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Message in the Middle: Midlife Women, Reinvention & Personal Growth
Message in the Middle is a podcast for women navigating the challenges, transitions, and reinventions that often come with midlife.
Hosted by Marianne DeMello-Smith, each episode explores the messy, meaningful moments that shape who we become. Through honest conversations with experts, authors, thought leaders, and everyday women, you'll discover practical insights, inspiring stories, and new perspectives on what it means to grow through life's most difficult seasons.
Whether you're facing a career change, caregiving responsibilities, health challenges, grief, relationship shifts, menopause, identity changes, or simply wondering what's next, Message in the Middle offers encouragement, wisdom, and real-world strategies to help you move forward with greater confidence and purpose.
Together, we'll explore resilience, personal growth, self-discovery, emotional well-being, and the power of turning life's messes into meaningful midlife messages.
Because midlife isn't the end of your story. It may just be the beginning of your next chapter.
Message in the Middle: Midlife Women, Reinvention & Personal Growth
Why Your Gut Isn’t Healing (And the Truth About Parasite Cleanses)
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There’s no shortage of advice when it comes to gut health right now.
Parasite cleanses. Heavy metal detoxes. Protocols that promise to fix everything in a matter of weeks.
And if you’ve been dealing with bloating, fatigue, constipation, or symptoms that never quite resolve, it makes sense why those promises are so appealing.
But what if some of the things you’re doing to heal are actually putting more stress on your body instead of helping it?
In this episode of Message in the Middle, Marianne sits down with Dr. Kate Davis, a licensed chiropractor and Functional Medicine doctor whose own decade-long struggle with chronic gut issues led to the discovery of a significant parasite infection that had been missed for years.
Together, they unpack what’s really happening beneath the surface when gut healing doesn’t work, why jumping into detox protocols too quickly can backfire, and how to approach healing in a way that actually supports the body.
This conversation is honest, eye-opening, and deeply validating for anyone who feels like they’ve already tried everything and still isn’t getting results.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why parasite cleanses and detox trends can sometimes do more harm than good
- What’s actually happening in the body during strong “detox reactions”
- The biggest gut health myths circulating right now
- Why gut healing often fails, even when you’re doing all the “right” things
- What “expensive pee” really means and why absorption matters
- The correct order of healing and why skipping steps can keep you stuck
- How gut health connects to stress, trauma, and the nervous system
- Where to start if you feel overwhelmed, discouraged, or out of options
If you’ve ever felt like your body isn’t responding the way it should, this episode will help you understand why and remind you that you’re not as stuck as you think.
Connect with Dr. Davis:
DM me the number ‘100’ on Instagram (@drkatedavis) and I’ll give you $100 off an initial consult + labs package
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