PODCAST · health
Vibrant Menopause Podcast
by Heather Awad, MD
Weight Loss and Women's Health
Episodes
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Ep 144 Menopause Sleep with Dr. Audrey Wells
Click here to text us! Struggling with stubborn weight gain, low energy, or middle-of-the-night awakenings in perimenopause or menopause? Your sleep may be the missing piece. On this episode of the Vibrant Menopause Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Audrey Wells, a board-certified sleep doctor,...
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Ep 143 Thyroid, Hormones & Weight Loss in Menopause with Dr. Dana Gibbs
Click here to text us! Hello, my vibrant friend! Today I’m joined by Dr. Dana Gibbs, an ENT-turned–integrative hormone expert, for a powerful conversation about something so many midlife women wonder about: thyroid health and stubborn weight gain. If you’re in perimenopause or menopause and feel...
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Ep 142 Breaking News on Estrogen Therapy!
Click here to text us! Today I’m sharing big news for every woman in perimenopause or menopause. The FDA and HHS have officially removed the Black Box Warning from menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). This label has scared women and clinicians for more than 20 years, even though the evidence has…
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Ep 141 Menopause Society Meeting Highlights 2025 With Sara Larson
Click here to text us! If you’ve ever thought, “I just don’t feel like myself anymore,” this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, I sit down with Sara Larson — evidence-based menopause coach and passionate advocate for women’s health — to break down the real science of menopause, the…
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Ep 140 Why Counting Calories Stops Working in Menopause (and What to Do Instead)
Click here to text us! Hi friend — today I want to make a case for why counting calories doesn’t work for perimenopause and menopause weight loss… and why a hormonal approach makes so much more sense for what’s really going on in your body right now. For years, we were told that weight loss was...
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Ep 139 Hormone Update 2025 with Dr. Kerri Anthony
Click here to text us! Hello, my vibrant friend! This is your 2025 Hormone Update, I’m joined by Dr. Kerri Anthony, OB-GYN and founder of Your Menopause MD, to share what every woman in perimenopause or menopause needs to know about hormone therapy, bioidentical hormones, and testosterone. We…
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EP 138 What It’s Like to Work With Me
Click here to text us! Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work with me one-on-one or inside one of my group programs? In today’s episode, I’m pulling back the curtain and walking you through exactly how I help professional women in perimenopause and menopause finally lose weight for the…
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Ep 137 Perimenopause Brain Fog With Dr. Siri Erickson
Click here to text us! Have you ever heard of a menopause doula? I hadn’t either until I met Dr. Siri Erickson, and wow, did this conversation open my eyes. Dr. Siri is a certified menopause doula and Clinical EFT practitioner who helps women through the emotional and brain-related changes that...
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Ep 136 Dryness, Pain, and UTIs in Menopause? This Hormone Changes Everything with Dr. Rachel Rubin
Click here to text us! If you’re a woman in perimenopause or menopause and you have a vagina, listen up because this conversation will change the way you think about your body. My guest is Dr. Rachel Rubin, a Urologist and Sexual Medicine Specialist who’s helping women everywhere reclaim comfort,...
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Ep 135 Change Your Lunch for Menopause Weight Loss
Click here to text us! Lunch can be one of the trickiest meals during a weight loss journey, especially in menopause. In this episode, I share how being intentional with your midday meal can support weight loss, steady energy, and clear thinking for the rest of your day. You will learn why…
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Ep 134 Four Reasons to Eat Like My Grandma for Weight Loss
Click here to text us! Hello my friend. In today’s episode, we’re talking about four reasons to “eat like my grandma” for weight loss and weight maintenance. This isn’t about outdated recipes—it’s about simple, nourishing habits that work beautifully for women in midlife and menopause. I’ll walk...
