Episodes
Take Up Space: A Perimenopause Body Builder on Her Strength Journey
A Perimenopause bodybuilder shares her story on how to take up space and the history of women being strong before skinny. Book author, Anne Marie Chaker, will surprise you about women’s empowerment and when skinny reared its ugly head. Stay ‘til the end and listen to a very subtle challenge we’ll give you about messages […]
Stronger Muscles Longer Life: The Untold Value of this Accessible to All Anatomy
It’s no secret in 2025 that stronger muscles lead to longer life. If you’re a woman in perimenopause, postmenopause or anything in between, this is no surprise to you. I think we are very aware of it, but let’s unpack how weight lifting treats and prevents chronic diseases. Women, at any age, need stronger muscles […]
menopause: unmuted: Deanna's Story
In this episode, Deanna talks candidly about relationships, sex and becoming a health coach in midlife. She discusses the realities of going through a divorce while experiencing menopause symptoms, with sleep issues particularly adding stress to this transitional period of her life. Deanna also describes the impact that lowered libido can have on marriage, and […]
Get and Keep Your Brain Fit, Healthy, and Strong
Your body is fit or you’re working your way there, but are you brain fit? Did you know that you may not know it but have had a concussion? That kind of trauma doesn’t do the brain any favors. From memory to focus today to dementia later, brain health is on our minds (pun intended). […]
menopause: unmuted: A Strong Menopause with Susan Niebergall
In this bonus episode, host Dr. Mary Jane Minkin sits down with online strength coach Susan Niebergall to talk about fitness, particularly strength training, and how it helps support women in midlife. Susan explains ways in which strength and resistance training can help improve muscle mass and bone density and why this is particularly important […]
Are You Strong Enough? If the Unthinkable Happens
Are you strong enough? Physically? Resilient to stress? Would you be able to survive and thrive again if any number of tragic things happened? We’ve all weathered some changes in 2020 and been influenced on different levels by stress because of it. What if it was a diagnosis, or an unforeseen accident? One minute you’re […]