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I used to be fun. I used to be driven. I used to be sexy. I used to be...young. What happened?
Dear Millennial moms in your late 30s or 40s -- former forces of nature,
Are you burned out, overwhelmed, and wondering where your energy (and your old self) went? You’re not alone.
The Next Phase is the podcast for overachieving moms navigating perimenopause who are dying to take back their energy, their bodies, and their magic. Here, we will not pummel you with hormone treatment plans or talk about perimenopause as if it's a diagnosis. Instead, we're going to celebrate it. We're going to use it as an excuse to really start taking care of ourselves. As a matter of fact, we're going to find ourselves in our perimenopause era.
Hosted by Stacey Hutson—certified health coach, wellness chef, former co-host of the Mother Plus Podcast, and mom of two—you’ll learn how to: Understand what’s really happening in perimenopause and how to work with your changing body, use nutrition, supplements, and sleep as medicine to restore your energy, get in tune with your cycle and learn practical ways to sync your life with your hormones, and create rituals (with a little woo) that help you slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with yourself.
Each episode blends personal stories, expert insights, and actual doable steps you can take right away.
✨ Subscribe now to The Next Phase and join a community of millennial moms redefining wellness in their 40s. Let’s make perimenopause your most magnetic chapter yet.
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If your body suddenly feels harder to live in — you’re not imagining it. In your late 30s and early 40s, hormones start shifting. Sleep changes. Stress hits harder. The workouts and diets that used to work suddenly… don’t. But hormones are only part of the story. In this episode of The Next Phase Podcast, Stacey breaks down what is actually happening in a woman’s body during early perimenopause — and why so many millennial moms feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and confused by the changes happenin...
Millennial moms were raised on one fitness message: More cardio. Eat less. Push harder. Sleep when you’re dead. And now? We’re herniating discs. Developing “meno belly.” Feeling exhausted. And wondering why the workouts that used to work… don’t anymore. In this episode of The Next Phase Podcast, I sit down with Dr. JJ Thomas, Doctor of Physical Therapy, to talk about what is actually happening inside our bodies in our late 30s and 40s — and why our old fitness mentality may be working against...
I’m sharing my full experience with intermittent fasting for women in perimenopause — why I started it after struggling with postpartum weight gain, how I followed Fast Like a Girl closely, and why it felt empowering… until it didn’t. If you’ve been exploring time-restricted eating, fasting for weight loss, or fasting in perimenopause, this conversation is for you. We’re diving into: The potential benefits of fasting (autophagy, insulin sensitivity, metabolic flexibility)Why intermittent fast...
Lately, everything has felt like… too much. Too many activities. Too many Amazon boxes. Too many decisions. Too many tabs open in our brains. In this episode, I sit down with Stephanie Seferian, host of the Sustainable Minimalists and author of Sustainable Minimalism, to talk about what minimalism actually looks like in midlife. Not the white-wall, aesthetic version. The nervous system version. We explore: • Why our generation struggles with overconsumption • The press...
In the wake of Catherine O’Hara’s death, a lot of millennial women felt unexpectedly emotional. Not just because we lost a legendary actress — but because we lost Kevin’s mom. In this episode, I reflect on Kate McCallister, the iconic 90s movie mom from Home Alone, and why her character still lives in our bodies decades later. The busy, overwhelmed, loving mom who held everything together — often without rest, support, or language for burnout. This isn’t a tribute episode. It’s a time c...
Perimenopause can feel like a confusing full-body mystery… but today’s conversation is a deep exhale. I’m sitting down with Jane Barlow, an herbalist and founder of Barlow Herbal, who literally grew up in plant medicine—her dad was a college-educated medicinal botanist, and herbal healing was just normal in her house. And while Jane’s own menopause experience was basically a “nothing burger” (yes, we unpack that), she’s helped thousands of women navigate the real stuff: irregular/heavy period...
51 days. That’s how long the too-small sweater sat in my trunk before I finally made the return. In this episode, I’m talking about the mundane tasks we avoid — the returns, the laundry, the mail, the subscriptions we never cancel — and why they take up way more space in our bodies and nervous systems than we realize. For years, I told myself these tasks were beneath me. That I had more important things to focus on. That I would do them tomorrow. But what I’ve come to understand in this phase...
January has a way of turning us into projects. Fix your habits. Fix your body. Fix your mindset. Fix your life. In this episode, Stacey reflects on the familiar New Year self-help spiral—and why, after decades of goal-setting, optimizing, and trying to become “better,” she’s choosing something different. Through a deeply personal New Year ritual, a surprising realization, and one tiny experiment that changed how she experiences time, Stacey explores what it actually means to create more space...
