She Walks Well - Education

Below you'll find our Mini Guides, short reads on the topics women ask us about most. For those hungry for more, and happy to settle in for a 20 minute read, we have our Deep Dives, longer reads that go further into the science, the nuance, and the occasional gory detail.

The SWW guides exist because we believe wellness is the art of living well with education, evidence, and considered care. Women need to understand the why behind what their body is doing, their cycle, their hormones, their symptoms. Understanding what's normal allows you to recognise when something is not, and avoid falling victim to the latest hormone-balancing adaptogenic peptide latte. It also gives you the language to have real conversations with your doctor, to know what your options are, and to know which questions are worth asking.

So we hope these guides help you live well. And at the very least, prevent at least one 3am Google rabbit hole that ends in more panic than power.

For all the women who feel something has shifted, even though their cycle is still as regular as ever. You're not imagining it, and while it might not be true perimenopause yet, something is still going on and its worth a discussion. Read our Mini Gu

For all the women who feel something has shifted, even though their cycle is still as regular as ever. You're not imagining it, and while it might not be true perimenopause yet, something is still going on and its worth a discussion. Read our Mini Guide on the Late Reproductive Stage, and for the full story, don't forget to check out our Deep Dive.

Your periods are changing, you don't feel like yourself? Hot flushes, frozen shoulder, maybe a new ringing in your ears and new found hatred of hearing someone chew... Welcome to Perimenopause. Take a look at our mini guide, and for the full picture,

Your periods are changing, you don't feel like yourself? Hot flushes, frozen shoulder, maybe a new ringing in your ears and new found hatred of hearing someone chew... Welcome to Perimenopause. Take a look at our mini guide, and for the full picture, warts and all click through to our deep dive.

The curtain has come down on the chaos of perimenopause, your periods have taken their final bow, but the show's not over. Far from it. Menopause isn't an ending, it's a long stage of life that deserves real attention, and one many women thrive in wi

The curtain has come down on the chaos of perimenopause, your periods have taken their final bow, but the show's not over. Far from it. Menopause isn't an ending, it's a long stage of life that deserves real attention, and one many women thrive in with the right support. Take a look at our Mini Guide, and for the full picture, the good, the bad and the surprisingly manageable, click through to our Deep Dive.

This mini guide introduces all the elements needed to make a a balanced decision around starting, staying on or stopping MHT. For more nitty gritty of the risks vs benefits you'll need to go on to our deep dive.... we promise it will be worth the fla

This mini guide introduces all the elements needed to make a a balanced decision around starting, staying on or stopping MHT. For more nitty gritty of the risks vs benefits you'll need to go on to our deep dive.... we promise it will be worth the flash back to year 10 statistics.

This mini guide covers what PMOS (PCOS) actually, why it was never really about cysts, and the part insulin plays in it all. For the full picture, the symptoms and how it is managed, you'll need to go on to our deep dive... Once you understand the w

This mini guide covers what PMOS (PCOS) actually, why it was never really about cysts, and the part insulin plays in it all. For the full picture, the symptoms and how it is managed, you'll need to go on to our deep dive... Once you understand the why behind PMOS, it stops being a label you were handed and becomes something you can actually manage.

This mini guide is a brief walk through breast health: how to know your own normal, what actually shifts your risk, how screening works and what it can miss, and what dense breasts mean for you. Informed and calm in about ten minutes, with a clear ne

This mini guide is a brief walk through breast health: how to know your own normal, what actually shifts your risk, how screening works and what it can miss, and what dense breasts mean for you. Informed and calm in about ten minutes, with a clear next step. And if you want to go deeper, into the genetics, the full risk picture, and the MHT question, the Deep Dive is where you'll find it.