Support for menopause symptoms in Anna Paulowna
Are menopause symptoms having a major impact on your daily life? Are you going through the menopausal transition, perimenopause or menopause, and noticing changes in your body, mood or energy?
Do you experience mood swings, poor sleep, hot flushes, fatigue, low mood, restlessness, hormonal fluctuations, irritability or other symptoms related to menopause?
Menopause symptoms affect not only your body, but also how you feel. Because your symptoms are so personal and vulnerable, they can affect your connection with yourself, your body, your sexuality and your sense of womanhood.
Perhaps you are tired of worrying, searching for solutions and feeling concerned. Perhaps you have often been told that you “just have to learn to live with it”, while deep down you feel that more is possible. I believe things can be different. And somewhere inside, you feel that too.
Menopause symptoms arise during the period in which your hormones change and your periods eventually stop. The menopausal transition can have a major impact on daily life. Things that once felt effortless now require more attention. Your body may feel different from what you are used to. This can leave you feeling uncertain, particularly if you are used to carrying a great deal.
Menopause is not only a physical change, but also a phase in which many women need to find a new balance. Your body shows you more clearly where your boundaries lie and what you need in order to care for yourself. It is quite literally a transition: one in which you can discover what this new phase asks of you. From my own experience of lichen sclerosus, I know how vulnerable women’s health concerns can feel. That is why I understand that menopause symptoms are not only physical, but can affect you deeply on an emotional level too.
What does support for menopause symptoms in Anna Paulowna look like?
Your nervous system forms the foundation of your health and vitality. It influences your hormones, digestion, immune system, emotions and the way you respond to stress. Women’s health concerns never exist in isolation. Your body and emotions continually affect one another. This often receives too little attention in healthcare, even though for many women with menopause symptoms it can be an important key to feeling better.
Perhaps you recognise the pattern of always carrying on, caring for others and adapting yourself. Constantly keeping all the plates spinning is not only stressful and exhausting; it also takes you further and further away from yourself. I help you break that cycle.
In the sessions, there is space to slow down and feel what you truly need. Together, we look at what menopause does to you and what it asks of you. By combining ACT coaching with body-oriented exercises, we explore not only the symptoms themselves, but also what may be going on beneath them. Step by step, this can bring greater calm to your mind and body. From there, space for recovery can emerge.
“From the very first moment, it felt safe and familiar, and I am incredibly grateful to Lotte for her warm way of coaching. Thanks to her, I feel happier, lighter and full of energy again.” — Isa
What are menopause symptoms?
Menopause symptoms are symptoms that arise during the period in which your hormones change and your periods eventually stop. They can include hot flushes, night sweats, poor sleep, fatigue, mood swings, low mood, restlessness, irritability, problems concentrating, a changing cycle, reduced sexual desire or vaginal dryness. Symptoms differ from one woman to another. One woman may mainly experience physical symptoms, while another notices changes in her mood or energy.
What is the difference between perimenopause, menopause and the menopausal transition?
Perimenopause is the period before your final period. During this phase, your hormones begin to fluctuate and your cycle may change. Symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats, poor sleep, mood swings or fatigue can begin then. Menopause is the point of your final period. You can only know this retrospectively, once you have not had a period for twelve months. The menopausal transition is the entire period surrounding this change: the years before and after your final period.
What do stress, tension or long-term overload have to do with menopause symptoms?
Menopause is a natural hormonal process. At the same time, stress can influence how your body experiences this phase. If you demand a great deal of yourself over a long period, sleep poorly or have few opportunities to recover, your body may respond more sensitively. Symptoms such as fatigue, restlessness, poor sleep, irritability or hot flushes may feel more intense as a result. It may also become harder to recover from periods of pressure or tension.
My support pays attention to your body, nervous system, thoughts and feelings. You learn to recognise when your body has been “switched on” for too long and what you need to settle again. This gives your natural capacity for recovery more space and can help greater balance to emerge, physically and mentally and emotionally. This can be supportive alongside menopause symptoms and the impact they have on daily life.
Why can menopause be a good time to relate to yourself differently?
