Meet Sian
Hi, I’m Sian, lovely to meet you 😊
My own experience and professional development has brought me to where I am…and to connecting with you. As a qualified and ICF accredited coach, I’m setting out to support as many women as possible through the stages of menopause and to normalise the conversation.
I knew something wasn’t quite right but I didn’t understand what was happening to me. I felt different and was experiencing changes that felt alien to me. Self doubt crept in, I developed a little pouch of belly fat, was exhausted all the time, and my usual migraines and chronic pain skyrocketed.
I was developing a long list of symptoms and spent more time and money than I care to add up on therapies, treatments and supplements that would be the ‘answer’ to regaining my health. Dr Google told me I had any number of conditions or syndromes, which just made me more worried and anxious.
A couple of years later, a GP visit left me thinking I had a thyroid issue. However, some blood tests confirmed, I was peri-menopausal….at 37. I became post-menopausal just before my 45th birthday.
As with my other health conditions, I set about researching everything I could about menopause.
So much changed in those years and dealing with the physical, cognitive and emotional changes has been a rollercoaster. My whole outlook has changed and when I think back to those years, I don’t recognise myself.
Even though I’d been educating employers about menopause in my HR career for years, and knew lots about it, dealing with it was a struggle. My concentration and memory changed; I was forgetting things and hesitating in giving advice. My self motivation hit an all time low and I gave everything to my job and then crumbled in the evenings and at weekends.
I made the difficult decision to leave a job I loved and it was only after lots of self care, reflection and coaching that I realised how unwell I had been. Helping others is at the core of who I am. I know that with the right knowledge, understanding and support, you can take charge of your menopause transition and make your second act, your best yet.
Let’s Talk!
Sian Carter
Contact
sian@siancarter.com
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