Do you have questions about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopause but you don’t know who to ask? Enter our guest in this episode of Midlife Rise + Thrive, Jennifer Gularson. Jennifer is a functional medicine practitioner who specializes in HRT for perimenopausal and menopausal women, and she’s here to answer your burning questions about HRT. This is something that isn’t talked about a lot, so it’s no surprise that you have unanswered questions. This episode will provide you with some fo...
Jun 13, 2024•33 min•Ep. 58
How often do you celebrate yourself and your wins? This episode is an invitation for you to join us in celebrating you! We are all women going through life together and our experiences are worth celebrating. Julie Blamphin is joining us to share what she’s learned about vulnerability and why it’s so important to share your story. You might think your story doesn’t matter but you’re so wrong, and Julie is here to tell you why. Julie is a yoga pro, speaker, retreat leader, and the founder of Stret...
Jun 06, 2024•26 min•Ep. 57
Did you know that it’s possible to reverse diabetes? There’s a lot that we’re not taught about the prevention and even reversal of diabetes, especially as women. That’s why I’ve recruited the help of an expert to take us through it in this episode of Midlife Rise + Thrive. Dr Lara May is here to teach you what your family doctor never did about diabetes. Dr. Lara is a functional medicine clinical specialist, master intuitive healer, and international teacher and speaker. She's on a mission to em...
May 30, 2024•29 min•Ep. 56
What can you do to make your hormones happy during perimenopause? In the last episode of the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast, we talked about what to expect from perimenopause and how to know when you’re in it. In this episode, we’re going one step further to discuss what you can do about the perimenopausal symptoms that are making your life miserable. I’m here to arm you with tools you can master on your own so that you can take action right now to start feeling better. Topics covered in this epi...
May 23, 2024•25 min•Ep. 55
Today on the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast is the “What to Expect When You Aren’t Expecting Anything” Perimenopause Edition. No one hands you a guide or even tells you much about what to expect during perimenopause, and it will probably start before you’re expecting it at all. This episode will teach you how to recognize the signs of perimenopause so that you can take your health into your own hands. Topics covered in this episode include: Surprising symptoms that are actually signs of perimenop...
May 16, 2024•23 min•Ep. 54
Are you wondering what’s going on with your hormones? In this episode of Midlife Rise + Thrive, Dee Davidson is here to help you find answers to your questions. Whatever symptoms you’re experiencing, your body is communicating something to you, and hormone testing can help you understand what it is. With over two decades of experience in functional health, Dee Davidson has dedicated her career to empowering women to thrive through a holistic approach to well-being. As a seasoned functional healt...
May 09, 2024•31 min•Ep. 53
If you’re a woman in midlife, you need to hear this episode on the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast! I’m talking with Tsgoyna Tanzman all about strokes. Signs and symptoms, what to do if you have one, prevention, and recovery: we’re getting into it all. Women suffer more fatalities from strokes than men, which is why I’m so passionate about having this conversation to educate more women on stroke prevention. Tsgoyna is sharing what you can do to prevent a stroke, what to do in the case of an emerge...
May 02, 2024•28 min•Ep. 52
Have you ever had to care for a loved one through an illness or injury? Our guest, Sarah Cart, and I want you to know that you’re not alone. In this episode on the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast, I’m sitting down with Sarah to talk about her experience with her husband’s life-threatening health challenges and how she got through it. Sarah Cart was raised and educated in New York and New England and wrote for multiple local publications while she and her husband, Ben, raised four sons in northeast...
Apr 25, 2024•20 min•Ep. 51
Do you wish that you could stop emotional eating for good? Sherry Shaban is here to teach you a different approach to health that begins with self-love and listening to your body. Sherry will help you rewire your brain to release self-sabotaging limiting beliefs and fall in love with fitness so that weight loss becomes easy, predictable, and enjoyable. In this episode, we’re discussing what causes emotional eating, how to heal your relationship with your body, and what your gut health has to do ...
Apr 18, 2024•25 min•Ep. 50
Did you know that your bone health is a major contributing factor to your overall health as you age? Dr. Neustadt noticed that there were some pretty severe gaps in the healthcare industry when it came to bone health, so he made it his mission to make sure you have all the information you need to maintain healthy bones. In this episode of the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast, our first male guest, Dr. John Neustadt, is sharing some of the statistics on bone health in midlife, why your bones are so ...
