Graced Health: Perimenopause and Menopause Wellness for Christian Women

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Stress. Hormones. Metabolism. And now I’ve probably pulled you in, because this is an area that seems to be affecting most of us in this phase of life. Conceptually, we may try to mitigate our stress, but let’s be honest…sometimes that’s out of our control.

Complicating matters, many of us are in that peri menopausal/menopausal stage. Need I say more? My conversation with Registered Dietician Becky Bell will help you understand how stress hormones affect appetite and metabolism, and she provides applicable ways of managing all of those. 

We discuss:

• What stress hormones are
• What they do to our appetite and metabolism
• Recommendations for keeping our stress hormones in check
• Foods and nutrients to stabilize stress and promote healthy brains

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Have you ever seen a picture of yourself and thought, "something just looks off about that outfit?"

Or maybe you don't quite feel confident in what you are wearing out of the house (or even in the house or over video)?

That's where I've been. While I always show up as my authentic self, I'm not always confident in how I look showing up.

Today's episode is with stylist Katherine Suzette to help us with these challenges. 

We discuss:

• What a stylist does and why we need one
• Identifying a style code and keywords 
• How we can exhibit our personality in our style
• Tips for shopping aline
• General tips for choosing clothes that you feel good in.

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Every other week you'll get a healthy dose of grace with a chapter from my book Your Worthy Body.

Within each chapter of Your Worthy Body, I take a rule set forth by the health industry, social media, and perhaps even ourselves and rebuke or refine that rule with science and/or scripture. Each of these rules is part of my story and one I previously tried to keep. 

Each chapter title is a rule to break. I hope you'll break them with me.

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Have you ever considered starting a podcast? If so, today's episode is especially for you. This bonus episodes deviates from our regular grace-filled conversations about physical, mental and spiritual health and answers a questions I get often...

I regularly receive DM's about how to start a podcast. While I have almost 3.5 years under my belt of podcasting, I'm not a coach. I leave that up to the experts...like Krystal Profitt.

Krystal Proffitt is a content strategist, coach, and host of the award-winning show, The Proffitt Podcast.  She specializes in helping content creators create with confidence.   Krystal teaches content strategy, repurposing, branding, and marketing through her podcast, digital courses, and YouTube channel dedicated to content creation. She also appears as a Content Expert on other YouTube channels such as Buzzsprout and Streamyard.

Krystal shares five tips you need to know before starting a podcast.

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In my conversation with Reverend Matthew Hogan today, we explore some themes about Christianity that exist, but aren’t the things Instagram posts are made of. These are hard and heavy topics, but important ones as we fully explore the faithfulness and love of God, especially outside of our American perspective. 

Reverend Matthew Hogan has over 30 years of experience in ministry and counseling, having worked as a pastor, interim pastor, and counselor. He is a Certified Temperament Pastoral Counselor, Licensed Pastoral Counselor, and is a member of the National Christian Counselors Association. Currently, he runs Grace for Individual and Family Therapy (GIFT) through which he provides faith-based therapy for individual clients, couples, and groups of any faith background online. 

We discuss:

• The Christian "elephant in the room" and what it is
• The fortune of brokenness Matthew and his wife experienced in early adulthood and how that impacted his relationship with God
• God’s faithfulness and presence even as we weave in and out of our focus on him
• Encouragement for the person who things  “I’ve been away so long I don’t think God would want me to come back”
• Authentically rejoicing even when we don't feel like it
  
  

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My latest recommended ways to nourish and move your body, mind and spirit: Nourished Notes Bi-Weekly Newsletter

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According to the CDC, 19.6% of women over 50 have a prevalence of osteoporosis. That’s nearly 1 in 5. I’ve been learning about osteoporosis lately and once my eyes were opened to this diagnosis, I knew I needed to bring on an expert in bone health to help us understand it. Dr. Doug Lucas joins us today to help us understand what osteoporosis is, risk factors, how genetics play a role, hormones and bone loss, and so much more.

We discuss:

• Risks for osteoporosis
• How to achieve strong skeletal strength
• Hormones and hormonal changes effects on bone health
• Birth control pills and bone health
• How muscle mass effects bone density
• Dietary and supplementary changes one can make to improve bone health

Learn more about Dr. Rick's Optimal Bone Health membership program here

Connect with Dr. Doug
OptimalBoneHealth.com
Instagram: dr_douglucas
YouTube: @drdouglucas

My latest recommended ways to nourish and move your body, mind and spirit: Nourished Notes Bi-Weekly Newsletter

30+ Non-Gym Ways to Improve Your Health (free download)

Connect with Amy:
GracedHealth.com
Instagram: @GracedHealth
YouTube: @AmyConnell

Have a question? Click here.

Every other week you'll get a healthy dose of grace with a chapter from my book Your Worthy Body.

Within each chapter of Your Worthy Body, I take a rule set forth by the health industry, social media, and perhaps even ourselves and rebuke or refine that rule with science and/or scripture. Each of these rules is part of my story and one I previously tried to keep. 

Each chapter title is a rule to break. I hope you'll break them with me.

My latest recommended ways to nourish and move your body, mind and spirit: Nourished Notes Bi-Weekly Newsletter

30+ Non-Gym Ways to Improve Your Health (free download)

Connect with Amy:
GracedHealth.com
Instagram: @GracedHealth
YouTube: @AmyConnell