In today's episode, I'm interrupting our recent conversations around perimenopause, midlife, and hormones to talk about something that has been building in the culture for a while now.

This topic is controversial, but it's also harming women of all ages, and someone needs to say something about it because what we are all watching unfold right now around women's bodies, beauty standards and the cultural obsession with getting smaller again is absolutely not a conversation about health and full transparency.

It pisses me off for women.

So today and the following episode, we're going to talk about the physiology of chronic under-eating in the modern skinny era because we deserve better than what's going on right now.

Time Stamps:

(1:14) The Physiology of Chronic Under-Eating

(4:30) The Sophistication of The Female Body

(8:55) The GLP-1 Era

(12:48) #1 Reason Women Are Under-Fueled

(18:55) Metabolic Adaptation

(28:30) The Body's Stress Response System

(33:10) The Skinny Aesthetic Trend

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Today's conversation is a continuation of the recent episodes we've been exploring around perimenopause, midlife physiology, and metabolic health.

Over the past few weeks, we've been unpacking what changes in the female body during this season of life from a physiological perspective, what's actually happening inside the body?

And today I want to dedicate an entire episode to one lifestyle input that starts landing very differently for many women in midlife alcohol.

Now, before we go any further, let me throw out my disclaimers. This episode is not about judgment or superiority. It's not about telling anyone what they should or shouldn't be doing.

My role here is education and support for those who need it. What you do with the information is completely up to you.

But what I hear every single week from hundreds of women through coaching calls, check ins, conversations, the gym and messages is that many women want to feel better. They want more energy.

They want fewer joint aches. They want less inflammation, better moods, improved quality sleep. And they definitely want less body fat.

And what I also hear very consistently is this sentence. I can't tolerate alcohol like I used to.

We'll discuss why this is the case, how the body metabolizes alcohol, and how to pivot alcohol's role in your life in midlife if you are open to a new path.

Time Stamps:

(1:15) Not Coming From A Place of Superiority

(3:20) Your 20's vs Your 30's and 40's

(7:27) Stress Physiology

(9:13) How The Body Metabolizes Alcohol

(22:00) Alcohol Serves A Role In Midlife

(29:02) Working With The SF Coaching Method

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Over the last few years, perimenopause and menopause have finally entered the mainstream conversation.

Hormones are being talked about more openly, and that's a good thing. Hormone replacement therapy is everywhere on social media, and for a lot of women in their late thirties and early 40s, that visibility creates a very fast conclusion.

This must be hormones. Sleep changes, weight shifts, and fat accumulates in the midsection. Anxiety increases. Exhaustion takes over. Digestion, bloating, lower libido, brain fog.

Suddenly, everything gets filed under perimenopause. Here's what I want you to become aware of today and the part my coaching team and I see every single week with women.

Many women are jumping straight to hormones before it's actually time. Hormone decline is real AF and I know this from personal and professional experience.

The symptoms are one hundred percent legitimate, but what many women are actually experiencing is often the result of years of accumulated health being pushed down the road, finally showing up loud enough that it can't be ignored any longer.

In this episode, we'll be discussing the role hormones and your lifestyle foundations play during perimenopause and which one you should prioritize first.

Time Stamps:

(2:40) My Experience with Perimenopause

(5:00) Progesterone and Estrogen

(6:04) Transitions Expose Patterns

(12:08) Importance Of Muscle Mass For Women

(15:25) Sleep and Circadian Hygiene

(16:02) Stress and Nervous System Considerations

(21:48) The Key Is Sequencing

(23:05) Hormones Amplify The Environment They Enter

(26:14) Applying For The SF Coaching Method

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