Unraveling Together

There comes a point in life when many of us feel a gnawing emptiness inside. It’s not the “lack of something” kind of empty, it’s the type of emptiness that takes up all the available space until it can no longer be ignored. And when it is ignored, it manifests as anger and anxiety, and ultimately illness and disease.  This emptiness isn’t “nothing”. It is everything, and then…

Resilience is the antidote to stress in perimenopause. And just as stress accumulates, so does the antidote. In this episode I elaborate on 4 simple ways to shore up your resilience training strategy: Practice Attentive Listening Be Mindful Break Tasks Into Manageable Chunks Journaling At Night These aren’t the only 4 ways, but they’re a…

When you hear the term “midlife crisis”, what comes to mind?   Some middle-aged guy in a fast car with a hot young (and fast) babe next to him? Same…until I read a May 2018 blog post by Brené Brown. It changed everything for me. The two previous years were tumultous to say the least. I…

There are many things we can say about love… some idealistic, some realistic and some awash in hopeless romanticism that leaves us all feeling empty. The one love I believe gets the short end of the love-stick is self-love. In this week’s episode I take issue with a popular societal conditioning that tells us we…

I've got some hard-hitting tough love on tap for you along with 4 tips to implement right away for showing your adrenals some extra love during midlife.

Look around, mental health issues are steadily on the rise. You can’t scroll your social media feed without some reference to mental health. There is mounting evidence that eating to attain and maintain ketosis has a double whammy of the best kind when it comes to your body and brain.  When one loses weight in the form of body fat, it feels good on the inside…

Have you ever gone on a diet? I have. And I don’t recommend it. Avoid those things like the plague. Being on a diet sucks all the joy out of life, doesn’t it? I’m not a betting woman, but if I were, I’d put money on the fact that you have tried to lose weight by cutting calories, choking down some chalky meal replacement shake…

Are you the kind of woman who likes to prepare for what she can, or do you fly by the seat of your pants? I only ask because this whole “menopause is an inevitable hell, so suck it up, plaster a plumped up smile on your face, and get back in there to juggle the…

Society’s messaging to seasoned women is that it’s all downhill from here and we should just take up as little space as possible. Our time has come, and it has gone. Excuse me!?! I think not. And in the spirit of keeping this PG…to them, I say, “Go pound sand!” If you’re a woman in…

If you can relate to any of the following, this episode was created for you.  If you know a woman experiencing the following, forward this episode to her…she’ll be thankful that you did.   Your nerves are shot and everyone’s on that ONE you’ve got left. Or maybe you can’t lose your stubborn belly fat no…