Apr 11, 2024•37 min•Ep. 49
Can you think your way into a better life? Our guest Anna Marie Frank and I believe that you can, and we’re going to teach you how today on the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast. This episode is all about mindset, wellness, and how to improve your life through the power of thought. In this episode, Anna Marie explains how you can control your biology, understand your brain type, and create a plan for the future of your health. Dr. Anna Marie Frank, a doctor of Traditional Naturopathy with a Ph.D. in...
Apr 04, 2024•28 min•Ep. 48
Are you ready to rediscover who you are after feeling lost in a marriage? There are a lot of misconceptions about leaving a marriage and it can feel really isolating, but Elizabeth Soto-Baez wants you to know that you’re not alone. She gets it, and she can help. Through breathwork and other techniques, she will help you reconnect to yourself, regulate your nervous system, and release anxiety so that you can become the woman you want to be. Don’t miss this episode of the Midlife Rise + Thrive pod...
Mar 28, 2024•23 min•Ep. 47
How hard do you find it to eat healthily? It can feel like there are a lot of barriers to healthy eating like time, money, and skill, because we seem to have overcomplicated it. What if healthy eating could be super simple? Lynne Bowman is here on the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast to prove to you that it can be simple. She’s sharing her best tips for simple healthy eating for the whole family. The best part is, she doesn’t want you to stop eating the foods you love! Her process is all about find...
Mar 21, 2024•36 min•Ep. 46
Are you familiar with your blood sugar levels? It’s not uncommon to have no idea what your blood sugar levels are, even though they could be at the root of a whole bunch of the mystery symptoms you’re struggling with. Linn Rivers is joining us on the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast to talk about why it’s so important to manage your blood sugar levels, what to do about them, and where to find resources to help you. Linn Rivers is a functional health and wellness expert and educator. She teaches peo...
Mar 14, 2024•29 min•Ep. 45
What’s causing you to wake up at the same time in the middle of the night, week after week? Morgan Adams is here on Midlife Rise + Thrive to help you get to the root of your sleep struggles. You might recognize Morgan from one of the earliest episodes of the podcast, and she has so much good stuff to share that I just had to have her back. It’s really common for women in midlife to experience changes in their sleep patterns, including those middle-of-the-night wakeup calls, but why? And what can...
Mar 07, 2024•29 min•Ep. 44
Do you wish you had a better relationship with money? It’s common for women in midlife to realize that they’ve never been deeply involved in their financial management and now they either want or need to be. You may have been forced to take control of your finances by death, divorce, or other unforeseen circumstances, or you may be feeling like you want to be better prepared and have more control in your life. Whatever your situation, financial coach Patti Handy can help. Patti is here on the Mi...
Feb 29, 2024•25 min•Ep. 43
What if you were only one thought away from your dream life? This episode of Midlife Rise + Thrive is all about the power of your thoughts. Kerry Tepedino is here to share the story that led her to create the One Thought Away Project to empower women to change their lives through the power of thought. This episode explores how your thoughts influence your reality, how to shift your mindset when you feel trapped by negative thinking, and how to leverage the power of your mind. Kerry Tepedino is t...
Feb 22, 2024•29 min•Ep. 42
What is shadow work? Shadow work is a type of therapy that’s been gaining attention online recently, so maybe you’ve heard of it before. I have a lot of questions about shadow work and I figured you might too, so I asked Dr. Elizabeth Berrocal to join us on the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast to give us a professional breakdown. In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth explains what shadow work is and how it can help you work through trauma and improve your relationship with yourself. She also touches on ot...
Feb 15, 2024•23 min•Ep. 41
Are you considering therapy for the first time as a woman in midlife? You might be wondering if therapy is right for you, how to find a therapist, or what to expect from your therapy sessions, among other things. There are all kinds of different types of therapy and it looks different for everyone, but this episode will help you understand the basics to get started. I figured there’s no one better to teach us about therapy than an actual therapist, so I invited Laura Reagan onto the show to help...
Feb 08, 2024•38 min•Ep. 40
A lot of the messages we receive about menopause are negative and most of them aren’t even true. If you feel like society puts you in a box as a woman in midlife, you’re not alone. You and I both know that not every 40-year-old woman fits in the same box. We’re all having unique experiences that come with unique needs, so how do we meet those needs in a world that treats us like we’re all the same? In this episode of Midlife Rise + Thrive, special guest Susana Puelles and I are talking about eve...
