Our Journal

January 18 2021

Welcome to the Wonder Walk…

As a business that trialled its first product in lockdown, built a team in lockdown and then opened its...

January 15 2021

“I’m a solution finder and I’m used to coping, so I just ploughed on but the symptoms piled on too”

Jane Pangbourne describes herself as a ‘Peri-Menopause Pragmatist’ and has worked in the personal growth space for over 30...

January 3 2021

TOGETHER, WE RISE.

Trying to anticipate the mood of the country and our community,...

December 27 2020

Reflections and practices to gift yourself this Christmas

This week we’ve been reflecting on the festive season. In...

December 14 2020

Finding joy, play and identity in your wardrobe

"It’s time we had fun with fashion. It’s time we showed...

December 9 2020

‘I don’t feel I’m in midlife. At 38, it doesn’t resonate with me. However, I do have a sense of time passing more quickly.'

The WomenHood is the brainchild of the phenomenal Jess Rad. At...

December 1 2020

Does the language I use affect how I think?

Last week’s Big Read reflected on the stories we inherit,...

November 27 2020

The stories we inherit

This week we hosted our first Fireside chat in The Powder...

November 9 2020

A supplement brand for the sceptics.

The truth is, there simply isn’t enough research undertaken...

October 24 2020

"One of the biggest issues is that people don’t understand that perimenopause is often the rockiest part of the journey..."

Katarina Wilk wants us to change the way we think about...

October 15 2020

“It’s so characteristic of how this life-stage is seen more broadly. Every so often there will be a documentary..."

Jackie Lynch’s journey to nutrition is a fascinating one. A highly-driven career woman with what she describes as a...

September 25 2020

“I was exhausted. I couldn’t think straight. I was snappy. My brain was mush. I was horrid to everyone. I was in survival mode.."

September 7 2020

'It wasn’t just the media depiction of menopause - it was right down to the research. It simply didn’t address women like me.'

I find it odd that, as we enter midlife, everything looks...

August 14 2020

'Cyclical health is always ‘managed’ in the health system. Rather than seeing it as something personal, it is shoehorned into days and a statistical ‘norm’'.

Avni Trivedi is an osteopath, doula, zero balancer (a fascinating...

August 4 2020

'I had to step into the unknown and trust my body to get better. I had to know that my body would support me. And she did.'

Pamela Windle is a woman on a mission to reframe midlife...

July 22 2020

Our Makers Make Us. Recipe tips for Peri-Boost to tickle every taste bud!

We always knew that the most potent ingredient in our blends...

July 22 2020

'You have two lives, and your second one begins when you realise you only have one'. (Confucius)

You know when, sometimes, very occasionally in life, you meet an...

July 2 2020

'The Harper clinic came about because I’ve always wanted to be and deliver the best..’

This week we’re delighted to be able to share our conversation with...

June 24 2020

"Many of the meditation apps on offer today help with generalised stress, not the particular issues faced by many women."

Becks Armstrong is an acupuncturist, meditation practitioner, techie ex-COO and the...

May 19 2020

"I want to feel like a superwoman, not someone being put out to pasture."

Many of you will be familiar with Bare Biology, the brain...

May 1 2020

“Natural movement is like a language. There is a vocabulary to it. And I wanted to learn..”

Abi Adams will be familiar to many of you in the MPowder Community. Founder of Project Woman, she is...

February 19 2020

'My purpose is to help women tune in to the innate wisdom of their bodies.'

Welcome to chapter 2 of our blog series celebrating phenomenal women who have used their second spring to transform...

February 14 2020

How can you tell if you're in the peri-menopause? An expert's view.

This week’s blog explores the three stages of menopause and how...

February 6 2020

'There can be another way to lead. Vulnerability truly is a superpower'.

This blog marks the beginning of a series of articles about...

January 6 2020

'I'm a woman. Phenomenally.'

When we interviewed our MPowder Community last summer, one of the...

December 16 2019

Reclaiming your body and mind during the menopause.

This summer we asked 50 women to share their stories of menopause...

December 9 2019

Marketing the menopause.

As we move to launching our first range of powders for...

December 2 2019

It's time to change 'the change' – Part 2: Spotlight on the peri-menopause.

This summer, we asked 50 women to anonymously share their experiences...

November 15 2019

Designed to taste good as we do good.

Mel is MPowder’s tastebuds; she works hard to make sure...

November 8 2019

The nutritional brain powering our boosts.

Thank you to the expert team that work with dedication and...

October 16 2019

The body as a healing machine.

This weekend MPowder attended VegMed - a 2 day event in London focused on presenting the clinical evidence of the power of...

August 30 2019

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Despite the popular image of a 20 year old daylight-deprived individual wearing flip flops in an office without chairs,...

August 16 2019

Time to change ‘the change’ – Part 1.

In August we invited 50 women across the UK to anonymously...

August 9 2019

A personal journey that became a public mission.

Interview with Rebekah Brown. Founder of MPowder. Well - the motivation was...