Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena

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Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena episodes

April 06, 2021 How to Make Change Easy to Feel Fit and Fabulous Episode 119
Us humans don't like change. We like familiar and comfortable. But if we want to lead long healthy lives and feel fit and fabulous, most of us have to make some changes.

Dr Orlena chats about how to make "change" fun and easy so that you can make changes that stick. And get to feel fit and fabulous!
Healthy You Healthy Family Habit Challenge
Come and join the FREE habit challenge taking place April 12th-16th. Sign up here: https://www.drorlena.com/habitchallenge

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

18 min
March 30, 2021 How Mindful Eating can stop you Overeating Episode 118
Stopping overeating is the key to reaching a healthy weight. In the last few episodes we've looked at how to stop overeating from different angles. Today we're going to dive into mindful eating. What is mindful eating and how can it help you stop overeating?

Mentioned in The Podcast:

Dr Orlena's Why Do I Overeat Quiz? https://www.drorlena.com/overeating

Dr Orlena's Magic Likes and Dislikes Exercise: https://www.drorlena.com/offers/z2MkKmkC

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

21 min
March 23, 2021 Helping Kids with Big Emotions Episode 117
Wish you had a calm and peaceful family life? But kids and big emotions always seem increase the stress levels?

You're not alone!

Today Dr Orlena chats to Meaghan Jackson, a parenting coach, about how to help her 4 kids with their big emotions.

Connect with Meaghan: https://joyfulmudpuddles.com/

Mentioned in the Podcast: Take Dr Orlena's "Why Do I Overeat Quiz": https://www.drorlena.com/overeating

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

30 min
March 16, 2021How to Stop Overeating when You're Stressed. Episode 116
We all lead stressful lives. It's all too easy to turn to food when things get on top of us.

How do we stop overeating when we're stressed?

In this episode Dr Orlena explores:

What is stress and how it affects us

Ways to reduce and manage our stress levels

Tips and tricks to use when we're tempted to overeat

Mentioned in the Podcast:
Take the "Why Do i Overeat Quiz": https://www.drorlena.com/overeating

Contact Dr Orlena: [email protected]

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about
28 min
March 09, 2021 How to Stop Overeating at Dinner Time and Night Time Episode 115
Part 3 out of 4 in my "how to stop overeating series".

Today we're looking at how to stop over eating at dinner time and at night time.

We'll look at the big picture, all those things you can do during the day.

And what to do in the moment when you have the desire to overeat at dinner or at night time.

Contact Dr Orlena: [email protected]

Come and join Dr Orlena's Office Hours: https://www.drorlena.com/office-hour

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

29 min
March 02, 2021 How to Stop Overeating and Overcome the Fear of Hunger. Episode 114
Building on last week's podcast on how to stop overeating and reframing "failure" as a "golden learning opportunity". Dr Orlena looks at over eating and the fear of hunger.

How can you examine the fear of hunger? So you can stop overeating?

Join Dr Orlena's Office Hours on Wednesday:

https://www.drorlena.com/office-hour

Sign up for a free 30 minute chat. Either "your stop overeating road map" or "changing your likes and dislikes". https://bookme.name/drorlena/call

Email: [email protected]

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

17 min
February 23, 2021 How to Stop Overeating Episode 113
Whether it's cravings, emotional eating or just eating a bit more than you need at meal times, overeating is the root cause of not being able to lose weight.

Dr Orlena explores what's happening when we overeat and how we can stop over eating in a way that's easy.

Join Dr Orlena's Office Hours (group coaching) every Wednesday at 2pm Eastern Time: https://www.drorlena.com/office-hour

Or book your "Stop Overeating Call with personalised Stop overeating road map": https://bookme.name/drorlena/call

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

23 min
February 16, 2021 Teaching Your Fussy Kids Healthy Eating Habits Without the Stress. Episode 112
Parents of picky eaters find meal times stressful. You want your kids to grow up with healthy eating habits but don't know how to find easy ways to teach them.

It can escalate and take over family life. Food and eating become an area of stress and battles.

You want to enjoy family meal times and watch your kids eating the healthy food you lovingly cook. But it feels so difficult.

