I'm Katherine Smith. I have over 20 years of experience in technology, research, product strategy and behaviour change. My work has included designing global health management programmes for insurers, leading behaviour change programmes, and overseeing care platform portfolios, using coaching and health psychology approaches throughout.
I struggled badly with menopause. HRT helped. Antidepressants helped. CBT helped. But none of them were the whole answer. I still felt overwhelmed by stress, and my anxiety kept rising.
Then a rare medical condition meant I had to stop HRT, and I had to find another way to cope.
Through my studies with the International Menopause Society, I also learned about the lifestyle pillars for managing menopause: eating well, staying active, good sleep, mental wellbeing, healthy relationships, and cutting back on the things that make symptoms worse. What struck me was that stress isn't just one pillar among many. It cuts across all of them. When you're stressed, you sleep worse, eat differently, move less, reach for a glass of wine or another coffee, and pull away from people. Stress is the foundation.
When my body settled, everything became easier. I could think more clearly, make better decisions and feel more like myself again. Life still had its challenges, but they no longer felt quite so overwhelming.
Healthy Thinking was built from that. It helps you see what's driving your stress, learn simple ways to calm your body, and apply them when it matters.
Calm the body. Clear the mind. Choose your response.
