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You know what to do. Eat better. Move more. Get to bed on time. Plan ahead.

So why can actually doing it consistently feel so bloody difficult?

In this episode of Empower Your Menopause, we explore the gap between knowing what to do and being able to make it work in real life — especially when work, family, poor sleep, stress, social occasions and the occasional “I simply cannot be arsed” moment get in the way.

We also take a closer look at what good accountability really means. Not being watched, judged or told off for going off-plan, but having enough structure, support and perspective to work out what happened, what got in the way and what your next useful step should be. Because the real value of accountability isn’t making sure you never wobble — it’s helping you know what to do when you do.

Four Weeks Lighter

And if accountability is exactly what you’ve been missing, our new Four Weeks Lighter programme has been designed around it. You’ll work closely with both of us to help you lose your first six pounds in four weeks using our Real Life Food Method — without weighing every morsel or turning food into a maths equation.

We’re also offering one free scholarship place ahead of launch. Fancy joining us for free? See the link below

👉 Join the waitlist here: https://lighter.fabulousbeyond40.com/

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What if some of the health choices you think you’re making freely have actually been nudged along long before you make them?

In this episode, we explore how advertising, repetition, convenience, habits, stress, social norms and the environment around us can influence everything from food cravings to exercise — often without us consciously noticing. And it all starts with Juli’s unexpected holiday obsession with Haribo…

Rather than blaming every less-than-perfect choice on a lack of willpower, we look at what happens when we get curious about the chain of events that led to it. Because the best place to change a behaviour is often much earlier than the moment you find yourself standing in front of the fridge, opening the wine or abandoning the workout.

We introduce our Break the Chain exercise: a simple coaching tool for working backwards through a recurring behaviour, spotting the triggers and patterns that precede it, and finding the easiest link in the chain to change.

Book a free call with us

If there’s a behaviour you keep repeating and you’d like our help figuring out what’s really driving it, book a free 45-minute call with us and we’ll take you through the Break the Chain exercise together.

See https://freecall.fabulousbeyond40.com/

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In this episode of Empower Your Menopause, James and Juli are joined by Sharon Lemoine, an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner and founder of Gig Harbor Medical Spa and Concierge Medicine in Washington State.

Sharon brings years of clinical experience to a conversation many women over 40 will recognise immediately: what happens when you know something has changed, but you’re not getting the time, context or clarity you need to understand what’s going on.

We talk about why midlife health is rarely about one isolated issue, and why better conversations matter when changes in energy, sleep, weight, mood, appetite, confidence, stress tolerance and hormones all start jostling for attention like badly behaved toddlers in a supermarket.

This episode explores what more joined-up assessment can look like, why women are so often told their experience is “just ageing,” and what needs to be considered before jumping straight to diet advice, hormone therapy, weight-loss medication or another quick-fix solution.

You’ll hear us discuss:

• Why the standard short appointment often falls short for women in midlife
• What a proper hormone and health conversation should include
• How menopause-related changes can overlap with sleep, stress, blood sugar, thyroid, gut health and lifestyle factors
• Why weight gain after 40 deserves better assessment than “eat less and move more”
• How women can advocate for clearer answers without needing to become their own unpaid medical research department

This is a conversation about helping women understand what may be happening in their body, ask better questions, and make informed decisions with more confidence and less confusion.

Connect with Sharon Lemoine:

Website: https://gigharbormedicalspa.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconciergenp_/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SharonLemoine-ARNP

Find out more about Fabulous Beyond 40:

Website: https://fabulousbeyond40.com/