Transforming 45

What happens when menopause symptoms start changing what you can manage at work, and getting help becomes another job? Trish Barbato had spent years working toward a leadership goal. When the opportunity arrived, menopause symptoms and difficulty getting care stood in the way. That experience helped bring her to the work she now does as Co-Founder and Director of the Menopause Foundation of Canada...

What parts of yourself have you learned to keep quiet? Voice coach, author and singer-songwriter Barbara McAfee joins Lisa Boate for a conversation about finding your voice in midlife, letting go of old expectations and making room for more of who you are. Barbara talks about the grief that can come with change, the fear of singing in front of other people and the lasting effect of being told your...

What happens when the dream you worked for no longer fits—and the woman in the mirror begins to change too? In this episode of Transforming 45, Lisa sits down with Sway Brows founder Tanny Diep to talk about failure, burnout, beauty, business and the courage to reinvent yourself more than once. Tanny shares how being kicked out of college, selling door-to-door, working in fashion and completing an...

Come find me at the National Menopause Show, October 17–18, 2026, at the International Centre in Mississauga. I’ll be recording Transforming 45 from the show floor. Use TRANSFORM45 for 15% off tickets: https://nationalmenopauseshow.com/ Have you really lost your libido, or were you never given the space, language or permission to discover your desire in the first place? In this honest conversation...

JOIN ME AT THE NATIONAL MENOPAUSE SHOW Come for honest conversations, practical information and a whole lot of midlife connection. When: Oct 17, 2026–Oct 18, 2026 | 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Where: The International Centre, Hall 5, Mississauga, Ontario. I’ll be podcasting from the show floor, including a live conversation with Jessica Holmes on Saturday. Come say hello! Use my code TRANSFORM45 for 15% off yo...

Get tickets for the National Menopause Show, October 17–18, 2026: https://nationalmenopauseshow.com/buy-tickets/ Use code TRANSFORM45. Has your body changed in perimenopause or menopause and suddenly your clothes don’t feel like you anymore? Heather Bolt, founder of Dotty Clothing, joins Lisa Boate for a funny, honest conversation about midlife fashion, changing bodies, body confidence and what ha...

“It’s not a problem that you can’t keep it together enough. It’s a problem that you have too much to keep together.” — Dr. Michelle Jacobson What happens when a leading menopause specialist and a seasoned business builder decide that “this is just how it is” is no longer an acceptable answer? In this episode, Lisa sits down with Dr. Michelle Jacobson and Jenn Patterson, co-founders of Coven Health...

Join me at this year’s National Menopause Show, October 17 and 18 at the International Centre in Mississauga. Go to https://nationalmenopauseshow.com/ and use code TRANSFORM45. For years, Jessica Holmes built a career playing other people. Now, in midlife, she is discovering the freedom of becoming more fully herself. In this episode of Transforming 45, Lisa and Jessica talk about the pressure Gen...

This week on Transforming 45 Podcast, Lisa sits down with Karen Armes, founder of ZuZu Unleashed, holistic health educator, retreat leader, entrepreneur, and passionate disruptor in the wellness space. Together, they unpack the modern midlife experience through the lens of nervous system health, depletion, minerals, emotional overwhelm, identity shifts, connection, and what happens when women stop...

What if aging isn't something that simply happens to us? This week's conversation completely shifted how I think about longevity. Not because it promised magic supplements or miracle cures. Because it reminded me that the goal isn't living longer. It's protecting the years we're living. If you've ever wondered… ✨ Should I take supplements? ✨ Does intermittent fasting really work? ✨ What happens...

Menopause was kept quiet for decades. Alicia J. Rose is done whispering. In this fierce, funny and deeply cathartic conversation, Lisa sits down with the award-winning filmmaker, photographer and musician behind MENOPUNKS—a documentary, podcast and growing movement using punk-rock rebellion to challenge menopause misinformation and demand hormonal justice. Alicia shares her own path from medical d...

Join me at the National Menopause Show, October 17–18 at the International Centre in Mississauga! Get your tickets at nationalmenopauseshow.com and use code TRANSFORM45 at checkout. What happens when you stop trying to hold it all together… and start laughing instead? This week, Lisa sits down with Kara Murray—aka MediocreMom76—former teacher turned viral content creator and now stand-up comedian....

