The Bromley Method

You know that thing where you're mid-sentence and suddenly... the word is just... gone?

Or you walk into a room and have absolutely no idea why you're there?

Or you're introducing two people and you completely blank on one of their names even though you've known them for years?

Let me tell you something important: You're not "losing it." You're not developing early dementia. Your brain is not broken.

Estrogen plays a crucial role in cognitive function - it affects memory, focus, and cognitive processing. When estrogen levels fluctuate during perimenopause, your brain function fluctuates too.

This is a real, measurable, biological change. It's not "just stress" (although stress definitely makes it worse). It's not because you're "getting older" (although yes, this happens as we age). It's because your brain is responding to changing hormone levels.

This isn't permanent cognitive decline. For most women, this improves once hormones stabilize or are replaced.

So the next time you forget what you were saying mid-sentence, take a breath and know that your brain is doing its best with fluctuating hormone levels.

I read a FASCINATING book recently that dives a whole look deeper into this written by Dr Lisa Mosconi. I’ll drop the link below.

What's the most embarrassing thing you've forgotten lately? Drop your brain fog moment below - let's make each other feel less alone! 💕

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Your shoulders have been aching for months. Your doctor says it's probably from sitting at your desk. Your trainer thinks you slept on it wrong. You've tried everything and nothing helps.

Frozen shoulder is notably more common during perimenopause, and some healthcare providers are increasingly aware of this hormonal connection when treating women over 40 with shoulder problems.

Here's what's happening: Estrogen helps maintain the health of connective tissues throughout your body. When levels start fluctuating, tissues become less resilient and more prone to inflammation.

This can affect: → Shoulders (frozen shoulder is extremely common) → Knees and hips → Hands and wrists → Back and neck → Any joint that's had previous injury

Almost ALL of the women in my 1:1 practice have dealt with random shoulder pain that came out of nowhere and went on and on for months, sometimes years that doctors usually attribute to "getting older." These days I know to mention the possibility of perimenopause so that they can start advocating for themselves and their healthcare.

If you're dealing with joint pain that seemingly came out of nowhere, hormones might be the missing piece of the puzzle.

Have you experienced this? Tell us in the comments 👇🏻

Waking up at 3 AM every single night..?

You lie there for hours with your mind racing, then drag yourself through the next day feeling absolutely exhausted.

This is very often the very FIRST sign of perimenopause. Not hot flashes. Not irregular periods. Sleep disruption.

And here's what many women don’t know - your periods can still be perfectly regular while this is happening!

When estrogen and progesterone start fluctuating (which can begin in your mid-30s!), one of the first things to go is your sleep. Progesterone is your "calming hormone" - it helps you fall asleep and stay asleep. When it starts declining, your sleep goes with it.

So if you're googling "why do I wake up at 3am" and everyone's telling you it's stress... maybe. But if you're over 35 and this is a new pattern, your hormones might be trying to tell you something.

Let's normalize the conversation around what's actually happening in our bodies.

Because you're not crazy, you're not broken, and you're definitely not alone in this. 💕

Almost 4000 women have downloaded my new free guide in the last few weeks. Just tap the link below and I’ll send you all the cliff notes I’ve been gathering for the last year on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) during perimenopause 👇🏻

https://bromleymethod.com/hrt-101

The connection between teeth grinding and your pelvic floor…

This might sound completely random, but hear me out - there's actually a fascinating connection between tension in your jaw and tension in your pelvic floor!

→ Both your jaw and pelvic floor are controlled by similar parts of your nervous system
→ Both areas tend to hold stress and tension
→ Both respond to the same fight-or-flight patterns
→ Both can become chronically tight from emotional stress or trauma

If you're someone who holds tension in your jaw, there's a good chance you're also unconsciously holding tension in your pelvic floor. Your body doesn't usually tense up in just one isolated spot!

Next time you do a pelvic floor release exercise, take a moment to check in with your jaw too. Are you holding tension there as well? Often, consciously relaxing one area can help the other area release too.

This doesn't mean jaw tension CAUSES pelvic floor problems - but it can be a helpful indicator that your nervous system is in a tense state overall, which definitely affects your pelvic floor function!

This is why it’s so important to start with releasing pelvic floor tension. Because we can’t rehab a muscle that won’t move!

https://bromleymethod.com/tight-pelvic-floor-fix

I am so honored to announce that as of today, April 1st, Instagram has asked me to be their official pelvic floor advisor!!



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Wherever and whatever you’re celebrating today, I hope you are settling in for some downtime, soaking up some beautiful moments, and I wish you the very happiest Holiday season this year.

Stay Healthy & Vibrant! Emma, McCartney & Einstein xo

👀 Keep your eyes on your own prize. Everyone else is.

💡 Sure, let other people be an inspiration. But save your energy for YOU and what YOU need to do for yourself in order to allow healing to occur. Don’t waste your energy on worrying about what anyone else thinks of you.

🚫If social media is a trigger for you, follow more of what inspires you and unfollow anyone who triggers you. Life is too short to be allowing social media to negatively affect your own journey.

Comment below, I would love to know what you found helpful in your postpartum healing journey 👇🏻

🎉 Inspiration post!! 🎉 This is a student of mine who is not on social media but she asked me to please share in the hopes of inspiring you to be consistent. She is 4 years postpartum, 2 kids 6 & 4. This is the result of 5 months of purely Postpartum Protocol.

I added the lines to show the difference in rib flare. That correction in rib flare is entirely a result of correcting her breathing technique and low pressure Ab exercises.

She is still on Phase 2 btw. She is not able to progress to Phase 3 due to a spine injury but has still made INCREDIBLE progress nonetheless!

Hopefully this inspires you of what is possible with consistency. As I always say, correcting your breathing pattern is the MOST important part, and will allow everything else to fall into place, which is why I have the Breathing workouts on the calendar every day. So please don’t skip those. They are very important! You’ve got this mammas 💪🏻💖

In reality, it very often takes 1-2 years to fully recover from 10 months of pregnancy + childbirth.

Let’s stop using phrases like “bounce back” and instead start celebrating this beautiful journey.

And let’s stop telling mothers that “postpartum” is only the first 6 weeks after birth. This is a drastically unrealistic standard placed on mothers by society. Postpartum is forever.

Reminder that everyone is on their own timeline. Give yourself grace 🤍

But I’m curious.. tell me in the comments.. how long do you feel like it took you to “recover” after birth? 👇🏻

✨Just START!! ✨ If you are someone who struggles to motivate yourself to do 45-60 min workouts, here is my advice to you:

1️⃣Pick a shorter workout
2️⃣Don’t focus on finishing the workout. Just focus on STARTING! 💥

It doesn’t matter if you get through the whole thing or not. All that matters is that you began. Because even if you only get through 5 mins, 5 minutes is better than 0 minutes. Eventually you will build habits and tolerance.

✨But for now, just START! ✨

Comment below if you agree 👇🏻