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The Forties Formula | Perimenopause, Lifestyle & Health for Women Over 40
by Amanda Lim & Jasmin Dhillon
The Forties Formula is a weekly podcast on perimenopause, menopause, hormones, and health for women in their 40s — covering weight loss, sleep, low libido, ADHD, burnout, longevity and the body changes no one explains. Award-winning: Best Health & Wellness Podcast in Asia 2025, Podcast of Impact at The Makers & Shapers Awards 2026, and featured by CNA as one of Singapore's best podcasts for women. We blend science, soul, and a little bit of sass to help you thrive in your forties and beyond. Meet your hosts: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofol
Episodes
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Why Doctors Are Finally Renaming PCOS (And What It Means for You)
In this episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim are joined by women's health physician Dr Sital Khistrya to unpack one of the biggest changes in women's health in decades: the proposed renaming of PCOS to PMOS (Poly-Endocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome). Why does this…
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Perimenopause in Ethnic Minorities: Why Symptoms Are Missed | The Forties Formula
Perimenopause symptoms often present differently in Black, South Asian and East Asian women. South Asian women typically reach menopause between 46 and 48, compared with 50 to 51 in Caucasian women, meaning symptoms can begin in the mid-thirties. Symptoms are more likely to appear as joint pain,...
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Homeschooling Pushed Me to My Breaking Point | The Forties Formula In Focus
Have you ever wondered why something so small can suddenly push you over the edge? In this clip from The Forties Formula, psychotherapist and bestselling author Anna Mathur explains the crucial difference between anger and rage and why understanding it can completely change how you respond to...
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Aqua Fitness Is Not Just for Rehab: Why You Need It Now | The Forties Formula
In this episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with Malissa Sander, founder of Aqua Tula, to challenge the idea that women in their 40s need to train harder to stay fit. Malissa shares her journey from childhood anorexia and an unhealthy relationship with exercise…
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Perimenopause Weight Gain Reveals Why Fitness Over 40 Requires a Different Approach | The Forties Formula In Focus
If you are a woman in your 40s and the weight is not moving despite doing everything right, this conversation is for you. Sara May Garcia is a fitness coach and co-founder of Bootique gym in Singapore. She gained 8kg in two months — eating the same, training the same. She is a professional. She...
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Why You Feel So Lost in Your 40s (It’s Not Just Anxiety) | The Forties Formula
In this episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim talk grief, mental health and the losses women in their 40s carry but rarely name, with therapist Sapna Makwana Hanspal. For women in their 40s, grief isn't only about losing someone. It can come from a changing identity, a...
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Most Women Are Wearing The Wrong Bra (And Don't Know It) | The Forties Formula In Focus
Here's the updated full description: Your headaches, neck pain, and poor posture might not be perimenopause. They might be your bra. In this episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin and Amanda sit down with Caroline Warren, founder of Supporting Eve — Singapore's specialist bra fitting boutique —…
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The Real Reason Your Relationships Keep Breaking Down and How to Finally Fix It
Your reaction is never about what just happened. When something small sets you off — a look, a tone, a moment that should not matter — it is rarely about the moment itself. In your 40s, life becomes an explosive combination of change: your body, your relationships, your sense of self, all…
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The Worst Boss She Ever Had Made Her a Better Leader | The Forties Formula In Focus
Are you in your 40s, successful on paper, but quietly wondering if any of it still fits? This episode explores why the most powerful leadership decision a woman can make in midlife might be choosing to walk away. We're joined by leadership adviser and author Sally J. Clarke, who interviewed 40...
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Nervous System Regulation for Women in Their 40s
Nervous system regulation, behaviour change and women's health in your 40s: Behaviour Change Strategist Leila Foster joins Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim on The Forties Formula to explore why lasting change is so hard, even when we genuinely want it. Leila works at the intersection of behaviour...
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40 Is When Your Life Gets Turned Upside Down | The Forties Formula In Focus
Around age 40 to 42, everyone goes through the Uranus opposition — the point where Uranus sits directly opposite its position in your birth chart, roughly halfway through its 84-year orbit. Yi Mei Lai from Alchemei Healing joins The Forties Formula to explain why this transit tends to trigger a...
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Podiatrist Reveals Why Menopause Is Wrecking Your Feet | The Forties Formula
In this episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim are joined by podiatrist Paul Macaulay to explore one of the most overlooked aspects of women's health: foot health in midlife. From pregnancy and perimenopause to years of wearing the wrong shoes, our feet go through enormous...