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Ep 133 Menopause Weight Loss & Strength Training: Why 5 Minutes Can Change Everything With Guest Missy Hughes
Click here to text us! Hello my friend, and welcome back to the Vibrant Menopause Podcast! Today, I am thrilled to introduce you to my guest, Missy Hughes, a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, and life coach who will be joining us inside my upcoming Reset & Release group program this...
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Ep 132 Reinventing Yourself in Midlife: From Radiologist to Real Estate CEO with Dr. Param Baladandapani
Click here to text us! Welcome back, my friend! Today’s episode is a little different from our usual conversations about menopause and midlife health, but I know you’ll find it inspiring and practical. I’m joined by Dr. Parham Balan, a radiologist from Southern California who built a...
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Ep 131 How to Lose Weight So That You Feel Better About Yourself
Click here to text us! Hi friend, it’s so good to be back with you on the podcast! After a little break and some unexpected voice therapy, I’m excited to dive into a topic that resonates with many professional women in midlife: how to lose weight in a way that truly helps you feel better about...
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Ep 130 Ozempic and Wegovy for Menopause Weight Gain? Expert Advice with Dr. Sarah Stombaugh
Click here to text us! Hello friends! In this episode, I am delighted to have Dr. Sarah Stombaugh on the podcast. We explore the popular GLP-1 medications you may have heard about—Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro—and talk about how they work, who they're designed for, and what makes them effective. We...
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Ep 129 High Protein Vegetarian Eating
Click here to text us! High-Protein Vegetarian Eating: Join Heather Awad, MD, and Vasudha Viswanath, author and expert from EatingWell, as they explore tips, recipes, and insights for incorporating more protein into a vegetarian diet. Vasudha’s expertise includes vegetarian and vegan cooking and...
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Ep 128 Holiday Eating Tips from 2 Weight Loss Coaches
Click here to text us! Holiday Eating Tips from Two Weight Loss Coaches: Heather Awad, MD, and Dr. Ginny Trierweiler share expert advice and practical strategies to help you enjoy the season while maintaining your health and weight goals. Discover tips for mindful eating, managing cravings, and...
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Ep 127. 5 Blood Sugar Hacks for the Best Menopause Weight Loss Meals
Click here to text us! If you've listened to this podcast before, you'll know that one of the keys to successful weight loss in the menopause transition and beyond is taking control of your insulin and blood sugar levels. More specifically, being mindful of when and what you're eating in order to...
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Ep 126. Balancing Blood Sugar for Weight Loss
Click here to text us! In this week's episode of the Vibrant Menopause Podcast, we'll be exploring some of the myths surrounding keeping your blood sugar "balanced" and how it plays in with weight loss. There are three main myths that we'll get into, and after going through them my hope is that...
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125. Why Professional Women Find Menopause Weight Loss Difficult
Click here to text us! Menopause and perimenopause are tough. Let's just break it down quickly. After years of relative homeostasis in our bodies, things just start to go a little haywire across most body systems. We see mood changes, skin changes, difficulty sleeping, hot flashes, and then the...
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124. Change Your Breakfast for Weight Loss
Click here to text us! We've always been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and there are, of course, arguments for why this is or not true, depending on your perspective. But when we're talking about weight loss in menopause and beyond, the foods with which you start your...
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123. Preventative Cardiology with Tracy Paeschke, MD
Click here to text us! There may be some cool medical technology that your primary care doctor isn’t offering you. It could help increase your health span (your healthy years), by telling you what is going on with your heart right now. It might not be offered because you seem “fine,” and it may…
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122. Which Exercise Will Help with Weight Loss?
