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Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
Jessica Long | Health & Wellness Coach for Midlife Women 40+
55 episodes
5 days ago
Eating less and exercising more does not help with weight gain in perimenopause. It can actually backfire. Here’s what works instead. In this episode, I talk with registered dietitian and holistic nutritionist Betsy Markle about why traditional dieting stops working in perimenopause and what actually supports metabolism during midlife. We unpack why the old “calories in calories out” advice fails so many women, how fluctuating hormones impact blood sugar, cravings, sleep, and weight gain, and...
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Eating less and exercising more does not help with weight gain in perimenopause. It can actually backfire. Here’s what works instead. In this episode, I talk with registered dietitian and holistic nutritionist Betsy Markle about why traditional dieting stops working in perimenopause and what actually supports metabolism during midlife. We unpack why the old “calories in calories out” advice fails so many women, how fluctuating hormones impact blood sugar, cravings, sleep, and weight gain, and...
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Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
54: Why Dieting Backfires and Metabolism Is Key in Perimenopause
Eating less and exercising more does not help with weight gain in perimenopause. It can actually backfire. Here’s what works instead. In this episode, I talk with registered dietitian and holistic nutritionist Betsy Markle about why traditional dieting stops working in perimenopause and what actually supports metabolism during midlife. We unpack why the old “calories in calories out” advice fails so many women, how fluctuating hormones impact blood sugar, cravings, sleep, and weight gain, and...
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6 days ago
31 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
53: New Year Reflection for Midlife Women Who Want a More Aligned Life
Did you accomplish a lot this year but still feel oddly unfulfilled? This episode will help you understand why and what to do next. In this solo episode, I share some of my favorite end-of-year and New Year reflection prompts for midlife women who are done moving through life on auto-pilot and ready to get honest about what it takes to live life “awake.” ✨ Get the full list of end-of-year and new-year reflection questions sent straight to your inbox. This episode is not about goal-setting, re...
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1 week ago
15 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
52: I’m Doing the Holidays Differently This Year
A short and sweet check-in on slowing down, protecting your bandwidth, and savoring the holiday week instead of letting it blur. In this episode, I’m sharing a few small, meaningful ways I’m protecting my energy and sanity during the holiday week — in case it inspires you to do the same. This is about slowing down enough to actually feel this season and not miss the joy because you’re on auto-pilot. If the holidays feel a little overwhelming, this is your chance to choose your own versi...
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2 weeks ago
12 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
51: The Best Midlife Advice From 50 Episodes on Perimenopause, Reinvention and Feeling Like Yourself Again
If midlife has you thinking, “Why don’t I feel like myself anymore?”—this episode is for you. After 50 episodes of interviewing doctors, coaches, healers, and badass midlife women (plus sharing plenty of my own solo reflections), I’ve noticed the same themes rise to the surface again and again. Today, I’m pulling together the most important lessons from the first 50 episodes to help you feel less alone, more informed, and way more empowered in this chapter of life. We cover: ✔️Why perimenopau...
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3 weeks ago
18 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
50: Holiday Eating Tips Every Midlife Woman Needs
The holidays are here — which means parties, pressure, family expectations, and enough sugar to take down a small village. If you’re a midlife woman who’s finally feeling good again thanks to protein, strength training, better sleep, and smarter nutrition… the holidays can feel like a threat to your hard-won progress. Good news: you can stay true to your healthy habits and have fun. In this episode, Jessica talks with Jacquelyn Reale, the vibrant natural chef behind Marin Mama Cooks, who shar...
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1 month ago
26 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
49: Simplify the Holidays: Minimalist Tips for Busy Midlife Women with Shira Gill
Raise your hand (or glass?) if gift giving, cards, décor, hosting, and family expectations around the holidays STRESS. YOU. OUT. I see you. In this episode, world-renowned organizing expert and bestselling author Shira Gill shares minimalist strategies that help busy midlife women simplify the holidays without sacrificing joy. We cover: ✔️Why we keep buying things we don’t need — and how to break the cycle ✔️How to handle unwanted gifts without guilt ✔️Décor ideas that create a festive ...
