Wellness for Real Life Podcast
Welcome to the Wellness for Real Life podcast!
Here we empower high achieving women to reach their goals in all areas by providing practical and straightforward advice that takes the overwhelm out of wellness.
Juggling work, family, and personal time can often feel like too much to manage, so we’ll provide simple tools and teach you how to set up routines that can seamlessly integrate into even the busiest season of life.
Tune in to hear us chat about everything from fitness, nutrition, mindset, time management, relationships, stress relief and self care, authentic communication, and more.
While sharing relatable lessons and takeaways from our own real life. You deserve to be and feel like the best version of yourself, and we’re here to help make that a reality.
Wellness for Real Life Podcast
Taking Back Your Power in Perimenopause
In this deeply relatable episode, Lauren and Marci dive into the realities of perimenopause—breaking down symptoms and sharing how you can feel empowered, not defeated, during this stage of life.
This isn’t about fear or frustration—it’s about taking action, starting simple, and feeling empowered to take control of your body and mind in midlife.
Key Timestamps
00:00 – How our Mother’s Days really went: walks, bagels, and Costco adventures
06:00 – Thai food, Instagram polls & the Crumbl Cookie controversy
14:30 – Parenting stories: teenage jobs, umpire gigs & independence
20:00 – Perimenopause 101: Why so many women feel lost in the fog
27:00 – Lifestyle over lab results: the importance of habits over hormone data
33:30 – Debunking cortisol myths: weight gain vs. water retention
37:10 – Bloat vs. belly fat: what’s really going on with your gut
41:00 – The 90/10 Rule: why clean eating matters more after 40
45:00 – Detoxing and sweating: signs your body is trying to offload
48:30 – Non-negotiables for thriving through perimenopause
If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend going through perimenopause or facing midlife wellness challenges. 💬
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