Hypermobility & Hormones

Name: Hypermobility & Hormones
Start: 2026-11-09T14:00:00+11:00
End: 2026-12-14T14:00:00+11:00
Location: PMQ Health

SMALL GROUP * FIVE WEEKS * ONLINE

NEXT GROUP STARTS: MONDAY NOVEMBER 16

HyperMOBILITY & HORMONES

For women with complex bodies

A five-week small group for women with hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) or hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS). Each week you learn how your body works, what is worth doing about it, and one practical change to try. It is taught together by a medical doctor, a women’s health physiotherapist and an Accredited Practising Dietitian, with nurse support throughout.

how it works

One module per week, at your own pace

1. A new recorded module is released every Monday morning. Each runs 60 to 90 minutes, split into short chapters with captions and a printable summary.

2. You have 72 hours after each module to send in your questions.

3. Dr Kate and Carly answer the group’s questions in a recorded Q&A you can watch or listen to.

4. Each module ends with a take-home tool and one small change to try that week.

THE SIX MODULES

Five Weeks, one practical change at a time

Understand your body, build capacity, manage symptoms, protect future health.

Welcome Session Nov 14 2pm · Understanding your body

Dr Kate Brunsdon, Medical Doctor

What hypermobility is, and what it does and doesn’t mean for you.

The difference between hypermobility, HSD and hEDS, and why they are managed in largely the same way
How connective tissue, joint control and your body’s sense of position fit together
Why symptoms vary so much from one woman to the next
A map of symptoms that often come with hypermobility, from headaches and jaw pain to bruising and mast-cell-type reactions

Take-home tool: your personal symptom map.

01 · Strength, stability & movement

Carly Terrett, Women's Health Physio

Why strength is one of your most useful long-term tools, and how to build it without flaring.

Joint control through range, rather than locking into end range
Balance and coordination exercises that build up gradually
Strength training principles, and a starter programme at three levels
Why heavy stretching often doesn’t help, and what to do instead
Breaking the boom-and-bust cycle, returning after injury, and protecting bone and tendons

Take-home tool: a three-level starter programme with demonstration videos.

02 · Nutrition & gut health

Samantha Purvis, Women's Health Dietician

Eating to support your energy, muscles, bones and gut.

Fuelling your day and your exercise, especially on low-energy days
Protein for muscle, tendon and recovery
Iron and other common deficiencies, and testing before you take supplements
Common gut symptoms, and what helps
Body composition and metabolic health

Take-home tool: a “what to ask your GP to check” list and a protein and energy planner.

03 · Fatigue, sleep & dysautonomia

Dr Kate Brunsdon, Medical Doctor

Making sense of fatigue, sleep and the symptoms of standing up.

Why fatigue shouldn’t simply be blamed on hypermobility, and what else to check
Sleep problems and practical sleep strategies
POTS and other forms of dizziness on standing
Triggers, hydration, salt, compression and exercise conditioning
When further investigation is worth it

Take-home tool: a two-week symptom, sleep and trigger diary, with a heart rate record to take to appointments.

04 · Hormones, pelvic health and life stages

Carly Terrett, Women's Health Physio

How your cycle and life stages affect a hypermobile body.

Symptoms across the menstrual cycle
Pelvic floor, bladder and bowel symptoms, and practical strategies
Pregnancy and the postpartum period
Perimenopause and menopause

Take-home tool: a cycle and symptom tracker, and a checklist for when to see a pelvic health physiotherapist.

05 · Living well & chronic pain management

Carly Terrett, Women's Health Physio

Dr Kate Brunsdon, Medical Doctor

Dr Chris Brunsdon, Chronic Pain Specialist Doctor

Why strength is one of your most useful long-term tools, and how to build it without flaring.

Pacing without avoiding activity, and managing a flare
Building a minimum routine for hard days
Work, footwear, braces and taping, and travel
Mental health and living with a long-term condition
Who does what in your care, which tests are useful, and red flags that need medical review
Preparing for appointments
Why pain can persist, why it doesn’t always mean damage, and practical ways to manage it.

Take-home tool: a one-page personal plan, built from the tools in modules 1 to 5.

MEET mae founder

hey, I'm DR KATE!

I'm a Medical Doctor with 15 years’ experience across general practice, psychiatry, and hospital and community medicine. I was co-founder of a dedicated perimenopause and menopause clinic, and have a strong interest in hypermobility, dysautonomia and metabolic health. As an integrative and lifestyle medicine doctor, I combine mainstream medicine with practical, evidence-based lifestyle care. I started Mae so that women can learn from a doctor, physiotherapist, dietitian and nurse working together, rather than piecing it together themselves.

MBBS, BPsyc, FACNEM, FASLM

Cert.Psychiatry (RANZCP), Certificate of Women's Health

Member of AMS, POTS foundation, RACGP

Carly Terrett

Carly is a women’s health physiotherapist and the owner of PMQ Health in Port Macquarie, with a special interest in hypermobility. She helps women build strength and control safely, manage pelvic health through every life stage, and get back to the activities they love without repeated flares. In the group, Carly teaches strength, stability and movement, hormones and pelvic health, and day-to-day self-management.

Kylie Clark

Kylie is Mae’s Registered Nurse and your main point of contact during the group. She has done further training in nutrition, movement and women’s health, so she can help you put each week’s changes into practice in a way that fits your life. Kylie provides support in the group chat Monday to Friday and passes questions to the right person on the team.

Samantha Purvis

Samantha is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with a special interest in women’s health, hypermobility and POTS. She focuses on where gut health, hormones and the nervous system meet, including SIBO, IBS and slow gut movement. Her approach is practical and food-first, aimed at helping women fuel their energy, muscles and bones while managing gut symptoms. In the group, Samantha teaches the nutrition and gut health module.

Plus other expert presenters and bonuses

Alongside our core team, guest health experts will provide extra content. Bonus modules cover pain and the nervous system, an integrative medicine approach, common questions for the doctor, hypermobility in sport, and hypermobility in kids and teens. They are included at no extra cost, with the same 6 months’ access as the rest of your programme.