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1 month ago
38 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
48: What Midlife Women Are Most Grateful For (A Crowdsourced Thanksgiving Episode)
This one’s special — because you helped create it. In honor of Thanksgiving, I asked listeners to share what they’re feeling most grateful for in midlife. And your answers were so good! They’re honest, hilarious, heartfelt, and full of that signature midlife “F-it” energy we all know and love. Today’s episode is a crowdsourced roundup of what real women 40+ are grateful for right now — from better relationships with our bodies, to boundaries that finally stick, to friendships that really matt...
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1 month ago
13 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
47: Why You Don’t Feel Like Yourself in Perimenopause (& How to Get Your Groove Back) with Dr. Prudence Hall
If you’ve been thinking, “I just don’t feel like myself anymore,” this episode is for you. Dr. Prudence Hall breaks down why perimenopause can flip your mood, energy, sleep, libido, and identity upside down—and what you can actually do about it. We dig into the hormonal shifts behind the fog, the labs that matter, the truth about birth control pills and hormonal IUDs in perimenopause, and how bioidentical hormones may help you feel like you again. In this episode, you’ll learn: •The real reas...
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1 month ago
36 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
46: 📣 Introducing the Midlife Advice Podcast (formerly Belong Wellness)
The podcast has a new name! Welcome to Midlife Advice, where smart and sassy women over 40 come to figure out all things midlife — from hormones to careers, relationships, and everything in between. In this episode, Jessica shares why she decided to change the name from Belong Wellness to Midlife Advice and how you can be featured in an upcoming episode. If you’ve ever struggled to launch something because you were waiting for it to be perfect, this one will inspire you to just start — and re...
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2 months ago
4 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
45: Surviving Breast Cancer & Early Menopause with a “Pausitive Outlook” (Teyonna Bowman)
Is midlife going exactly as you expected it would? Yeah… me neither. And it certainly didn’t for Teyonna Bowman. At 35, she was a young mom who thought she was doing everything right — eating healthy, staying active, raising her kids — until she found a lump in her breast that changed everything. After surviving breast cancer twice and enduring chemotherapy, radiation, and hormone-blocking treatment, Teyonna entered medically induced menopause at 40. In this episode, Teyonna shares what...
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2 months ago
32 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
44: Midlife Advice: Family “Vacation” Edition
My midlife mom friends—If you’ve ever needed a vacation after your family vacation, this one’s for you. In this playful mini-sode, I reflect on my recent family “vacation,” and how I’m getting closer to dropping the quotes. I talk five-hour flights with no iPads, the magic of kids’ clubs, Yoto players, hotel spas, and share tips (and a few silly wins) for traveling with little kids while keeping your sanity intact. You’ll hear: •Tips that make family travel a little easier •How to actually sq...
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2 months ago
15 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
43: How Beliefs About Aging Affect Midlife Health and Longevity with Andrea Nakayama
Turns out, those ‘I’m past my prime’ thoughts aren’t harmless—they can literally change your hormones, heart, and health. 😱 Functional nutritionist and narrative-medicine practitioner (yes, we will cover what that means) Andrea Nakayama explains how age beliefs influence inflammation, cortisol, heart health, memory, recovery, and even longevity. If you’re a midlife woman trying to feel your best during this wacky season of life and want some practical midlife advice for how to evolve into one...
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2 months ago
42 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
42: Why Parenting Is the Most Advanced Yoga with Sarah Ezrin
What if the hardest thing to do in yoga isn’t on the mat — it’s staying calm when your kid rolls their eyes for the fiftieth time that day? In this episode, I talk with Sarah Ezrin, yoga teacher and author of The Yoga of Parenting, about how the ancient principles of yoga can help us survive — and even savor — the chaos of raising humans as midlife women. Sarah says parenting is the most advanced yoga of all, and once you hear her examples, you’ll get it. We talk about how yoga is less about ...
