Reclaim The Pause

In this empowering episode, Lindsey sits down with Ami, The Midlife Muscle Mentor, to unpack what truly happens inside a woman’s body during perimenopause and how strength, mindset, and lifestyle shifts can restore energy and confidence.

They discuss the realities of visceral fat, why the scale is the worst progress tracker, the connection between carbs and nervous system health, and how overtraining—or doing nothing at all—keeps women stuck. Ami shares her signature Lift Method and her two programs, LIFTED and F@ck the Frump!, designed specifically for midlife women who want real results without burnout.

This conversation is deeply validating, practical, and full of hope for women navigating exhaustion, weight changes, and the emotional toll of midlife.

Topic Covered:

• Why workouts need to change in perimenopause
• Visceral fat, waist-to-hip ratio & real health markers
• How under-eating + overtraining wrecks hormones
• Why carbs matter more than ever after 40
• Body composition vs. weight loss
• The Lift Method: intentional strength, smart nutrition, recovery, community
• Starting small: the magic of 20-minute strength sessions
• Stress, boundaries & burnout in midlife
• Coaching for accountability and confidence
• Removing shame from women’s health journeys

Connect with Ami

Ami — The Midlife Muscle Mentor
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/midlifemusclementor/
Email → [email protected]
 

Connect with Lindsey

Perimenopause Hell & How to Overcome It 
Take the Menopause Quiz → https://www.menopausewithlindsey.com
Book a Discovery Call 

In this conversational episode, Lindsey and Beth explore the deeper layers of women’s health—how physical symptoms often point to emotional needs, energetic imbalances, or lifestyle stressors. Beth shares her transition from mechanical engineering into bioenergetics and explains how digital muscle testing, homeopathy, and emotional release work together to restore balance.

They also discuss the real-life challenges women face during perimenopause: boundary-setting, people-pleasing, career dissatisfaction, hormone disruption, and the way stress impacts everything from cortisol to insulin.

Topics Covered:

• Beth’s path from engineering to women’s health

• How bioenergetic testing works (and why it’s so accurate)

• The emotional roots of perimenopause symptoms

• Boundaries, people-pleasing, and trapped emotion release

• Why stress and sugar hit harder in perimenopause

• Career changes, identity shifts, and the power of saying “no”

• The insulin–cortisol connection

• How small mindset shifts lead to life transformation

Connect with Beth

Decode what your body is trying to tell you in 60 seconds:
https://yourhealthwithbeth.com/

Website: https://yourhealthwithbeth.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourhealthwithbeth
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourhealthwithbeth

Connect with Lindsey’s FREE Resources 

Frazzled in Perimenopause Free Meditations 
Take the Menopause Quiz → https://www.menopausewithlindsey.com
Book a Discovery Call 
 

Episode Overview
In today’s episode, Lindsey sits down with Dr. Alexandra Gajer, board-certified physician and founder of The Gajer Practice, who specializes in metabolic medicine, hormone balance, and cutting-edge peptide therapies for women.

Dr. Gajer shares her personal journey from residency to Lyme disease, and how that experience reshaped her entire approach to medicine — moving from symptom suppression to root-cause, metabolic, and hormone-focused care.

Together, Lindsey and Dr. Gajer explore:

What peptide therapy is and why it’s becoming a powerful tool for perimenopause & menopause

How peptides support inflammation, metabolism, weight changes, and brain clarity

Why lifestyle still matters — even when using advanced therapies

The emotional burden women carry during perimenopause (shame, isolation, overwhelm)

How personalized care can give women back their vitality and confidence

This episode is a compassionate, practical look at what’s possible when modern medicine and lifestyle foundations work together.

✨ Dr. Alexandra Gajer — Contact Info

Website:
https://thegajerpractice.com

Instagram: Instagram: @thegajerpractice

https://the-gajer-practice.mykajabi.com/tgp-start-here

Lindsey’s awesome resources

Frazzled in Perimenopause Free Meditations  

Menopause Quiz – “Where Are You on the Journey?” https://www.menopausewithlindsey.com/

Book a Free Discovery Call
 

Today on Reclaim the Pause, I’m joined by Nicki — a certified breathwork facilitator, nervous system coach, and founder of Return to Radiance. After 25 years in corporate and hitting a wall of burnout, Nicki left everything she knew to rebuild her health. Breathwork became the tool that brought her back to herself… and now she helps midlife women do the same.

In this episode, we talk openly about the exhaustion, anxiety, hot flashes, and chronic stress so many women face during perimenopause — and how the way you breathe can immediately shift your body out of overwhelm.

Nicki also shares her own story of menopause at 53 and why midlife women are uniquely vulnerable to adrenal fatigue and cortisol overload.

This conversation feels like a warm exhale. If you’ve been feeling fried, frazzled, or one breath away from a meltdown… this episode is for you.

Connect With Nicki

Website: https://returntoradiance.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/returntoradiance_official/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557750931225

 Support from Lindsey:
Perimenopause Hell & How to Overcome It → http://subscribepage.io/3oNttp
Take the Menopause Quiz → https://www.menopausewithlindsey.com
Book a Discovery Call → https://www.menopausewithlindsey.com

Dr. Tanya Paynter, Naturopathic Doctor & Founder of Psalm Medical and the Christian Women’s Health Fellowship

When you’ve tried every supplement, diet, or wellness plan and still feel stuck—maybe it’s not your body that’s failing you. Maybe it’s an invitation to come back to the One who made it.

