We have SO much information at our fingertips, and tons of science to back it up… but what REALLY moves the needle when it comes to wellness? 

Here’s the truth– information isn't the problem. Isolation is. We’re not short on data. We’re short on the kind of environment that actually supports what we know we need to do.

That’s why in today’s episode, I’m joined by bestselling author and integrative health expert Dr. Shawn Stevenson to uncover what’s really missing in today’s health conversation. 

Despite having more access to evidence-based information than ever, so many people still feel exhausted, inflamed, and metabolically unwell—and we explore why that gap exists. 

Dr. Stevenson breaks down where even practitioners and wellness leaders are getting it wrong when it comes to creating lasting change. 

We cut through the noise to focus on simple, science-backed strategies that actually make an impact on your health and longevity. 

Ready to simplify your approach and finally feel better in your body?  Tune in here!

Shawn Stevenson

Shawn Stevenson is the author of the USA Today National bestsellers Eat Smarter and the Eat Smarter Family Cookbook, as well as the international bestselling book Sleep Smarter. He’s also the creator of The Model Health Show, featured as the number #1 health podcast in the U.S.. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Shawn studied business, biology, and nutritional science and became the cofounder of Advanced Integrative Health Alliance. Shawn has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, Good Morning America, ESPN, and many other major media outlets.

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QUOTES

“We're swimming in information, we're swimming in content. There's just so much. We are being pulled away from the most important source of data that we will ever have, which is ourselves. Your body already knows. Your mind already knows what's best for you, but we are not listening.”

“The longest running study in history where they follow people and after compiling all the data… the number one determinant of how long people live is the quality of their relationships.”

“It's finding what works best for you, but giving yourself some form of an evening routine, something consistent so your brain knows that we're transitioning into rest. And communicating that with your loved ones, with your family, because they will be the potential obstacles or the potential supporters.” 

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Order my new book: The Perimenopause Revolution HERE!

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https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Smarter-Family-Cookbook-Connection/

The Model Health Show

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Balancing the overwhelm of family, work, and midlife symptoms, all while just trying to feel like yourself again? You’re NOT alone. 

In today’s episode, we explore stress as the silent disruptor of midlife—and why it can amplify so many of the symptoms you experience during perimenopause. 

We go beyond surface-level stress management and dive into how chronic stress impacts your nervous system, hormones, and overall wellness. 

We also highlight the often-overlooked power of connection and community, reframing them as a force multiplier for healing during this phase of life. 

You’ll learn simple, practical tools you can start using today to calm your nervous system and navigate overwhelming days with more ease and resilience. 

Ready to feel in control again? Tune in here to soften the stress and show up as your best self! 

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QUOTES

“When you're under constant stress, which most of us are, this system gets stuck in the on position. And during perimenopause, we know that cortisol levels are often elevated, making every symptom feel worse.”

“The effects of loneliness and social isolation have been compared to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Loneliness increases your risk of premature death by 26%, heart disease by 29%, and stroke by 32%.”

“When you heal your relationship with stress and build meaningful connections, you're not just helping yourself. You are modeling for your children what it looks like to prioritize mental health and community. You're also contributing to a larger global shift in how we talk about menopause, and how we talk about resilience.”

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Sick of being told your labs are “normal” when you KNOW something’s off? 

In today’s episode, I’m joined by functional medicine expert Dr. Robin Berzin to talk about what it really means to take control of your health in midlife. 

Dr. Berzin shares the early warning signs to watch for and how to better interpret your health data so you can catch imbalances before they become bigger issues. 

You’ll learn how to advocate for yourself, understand key lab markers, and explore why supportive options like supplementation and HRT could be game-changers for you. 

We’re reframing health as an ongoing, flexible practice—not a rigid destination—helping you release perfection and stay curious about what your body needs. 

Tune in here to feel empowered and take your health into your own hands with confidence! 

Dr. Robin Berzin 

Dr. Robin Berzin the founder and CEO of Parsley Health, America's leading holistic medical practice designed to help women overcome chronic conditions. As a pioneer in functional medicine, she founded Parsley to address the rise of chronic disease in America through personalized holistic medicine. She stresses the importance of not only medications and treatments, but more so why food, lifestyle, and proactive diagnostics are just as essential– if not more. Since founding Parsley in 2016, Dr. Berzin has seen 80% of patients improve or resolve their chronic conditions within their first year of care, showing the life-changing value of making modern holistic medicine accessible to everyone.

