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Are you ready to glow up in midlife?
You’ve spent years putting everyone else first, but now it’s your turn - and you deserve to feel strong, energized, and confident in this next chapter.
I’m Joan Dandeneau, your Midlife Health & Wellness Coach. I help women over 40 simplify fitness and nutrition so you can build habits that actually stick - without the guilt, confusion, or overwhelm.
If you’ve ever asked yourself questions like:
- How do I lose weight in my 40s or 50s without dieting?
- What workouts are best for women over 40?
- How can I eat healthy without spending hours in the kitchen?
- How do I stay consistent when life gets busy?
- How do I bounce back after “falling off the wagon”?
- What habits will help me age strong, healthy, and confident?
Then this show is for you.
Each Thursday, tune in for simple, practical, and encouraging episodes that help you feel good now while building the foundation for your future strong self.
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Many women believe they eat “pretty well” - and in most cases, they are. They’re making an effort, being mindful, and trying to make healthier choices. In this episode, Joan explains why those efforts often stop working in midlife and how habits that once felt effective can backfire after 40. Joan discusses the most common nutrition patterns she sees among midlife women and why eating “pretty well” can still leave them feeling tired, frustrated, and stuck - even when they’re doing their best....
What are you really training for? Not how many workouts you’re doing. Not how many calories you burned. Not what your watch says. In this episode of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan challenges a question most women in midlife have never been asked - and explains why answering it changes everything. For years, many of us were taught to “work out” for weight loss, calorie burn, or aesthetics. But after 40, random movement is no longer enough. This season of life calls for intentional training ...
Starting is sexy, but staying when it gets boring, hard, or uncomfortable is the real skill we need to practice. So many women believe they struggle with consistency in their health and fitness because they lack discipline or willpower. In reality, most of us have just never learned how to stay committed when things don’t go as planned. In today’s episode, Joan talks about why starting is the easy part - and why staying, especially in midlife, requires a different skill set altogether. We exp...
Most people assume that if fitness comes easily to you now, it always has. That you’ve always had it figured out. That you’re just “a fitness person.” That motivation must come naturally. But that’s rarely the truth. In this deeply personal episode, Joan pulls back the curtain on her 30-year fitness journey and shares the lessons she’s learned across every season - from childhood asthma and sitting out in PE class, to endurance races, bodybuilding, motherhood, imposter syndrome, and ultimatel...
Somewhere along the way, many women were fed the story that midlife is the beginning of decline. But what if that story is wrong? In this episode of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan challenges the outdated narrative around midlife as a crisis, and reframes it as a powerful crossroads instead. Drawing inspiration from cultural shifts, her own life, and her work with women across decades of life, Joan explores why midlife may actually be one of the most meaningful and intentional seasons. Joan...
If you’ve been doing “all the right things” for your health - but consistency still feels hard - this episode speaks directly to you. In Episode 15 of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan explores the real reason so many midlife women struggle to sustain healthy habits, even when they know exactly what to do. Spoiler: it’s not discipline, motivation, or more information. This episode pulls back the curtain on the missing piece that makes habits stick in midlife - and why trying to do everything ...
Most New Year’s resolutions fade - not because women lack motivation, but because the approach itself doesn’t support real life, especially in midlife. In this episode of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan invites listeners to pause and rethink how they begin a new year. Instead of chasing rigid resolutions or vague goals, she introduces a more intentional, identity-based approach that focuses on who you are becoming and how you want your life to feel. Listeners will explore why traditional go...
In this episode of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan continues her two-part habit series by answering the question so many midlife women ask: “Okay, I get why habits matter - but how do I actually make them stick?” Joan breaks down why most habits don’t fail because of a lack of motivation or discipline, but because they aren’t designed to fit real life in midlife. She introduces a simple, practical framework for building habits that feel doable - even during busy, imperfect seasons. Inside t...
This episode of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast is Part 1 of a two-part series focused on habits - why they matter and how to implement them. Joan breaks down why habits - not motivation or willpower - are the true foundation for sustainable health in midlife. Drawing from her years of experience coaching women over 40, alongside the proven principles in James Clear’s Atomic Habits, Joan explains why the strategies that worked in earlier decades often fall apart in midlife - and what actual...
