If you're a woman in your 40s or beyond who's been told your exhaustion, changing body, and brain fog are just part of getting older, this episode is for you. I spent two years bouncing between doctors who dismissed my symptoms before I found real answers, and this first episode is my account of what it actually took to feel like myself again.

I open up about the eating disorder I hid for years, the divorce that forced me to rebuild my life and my business from almost nothing, and the hormone replacement therapy decision that changed my sleep, recovery, and the brain fog within weeks. What I landed on isn't another rulebook for eating less or exercising more. It's a full redefinition of what health means once you stop chasing perfection.

You're not behind, and it's not too late to start over.

00:33 - Midlife Weight Gain, Brain Fog, and Symptoms Nobody Warned You About

04:01 - Behind the Fitness Competitions: Karen's Eating Disorder Recovery

05:40 - Divorce, Starting Over, and Rebuilding Your Life From Nothing

09:57 - Finding Real Answers: The Hormone Replacement Therapy Decision

15:22 - Redefining Health: Relationships, Stress, and Life Quality

Check out the show notes and other resources at https://karen-gallagher.com/post/redefining-health-after-40-finding-strength

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