All Episodes

Oatmeal, Overthinking, and Why Food Feels So Complicated in Menopause

Why You Don't Trust Yourself Around Food (and How to Rebuild It) with Fiona Sutherland

Perimenopause Mood Swings, Metabolism Myths, & Fasting - 5 Questions I Get All The Time

Menopause and Body Image: How to Accept Your Changing Body with Alli Spotts-De-Lazzer, LMFT, CEDS-C

How to Know If You're Moving Enough (Without the Rules or the Tracker) with Cadence Dubus

Second Helping: Your Bones Are More Than A DEXA Score with Rebekah Rotstein

Menopause Movement Myths and What Actually Helps with Dr. Maria Luque

Be in the Photo: A Midlife Body Confidence Practice for Summer

Menopause, ADHD & the Hidden Cost of Masking: What Every Midlife Woman Needs to Know with Dr. Helen Wall

Taking Up Space in Midlife with Lise Thorne

Menopause and Body Image: How to Feel Like Yourself Again

Permission to Be Seen: Creativity, Resilience & Recording Your First Album at 50 with Becca Kidwell

#188 - Turning Down the Critical Voice: Body Acceptance in Your Midlife Body with Kristina Bruce

#187 - Second Helpings - Decoding Cravings & Emotional Hunger in Midlife & Menopause

#186: GLP-1s, Intuitive Eating & Finding Food Freedom: A conversation with Sam Previte RD

#185: The Science and Symptoms of Burnout: How to Build Capacity in Midlife with Dr Ashley Margeson ND

#184: Pelvic Floor Freedom: Why Kegels Aren't the Answer & What Works Instead with Lauren Ohayon

#183: Decision Fatigue and Menopause: Why "What's for Dinner?" Makes You Want to Scream

#182: Visibility As Generosity: Rethinking Photos, Aging, And Confidence With Photographer Kristen Vallejo

#181: The Political Hot Potato of Menopause: Cutting Through Noise with Fiona Clark

#180: Seed Oils, Protein Obsession & Nutrition Misinformation: Cutting Through the Noise with Colleen Christensen, RD

#179 - Fiber Without The Fuss in Midlife and Menopause

#178 - Perimenopause Without Panic: Body Changes, Food Freedom, And Real Support

#177 - Reclaiming ‘Selfish’ as a Midlife & Menopause Power Move with Suzy Reading

#176: Anti-Diet Menopause in the Age of Ozempic With Dr. Mara Gordon

#175: Food Guilt in Midlife: Why Your Alarm Keeps Going Off (Even When It’s Just Toast)

#174: How to Rebuild Your Habits in Midlife: A Kinder, Science-Backed Approach with Signe Darpinian, LMFT

#173 - How To Age Without Apology with Deb Benfield RDN

#172 Q&A Episode: Soy, Metabolism, And Food Noise

#171: Sleep in the Messy Middle of Midlife and Menopause with Dr Shelby Harris

#170: The One Thing Menopause Dietitians Want You to Know About Nutrition

#169: Style, Not Size: Dressing for the Life You’re Living with Jacquelyn Prattipati

#168: ADHD, Menopause, and The Messy Middle with Diana Reid RD

#167 - When Perimenopause Unmasks ADHD with Dr. Jen Wolkin

#166: What if “healthy” is a pattern, not a prescription? Redefining lifestyle medicine in menopause

#165- Mom Rediscovered: Jen Butler on Breaking Up with Diet Culture and Drinking to Find Herself Again

#164 - Autoimmune Disease in Midlife: Beyond Diet Culture Myths with Dr. Alison Danby ND

#163 - Story Session: From Scientist to Menopause Advocate: Dr. Béatrice Séguin's Unexpected Journey

#162 - Rewiring, Not Retiring: How Your Brain Transforms in Menopause with Dr. Sarah McKay

#161 - Season 6 Kickoff: Kitchen Table Talk: My Sister and I Dish on Menopause and My New Book

#160 - Season 5 Finale: The Midlife Glow-Up You Didn’t See Coming

#159 - Story Session: Perimenopause, Boundaries, & the Power of Self-Care Rituals in Midlife with April MacKinnon

#158 - Why Good Girls Gossip: Reclaiming Female Connection in Midlife with Tova Leigh

#157 - Finding Your Movement Rhythm with ADHD and Perimenopause with Christine Chessman

#156 - How to Cancel Your Clean Plate Club Membership with Emily Sucher, RD

#155 - Q&A Episode: Food Tracking, Plant Proteins, & Collagen Supplements

#154 - How to Appreciate Your Changing Menopause Body with Dr. Charlotte Ord

#153 - Style Joy in Midlife: What to Do When Nothing Feels Right with Dacy Gillespie

#152 - Intuitive Eating in Menopause: A Conversation with Evelyn Tribole MS, RDN

#151 - Is It Hunger, Food Noise, or Hormones?

