I am going live daily in my Facebook Group - The Nourished Midlife Woman (come on over and join us!) and on my Instagram account - @louise.carr.nutrition (this is where I post the food pics!) on a daily basis.
I am trying to share as much information a I can about the ALL the simple action steps we can take with nutrition and lifestyle to support our bodies at midlife.
(If you are reading this in the future, I saved all this useful info into and Instagram highlight and in Guides in the Facebook Group…head on over and start your educational journey into midlife women’s health!)
It is easy to slide into the trap of berating and hating your body at midlife but in reality we have so much power in our hands!
Use self-care and your mindset to shut that disempowering self-talk down.
Patriarchal beauty standards that we use as a stick to beat ourselves, trap you in venting and inaction and you need to be planning your first, easy-to-implement baby-step that will start your journey back to vibrant health and reduced daily symptoms.
When we make even small changes to our diet, our movement and our day, we slash our menopausal symptoms and feel calmer, stronger and more confident in our bodies daily, as we move through hormonal change.
I'm talking about making the mindset shift to get back 'on-the-same-side' as your body! To get out of the war you have waged with your body for YEARS! tune into the language of symptoms your body is speaking and shower yourself with MORE of what your body needs:
REST, NUTRITION AND MOVEMENT.
Once more for the people at the back! This is not your average "eat less, move more" regime, but about deeply nourishing and resting your body so it can heal and feel good.
Your most vibrant health lies on the other side of you 'flipping the patriarchal script' at midlife!
I know this! I have seen the power of dense nutrition and de-stressing on women's health.....AND STILL I get caught up in the language of the patriarchy and conventional beauty standards for women.
Immediately, as I started my live about collagen, I am spouting off bullshit about beautiful wrinkle free skin!!! Feeling so angry with myself internally as I hear myself speaking and trying to keep my cool on a LIVE!
When I start to talk about metabolic health, I am immediately tuning in to every womans goal of weight loss and being smaller and slimmer.
It's official, I am a work in progress.
But, 'when we know better, do better' Maya Angelou
We all need to start standing in our power to shift the imprisoning and health damaging beauty narrative at midlife.
Let's start right here!......
There is nothing more beautiful than a sharp, wise, female mind.
There is nothing more alluring than a witty sense of humour in a woman who laughs and smiles easily.
I am in awe of confident and strong matriarchs as they support and enjoy their families.
There is nothing more gorgeous than a woman who is well-rested and grounded in her body.
There is a gravitational pull to a woman who confidently becomes her authentic self in midlife, treasures her body as the precious vessel carrying her through life and loves on herself with all the tools and pleasures she has in her power.
I'm watching my language in real time and I will do my best to keep shifting further into a more empowered lens when talking about nutrition and caring for our bodies in hormonal change.
What are your thoughts and what can you do to shun patriarchal measurements of beauty and love yourself harder as you navigate the turbulent waters of menopause? Let me know in the comments below.