PaulaDec 23, 20193 minHOW TO PUT THE OHHH BACK INTO MIDLIFE ORGASmThe arrival of peri menopausal symptoms usually means the departure of your libido. Ahhh she's a mysterious creature is Mrs Libido. She's...
PaulaAug 25, 20183 minFIGHTING FITI hate the gym. There. I said it. But. And there is a but. I understand the need to go and have done since my early 30’s. I’ve flirted...
PaulaJul 21, 20183 minCAN GRATITUDE MAKE YOU MIDLIFE HAPPY?APPRECIATION IS LIKE AN INSURANCE POLICY - IT HAS BE BE RENEWED NOW AND THEN.... DAVE MCINTYRE... I can sometimes be a miserable old...
PaulaJun 17, 20183 minCAN YOU OVER SHARE?There are numerous things I LOVE about being female - I wouldn't want to be a man for all the tea in China - and we are so differently...
PaulaMay 30, 20182 minIS THIS MY NEW NORM?My hormonal clock body has pretty much run like a well oiled machine for most of my life. Whether it be my 28 day period cycle with its 5...
Lynnette PeckMay 14, 20181 min5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PERIMENOPAUSE1. It is completely normal to be perimenopausal (hormonal transitions prior to menopause) after the age of 42 and this stage often lasts...
Lynnette PeckMay 12, 20181 minTHE MENOPAUSE DIETAccording to a recent study from the University of Leeds, if we eat more oily fish and legumes (beans and peas) we can help delay the...
PaulaMay 2, 20182 minTAKE A BREATH - GET SOME MIDLIFE ZENOver the last 5 years, mindfulness has become main stream and big business. It's thought of less as a past time only reserved for the...
Lynnette PeckApr 23, 20181 minMY MENOPAUSEAs part of a regular series we talk to Feeling Flush readers about their experiences of menopause. This week it is the turn of Anne...
PaulaApr 22, 20182 minA LOVE LETTER TO AN OLD FRIENDDear PF (pelvic floor) Hope you’re well. I wasn’t sure if you had been around that much of late and I miss you dearly (mainly because of...
Lynnette PeckApr 21, 20182 minMENOPAUSE: THE FAB AND NOT SO FABThere is a list going around the internet at the moment with the 40 negative symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause. Whilst of course...
PaulaApr 16, 20182 minSWEATING YOUR KNOCKERS OFF?One of the many joys (ahem) of peri menopause for me has been the night sweats. I haven't yet fallen foul to the day time hot flushes,...
Lynnette PeckApr 12, 20181 minCAROL SMILLIE AND HER PRETTY CLEVER PANTSPretty Clever Pants are a range of 'protective' underwear by TV presenter Carol Smillie that have a concealed waterproof layer. They...
Lynnette PeckApr 12, 20181 min5 Things Great For Menopause From…Holland & Barrett I love Holland & Barrett and their mix of pills and potions, various nuts in bags and special water in the fridge. The shop also feels a...
PaulaApr 9, 20182 minTHE GOOD MENOPAUSE GUIDE When Liz Earle announced she was publishing a new book that was about all things menopause, I was pressing the pre-order button on Amazon...
PaulaApr 4, 20183 minSEVEN YEAR ITCH? You may be delving in to this blog title thinking I'm going to be talking about how to spice up your relationship before the rot sets in...
Lynnette PeckApr 1, 20181 minMENOPAUSE EASTER EGG!Happy Easter #FFS We have some amazing news! Cadbury just sent us a press release about their new Cadbury Twirl Easter Egg and how it...
PaulaMar 9, 20182 minA HAIRY SUBJECTA little while ago on our Feeling Flush FB group, we had an interesting discussion (cue absolutely hilarious comments) about hair of the...
PaulaMar 2, 20183 minWHEN DO YOU TAKE THE HRT BULL BY THE HORNS?When I was 42 my periods started to change. I'd been one of those '28 days' type of gals. I even had a period 28 days to the day after...