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Matrescence Explained: Why Motherhood Changes You More Than You Expected
This episode is for every woman who has felt like motherhood changed her more than she expected, and for anyone trying to understand why so many mothers struggle silently behind the scenes. The problem isn't that women are failing at motherhood — the expectations were impossible to begin with....
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Divorce Expert: Why Smart Women Stay With Narcissists | The Forties Formula
What happens when you wake up one day and realise you've lost yourself inside your relationship? In this deeply honest conversation, Amanda Lim and Jasmin Dhillon sit down with registered psychotherapist & integrated sex & relationship therapist, Cheryl Kennedy McDonald to unpack the invisible...
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How social media is shaping self-worth and identity | The Forties Formula in Focus
If you're raising a daughter, working with young people, or simply trying to understand the pressures girls face today, this episode will shift how you see it all. This episode explores the impact of social dynamics and peer relationships on girls during adolescence, and why puberty and hormonal...
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This is The Biggest Mistake Women Make With GLP-1 For Weight Loss - Are You Doing This?
In this episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim are joined by obesity medicine physician Dr. Christle Gueverra to unpack one of the most polarising topics in women's health today: GLP-1 medications. Are drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro simply "weight loss injections"…
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The Real Reason You Can't Be Yourself | The Forties Formula in Focus
This episode explores the challenges of maintaining a rigid self-image and how it impacts our emotional resilience. We discuss the importance of cultivating self awareness and recognizing that true self-worth comes from within. Ultimately, finding inner peace requires letting go of inflexible...
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Why PCOS Gets Worse During Perimenopause - Doctor Explains!
In this episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim are joined by women's health physician Dr. Sital Khistriya to unpack one of the biggest changes in women's health in decades: the proposed renaming of PCOS to PMOS (Poly-Endocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome). Why does this...
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Diet Culture Is Racism, and Nobody's Talking About It | The Forties Formula in Focus
The discussion about diet culture and the weight loss industry highlights its pervasive influence as a multi-billion dollar business, often shaping our "social norms." We explore how this "diet trend" can contribute to harmful "eating disorders" and impact our relationship with "food culture."…
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Why Your Marriage Stops Working In Your 40s (And What Fixes It)
In this episode of The Forties Formula, we explore why midlife can become a turning point for relationships. We unpack how changing priorities, emotional needs, resentment, intimacy, communication, motherhood, and self-worth all influence the decisions women make during this stage of life. In…
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This Parenting Mistake Could Cost You and What You Can Do To Have A Strong Relationship
summary In this clip of The Forties Formula, Amanda and Jasmin explore the nuances of conscious parenting, emotional regulation, and repairing family relationships. They share personal stories, challenge stereotypes, and offer practical insights for mindful parenting and self-compassion.…
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Why You Snap at the People You Love — and How to Stop, With Anna Mathur
Have you ever completely lost your temper… and then immediately wondered, "What's wrong with me?" If you're finding yourself more irritable, more reactive, or snapping at the people you love in your 40s, you're not alone… and it may have far less to do with your personality than you think. This...
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Why Women Stay Quiet (Even When They Disagree) | The Forties Formula in Focus
Why do so many women stay quiet… even when they don’t agree? In this 5-minute clip from The Forties Formula, we explore how early conditioning, cultural norms, and workplace dynamics shape the way we communicate — and why so many of us hold back, even when we have something important to say....
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How to Rebuild Your Body After Kids — Even Years Later, Sports Medicine Doctor Explains!
Most women are told they’re “cleared” at six weeks postpartum. But according to sports medicine physician Dr. Morgan Lee, that clearance has very little to do with true recovery. In this episode of The Forties Formula, Dr. Morgan explains why so many women continue to struggle with pelvic floor...
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My Mom Got Cancer From HRT - Here's Why I Still Recommend It | The Forties Formula in Focus
The Power of Hormones, Lifestyle & Self Compassion in Women's Health in Their 40s This is a clip from The Forties Formula in Focus with hosts Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim with @drolivialesslar . It focuses on navigating women's health in midlife, especially addressing hormonal changes during...
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Emotionally Available Fatherhood: What Dads Need to Know | The Forties Formula
In today’s episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with counselor, walk-and-talk therapist, and self-described "Dad in Progress," Simon Parkin. Motherhood isn't just exhausting because of sleepless nights. It's exhausting because of the invisible load—the planning,...
