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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 21: My first social event without alcohol during Phase 2
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In Part 11 of this mini-series, I’m sharing what it was really like navigating my first social event without alcohol while following The Metabolic Balance® Program during Phase 2, the most structured and important part of the metabolic reset.
This episode takes place around Day 12, at a point where I had already lost 10 lbs in less than two weeks and was feeling motivated to protect the progress I was making — even as real life continued to happen.
For many women, alcohol feels like one of the hardest things to navigate socially. It’s often tied to relaxation, connection, celebration, and stress relief. So choosing not to drink — even temporarily — can bring up a lot of mental resistance.
In this episode, I talk about:
- how I approached my first night out without alcohol and what I was most concerned about beforehand
- the mindset shift that made saying no feel calm and intentional instead of restrictive
- what surprised me most about how the evening actually felt — physically and emotionally
- how clarity around why I was doing this made the choice feel easier than expected
- and why this experience strengthened my confidence that this program fits real life
This episode is for anyone who worries that prioritizing their health means sacrificing enjoyment, connection, or fun.
It’s a reminder that Phase 2 is temporary — just 16 days — and learning how to navigate these moments is what makes long-term success feel realistic and sustainable and once the metabolic reset is complete, we can again enjoy our favourite glass of wine or our favourite holiday cocktail in a more balanced way without undoing all of our hard work :)
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