Tossing and turning at night? Waking drenched from night sweats, or lying awake with a racing mind?
 —these are some of the most common sleep struggles during perimenopause. But the good news is, there are effective ways to manage them.
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MenoSleep is a focused, 5-day CBT-I and mindfulness starter course designed to give you practical, science-backed tools to start improving your sleep right away. In around 30 minutes a day, you’ll learn strategies to calm your body, settle your mind, and reduce the sleep disruptions that so often come with hormonal changes.
This isn’t about quick fixes or generic sleep tips. Over the course of five short lessons, you’ll gain a clear understanding of how perimenopause affects sleep, and you’ll be guided through evidence-based practices drawn from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and mindfulness.
This a starter CBT-I and mindfulness program, which covers some of the key approaches, delivered in easy-to-follow video training, with practical strategies that you can put into action straight away—tools to help you reclaim more restful nights and wake feeling calmer, clearer, and more energised during the day.
Meet the course instructor
MenoSleep -Â starter course
Dr Giselle Withers
Clinical Psychologist
Founder and Course Instructor
Giselle is a Clinical Psychologist and Mindfulness Teacher with over 20 years experience treating people with insomnia, and other mental health and chronic health problems, across private and public health services in Australia and the UK.
In addition to her private practice, Giselle has worked within a range of specialist services, including a UK Centre for Excellence in the treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME); Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Caulfield Pain Management and Research Centre; and The Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre. She has extensive experience helping people with CFS/ME, cancer, persistent pain, and sleep disorders.Recognising the benefits of yoga and mindfulness meditation for healing and personal growth, Giselle undertook further training to become a qualified yoga teacher (RYT200) and mindfulness teacher. Â She has undertaken MBCT teacher training (Level 1, 2 & 3a) with Monash University Southern Synergy, and teacher development retreats including the 7-day residential Mind-Body in Medicine retreat with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli (Centre for Mindfulness, UMass), and with the Mindfulness Training Institute Australasia. Â She has also trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a mindfulness-based therapy for mental health, with Dr Russ Harris. Giselle draws on mindfulness-based therapies in her work as a Clinical Psychologist, and facilitates mindfulness groups for people with chronic health conditions.