VICTORIOUS WOMEN
Not back to the past – but forward to a new phase.
I thought I had tried everything..."After my pregnancy and early menopause, I had gained 10+ kilos.
I didn't feel good about myself anymore. I found Monique through an acquaintance.
Thanks to her clear and confrontational approach, I started eating differently, gained insights into my behavior, regained the joy of exercising, and found my self-love again.
I learned to stop quitting. Bonus: -17.5 kg and I feel stronger than ever. So it really is possible!
NATHALIE
After years of blood pressure problems and the prospect of more medication, I realized things had to change. Although I thought I was doing well with diet and exercise, the results failed to materialize. Working with Monique proved to be a real breakthrough for me.
Her personal and holistic approach helped me become not only physically stronger and healthier, but also mentally more aware and consistent in my choices. With clear goals, guidance, and structure, I worked step by step towards lasting change. Within a few months, I achieved my goals, and today I am still medication-free, energetic, and balanced.
MARGARETH ROS
Monique is an exceptional coach who effortlessly combines her expertise with the ability to motivate you and see exactly what you need.
Her holistic approach goes beyond just physical results; she helps you create lasting change in both body and mindset, with personal guidance on nutrition, exercise, and mental strength.
What sets her apart is that she helps you build a sustainable lifestyle that truly suits you.
I can wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone who wants to feel stronger, healthier, and more in control.
HILDE
Do you recognize this?
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I have always been so energetic. But now I am tired before the day has even started.
03
"I want change, but I don't know where to start. Everything is contradictory."
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I have taken care of others for years. Now I ask myself: what do *I* actually want?
02
My body feels strange. I hardly recognize myself in the mirror anymore.
04
I feel more irritable, less clear-headed. It seems like my head isn't cooperating anymore.
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Getting older feels like something that happens to me. Not like something I can shape myself.
You were always the one with energy. The one who got up early, could handle a lot, was ready for anything. At home, at work, for everyone around you. You just did it. But somewhere recently, something has changed.
You wake up and feel tired even before the day has begun. Not just a little tired, but empty. The sense of recovery after a night's sleep is gone. And you don't quite know why. You look in the mirror and see someone you half recognize. Your body feels different. Reacts differently. You wonder exactly when this started, and why no one ever prepared you for this.
You are looking for answers. You read articles, listen to podcasts, ask your GP. But the information is contradictory, the advice clashes, and you still don't know where to start. You want change, but the first step remains unclear.
Meanwhile, you notice that you have become more irritable. Quicker to anger, less clear-headed. The woman who was always sharp and calm no longer recognizes herself in her own reactions. It seems as if something is letting you down a little, from the inside.
For years, you have cared for others. And now, in a moment of silence, you ask yourself a question that may have been lingering for a while but that you never dared to ask out loud: what do I actually want?
And then there is that feeling of getting older. Not getting older itself, but the feeling that it is happening to you. That you are watching from the sidelines instead of being at the wheel yourself.
As if the second half of your life has already begun without you really having chosen it.
This is not who you are. This is not who you want to be. And most importantly: you are not broken. You are in a new phase. Your body is not your enemy. Your hormones are not your enemy. What is missing is insight, structure, and a plan made for you, for this phase, for this body.
Victorious Women is exactly that. A program for women who don't want to just sit out menopause, but want to go through it consciously and powerfully. With guidance that takes you seriously and shows you that becoming stronger in the second half of your life is not only possible, but also the most beautiful thing you can do for yourself.
You are not broken,
You are in a new phase.
I believe that the transition is not an endpoint, but a powerful new beginning.
WAITING LIST
As an Early Bird participant, you get access to:
The full Academy program (6 months)
Six modules structured according to The VW Root to Rise Method™: Understanding Your Body, Behavior and Patterns, Nourishing and Restoring, Strength and Vitality, Lifestyle Integration, Autonomy and Future.