Have you ever been set off by something that looks small to everyone else — but suddenly your chest is tight, your throat feels blocked, and you can’t fully exhale? Your body feels like it’s under attack… even though nothing “that bad” just happened. That’s spiraling — and if you’re a millennial mom in perimenopause, it may be happening more often than ever. In today’s episode of The Next Phase Podcast, I’m teaching you one of the most powerful nervous system regulation tools I know — one you...
After watching K-Pop Demon Hunters, my daughters asked me if they “should want abs”… and that moment changed the entire direction of this episode. Today we’re talking about meno belly — why your belly is changing in perimenopause, what’s actually happening biologically, and the stories we’ve carried since growing up as millennial girls raised on Friends, Ally McBeal, The O.C., and the Victoria’s Secret angels. This episode isn’t about flattening your stomach. It’s about healing your rel...
You know that low-key identity crisis that hits somewhere around 38–42? The mood swings, the random rage, the 3 AM wakeups, the nostalgia for your 90s life and the feeling that you’re somehow running out of time? It might not just be burnout. It might be perimenopause. In this episode, I’m talking with Lauren Tetenbaum — therapist, former lawyer, certified menopause practitioner, and author of Millennial Menopause — the bright pink book I found in Barnes & Noble that basically helped birt...
Between kids, work, and mom-life chaos, no one has the bandwidth to reinvent a grocery list every week based on their hormones. Today I’m teaching you how to make cycle syncing automatic with four reusable grocery lists—one for each phase. Instacart or in-store, it works either way. Just tap → add to cart → done. By the end, cycle syncing won’t be something you try—it’ll be something you actually do. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: ✨ Why cycle syncing works for energy, PMS, mood, metabolism &a...
You know that low-grade shame storm that hits every time you look at the piles, the laundry baskets, the boxes you never unpacked? In this episode, I sit down with certified professional organizer and “clutter whisperer” Star Hansen to completely flip the script on what your mess actually means. Instead of treating clutter as proof you’re lazy, scattered, or “bad at adulting,” Star shows us how it can be evidence of your genius, your sensitivity, and your nervous system trying to keep you saf...
What if you hit 40 and realized you still hadn’t really grown up? In this week’s episode, Stacey gets brutally honest about the behind-the-scenes chaos of adulthood — from forgotten bills and overflowing inboxes to that constant hum of anxiety that comes from not having systems in place. This isn’t a how-to or a list of tips. It’s a confession. If you’ve ever: Let a medical bill go to collections because you forgot to pay itMissed important emails buried in your 10,000+ unread inboxSigned up ...
Have you felt it lately? That pull to rearrange, clean, and reimagine your space — not for your kids this time, but for you? In this episode of The Next Phase Podcast, Stacey explores the nesting energy that comes back during perimenopause — the intuitive urge to clear out the old and create space for the woman you’re becoming. This isn’t just about cleaning. It’s about energy work. Because every drawer you clear, every object you release, every time you light sage or a candle with intention...
This episode is my love letter to turning 40 — and to the woman who helped me do it with less fear and more fire. As I step into this next phase, I’ve been thinking a lot about how our culture taught us to see women in their 40s and 50s: tired, stressed, and quietly disappearing. But then Diane Keaton came along and flipped the script. In this episode, I talk about: The fear of losing relevance as we ageHow movies like This Is 40 (and Something’s Gotta Give) shaped our expectations of midlife...
What if the “woo” you’ve been side-eyeing all these years is actually the missing piece in your perimenopause puzzle? In this episode, Stacey peels back the layers on energy work — not as a mystical concept, but as a real, biological, and emotional process that every woman experiences as her hormones shift. She breaks down how changing estrogen and progesterone levels make your nervous system more sensitive (a.k.a. why you cry over dog food commercials and snap at your partner), and how that ...
You know that feeling when you’ve been eating the same breakfast for years — same coffee, same smoothie, same handful of nuts — and one day your body just says nope? Yeah… same. In this episode, we’re talking about what it actually means to eat with your cycle — and why your body doesn’t want the same foods every day. I’ll walk you through how your hormones shift each week, what your body is craving (and why), and how the temperature of your food might be the most overlooked key to digestion,...
We live in a world that tells us to “optimize every moment” — even the ones when we’re brushing our teeth. As overachieving, multitasking moms, we’ve replaced boredom with productivity and filled every quiet space with someone else’s voice. In this episode, Stacey explores what happens when we never stop consuming and how the Default Mode Network in our brains literally needs silence to process, heal, and create. You’ll learn: Why silence feels uncomfortable — and what’s really happening in y...
Remember 5th grade health class? Pads, tampons, cramps, done. But what if your gym teacher had told you this: your period isn’t just five days of bleeding. It’s a map of your body’s hormonal changes. And if you learn to listen, you’ll discover a different set of superpowers every single week of your cycle. That’s the foundation of cycle syncing — and it’s what we’re diving into today. In this episode, I’m breaking down: Why so many of us high-achieving millennial moms are burned out and disco...
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