Episodes
Menopause Weight Gain – Beyond the Scale with Val Schonberg RD
Why is my body changing, and what am I supposed to do about it? It's one of the questions I hear most in midlife and menopause spaces. My friend Val Schonberg, RDN, MSCP is back on the podcast to talk about her new book, The Weight of Menopause. We get into why we still don't […]
Menopause, Ageism and Diet Culture with Deb Benfield RDN
When Deb Benfield joined me last December, so many listeners told me they had never heard the term internalized ageism. And once they had, they couldn't unsee it. So I invited Deb back to go deeper. Deb and I talk about how the stories we absorbed about aging (hello, Mrs. Roper's muumuu) shape how we […]
Midlife, Body Image, and the Ads that Influenced GenX with Lu Chekowsky.
Most of us can still remember the diet ads from our youth. We can't remember why we walked into the kitchen, but we can remember the jingle. My guest this week is Lu Chekowsky, an Emmy Award winning creative director who spent her career inside the industry, spending time at MTV and Facebook, all while […]
Soulful Rituals: Honour Your Body
Send us a text A simple ritual to bring empowerment, healing and positivity to your body. As we move through the stages of menopause and experience health issues and dismay at the ageing process, we can unknowingly get caught up in a negative cycle that makes everything worse. Today's episode brings you the first in […]
#159 – Story Session: Perimenopause, Boundaries, & the Power of Self-Care Rituals in Midlife with April MacKinnon
In this story session, April MacKinnon, founder of Anointment Natural Skin Care, opens up about nearly a decade of navigating perimenopause. From the early waves of anxiety and disrupted sleep to the surprising strength she found through resistance training, she shares her very relatable experience. We explore how resistance training helped April through anxiety when […]
#154 – How to Appreciate Your Changing Menopause Body with Dr. Charlotte Ord
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! Our bodies change in midlife and menopause, and many times in ways that feel confusing or frustrating. But what if those changes aren’t a problem to fix, but an invitation to reconnect with ourselves? In this conversation, Dr. Charlotte […]
188 Fascia, Movement & Body Image with Helen Eadie
Join me and Helen Eadie in our experiential conversation about exploring body consciousness. Helen Eadie is a somatic practitioner with a rich background in craniosacral therapy and yoga. And in this conversation, we talk about: 🌱 Understanding the Body: Having vs. Being 🌱 The Journey into Somatic Practices 🌱 Craniosacral Therapy: A New Perspective 🌱 […]
#143-Story Session: What 30 Years as a Dietitian Taught Pia About Health and Weight
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! After years of practicing traditional dietetics, Pia and I found ourselves on a liberating journey—stepping away from diet culture and embracing a weight-neutral, intuitive eating approach. In this episode, we share our experiences, from joyful food-filled retreats in Italy […]
#141 – Trusting Your Body: Finding Peace Through Grief with Nina Manolson
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! Have you ever found an old piece of clothing, slipped it on, and felt a wave of sadness when it no longer fit? That’s body grief—the longing for a past version of yourself and the struggle to accept where […]
#136 -Health vs. Weight: Debunking the Biggest Wellness Myth with Val Schonberg, RD
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! If you believe that weight loss is an essential step in improving your health, this episode will explain why that assumption just doesn't hold up. I'm joined by registered dietitian and menopause expert Dr. Val Schonberg who draws on […]