Metabolic Health in Midlife with Lorie Eber

Metabolic Health in Midlife: Stress, Sleep, Habits, and the Reality of Weight Loss Drugs with Lorie EberAndrew interviews Lorie Eber, a former corporate litigator who retired at 49 and later became a board-certified health and wellness coach focused on women in midlife. Eber describes leaving an identity built on high-stress work and finding a more empathetic path in wellness. They discuss how modern food and sedentary environments, technology-driven stress, and disconnection undermine health, arguing that “discipline” issues are often exhaustion and context. Eber outlines metabolic health as an integrated brain-body system shaped by stress, sleep, social connection, food quality, hydration, and movement “exer-snacks,” noting menopause is under-taught in medical training. They address GLP-1 weight-loss drugs as helpful but risky without lifestyle change, and emphasize slow, specific goals, accountability, mindful eating, and controlling the home food environment amid perfectionism and unsupportive corporate cultures.00:00 Welcome and Introduction00:42 From Lawyer to Coach02:17 Stress Identity and Change08:46 Discipline vs Environment10:31 Movement and Modern Life14:36 Technology Stress and Loneliness20:03 Midlife Menopause Gaps22:05 Metabolic Health Explained27:57 GLP-1 Drugs Pros and Cons33:42 Social Life on GLP-1s34:08 Side Effects and Who It Helps34:36 PCOS Hype and Pharma Greed35:50 Unknown Long Term Risks36:52 Breaking Perfectionism Patterns40:23 Corporate Culture vs Wellness44:54 Retirement and Lost Community46:16 Goals and Accountability48:49 Control Your Food Environment58:12 Mindful Eating and Satiety01:02:21 Purpose and Closing Thoughtshttps://lorieeberwellnesscoaching.com/https://www.facebook.com/LorieEberWellnessCoachinghttps://twitter.com/EberLorie/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7CeLbLNKnAva9szHp3Jx3Ahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lorieeberhttps://www.tiktok.com/@lorieeber/https://www.instagram.com/lorieeber/