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193 Can Color Heal You? Dr. Deanna Minich Thinks So 🎨🧠🌿

Forget everything you thought you knew about nutrition. This episode gets wildly colorful—literally. Dr. Deanna Minich joins Sally to decode how COLOR—yes, actual colors—can shift your health, your hormones, and even your mood. From purple carrots to chlorophyll, this convo goes deep on how to nourish your body and your energy. We’re talking:✨ Yellow for […]
56 mins 27.06.25

157: REPLAY 80s supermodel Kim Alexis: 'Hormones are natural too'

Send us a text This podcast originally ran on July 11, 2024 In this episode, host and midlife and menopause journalist Ann Marie McQueen speaks with iconic American model Kim Alexis. They explore Kim's extensive career when she dominated the modeling industry. They talk about what it was like to appear on over 500 magazine […]
49 mins 01.05.25

185 Strategic Rest with Chloe Stephens

Chloe Stephens, known as the Flow Coach and today she shares her extensive journey in fitness and wellness over the past 30 years. And in this conversation, we talk about: 🌱 The Concept of Flow Coaching 🌱 Holistic Wellness and Menopause 🌱 Understanding Strategic Rest 🌱 Physical vs. Mental Rest 🌱 Shifts in Perception Around […]
60 mins 18.04.25

184 The Funny Side of Menopause with Michelle Cohen

Join me and Michelle Cohen (entertainer, writer, producer, director, singer, intuitive coach) in our conversation about her journey into the menopause space, highlighting her creative approach through the pop-up book Menopop. Our chat emphasizes the importance of humor and imagination in navigating life's challenges, particularly during menopause. And in this conversation, we talk about: 🌱 […]
63 mins 11.04.25

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

What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! Did you know science shows that mindfulness can do more than just help you relax? It can improve sleep, reduce anxiety, and might even slow brain aging? That’s more than just symptom relief! Diana Winston, director of UCLA Mindful, […]
32 mins 31.03.25

182 Reducing Resistance in Menopause with Jo Renshaw

Join me and Jo Renshaw in our multifaceted conversation about mindset changes we can make during the menopause transition to reduce resistance and allow ourselves to glide through the process a tad more seamlessly. Jo is a leadership coach and in this conversation, the topics we discuss are: 🌱 The Transformative Power of Running 🌱 […]
66 mins 28.03.25

181 Mindfulness in Movement with Ceri Barnes

Join me and Ceri Barnes in our brilliant conversation about how to make your exercise activities more mindful. As we age, approaching the gym ‘guns blazing’ may result in increased injury. Therefore, our requirements as we get older are different. Discover how in this episode. We talk about:  🌱 Challenges Faced by Women in Midlife […]
64 mins 21.03.25

Kay & Jenni – The Healing Power of Sewing and Creativity In Menopause

Jenni Smith and Kay Walsh are a bright, colourful breath of fresh air. In today’s conversation, Jenni and Kay share how they got into sewing, what they have done with this connection, their experiences with perimenopause and menopause (of course!) and… wait for it… how their passion takes them to Hawaii. Yes, they are in […]
40 mins 10.03.25

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

What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! Can yoga help us navigate the emotional and physical changes of menopause? Niamh Daly joins me to explore how yoga, when adapted to our changing bodies, can support nervous system regulation, pelvic floor health, and emotional well-being during midlife. […]
47 mins 03.03.25

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

What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! ​​It’s December, which can often mean that the spiral begins: parties to attend, nothing in your closet feels right, and you’re stuck thinking, “I hate how I look, I don’t want to go.” Sound familiar? In this episode, I’m […]
34 mins 16.12.24