Nigel Denby (EJacobs Photography)
I am passionate about highlighting the peri-menopause & menopause cause, featuring movers & shakers in this field , ones who are impacting the 13 million women out there experiencing this huge life changing transition. This week I am delighted to introduce Nigel Denby, founder of Harley St at Home.
Nigel set up the Harley St at Home Facebook page at the beginning of the pandemic. This was a resource which I turned to a lot during my own menopause journey as it is jam-packed with useful advice .
Nigel is a Nutritionist & Dietician & has worked with women in their menopause & peri-menopause for the past 20 years. HSAH works in conjunction with the medical profession & not only advocates HRT for those who feel it’s right for them, but facilitates wellbeing experts who work alongside medical professionals to provide a fully rounded, grounded & sensible approach to menopause. So there we have it in a nutshell, but let’s chat to Nigel, the mover and shaker who is the instigator of all of this.
I asked Nigel what inspired him to set up Harley St at Home and he explained: ‘M&P is a landscape in which women are let down on every level. We talk openly to teenage girls about preparing for puberty. But we don’t talk to women about menopause.’
Nigel feels that: ‘Most women find themselves contemplating menopause if they are hit with the typical symptoms such as hot flushes but there are more than 50 symptoms many women miss completely as they just don’t associate them with M&P. Sometimes when a woman does go to her GP to discuss the menopause we have become aware, from some who have contacted us ,that the information given can be insufficient.’
I found this illuminating as I had already come to suspect my own mental health struggles might have been symptoms of peri-menopause. But I was ignorant of the myriad symptoms at the time, so knew no better and could not present my case; though I could now.
HSAH aims to inform & support women in order to help their understanding of what is going on, keeping a track of symptoms as well as providing them with expert medical advice from menopause doctors.
But HSAH goes one step further – it offers women additional support from a team of experts in their field to help them create their own self-care toolkit to navigate this often life-changing transition. This is so important because it gives a woman the confidence to shape her next decades so that they can be wonderful. Without support & without creating their own self-care practices it can be wretched…but it doesn’t have to be.
Join me tomorrow to find out what is happening in the menopause.
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To find out more about Nigel & Harley St at Home check out these websites.
IG: menopause_dietician
Facebook group: Harley St at Home : Menopause
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Alex is based on the edge of the stunning Cotswolds & has been sharing her love for all things yoga & mindfulness for almost a decade, not just in the UK but also around the world. Her mission is to help everyone discover a more mindful way of living & to encourage them to embrace regular self-care practices for a happier & healthier way of being.