#150 - The Capacity Crisis: Why Women Feel Emotionally Exhausted in Midlife with Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur, ND

#149 - Cooking for Pleasure Not Perfection with Chef Andrea Buckett

#148 - Mindful Menopause: Using Meditation to Navigate the Transition with Diana Winston

#147 - How to Stop the Cycle of “Starting Over” Every Monday

#146 - What to Do When Intuitive Eating Doesn't Work with Julie Duffy Dillon

#145 - Why We Binge: Unpacking the Restrict-Binge Cycle with Toni Rudd, RD

#144- Why Yoga is So Much More Than Movement in Menopause with Niamh Daly

#143-Story Session: What 30 Years as a Dietitian Taught Pia About Health and Weight

#142 Non-Hormonal Alternatives to HRT with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz

#141 - Trusting Your Body: Finding Peace Through Grief with Nina Manolson

#140 - Navigating Motherhood and Perimenopause: Embracing Identity Shifts with Jessie Harrold

#139 How to Fall in Love with Movement While Rejecting Anti-Fat Bias with Louise Green

#138 5 Things I Wish I Had Known About Intuitive Eating 10 Years Ago

#137 - 5 Tips for Spotting Nutrition Misinformation with Dr. Emma Beckett

#136 -Health vs. Weight: Debunking the Biggest Wellness Myth with Val Schonberg, RD

#135 How to Turn Your Body Image Inside Out in Midlife with Deb Schachter & Whitney Otto

#134 - What Every woman Needs to Know About Body Image in Midlife with Summer Innanen

#133 - We Need to Stop Pretending We Don't Have Time For Self-Care with Heather Chauvin

#132 - Why You Need to Put Capacity, Self-Compassion, & Self-Care on the Menu

#131 - Story Session: How Early Menopause Led to Food Freedom with Sarah Dosanjh

#130 - How Can I Tell if Intuitive Eating Is Right For Me? With Sinéad Crowe

#129 - Breaking the Binge Cycle in Midlife with Stefanie Michele

#128 Story Session: Navigating ADHD in Midlife and Menopause

#127 - The Truth About Soy in Midlife

#126 - 3 Reasons Why Intuitive Eating Might Feel Hard with Abbie Attwood

#125 - Does Your Vagina Need a Coach? with Kim Vopni

#124 - Looking Forward to Menopause: Life's Second Spring with Kate Codrington

#123 - You Are More Than What You Eat with Dr. Emma Beckett PhD

#122 - 3 Reasons It’s Time to Lean Into Menopause

#121 - 5 Things My Sister Wants You to Know About Perimenopause

#120 - Breaking the Stigma: Menopause in the Workplace with Lauren Chiren

#119 Unfiltered Motherhood in Midlife with Tova Leigh

#118: Is Travel & Adventure Your Missing Ingredient in Midlife? with Natasha Muslih

#117: How to Decode Your Cravings in Menopause

#116 - Embracing Intuitive Eating As An Athlete in Midlife with Pam Moore

#115 -Story Session: How to Run Your Life at Any Size with Sandra Mikulic

#114 - Beyond the Metrics: Getting Intuitive About Bone Health with Rebekah Rotstein

#113 -Clean Eating Pitfalls in Midlife & Menopause with Dr. Morgan Francis, Psy.D, LPC

#112- How to Stop the Burnout Train in Midlife with Dr. Leigha Saunders, ND

#111 - It's Time for a Diet-Free Revolution with Dr. Alex Conason, Psy.D.

