and truly listen to what your body is telling you, you'll find the answers you're looking for. Sometimes...
I cried over a lime this morning
Hello my friend Reader, Yesterday, I picked the first lime from my lime tree in my backyard. When I squeezed that first lime into my glass of water, the tears came unexpectedly. For a Canadian kid who grew up with snow blanketing the ground eight months of the year, where planting season was a fleeting window of possibility, this moment felt nothing short of miraculous. It was the best lime I'd ever tasted. I was overwhelmed with gratitude for this small, powerful gift from the earth, for...
Learn something new every Tuesday with your go-to resource for women in their 40s to reclaim balance, vitality, and wellness. Discover practical tips on hormone health, acupressure, self-care, and Chinese medicine to support your journey and thrive through this transformative phase.