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3 months ago
39 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
41: Are You Sabotaging Your Own Joy? How to Stop Holding Yourself Back in Midlife with Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming
Have you ever noticed that just when life starts to feel really good…you start waiting for the other shoe to drop? Or worse, you pick a fight or find a way to mess things up? That’s not random—it’s what psychologists call the Upper Limits Problem, and it’s one of the sneakiest ways we sabotage our own joy. In this episode, I talk with award-winning author Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming, whose book How to Have a Happy Birthday explores why so many of us minimize celebrations, dread our own birthdays, o...
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3 months ago
30 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
40: Emotional Eating: Why We Do It and How to Stop with Tricia Nelson
Bag of chips. Pint of ice cream. Pick your favorite vice. Ever caught yourself thinking, “I’m not even hungry—so why am I eating this?” In this episode, I’m joined by Tricia Nelson, founder of Heal Your Hunger and author of Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. After losing 50 pounds and healing her own relationship with food, Tricia has devoted decades to helping women uncover the real reasons behind emotional eating. We talk about: ✔️What emotional eating actually is...
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3 months ago
40 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
39: The Menopause Hormone Options No One Explained to You with Pharmacist Peter Koshland
Most women are told there are only a handful of options when it comes to hormone therapy for perimenopause and menopause. But what if that’s not the full story? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Peter Koshland, a UCSF-trained pharmacist and founder of Koshland Pharm, San Francisco’s only PCAB-accredited compounding pharmacy. Peter pulls back the curtain on what compounding really is, how safety and testing work, and why it can open up a world of options beyond the standard prescriptions. W...
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3 months ago
47 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
38:🎙️Do I Love Podcasting? The Honest Truth
In today’s minisode, I’m answering one of the most common questions I get: “So… do you love podcasting?” The short answer? Yes! I love the challenge of learning a new industry, diving into conversations with inspiring midlife women, and spreading science-based information. But I also want to keep it real — it’s not all rainbows and unicorns. Podcasting is a ton of work, and doing it solo while juggling family and life isn’t sustainable forever. In this short and honest episode, I share: ✔️ Wh...
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3 months ago
8 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
37: Midlife Nutrition Tips for Belly Fat, Brain Fog and Sleep with Barbara Sobel
If you’ve hit your 40s and suddenly feel like your body got swapped out for someone else’s…I’m right there with you. For many midlife women, uninvited menopause belly fat shows up overnight, brain fog makes you lose your train of thought mid-sentence, and you’re wide awake at 3am pondering disasters that will probably never happen. In this episode, I’m joined by Barbara Sobel, a board-certified nutritionist with a master’s in clinical and functional medicine nutrition. Barb specializes ...
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4 months ago
42 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
36: 🥣 5 Foods I Don’t Eat Anymore
In this episode, I’m sharing five foods I used to eat all the time that just don’t have a place in my life anymore. And no, this isn’t about demonizing food or creating rules. It’s about noticing how my choices have shifted as I’ve moved through midlife and perimenopause, and celebrating the small but powerful changes that support my hormone health and energy now. You’ll hear me talk about: ✔️Why I broke up with breakfast cereal after decades of eating it on the regular ✔️The hardest thing ...
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4 months ago
15 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
35: Ayurveda Says Perimenopause Is Your Golden Goddess Era with Heather Grzych
Perimenopause doesn’t have to feel like the end of your fire. In Ayurveda, this stage of life is actually called your Golden Goddess era. In this episode, Jessica talks with Heather Grzych, Ayurvedic doctor-level practitioner, bestselling author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility, and former president of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Heather explains how Ayurveda sees midlife as a shift from the fiery stage of life into the air and space stage — a transition that brings both ch...
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4 months ago
35 minutes

Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Wellness
Eating less and exercising more does not help with weight gain in perimenopause. It can actually backfire. Here’s what works instead. In this episode, I talk with registered dietitian and holistic nutritionist Betsy Markle about why traditional dieting stops working in perimenopause and what actually supports metabolism during midlife. We unpack why the old “calories in calories out” advice fails so many women, how fluctuating hormones impact blood sugar, cravings, sleep, and weight gain, and...