#110 - Parenting Without Diet Culture with Oona Hanson

#109 - The Body Acceptance Mistake That’s Keeping You Stuck in the Suck

#108 - Breaking Down Barriers to Fitness in Midlife & Beyond with Michael Ulloa

#107 - Why Diets Don't Work with Dr. Amy Porto, PhD, RD

#106 The Reason Why Body Image Work Feels So Hard with Steph Dodier

#105 -Dear Diet Culture Diary: What the 80s Taught Us About Food

#104 - Cultivating Body Positivity & Food Neutrality at Home with Tracey Harper

#103 - Story Session: From Flaws to Features: Embracing Body Acceptance with Christina Testut

#102 - Gut Health & Hormones in Midlife: What You Need to Know with Dr. Kim Bretz ND

#101 - How to Build Habits Without Diets & Food Rules with Heather Sayers Lehman

#100 - Cheers to 100: Reflecting on the Top 5 Missing Ingredients in Midlife

#99 - How to Make Room for Connection in Your Relationship in Midlife with Carrie Cohen

#98 - High Blood Pressure in Menopause and Midlife: The Estrogen Connection with Dr. Alex Verge, ND

#97 - The Impact of Ageism on Body Image in Midlife with Deb Benfield, MEd, RDN

#96 - Why You're So Tired in Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur, ND

#95 - Is Feeling Seen the Missing Part of Your Midlife Story? with Dr Jody Carrington

#94 - How to Trade Wellness Culture for Well-being in Midlife with Christy Harrison, RD

#93 -5 Ways to Pivot to a Peaceful Relationship with Food and Your Body in 2024

#92 - From Body Grief to Body Acceptance: The Way Forward with Amanda Mittman

#91 - Why Healthcare Needs to Break Up with Diet & Wellness Culture with Dr. Sylvi Martin

#90 - On the Menu: Your Questions About Menopause & Nutrition (Part 3)

#89 - Story Session: The Mindset Shifts Laura Needed to Embrace Food Freedom

#88- What Everyone Needs to Know About Pelvic Health in Midlife with Erika Burger, PT

#87 - On the Menu: Your Questions About Menopause & Nutrition (Part 2)

#86 - The Problem with Perfectionism with Alana Van Der Sluys

#85 - What Does Weight-Inclusive Diabetes Care Look Like? with Dr. Gregory Dodell, MD

#84 - On the Menu: Your Questions About Menopause & Nutrition (Part 1)

#83 - Managing Alcohol & Emotional Hunger in Midlife with Emma Gilmour

#82 - Story Session: From Panic to Peace: Melissa's Food Freedom Journey

#81 - Unlocking the Joy of Creativity in Midlife with Meryl Cook

#80- Movement for More in Midlife with Jamie Carbaugh

#79 - Finding Food Freedom with Diabetes with Danielle Bublitz

#78-Filtering the Fear of Insulin Resistance in Menopause with Val Schonberg, RD

#77- Season 4: How to Press the Easy Button on Midlife & Menopause Nutrition

#76- Food Is Not Medicine & Other Ways to Lower the Bar

#75 - Navigating the Messy Middle of Midlife with Ann Douglas

#74 - Heeding the call for change in midlife with Kate Codrington

#73 -Midlife Un-dieting Q&A with Amanda Bullat, RDN

#72-Story Session: Un-dieting from wellness culture in midlife

#71 - Sleep solutions in midlife with Dr. Leigha Saunders ND

#70- From dieting rock bottom to intuitive eating: 3 common mistakes

#69 - How to Un-Diet Your Relationship with Movement in Midlife with Christine Chessman

#68 - Got Buff Bones? How to improve your bone fitness & reduce your fracture risk with Rebekah Rotstein

#67 - Hot Flashes 101: Can you eat to beat the heat?

# 66 - Story Session: How lived experience in menopause changed this dietitian's practice with Tracy Kelly

#65- The impact of movement on your bone health in menopause with Niamh Daly

#64 - Diet-proof your children with Amelia Sherry

#63 - Story Session: Jen's story of premature ovarian insufficiency

#62 - How to 'do less' and 'be more' in midlife with Wendy McCallum

#61- Feasting with gentle nutrition in midlife with Rachael Hartley, RD

#60 - Beating the brain fog of menopause

#59 - Menopause, movement and body image with Dr. Maria Luque

#58 -Rest to Reset: Redefining rest and self-care with Suzy Reading

#57- Story Session: What this therapist wants you to know about making midlife meaningFULL with Alli Spotts-De Lazzer

#56: 8 things I wish I'd known about perimenopause before my last period

# 55: Raising the red flag about eating disorders in midlife with Val Schonberg RD

#54: You are not broken: Debunking myths about sexual & reproductive health in menopause with Dr. Kelly Casperson MD

#53 - When mental health meets menopause with Dr. Stephanie Bayliss ND

#52 - Story session: Making sense of menopause media with Ann Marie McQueen.