Complete onboarding
A 12-step onboarding that ensures you not only start a program, but consciously choose yourself. Includes starting assignment, baseline assessment, and your personal commitment.
Video lessons per module
Didactically structured video lessons in which Monique takes you step by step. First understand, then apply.
Workbooks for each module
Body scan, energy analysis, pattern analysis, trigger mapping, habit builder, nutrition check, sleep scan, training plan, weekly routine design, values compass, and life vision. Tools that help you translate insight into action.
Expert Sessions
In-depth sessions with a pelvic therapist, physiotherapist, and breath coach. This way, you learn to understand your body from multiple perspectives.
Coaching and guidance by Monique
Personal guidance, explanation, and direction from Monique as your coach and guide throughout the entire process.
The Victorious Women community
A safe, judgment-free space with women going through the same thing. Weekly check-ins, recognition, and connection.
Progress and reflection moments
A baseline measurement, interim reflection, and final reflection, so that you see and maintain your own growth.
THE PROGRAM
From searching and exhausted to powerful, clear, and autonomous.
Understanding Your Body
The basis of everything: from frustration to insight
Many women going through menopause feel their bodies are letting them down, but don't know why. In this first module, you will discover what actually changes in your body during the peri- and menopause. Hormones, energy, weight, recovery... you finally understand. And that insight changes everything.
You will...
Discovering what changes hormonally and physiologically in the second phase of life
Understanding why old strategies no longer work for your body
Starting with your personal Victorious baseline: your baseline measurement
Laying the foundation for all changes that follow
From: confusion and self-reproach. To: peace, understanding, and a clear starting point.
Nourish & Restore
Let your body recover, don't force it.
No diets. No extreme regimes. In this module, you will learn how to support your body again: through blood sugar balance, protein intake, sleep optimization, and stress regulation. You give your system what it needs, so that it starts working for you again instead of against you.
You will...
Understanding how nutrition works differently in the second phase of life
Stabilize your blood sugar and break energy dips
Learn how sleep and stress regulation directly influence your body and hormones
Finding a nutrition and recovery pattern that fits your life
From: energy dips and exhaustion. To: a body that can recharge and recover.
Lifestyle Integration
A healthy lifestyle that fits into real life
Almost everyone manages one good week. But how do you ensure it sticks, even when things are busy, when you go out for dinner, when the children are around, or when you have a bad week? In this module, you translate everything into real life: work, relationships, social situations, and daily responsibilities.
You will...
Building routines that are realistic and stable
Learning to cope with relapse without starting over
Integrating your lifestyle into social situations, busy weeks, and everyday chaos
Setting boundaries and protecting your energy without guilt
From: temporary changes. To: a lifestyle that is stable and sustainable.
Understanding Behavior and Patterns
From autopilot to conscious choices
Do you know exactly what you should do, but still don't do it? Then this is the module for you. You will dive into the patterns holding you back: all-or-nothing thinking, emotional eating, and falling back into old habits. You will learn to recognize your own triggers and build new habits that are sustainable.
You will...
Recognizing and understanding your personal patterns and triggers
Break what keeps making you fall back
Learn how to build sustainable habits that suit you
Choosing more consciously instead of reacting automatically
From: inner struggle and relapse. To: self-insight and sustainable habits.
Strength & Vitality
Become stronger than you have been in years
Strength training is not a luxury during menopause; it is a necessity. In this module, you will learn how to build muscle mass, support your metabolism, and keep your body resilient and strong for the coming decades. Step by step, at your own pace, without injuries.
You will...
Understand why strength training is essential for women over 40
Learning how to start or build safely and progressively
Discover how muscle mass affects your hormones, energy, and metabolism
Building a body that remains strong and vital
From: a body that is losing energy. To: stronger, more powerful, and more vital than you expected.
Autonomy & Future
Your second half of life, conscious and autonomous
The transition is not an endpoint. It is a new beginning. In the final module, you look ahead: who do you want to be? What do you want? How do you shape the second half of your life, from a place of strength and control rather than habit or expectation?