Join me at this year's National Menopause Show, October 17th and 18th at the International Center in Mississauga. Go to https://nationalmenopauseshow.com/ and use code :TRANSFORM45 Menopause isn't the end of the story. In this episode of Transforming 45, Lisa sits down with functional medicine practitioner and nutritionist Cindy Dupuie to talk about what happens after menopause and why women need...

You’re not stuck—you’re running patterns. And patterns can be rewritten. In this episode of Transforming 45, Lisa sits down with Thayne Martin, creator of ELAH™ and an experiential neuroscience entrepreneur helping people rewire emotional patterns in real time. After surviving severe childhood trauma, addiction, and a near-death experience, Thayne rebuilt his life by understanding one powerful tru...

Midlife isn’t a breakdown—it’s a signal. In this episode, Lisa sits down with Harmony Slater to explore how menopause, burnout, and body image conditioning disconnect women from their bodies—and how somatic practices, breathwork, and nervous system regulation can help you reconnect. What this episode covers: Menopause and body changes in midlife Why women feel disconnected from their bodies The im...

What happens when the life you built no longer fits the woman you’re becoming? In this episode of Transforming 45, Lisa sits down with Kim Costa—author of Live in Your Wheelhouse and creator of The Wheelhouse Method—to explore the powerful connection between identity, environment, and midlife reinvention. Because here’s the truth no one talks about: Sometimes the most “perfect” life… is the most m...

If you’ve been told your symptoms are “just aging,” this episode will challenge everything you’ve been taught. Lisa sits down with biologist and holistic nutritionist Laura McLennan to unpack what’s actually happening in the perimenopausal and menopausal body—and why working harder isn’t the answer. This is a conversation about metabolism, insulin resistance, and the truth about why what used to w...

What if burnout isn’t a personal failure—but a system design flaw? This week on Transforming 45, Lisa sits down with leadership disruptor Theresa Bailey, founder of Starfish Synergies and North America’s partner for Play-Doh Power Solutions (yes, really). What starts as a surprising conversation about Play-Doh quickly becomes a powerful exploration of leadership, burnout, workplace culture, and wh...

What if your burnout isn’t about doing too much…but about believing your value comes from being needed? This week on Transforming 45, Lisa sits down with Dr. Julie Merriman—PhD, Certified Sex Counselor, trauma specialist, and creator of Soul Joy™—for a conversation that goes way deeper than “self-care.” They unpack the virtuous woman trap: the lifelong conditioning that teaches women to over-funct...

What do wine and parenting have in common? More than you think. In this insightful and surprisingly funny conversation, Lisa sits down with luxury wine expert and author Danielle Frank to explore how the language of wine can help us rethink how we raise humans. From control and expectations to identity, independence, and imperfection—this episode challenges modern parenting norms and reminds us th...

What if exhaustion isn't the price of success? This week on Transforming 45, Lisa sits down with Maria Angelova, creator of the Angelova Method, fitness professional, former corporate leader, and passionate advocate for helping people reconnect with their bodies. After years of pushing through stress, sleeplessness, anxiety, and burnout, Maria experienced a series of wake-up calls that forced her...

What happens when you stop trying to hold it all together… and start laughing instead? This week, Lisa sits down with Kara Murray—aka MediocreMom76—former teacher turned viral content creator and now stand-up comedian. Kara built a massive audience by telling the truth about motherhood, menopause, and the absolute chaos of midlife—and people felt it. In this episode, we explore what happens when y...

This week on Transforming 45, Lisa sits down with pharmacist, wellness expert, and author Dr. Nayan Patel for a powerful conversation about the missing pieces in the menopause and longevity conversation. Please note - this episode was recorded before the term PCOS was evolved to PMOS.  Together they unpack: Why hormones are only one piece of the puzzle The connection between stress, insulin, and h...

What if nothing is going wrong… but everything is changing? In this deeply honest and unfiltered conversation, Lisa sits down with Angela Burk—author, marketing strategist, and self-proclaimed midlife hell-raiser—to talk about what it actually feels like to move through midlife. From confronting the mirror to redefining relationships, navigating shifting identities, and parenting adult children, t...

What School Could Be — If We Had The Courage To Imagine Differently  Lisa is joined by jeewan chanicka and Alison Bradshaw for a powerful conversation about the future of public education in Ontario and beyond. The conversation explores: Ontario’s new attendance and standardized testing policies Why students are disengaging from school The impact of policy on neurodivergent learners The difference...