There’s a reason women are no longer just searching for another product. At some point in midlife, you realise the glow you’re looking for isn’t only coming from skincare.
It’s coming from calm.
And that’s where we can begin to embrace mindfulness tools that help lower cortisol and create equilibrium in both mind and body. Because when the nervous system softens, everything changes.
We’re seeing that shift everywhere now, even in mainstream culture. In The Devil Wears Prada 2, Emily Blunt’s character taps her face to manage pressure, stress and anxiety. Not as a joke. Not as a quirky wellness moment. As a real tool.
May the bridges I burn light the way – taps Emily in The Devil Wears Prada 2
And honestly? That says everything about where the conversation around beauty and wellbeing is heading.
Regulating your nervous system is no longer considered “woo”… it’s becoming essential.
Emily’s character is hugely relatable to many women. The pressure. The performance. The expectation to keep functioning beautifully whilst quietly running on empty. She’s edging towards burnout, as so many women are in high-pressure environments.
But that’s the thing: we’ve normalised functioning in a heightened state for so long, we often don’t realise our bodies are still holding stress long after the moment has passed.
The widened eyes. The raised shoulders. The racing thoughts. The freeze response.
We carry on regardless until one day the body asks for something different.
This is where tapping changed things for me. And not in a “sit for hours and relive your childhood” kind of way.
More in a: “I can feel my mood lifting almost instantly” kind of way.
That’s the beauty of Rapid Tapping®, created by the marvellous mindfulness maven Poppy Delbridge. It is a modern, more rapid evolution rooted in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), designed to work in a way that feels accessible, calming and incredibly effective for everyday life.
Less heavy processing. More energetic shift.
Less feeling stuck in the emotion. More gently moving through it.
As a licensed Rapid Tapping® practitioner trained by Poppy, I’ve seen how quickly this clever method can help soften overwhelm, regulate the nervous system and bring a sense of calm back online again.
And for me personally? It’s become a tool I carry with me daily, almost like a supportive best friend in my back pocket.
Something I return to when life feels loud. When my shoulders rise. When my thoughts spiral. When I need to reconnect to myself again.
Sometimes I physically tap. Sometimes I simply reconnect to the feeling of an earlier session — the breath, the rhythm, the affirmations, the sense of possibility that came from it.
And slowly, something shifts. Not overnight. Not forcefully. But consistently and gently.
Until calm no longer feels temporary…
Regulating starts to become part of who you are.
For years, women have focused almost entirely on the outside. More makeup. More skincare. More treatments. MORE STEPS.
And whilst I love beauty, truly love it, I’ve also spent decades understanding something deeper:
How women feel changes how they look.
A dysregulated nervous system shows up everywhere. In the face. In the skin. In the eyes. In the energy. That flatness. That tension. That feeling of not quite recognising yourself anymore.
Midlife has a way of amplifying all of it. This is why I became so passionate about combining beauty with mindset and nervous system regulation. Not separately, together. Because women are not compartments. We are skin. Mindset. Energy. Presence. Communication. All at once.
As a licensed practitioner in Rapid Tapping®, I’ve seen first-hand how quickly women can shift when the nervous system softens.
Less overwhelm.
Less emotional noise.
More clarity.
More connection.
And when that happens, women begin to reconnect with themselves again. This is also the foundation of my method Makeup Your Face, Makeup Your Mind™.
A 360° approach to midlife confidence that blends beauty, mindset, communication and nervous system regulation, because confidence isn’t built from one thing. It comes from the blend.
Through my Mirror Time Method™, I guide women to use the moments they already have, like standing at the mirror, applying skincare and putting on makeup, as an opportunity to reconnect with themselves.
Not critically. Intentionally.
Because what you practise in the mirror is what you carry into the world.
Experience Rapid Tapping®
If you’d like to experience Rapid Tapping® (created by Poppy Delbridge) for yourself, you can download the free app here for instant uplift, guided tapping sessions and live taps:
https://rapidtapping.app.link/MALA
I especially recommend the live Tuesday 11:11 sessions with resident menopause expert, fellow Rapid Tapping® practitioner and Elysium Lifestyle Magazine Menopause Expert (and my dear friend) Jo Fiddy.
Work With Me
If you’d like to experience my 360° approach to beauty, mindset and nervous system regulation:
Book a discovery call
https://calendly.com/hello-verymakeupmad/30min
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“What You Practice In The Mirror Shapes How You Show Up In The World.”
Mala · VMM
Photos of Mala by Craig Harvey
