Menopause is a transition of mind, AND of body. It's hard to go through this transition in a size obsessed world. I stopped dieting the year my mom died. I started to NOT diet with Mindful Eating. After too may years of feeling empty ... I decided to focus on FULLNESS. Menopause IS bringing the FULL circle of life back to our own SELF. With Mindful Eating and a weight inclusive approach to aging and health, let's focus on habits, behaviour, flexible nutrition, emotional wellness, and ways of ...
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Returning from Burnout | Back to Basics: Sleepless and Sweaty in Menopause
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If you need a little sleep hygiene review, this episode goes back to basics and gives some tips on the basics of sleep hygiene. Sleep and rest become SO disrupted in perimenopause and menopause. This can be due to increased stress, hormonal disruptions and the increased use of stimulamts. It can also be due to changes in the body we just can't cont…
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Back to Basics: MORE protein in menopause? Assess your protein intake!
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Do we actually need MORE protein in perimenopause and menopause? As we age, we lose muscle mass, which can affect strength, and our activities of daily living. Can more protein support your muscle mass? Perhaps! Started with the basics, and check in to see if you are meeting the minimum suggested requirements for protein in menopause or perimenopau…
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Back to Basics: 6 Easy Tips for Digestive Problems in Menopause
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This back to basics episode will take you on a short walk through the digestive system, with 6 EASY tips to support your gut in menopause and beyond. Each part of your digestion, including your brain, has a role to play. Each part depends on all the other parts to work in harmony. Did you like this episode? Have a topic that would support your midl…
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Back to Basics: You Need MORE Hydration in Midlife & Here is WHY!
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Staying hydrated in menopause means more than just drinking water. It means understanding how your body changes in midlife when medications, hormones and even body cue changes are involved. And yes, we will even talk about all that peeing that happens when we try to hydrate! Tuesday November 21, 7 pm EST, Sherry Jibb and I will be talking about our…
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Back to Basics: Calm Your Mind to Calm Your Gut
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Do you move through the holidays feeling stressed out? Does January come round and you feel like you ate too much, drank too much and your digestion isn't the same? Sherry Jibb and I talk about the importance of having calming practices, in ten minute bites, through the day, much like movement snack! These short bursts of calm will support digestio…
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Back to Basics: Routines for a Better Menopause!
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Do you have routines that nourish you? We all have routines, like brushing our teeth, or shopping Saturday morning. What about the routines that calm us, make us feel balanced? Routines set us up for a calmer nervous system, which means we may have less hot flashes, more energy, and our hormones will signal differently. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++…
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Was I a Rebellious Eater? Where do I go from here?
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Warning: swearing ... Have you had a free for all with food? If so, you might be a rebellious eater! This phase of eating can happen on the way to food freedom. But it does not always equal freedom. It can kind of feel like it sometimes, can't it? Until it doesn't. This episode shares a bit of my own experience with rebellious eating, aka a bounda…
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Vacation + Holiday Nutrition | 5 Things to Ensure Nourishment While Away!
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As I double down on my nutrition, with a mindful and intentional focus, I share 5 things that I focused on while away on a fall vacation. Some of these tips will carry you through the holiday season and beyond. Now, I am not a huge planner, not in my mind. However, prepping food, planning enjoyable food, and tuning in to body cues doesn't have to b…
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September Reset: Nourishing Your Whole Body
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What does the word NOURISH mean? Is it just nutrition? Join me in this episode as I explain my September Intention of nourishing my whole self, and what the word nourish can mean in a holistic way. As we slide into fall, with another year under our belt, how will we create fullness and satisfaction for ourselves? Month by month, slowly, and intenti…
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Do YOU have any of these in menopause: Dry mouth Gum issues Candida (in your mouth) Cavities Ginger may be your next best friend! Tune in to hear how ginger can support your dental health in menopause. Ginger's benefits go beyond digestion, and even into libido! Watch this on YouTube! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ …
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Is Martha Stewart Erasing Our Story of Aging?
