my Thomson is not your typical tech entrepreneur. With an all-female engineering team and an ethical data policy, the founder of Moody – an app and tech service for women’s health – is determined to do things differently.
Formerly the director of a communications agency that counted Nike and Microsoft among its clients, Thomson regularly worked caffeine-fuelled 10-hour days. Eventually, chronic anxiety and exhaustion caused her periods to stop and after a year of consultations, she was finally diagnosed with adrenal fatigue, otherwise known as hormonal burnout.
Immersing herself in research, Thomson realised how little she knew about the inner workings of her own body – and how differently she would have led her life if she was better informed. She sold her agency and began building Moody, a company dedicated to helping women understand their bodies and optimise their wellbeing.
She has now published a book, Moody: A Woman's 21st-Century Hormone Guide, providing a holistic and practical blueprint for understanding your hormones and optimising your life around them.
Below she tells us about the myth of the 24-hour cycle, why she’ll never sell user data and why we shouldn’t dismiss self-care.