Perimenopause After 40: What’s Normal, What’s Not & What No One Told Us with Dr. Terri Malcolm

Feeling forgetful, exhausted, emotional, or just not like yourself? Before you call yourself lazy or undisciplined, get curious about what may be changing inside your body.

In part one of our conversation, OB/GYN Dr. Terri Malcolm joins me for The Midlife Advantage to talk about perimenopause, menopause, and women’s health after 40. For Christian women in business balancing faith, family, and leadership, understanding your body is part of caring for the woman carrying the responsibilities.

Download Dr. Terri’s free guide: HERE

In this episode, we explore:

• Perimenopause vs. menopause and symptoms women often overlook.

• Brain fog, sleep changes, mood shifts, and their impact on work and confidence.

• Hormone testing, hormone therapy, and navigating advice online.

• Black women’s midlife health and advocating for yourself when concerns are dismissed.

You don’t have to push through every change without understanding it. Your body deserves your attention and care.

Ready to better understand this season? Download Dr. Terri’s free guide: HERE

What if the biggest thing standing between you and your calling isn’t lack of clarity, talent, or opportunity but your willingness to be seen?

In this 100th episode, I’m sharing three things I know for sure about confidence, calling, visibility, and becoming the woman God created you to be.

We’re talking about why Christian women in business cannot afford to keep hiding, how fear of judgment and perfectionism can disguise themselves as “preparation,” and why confidence is built through action... not by waiting until you feel ready.

You’ll learn why your calling requires visibility, how consistency builds confidence, and why becoming who God created you to be means allowing yourself to be seen while you’re still growing.

If you’ve been struggling with self-doubt, procrastination, fear of showing up online, personal branding, business visibility, consistency, or confidence, this episode is your reminder.

Ready to stop hiding?

Join me for the 365 Visibility Challenge and commit to showing up, using your voice, and building the confidence to be seen for the next 365 days.

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Check out my progress HERE so far on the 365-Day Visibility Challenge.

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Your habits are creating results even when you’re not paying attention to them.

In this episode, I’m breaking down how your daily habits, routines, and personal systems can either move you closer to your goals or quietly keep you stuck. If you’ve been struggling with consistency, procrastination, self-discipline, or following through, the problem may not be your motivation. It may be the habits you’ve built around your life.

We’ll talk about how to identify habits that are helping or hurting you, why better habits create better systems, and how to build routines that support the woman God is calling you to become.

If you’re a Christian woman in business, entrepreneur, leader, or working woman who wants to grow in confidence, consistency, productivity, and personal development, this episode will help you take an honest look at what you repeatedly do and the results those habits are producing.

Because your habits aren’t just something you do. Your habits are a system and your system is shaping your life.

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