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Is Martha Stewart Erasing Our Story of Aging? There's so many ways to look at how the conversations have blown up with the newest, and oldest, Sports Illustrated cover model. I take a look at some of the opinions I've seen and heard after on the internet. There is so much to unpack here. Media blow ups like this can prompt us to look within, and be…
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Mothers Day | A Daughter's Grief and Moving On
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**TW** Loss, grief, troubled mother relationship. Aging brings loss, and the loss of our mothers. This episode is an impromptu chat that I recorded after spending time in the garden "talking" to my mom. If she were here today, there are three things I would share with her, and I share them with you here. I also have three book recommendations for y…
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Medicinal Mushrooms for Aging and Longevity
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Medicinal mushrooms for Pro-Aging? YES! Medicinal Mushrooms are linked to longevity. The studies on mushrooms, and the benefits to us aging folks, is fascinating. In today's conversation we'll explore: The nutritional value of a mushroom, which I hated with a distinct passion as a kid. What medicinal mushrooms are. The health benefits of medicinal …
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This snack I can get behind for menopause health! When I was perimenopause, I should have incorporated this advice back then. Movement snacks, are for busy people, but if we are to incorporate movement throughout the day, this approach is brilliant. This snack is supposed to be a trend of 2023. When I searched in YouTube, to see how "trendy" it rea…
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Make Health Goals EASY in Menopause | Try THIS!
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If you want to improve your quality of life in menopause, STOP making goals so hard. Instead of an elaborate SMART goal., I'm sharing this one teeny tiny thing I'm doing to make every day better! It's so simple! I owe it all to Kaye Putnam, my inspiration for business and a better life. I've been working on this for the last 10 days, and I don't se…
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Let’s make it easy: What IS Mindful Eating?
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Mindful Eating seems so hard to grasp for some people. It seems kind of ... intangible? Out there? I think it seems "out there" because people think it lacks ACTION. A diet seems like action. But, where is this action leading you? Making Mindful Eating Easy and Simple This blog post and episode will give you: A simple definition of Mindful Eating. …
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Fitness During Menopause: Reclaim Your Body and Mind
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Looking to reclaim and empower your physical self, and enhance your mental outlook? Look no further than embracing movement, with a different mindset from your 20's, and 30's. This episode is for you if you: Are stuck in the rut of doing the same thing over and over, fitness wise Don't have a clear vision of what fit means in menopause Feel like yo…
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The Heaviness of Heart Hunger and Craving Food to Cope WIth Grief
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Today's epispode contains a trigger warning for anyone who struggles with talking about death and grief. Although I don't go into great detail about the sudden loss of my fiance and his mental health, I do speak about loss, and grief, in the context of heart hunger and mindful eating. It's an off the cuff episode, that shares a part of my life that…
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Reasons You're Sleepless in Perimenopause and How to Tackle Lack of Sleep
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Why do we lay awake at night in menopause or perimenopause? Medical sleep expert Dr. Val Cacho joins me in talking about the reasons we lay awake at night in perimenopause including: the risks of NOT sleeping anxiety gut health hormone changes lifestyle choices sleep apnea Dr. Cacho also discusses supports for sleeplessness in a holistic way, beyon…
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How to Create Meaning in Midlife Using Core Values
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Have you thought about what you value in midlife? What is most important to you? What you want this chapter of life to be?? Have you ever done a core values exercise? Discovering your core values will help you lead a more aligned midlife. This Walk and Talk will share: What core values are. Why they matter. How they help you reach those goals that …
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New Year's resolutions can be acts of doing, rather than being. Are you choosing goals based on doing for 2023? Or are you choosing based on how you want to FEEL in 2023? Picking a word of the year helps you have an emotional anchor to the goals you are setting at ANY time of the year. This episode shares the origin of the ONE WORD concept (book li…
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Letting Go to Move Forward: My Experience With Breast Implant Removal and Body Image at 56
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Subscribe, walk and talk with me, to end 2023! Drown out the weight loss noise! This episode invites you to examine what you need to LET GO of to make room for the new in 2023. Besides my career as a dental hygienist, I recently let go of breast implants that were causing me health issues. It feels awkward to share this when women are losing their …
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Are you Procrastinating and Staying STUCK Where You Are?
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Subscribe, walk and talk with me, to end 2023, drown out the weight loss noise. Let's talk about things that hold us back, propel us forward and make us feel good as humans! I'm sharing a real short snippet on how freezing, and procrastination, has held me back from growing in my career. There's other places procratination has held me back, but for…
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Searching for Clarity in the New Year? REFLECTION IS YOUR FRIEND!
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Subscribe, walk and talk with me, to end 2023, drown out the weight loss noise. Let's talk about things that hold us back, propel us forward and make us feel good as humans! Do you take time to reflect on the year that's passing? What went WELL? What could be even better YET? As the year winds down, I thought I'd take you on a walk, and talk. These…
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Why Herbs are a Powerful Holistic Approach for Better Hormones in Menopause
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Many women struggle with hormone balance, and this can continue on through menopause. Have you considered herbs as a support? Correne Omland and I have a discussion about hormones from a whole body perspective, connecting our systems, like the nervous system, to our hormone health. This episode touches on the interconnected nature of our bodies, an…
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How Herbal Remedies Calm the Mind and Support the Stress Response in Menopause
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Menopause, and perimenopause, can be stressful. Many women have increased feelings of anxiety, when entering the transition to menopause. This can be from pressure in life, with aging parents, career transition, or the shifts in estrogen, progesterone and cortisol. NO ONE is immune to stress, and stressful situations. Correne Omland, from Spirea He…
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Unlock the five Stages of Change to create forgiving habit changes!
