Midlife Musings
Unfiltered conversations about the real challenges of navigating midlife
Episodes
36 episodes
Episode 36: Ways to Put Your Nutrition & Fitness on Autopilot & Why It’s the Key to Consistency
In this episode, we discuss why automation, not motivation and willpower, is what actually keeps your fitness and nutrition consistent in midlife.In this episode, you'll hear:Why the women who see the most consistent r...
Episode 35: Learning to Sit With Discomfort
Growth doesn't happen in your comfort zone. And being uncomfortable isn’t always a sign that something is wrong. In this week’s episode, we dive into discomfort tolerance and why the ability to sit with uncomfortable feelings and sensations is ...
Episode 34: Overrated / Underrated — Nutrition Edition
We’re back this week with episode 2 of our Overrated/Underrated series, this time sorting through what midlife nutrition culture gets wrong and what actually deserves your attention.What we cover:Maintenance — why it's...
Episode 33: Overrated / Underrated — Fitness Edition
In this episode, we run through a rapid-fire overrated/underrated breakdown of some of the most talked-about fitness tools and training methods right now.Topics covered:Fitness trackers — are they actually helping you ...
Episode 32: Why Some Women Can Eat More and Stay Lean
In this episode, we break down why two women can eat the exact same amount of food and end up with completely different results.Topics covered:NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) and why the way you move through...
Episode 31: Traits of Our Most Successful Clients
What makes someone truly successful in midlife? Is it confidence? Motivation? Having a perfect plan?In this episode of Midlife Musings, we’re taking a closer look at the women who make the biggest, most meaningful strides and the common ...
Episode 30: Can You Take Health Optimization Too Far?
You can do everything right and still end up with a health issue. That's the conversation we are having this week, because it happened to both of us, and it forced us to rethink what "optimizing" actually means once you've already got the basic...
Episode 29: How to Come Out of a Fat Loss Phase Without Gaining It All Back
Fat loss is one thing. Keeping it off is another. And nobody talks about what happens in between. In this episode, Marci and Andrea walk through exactly what to expect when you transition from a fat-loss phase to maintenance. Because if you don...
Episode 28: The Truth About Cycle Syncing and What to Do Instead
Two topics in one episode that every woman needs to hear.First up, Marci and Andrea tackle cycle syncing. The trend that has taken over the wellness space and has a lot of women completely overthinking their training and nutrition. The t...
Episode 27: The Travel Episode: What to Focus On to Enjoy Your Time and Still Feel Good
You're doing the work, making progress, and feeling good in your body. And then vacation hits. Suddenly you're either white-knuckling every meal or throwing in the towel completely. In this episode, Marci and Andrea break down how to actually e...
Episode 26: The Truth About So-Called Toxic Foods
The wellness world loves a villain, especially on social media, where sensationalism gets all the attention and sells. And over the years, seed oils, artificial sweeteners, dairy, and gluten have all had their turn in the hot seat. But how much...
Episode 25: How to Make the Most of Your Lifting Sessions
If you've been lifting but not seeing the results you expected, this episode is for you. We break down exactly what it takes to make your time in the gym work for you. Because in midlife, lifting isn't optional. It's one of the most power...
Episode 24: The Grief and Relief of Leaving Your Younger Self Behind
There's a strange disorientation that comes with getting older that nobody prepares you for. You still feel young on the inside. You still *mostly* relate to younger people. You still think of yourself as young. And then something remi...
Episode 23: Is Your Lab Work Lying to You? And What Your Doctor Might Be Missing
If you’ve ever gone to your doctor because you can feel something is off, only to be told everything looks fine, this is the conversation you need to hear to know how to advocate for yourself. Because lab reference ranges are built...
Episode 22: Things We've Changed Our Minds About (Fitness Edition)
Some of the things we believed most confidently about fitness we’ve now completely changed our minds about. In this episode, we're getting honest about the fitness myths and half-truths we used to swear by and what we believe now after years of...
Episode 21: Things We've Changed Our Minds About (Nutrition Edition)
We've all had that moment where something we swore by for years stopped making sense. In this episode of Midlife Musings, we're getting honest about the nutrition beliefs we used to hold tight and have now changed our minds about. A...
Episode 20: You Can’t Biohack Your Way Out of a Broken Foundation
Everyone wants the shortcut. The peptide. The hormone therapy. The thing that's going to finally make it all click. But here's the truth, if your foundational habits aren't dialed in first, you're building on a shaky foundation. In this episode...
Episode 19: The Hunger Episode: Why it happens and how to handle it?
Hunger can be one of the hardest parts of losing weight in perimenopause. In this week’s episode of Midlife Musings, we’re getting into all of it.Hunger isn't a sign you're doing something wrong. It's a normal response. And when you unde...
Episode 18: Navigating the Hard Weeks — Grief, Stress, & Taking Care of Yourself
Some weeks are just hard. And this was one of them.In this episode, Marci and Andrea get real about the kind of week that stops you in your tracks — the loss of a parent, illness, and all the stress and emotion that comes with navigating...
Episode 17: Got Questions About Fat Loss? We've Got Answers!
In this episode, we're answering some of the most common fat loss questions we hear from women and giving you real, practical answers to help you cut through the noise.Whether you've been at this for a while or you're just getting starte...
Episode 16: Surviving May-cember
Let’s be honest. May can be a lot. Between school events, kids' sports, the end-of-year busyness, and everything else life is throwing at you, it's no surprise that this is the time of year when most women start to let go of the goals they've b...
Episode 15: The Hierarchy of Fat Loss — What Actually Matters Most and in What Order?
Not everything in a fat loss plan is created equal. Some things move the needle. Some things are just noise. And if you're spending your energy on the wrong things, in the wrong order, that's exactly why progress feels harder than it should.&nb...
Episode 14: Let’s Talk Alcohol: You Don't Have to Quit...But It Might Be Time to Get Curious
Alcohol is one of those topics that almost everyone has a relationship with and almost no one talks about honestly. We open up about our own journeys with alcohol, how our relationship with it has evolved over the years, what made us start ques...
Episode 13: Why You Can't Stop Eating That: The Truth About Trigger Foods
We all have certain foods that are just so hard to stop eating. In this episode of Midlife Musings, we share honestly about our own trigger foods and why certain foods seem to have a completely different hold on us than others. Because it's not...
Episode 12: Why You're Eating Your Feelings (And What to Do Instead)
Emotional eating isn't a willpower problem. It's a nervous system problem. And if you're a woman in midlife, you're dealing with hormonal shifts that lower your tolerance as well as make your stress response way more reactive.In this epi...