Menopause, Melanin & Aging Like A Queen
Menopause, anti-diet culture, anti-racism and disrupting the stigma when it comes to fitness and health especially in the menopause space.
Episodes
16 episodes
Episode 15 - I don't have a uterus so...
I had a partial hysterectomy almost 11 years ago. I had really bad fibroids – 4 6-7mm. My uterus was the size of a 5 month pregnant woman. I first found out about them when I had an abortion when I was 21. The Dr. said they w...
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Episode 14 - My scary experience with stress and pain
I could write a book about how stress can affect your body.Approx 15+ years ago I lived with such bad chronic pain in my knees and ankles, that I eventually ended up taking 4 migrain strength Advil gel caps per day for months.I ...
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Episode 13 - The MYTH of weight loss in menopause.
There are MANY myths when it comes to menopause.You only reach menopause once you are 50. If you aren’t having hot flashes and or night sweats, you're not suffering enough.Being in your late 30’s or early 40’s...
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Episode 12 - The FEAR of change
If you don’t fear change, you’re an anomaly I believe that we all fear change – although we KNOW that it’s enivitable, we try SO DAMN HARD to keep things “satus quo” so there are no surprises and we can control things. ...
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Episode 11 - The Toxic Diet Industry and Menopause.
Up until about 5 years ago, I used to focus on weight loss with all of my clients because I understood the desire to be smaller. Diet culture is deeply rooted in a LOT of us and it is also a VERY large part of the health and ...
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Episode 10 - Why is it mostly white women talking about menopause?
Why are there only white women talking about menopause? Well, not ONLY white women, but let’s be honest – primarily white womenWhen we think of our world; the system and power, the most powerful person is the white man. Second to him is ...
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Episode 9 - Routines, stress and menopause
With the summer is coming to an end , it’s normal that this is the time to get back into routines i.e. exercising more, walking more regularly , eating better and having less alcohol.In the fitness industry, we call September the new “N...
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Episode 8 - What I wish my mother told me about menopause.
If you are like me, you probably had minimum (or no) idea that you were going through perimenopause and your mom never talked about it either.Now looking back, I started getting symptoms of perimenopause at the beginning of Covid and th...
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Episode 7 - The Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause.
So what IS the Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause? It is the musculoskeletal (muscular) symptoms that over 70% of women will experience as a result of declining estrogen during meniopause. Dr. Vonda Wright – ortohop...
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Episode 6 - It was hard to watch my body change.
As a fitness professional, this is something that I KNOW you don’t hear enough in the fitness industry. It is HARD to watch our bodies change.Brainwashed us to believe that if we just “do the thing”, exercise, eat etc. We will have contr...
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Episode 5 - Why exercising more and eating less no longer works especially if looking to lose weight in menopause.
70’s and 80’s babies grew up with 20 minute workout and Jane Fonda. Diets – cabbage soup, grapefruit diet, zone diet, 1200 calories.1200 calories - Where did it come from?1918 Dr Lulu Hunt Peters – book Diet & Heal...
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Episode 4 - My recent blood work results
Do I have some exciting news for you!!! I got some blood work back and want to share the results with you. I am 53 and will guess that I have been going through perimenopause 5+ years (?)but don't have a cycle to follow to know...
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Episode 3 - Why it is SO important to strength train in menopause.
I have always been a fan of strength training. I joined my first gym when I was 18 and it didn’t take me long before I found the weight room.Some women don’t like the look of muscles on women – I LOVE them. Howe...
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Episode 2 - The MOST Important Macro in Menopause.
What's the MOST important macro in Menopause?First, allow me to explain to you what a "macro" is.Macro is short-form for Macronutrient and there are 3 macronutrients - carbohydrates, proteins and fats. I am NOT a fa...
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