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EPISODE · Aug 26, 2026 · 29 MIN

Midlife Nourishment: Eating From Care, Not Control

from The Vibrant Mom Podcast · host Cara Maiolo, LPC

Every woman comes into midlife with her own storied history in relationship with food. Our thoughts, feelings, and habits around food are inherited: from diet culture, from family, from social rules about what makes you "good" or "healthy." Here’s the truth: most women are tired, not from trying to eat well, but from the shame and pressure our culture puts on us around how we eat. In this episode, I walk through why midlife motherhood is actually an opening to redefine what you want your relationship to food to be, separate from every rule you've absorbed, and what can motivate real nourishing habits and practices helpful for physical, mental, and emotional health as your brain and body change in perimenopause.  Key Takeaways: Why you might be outgrowing the old ways you’ve learned to motivate food choices The three Healing Nourishment Principles I teach inside the Vibrant Mom Pathway Program Why nourishment works best when it comes from care instead of control, and what that actually looks like day to day Ready to go deeper and get real support and strategy for vibrant midlife health? Explore the Vibrant Mom Pathway Program at caramaiolo.com.

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