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The Midlife Vitality Project: Where Perimenopause Becomes Your Comeback Story Naturally!
If you’re a woman over 40 who is tired of feeling tired, foggy, or stuck in a body that doesn’t feel like yours anymore and are looking for a natural approach that will work for YOU to help you start feeling like yourself again, this podcast is for you.
In The Midlife Vitality Project podcast, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, cancer survivor and fellow perimenopause warrier, Joanne Willis, guides you through a real midlife health and life transformation — not one that relies on pills, weight loss injections, HRT or quick fixes, but through understanding your body’s signals and rebuilding your health from the root - naturally - with the power of nutrition!
In each episode, Joanne will dig deep into the real reason behind midlife weight gain, mood swings, fatigue, and other wacky and worrying symptoms of perimenopause — and teaches you how to rebalance your metabolism, hormones and blood levels to achieve your best health and lasting vitality through menopause and beyond.
Because midlife is not the end my friend — it’s just the beginning of your next chapter - the chapter that's all about you and living your best life!
The Midlife Vitality Project: Where Perimenopause Becomes Your Comeback Story Naturally!
Episode 22: Freedom Day! Treat meals, exercise & other exciting changes after Phase 2
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In Part 12 of this mini-series, I’m taking you into a pivotal turning point in my journey — the transition from the strict Phase 2 into the next phase of The Metabolic Balance® Program, where more freedom is intentionally reintroduced.
I’m sharing this episode on New Years Day of 2026, because it’s the exact moment when many women who are contemplating embarking on significant habit changes may also be asking themselves:
Can I really do this?
Is this going to take over my whole life?
Will I ever be able to eat "normally" again without gaining all the weight back?
This episode answers those questions — honestly and in real life.
I walk you through what had shifted for me after the first 16 days and how I decided what the next phase would look like for me based on my results so far.
You will learn:
- how I strategically included healthy oils (and why this was such an important shift if I wanted to continue seeing results).
- how I began to incorporate hormone-supportive exercise, why it had to wait until this particular phase and how I supported my body through recovery.
- how I approached my first treat meal (including my first alcoholic beverages), what I allowed myself and how I felt the next day.
This episode is a powerful reminder that personalization, consistency and structure leads to real food freedom — not long-term restriction.
If you’ve ever worried that committing to your health means giving everything up that you love, this episode will help you see what’s actually possible when your body is properly supported.
🌿 Ready to start your own journey?
If listening to this has you thinking about what you want this year to feel like — in your body, your energy, and your health — I am currently welcoming new clients into The Metabolic Balance® Program.
For a limited time, I’m offering a $300 year-end bonus discount on program enrolment, available until January 4th 2026.
Looking for personal guidance to help navigate your own midlife metabolism?
Let's talk about what's going on inside YOUR body and life and I will give you some clear, tangible steps to help you move forward in your health journey.
Book your free health goals assessment here.
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