Total Health in Midlife with Elizabeth Sherman
Midlife doesn't have to mean slowing down, feeling out of control, or resigning yourself to being frumpy & invisible. On the Total Health in Midlife Podcast, seasoned health coach Elizabeth Sherman cuts through the noise of fad diets and contradictory wellness advice. In warm, relatable chats, you'll discover straightforward strategies for managing hormonal shifts, optimizing nutrition, and prioritizing emotional wellness—so you can experience genuine energy and comfort in your body.Whether you're juggling an empty nest, a changing career, or simply trying to keep up with everyday demands, each episode offers practical insights that fit into your real life. Tune in to hear expert interviews, personal stories, and encouraging tips designed to help you embrace this stage with confidence. It's time to unlock sustainable habits that support your physical health, nurture your mental well-being, and truly bring you peace of mind in your 40s, 50s, and beyond.Visit https://elizabethsherman.com/habits to download the 8 Basic Habits that Healthy People Do Guide & Checklist to start your journey focusing on the basics of good health for your body today!
Episodes
295 episodes
263 - Why Successful Women Still Struggle With Weight After 40
You’re competent everywhere else in your life.You manage work, relationships, responsibilities, and the endless logistics of adulthood. People rely on you because you figure things out.But when it comes to your health (your weight...
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Season 4
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Episode 263
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32:09
262 - 3 Types of Overeating
If you’ve ever said, “I just need more willpower around food,” this episode will challenge that belief in the best possible way.In this episode of Total Health in Midlife, Elizabeth Sherman breaks down the three types of overeat...
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Season 4
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Episode 262
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39:08
261 - Why Your Metabolism Feels Slower After 40 (It’s Not What You Think)
If you’ve hit your 40s or 50s and suddenly feel like your metabolism stopped cooperating, you’re not imagining things—but the explanation might not be what you think.Many midlife women assume their metabolism is “broken.” The scale creep...
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Season 4
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Episode 261
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27:14
260: 8 Habits & Why They Don’t Stick
If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I know what I should be doing… so why am I not doing it?”—this episode is for you. Because the problem isn’t that you don’t know the basics. The problem is what happens in the ten seconds betwee...
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Season 4
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Episode 260
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34:14
259 - How to Stop Fighting Yourself Around Food and Exercise
We’ve all been there—you wake up with the best of intentions. You know what to do. Move your body. Eat something green. Drink water instead of wine. But then… you don’t. And by the end of the day, you’re wondering what’s wrong with you...
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Season 4
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Episode 259
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22:04
258 - The Food Was Free, But You Paid Anyway: What It’s Really Costing You
When was the last time you ate something just because it was free?A glass of wine at a work event.A dessert “on the house.”That second trip to the buffet—even though you were already full.In this episode of Total Healt...
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Season 4
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Episode 258
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17:48
257 - The Truth About Step Goals, Belly Fat, and Burnout
If you’re hitting your step goal every day and still dealing with stubborn belly fat, low energy, or burnout, this episode is for you. The advice to “just walk more” sounds simple—but for many women in midlife, it’s not delivering the results t...
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Season 4
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Episode 257
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16:27
256 - Fearing Hunger: How Dieting Trained You to Overeat
Fear of hunger doesn’t usually look like skipping meals or white-knuckling through starvation. For most midlife women, it shows up much earlier—eating “just in case,” snacking to prevent discomfort, or worrying that if you don’t eat now, you’ll...
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Season 4
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Episode 256
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25:17
255: Becoming Fierce with Julie Steed
Divorce and empty nest can feel like an emotional earthquake… and then your body starts acting weird on top of it. Sleep gets choppy. Appetite is all over the place. Your energy tanks. And suddenly your “midlife health issues” feel even more co...
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Season 4
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Episode 255
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39:01
254 - How to Trust Yourself Around Food Again in Perimenopause
If you feel like a smart, capable woman who can handle everything in your life except food, this episode is for you. We’re talking about what it actually looks like to trust yourself around food again in perimenopause – without another...
