Episode 7 - Fannying Around with Marina

Midlife, Anorexia and Learning to Listen to Your BodyThis week on Fannying Around, we are joined by Marina, a 50-year-old mum and businesswoman living in Jávea, Spain. Marina's story explores body image, hormones, burnout, nourishment and what it really means to reconnect with yourself.Marina speaks openly about growing up around restriction, developing anorexia as a teenager, using alcohol to cope, becoming a mother, and the long journey back to feeling safe and comfortable in her own body.The conversation moves through perimenopause, exhaustion, brain fog, stress, weight changes, fasting culture, nutrition, alcohol, hormone health and the moment Marina realised her body wasn’t failing her at all… it was trying to protect her.Katy also explains why so many women feel disconnected from their bodies in midlife, how hormone changes affect everything from cortisol to energy levels, and why listening to your body might be the most important thing we’re never taught to do.This episode is honest, emotional, funny in places, and full of the kinds of conversations women rarely have out loud.Topics include:• Perimenopause and hormone changes• Anorexia and body image• Alcohol and coping mechanisms• Brain fog and burnout• Nutrition and fasting culture• Motherhood and identity• Learning to trust your body againFanny Around with us! We'd love to hear your story