Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Health
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I’m Jessica Long, a health coach, certified menopause coaching specialist and fellow midlife woman on this wild ride with you. Join me each week and together let’s learn about midlife women’s health and wellness from every angle — Western, Eastern and everything in between. We talk perimenopause and menopause, burnout, career pivots, parenting, marriage shifts, purpose, and the constant quest to feel like ourselves again.
You’ll hear honest midlife advice from experts and everyday women, and real-life tools that actually help with hormone health, mindset, nutrition, and lifestyle — plus fun stuff like our favorite books and girls’ trips.
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Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones & Midlife Women’s Health
52: I’m Doing the Holidays Differently This Year
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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 version of ease.
In this episode, I talk about:
• Small, sensory rituals that make the holidays feel more meaningful
• What I noticed when gift-giving crossed into overstimulation
• How protecting your bandwidth can help you feel calmer and more present
• Asking yourself how you want to feel this holiday week — and honoring that
Coming Up
Next week, I’m sharing some of my favorite end-of-year reflection prompts to help you celebrate how far you’ve come and set intentions for an aligned year ahead. Make sure you are following the show so you don't miss this episode!
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:37 My Small Traditions for Savoring the Season
05:07 Simplifying Gift Giving
07:06 Mini Digital Detoxes for More Presence
09:38 Questions to Ask Yourself
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