Rekindling My Fire: Embracing My Journey Into Menopause Coaching

Kim Lorello
May 15
3 min read

Where It All Started

I have always been a caregiver at heart. As a registered nurse, I spent years supporting others through health challenges. I loved what I did but decided I wanted to step in to help people before the health challenges started. I started instructing spin and then became a personal trainer. I was strong, active, and motivated - or at least I thought I was. Then one day, things started to shift.

At first, I brushed it off. After all, COVID had hit me pretty hard - but that was almost a year ago at this point. A little fatigue, a missed workout here and there, a few restless nights. But then the fog rolled in - my energy plummeted, sleep was elusive, my body felt foreign, and I just didn't feel like "me" anymore.

The Struggle No One Prepared Me For

Perimenopause hit me like a slow-burning wave. Not all at once-but steadily, deeply. Weight would not budge, and it was going to places it never went before. My usual workouts left me drained not energized. Every spin class I taught just wiped me out, when I was used to teaching 3 a week and feeling great. I was struggling with my strength training- never had in all the years I have been training. I felt like I could never have enough sleep. My mindset, once unshakable, felt fragile. I was frustrated, overwhelmed, and honestly- a little lost.

All the knowledge I had as an RN and personal trainer was not helping. No one was talking about this in a way that felt real. All my bloodwork was normal so my OBGYN said I would be fine; I was not anywhere near menopause. Most advice felt outdated, generic, or completely disconnected from what I was living.

The Turning Point

One day, I realized I was doing everything "right"...and still feeling all wrong. I had a moment sitting on my bed, feeling defeated - and thought: "This can't be how it is supposed to be. There has to be a better way."

That moment lit a small fire.

Rebuilding From The Inside Out

I researched and found a medical professional that really listened to me and made me see that I was going through perimenopause. I started diving deep into the science of hormonal health and found that strength training, nutrition, sleep, and recovery played huge roles in managing symptoms. I explored podcasts and books that actually spoke to women "like me". I trained harder-but smarter. I focused on recovery. I gave myself grace.

And I did not stop at myself. I completed Stacy Sims Menopause 2.0 course and got the Girls Gone Strong Menopause Coaching certification. Using my nursing knowledge and personal experience (as a trainer and in my own perimenopause), I am layering it with the latest, evidence-based approaches to help women thrive through midlife.

Why I Created Rekindle With Kim

I created this space because I know what it feels like to lose your spark-and how powerful it is to get it back.

Rekindle With Kim is more than a business to me. I want it to be a movement - a midlife revival. It is where strength meet self-compassion. Where evidence meets experience. And where women rise together.

Here, we don't settle. We evolve.

What You Can Expect From This Blog

This blog will be your cozy corner of truth and transformation. Expect: