Hi Reader, One of the most common things I hear from the women I work with is: "I never had insulin resistance in my thirties." Or... "My cholesterol suddenly went up." "My blood sugar isn't what it used to be." If you've ever wondered why so many of these changes seem to happen around the same time, the answer usually isn't just one number on a blood test. It's something much bigger: your metabolic health. One of the things I love most about what I do is getting to know the women I work with...
14 days ago • 4 min read
Why I Chose to Coach Women Through Menopause—and Beyond Hi Reader, Most fitness coaches choose a niche because it's good for business. That isn't my story. For more than 30 years, I've coached people of all ages and fitness levels. I loved helping my fitness students get stronger, move better, and build confidence in their bodies. But over time, I noticed something changing. More and more women in their 40s, 50s and beyond were telling me the same things: "I'm doing everything I used to do,...
21 days ago • 2 min read
Tiny Seeds. Big Possibilities Hi Reader, For the last four weeks, I've been getting acupuncture to help treat plantar fasciitis and tendinopathy in my right forearm. I haven't had bodywork like this on a regular basis in years, so I've found myself genuinely looking forward to Mondays at 2:15 p.m. It's become part of my weekly ritual. Next door to the acupuncture clinic is a store that sells supplies for Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners—and it's also open to the public. My...
28 days ago • 4 min read
Guest Feature: The Double Transition (with Micheline Foss) Hi Reader, I want to introduce you to someone I truly admire. Micheline Foss is a Certified Perimenopause Specialist Life Coach who helps women navigate one of the most under-talked-about seasons of midlife: the collision of raising kids "and" moving through perimenopause at the same time. I asked her to share a note with you because her message pairs so beautifully with everything we talk about here — that building strength (physical...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, I want to talk to you today not as a coach, but as one creator to another. If you're building something meaningful for women in midlife, this one is for you. 💌 Whether you're a life coach guiding women through big transitions — divorce, empty nests, career reinvention — a financial coach helping women (so many of them newly widowed or divorced) find their footing with money, a legal professional walking women through divorce and everything that comes with it, a psychotherapist or...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Last Week's Webinar Replay in Case You Missed it Hi Reader, Last week I had the joy of joining Konenki Menopause Solutions for a live conversation on something I know sits heavy on so many hearts: "menopause and weight change." If you couldn't make it live, I didn't want you to miss out. So I saved you a seat. 💌 👉 Watch the replay HERE. What we talked about: This wasn't a lecture about willpower or another "eat less, move more" pep talk. (You've heard enough of those, haven't you?) Instead,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
New Research Is Rewriting What We Know About Ovaries Hi Reader, I've had my nose buried in research these past couple of weeks, and I just had to share some of it with you — because a few of these findings genuinely made me sit up and smile. Here's the thing. So much of what we were told about menopause was a story of decline. Things winding down. Slowing. Fading. But the newest science? It's telling a very different story. One I think you'll love. :-) So grab your tea or your coffee, and...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
FREE LIVE WEBINAR: Menopause Weight Change – What Actually Works Hi Reader, Have you noticed that the strategies that worked in your 30s and 40s just don't seem to work anymore? You're eating well. You're exercising. You're doing all the "right" things. Yet the scale won't budge, your body composition is changing, and you're left wondering what happened. The truth is that menopause weight change is far more complex than calories in versus calories out. Hormones, thyroid function, stress,...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
THE ENZYME OF LIFEWhat a Broken Refrigerator Taught Me About Aging My refrigerator stopped working last week. I had to find a quick solution so my food wouldn't go bad. As luck would have it, the apartment directly across from me was empty and being renovated, so my building manager said I could use the refrigerator there for the time being. Living in a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment with two other people can make life... how shall I say?... a little too close for comfort with no...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read