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

November 10, 2020 How Creating Emotions Can Help You Feel Fit and Fabulous. Episode 99
Aren't emotions fascinating? Emotions often drive us to take action yet we're often unaware of the emotions that we're feeling.

Dr Orlena chats about how we can "create" our own emotions and increase the richness of our emotional tapestry in order to feel fit and fabulous.

In the podcast:

Sign up for Dr Orlena's Fit and Fabulous Family Summit Dec 4th-6th: https://www.drorlena.com/fit-and-fabulous-family-summit/

Book a feedback chat with Dr Orlena: https://bookme.name/drorlena/fit-and-fabulous-family-discovery-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

15 min
November 03, 2020 How to manage stress to feel fit and fabulous. Episode 98
Stress is something that affects us every day. (Especially now that many of us are returning to lock down and working with kids at home.) How do we learn to live with stress so that it doesn't affect us negatively?

Dr Orlena talks about preventing stress and steps to take when you feel your stress levels beginning to rise.

Want to chat with Dr Orlena? Email her at [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

21 min
October 27, 2020 How Emotional Wellness Can Help You Lead your Amazing Life. Episode 97
Emotional wellness isn't about living the "perfect life" where nothing bad ever happens.

Emotional wellness is having the tools and self awareness to realise how your emotions are effecting you. And how you can manage your emotions without being swept "down the negative plug hole".

To chat to Dr Orlena (either for a "wow" talk or to help her with market research) please email her at [email protected]

Dr Orlena's Super Simple System for Healthy Living for Families: https://www.drorlena.com/simple-system

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

19 min
October 20, 2020 How Alexis Transformed her Life to Fit and Fabulous. Episode 96
Dr Alexis shares her transformation from overwhelm and frustration to living her healthy "dream life" on autopilot. And how having me, Dr Orlena as a coach made it easy and fun.

Dr Orlena's Super Simple System: https://www.drorlena.com/simple-system

Email Dr Orlena at [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

19 min
October 13, 2020 One thing you need to do to live your healthy and amazing life. Episode 95
It's easy to say healthy living is all about habits and systems. The reality is that in order to make changes, to create different habits and systems you need to get across the "rickety bridge".

You need to do things differently. Our habits keep us wanting to do the same thing.

So what is the very first step in making those changes?

If you're interested in making amazing changes in your life and you'd like some help, email Dr Orlena at [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

18 min
October 05, 2020 Healthy Eating in Pregnancy with Dr Harriet Holme Episode 94
Eating healthily in pregnancy can give your baby a huge health boost later on in life.

Although the general rules of healthy eating apply in pregnancy there are a few issues that are important to be aware of.

Dr Harriet Holme, author of Eating During Pregnancy, chats to Dr Orlena tells us how to eat well in pregnancy.

Mentioned in the podcast

Dr Orlena's Super Simple Healthy Eating for Families System: https://www.drorlena.com/simple-system

Dr Harriet's Free Check List for when trying for a baby: https://healthyeatingdr.com/what-to-eat-when-trying-for-a-baby/

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

26 min
September 29, 2020 How Stephen Transformed his life to Fit and Fabulous by giving up Alcohol. Podcast Episode 93
It's tempting to believe that alcohol is good for us. A glass of red wine to help us relax with dinner. However, alcohol does a lot of damage to our bodies.

But it's not all bad news!

Dr Stephen Neff tells his story of addiction and recovery and how he now leads an amazing life full of passion and joy without any alcohol.

Fit and fabulous without alcohol.

Mentioned on the podcast:

Stephen's book: "My Steps to Sobriety" available on amazon.

Dr Orlena's Super Simple System to Healthy Living for Families: https://www.drorlena.com/simple-system

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

47 min
September 22, 2020 One Unknown Fact about your Brain to help you make Changes. Episode 92
Making changes to our daily routine can be challenging.

Today Dr Orlena talks about one fact about your brain that can help you make changes that will stick so you can lose weight, get healthy and feel fit and fabulous.

Mentioned in the Podcast

Easy Family Healthy Boost: https://www.drorlena.com/easy-family-health-boost

Lisa Feldman Barret's TED talk "You aren't at the mercy of your emotions, your brain creates them"

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
September 15, 2020 How you and your family can feel fit and fabulous without having to think about it. Episode 91
Routines and habits are everything. If you feel tired and overwhelmed habits will be making it worse.

Healthy habits help you feel energetic and fit. You can do anything and everything.

Changing habits is daunting.

Dr Orlena chats about her transformation from unfit to "exercise junkie" who swims and cycles everyday.

How it was easy and fun and not daunting or difficult.

Want to create healthy habits for you and your family?

Join the Easy Family Health Boost here: https://www.drorlena.com/easy-family-health-boost

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
September 08, 2020 How Chinthi Lost 25kg and Transformed her Life to Fit and Fabulous Episode 90
“And it made me think…”If she can do it, I can do it!”

Dr Chinithi shares her story of how she lost 25kg. How she used to have unhealthy habits and how she transformed and now leads a healthy life that she loves without thinking about it.

“After I’d lost weight my polycystic ovarian syndrome was gone. My scan was clear.That’s when I realised the health benefits of losing weight are huge.”

If Chinthi can do it, so can you!

Dr Orlena's Easy Family Health Boost: https://www.drorlena.com/easy-family-health-boost

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

26 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.