Grab a piece of paper for this interactive and insightful episode, and by the end, you’ll be talking to yourself (and losing weight!) in a completely new way!

For the last couple of months, I've been collecting phrases. Real things that real women say to me on coaching calls, in my DMs, and inside The Method. The things you say to yourself about your health, your body, and your ability to feel good in midlife.

And what this list makes clear is this: the way you talk to yourself is making it harder to lose weight.

In this episode, I walk you through a quiz-style exercise across three categories — food, workouts, and your overall healthy lifestyle — using real phrases I've collected from real women. Then I break down exactly why your brain keeps generating these thoughts (hint: it’s not because you lack willpower or discipline!), and give you three concrete steps to start shifting the conversation in your head, starting today.

Inside This Episode

• How often your own words are working against your weight loss goals
• Why phrases like "I'm so out of shape" and "nothing ever works for me" are actually your brain doing its job — and why that's the problem
• The three things your brain does that keeps you comfortable but stuck
• Why jumping from "I'm not a morning person" to "I'll wake up at 4am every day" will always fail — and what to do instead
• A three-step process for noticing, challenging, and replacing the thoughts keeping you on the wrong side of the gap

Resources & Ways To Connect

⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause
⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you
⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method
⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!)
⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

Have you ever looked at GLP-1s and thought, "I haven't earned that yet"? Or “that feels like cheating.” You're not alone — and this episode is for you.

In this very first episode of The Midlife Mom Edit I'm kicking it off with a conversation I keep having with women in my coaching program and in my DMs.

The emotional weight you're carrying around GLP-1s. Not the side effects, or the cost, or the fear of needles. The feeling that you need to hit some invisible milestone before you're allowed to consider getting support.

In this episode, I'm sharing how GLP-1s actually work in your body. Plus, we’ll walk through the real stories from my students who said "it feels like cheating" and "am I already at this point?" and making the case for why none of those thoughts are serving you. (I also get honest about the judgment I had toward GLP-1s before I started one myself — and what changed when I did.)

THIS is your chance for a rewrite. This is what The Midlife Mom Edit is all about.

Inside This Episode

• Why your body's GLP-1 signal may not be working the way it should — and how to fix it
• Quieting “food noise” – and how it finally went away
• What to think when you believe you have to “earn” the use of a GLP-1
• Why the shame spiral around GLP-1s is the real problem — and what it costs you to stay in it
• How losing estrogen in midlife is directly connected to inflammation, and why GLP-1s address more than just weight

Resources & Ways To Connect

• 3-minute FREE QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you
• FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause
• Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method
• Connect with me on Instagram

Resources & Ways To Connect

⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause
⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you
⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method
⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!)
⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

For every midlife woman who has built a solid weight loss plan, only to watch it fall apart the minute life got chaotic -- this episode is for you!

You know how it feels...you quit, then feel like you have to start over from scratch. And during this time of year it can feel like you're getting a fresh start, but life doesn't really slow down when the kids go back to school. It just looks different.

In this episode, I'm digging into something that most women skip when they're building a weight loss plan: the backup plan. Because a plan that only works under perfect conditions isn't really a plan. I walk through why our brains build plans around the best case scenario, why that sets us up to spiral when something goes wrong, and what to actually do about it so you stay consistent on your weight loss and health journey no matter what life throws at you.

I'm also sharing a personal story from this summer involving a cyclospora outbreak, two of my go-to foods, and a very rude reminder that you cannot plan for everything. Plus, I'm talking about one of my clients, Cathy, who has been in one of those seasons where things just kept coming, one after another, and what staying in the game looked like for her.

Inside This Episode

- Why your brain builds plans around perfect conditions (and how that's actually working against you)
- The one thought pattern that causes most women to quit when their plan gets derailed
- What "non-negotiables" are and how to build them for both nutrition and movement
- Why asking for help is not a weakness, and how to plan for it before you're already in crisis mode
- How to stay in the game when life keeps piling on, even if progress is slower than you wanted

Resources and Ways To Connect

• FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause
• Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method
• Connect with me on Instagram

Resources & Ways To Connect

⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause
⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you
⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method
⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!)
⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram