Our Story

I’m Natalie Forrester — an artist, yoga teacher, mother, and the voice behind Ladybug. Ladybug didn’t begin as a business idea. It began as a moment where my body felt unfamiliar — even when I was doing everything I was “supposed” to do.

I went through early menopause in my mid-30s (later diagnosed as POI). I was managing it with HRT, staying active, walking, going to the gym — and I still felt tired, foggy, and not like myself. My mood dipped. Strength felt harder to maintain. My body changed in ways I didn’t recognise.

Like many women, I responded by eating less. And like many women, that only made things worse — tired, hungry, low in mood, and overwhelmed by conflicting advice. Online information didn’t help. It added more rules, more pressure, more noise.

Food has been central to our story from the beginning. I met my husband Chef Laz (Laszlo Orosz) while working in a restaurant. We later owned one together in Tenerife — I ran front of house, and Laz was head chef. Long before Ladybug, we lived inside real food: cooking it, serving it, and seeing how it made people feel.

The turning point came quietly while we were preparing for one of our retreats. I kept asking Laz questions: How much fibre is enough? How much omega-3 is really in a tablespoon of seeds? Why does this all feel so complicated?

That question — why is this so complicated? — became the seed for Ladybug.

Laz started cooking for me with more intention. Not radically. Just clearly: enough protein from real food, enough fibre to feel supported, and meals built around key nutrients women often struggle to get consistently in this phase — magnesium, calcium, omega-3, vitamin D. Over time, my digestion settled. Sleep improved. Mood lifted. I felt stronger again — not by doing more, but by being better supported.

Ladybug grew out of that experience. I helped shape the app’s interface, the calm nutrient system, and we built the food and nutrient database together.

Ladybug isn’t about perfection, restriction, or turning eating into another job. It’s about steadiness. Real food. And giving you the information you actually need — quietly, clearly, and without judgement.

The retreats

Since 2022, Laz and I have hosted sold-out yoga retreats for women, with a strong focus on menopause and hormonal change. They bring together movement, rest, honest conversation — and carefully designed food. Laz creates every menu around the nutrients women need at this stage, using fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

The return rate has been around 85%, which told us something important: women weren’t looking for extremes — they were looking for support. Ladybug carries that same energy into the app: calm structure, real meals, and encouragement that feels human.

Food should support your life, not take it over.
If you’re in a season where your body feels unfamiliar, you’re not failing — you’re adapting. And you deserve food that adapts with you.

All my best,
Natalie Forrester
(Mrs Ladybug) 🐞🌸