ABOUT TALIA

I was in my mid-40s, busy, active, eating well, exercising regularly — doing all the things you’re told should keep you well. But something was off. I didn’t quite feel like myself.

Two close friends noticed it before I fully did. Telling me that I wasn't ok and suggesting it could be hormonal.  I was in denial but started to take more notice of what was happening - how I felt and what had changed. When I did, the list was longer than I expected — mood, sleep, energy, focus, patience (or total lack of) skin, libido, heart palpitations... Seeing it written down was the first moment things began to make sense and I allowed myself to acknowledge that I could be very peri-menopausal.

An understanding female GP listened, looked at the whole picture, and prescribed HRT.

It took time to get the dose right — but once we did, the difference was life-changing. For me, and for my family.

Four years on, life is good — but it’s not static.  Hormones continue to shift and treatment still needs adjusting. And the practical reality is this: I still needed help remembering when and where to put my patch, and keeping track of what was changing over time.

I looked for an app that was simply a tool — no distractions, private, and practical.  What I found instead were apps full of advice, content, chat and coaching.

So I turned to my husband — deeply technical, with a background in building secure, reliable systems — and asked a simple question:

Could you build me something that just helps me keep track?

He said yes.

And as we looked more closely at the space, two things became clear.

• Firstly, privacy was an issue and there was a better way to do this without sending personal health data to the cloud.
• Secondly, there’s a significant data gap in midlife women’s health.  But, understandably, women are worried about sharing their health data.

So TALIA became more than a personal solution.

It’s our contribution to a bigger shift — helping women keep better records of what’s actually happening, over time. Not to replace doctors. Not to give advice. But to support clearer conversations and better understanding at a wider level.