My Story
“I know what it’s like to be the strong one who’s quietly falling apart.”
Hi, I’m Faz – and I created Women Reinvented for women like us – driven and capable, yet slowly burning out under the weight of it all.
For years, I climbed the ladder in male-dominated, high-pressure environments. In 2017, I stepped into my final corporate role as Head of Sales for a global organisation – leading a national field sales team, navigating constant streams of red tape and working 18-hour days just to stay ahead. On the outside, I looked confident, capable, even gregarious; I was holding it all together. But inside, I was running on empty. I battled imposter syndrome daily – convinced I was only ever one mistake away from being “found out,” even as I overdelivered and outperformed.
The cracks had started to show the year before, in 2016, when I was diagnosed with perimenopausal depression. I’d already spent years cycling through anxiety, low moods and PMDD. I started HRT which made a huge improvement to my mental state. But no one joined the dots. No one asked why I was still exhausted, still overwhelmed, still struggling to regulate my emotions, unable to focus and concentrate or to switch off.
By 2019, I was completely burnt out and my GP deemed me unfit to work. I’d lost the plot on every level and felt a melted down, suicidal good for nothing wreck. Brain fog had moved in and unpacked its bags, I could barely string a sentence together, I cried virtually continuously and became a bit of a recluse. Unstable cortisol levels played havoc with my HRT. In 2020, I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. And in 2021, I was managed out of my job.
It wasn’t until after I left corporate life behind that I finally began to understand the full picture. I got lost down more rabbit holes than Alice as I desperately tried to work out what was really wrong with me and tried so many different ways to fix myself. In June 2024, I learned that ADHD had been quietly influencing everything – my drive, my emotional intensity, my perfectionism, my constant overthinking, my inability to rest, my impulsive behaviour, my hypersensitivity and hypervigilance. I’d been masking everything so well – until I simply couldn’t do it any longer.
“Perimenopause has a way of prising the lid off ADHD with the dogged determination of one of those manual metal tin openers that my Gran used back in the 70s.”
Once I understood the connection between hormones and ADHD, everything started to change.
And that unravelling? It became my awakening.
Since then, I’ve rebuilt from the inside out. I’ve studied and trained as an ADHD Practitioner and Menopause Mentor, to complement my long standing skills as a trainer of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Hypnotherapy. My healing is an ongoing and evolving journey and I’ve created Women Reinvented to help other women do the same – through a unique blend of coaching, neuroscience-backed therapy and mentoring designed for midlife women with ADHD (diagnosed or not), who are ready to stop surviving and start living on their terms.
You are not the problem. You’ve just been living in systems never designed for your brain, your hormones or your life.
Let’s change that.
ADHD and Menopause
Are menopause and ADHD making life feel overwhelming? You’re not alone – and I’m here to help.
The various stages of hormonal changes can feel like a minefield on every level – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This can have a debilitating impact on your personal and working life and relationships, not to mention your levels of self confidence and day to day performance. Some days you may feel a little out of kilter and other days completely out of control as your world seems to be unravelling right in front of your eyes.
At Women Reinvented, I empower women like you to navigate the challenges of hormonal changes, ADHD and midlife transitions. I’ll help you regain confidence, clarity and control; focus, flow and mojo — transforming struggles into opportunities for reinvention.
Tailored coaching, therapy and mentoring are on the way. In the meantime, let’s start your journey. Reach out at faz@womenreinvented.com, and I’ll respond within 48 hours.
It’s time to thrive — not just survive.