Click here to text us! Exercise is the gift that keeps on giving, especially in the midlife transition that we all go through. From weight loss, to overall health, to menopause health, the benefits of starting and maintaining an exercise routine show up in all aspects of our lives and keep us…
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121. Intimacy at Midlife with Alexandra Stockwell, MD
Click here to text us! Did you ever wonder why some long-term relationships stay hot, and some become more like friends or roommates? Did you ever think that once the kids were out and you had more energy that you would have more passionate time with your partner, but it just isn’t going that…
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120. Don't Forget the "Intermittent" in Intermittent Fasting
Click here to text us! Have you ever tried intermittent fasting, lost a few pounds, but then seemingly got stuck on a weight plateau? If you have, don't worry, this story is incredibly common and it usually stems from one thing: we forget to keep the "intermittent" in "intermittent fasting. What…
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119. Rising Rates of Uterine Cancer with Dr. Cheruba Prabakar
Click here to text us! Did you know that rates of uterine cancer are rising? Odds are that most listeners haven't heard this, which comes as no surprise considering this topic hasn't been covered nearly enough in popular medical news. So in this week's episode of the Vibrant Menopause Podcast,...
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118. THREE Things to Do Before Intermittent Fasting
Click here to text us! Intermittent fasting is a powerful tool for weight loss or general health, but it can be daunting, especially if you've never done it before! This week on the Vibrant Menopause Podcast we're back with an episode that's short, sweet, and will set you up for success if you…
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116. Snack Food Companies are Coming for You
Click here to text us! It's no surprise to anybody that the big snack food companies of the world have been sneaking around for decades now- plotting how to get their processed products into our pantries and ultimately our stomachs. It really started in the 80s when the idea of snacking while...
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115. Nutritional Psychology from the Midlife Whisperer, Dr. Ellen Albertson
Click here to text us! The gut-brain connection has been THE hot topic in academic and popular science for a while now because of the incredible evidence that's come out to support its validity. But as humans, we've known, or at least intuited, that there's some sort of connection for much…
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114. Night-Shift Eating with Dr. Yel'Ora
Click here to text us! One in every four workers in the US works the night shift. So when the sun goes down and the other 3/4ths are getting ready for bed, they're starting their day of work. If you've never experienced this before, take a moment to think about the unique challenges this kind of...
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113. Brain Health Eating with Dr. Annie Fenn
Click here to text us! Something I've noticed in myself and with clients is that when us women hit midlife, we start to see our brains changing with menopause. Most frequently we observe more brain fog and difficulty recalling words. Inevitably, we then begin to consider what our future cognitive...
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112. Find Your Mid-Life Colors with Color Analysis Guru, Jeannie Stith
Click here to text us! If you're like me who grew up in the '80s, you'll probably remember the seasonal color analysis trend that gained huge popularity. Now, fast forward to 2024 and it's back and more specific than ever before, with new categories and analysis protocols that are allowing people...
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111. Gluten-Free for Weight Loss and Health
Click here to text us! I haven't mentioned it much on the podcast, but I've been gluten-free for over a decade now. The decision to cut it out wasn't prompted by anything related to weight loss, but rather some lab results showing that I have an autoimmune disorder that can flare up when I eat...
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110. What's Your Kryptonite
Click here to text us! This week we're back with a shorter episode, but it addresses a question that's really important to acknowledge and have in the back of your mind when on a weight loss journey. That question, of course, is "what's your Krytonite?" In the context of weight loss, I generally...
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109. Pillars of the Mediterranean Diet with Dr. Caissa Troutman
Click here to text us! It's well known that the Mediterranean Diet is among one of the healthiest eating styles in the world, but when you look at all of its components it can cause confusion. So in this episode of the Vibrant-MD Podcast, I'm thrilled to be joined by fellow doctor, believer in…
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108. Vibrant Skin in Menopause with Helen Marray-Finlay
Click here to text us! Have you ever wondered how the midlife, menopause-age actresses of Hollywood keep their skin looking vibrant and healthy while under the scrupulous eye of the camera? Well, it's thanks in no small part to people like today's guest, Helen Marray-Finlay - a skincare expert,...
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107. Better Sleep for Women Over Age 50 with Morgan Adams
Click here to text us! Feeling our best starts and ends with quality sleep, but as we get into midlife, sometimes the "quality" part starts to slip away from us. Whether it's increased waking throughout the night, difficulty falling asleep, or general unrestful sleep, these disturbances make the...