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Have you heard of the Stages of Change? We all desire habut change at some point in our lives. Change does help us continue to GROW, when it is personal and aligned with our unique selves. It also requires knowing where you are in the stages of change. This episode is for you if: You are wondering why you can't change a habit. You bounce back and f…
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Digestive problems in menopause: are herbal remedies good for the gut?
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Gas, bloating, and stomach issues in perimenopause or menopause? Are digestive enzymes better than digestive bitters? In this episode, clinical herbalist Correne Omland and I discuss: Indirect symptoms of digestive issues Two categories of herbs that will support your digestion in Menopause: bitters and carminatives. The difference between digestiv…
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How to Boost your Digestive System in Menopause with Digestive Knowledge!
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Many podcasts are out there talking about digestion. Why did I add one? Why did I do an episode on digestive knowledge? Many women who are experiencing digestive issues in menopause, do not know about the tie between the gut, and the rest of the body. They don't know how digestion WORKS. Many women also take certain food groups out of their diet, t…
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What is Herbal Medicine? Get Started With Herbs for Health with Correne Omland from Spirea Herbs
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Are you embracing herbs for midlife? Herbs and herbal remedies can be utilized at any age! They are specifically wonderful in menopause, when stress, digestion, and hormone changes might wreak havoc on our well being. This episode will: Describe Herbalism, from Correne’s perspective. Share Correne’s story of depression, conventional medicine (which…
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Create a Balanced Life in Menopause. Drop the "this NOT that" Mindset and Make Space.
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The wellness world is fun. And polarizing. Health and wellness can be so informative and also confusing. Go beyond the advice to do this, NOT that and get curious. What aligns with you? What is accessible? What makes sense? Much of the nutrition advice out there tells us to eat this, NOT that. Or DO this, NOT that. Eat honey, NOT refined sugar. Dri…
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The Addition Diet: Add in, Don't Restrict!
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Even if you HAVE heard all the things about adding in, or the Addition “Diet”, my take on it will help you have a much BROADER concept that can be applied to your life, not just food. (Everything gets turned into a diet!) By the end of this podcast episode, you will understand: What the Addition Diet ACTUALLY is. How adding in helps you feel less d…
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Holiday Season: Tips for Navigating Food Through Eating Season!
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If you struggle with food & diet culture in menopause, and this AMPLIFIES through the holidays, this podcast episode will: Uncover any challenges this season may pose if you struggle with food or are thinking of ditching diets. Offer some tips on moving through this season with a non diet approach. Here's the video format on YouTube! ______________…
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Creating Body-Peace with Nina Manolson & Your Body Story
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How do you find peace in your body in menopause? Nina Manolson shares her journey from massage to therapy, and her philosophy of Body Peace. Nina helps people end the war with food and body and finally feel truly at home in their body—as it is. She is known for her deeply feminist, anti-diet, body-peace approach. Join us as we share our thoughts on…
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End Hot Flash Embarrassment, Get Better sleep with Size Inclusive PJ creator Laura Musall, of Cool Revolution PJ's
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Hot flashes and night sweats are ONE frustration in menopause. Finding size inclusive PJs that are COOLING? Take that frustration off your lost! LACK OF SLEEP due to night sweats affects EVERYTHING, including that BRAIN FOG. Laura Mussal, co-creator of Cool Revolution PJ's joins me for MORE than a talk about her size inclusive PJ line. We talks abo…
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3 Simple and Free Things I'm Doing to Deal With This Midlife Crisis
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I've got 3 SIMPLE and FREE tips to help you move through a midlife crisis, if you think you're having one. Most of us experience a crisis in midlfe, and it can feel like we're alone. I'm going through a midlife crisis, and I wanted to share three things I'm doing to help me feel more balanced in my midlife years, right now. Sources & Resources Ment…
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The Midlife Crisis! What is it and How to Move Through YOUR Midlife Crisis!
