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Introduction For many people, the hardest part of exercise is not the exercise itself. It’s the feeling of: being unfit being out of routine being exhausted being intimidated or embarrassed being unsure of where to begin. And unfortunately, the health and fitness world makes this all worse by constantly exposing us to intense workouts, before-and-after transformations, sunrise gym sessions, fitness trackers, marathon training and the messages that imply that it only counts if it’s extreme. So...

From the moment I was pregnant, I knew that I wanted a physiological birth. Not because I wanted to be a hero, prove anything, or earn some kind of social media badge of honor. I wanted it because I am, at my core, a physiologist. I understand and trust the body's innate wisdom, and I wanted to give myself the best possible chance of allowing birth to unfold naturally and physiologically, in the way nature intended. This meant setting my environment up to encourage labour (dim lighting,...

Introduction Menopause is one of the most significant biological transitions a woman goes through, yet many women arrive there feeling completely unprepared for what is happening in their bodies. For years, symptoms are often dismissed as stress, burnout, being emotional, not coping well, or simply as aging. Meanwhile, many women are simultaneously leading teams, raising families, caregiving, managing households, and trying to maintain careers, all while their physiology is changing...