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106. Indecision Kills Weight Loss
Click here to text us! Weight loss really works when you've made the mental commitment to staying on that path, and you have the support systems in place to hold you accountable. The worst place to be is in a state of indecision, which is what we'll dive into in this episode! A good analogy for...
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105. I Don't Want to be THAT Person
Click here to text us! Is there a person that you're afraid of becoming while on your weight loss journey? I so frequently hear from the professional women that I work with that they're excited to have their personalized meal plans, but they're worried about what their new way of eating is going…
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104. Peak Performance Productivity for Professional Women with Dr. Ann Tsung
Click here to text us! I hear it so frequently from the professional women that I work with that they wish they had more time to do all of the things that they want/need to do. And it's true! As high-achieving women with so many things that we want to do plus all the regular responsibilities of...
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103. Gut Health in Midlife and Beyond with Bonnie Wisener
Click here to text us! Gut health is a hot topic in the scientific community, and it's been all over the news recently as new amazing findings come out. And for good reason, too! We can all benefit from keeping our gut happy and healthy, but especially women in midlife and beyond. That's why in...
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102. The Hormone You Don't Know You Need with Dr. Rachel Rubin
Click here to text us! If you're a woman in perimenopause/menopause and you have a vagina, listen up, because this episode is going to blow you away! My guest this week, Dr. Rachel Rubin, is a Urologist and a Sexual Medicine Specialist, and I was so excited to talk with her because the work that...
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101. Don't Take Ozempic for Menopause Weight Gain
Click here to text us! If you've been listening to the podcast for a while now, you've probably heard me and a couple of my guests talk about Ozempic. It's an injectable weight loss medication that has been in the news a lot as of recent times, and it's become so popular that, in many places…
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100. Break it Down
Click here to text us! Let's stop to take a moment to look back on how far we've come as professional women. We've worked incredibly hard, learned all the lessons (both good and bad), and we should be proud of all that we've accomplished! As we look back, let's think about all the steps, twists,...
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99. Do you have a difficult partner? with Dr. Amy Vertrees
Click here to text us! As professional women, we've had to learn a lot of things to make it in the career we chose. We took classes, attended years of school, and entered into the workforce ready to apply all that we've learned, but, as I'm sure almost all of us found out, there was still so much...
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98. Holiday Debrief
Click here to text us! Give yourself a pat on the back! You made it through to the other side of the holiday season and now we have a new year to look forward to! Even if you love the holidays and cherish the time that you get to spend with family, there are often some tough moments, especially…
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97. Functional Fitness for Midlife and Beyond with Marcus Eckert
Click here to text us! I think it's fair to say that we would all like to stay healthy, active, independent, and vibrant through midlife and far beyond into the later years of life. Because after all, what's not to love? It means being able to enjoy more of the things we enjoy for longer, and not...
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96. Building Healthy Habits with Dr. Lola Ashaye
Click here to text us! This week on the Vibrant-MD Podcast, I'm thrilled to have had Dr. Lola Ashaye join me to talk about building healthy habits. Dr. Lola Ashaye is a primary care physician, double board certified in family medicine and lifestyle medicine. She is the CEO of InTouch Primary…
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95. Obesity Medication vs. Lifestyle Modifications with Dr. Nikita Shah
Click here to text us! Amongst all the hype surrounding some of the new obesity medications that have come out in recent years, and an emphasis on lifestyle modification to lose weight, it can be really hard for people thinking of starting a weight loss journey to know where to start. So today on...
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94. Stop Eating Your Anger with Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma
Click here to text us! Did you know that it takes somewhere between 90 seconds and 5 minutes to fully process an emotion? In this episode, with the help of Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma, we're going to be looking at anger and how it shows up in our lives as professional women and people on our final...
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Weight Loss and Women's Health
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Vibrant Menopause Podcast is created and hosted by Heather Awad, MD.
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