Sally Garozzo | Clinical Hypnotherapist Brighton & Online

Let me begin by saying, if this is you right now, I sympathise.... I've been there with bells on. 

But I want to begin this piece of writing by disrupting the idea that "nothing is wrong"

Because that's not quite true.

Not in the way we’ve been taught to think about it.

The Myth: “Anxiety Comes Out of Nowhere”

We’ve been conditioned to believe that anxiety is random.
That it just… happens. Like a glitch in the system. Like your body has gone rogue.

But here’s the truth:

Nothing in the human system goes wonky all by itself.

Your body is not careless, broken or making mistakes.  

Life, by its very nature, is self-organising. It is constantly attempting to move towards balance, regulation, coherence.

So if something isn’t resolving on its own…
it’s not because nothing is wrong.

It’s because something deeper hasn’t yet been seen yet.  Ergo, we need to look beneath the surface.  

“But My Life Is Fine…”

This is where the confusion creeps in.

Because you might have a stable job...

For many women, menopause doesn’t arrive as a neat, gradual transition. It can feel like a tidal wave crashing over everything you thought you knew about yourself. In Brighton, where I run my practice, I often hear women describe it as if their sense of being is unravelling, their mind is turning against them, and their body has become unpredictable. Sleep is patchy, moods are volatile, anxiety creeps in, libido drops, and confidence plummets. Suddenly, you’re not just dealing with hot flushes or night sweats you’re questioning your very sense of identity.

This is why menopause can feel like a breakdown.  But now being on the other side of it, I can say, hand on heart, it's more of a reconstruction than a breakdown.  It's an unravelling of outdated patterns, beliefs, and conditioning. And while it can be deeply unsettling, it also offers us a chance to rebuild ourselves in a way that feels more authentic, liberated, and aligned. Hypnotherapy (the way I do it) can be a profound ally on...