Midlife Flow

Small steps lead to big journeys - here's how to make them happen. The truth about preparing for something that scares and excites you? You don't build courage in a single heroic weekend. You build it day by day, choice by choice, small brave act by small brave act. Maybe your "big thing" is walking 800km across Spain (this will be mine in May 2026). Or maybe it's starting the business you've dreamed of, writing the book that's been calling you, running your first marathon at 45, or finally prioritizing your health after years of putting everyone else first. Whatever your Camino looks like, if you're a woman in midlife juggling perimenopause symptoms with an already packed schedule, you need a foundation-building plan that actually fits your life - not one designed for 25-year-olds with endless time and predictable energy levels. This is that plan. Why "I Don't Have Time" Isn't Really the Problem I hear this constantly: "I w...

What happens when a woman over 40 decides she's done being last on her own list - and actually does something about it. I landed back from our family holiday to Italy and Greece July 2025, unpacked everyone's suitcases (but not my own), restocked the fridge, and caught up on three weeks of emails. Classic mum duties. But something had shifted during those two weeks of watching my family explore ancient paths and new cities. I'd been talking about the Camino de Santiago for almost three years. Three years of "maybe next year" and "when the kids are older" and "when work calms down." Laying in bed 10 PM, finally reading a book while everyone else slept, I had a moment of crystal clarity: I was tired. Bone-deep tired of putting everyone else's dreams, schedules, and needs ahead of my own. That night, I didn't just think about the Camino. I decided I was going to do it. May 2026. Solo. 800 kilometers across Spain, just me and my thought...

How I'm turning midlife struggles into the adventure of a lifetime - and why you can too If you had told me five years ago that I'd be training to walk 800km across Spain solo at 44 , I would've laughed, poured another decafe coffee, and gone back to Googling "why do I wake up at 3 a.m. every night during perimenopause?" Because like 75% of midlife women, my forties have been marked by perimenopause symptoms that nobody prepared me for. The anxiety that hit during important meetings. The sleep disruption that leaves me foggy-brained. The weight gain that creeped in. Some days, managing work, kids, and family life while navigating hormone changes in midlife feels like the ultimate endurance test. And yet - here I am, beginning my Camino de Santiago training for a pilgrimage that's been quietly calling me for the last couple of years. Why the Camino Called to Me (And Maybe You Too) The Camino de Santiago first appeared in my life when I returned from P...

It started with sleep. Or rather... the lack of it. I’d wake up at 3 a.m., heart pounding, busting to go to the toliet. Some nights, I couldn’t fall asleep at all. Other nights, I was so restless I felt like crawling out of my skin. I thought I was just overwhelmed. Too much work. Too much noise. Too much... everything. But then came the mood swings. Snapping at my husband. Crying in the car. Feeling low for no reason at all. That’s when I knew this wasn’t just stress. This was something else. I realised I wasn’t just “tired and emotional” - I was deep in the messy middle of perimenopause . And no one had warned me how intense it could be. If you're wondering whether what you're feeling is "normal"... it is. But it’s also a wake-up call . In this blog, we’ll unpack the emotional, physical, and relational toll of dismissing perimenopause symptoms - and what you can do right now to start feeling like yourself again. The Emotional Toll Emotional? I...