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The Family Fork Ep 81 How To Eat Anti-Inflammatory While Traveling Without Missing Out
Mindset, Perimenopause, Podcast

You worked hard to feel good before your trip. Don’t let vacation undo all of your progress! It’s time to look at why restricting before vacation sends you into ovenindulge once you get to your destination. It’s a cycle that repeats itself…but once you recognize it you can learn what to do so that you […]

Episode 81: How to Eat Anti-Inflammatory While Traveling Without Missing Out

Mindset, Perimenopause, Podcast

If you’ve ever felt like you were holding it all together on the outside while quietly falling apart (dealing with chronic stress) on the inside as you navigate life during perimenopause, this episode is for you. This week, I sit down with trauma and grief specialist Jill McMahon, who has spent over 25 years working […]

Episode 80: Chronic Stress Makes Perimenopause Harder (And How To Fix It)

The Family Fork Ep 79 3 Lessons From Losing 65 Lbs
Mindset, Perimenopause, Podcast

How in the world do you stay consistent and “motivated” long enough to lose 65 lbs? As I reflect on my 50th year (which I hoped would be my healthiest year ever), I recognized that the health lessons I really needed, I learned when I lost 65 lbs in my late 40s. When people ask […]

Episode 79: 3 Lessons From Losing 65 Lbs

The Family Fork Ep 74 Alcohol and Perimenopause The Truth About Midlife Drinking
Mindset, Perimenopause, Podcast

Feel like a lightweight when you drink in perimenopause? Does that nightly glass of Cabernet pack more of a punch than it used to (and you find it’s harder to recover in the morning?) In this episode, we’re digging into the relationship between alcohol and midlife, but it’s a different take than you’re used to. […]

Episode 74: Alcohol & Perimenopause: The Truth About Midlife Drinking

The Family Fork Episode 73 Perimenopause Weight Loss: 5-Step Framework for Success
Mindset, Perimenopause, Podcast

Juggling perimenopause, family, and weight loss goals can feel overwhelming, especially when it seems like you’ve tried every diet under the sun and nothing sticks. In the previous episode, we talked about the nuts and bolts of nutrition and fitness strategy—the “what” of losing weight. Today, we are digging into the “how,” and it has […]

Episode 73: (Part 2) Perimenopause Weight Loss: 5-Step Framework for Success

The Family Fork Podcast Ep 71
Mindset, Perimenopause, Podcast

Feel like you’re already “behind” in the New Year before it’s even gotten off the ground? This episode is for midlife women, just like you! Happy New Year, my friend! If you’re listening and feeling less “reinvigorated and refreshed” and more like “exhausted midlife mom just trying to survive,” I want you to take a […]

Episode 71: You Aren’t Behind: New Year Pep Talk For Midlife Women

Mindset, Perimenopause, Podcast

At the beginning of a new year, you probably feel that familiar nudge. You know the one: the “New Year, New Me” excitement where you buy the fancy apps, the matching yoga pants, and print out a meal plan so organized it belongs in a museum…all in the hopes of having successful health resolutions in […]

Episode 70: THE Mindset Shift for Successful Health Resolutions

The Family Fork Podcast Ep 66: Why You Can't Lose Weight in Perimenopause
Mindset, Perimenopause, Podcast

Raise your hand if you’ve tried everything to lose weight in perimenopause, but nothing works? You’re tracking your steps, eating salads, maybe even choking down dry chicken and broccoli for dinner. Believe me, I get it! I’ve been there, and I hear this same frustration from busy, midlife moms every single day. As we creep […]

Episode 66: Pop Quiz: Why You Can’t Lose Weight in Perimenopause

Mindset, Perimenopause, Podcast

Ever feel like your thoughts are actively working against your midlife and perimenopause health goals? Like, the moment you decide to try something new, your brain slams the brakes on with excuses like, “That’s too hard,” “I don’t have time,” or the classic, “My family will never eat that”? You are absolutely not alone! In […]

Episode 64: Ask Me Anything: Perimenopause, Weight Loss, and Family Meals

Perimenopause Weight Loss: What Actually Works?
Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Mindset, Perimenopause

It’s a familiar and frustrating story for so many of us midlife moms. One day, you look in the mirror and notice that your body is changing in ways you don’t recognize.  The scale is creeping up, the weight is settling around your middle like a tire, and despite all your best efforts—eating salads, tracking […]

Perimenopause Weight Loss: What Actually Works?