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Direction Not Perfection - Mindset, Menopause & Sustainable Weight Loss for Women Over 40 with Dietitian, Lindsey House
by Lindsey House RD
Do you know what you need to do—but still find yourself not doing it? Do you feel stuck in the cycle of starting over, overwhelmed by all the conflicting diet and fitness tips, and quietly wondering why it feels so hard to follow through? If you’ve ever felt like a failure for not being able to “do it all perfectly,” you are not alone—and more importantly, you are not broken. This podcast is your space for real, sustainable health and wellness—where fitness and nutrition meet compassion, and where we focus on progress over perfection. Direction Not Perfection is especially for women navigating women’s wellness, including menopause health advice, hormonal balance and weight loss, and the realities of menopause and weight gain—because your body is changing, and your approach deserves to evolve with it. If you're ready to stop the all-or-nothing cycle, build healthy eat
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Doing All the Things, But Still Not Feeling Better? You May Be in Health Debt - with Bria Gadd
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 💛🌟Be More in Your Life And NOT Just Less On a Scale🌟💛 From Health Debt to Health Wealth: 5 Steps to Thrive Through Perimenopause Our guest walks us through five practical steps designed to help you stop simply reacting to health problems and start...
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Understanding Insulin Resistance: What Could Be Driving Your Blood Sugar? -Dr. Jason Shumard
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 👉If you've ever been told you have insulin resistance, prediabetes, or Type 2 diabetes and thought, "But WHY is this happening?", this conversation is for you. It's easy to become focused on the numbers—blood glucose, A1C, insulin levels, weight—but...
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Aging in Place: How to Stay Safe, Strong & Independent at Home - with Fee Gentry
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! When we talk about healthy aging, we usually talk about what we can do for our bodies: build strength, improve mobility, eat well, manage stress, and stay active. But what about the environment around us? Your home can either support your independence—or...
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Your Nervous System & Food: A Somatic Approach to Breaking the Diet Cycle- with Stephanie Mara
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! What if going back to another diet isn’t a failure of willpower—and it isn’t self-sabotage? What if your nervous system is playing a much bigger role in your relationship with food, your body, and your desire to start over? In this episode of the…
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Vanity vs. Vitality: What’s Really Driving Your Health Choices?
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤔Vanity vs. Vitality: What’s Really Driving Your Health Choices? What if the reason you resist certain healthy habits has less to do with discipline—and more to do with the story you've attached to them? Sometimes the behaviors we associate with health…
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Stop Putting Yourself Last: How To Reconnect with YOUR Needs - with Psychologist, Dr. Laurie Bruce
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Listen to Dr. Laurie Bruce's podcast "From Both Sides of the Couch" 🤔⁉️ What happens when you become so good at taking care of everyone else that you lose touch with yourself? For many women—especially in midlife—it can be surprisingly difficult to…
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Aging After 40: What Your Skin, Metabolism & Stress Are Trying to Tell You
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Have you ever felt like your body suddenly changed after 40? Your skin looks different. Your metabolism doesn't seem to respond the way it used to. Stress hits harder. Recovery takes longer. And the strategies that worked in your 20s and 30s don't always...
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Healthy Aging: Why Taking Care of Yourself Is a Gift to Those You Love!
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! "You matter. Your health matters. Not just for you, but for everyone who loves you." And I think we need to talk about that. Because we often think about our health as a personal responsibility. I want to lose weight. I want more energy. I want to feel...
