Notes from this week.

This week has felt like a bit of a tale of two halves. I’ve felt energised and depleted almost simultaneously (much like the Spring right back to depths of Winter weather we’ve experienced this week too!).

You know that feeling of waking up with alllll the energy, ideas and life force to get everything ticked off your list, and then a few hours later feeling like you’re completely done for the day and suddenly have the urge to hide underneath a blanket watching Emily In Paris.

Which to be fair, is actually a pretty accurate representation of where I am in my cycle. That crossover moment from luteal to menstrual when two worlds collide and nature abruptly reminds me to slow down and pause. Something I’ve fully taken on board today which has felt especially needed after a few days of seeing our friends, having a house full of kids, going ‘out out’ last night getting into bed later than I have done in months! So today I properly leaned into the R&R, especially as it also coincided with the start of my period even more reason to have a ‘nothing but everything day’. I know that in a day or two I’ll feel much more energised again when my hormones naturally start to elevate again, but this will happen more effectively and more quickly IF I take the opportunity to rest when my body is asking for it- it’s giving ‘when you work with your body it works with you right back’ vibes.

So today has looked like a 4pm magnesium salt and lavender oil bath (daytime baths are rare but when they happen utter bliss), leaving my phone downstairs so I could read my book in peace without distractions, sipping nettle tea for a bit of iron replenishment (because, period) and then setting up camp on the sofa to write this update whilst James cooks our Sunday roast (It is IWD after-all).

The dogs are (as always) competing for prime positioning for cuddles and Sebby is sat next to me watching the new ‘Dinosaurs’ series on Netflix (narrated by Morgan Freeman, highly rec if you have dino loving kids!). A Sunday of dreams really.

Today, on International Women’s Day, felt like the perfect day to launch my fifth Seasonal Reset, which this time is a hormone balance edition starting on April 13th.

I started these resets this time last year because I wanted to create a space for like-minded women who wanted the same thing I did, to feel better, take their habits and nutrition more seriously, and come together in that shared pursuit of feeling well- and my March 2025 self would never have believed what it would grow into. I remember saying to James I’d be over the moon if twenty women joined, and my last reset in January had over six hundred women sign up, which still blows my mind. More than anything though it reassures me that I’m doing something that feels deeply aligned with everything I love and believe in, and that so many other women feel that too.

The Spring Reset is now open if you’d like to join us, it’s open to all women wherever you are in your hormonal journey, no matter the season of life you are currently in. If you want to do something proactive for your health and your hormones this is for you!

We start on April 13th and if you sign up before March 25th there’s £10 off. I’m also hosting my first hormone balance workshop exclusively for the reset community this time, which feels extra special. There’s a LOT of goodness included for just £39 (including an excercise schedule, 3 wellness workshops, an in-person meditation and of course the 14 day nutrition and meal plan). I’m so buzzing for everyone who does sign-up to experience it because just gets better every single time and this feels like a new level of reset.

So, this week is also a big one for me personally as I’m hosting an in-person talk for IWD / Women’s Health Week on my hormone balance method to the largest group of women I’ve ever spoken in front of, which feels like quite a milestone.

No matter how many podcasts, panels or radio interviews I do, it will probably always feel vulnerable and stretchy to me. When I speak I really do just talk and share, I’m not delivering some perfectly polished version of things, and afterwards I inevitably overthink it. Was it helpful enough? Did it land in the right way? Did I explain it well enough? Did I say too much?

I think most people feel this to some extent, but we don’t often talk about how scary it can feel putting yourself out there. Especially when your intention is simply to help people, but you didn’t necessarily sign up to be a performer. The two require very different skill sets, yet one naturally comes with the other as your message grows.

I also think when you’re labelled an “expert” there’s sometimes an expectation that you should be the most outwardly confident person in the room. But what I’ve learnt is that the loudest voices aren’t necessarily the most confident. There’s a quieter kind of confidence that feels steadier and more grounded. Real confidence is having a strong and unshakeable sense of self, and I don’t think I fully understood that before. Over the last year though, which has probably been the most confident I’ve ever felt in myself, I’ve realised the type of confidence I was chasing before wasn’t actually the confidence I truly wanted or a confidence that would be sustainable.

Regardless to how in my own head I get before these types of events, every time I walk away feeling so empowered. I think that’s often how you know you’re on the right path, when the things that scare you the most are also the things that make you feel most alive. Growth is supposed to feel scary and stretchy, right?

One thing that has helped me more recently is incorporating visualisation. I’d always been aware of it but never really applied it to specific events. Visualising how you sound, what you’ll say, what you’ll be wearing, how you feel speaking and the environment you’re in makes it feel familiar to your brain, like you’ve experienced it before which makes the real moment feel much easier - exciting even!

So over the last month I’ve been putting visualisation into daily practice (just 5 mins a day) and it was reading Visualise by Maya Raichoora that really inspired me and ‘taught’ me how to actually do this, so I really can’t recommend it enough if this is something you struggle with too. I will of course update you next week on the outcome and how the visualisation compared to the real life experience of the event itself!

Have a great week ahead, catch up next week! Love, Jess X

Around-up of things I’ve LOVED lately

The book Visualisation by Maya Raichoora- because of the reasons above!

Sweet Bea Magnesium Butter- I’ve been applying to the soles of my feet before bed it feels really grounding and just such a lovely pre-sleep ritual. It might be placebo that my Oura gives me high 80- los 90’s sleep scores when I use it, either way I’m a fan! Also makes such a nice gift too.

‘To Do’ list - In January I went back to a paper diary (this is the very lovely one I got from my parents for my birthday) and I feel so much better for it going old school. I love the physical action of taking actual pen to paper and writing down my weeks plans, writing birthday’s and fun stuff and just all the things. It brings me back to when I was a teen with my beloved with my Barbie pink Filofax. Anyway, whilst the diary itself has made me feel like a much more organised, adult version of myself I was craving a physical daily to do list, just a simple one I can write and tick as I go. So when I randomly stumbled upon the one linked above in Arket I immediately purchased and it’s been a game-changer. It’s very simple but exactly what I didn’t know I needed.

Aromazone Coconut Balm - I can’t get over how indulgent this feels on my skin and how absolutely gorgeous it smells! It melts into hands and visibly softens cuticles (there is so much to be said for a nourished cuticle). I keep this tub on my desk and turn the application of it into my hands in multiple micro rituals in my day. Also it’s only £8, so whats not to love?

Pilates Facial by Jessica Parker - When the facialist has to put her hands inside of your mouth to perform her signature facial you know it’s going to be a good one! I booked-in for a Pilates facial which was literally a workout for my face as the name eludes to and I could feel the built-up tension escaping my face with every move she made. It felt hardworking but also so rejuvenating at the same time and, bonus my whole face looks lifted or as the kids say, ‘snatched’ lol.

Skims comfiest, coolest joggers ever - I ordered these joggers at the start of the year in grey and black and have lived in them ever since they’re on constant rotation. They’re beyond comfy, wash perfectly and for this style of jogger they’re chic. Based on how much I’ve worn them I’m going to order the matching zip-up hoodies so I have a complete set!

Going on a spontaneous trip to Paris for the day with my Mum! All I can say is book that random fun trip with your mum / your sister / your best friend you will never regret spending a day doing fun things with people you love. But don’t do what we did and very very nearly miss the Eurostar home (a story for another day, but lets just my cortisol is still elevated from that experience!! it was certainly a trip to remember and we did almost cry then laughed all the way home over it). Life really is for making the memories you will laugh or cry about later.