Mastering Menopause

Cutting Through the BS: A Nuanced Look at Fat Loss, Training & Health with Andrew Coates “I’m doing everything right. I eat healthy. I exercise. So why am I STILL not making progress?” If you’ve ever felt that way—especially in midlife—you’ll want to hear Andrew Coates’ answer. Andrew is a personal trainer, writer, speaker, and host of the Lift Free and Diet Hard podcast, and he’s known for something we desperately need more of in the fitness and health space: nuance. In this episode, we ...

Are you lifting weights consistently but wondering if you’re actually training hard enough—or if your form is holding you back? In this episode of Mastering Menopause, I’m sharing one of the simplest tools I use with my clients (and with my own coach!) to get more out of strength training: film your sets. A quick video can tell you SO much more than you think. Are you using momentum instead of the muscle you’re trying to work? Is your form starting to break down? Could you actually lift heavi...

Are you sweating through group fitness classes week after week, pushing hard, but wondering why your body composition isn’t changing? If you're a woman over 50, you might be falling victim to one of the biggest marketing myths in the fitness industry: the "muscle confusion" trap. In this episode, we’re breaking down why random workouts and endless variety are keeping you stuck, what your changing hormones actually need right now, and how to shift from working out harder to working out smarter...

Everyone wants to talk about estrogen and progesterone, but when you can't lose weight in menopause, the answer is often hiding in other labs. I just got back from Raleigh, where I spent time with my mentors and fellow coaches from the Functional Nutrition Metabolism School, the program where I learned how to read labs five years ago. It reminded me that I don't talk enough about this part of my coaching, so today I'm walking you through the labs I want to see from my 1:1 clients, and how I u...

I’ve completely changed my mind about how I approach fat loss for women in menopause, and my only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner. I used to believe slow, steady weight loss was the best and only sustainable approach. But I kept watching women struggle to maintain a calorie deficit for months, then lose motivation when the scale barely moved. In this episode, I’m sharing why I changed my mind and the approach that we are taking for our clients to get incredible results. If you’re tired o...