If you want 2026 to feel different, it has to begin differently. In this episode, we explore why midlife women don’t need more motivation - we need simple, sustainable habits that fit real life. Joan introduces Your Midlife Reset, a 21-day habit challenge designed to help you build clarity, consistency, and confidence as you step into the new year. You’ll learn why habits matter so much in midlife, why layering small changes works better than trying to overhaul everything at once, and who thi...
In this episode of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan invites listeners to take a thoughtful look at their personal story with nutrition - the beliefs they grew up with, the rules they absorbed without realizing it, and the “diet mentality” that often follows women into midlife. She explains why this season of life isn’t the time for shrinking or restricting, but for intentional nourishment that supports hormones, metabolism, energy, and long-term health. Joan then breaks down the five m...
In this episode of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan breaks down the truth about gratitude - not as a feeling you wait for, but as a practice you choose, especially in the messy middle of midlife. She explores how intentionally looking for what you’re grateful for shifts the entire way you experience your life. When you train your brain to notice something good, it starts finding even more - changing your perspective, your stress response, and even your health habits. Joan also talks about gr...
If the holidays have ever knocked you off your routine - or you’ve ever thought, “I’ll just start fresh in January,” - Joan wants you to know you’re not alone. But she also wants you to see that it doesn’t have to be that way. The holidays themselves are really only 3 - 4 days spread across 6 - 8 weeks… and that’s far too much time to let go of your momentum or put your health on hold. In this episode, Joan shares a simple, grounding strategy to help you stay connected to your health goals wh...
In this episode, Joan shares the real story behind Fit Zone - our online live virtual fitness membership. From stroller workouts to community-center classes to the thriving virtual strength community it is today, the focus has always remained the same - empowering women to get strong inside a caring community. She speaks directly to the challenges midlife women face with staying consistent, and why motivation alone will never be enough. Joan also walks listeners through two versions of their ...
You know you “should” work out…but somehow life always gets in the way. Motivation fades, energy dips, schedules explode, and suddenly you’re back to square one. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the start-stop cycle with fitness, you’re not alone - and you’re definitely not broken. In this episode, Joan breaks down why motivation isn’t the missing piece and how mindset truly drives consistency. She shares the six most powerful mindset shifts she teaches her clients - real women juggling careers, ...
If you’ve been eating healthy and doing “all the right things” but still feel low on energy or frustrated by slow progress, this episode is for you. Joan breaks down why most midlife women unintentionally under-fuel and how most women are not getting enough protein - and how one simple tool can change everything. In this episode, you’ll learn Joan’s 4×4 Fist Method, a simple, visual way to hit your protein goals without tracking calories or following a diet. Joan explains why protein is...
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by fitness - unsure where to start, thinking you need hours at the gym, or not sure of what to do when you're there - this episode will change the way you think about exercise in midlife. In this episode, Joan breaks down why strength training is the most powerful tool for women 40+ and how to make it simple, sustainable, and effective through her 2×5 Strong Method - two strength sessions per week built around five key movement patterns. You’ll learn: Why fitne...
If you’ve ever set a health goal only to find yourself right back where you started, you’re not alone. Most of us don’t fail because we lack willpower - we fail because we are trying to overhaul our whole life at once without a clear plan or strategy. In this episode, Joan introduces her signature SIMPLER Method: a proven, step-by-step framework designed to help women in midlife move from goal to growth by creating habits that actually stick. You’ll learn how to build lasting change without r...
In this episode, Joan invites you to pause, reflect, and refocus on what truly matters in midlife - your health, strength, and energy. Through a powerful reflection exercise, you’ll look back ten years and ahead ten years to connect with the version of you that’s counting on your choices today. Joan breaks down the three pillars that have the power to completely transform how you feel: fitness, nutrition, and healthy habits. You’ll learn why these areas are the foundation for your stren...
Welcome to The Midlife Glow Up Podcast - the show for women over 40 who are ready to trade overwhelm and burnout for clarity, confidence, and energy. In this introductory episode, your host Joan Dandeneau, midlife health and wellness coach, shares the heart and purpose behind the podcast and what you can expect in the episodes to come. Joan opens up about her own journey through midlife - navigating perimenopause, parenting three daughters, and embracing this new season of life - and how she...
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