Menopause is not only a physical change, but also a phase in which you can sense afresh what does and no longer does suit you. Many women notice that old patterns, such as carrying on, caring or adapting, become harder to maintain. That can be confronting, but it can also bring clarity. Your body shows you more clearly where your boundaries lie and what you need in order to care for yourself. Menopause can therefore be a time to look again at how you live, what you carry and where you need more space for yourself. This support can help you through that process.
What can support offer you if you experience menopause symptoms?
✔ Your mind becomes calmer and you worry less about your symptoms.
✔ You feel more relaxed in your body and pelvic area.
✔ You learn to listen to and trust your body’s signals.
✔ You gain clarity about your boundaries, needs and desires.
✔ You live according to your own rhythm and cycle, and what truly suits you.
✔ You feel more in control of how you deal with menopause symptoms.
Dear woman, from my own experience of lichen sclerosus, I know how deeply intimate symptoms can affect you. But I have also learnt that they can be an invitation. They can open a path back to yourself. For me, this may have been the most remarkable journey I have ever taken. A journey from always carrying on, caring and adapting. Back to connection. To the intimacy of being allowed to come home to yourself. To being truly present with what you feel, long for and deserve. This journey is here for you too, if you feel that now is the time to take that step.
VERBINDING Programme
VERBINDING is for women with menopause symptoms who feel: things are truly allowed to be different now. Women who do not only want to gain more control over their symptoms, but above all long for a deeper connection with themselves. Over nine weeks, we meet every other week for a total of five sessions (online or in person in Anna Paulowna, the Netherlands). Between appointments, you receive inspiring exercises and support via WhatsApp. You will also receive the workbook De Verbonden Vrouw (The Connected Woman) to support your process. The fee for this programme is €595.
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Practice in Anna Paulowna
I support women with menopause symptoms at my practice in Anna Paulowna, the Netherlands. Sessions take place in our welcoming garden room, surrounded by greenery. The practice is easy to reach for women from the surrounding area, including Julianadorp, Callantsoog, Schagen, Wieringerwerf, Breezand, ’t Zand, Hippolytushoef and Den Helder.
Words from other women
11 years’ experience as a therapist | More than 10,000 hours of therapeutic support
“I really appreciated looking together with Lotte at where I was getting stuck and what I needed. She thought things through with me and helped me find my way, but did not do it for me. It truly was a journey we undertook together. Thanks to Lotte, I have come closer to myself and experience far fewer physical symptoms and negative thoughts. I always found the atmosphere warm and pleasant. Lotte is very attentive and radiates calm, while also being direct and honest. A lovely combination. I would certainly recommend coaching with Lotte if you want to find more calm within yourself.”
Marianne
“During the programme with Lotte, I went through an enormous transformation. Her approach is particularly valuable because it is not a quick fix, but a complete programme. When I encounter challenges now, I consciously pause with those experiences and apply the new insights. This has changed my entire perspective. I felt safe with Lotte from the beginning; she proved to be a warm and skilled coach. It felt like a shared journey in which you are not alone.”
Nikki
“Over the past few months, I followed a coaching programme with Lotte. Through many exercises and conversations, I learnt an incredible amount about myself and my symptoms. It is a very personal programme, but Lotte is highly knowledgeable and had a good sense of what I needed. There was also always space for me to say what felt right for me. From the very first moment, it felt safe and familiar, and I am incredibly grateful to Lotte for her kind and warm way of coaching.”
Lisanne
“Among other things, I was looking for more calm in my mind and a deeper connection with my body and feelings. Lotte has a great deal of knowledge and experience, and works with gentleness, love, calm and creativity. She always seemed to know exactly what I needed. The combination of ACT and yin yoga was the ideal way for me to engage more physically alongside our conversations. It was something I had never experienced before and proved very valuable. I also received personal exercises to work on. I learnt a great deal and am grateful that I was able to do this together with Lotte!”
Merel
Women from Julianadorp, Callantsoog, Schagen, Wieringerwerf, Breezand, ’t Zand, Hippolytushoef and Den Helder, among other places, come to my practice in Anna Paulowna for support with menopause symptoms.