Hi lovely woman, I’m Kirstin.

I’m a fellow perimenopauser (haha that’s absolutely not a word but let’s roll with it!), a Clinical Psychologist with nearly three decades of experience under her belt, a mother of four and a lover of musicals and camping (it used to be the hard-core camping version but I’ve bougie’d up a bit and now have a camper trailer. Time for a bit more comfort I say!)

While my work sees me gratefully connect with people from all walks of life, my own journey with perimenopause led me down a path I couldn’t help but explore.… 

Like many women, I’ve found perimenopause to be so hard. Perhaps one of the hardest chapters I’ve ever had to navigate (and perhaps like you, I’ve had to navigate a lot!)

From the embarrassing hot flushes, the fatigue, the forgetfulness and ‘slowness’, the rollercoaster of emotions, and the HRT/MHT that hasn’t made much of a dent…

To the questioning of my identity, my goals, my biz, my lifestyle, my role as a mum and who I want to be…

EVERYTHING has been scrutinised and I’ve had to make a lot of changes that have meant putting myself first (which lemme tell you was a very new concept to me).
In saying this, I mean it when I say that perimenopause has also been one of the greatest gifts of my life.

It’s offered me a chance to connect with myself in a way I haven’t before - at least, in a way I haven’t for decades, pre-career and kiddos, and I’ve found this to be so liberating and exciting; I’ve rediscovered long lost hobbies; I’ve spoken up about my needs and desires; I’ve invited in more sweet and satisfying simplicity (I used to want to conquer the world and take on anything and everything!) and I’ve let go of people and things that were weighing me down.