The Forties Formula | Perimenopause, Lifestyle & Health for Women Over 40

Motherhood isn't just physically demanding, it's mentally exhausting. Beyond caring for children, many mothers carry the invisible responsibility of managing family schedules, remembering appointments, planning meals, organizing daily life, and keeping everyone on track.In this clip from The Forties Formula, counselor, walk-and-talk therapist, and fatherhood advocate Simon Parkin shares why this "mental load" often goes unnoticed, how it creates resentment in relationships, and what fathers can do to become more supportive partners.In this clip:* Why the invisible mental load affects so many mothers* Why dads often don't realize how much moms are managing* How better communication can strengthen relationships* Small shifts that create a more balanced family lifeWatch the full episode for a deeper conversation on fatherhood, relationships, emotional wellbeing, and building healthier families.About The Forties FormulaHosted by Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim, The Forties Formula explores the realities of health, relationships, and personal growth for women navigating life after 40 through honest conversations with experts and inspiring guests.Follow the hosts:Jasmin Dhillon – Integrated Health Strategist & Health Coachhttps://www.instagram.com/eat.with.jasmin/Amanda Lim – Metabolic Health Coachhttps://www.instagram.com/coachamandalim/?hl=enSupport the podcast:If you enjoy these conversations, subscribe, share this clip, and consider supporting the show:https://buymeacoffee.com/thefortiesformulaSponsorLove IndusUse code TFF for 21% offhttps://loveindus.com#MentalLoad #Motherhood #Parenting #Fatherhood #Relationships #MomMentalHealth #EmotionalLabor #FamilyLife #WorkingMoms #TheFortiesFormula

Strength training for women over 40 can keep you strong, capable and independent at 80. Strength coach Elizabeth Davies, author of Training for Your Old Lady Body, shares her tips for healthy ageing.What if your fitness goal was being able to get off the floor, carry your own bags and keep saying yes to life at 80?In this episode of The Forties Formula podcast, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim are joined by Elizabeth Davies to rethink what women are training for, and why our future independence deserves attention now.For decades, women have been sold smaller waists, summer bodies and before and after photos. Elizabeth offers a different focus: building a body that can keep doing the things you need and love as you grow older.IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSSTraining for capability and independence as you ageWhy it isn't too late to begin strength trainingFitting shorter workouts around work and familyMum guilt and modelling self-care for your childrenStrength, cardio, power and progressive overloadLetting go of perfectionism and all or nothing thinkingCHAPTERS0:00 Train for your old lady body1:00 Why women are sold summer body goals5:41 What do you want to be able to do at 80?9:44 Is it too late to start lifting?13:30 Finding time to exercise18:27 Mum guilt and making time for yourself23:14 Rethinking before and after photos29:11 What if you don't enjoy lifting?37:34 Training priorities in your 40s, 50s and 60s40:15 Power training and moving quickly43:53 The mindset for lifelong fitness51:15 Hot or hype: fitness beliefs challenged57:24 Elizabeth's Forties FormulaABOUT THE GUESTElizabeth Davies is a personal trainer, founder of the training platform This Woman Lifts and author of Training for Your Old Lady Body. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thiswomanlifts/ABOUT YOUR HOSTSJasmin Dhillon is an Integrated Health Strategist and Health Coach helping women in their 40s navigate gut health, hormones and nutrition. https://www.instagram.com/eat.with.jasmin/Amanda Lim is a Metabolic Health Coach helping women build strength, confidence and long-term health. https://www.instagram.com/coachamanda/THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSThis episode is brought to you by For Youth. Their Clear Protein+ is a clear recovery drink you stir into cold water after training. According to Each sachet provides 17 g of protein, 3 g of creatine and electrolytes, with 74 calories. Shop at https://www.foryouth.co and use code FORTY at checkout, valid for a one-time purchase.Love Indus: use code TFF for 21% off. https://loveindus.comSUPPORT THE PODCASTFor more from The Forties Formula, join our crew and get our weekly FORTYTUDE newsletter straight to your inbox:https://the-forties-formula-with-amanda-jasmin.kit.com/Buy Us a Coffee: https://the-forties-formula-with-amanda-jasmin.kit.com/products/buy-us-a-coffee#StrengthTraining #WomenOver40 #TheFortiesFormula #ElizabethDavies #HealthyAgeing #FitnessOver40

Have you ever found yourself questioning your relationship in your 40s... and wondered if something is wrong?In this clip from The Forties Formula, relationship coach Yana Fry explores why so many women begin reassessing their relationships during midlife. She explains how changing priorities, greater self-awareness, and shifting emotional needs can make women see their relationships through a completely different lens—and why this doesn't necessarily mean the relationship is failing.Whether you're happily partnered, feeling disconnected, or simply trying to understand yourself better, this conversation offers thoughtful insights into one of the biggest transitions many women experience after 40.🎧 Watch the full episode for more on communication, intimacy, the invisible mental load, dating after 40, relationship red flags, couples therapy, and building healthier relationships in midlife.About your hosts:Jasmin Dhillon is an Integrated Health Strategist and Health Coach helping women in their 40s navigate gut health, hormones and nutrition.https://www.instagram.com/eat.with.jasmin/Amanda Lim is a Metabolic Health Coach focused on helping women build strength, confidence and long-term health.https://www.instagram.com/coachamanda/About the guest:Yana Fry is a relationship coach, psychologist, and educator who helps women create healthier, more fulfilling relationships through self-awareness, emotional growth, and practical relationship tools.https://www.instagram.com/yanafryLearn more about Yana's work:https://love.yanafry.comSupport the podcast:If you enjoy these conversations, subscribe and share this episode with someone navigating relationships, dating, or life after 40.You can also support the show by Buying Us a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/thefortiesformulaOur sponsors:Love IndusUse code TFF for 21% off.https://loveindus.com#TheFortiesFormula #RelationshipsAfter40 #MidlifeRelationships #DatingAfter40 #SelfWorth #EmotionalIntimacy #Perimenopause #Women'sHealth #RelationshipAdvice #YanaFry

