In this episode, we tackle the myth that your metabolism is "broken" or "damaged." We also explain what’s really going on during perimenopause and menopause.

Topics discussed:

• What actually influences your metabolism?
• What you can and cannot control.
• The truth about "metabolic damage.”
• Does strength training actually boost your metabolism?
• What's worked for us in our 40s and how we've stopped blaming our metabolism for everything.

This episode is part myth-busting and part science lesson. It’s 100% honest about what it actually takes to lose weight in midlife without falling for the BS.

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In this episode, we dive into why friendships can feel harder or begin to fade in midlife. From career demands and family responsibilities, to moves, shifting values, and evolving identities. We share our own experiences with loneliness and disconnection, even during seasons when life looked full from the outside, and talk about the grief that can come with outgrowing friendships.

We also discuss what’s helped us build new connections and strengthen existing ones, from being the one who reaches out first to simply saying yes more often. We explore the difference between surface-level connections and true friendships, and why quality matters far more than quantity. And we talk about how becoming more authentic in midlife can actually make it easier to find your people, even if your circle gets smaller.

This conversation is about vulnerability, intentionality, and having the courage to keep showing up for connection, even when it feels awkward or inconvenient.

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This episode goes deep.

We're talking about entering full menopause and the grief that can accompany it, which often catches women completely off guard but is rarely spoken about. It's not just about losing your cycle. For many of us, it's about mourning a loss of identity as a woman, the closing of a chapter, and reconciling with choices we made along the way.

We also open up about our decisions not to have biological children, how we feel about those choices now, and the freedom and complexity that comes with them.

And we celebrate something unexpected: the confidence, clarity, and genuine lack of concern about others' opinions that seems to arrive when entering our 40’s.

This conversation is honest, vulnerable, and unapologetic. If you've ever felt complicated emotions about aging, motherhood, or who you're becoming, we hope this episode makes you feel a little less alone.

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@marcinevin

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