From North West Guyana to your kitchen table
Mahalia Arjoon-Purchase
I grew up in Guyana, surrounded by the wisdom of women who healed with food, with herbs, with prayer and with community. That ancestral knowledge lives in me, and it's the foundation of everything I do.
Today I'm a Holistic Menopause Coach, an award-winning caterer, and the author of Riding the Waves, the first perimenopause and menopause guide written specifically for Guyanese, Caribbean and Indigenous women.
My mission is simple: to make sure no midlife woman navigates this journey alone, confused, or without the support she deserves. Whether you are from the Caribbean, the Diaspora, or Somerset, if you are a woman in midlife who is ready to be truly seen and supported, you are welcome at this table.
Read My StoryMahalia's Kitchen
Award-winning Guyanese & Caribbean catering
Food is medicine. Food is memory. Food is love. At Mahalia's Kitchen, every dish is made with the flavours of home, Guyanese pepperpot, roti, rice and peas, fried plantain, and the kind of food that makes you close your eyes and feel held.
Available for private events, corporate functions, community celebrations and cultural gatherings across the UK.
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What women are saying
"Mahalia's approach completely changed how I see my menopause journey. For the first time, I felt seen, as a Caribbean woman, as a mother, as myself. This isn't just coaching, it's healing."
Sandra T.
London, UK
"I was sceptical at first, I'm not Caribbean, I'm from Somerset! But Mahalia made me feel so welcome. Her knowledge is extraordinary and her warmth is unlike anything I've experienced with any health professional. I finally feel like myself again."
Claire W.
Somerset, UK
"Riding the Waves is the book I wish I'd had ten years ago. Every page felt like Mahalia was sitting across the table from me, speaking my language, understanding my culture. A gift."
Cheryl A.
Region One, Guyana
From the Kitchen Table
Wisdom, recipes, and real talk about midlife wellness
Rooted in Caribbean ancestral wisdom and grounded in holistic health, these are the conversations every midlife woman deserves to have.
5 Caribbean Foods That Support Your Hormones
From bitter melon to moringa, the Caribbean pantry is packed with hormone-supporting superfoods that our grandmothers knew long before science caught up.
Read more→Liquid Probiotics and Gut Health in Midlife
Your gut is your second brain. During perimenopause, keeping it healthy is one of the most powerful things you can do for your hormones, mood, and energy.
Read more→What Guyanese Women Need to Know About Menopause
The menopause conversation has largely excluded Black and Brown women. Here is what our community needs to know, and why ancestral wisdom is our greatest asset.
Read more→Ready to start riding your waves?
Your healing journey starts here.
Whether you are from the Caribbean, the Diaspora, or a woman anywhere in the world who has felt unseen in the conventional menopause conversation, you have found your home. Come, pull up a chair at Mahalia's kitchen table. Every woman is welcome here.