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Move Better, Hurt Less: An Athletic Trainer's Guide to Lifelong Health - with Erin Beckwith
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 👉 Does this sound like you? "I've become incredibly good at finding workarounds... and eventually, I'm worried that those compensations will become my new normal." Being active is key to living a healthy lifestyle. In order to stay active, we need to…
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Stop Trying to Stay Young—Learn How to Age Strong- with Jerzy Gregorek
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤔What if getting older didn't have to mean getting weaker? What if you could actually be stronger, more flexible, and more resilient at 70 than you were at 30? That's the question our guest today has spent decades exploring—and proving that vitality…
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Mindfulness, Emotional Eating & Lasting Weight Loss - with Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Laurie Bruce
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Do you ever find yourself eating when you're not physically hungry? If so, you're not alone—and you're certainly not lacking willpower. In this episode of Direction Not Perfection, Lindsey sits down with clinical psychologist, mindfulness coach, and host…
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Obesity Medicine Meets Mindset: The Missing Piece for Lasting Weight Loss Dr. Meghan Garcia-Webb
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🌟Here's a conversation that goes beyond calories, meal plans, and willpower.🌟 Today's guest combines expertise in lifestyle and obesity medicine with professional life coaching to help people create sustainable health changes that actually last.…
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Stop Waiting For Motivation: Why Structure & Discipline Create Freedom - with JD Tremblay
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 👉“If your goals don’t scare you, set the bar higher!”👈 It is no surprise that JD has written a book about his adventures and experiences. His memoir, “Hunger for more in life”, is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn how to set and reach goals. It…
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Sticky Habits: Why Perfectionism Keeps Women Stuck- Habits & Identity Coach, Monica Packer
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🌟💛 Pre-order your "Sticky Habits" Book TODAY!!! 💛🌟 Why do so many women feel like one missed workout, one unhealthy meal, or one hectic week means they've completely failed? The answer isn't a lack of motivation or willpower. Today, we sit down with…
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Addiction Recovery Skills for Emotional Eating and Lasting Weight Loss - Dr. Daniel Hochman
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤔Do you feel like you know exactly what to do to lose weight—but struggle to consistently follow through? In this powerful episode, board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Hochman helps us explore the surprising overlap between addiction recovery,...
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Hypnosis for Weight Loss and Healing: The Science Behind the Unconscious Mind -Peter McLaughlin
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🧠As our guest says, "Your soul remembers what your mind forgot." 👉Experience your first weight loss hypnosis video --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have to admit, whenever I used to…
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ADHD, Neurodivergence, and Healthy Habits: Why Consistency Feels So Hard- Therapist, Christin McIlwain
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤔 Have you ever wondered why maintaining healthy habits feels easy in some areas of life and nearly impossible in others? In today's episode, we dive into the connection between ADHD, neurodivergence, and the struggle to maintain routines around food,...
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Food Addiction Recovery: The Key to Lasting Bariatric Success - with Shenelle Green
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🧠Food Addiction and Bariatric Recovery: Why Recovery Matters More Than Quick Fixes Surgery and medication can be powerful tools, but they don't automatically change our habits, our mindset, or our relationship with food. In this episode, we're diving…
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When Life Changes, Your Weight Loss Plan Should Too
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤔Have your healthy habits suddenly stopped working? Maybe your workouts aren't happening. Meal planning has disappeared. The routines that once felt easy now feel impossible. Before you assume you've lost motivation, consider this: What if your season...
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The Hidden Bone Destroyers And How To Fracture Proof Your Bones - Dr. John Neustadt, ND
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🌟Fracture-Proof Your Bones🌟A bone breaks every 30 seconds, it doesn't have to be yours! For nearly 400 episodes, we've talked about nutrition, weight loss, hormones, mindset, and healthy aging—but we've never dedicated an episode specifically to bone...
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Tired of Eliminating Foods? How to Support Digestive Resilience Instead - with Dr. John Douillard
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 👉If you’ve ever felt frustrated by digestive issues, overwhelmed by conflicting wellness advice, or stuck eliminating more and more foods without truly feeling better… this conversation is for you. Today’s guest is known for combining ancient wisdom with...
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The Hidden Friction Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Goals
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! ⁉️ Why does weight loss sometimes feel like an uphill battle? Why do healthy habits feel manageable for a short amount of time… but impossible to maintain long term? In today’s episode, we’re talking about something that quietly sabotages consistency for…
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Why You Keep Starting Over: Emotional Resilience & Weight Loss - with Aimee Goodwin
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤷♀️Why do so many people struggle to stay consistent with their health goals—even when they know exactly what to do? Certified Life Coach and Emotional Resilience Trainer,Aimee Goodwin, is here to explore the connection between emotional resilience,...