In today's podcast I chat about our family struggles with picky eaters and how difficult it was until I created a system that works for us.

Fast forward a few years and our family meals are times to connect and enjoy each other's company. And of course my kids eat healthily. And so can yours!
Join Dr Orlena's Office Hours
Every Wednesday at 2pm Eastern Time. Find out more here: https://www.drorlena.com/office-hour

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

27 min
February 09, 2021 How to Stop Looking at Your Phone So Often Episode 111
The average person looks at their phone 96 times a day! Clearly not great for your overall stress levels.

But how do you stop the habit of constantly reaching for your phone?

Dr Orlena makes it easy for you to bust the "phone habit" and replace it with a healthy habit.

Join Dr Orlena's Office Hours:

https://www.drorlena.com/office-hour

Contact Dr Orlena: [email protected]

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

23 min
February 02, 2021 How to Live a Long and Healthy Life For Busy Mums Episode 110
The ultimate goal of a healthy lifestyle is to lead a long and healthy life. In today’s show, Dr Orlena explores what contributes to longevity.

She reviews 2 books. “The Longevity Diet” by Dr Valter Longo and “This Book Could Save Your Life” by Graham Lawton.

Happily, the key take aways are aligned with Dr Orlena’s Super Simple system and her 4 pillars. (Nutrition, exercise, sleep and emotions and mindset.)

If you’d like an overview of Dr Orlena’s Super simple system, sign up here: https://www.drorlena.com/simple-system

If you’d like some help applying the super simple system to your life, you’re invited to a complimentary 30 minute coaching session. Email: [email protected]

Free trial of Dr Orlena´s Menopause Thrive Community:
A doctor-led community for women done with menopause belly, broken sleep and flat energy — and done starting over.
Inside: 
⚡ Menopause Habits That Stick: 14-day sprint 
🥗 48 Menopause Thrive Recipes 
✅ The Menopause Thrive Checklist 
🩺 Weekly live Q&A with me 
👊 Access to me, here daily 
🤝 Women who get it
Free trial: https://www.skool.com/dr-orlena-menopause-thrive/about

24 min

About Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena

From the publisher's feed

Welcome to Your Journey Back to Vibrant Health

If you're a woman over 40 who feels like her body has stopped cooperating—despite doing everything that used to work—you're in the right…

place.

This podcast is for you if you're juggling aging parents, demanding kids, a stressful career, and the hormonal rollercoaster of menopause that's turned your metabolism upside down. Maybe you're frustrated because the diet and exercise routine that worked in your 30s now feels completely useless. Those shifting hormones aren't just affecting your mood—they're making it harder to lose weight, build muscle, and maintain the energy you once had. You're not broken, and you're definitely not alone.

I know you want more than just to lose weight. You want to feel like yourself again—strong, vibrant, and confident in your own skin. You want the peace of mind that comes with knowing you're truly taking care of your long-term health.

Here's what makes this different: I don't believe in depriving yourself or following someone else's rigid rules. Instead, I'll guide you through my proven 4-pillar system that transforms women's lives from the inside out:

🌱 Nourishing Nutrition - Plant-forward eating that fuels your body (yes, you can still enjoy meat!), focusing on 30g protein per meal, 30g fiber daily, and 30 different plants weekly

💪 Movement That Lights You Up - Exercise you actually enjoy, plus the specific strength and interval training that works with your changing hormones instead of against them

😴 Restorative Sleep - The foundation that makes everything else possible

🧠 Emotional Wellness - Breaking free from stress eating, self-criticism, and the habit of putting everyone else first

Each episode gives you practical, science-backed strategies that acknowledge the reality of your hormonal changes and fit into your real life—not some fantasy version where you have unlimited time, zero responsibilities, and a 25-year-old's metabolism.

We'll tackle the biggest obstacles holding you back: feeling too busy to prioritize yourself, lacking a clear system that works, and turning to food when life gets overwhelming.

My goal? To help you build "oak tree" habits—strong, sustainable practices that become part of who you are, not another thing on your to-do list.

If you're ready to stop fighting your body and start working with it, welcome home. Your most vibrant, confident self is waiting.