Feb 01, 2024•25 min•Ep. 39
How often do you speak to yourself with kindness? We tend to be much harder on ourselves than we ever would be on our loved ones, and we’re doing ourselves a disservice. Did you know that self-compassion doesn’t only make you feel better, but it also helps you accomplish goals and break bad habits? Brittany Cano is here to teach us more about the benefits of radical self-care and how to implement it as a practice in our lives. We’re talking about how to notice and interrupt negative thoughts, li...
Jan 25, 2024•26 min•Ep. 38
Do you feel trapped in the cycle of dieting, losing weight, and then gaining it all back? Like no matter how committed you are, nothing ever sticks? Laura Folkes is here on the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast to teach you a different approach to weight loss and your relationship with food so that you can get to the root of what’s keeping you stuck and break the cycle for good. She’s teaching you how to make a truce with food. Laura is sharing her own experience with weight loss and what allowed he...
Jan 18, 2024•26 min•Ep. 37
This episode of Midlife Rise + Thrive is your guide to all things gut health. You might have found your way to this episode because you’re struggling with symptoms like bloating, nausea, and indigestion, but did you know that your gut could be affecting you throughout your body? If you also struggle with things like headaches, fatigue, and mood swings, your gut is a great place to start. Dr. Rosemarie Rutecki is joining us to guide us through the basics of good gut health and the top four things...
Jan 11, 2024•19 min•Ep. 36
How often do you talk to other women your age about what you’re going through and how you feel? Sherrilynne Starkie woke up on her 59th birthday and realized that the answer was not very often at all, and that had to change. She set out to start a podcast and interview 50 women over 50 to hear their stories and give women a space to come together and feel connected. In this episode of Midlife Rise + Thrive, Sherrilynne is talking about what she learned from that experience and how it brought her...
Jan 04, 2024•23 min•Ep. 35
Do you have a game plan for your life? When things don’t go to plan, you lose touch with yourself, or life throws you a curveball, having a game plan in place can save you from disaster. Heather Gidusko is here to talk about how a game plan can help you come back after losing yourself and be the star player in your life. Heather is sharing some of the experiences from her own life that taught her the importance of having a game plan and her formula that you can follow to create a game plan of yo...
Dec 28, 2023•30 min•Ep. 34
Entering perimenopause and menopause can be a really scary and isolating experience. We’re taught as a society not to talk about it, so then when the time comes, not only do you not know what to expect, but you have no one to turn to. Amita Sharma had this experience in her own life and said enough is enough. Now she’s committed to helping women feel their best and fight the stigma so that no one has to go through it alone. Amita is here on the Midlife Rise + Thrive podcast to share her holistic...
Dec 21, 2023•26 min•Ep. 33
Do you have questions about cancer that you’re not sure who to ask? We’re lucky enough to be joined in this episode of Midlife Rise + Thrive by someone who’s willing to talk all about her experience so that she can help others. Fitz Koehler is here and she’s sharing her story. Whatever brought you to this episode, I want you to know that we see you and we’re rooting for you. Cancer is a scary diagnosis, but hearing survivor’s success stories can be so helpful. Not only did Fitz survive, but she’...
Dec 14, 2023•27 min•Ep. 32
We all know that alcohol is not good for us, so why is it so hard to quit or cut back? In this episode of Midlife Rise + Thrive, we’re taking a deep dive into the science behind what alcohol does to your body and why it’s so difficult to change your drinking habits, even when you have the best intentions. Special guest Maureen Benkovich is here to share her approach to going alcohol-free without judgment or shame. When Maureen confronted her own challenges with alcohol, she uncovered the insidio...
Dec 07, 2023•34 min•Ep. 31
How often do you get to play? How often do you even think about playfulness as an adult? For many of us, the answer is not very often, but TJ Matton is on a mission to change that. In this episode, TJ will teach you why we actually need to play as adults. You’re going to learn the neuroscience behind play, what makes us stop playing, and how to start playing again in midlife. I’m so excited to reconnect with my playful side and I hope you are too! Believe it or not, your body will thank you for ...
Nov 30, 2023•36 min•Ep. 30
Are the holidays a particularly difficult time for you? You might feel alone based on the picture-perfect posts in your Instagram feed, but the truth is you’re not alone at all. We think of the holidays as a wonderful time of year filled with joy, laughter, family, and love, but the holidays can be super stressful for so many of us. With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to take some time to talk about strategies that can help you through whatever struggles you’re experiencing this year. In t...
Nov 23, 2023•31 min•Ep. 29