In this powerful conversation, Lindsey sits down with Dr. Tanya Paynter, a Naturopathic Doctor and founder of Psalm Medical, to explore how deep healing begins when we prioritize our relationship with God.

Dr. Tanya shares her story of reaching a plateau in her health journey—despite doing “all the right things”—and how God met her in a place of surrender. Through prayer, humility, and obedience, she experienced emotional and physical restoration beyond what any protocol could offer.

Together, Lindsey and Dr. Tanya talk about faith-based functional medicine, authentic community, obedience, and the beauty of living as your true self in God’s symphony.

Why even “healthy” habits can’t replace a deep relationship with God

How prioritizing prayer and fellowship accelerates physical and emotional healing

What happens when faith meets functional medicine

The importance of authenticity and obedience in your healing journey

How community and connection can impact hormones and mood

Why living in alignment with God’s purpose brings lasting peace

 Website: www.psalmmedical.com
 Christian Women’s Health Fellowship: Visit Psalm Medical

Download: Perimenopause Hell & How to Overcome It
Take the Quiz: Where Are You on the Menopause Journey?
Book a Free Discovery Call: Let’s talk about your next steps

Are you dragging through your day, foggy, exhausted, and secretly wondering if you’re doing something wrong with food? You’re not alone. In this episode of *Reclaim the Pause*, Lindsey Spivey busts some of the biggest nutrition myths that keep women stuck in shame and fatigue—and shows you what really restores energy in perimenopause.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

Why calories and carbs aren’t the full story—and what your body actually needs now.

The surprising role of “emotional nutrition” and why deprivation always backfires.

Three simple, sustainable shifts you can make today to stabilize energy, mood, and hormones.

This isn’t about rules or restriction—it’s about **reclaiming energy, clarity, and self-trust.

So many women waste years stuck in shame—thinking it’s their fault they’re tired, moody, or gaining weight. Don’t stay there. Download my free guide Perimenopause Hell & How To overcome It.

 You’ll get simple strategies to start right now—plus three bonus tips to help you finally stop second-guessing yourself.

Free Resources
 Download Perimenopause Hell & How to Overcome It
 Take the Menopause Quiz – Where Are You on the Journey?
 Book a Free Discovery Call with Lindsey

No supplement or diet can outpace chronic stress.
Lindsey explores how the “pregnenolone steal” connects stress and progesterone loss—and why calming your nervous system is the first step toward restoring energy.

Takeaways
• Chronic stress hijacks hormone balance and fuels fatigue.
• Small practices—breathing, movement, prayer—reset cortisol naturally.

Free Resources
✨ Perimenopause Hell & How to Overcome It
🧭 Where Are You on the Journey? Take the Menopause Quiz
💬 Book Your Free Discovery Call

Scripture Sign-Off

“Cast all your worries on him, because he cares for you.” — 1 Peter 5:7

Your Body Remembers—Healing the Hidden Stress of Perimenopause with Maisie Smith-Lovett

Guest: Maisie Smith-Lovett, CEO and Founder of MSL Holistic Wellness Coaching

In this episode, Lindsey sits down with Maisie Smith-Lovett, a holistic wellness coach who helps high-achieving women heal their bodies from the inside out. Maisie shares her powerful story of overcoming autoimmune disease, refusing to believe the prognosis that she’d “live and die on medication,” and discovering a path to true healing through emotional release, nervous system regulation, and trauma recovery.

Together, they explore the deep connection between unhealed stress, stored trauma, and chronic symptoms—and how listening to the body’s wisdom can lead to physical, emotional, and spiritual freedom. Maisie explains her signature SHIFT Method, a process that helps women release what’s been holding them back so they can step fully into their peace, presence, and power.

How trauma and chronic stress manifest as physical symptoms

The nervous system’s role in healing and self-regulation

Why women often disconnect from their bodies (and how to reconnect)

Maisie’s SHIFT Method for emotional release and embodied healing

What it means to step into your “Queendom”—leading life from peace, not pressure

How faith, mindset, and nervous system work together in true transformation

Website: mslwellness.com
Free Resource: mslwellness.kit.com/signals
Instagram: @maisie.smith.lovett
YouTube: @maisie.smith.lovett
Facebook: facebook.com/maisieroi

Download: Perimenopause Hell & How to Overcome It
 Take the Quiz: Where Are You on the Menopause Journey?
Book a Discovery Call: Let’s talk about your next steps

You’re wiped out—but still scrolling at midnight.
In this quick listen, Lindsey explains how blue light and late-night habits disrupt melatonin, spike cortisol, and throw off hormone rhythm, leaving you groggy and foggy the next day.

Takeaways
• Blue light delays melatonin and fuels insomnia.
• Simple rituals—dim lights, no screens, bedtime prayer—restore deep rest.

Free Resources
✨ Download Perimenopause Hell & How to Overcome It
🧭 Take the Menopause Quiz
💬 Book a Free Discovery Call

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“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” — Psalm 4:8

Exhaustion often hides beneath self-reliance.
Lindsey shares why asking for help isn’t weakness—it’s physiology. Social connection reduces stress hormones, protects mood, and even steadies energy during the hormonal ups and downs of midlife.

Takeaways
• Support lowers cortisol and improves emotional resilience.
• You were never meant to navigate menopause alone.

Free Resources
✨ Perimenopause Hell & How to Overcome It
🧭 Menopause Quiz: Where Are You on the Journey?
💬 Schedule Your Free Discovery Call

Scripture Sign-Off

“Carry one another’s burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2