#51 - How to get diet culture out of your house with Jenn Messina RD

#50 - This is not your mother's menopause and other thoughts on midlife.

#49 - The Un-Dieters Guide to Holiday Eating

#48 - Straight talk about menopause with Amanda Thebe

#47: Why changing your body isn't the body image fix you're looking for with Kristina Bruce

#46 - What happens when we stop dieting and move through the stages of un-dieting?

#45 - Breast cancer and nutrition myth-busting with Tamar Rothenberg, RD

#44 - What women in perimenopause need to know about iron deficiency with Maryann Jacobsen, RD

#43 - What happens when PCOS meets midlife? with Julie Duffy Dillon

#42 - When melatonin and sleep hygiene aren't enough to help you sleep through the night in perimenopause with Sarah Wilde

#41 - What's missing from most conversations about menopause nutrition?

#40 - Is it stress or is it perimenopause with Dr. Fionnuala Barton

#39 - What every woman needs to know about cholesterol, heart health and menopause with Dr. Alex Verge, ND

#38 What's on the menu for season 3? And my big surprise!

#37 Just say no to Keto, especially in midlife.

#36 Story Session - When midlife rocks the foundation of your relationship with food and your body

#35 Fertility after 40 with Dr. Jordan Robertson ND

#34 Story Session - What happens when menopause comes early and ahead of schedule

#33 How to ask your doctor for healthcare instead of weight-care with Dr. Maggie Landes MD

#32 Day 5: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - What menopause nutrition looks like as an un-dieter

#31 Day 4: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - Why you can't rush gentle nutrition

#30 Day 3: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - Why we need to say 'yes' instead of 'no' with food

#29 Day 2: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - 3 beliefs you need to un-diet in midlife

#28 Day 1: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - Why weight loss may not be the goal you're after

#27 Story Session - When perimenopause makes a crash landing with Amanda Bullat, RDN

#26 Understanding cultural meno-rage with Mona Eltahawy

#25 Redefining strength in midlife and menopause with Dr. Maria Luque

#24 Story Session - Why midlife is the perfect time to "start anywhere" with Crystal Garrett

#23 Cooking with Phytoestrogens in Menopause with Fiona Staunton

#22 Why sleep is so elusive in midlife with Dr. Leigha Saunders ND

#21 Story Session - How to feel less alone when perimenopause starts earlier than expected

#20 Redefining personal style in midlife with Dacy Gillespie

#19 What's really feeding you in midlife? with guest Sara Smeaton

#18 What to expect when you're not expecting perimenopause & menopause - The family edition

Season 2 trailer!

#17 Week 5 - Finding Joy in Movement with Gill Whelan

#16 Week 4 - Practical Self-Compassion in Midlife with Henny Flynn

#15 Week 3 - Clothing & body confidence with Dacy Gillespie

#14 Week 2 - Challenge your beliefs about alcohol with Wendy McCallum

#13 Week 1 of the Non-Diet Resolution Challenge - How to "Add-In" Gentle Nutrition

#12- Don’t be fooled - Challenge your change with a non-diet resolution

#11 - Food, Mood & Menopause and the meno-rage connection

#10 - Why hormone testing isn't the crystal ball we want it to be with Dr. Jordan Robertson ND

#9 - Story Session - Reclaiming the 'life' in midlife after a lifetime of dieting

#8 - De-bunking HRT with Dr. Annice Mukherjee.

#7 - Why 'burnout' is the new midlife crisis for women

#6 - Why satisfaction matters in midlife

#5 - Story session - What happens when your relationship with food unravels in midlife?

#4 - Is "real" body confidence possible? And what does look like?

#3 - Is pleasure the missing ingredient in midlife?

Part 2: The Hormone Soup of Midlife

Part 1: The Hormone Soup of Midlife