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QUOTES

“A lot of times, the labs may technically fall within the normal range, not the optimal range– normal range being based on an average of Americans today, and 60% of Americans have at least one chronic condition, 40% have two. So our averages have drifted over time to kind of reflect a sick population.”

“Whether it's aging parents or kids growing up, or something happening career-wise… all of that puts pressure on a physical system that’s in dynamic change hormonally, and I think we have to recognize that.”

“Proactive, preventive medicine is where we're going. Proactive testing is required to practice that type of personalized preventive care, and I believe that HRT is going to become the default rather than the exception.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

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Robin’s Website

Robin on Instagram

Parsley Health Website

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Midlife is the time to measure, understand your body, and take proactive steps to support your future self. 

In this episode, I’m diving into the massive metabolic shift that happens during perimenopause—and why this stage of life is the perfect time to build true metabolic resilience. 

We explore how metabolism doesn’t respond to punishment or extremes, but instead thrives on consistent biological rhythms and supportive daily signals. 

Even small, simple habits can create powerful changes when practiced consistently. Because over time, these small shifts can stabilize energy, reduce inflammation, and help eliminate those frustrating crashes. 

If you’re ready to feel deeply supported in midlife, this episode will give you the roadmap to start today!

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QUOTES

“I am more committed than ever to protecting my metabolic and brain health. Even on the hard days, because at the center of everything, your energy, your mood, your weight, your resilience, is your cellular energy, your cellular capacity is what’s determining the symptoms.”

“I believe a big part of our midlife journey is building daily habits that protect our cellular energy.”

“Perimenopause is the most rapid intervention window for body composition change. A 2020 study showed the greatest decline in lean muscle mass occurs during perimenopause.”

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Order my newest book: The Perimenopause Revolution HERE! 

https://peri-revolution.com/

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There’s SO much more to a healthy diet than calories in vs. calories out. 

That’s why in today’s episode, I’m joined by renowned physician and metabolic health expert Dr. Jason Fung to unpack the science of hunger and why we’ve totally dropped the ball on healthy eating habits in today’s society. 

We dive into the concept of food noise and explore the different types of hunger—especially the environmental and conditioned cues that are quietly driving your eating habits. 

Dr. Fung explains how awareness of these triggers can be a powerful first step in shifting your relationship with food so you can feel healthier than ever before. 

Drawing from insights in his book The Hunger Code, he shares practical strategies to help you identify your triggers and regain control over your appetite.

Tune in here for some empowering tools to feel confident and amazing in your body again! 

Dr. Jason Fung 

Dr. Jason Fung is a physician, researcher, and New York Times best-selling author currently practicing in Toronto. His books, including The Obesity Code, The Complete Guide to Fasting, The Diabetes Code, and The Cancer Code, challenge conventional thinking and offer loads of dietary strategies to improve overall health. He’s the co-founder of The Fasting Method, which provides the education, tools, and community needed to successfully implement intermittent fasting. He’s also the medical director of The Diabetes Code Clinic in Toronto, focused on type 2 diabetes remission.

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QUOTES

“You can only take care of the problem if you understand the problem. So once you understand ‘this food noise, it's this conditioned hunger’, now you can actually come up with a plan so that [you’re] prepared for this.”

“It's really a game changer in that it will hopefully really broaden people's perspective on the key issues. I have the three golden rules, but there's like 50 weight loss tips because everybody's different.”

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https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Code-Resetting-Thermostat-Ultra-Processed-ebook

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Feeling like even the smallest things are suddenly overwhelming you? 

This is actually part of a much bigger hormonal and neurological shift happening beneath the surface. 

In today’s episode, I’m covering one of the most common—and least talked about—midlife experiences: the brain-related changes that come with perimenopause. 

Even women who experience few classic symptoms like hot flashes are still undergoing silent physiological changes affecting the brain, bones, muscles, metabolism, and cardiovascular health. 

