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Making Space For Menopause

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Menopause is a time for us to make space. Space for things like joy, and the things that make our life full. It's about our health, yes, but also about nourishing ourselves in whatever way we see fit. When we move into the fall of our lives, it's time to accept who we are, by accepting where we've been, Menopause is our time to make space for our bodies, and our minds. Please join me here twice a month and on my YouTube channel to create a healthy and vibrant space for your third chapter. **For information, education, shared experience and not medical or mental health advice.**

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May 19, 2025 ∙ 7 mins

Making Space For: Dry Mouth in Menopause

If your mouth feels like it’s full of cotton or like a desert, this episode on dry mouth may help you! Dry mouth is common on menopause and beyond. Many different factors contribute to dry mouth: changing hormones, medications, stress and anxiety and the aging process. Learn what some of the potential causes of dry […]
April 21, 2025 ∙ 16 mins

Making Space For:Tools For Knee Osteoarthritis

Today I’m sharing five things that helped me with my osteoarthritis and knee pain. Have a topic you’re dying to talk about? Let me know! Visit me and subscribe on my YouTube channel! Please leave a comment on the video so we can chat further! This tells the internet  that menopause discussions and life after 50 […]
April 14, 2025 ∙ 13 mins

Making Space For: Hindsight & What I'd Tell My Younger Self, Part One.

What if you could go back in time and talk to your younger, perhaps perimenopausal self? What would you say. This episdode is sharing 4 things I would tell my younger self in perimenopause! I have so many, but here is a start. The last one on this episode is REALLY important! _________ Subscribe to […]
April 7, 2025 ∙ 15 mins

Making Space For: Maintaining Bone Health With Minerals

Menopause is a time to focus on strength, balance, bone health and bone density. Minerals play a role in our bone health, along with moving, diet, hormone balance, risk factors and genetics. Join me today as i discuss 4 minerals tha help to build and maintain bone! Bone is a living, ever-changing organism. As we […]
April 3, 2025 ∙ 12 mins

Making Space For: Chronic Pain

I never thought I’d have chronic pain later in life. I thought I did all the “right” things, but now I worry that my fate may be just like my mothers. Immobility and frailty. I’m sharing how I am coping emotionally and why this experience had brought me down. There’s so much we need to […]

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Menopause is a time for us to make space. Space for things like joy, and the things that make our life full. It's about our health, yes, but also about nourishing ourselves in whatever way we see fit. When we move into the fall of our lives, it's time to accept who we are, by accepting where we've been, Menopause is our time to make space for our bodies, and our minds. Please join me here twice a month and on my YouTube channel to create a healthy and vibrant space for your third chapter. **For information, education, shared experience and not medical or mental health advice.**
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    If your mouth feels like it’s full of cotton or like a desert, this episode on dry mouth may help you! Dry mouth is common on menopause and beyond. Many different factors contribute to dry mouth: changing hormones, medications, stress and anxiety and the aging process. Learn what some of the potential causes of dry […]

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  • Making Space For: Hindsight & What I'd Tell My Younger Self, Part One.

    What if you could go back in time and talk to your younger, perhaps perimenopausal self? What would you say. This episdode is sharing 4 things I would tell my younger self in perimenopause! I have so many, but here is a start. The last one on this episode is REALLY important! _________ Subscribe to […]

  • Making Space For: Maintaining Bone Health With Minerals

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    The idea of “surface self-care” versus “true self-care” is powerful. So often we see self-care presented as a quick fix: a spa day, some skincare, or a cup of tea. But those are just the surface layers, and true self-care is about the deeper, ongoing practices that nourish your mind, body, and soul. I think […]

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    This episode is all about making space for yourself! How do you want to feel at this time in yoru life? What about starting with this month? I’ve set many goals throughout my life. Some I actually met. Many I have not. As November rolled around I started thinking about the upcoming stress of the holidays […]

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    Do the things you watch on social media affect your mental health? Do you realize it? After 8 months off my personal social media account, I feel less stressed, more present and can get back to accepting myself as an aging woman. Am I overly sensitive and emotional? Maybe. There were just some things on […]

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    How are you transitioning into your midlife years? Are you past the “mid” part of life and working towards your 60’s or more? Bravo, you, by the way. As I ask your help in renaming my podcast, I want you to think about how you are making space for one of the biggest transitions women go […]

  • When You Laugh At Yourself | My Aging And Podcast Update

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  • Ginger For Menopause: Dental Health Tips

    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! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Did you like this […]

  • Is Martha Stewart Erasing Our Story of Aging?

    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 […]

  • Mothers Day | A Daughter's Grief and Moving On

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  • Why Herbs are a Powerful Holistic Approach for Better Hormones in Menopause

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  • 3 Simple and Free Things I'm Doing to Deal With This Midlife Crisis

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  • Is Doing to Much Preventing You From Reaching Your Goals?

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  • Mindful Eating Can Increase Your Gratitude For Food and for Life

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  • 118 – Can your skincare products disrupt your hormones?

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  • 248 | What's the Best Exercise to Lose Belly Fat During Menopause?

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Making Space For Menopause

Menopause is a time for us to make space. Space for things like joy, and the things that make our life full. It’s about our health, yes, but also about nourishing ourselves in whatever way we see fit. When we move into the fall of our lives, it’s time to accept who we are, by […]

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