You will...
Working on your identity and autonomy in the second phase of life
Setting boundaries and focusing energy on what really matters
Creating a personal life design that aligns with who you are now
Ending the transition as a woman who knows where she is going
From: living on autopilot. To: a woman who shapes her future consciously and confidently.
It shows what strength training and good guidance can do, not only for how you look, but especially for how you feel in your body.
Recently, I had an insight that made me think: I just have to share this.
A few years ago, even before I started training at Victorious Woman, I was walking around with vague but annoying symptoms. Primarily a lot of stiffness in my body, and especially in my hands. It sometimes felt almost rheumatic. I even went to the GP about it back then and had my blood and hormones checked; the idea was that it might be (pre)menopause-related.
Nothing really concrete came out of it.
Not long after that, I started training with Monique... with the goal of becoming fitter and stronger, and also a bit slimmer and having firmer skin.
Fast forward to now… and suddenly I realized: I don't suffer from those symptoms at all anymore.
No more stiff hands. No more rigid feeling in my body. For me, this feels like a huge eye-opener. It shows what strength training and good guidance can do, not only for how you look, but especially for how you feel in your body. Especially during a phase when your hormones are starting to change.
Whether it was (pre)menopause or not, this has really made the difference for me. I am so grateful that I started this journey at Victorious Woman. It has literally brought me back into a supple and strong body 💛 - Francis
After 6 months of Victorious Women, you will recognize yourself, stronger than ever.
MY WAY
De VW Root to Rise Method ™
Many programs promise to take you back to how you used to feel. At Victorious Women, we don't do that.
Because you are not broken. You are in a new phase.
The VW Root to Rise Method™ is the approach that forms the basis of everything I do. It doesn't start with your hormones or a list of advice. It starts with you, with your foundation, with what is really going on in your body, your behavior, and your life.
Together we are working on four layers:
Understanding: What happens in your body during peri-, meno-, or postmenopause? When you understand why your body reacts differently, frustration disappears and there is room for real change.
Recovery: We build a solid foundation through nutrition that supports your body, strength training that makes you stronger, and recovery tailored to you. No diet, no pushing through, but structure that works.
Growing: We look at the patterns and habits that drain you. Not from guilt, but from insight. This way, you learn to steer yourself, even when things get tough.
Leiden: The menopause is not the end of anything. It is the beginning of the second half of your life. You determine what that looks like.
From searching and exhausted to powerful, clear, and autonomous. That is where the VW Root to Rise Method™ takes you.
CUSTOMER RESULT CORINNE
I am 46 years old and have never been this fit!
The road to my new physique was not a short one. Monique supported and guided me through all phases. I was feeling very bad about myself and didn't feel like myself anymore. I had also gained a tremendous amount of weight during the COVID-19 period and was very unhappy. Monique helped me get back on my feet, through trial and error! She told me it's not about how hard you fall, but about getting back up! I was also very afraid of carbohydrates and food in general; I have let that go now and am finally seeing results.
With strength training, I was also often influenced by the opinions of others - that as a woman you shouldn't do it too much because then you become too bulky - but that is anything but true.
Monique herself cut cardio from our workouts, and we mainly do heavy strength training. I already get my daily steps and exercise in. I also always struggled with weighing myself and wanting to be over a certain weight, and I have learned to let that go as well. I weigh 65 kilos now but am still a size 34/36; weight is no longer a determining factor for me. I was this size even when I weighed 55 kilos, with much less muscle mass. I am 46 years old and have never been this fit!
REGISTER FOR THE WAITING LIST
Put your name on the Victorious Women Academy waiting list and be the first to access the 6-month transition program for women in the peri-, meno-, and postmenopause.
Women on the waitlist get exclusive access to the Early Bird. You are the first to know when the doors open, you choose your spot before everyone else, and you invest at the lowest price this program will ever have.