Can creatine help with perimenopause brain fog? Could an allergy pill ease hot flushes? And why does your body feel different when your weight hasn’t changed?In this episode of The Forties Formula, Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim reunite in London to unpack five health claims making headlines and circulating on social media. From strength training and heart health to creatine and viral menopause hacks, they explore what’s behind the claims, where evidence is still developing, and what deserves a closer look.With so much conflicting advice aimed at women over 40, knowing what to believe can feel overwhelming. This conversation explores why the details behind a headline matter — and why your health is about more than a number on the bathroom scale.Jasmin and Amanda discuss the headline linking resistance training with lower heart attack risk, including the limitations of observational research. They also examine the trend of combining allergy and heartburn medication for menopause symptoms, separating a proposed explanation from evidence that a treatment works.Next, they explore creatine claims around muscle, bone and brain health before discussing body composition during perimenopause. The conversation covers fat redistribution, muscle function, grip strength and how these relate to metabolic health.Whether you’re considering creatine, noticing a changing waistline or feeling overwhelmed by menopause advice, this episode offers questions to take beyond your social media feed.In this episode, we discuss:Strength training, heart health and the 44% risk-reduction headlineThe viral allergy-pill menopause hack and its evidence gapsCreatine claims around muscle, bone and brain fogWhy a stable weight doesn’t tell the whole storyTracking sleep, mood and changes in how you feelVisceral fat, grip strength and diabetes riskHow muscle and exercise relate to glucose regulationChapters 0:00 Five health claims: the headlines 0:37 Welcome from London 1:15 Strength training and heart health 4:13 What observational research tells us 5:24 The viral allergy-pill menopause hack 7:38 Is there evidence behind it? 9:50 Creatine: muscle, bone and brain fog 15:08 Same weight, different body 18:07 Tracking symptoms beyond the scale 18:57 Muscle strength, visceral fat and diabetes 20:43 Measuring hand grip strength 21:36 Grip strength and longevity 24:03 Muscle, exercise and blood sugar 25:42 Final takeawaysAbout your hosts Jasmin Dhillon is an Integrated Health Strategist and Health Coach helping women in their 40s navigate gut health, hormones and nutrition. Instagram: @eat.with.jasminAmanda Lim is a Metabolic Health Coach helping women build strength, confidence and long-term health. Instagram: @coachamandaWhich claim have you seen in your feed? Tell us below and subscribe to The Forties Formula.For general education. Discuss medication, supplements and treatment changes with a qualified healthcare professional.#TheFortiesFormula #Perimenopause #WomenOver40

Postpartum recovery for women in their 40s: what no one tells you. Sports medicine physician Dr. Lara Morgan joins Jasmin and Amanda to explain why the six-week clearance means nothing and what real recovery actually looks like.Most women are cleared at six weeks and sent straight back to running, lifting, and HIIT. No one tells them that decision can affect their body for the next three to four decades. If something has felt off since you had kids, this episode is for you.In this episode you will learn why the bounce back narrative is physically damaging, what it means to recover like an athlete, why leaking and pelvic floor issues are common but never normal, and why it is never too late to rebuild.About the guest:Dr. Lara Morgan is a sports medicine physician who has worked with elite athletes at the Cleveland Cavaliers and USC. She applies the same evidence-based recovery model used in professional sport to postpartum women and mothers at every stage. Find her on Instagram at @sportdrmorgan.Chapters:0:00 Postpartum recovery and why the six-week clearance means nothing1:42 How to recover like an athlete even if you were never one3:37 Is it too late to fix your body years after having kids5:44 Why incontinence after pregnancy is never normalAbout your hosts:Jasmin Dhillon is an Integrated Health Strategist helping women in their 40s navigate gut health, hormones and nutrition. https://www.instagram.com/eat.with.jasmin/Amanda Lim is a Metabolic Health Coach focused on helping women build strength, confidence and long-term health. https://www.instagram.com/coachamandalim/Want to stay across everything we are doing? FortyTude is our newsletter where we share what we are reading, testing, and talking about between episodes. It is the easiest way to stay in the loop. Join us here: https://the-forties-formula-with-amanda-jasmin.kit.com/Listen to the full episode:YouTube: https://youtu.be/uFyZv-_wH8cSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3quPHkvuW2fqfaxuWmKJf1Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/the-forties-formula/id1724267923?i=1000774105535Support the podcast:If you enjoy these conversations, subscribe and share with someone who needs to hear this. You can also support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/thefortiesformulaThank you to our sponsor:Love Indus. Use code TFF for 21% off: https://loveindus.comKeywords: postpartum recovery, pelvic floor, diastasis recti, C-section recovery, postpartum fitness, women in their 40s, perimenopause, bounce back myth, sports medicine, belly binding, core strength after pregnancy, postpartum exercise, women's health over 40, postnatal recovery, postpartum body, rebuild after pregnancy, mum fitness, strong mum, Dr Lara Morgan, postpartum hormones