The cost of wellbeing

Let's have a talk about the cost associated with mid-life wellbeing..

I've spent an absolute fortune on supplements, lotions, potions, visits to doctors, specialists and naturopaths, not to mention the sick leave associated with bad brain fog days.  

In this article from the Independent, the costs of menopause-specific supplements, skincare etc are estimated to be around £1800 ($3600NZD) per annum per woman. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/menopausal-women-spending-average-ps1-800-a-year-to-combat-symptoms-b2708072.html

What the heck!  That doesn't include sick days and mental health days etc.

So, when someone says to me, I don't want to pay for a programme or short course, it makes me think, why?  Why won't we pay for a programme to help us help ourselves?  Why would you rather pay for a supplement?  How bad does it have to get before you're prepared to do some work to help yourself?

A friend said to me "I wish I'd had your resources available to me when I was going through perimenopause".  She saw the value in the programme.

I think we can all agree that women now are more time poor (children, elderly parents, hobbies, longer work hours, taking kids to after school programmes etc) than our parents and grandparents were.  When did we start thinking that popping a pill (supplement) is easier that actually doing the mental work.  Engaging in cognitive therapy or spending 10 minutes a day on a programme is not as easy as swallowing a supplement.  It's something we're used to already and another supplement or pill is an easy addition.  Popping a pill is often easier than committing to spending actual time on personal wellness. 

Is it because pills are tangible, you can see them and take them? Are you really 'buying a solution' when you buy a supplement or pill?  Maybe. 

Programmes offer intangible value like knowledge and behavioural shifts.  Not immediately obvious or 'tangible'.

Buying a bottle of supplements is roughly the same cost as my programme bundle.  Is my programme less valuable?  What value do you place on actually learning about how and where you work best and how to work smarter not harder and not longer? 

It's an interesting question.  Do you have the answer?

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