We explore why perimenopause can be a destabilizing but deeply transformative recalibration where everything from hormones to lifestyle habits comes up for review. 

So I’m breaking down simple daily habits you can start right away to support your brain, stabilize your energy, and reduce overwhelm without adding more to your already full plate. 

Ready to clear the fog and feel like yourself again in midlife? Tune in here for the science-backed tools to start today. 🧠

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QUOTES

“Over 70% of women in perimenopause experience brain-related symptoms: mood changes, sleep disruptions, hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, irritability, cognitive shifts, memory lapses, and low stress resilience. Eight out of the 10 most common symptoms in perimenopause are brain-related.”

“This is metabolic neuroscience, and this is exactly why we cannot just push through the brain fog. We need to stabilize glucose. We need to lower insulin spikes. We need a calm cortisol. We need to reduce the inflammatory load.” 

“These are the signals that we get to listen to, and that's why I created something to help you decode those signals and give your body back what it has been asking for.”

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The Menopause Brain by Dr. Lisa Moscone

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Midlife is a time for rebirth… a time to come into who you truly are. 

In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with the brilliant Dr. Deanna Minich to dive into how this stage of life can bring you to the best version of yourself after years of balancing roles, expectations, and responsibilities. 

Dr. Minich shares why midlife is the perfect time to rediscover your voice, clarify your needs, and define your non-negotiables so you can live the next chapter on your own terms. 

We’re reframing menopause not as an ending, but as the beginning of a powerful second half of life filled with purpose and authenticity. 

Ready to reclaim your energy and step into midlife with clarity and confidence?  Tune in here! 

Deanna Minich, PhD, MS, CNS, IFMCP

Deanna Minich is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, educator, and author with over 25 years of experience in academia and in the food and dietary supplement industries. She’s the Chief Science Officer at Symphony Natural Health, and has written seven books and over 50 scientific publications. Her work aims to help others live well by using therapeutic lifestyle changes that impact their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health.

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“I think it's a really powerful system and I think the best thing for women, no matter if you're going through perimenopause, you're just about to enter, or even if you're post, it's really connecting into that wisdom within that we have as the endocrine system.”

“There's no way I could ever do women's health on my own. I want to be connected to a collaborative, to a team, to other people in the space where we rise together and we really get the message out. So that's what I've been doing.”

“Here’s the message for women: we all need a way to bring ourselves into better coherence, better emotional, mental status, like where we feel in the zone.”

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Struggling to reclaim your identity and find joy in midlife? 

You’re far from the only one! In this episode, I’m joined by women’s health and hormone expert Dr. Sonya Jensen to explore how you can turn your midlife overwhelm into a true awakening.  

We talk about the reality of this season—juggling kids, careers, aging parents, and big life transitions—while your body undergoes one of its most profound hormonal and emotional shifts. 

Unresolved trauma can surface out of nowhere during perimenopause and menopause, but we cover why these mental and emotional shifts make sense biologically. Dr. Jensen invites you to reframe midlife as a powerful opportunity to celebrate change rather than resist it, and to reconnect with peace, joy, and self-trust.  

This conversation is packed with tools to help you refocus your mind and reclaim the parts of yourself that may have been lost along the way. 

Tune in here to redefine who you are in midlife!

Dr. Sonya Jensen ND

Sonya Jensen is a Naturopathic Physician, international speaker, author, and embodied healer who guides women to reclaim their power through hormonal wisdom, emotional depth, and ancestral healing. She integrates trauma-informed modalities, herbs, nutrition, hormone therapy, longevity medicine, and nervous system support to address the unseen patterns behind hormonal imbalance. Dr. Sonya Jensen is the founder of the HER Method and the HER Community, where she helps women decode the stories their bodies are telling to transform relationships, fertility, perimenopause, and life’s transitions. 

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QUOTES

“I wish I had just sat down with other women and just talked about these transitions, and just talked about the challenges I'm feeling. But when you have this pressure on yourself to make it seem like you have it all together so you can hold space for others, it's really challenging to ask for help.”

“When we normalize that, then we can normalize perimenopause and the changes that we go through and the suffering that we may go through, but we can have a different relationship to that suffering.”

