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There is a space where the confusion stops and the clarity begins. Where you finally understand what’s happening in your body and what you can actually do about it. That space is right here.
Menopause is one of the biggest transitions a woman’s body goes through, and most of us were never properly prepared for it. That’s exactly why I created this space. Not to overwhel m you with information, but to give you a clear, honest, and compassionate guide to what’s actually happening in your body and what you can genuinely do about it.
I’m Schellea, and I’ve been through this myself. I know what it feels like to wake up at 3am drenched in sweat, to look in the mirror and not recognise yourself, to feel like your body is working against you. I also know what it feels like to come out the other side feeling stronger, more energised, and more confident than I did in my 40s.
That is possible for you too. Science is on your side, and so am I.
Start with whatever symptom or topic feels most relevant to where you are right now. Every small step counts, and every gentle choice you make for yourself builds strength over time.
Founder of VitaliT · Human Performance & Menopause Coach
Sometimes the most helpful thing is hearing someone else describe exactly what you’ve been going through. In this video, Schellea shares her own experience of menopause, what surprised her, what helped, and what she wishes she had known sooner.
Schellea opens up about her personal menopause journey, the symptoms that caught her off guard, and the small consistent changes that made the biggest difference to how she felt every day.
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Menopause workouts, wellness guides, nutrition tips, and honest conversations about symptoms, designed for women over 50.
Stage 1
The transition phase when hormone levels begin to fluctuate
Stage 2
12 months without a menstrual period with 1 day milestone
Stage 3
The years following menopause
Most of the changes you’re experiencing trace back to one thing: your hormones are shifting significantly. Estrogen and progesterone begin to decline during perimenopause and continue dropping through menopause and beyond. This affects your brain, metabolism, sleep, skin, and the way you handle stress.
Understanding what your hormones are doing gives you real power over how you respond. When you know why you’re waking at 3am or why your memory feels foggy, it stops feeling like something is wrong with you.
Learn how hormones change in menopause
After menopause, heart disease becomes the leading health risk for women. Estrogen has been quietly protecting your cardiovascular system for years. When it drops, that protection reduces and your cholesterol, blood pressure, and vessel flexibility all shift.
Your lifestyle choices at this stage can make a BIG difference. Regular exercise, whole foods, and managing stress are genuinely powerful tools. You don’t have to accept increased risk as inevitable.
Learn how menopause affects your heart health
If you’ve been feeling more anxious, tearful, or disconnected from yourself in ways you can’t explain, this is one of the most common and least talked about experiences of menopause. When estrogen drops, it directly affects serotonin and dopamine, the brain chemicals that regulate your mood.
This is not a personality change. It is a hormonal one, and it is temporary. With the right support and understanding, most women come through this feeling more grounded and self-aware than ever before.
Explore menopause mental health and wellbeing
Changes to your hair, skin, and eyes during menopause are real and common, but they are also very much something you can respond to. Falling estrogen affects collagen production, which means skin can feel drier and less elastic than it once did. Hair may become finer and eyes can feel drier too.
Small, consistent choices around skincare, nutrition, hydration, and movement compound over time in ways that are genuinely visible. You can look and feel wonderful at this stage of life.
Discover menopause hair, skin and beauty tips
Written by trusted health professionals to help you navigate menopause with clarity and confidence.
Schellea (Shelly) Fowler is the creator of the VitaliT app and founder of Fabulous50s, a global wellness platform supporting millions of women through midlife and menopause. A qualified personal trainer specializing in exercise for older adults, a Human Performance Coach (NACC), and a meditation and life coach, her work is grounded in science-backed approaches to healthy aging.
What sets Schellea apart is lived experience. She understands firsthand the physical, emotional, and hormonal shifts of menopause — from fatigue and brain fog to weight gain and feeling disconnected from your body. VitaliT was created to be the support she wished she had: practical, empowering, and designed to help women feel strong, confident, and supported through every stage of midlife.
Schellea Fowler
Founder of VitaliT · Human Performance & Menopause Coach