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Season 4
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Episode 254
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40:08
253 - Done With Diets but Still Overeating? How to Break the Cycle
You’ve done the diets. You know the rules. You can list calories and carb counts in your sleep. But somehow, you still find yourself standing in front of the pantry at 10:30 pm, finishing the bag of pretzels and asking, “What is wrong with me? ...
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Season 4
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Episode 254
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47:00
252 - Nighttime Cravings in Midlife: It's Not a Willpower Problem
You’re doing “all the right things” with food… and yet the scale won’t budge, your cravings are loud, and you’re so tired at night that the pantry starts calling your name. In this episode of Total Health in Midlife, Elizabeth breaks down why o...
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Season 4
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Episode 252
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38:21
251 - Cravings, Stress, Belly Fat: Why Willpower Isn’t Your Problem
You start every January with a new plan: stricter rules, cleaner eating, earlier workouts. By March, the plan has quietly vanished, and you’re left blaming yourself… again. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on why your 2025 die...
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Season 4
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Episode 251
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35:29
Goal Setting Series 4: Maintaining Motivation
If you’ve ever felt like your motivation evaporates the moment life gets stressful, this episode will feel like someone finally turned the lights on. In this final part of the Goal Setting Series, we dig into why midlife women struggle to stay ...
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Season 3
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23:33
Goal Setting Series 3: Overcoming Obstacles
Most midlife women think they fail at their goals because they lose motivation, get too stressed, or can’t stay consistent. But what if the real reason has nothing to do with discipline at all? In this episode of Total Health in Midlife
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Season 3
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22:22
Goal Setting Series 2: Myths of Achieving Goals
If you’ve ever set a goal with the best intentions, only to watch it fall apart a few weeks later, this episode will feel like someone finally turned the lights on. Today, we’re digging into the hidden myths that quietly sabotage midlife women ...
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Season 3
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28:18
Goal Setting Series 1: Setting Realistic Goals
Most midlife women don’t struggle with goals because they’re undisciplined. They struggle because they’ve been taught to set goals as if they’re living in their past life—the one with more energy, fewer responsibilities, and a calmer h...
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Season 3
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24:46
250 - Future-Self Living
Most women in midlife know what it feels like to hit a wall with their health — the fatigue that won’t go away, the weight that won’t budge, the anxiety that shows up out of nowhere. And when you’re stuck in that place, it’s easy to believe the...
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Season 3
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Episode 250
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21:53
249 - Big Rocks
Most women in midlife don’t struggle because they’re “not disciplined enough.” They struggle because the wellness world has trained them to focus on details that don’t actually change their health. So they spend time, energy, and money on suppl...
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Season 3
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Episode 249
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26:47
Holiday Health Series Episode #4: The Martyr Myth
In this episode of Total Health in Midlife, Elizabeth Sherman pulls back the curtain on one of the biggest reasons women end the holiday season feeling exhausted, resentful, and disconnected from themselves: the Martyr Myth....
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Season 3
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21:03
Holiday Health Series Episode #3: Your Holiday Bare Minimums
The holiday season has a way of turning capable, health-conscious women into overextended versions of themselves. Between travel, parties, family expectations, and endless to-do lists, it feels like you either have to be perfect or gi...
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Season 3
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20:04
Holiday Health Series #2: The Invisible Holiday Load
Between shopping lists, social calendars, and endless wrapping paper, it can feel like the entire weight of the holidays rests on your shoulders. You're not imagining it — that invisible load is real, and it's cos...
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Season 3
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26:18
Holiday Health Series #1: Food and Body Triggers
Feeling like the holidays undo every bit of progress you've made with your health? You're not alone. Between sugar-filled gatherings, endless to-do lists, and the pressure to "make it magical," midlife women often end up exhausted, bl...
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Season 3
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19:03