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Has the midlife crisis hit you yet? When the topic of a midlife crisis comes up, we think of aging men, young women and sports cars. Is the Midlife Crisis is a point in their life where they want to feel young again? Women also reach a point in their life where they question the road behind, AND the road ahead, in the form of THE MIDLIFE CRISIS. Th…
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Coping with Grief, Loss of a Loved One, and Other Losses in Menopause
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Exoeriencing grief can happen at any life stage. Grief in Menopause can feel especially defeating. Guest Lisa Michelle Zega, a life coach for midlife women of faith, is also a grief specialist. Go beyond the Seven Stages of Grief and learn how to: How to understand your grief. How to understand another’s grief. The many ways grief shows up in our l…
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Are there long term health concerns of bariatric surgery? In short: YES
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Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss has long term consequences for physical and emotional health. Join author of the book: The Heaviest Surgery, Mariana den Hollander, as she shares her continuing journey with bariatric surgery. In this episode, we discuss: The fear that drove Mariana to undergo bariatric surgery. Her changing perception of thinness.…
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Are Weight Loss Progress Pictures Harmful or Helpful for Health?
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Are weight loss pictures part of diet culture, or toxic fitness culture? Do they motivate you? Taking before and after photos, or weight loss progress pics, is a common practice among women and men, looking to motivate themselves for weight loss. For those selling weight loss support, weight loss progress photos are used as a motivational tool for …
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Stress Resilience: The Number One Focus to Relieve Stress in Menopause
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Stress resilience is the most important skill to focus on for menopause health! Yes, it is one of the hardest, Stress comes from so many places. You can improve your stress resilience, by developing a more positive Mindset. How you think about something will impact your stress level. It may also impact how you age. What if changing your thoughts, y…
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5 Types of Stress and How Stress Affects Your Menopause Symptoms
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Many women wonder if stress makes menopause symtoms worse. This short episode will define stress, share 5 types of stress and discuss eating behaviuor around stress. Stress affects your menopause symptoms. That's because your nervous system is intimately tied to your hormones. We think of stress as anger, or events that happen to us. There are many…
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Will Detoxes Relieve Menopause Symptoms and Create Happy Hormones?
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Will a Detox in Menopause help balance your hormones? In this episode, we'll talk about what detoxes are, and what they aren't. If you're thinking about doing one, or have just finished one, there are a ton of self coaching questions you can use to decide what is right for you. No suggestions are given for detoxing here. This is a chat exploring my…
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Improve Your Relationship with Food by Looking at Your Food Thoughts!
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Have you dug into your food relationship? Your food relationship can be improved by looking at your thoughts! Now that the "juice detox season" is over, start to look at the thoughts you have around food. Are you labelling foods good and bad? Every action comes from a feeling, and a thought. Actions around food and dieting come from thoughts about …
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How Perfectionism Holds You Back From Happiness
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Does perfectionism hold you back from reaching your goals? Are you waiting for the "right time" to start something? Perfectionism may be holding you back from your goals and from happiness! Join myself and psychologist Sadday Zivec, of The Unperfect Coach, to see if you are a perfectionist, or if perfectionistic thoughts are holding you back from r…
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Relationships are important to health at every stage in life. Menopause is no exception. Our friendships sustain us. Sometimes we are in toxic friendships and we don't know it. Sometimes WE are the toxic friend! Janeen Ellsworth is today's guest, and we chat all about friendships. Janeen is the host of The Meant to BE Podcast and Human Design exper…
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Does Social Media Negatively Affect Your Body Image in Menopause?
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Have you ever thought about how social media influences how you think of yourself in menopause? The concept of FOMO isn't limited to pinterest-y kitchens and fashion trends. The diet industry can have us feeling like we're missing out if we don't make our bodies fit into societal standards. These "standards" do not work for aging, changing women, w…
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Is Doing to Much Preventing You From Reaching Your Goals?
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Are you an over achiever? An over caring Person? Do you also overeat and then worry about your health? Have you ever considered trying to detox from DOING too many things? That's what I did this January, instead of creating New Year's Resolutions, I stopped doing too much. I sat back and gave some thought to what I VALUE. Have you ever created a li…
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Creating Space Before Creating Goals in 2022
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Resolutions, diets, weight loss and self improvement information abound in January. It's enticing, and exciting, to think of change. Instead of creating resolutions immediately in January, why not create space? Space to pin down desires, dreams and your intention behind any action you're thinking of, for the coming year. We rush headlong into goals…
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Mindful Eating Can Increase Your Gratitude For Food and for Life
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Being grateful in menopause can be a hard go. Or it can be easy for some. We are all differnt and we all have experienced loss, setbacks, and struggles. Mindful Eating can spill over into other areas of life, and truly increase your life satisfaction. How? With gratefulness. How are they connected? Gratefulness is part of a Mindful Eating practice.…
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