Live fully in midlife and beyond
Your hormones may be a little chaotic these days.
I know mine are.
For me, I notice it in my cycle which has been unpredictable over the past few months.
I get heart palpitations every so often.
I get bloated more easily.
I’m more prone to gaining belly fat.
I feel more aches and pains in my joints.
And I had a few months of acid reflux.
Stress is definitely something that makes these things appear or get worse for me.
Continue reading “Why Yoga leads to a better perimenopause experience”
Are you stressed?
I know this is a loaded question.
And maybe it’s because the word stress is so overused, that we’re not even sure what it means anymore.
So, what does the word “stress” really mean?
And what does stress feel like emotionally? Physically?
Continue reading “Releasing chronic stress in perimenopause”
Brain fog.
Forgetting words.
Recently I’ve been enthusiastic about (addicted to) the online game Wordle.
I’ve always been drawn to word puzzles, and what I like about this one is it’s simple and there’s only one a day (thank God!)
But what this game has also made me notice is how sometimes my brain isn’t working as quickly as it used to.
Words that I know, easy words, get stuck on the tip of my tongue.
And at first, I was a little worried.
Was I losing it?
Continue reading “Your brain in perimenopause”
So many women I meet are feeling a sort of unease, unhappiness, or general anxiety.
And they know, deep inside, that something needs to change.
But what?
Maybe you’re familiar with this feeling.
And maybe you think you already know the change you want to make…
You want to change your career.
Or start a business.
Or leave a relationship.
Or start new relationships.
Or transform your body.
Or just become a more authentic version of you.
And maybe you don’t know.
So, it would seem like the best place to start is by asking yourself a question:
“What do I want?”
It’s only four words, but it can be the hardest question to answer.
It feels overwhelming.
I think it’s because it’s so wide open.
And it’s something so many of us have never really asked ourselves, at least not recently.
Then, if you attempt to answer it, you may be bombarded with self-doubt and self-judgment, making it really hard to come up with what you truly want.
So, I think a much better question to start with is:
Continue reading “How to reinvent yourself in mid-life”
When you LOVE someone, you want to take care of them.
You want to make them feel good.
In short, you want them to feel loved.
But, when it comes to loving yourself, do you feel loved?
Sadly, most of us say we don’t.
And I think it’s because we don’t stop.
Continue reading “Love Your Perimenopause Body: My Formula”
Perimenopause. Food. Belly fat.
Belly fat in particular is the reason I began working with women in perimenopause.
Because I noticed my own belly was taking up more space.
Even though I hadn’t changed what I was eating.
And even though I was still walking, running, and doing my planks.
My belly just started to show.
Hanging over my pants.
Making me very uncomfortable in my jeans.
And I wanted to understand why.
What I found out then, was that at 46, I was in perimenopause and my hormone levels were shifting.
Continue reading “5-Day CHALLENGE: Eating for Happy Hormones”
Nine years ago, I began eating a vegetarian diet.
No meat or fish or seafood.
It was out of pure curiosity.
Being a personal trainer at the time, I wanted to know how I’d feel without eating meat.
Without all that animal protein.
Part of me believed that without all that protein, my energy would drop.
That I would feel weaker.
Continue reading “Should you eat a vegetarian (or vegan) diet?”
Finally, I’m addressing this topic today!
I realize I haven’t yet written a post specifically about the THYROID GLAND.
Yet it plays a huge role in our health and well-being.
Especially for us ladies in mid-life and later.
And lately, I’ve noticed something really concerning.
At least half of my clients have a THYROID condition.
And for most of them it’s a form of hypothyroidism, called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
Hypothyroidism is basically a slowing down of the functioning of the throid.
So, I’ve been looking more deeply into hypothyroidism, and Hashimoto’s in particular.
First, because I want to help my clients who are living with this dis-ease.
And second, I also want to get the word out, and raise awareness.
Because Hashimoto’s is so incredibly common.
And part of me wonders if it constitutes and epidemic.
But let’s start at the beginning…
Continue reading “What’s going on with your THYROID?”
I’m really excited to bring you this free webinar!
It’s this coming Wednesday, February 17th, at 12pm, and it’s officially called:
I know that title’s a mouthful.
But I wanted to get it all in there.
I’m focusing on belly fat because waist measurement is one of the simplest and best measures of your health.
And it’s very much related to your changing hormones and how you feel in your body.
And so, if you reduce belly fat, you can improve your health, and at the same time, positively affect your other perimenopause issues, as well as feel a whole lot better in your body.
When I talk about belly fat, I mean the fat that hangs over your waistband.
You might know it.
“Getting older is tough.”
This isn’t a fact.
It may sound like a fact, but it’s actually just a thought.
And I’ve had that thought many times.
Lately I’ve been catching myself having this kind of thought.
It doesn’t feel good to think it.
In fact it feels heavy, and more than a little scary.
It makes me resistant to aging.
And being resistant to aging doesn’t help, because, like it or not, I’m getting older.
Continue reading “Fake surgery, old thoughts, and moving upward in 2021”