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Looking for the Magic Weight Loss Fix? Here’s What Actually Creates Lasting Change
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! ⚠️Are you secretly searching for the one thing that will finally make weight loss easier? In this honest Weight Loss Wednesday episode, Lindsey shares a deeply personal look into her current health journey through perimenopause, weight fluctuations…
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Why Your Body Fights Weight Loss (It’s Not Just Calories or Willpower) - with Dr. William Summers
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🌟Have you ever felt like your body is working against you when it comes to weight loss?🌟 You’re doing all the “right” things—eating well, exercising, staying consistent… …and yet, the results aren’t matching your effort. In this episode of Direction Not...
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You Already Know What to Do… And Here is Why You Aren’t Doing It!
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🧠 Why You Know What to Do But Still Aren’t Doing It (The Subconscious Truth) You’ve read the books. Listened to the podcasts. You know what to do… So why aren’t you doing it? You’re not alone—and you’re not lacking discipline. Because the truth is… 👉…
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Can You Be Truly Healthy Without Confidence? (The Missing Link to Thriving)
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 💛Can you truly be healthy… or fully thriving… if you aren’t confident?💛 In today’s powerful conversation, we’re diving into the missing link that so many women overlook in their health and personal growth journey: confidence. Joining us is Trish...
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Why You Feel So Overwhelmed with Weight Loss (And Where to Actually Start)
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Do you feel like there are too many things to focus on when it comes to your health and weight loss? 🤔 Nutrition. Exercise. Hormones. Sleep. Stress. Medications. Recovery tools… It’s no wonder so many people feel stuck and overwhelmed. 👉 Even experts…
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The Truth About Aging No One Is Telling You - with Eileen Kopsaftis
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤔What if aging didn’t have to mean decline? In this powerful episode, we’re challenging one of the most widely accepted beliefs in health—that getting older automatically means more pain, less mobility, and a gradual loss of independence. Our guest...
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Weight Loss and Mental Health: 10 Hidden Patterns Holding You Back
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤔Do you feel like you know exactly what to do to lose weight… but just can’t seem to follow through? You’re not alone—and it’s not a lack of willpower. In this episode, we’re breaking down the real reason weight loss feels so hard: you may be missing the...
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Stop Emotional Eating For Good | A Must Listen with Dr. Michelle May
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Stop emotional eating for good! Break free from diet mentality! Babies are born with a natural, intuitive relationship with food. They eat when they’re hungry, stop when they’re full, and move on—without guilt, stress, or overthinking. 🤔So what changes?…
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Why Mindset (Not Motivation) is the Key to Sustainable Weight Loss
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 👉Chane Someone's Thinking, Change Someone's Doing👈 Do you feel like you know what to do when it comes to weight loss… but you just can’t seem to do it consistently? In this episode, we’re diving into the real reason so many women struggle with…
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Break Free from Self Sabotage & Rewire Your Mind for Lasting Weight Loss - with Paul Salter
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤦♀️If you’ve ever felt like you’re the one getting in your own way… this episode is for you. Maybe you know what to do when it comes to your health, your habits, or your weight loss—but something keeps pulling you back into the same patterns. The...
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If You Are Stuck in Nighttime Overeating or Drinking… Listen to This!
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 😴 Tired of feeling like you’re doing everything right—but still falling back into the same habits? If you’ve ever told yourself, “This is the last time…” when it comes to nighttime overeating, emotional eating, or drinking… only to find yourself right…
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Breaking The Sugar Addiction | A Faith-Based Approach For Women Over 40 - with Author Christine Trimpe
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🙌In today’s episode of the Direction Not Perfection Podcast, Lindsey sits down with a guest who is passionate about helping Christian women leaders over 40 reclaim their health, energy, and clarity — without chasing diets or quick fixes. If you’ve been...
