Dr. Mandy Marziaz: Why Less Is More When It Comes to Women's Health in Midlife

What if the problem isn't that you're not doing enough, but that you've been doing too much for too long? In this episode of The Soulful Catalyst, I'm joined by Dr. Mandy Marziaz, Functional Medicine Practitioner, National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and Physiology-Informed Behavior Change Specialist, with more than 20 years of experience as a former chiropractor and biomedical researcher. Mandy helps high-achieving women navigating midlife hormone changes, burnout, Long COVID, ME/CFS, and other complex chronic symptoms stop overriding their bodies and build a sustainable path back to energy, clarity, and self-trust. Mandy's entry point into this work is her own story. Her hormones crashed in her late thirties while she was training for an Ironman and studying to become a chiropractor simultaneously. Years later, navigating mid-perimenopause during 2020, she lost sleep for the first time in her life. Then came two COVID infections, and eventually, Long COVID that stopped her in her tracks. What finally helped wasn't a more sophisticated protocol. It was doing less. Slowing down completely. Building back up from the foundations. That lived experience shapes everything about how she works with clients. Mandy describes her approach as physiology-led behaviour change. Because most of us already know what we should be doing, the question is why we're not doing it, and what stories, shaped over decades, are running quietly underneath. She doesn't start with expensive labs or a long list of supplements. She starts with the person in front of her, and the foundations that everything else depends on. In this episode we explore: ➤ Why high-achieving women in perimenopause often don't realise they're in it, and what the early signs actually look like before the obvious ones appear ➤ The difference between a protocol that's wrong and one that's right at the wrong time, and why your nervous system has to be on board before anything else can work ➤ How decades of stories and beliefs shape the way women respond to their own health, and why behaviour change has to be sustainable, not just scientifically sound ➤ The case for normalising rest, and why slowing down isn't a step backwards for high-functioning women, it's the thing that makes everything else possible This episode is for any high-achieving woman who has tried doing all the right things and still isn't feeling like herself, and is ready to understand why. Connect with Dr. Mandy Marziaz Website: drmandymarziaz.comInstagram: @drmandymarziazFacebook: Mandy MarziazLinkedIn: Dr. Mandy Marziaz Connect with Joanna Ingram Website: joannaingram.comInstagram: @iamjo.ingramLinkedIn: Joanna Ingram Messaging Impact Audit: Get a personalised review of your messaging using my six-pillar framework, plus a clear report with your scores, gaps, and the opportunities you're missing to attract higher-frequency clients. Book here: joannaingram.link/audit. Want to be a guest on The Soulful Catalyst?If you're a coach, healer, or spiritual expert doing powerful work that transforms lives, and you'd love to share your story and methods with a global audience, I'd love to hear from you. 👉 Apply here: go.joannaingram.com/soulfulcatalyst