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Top 5 Menopause Health Risks in Women | The Forties Formula In Focus
Menopause changes far more than your symptoms. In this episode, lifestyle medicine doctor Dr Sundus Hussain Morgan explains the silent health risks that arrive as oestrogen falls — to your heart, your bones, your brain and your metabolism — and how women in their forties can prevent and manage...
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Birth Control After 40: The Risks Nobody Talks About | The Forties Formula
In today’s episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with attorney, healthcare privacy expert, entrepreneur, and mother of three, Lauren. In this conversation, we explore: • The hidden risks women should understand before starting birth control in midlife • Why…
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Sleeping Pills vs CBTI: Which Really Fixes Insomnia? | The Forties Formula in Focus
If you’ve been relying on melatonin or considering sleeping pills, this episode challenges everything you think you know about fixing insomnia. We dive into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), a science-backed, first-line treatment recommended by leading sleep organizations. You’ll...
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The Biggest Fat loss Mistake Women Make in Perimenopause | The Forties Formula
In today’s episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with fitness coach and ProCoach Gym co-founder Sara Mae Garcia. If you've ever blamed hormones, age, or a slowing metabolism for your lack of progress, this conversation might challenge everything you think you…
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Build Muscle, Fix Your Metabolism: What Scientists Found | The Forties Formula In Focus
Metabolic health, muscle health, strength training for women over 40, menopause metabolism, insulin resistance in women, and why muscle is critical for longevity. In this clip from The Forties Formula, hosts Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim speak with Associate Professor Reshma Merchant, Head and...
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Is Your Bra Causing Your Headaches? The Bra Fitting Guide For Women In Perimenopause
In today’s episode of The 40s Formula, we sit down with Caroline Warren, founder of Supporting Eve, Singapore’s specialist bra fitting boutique. Caroline is a UK-trained professional bra fitter with certifications in bra fitting, sports bra fitting, and post-surgery fittings for breast cancer...
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Vaginal dryness in perimenopause: what's really happening | The Forties Formula In Focus
If you are in your 40s and noticing changes in your body that nobody warned you about, this clip from our THE FORTIES FORMULA IN FOCUS on women's health is for you. Dr. Jesshirin Sidhu, GP and sexual health specialist at InSync Medical, breaks down exactly what happens to vaginal health during...
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Why Walking Away From Your Career Might Be the Most Powerful Decision You Make in Your 40s
Leadership advisor and author Sally J Clarke joins the Forties Formula to explore the strategic — not emotional — decision to walk away from a role, title or career that no longer fits. Drawing from her book with co-author Deborah Overdeput, Walk Away: Step Out to Step Up, Sally shares real…
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Are You Ageing Faster Than You Should? Leading Longevity Professor Explains
If you are in your 40s and feel like something has shifted — your energy, your body, your recovery — there is a scientific reason for it. And it started long before you noticed. In this episode, Professor Andrea Meyer, a leading researcher in healthy ageing, breaks down the difference between…
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Why Doing Less Is the Key to Better Health in Your 40s
Why High-Achieving Women Burn Out in Their 40s (And What to Do Instead) If you've spent years achieving, delivering, and pushing through — and you're now hitting a wall in your 40s — this episode is for you. Yi-Mei Lai (Mei), founder of Alchemei Healing and a Feminine Power & Self-Worth Coach,...
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The One Blood Test Number You Need to Check Today | The Forties Formula In Focus
In this powerful 9-minute highlight from The Forties Formula, we uncover why your "normal" blood test results might be gaslighting you. Dr. Tash breaks down the critical difference between surviving and thriving when it comes to iron. If you’ve been told your fatigue is "just burnout" or "part of...
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Mum Guilt, Burnout and Unrealistic Expectations: What No One Tells You
There’s a version of motherhood many women are quietly trying to live up to. The calm mother. The grateful mother. The woman who somehow keeps her career, body, marriage, friendships and identity perfectly intact… while raising a child. But what happens when becoming a mother changes you in ways...