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The Missing Framework in Your Weight Loss Journey: The 4 W’s
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 👉If you’ve ever felt stuck in your health and wellness journey—spinning in cycles of starting over, struggling with consistency, or battling the all-in/all-out mindset—this episode is for you. Today, we’re breaking down a simple but powerful framework…
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The Missing Piece in Your Weight Loss (It’s Not Food) - with Trisha Kroll
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 💪Whether you’re an elite athlete competing under stadium lights… OR a stay-at-home mom managing chaos before 9 a.m. — the playing field is the same. It’s the six inches between your ears. We spend so much time training our bodies. Counting macros....
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This Headline Made Me Cringe: No Discipline Required
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤦♀️A headline stopped me in my tracks this week: “No discipline required with Ozempic for weight loss.” And honestly? I had a reaction. In today’s episode, we’re breaking down why messaging like this is not only misleading—but potentially harmful. If...
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"I Should Be Coping Better": Why Women Feel Burned Out and Stuck - Dr. Phil Richardson
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤔 Have you ever found yourself thinking… “Why am I so tired — and why does it feel so hard to keep up?” If you’re juggling a career, family, and the constant pressure to hold everything together… this episode is going to hit home. Today I’m joined by Dr....
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Strong...But At What Cost? Rest Is a Requirement, Not a Reward - with Dr. Nikia Smith
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 💪 Strong… But At What Cost? The Superwoman Myth and the Power of Radical Rest In today’s episode we welcome a guest whose mission is to guide women back to themselves — not through perfection, but through permission. 👉Permission to pause. 👉Permission…
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Comfortably Stuck? The 3 Mindset Shifts That Create Real Change
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 👉Three powerful reminders that can completely reshape how you approach health, habits, and personal growth. Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs don’t come from learning something new — they come from recognizing the beliefs and patterns that might be...
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The Habit of Happy: How Small Lifestyle Habits Transform Health - with Dr. Orlena Kerek
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🌟The 4 pillars of sustainable weight loss 🌟 After years of practicing medicine, Dr. Kerek realized that many lifestyle-related health issues could be prevented or improved through sustainable habits and simple lifestyle changes. Now she focuses on…
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Do It Consistently Before You Do It Perfectly
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🌟How to Break the All-or-Nothing Cycle: Standardize Before You Optimize🌟 If you’ve ever thought… “If I can’t do it perfectly, why even try?” This episode is for you. Today we’re unpacking the black-and-white thinking that keeps so many high-achievers...
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Hormone Optimization: The Future of Wellness - with Dr. Foshee & Therese Murray
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The Start Over Trap: How It Could Be Sabotaging Your Weight Loss
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🤦♀️How many times have you said, “I’ll start again on Monday”? Or tomorrow. Or next week. Or after this vacation. In this episode, we’re unpacking the start-over trap — the all-or-nothing cycle that keeps so many people stuck in weight loss frustration....
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Your Home Might Be Sabotaging Your Weight Loss- with Architect, Talor Stewart
Send a text for comments or topics ideas! 🏠 What if your home is quietly influencing your weight loss journey? We spend so much time focusing on food choices, workouts, hormone balance, stress management, and mindset. And while those absolutely matter… there’s another layer most of us overlook:...
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The Mental Weight of Weight Loss: Losing 100+ pounds
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5 Ways to Take Control of Your Life & Get Back In The Drivers Seat- with Confidence Coach, Robin Sacks
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Why High-Achievers Struggle With The “Small Habits” Approach
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Stop Accepting “Normal” Symptoms: A New Approach to Women’s Health & Resilience - Dr. Cassie Parker
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Do you know what you need to do—but still find yourself not doing it?
Do you feel stuck in the cycle of starting over, overwhelmed by all the conflicting diet and fitness tips, and quietly wondering why it feels so hard to follow through?
If you’ve ever felt like a failure for not being able to “do it all perfectly,” you are not alone—and more importantly, you are not broken.
This podcast is your space for real, sustainable health and wellness—where fitness and nutrition meet compassion, and where we focus on progress over perfection. Direction Not Perfection is especially for women navigating women’s wellness, including menopause health advice, hormonal balance and weight loss, and the realities of menopause and weight gain—because your body is changing, and your approach deserves to evolve with it.
If you're ready to stop the all-or-nothing cycle, build healthy eat
HOSTED BY
Lindsey House RD
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