What a Health Coach Can Do For You in Midlife and Beyond
Menopause is not a one-size-fits-all journey. Research led by Professor Susan Davis at Monash University highlights just how varied the experience can be for women, from hot flushes and disrupted sleep to changes in mood, metabolism and confidence (PMID: 29718955). What’s clear is that no two women experience perimenopause or menopause in the same way, which is why support needs to be personal, practical and compassionate.
When you think about getting healthier, it’s easy to imagine it’s all down to willpower: eat better, exercise more, stress less. But in reality, knowing what to do and actually doing it are two very different things. That’s where a health coach comes in.
Health coaching can make a profound difference. It’s not about being told what to do, it’s about being heard, understood and supported to make small, realistic changes that build into lasting habits. With the right guidance, you can feel more confident and in control of your health through midlife and beyond.
It’s about having someone in your corner who listens to you, understands your unique challenges and walks alongside you as you take small steps towards lasting change.
What is Health Coaching?
The NHS describes health coaching as a way of supporting people to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their own health and wellbeing (NHS England, 2024). It’s a collaborative process, not a lecture or a prescription. Instead, it’s a conversation that puts you at the centre of your own health journey.
Rather than telling you what to do, a health coach asks:
What matters most to you right now?
What’s getting in the way?
What’s one small change you feel ready to try?
This human-centred approach empowers you to build habits you can actually sustain, without feeling pressured or judged.
How Health Coaching Helps in Menopause and Midlife
For women in midlife, health coaching can be life-changing. Menopause often brings a complex mix of physical, emotional and lifestyle shifts, sleep disturbances, changes in body composition, hot flushes, energy slumps, mood changes and a loss of confidence.
Health coaching gives you the tools and the support to:
Manage symptoms with practical, evidence-based lifestyle strategies
Create sustainable routines around nutrition, movement and recovery
Reframe setbacks as opportunities to learn, not failures
Develop confidence in your ability to make choices that support your health
Feel truly heard in a safe, supportive space
My Approach: Compassion and Confidence
As The Menopause Health Coach, I bring a compassionate, empowering approach to every session. My focus is always on you as a whole person, not just your symptoms. Together, we look at what’s realistic and achievable for your life right now.
I believe in:
Small steps that build lasting habits - it’s the tiny, consistent actions that create the biggest shifts over time.
Empathy and understanding - you’re not “failing” if change feels hard. That’s human.
Confidence through empowerment - my role is to help you rediscover your strength and resilience, so you leave coaching feeling more capable, not more overwhelmed.
Why Choose Health Coaching?
Because change doesn’t happen in a vacuum. You don’t need more information, you need connection, accountability and encouragement. Health coaching creates that bridge between knowing what might help and actually living it in a way that feels natural to you.
Whether it’s improving sleep, boosting energy, making peace with food or building strength in midlife, health coaching helps you take control and move forward with clarity and confidence.
If you’re ready to feel supported, understood and empowered in your midlife health journey, I’d love to help.
👉 Book a free chat with me today and let’s explore how health coaching can support you.
References
Davis SR, Lambrinoudaki I, Lumsden M, et al. Menopause. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2015;1:15004. PMID: 29718955
NHS England. Health coaching: Long-read. 2022. Available at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/health-coaching/