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I Thought This Was Death… Then Everything Changed | The Forties Formula In Focus
What does it feel like to think you’re dying… while fully conscious? In this Forties Formula In Focus clip, Dr. Sarah Nami Ahn — a UCLA-trained neuroscientist and brain tumor survivor — shares the most terrifying moment of her journey. From hallucinating walls on fire… to believing the nurses…
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Raising Girls Through Puberty: The Mental Health Risks No One Warns You About
There’s a moment, as a mother, when you look at your daughter and realise something is changing. She’s quieter. More emotional. More critical of herself. And you’re left wondering… is this normal, or is something deeper going on? In this episode, we sit down with psychologist Dr. Emma Waddington...
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How Chronic Anxiety Disguises Itself as Ambition in Women Over 40 | The Forties Formula in Focus
What happens when you realise the life you built wasn’t fully yours? In this Forties Formula in Focus clip, Uma Thana Balasingham shares the moment everything cracked — and what it really means to start again. In this Forties Formula in Focus episode, we revisit a powerful conversation with Uma...
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Burnout in High-Achieving Women: The Biological Warning Signs You Are Ignoring | The Forties Formula
Are you high-functioning, successful — and completely exhausted? In this episode of The Forties Formula, hosts Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with mindset coach Krystal Clavier-Choo to unpack the hidden emotional load carried by high-achieving women in their 40s. We explore why burnout in...
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Why Women in Their 40s Lose Close Friendships — and How to Fix It | Mimi Nicklin | The Forties Formula in Focus
If you’ve ever felt lonely despite having a full life, a career, a family, and people around you… this conversation will land. In this Forties Formula in Focus clip, we revisit one of the most powerful moments from our full episode with Mimi Nicklin, where we explore why so many women in their…
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Why Clothes Stop Fitting After 40 — and What to Do About It
Reclaiming Body Confidence in Midlife with Amanda & Jasmin Why do so many women in their 40s feel like their body has suddenly become a problem? In this episode, Amanda and Jasmin unpack how diet culture, societal pressure, and years of conditioning shape the way we see ourselves — especially as...
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How One Woman Avoided a Hysterectomy by Talking To Her Body | The Forties Formula In Focus
What if your body already knows how to heal — it just needs someone to help it remember? In this clip from The Forties Formula in Focus, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with two certified BodyTalk practitioners based in Singapore: Rieke Hartwell and Sufen Paphassarang. Together, they…
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Insomnia After 40: The Drug-Free Fix That Works Better Than Pills
Struggling with poor sleep, night wakings, or feeling exhausted no matter how long you stay in bed? Wondering why sleep gets harder in your 40s, even when you’re doing everything “right”? In this episode, we sit down with sleep expert and CBT-I researcher Dr. Susan McCurry to unpack why sleep…
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The 5 Key Skin Changes That Happen in Your 40s and What You Can Do About It | The Forties Formula In Focus
In this clip from The Forties Formula Podcast, Hosts Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with @DrLowChaiLing to explore the common skin changes women experience in their 40s, noting a shift from oily to combination skin as cell turnover slows. We discuss essential skincare tips to maintain...
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The 5 Hour Work Day That Built A 6-Figure Business (With Kids)
What if building a business didn’t take you away from your family… but actually gave you more time with them? In this episode of The Forties Formula, we sit down with Michelle Hon — entrepreneur, mum of three, and the woman behind the “Chill Mom” philosophy — to challenge everything we’ve been…
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The Physical and Mental Cost of Motherhood in Your 40s Nobody Talks About | The Forties Formula In Focus
Embracing Motherhood: Breaking the Myths and Finding Balance In this episode, Claire Jedrek, Singapore's first female racing car driver, shares her raw and honest journey through motherhood, mental health, and personal growth. She discusses the importance of self-compassion, confronting societal...
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How Your Accent Affects How Seriously You Are Taken at Work
Have you ever gone quiet in a meeting when you knew you had the right answer? Or softened your tone to avoid being "too much"? You were muted — and it wasn't your fault. This week we're joined by Heather Hansen, global communication specialist, TEDx speaker, author of Unmuted, and PhD candidate…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Forties Formula is a weekly podcast on perimenopause, menopause, hormones, and health for women in their 40s — covering weight loss, sleep, low libido, ADHD, burnout, longevity and the body changes no one explains. Award-winning: Best Health & Wellness Podcast in Asia 2025, Podcast of Impact at The Makers & Shapers Awards 2026, and featured by CNA as one of Singapore's best podcasts for women.
We blend science, soul, and a little bit of sass to help you thrive in your forties and beyond.
Meet your hosts:
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