Far From Perfect with Kylie Larson

Perimenopause: A Brain, Hormone and Full Body Experience

Ali is back this week to breakdown where perimenopause starts, in brain, and how is trickles down to our hormones and our bodies and it's basically a feedback loop.

This leads to a discussion of our nervous system and how being dysregulated is making our perimenopause experience even worse than it needs to be.

We cover actual ways you can start to feel better that will have a positive impact on your own perimenopause journey.

Books recommended include:

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Metabolism Repair For Women by Laura Briden

Connect with Ali at:

https://www.alidamron.com/

https://www.instagram.com/alidamron

JK McLeod is joining me this week on Far From Perfect.

After a summer hiatus, I am more than happy to be back with my podcast bestie Ali Damron.

This was inspired by some BS we both keep seeing on Instagram. Most of the women we speak to are at the ends of their rope, navigating careers, parenthood, aging parents and perimenopause. Basically running around with their pants on fire.

Everyone is searching for the solution, missing what the real issue is: IT'S TIME TO CHANGE.

It's time to get brutally honest about what deserves your time and attention and also how you view the world.

If only were as easy as taking a supplement. This is going to require some really hard choices.

Connect with Ali on Instagram at @alidamron.

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The thing with pushing "pause" on your healthy habits is, you only get good at stopping. You can't just pick up your healthy habits when life slows down, because life doesn't slow down.

This episode teaches you how to scale your efforts so you can continue with momentum rather than starting from scratch every three months.

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Today on Far From Perfect, I’ve got my friend Ali Damron back on the pod and we are talking about the truth of social media and how it affects us. Listen we are just as guilty as you with social media and our phones , granted it’s the business we are both in, but still we find ourselves scrolling at ungodly hours too. Just know this isn’t a right/wrong thing. We just want you to be fully aware of the information that is out there and how it’s making you feel. We talk about famous people, influencers, coaches, no one is safe. We did this because we do want you to be more aware. We talk about dopamine and even challenge you to try and not look at your phone at a stoplight!! Can you do it??? This is a necessary topic and should be listened to by all.

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Today on the podcast I’m finally talking with Beth Feraco, who is an online nutrition and strength coach. We are talking about cutting the crap, how fear sells & boring, basic evidence based information doesn’t always get the hits and the followers.

Beth shares what tools her most successful clients implement and reminds us how important it is to use data to track, and if you’re not weighing daily or monthly, don’t bother weighing at all. Use your picture and your measurements to track your progress.

We discuss women and age and how in order to get results you’ve got to get in the gym, as a runner she has never seen a change in her body except when strength training. I also ask her what she is loving in our industry right now and what she wishes would go away hint, fear mongering. You’re going to love her as much as I do.

If you want to work with Beth and her team You can find Beth on Instagram & TikTok @bethferacofitness

She also has a podcast called Cut The Crap, wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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Today on Far From Perfect, I've got Katharine Sawyer on the pod, Katharine is a business and mindset coach. We are discussing the importance of following one's dreams, embracing new experiences and the role of self reflection and goal setting in personal growth. We also talk about becoming aware of and changing our negative thought patterns. Katharine shares her journey from a health and fitness career to building her own online business. You guys are going to love this conversation as much as I did. Katharine currently offers both group and one-on-one coaching. You can find Katharine on Instagram @katharineasawyer. Can't wait for you to listen.

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Today on Far From Perfect, I have for the second time Coach Mike Millner on what it takes to change. He owns Pop Nutrition and has a podcast called Mind Over Macros. We are going to dive into his 4 Pillars of Goal Achievement, which are

1. Physical

2. Willpower

3. iOS

4. Future Self

I recently heard Mike speak at a coaching event and this was by far my favorite one. I also believe that when someone has actually gone through all the things(chronic diet, body dysmorphia, orthorexia) you know they've done the work. We talk about both of our journeys and we go into detail about the 4 Pillars above. When it comes down to it, the nutrition and the working out are the easy part, its the mindset shift. When the conditions stay the same, but your behavior changes then there is progress! Celebrating when bad shit DOESN'T happen.

I think you guys are going to love this as much as I did. You can find Mike by listening to his podcast - Mind Over Macros(whatever platform you listen to your podcasts) and he's on instagram @coach_mike_millner

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