Happy New Year and welcome back!

Today I am exploring why so many women feel overloaded by wellness noise and how to find steadiness through community, clarity, and the simple act of real food. I am sharing my candid update story about my surgery and hormone experience shows why nuance and self-advocacy matter more than one-size-fits-all rules.

I am also talking about:

• re-entry to 2026 with a focus on orientation rather than resolutions
• the case for community as an antidote to isolation and confusion
• why I will never create an AI version of myself
• the pitfalls of certainty, urgency and extreme wellness claims
• the hip surgery hormone debate, my withdrawal experience and what I learned from it
• how to ask better questions and advocate with your clinicians
• redefining goals around sustainability, sleep, and real food
• the practice of wintering and giving yourself permission to rest right now rather than charge out of the gate

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WANT IN ON THE COMMUNITY? The Well Nourished Woman Community is where I am brining together women over 50+ who are navigating the messy reality of midlife changes, to nourish ourselves simply, talk honestly about our bodies and health, and take gentle steps forward together, so that we can feel more content, at peace, and even find moments of joy and humor along the way. Come gather, cook, learn the real deal on hormones, food and not being afraid to talk out loud about all of it. JOIN HERE.

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