“We're losing those hormones. We're losing that armor. We're losing that protection that those hormones we're giving you. So if we're low in estrogen, most women will feel less motivated, maybe a little bit more depressed, maybe more fearful too because estrogen does help to stabilize that fear center.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Order my latest book: The Perimenopause Revolution HERE

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http://www.healyourhormonesbook.com

Dr. Jensen’s Website

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It can take about 4 to 6 doctor’s visits for women’s symptoms to finally be connected to perimenopause and menopause. 

So how do you know you’re entering this massive transition? 

In today’s episode, I’m joined by women’s health and nutrition expert Dr. Amy Shah for a deep dive into midlife transitions and why our healthcare system still struggles to make these critical links. 

Dr. Shah shares her own beautiful ascension, revealing how a season of life that can feel destabilizing is also deeply transformative. Through tips from her own experience combined with her well-rounded medical expertise, you’ll walk away with clarity and confidence.

We also talk about intentionality in midlife—how to navigate new opportunities, say yes to growth, and still carve out space for yourself. 

If you’re ready to step into your next level with purpose and self-trust, tune in here!

Amy Shah, MD 

Dr. Amy Shah is a double board-certified MD and nutritionist with training from Cornell, Columbia, and Harvard. She’s a gut-health expert, best-selling author, and worldwide educator in women’s health. She focuses on evidence-based research in women’s health and hormones, nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle medicine, helping people transform their health, digestion, and natural hormone balance. Her goal is to help you save yourself by prioritizing physical and mental health, even amidst the busiest of schedules.  

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QUOTES

“Once I started doing that, it improved things so much. That cortisol strategy, the cortisol reset, that is what changed everything.”

“What’s taking me into the next phase of my life is that we don't have a lot of time. We are allowed to fail. We are all imperfect, flawed people. And if you just give yourself permission to do things that you really want to do in this life, this is the time.”

“Go in with confidence, open eyes, and start doing things proactively because, like I said, your gut and your hormones are so connected that if you start improving your gut health, all of a sudden your brain health improves. Your hormone health is going to improve, and this rocky roller coaster of a transition will be so much smoother.”

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Dr. Amy’s Podcast: Save Yourself

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“There's no better human on the planet to stand up for herself once she realizes how powerful she is than a menopausal woman.”

Wise words spoken by the wonderful Dr. Mindy Pelz, who joins the podcast to unpack what’s quietly shaping how we as women see ourselves, our bodies, and our worth. 

We explore how unresolved trauma biology impacts longevity, influencing everything from nervous system regulation to autoimmunity and cardiovascular health, especially in the post-menopausal years. 

This conversation validates what so many women are feeling right now: a shared awakening and a call to speak up and come together. Dr. Pelz reminds us that you can lead change without traumatizing your nervous systems. 

You’ll hear some empowering ways to alchemize frustration and grief into meaningful action through community and connection. 

Tune in here to join the conversation and learn to stand up for yourself in midlife and beyond! 

Mindy Pelz 

Dr. Mindy Pelz is a New York Times bestselling author and a globally recognized voice in women’s health, hormones, and aging. Her bestselling books, including her newest – Age Like A Girl– teach women how to sync with their hormones, harness the power of fasting, and age with strength and purpose. Through her top-rated The Resetter Podcast and YouTube channel, Dr. Mindy is leading a movement to reframe menopause as a time of awakening and help women step into the most powerful chapter of their lives. 

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QUOTES

“When you look at your health, you also need to look at your friend group. You need to look at your home environment. You need to look at the messaging you're allowing into your brain. All of this really matters to the feminine body.”

“This rewire that happens at menopause is for our benefit because we can finally stand up for ourselves, we can gather with other women. This is the evolutionary explanation of menopause.”

“In all the research I've done on menopause, there's no better human on the planet to stand up for herself once she realizes how powerful she is than a menopausal woman.”
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Order my new book: The Perimenopause Revolution HERE!

https://peri-revolution.com/

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https://www.discover.hayhouse.com/agelikeagirl/

Dr. Mindy Pelz Website

⁠The Resetter Podcast

Dr. Mindy on Socials: 

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