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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!
Episodes
26 episodes
Episode 26: Seasonal Affective Disorder or the Winter Blah's Got You Losing Motivation? The 8 Daily Habits to Get Back on Track
Did you head into 2026 feeling hopeful that this would finally be the year things clicked with your health… only to find that a few weeks in, your motivation has quietly dropped off?If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone — an...
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Episode 25: Peptides for Weight Loss, Energy & Anti-Aging? — What Midlife Women Really Need to Know
If you’ve been hearing more and more about peptides — especially alongside GLP-1 injections — and feeling unsure about what they actually are, how they work, or whether they’re something you should even be considering… this episode is for...
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Episode 25
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Episode 24: Is your thyroid the reason you're exhausted and can't lose weight? What every woman in midlife needs to know
There comes a moment in midlife when you start asking different questions about your health.You’re not just focused on weight anymore.Chances are you’re thinking about energy, hormones, bloodwork, and how you want ...
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Episode 24
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Episode 23: My results so far and my plan for long-term success
In Part 13, the final episode of my Journey to Metabolic Balance mini-series, I’m reflecting on where I’m at now — 10 weeks into the program — and tying together everything this journey has taught me.At this point,...
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Episode 23
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Episode 22: Freedom Day! Treat meals, exercise & other exciting changes after Phase 2
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 intentional...
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Episode 22
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Episode 21: My first social event without alcohol during Phase 2
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 me...
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Episode 21
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Episode 20: How I navigated my first restaurant experience on The Metabolic Balance Program
In Part 10 of this mini-series, I’m taking you into my experience eating out at a restaurant while following The Metabolic Balance® Program during Phase 2, the most structured part of the metabolic reset.This episo...
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Episode 20
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Episode 18: How a short-lived histamine reaction told me everything was going according to plan
In Part 8 of this mini-series, I’m sharing a very real — and very short-lived — experience I had early on in my journey that ended up becoming one of the most empowering moments of all.Around day 6 on my plan (about 4 da...
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Episode 18
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Episode 19: Hitting my emotional wall - the 3 secrets that helped me overcome the urge to quit on Day 9
In Part 9 of this mini-series, I’m sharing a very honest look at the emotional side of transformation — the part that often surprises women the most, and the point where many end up quitting.This episode was recorded on ...
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Episode 19
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Episode 17: How I navigated early detox symptoms (and why this this is the first stage of healing)
In Part 7 of this mini-series, I’m sharing what happened when I reached the point in my health and weight loss journey where my body was clearly starting to respond to the positive changes I was making — but in what felt like a negative ...
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Episode 16: Phase 1 Day 1 - My successes and challenges in the cleansing phase
In Part 6 of this mini-series, I’m taking you into the very beginning of my journey — Phase 1, Day 1 — and sharing what the first day on the The Metabolic Balance® Program actually felt like.This episode f...
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Episode 16
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Episode 15: How I Prepped Like a Pro for Phase 1 of The Metabolic Balance Program (Part 5 of Mini Series)
In Part 5 of this mini-series, I’m sharing what it actually looked like to prepare for Phase 1 and the start of Phase 2 of The Metabolic Balance® Program — and why this preparation is the first key to success.In th...
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Episode 14: Getting started on my plan (and why my mindset almost tripped me up before I even started!)
In Part 4 of this mini-series where I walk you through my own midlife health and weight loss journey following The Metabolic Balance® Program, I’m sharing the importance of mindset and how my own mindset almost d...
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Episode 14
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Episode 13: How my personalized nutrition plan was created using my bloodwork as my blueprint
In Part 3 of this mini-series, I’m walking you through exactly how my personalized nutrition plan was created — step by step — using my own bloodwork as a blueprint.This is the episode where everything moves from inform...
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Episode 13
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Episode 12: What my bloodwork revealed about the REAL reason weight loss was such a struggle in my 40s
In Part 2 of this mini-series, I’m taking you deeper into my own health and weight loss journey — to the point where I was finally able to stop guessing and started getting real answers.This episode is all about my b...
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Episode 12
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Episode 11: Why I chose the Metabolic Balance® Program to lose 23lbs in 8 weeks in perimenopause (Part 1 of Mini-Series)
In Part 1 of this mini-series where I take you on my own health and weight loss journey, I’m taking you back to the moment where I decided to follow The Metabolic Balance® Program -...
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Episode 11
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Episode 10: The Truth About HRT: What it Helps, What it Doesn’t & Whether it’s Right For You
If you’ve been feeling torn about HRT — whether to start it, stay on it, or stop it — this episode is going to feel like someone finally turned the lights on. So many women in their 40s and 50s quietly wrestle with the same question...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9: Considering or Taking Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro for Midlife Weight Loss? What Every Woman Over 40 Needs to Know Before Deciding to Try (Or Wanting to Come Off) GLP-1s
If you’re a woman in your 40s or 50s who’s feeling torn about Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or other GLP-1 medications — this episode is for you. Maybe your doctor has flagged rising A1C, fasting glucose or cholesterol…Maybe your...
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Episode 9
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Episode 8: How to Enjoy the Holidays Without Guilt & Restriction and STILL Prime Your Metabolism for Weight Loss in January
Already feeling the pressure of wanting to enjoy the festive season without restricting all of your party foods and treats while figuring out how to not put on 10 more lbs?You are so not alone — and the good news is, you don’t have to ch...
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Episode 7: The 5 Biggest Symptoms of Perimenopause Women Over 40+ Misunderstand (And What Your Body Is Telling You To Focus On Next)
Struggling with exhaustion more often than not these days? What about 2–3 AM wake-ups by a brain that won't shut off?Stubborn belly weight no matter how healthy you eat or how much you exercise? Mood swings you ca...
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Episode 7
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Episode 6: (Part 3) How I Went To Thriving From Barely Surviving in Midlife - The Habits & Mindset Shifts That Rebuilt My Body, Mind & Confidence
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s really possible to feel like yourself again in midlife — this is the episode you need.In Part 3 of this intimate mini-series, I’m taking you inside the exact steps I used to rebuild my health...
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Episode 6
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Episode 5: (Part 2) What Actually Helped Me Heal in Midlife - Energy, Weight Loss & Hormone Balance Without Extremes
Midlife weight gain, exhaustion, anxiety, bloating, cravings, and that deep sense of “Who even am I anymore?” — this episode is for every woman who feels her body shifting in ways she can’t control. If you’ve been wondering why nothing...
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Episode 4: (Part 1) My 3 Health Crises That Changed Everything
This episode marks the beginning of a special 3-part mini-series inside The Midlife Vitality Project Podcast called “Becoming Me Again.”In this series, I’m pulling back the curtain and sharing the most personal parts of m...
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Episode 4
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Episode 3: Surviving Susan vs. Thriving Thelma: Which One Are You and Why Does It Matter?
Struggling with midlife weight gain, fatigue, or hormonal imbalance and wonder why some women seem to have it altogether when you're slowly falling apart at the seams? In this episode, Joanne breaks down why your metabolism, hormone...
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Episode 3
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Episode 2: The Key Blood Markers Every Woman Over 40 Should Know
If your doctor keeps telling you your bloodwork looks “normal,” but you still feel exhausted, puffy, moody, wired-but-tired, and struggling with stubborn belly fat… this episode is for you.In this deep dive, I walk you through the key bl...
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