Empower Your Menopause

Message us your comments 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 y...

Message us your comments In this episode of Empower Your Menopause, we explore why your gut health affects so much more than just digestion. Yes, bloating matters, but it's often just the most obvious sign that something else is going on beneath the surface. We unpack five surprising ways your gut may be influencing how you feel after 40, including brain fog, persistent fatigue, mood swings,...

Message us your comments In this episode of Empower Your Menopause, we tackle one of the biggest nutrition challenges we see in women over 40: not understanding that protein matters, but knowing how to eat enough of it consistently in real life. We call it the Protein Gap — the gap between knowing what you should do and actually doing it. We explore why protein becomes more important as we age, ho...

Message us your comments If you’ve ever found yourself thinking “I’m eating well, I’m exercising, I’m trying really hard… so why isn’t anything changing anymore?” — this episode is for you. This week on the Empower Your Menopause podcast, James and Juli unpack one of the most frustrating realities women over 40 face: the old diet and weight loss advice often stops working the way it once did. And...

Message us your comments Have you ever felt like your body just… changed overnight? Same habits. Same effort. But suddenly it’s bloating, brain fog, stubborn weight gain, cravings, poor sleep, and energy levels that seem to disappear by 3pm. And usually the answer you get is:  “It’s just your hormones.”  Or worse…  “It’s just your age.” But what if your gut is playing a much bigger role than you r...

Message us your comments In this episode of Empower Your Menopause, Juli and James welcome Julie Merriman to talk about libido, burnout, intimacy, and why so many women over 40 feel disconnected from themselves. Because here’s the thing: menopause may not have killed your desire. Your nervous system may simply have been running a full-blown emergency response for years. Together, they explore how...

Message us your comments On this week’s episode of Empower Your Menopause, we make no apologies for talking about GLP-1 again — but this time, we flip the script. Instead of asking how to boost it, we ask a better question: why isn’t your body regulating it properly in the first place? We dig into the gut–GLP-1 connection, why appetite signalling goes off track, and how stress, sleep, and modern e...

Message us your comments Weight loss jabs are everywhere right now. You can’t scroll, read, or have a conversation without them coming up… and we’re getting asked about them all the time. So in this episode, we’re tackling it head on. We break down what GLP-1 actually is, how your body already produces it, and why your gut, your food, and your lifestyle all play a role in how your appetite is regu...

Message us your comments GLP-1 medications - aka weight loss jabs - are everywhere right now. And if your body feels like it’s fighting you, it’s easy to see why they’re so appealing. In this episode, we cut through the noise. Not to tell you they’re good or bad - but to help you actually understand what they do… and what they don’t. Because while they can be powerful tools, they don’t fix what’s...

Message us your comments Doing all the right things… but still feeling hungry, craving more, or stuck in that cycle of being “good” all day and then losing it later? In this episode, we break down what’s really driving appetite after 40 — from blood sugar swings and stress to the often-overlooked role of gut health. Because hunger isn’t random, and it’s not about willpower… it’s about the signals...

Message us your comments We hear it all the time: “I don’t feel like myself anymore…” And then comes the classic brush-off — “It’s just your age.” In this episode, we dig into why that phrase isn’t just unhelpful… it’s often the reason women stay stuck for far longer than they need to. We unpack what women over 40 are actually experiencing day to day — the energy crashes, disrupted sleep, brain fo...

Message us your comments GLP-1 medications are dominating the weight-loss conversation right now. But what actually happens when weight loss comes from a weekly injection rather than changes in lifestyle? In this episode of Empower Your Menopause , James and Juli break down GLP-1 drugs in plain English. These medications don’t “burn fat.” They mimic a hormone called GLP-1 that signals fullness to...

Message us your comments Bloating and sudden sugar cravings are two of the most common complaints we hear from women over 40. And while they might feel like completely separate issues, they’re often closely connected. In this episode, James and Juli explain how changes in digestion, blood sugar stability, stress, sleep, and hormones can all influence how your gut behaves during midlife. When diges...

Message us your comments If you’re the one holding everything together – work, family, admin, emotional labour, and everyone else’s needs – this episode is for you. James and Juli unpack the Superwoman Trap : the unspoken belief that your worth is tied to how much you can cope with, manage, and carry. In midlife, that identity often starts to crack, bringing guilt, resentment, exhaustion, and the...

Message us your comments If you’re a working mum over 40 and you’ve ever felt guilty for working, guilty for not working, guilty for snapping, or guilty for wanting ten quiet minutes to yourself… this episode is for you. In perimenopause and menopause, your stress tolerance shrinks, sleep gets messy, and suddenly the mental load you’ve always carried feels twice as heavy. That doesn’t mean you’re...

Message us your comments Have you ever had a day where you’re doing all the same things you’ve always done, but suddenly it feels like you’re pushing through mud? You’re functioning, but you’re not really fine. You’re tired in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. And because so many of your symptoms are nearly invisible, you start doubting yourself instead of recognising what’s actually happening. This i...

Message us your comments In this first Empower Your Menopause episode of 2026, James and Juli from Fabulous Beyond 40 sit down with award-winning anthropologist, writer and coach Veronica Kirin to unpack a powerful and often misunderstood midlife mix: stress, perimenopause and PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder). When these three collide, things can feel overwhelming, confusing and downright br...

Message us your comments New Year’s resolutions often fail in menopause because the usual January diet rules ignore sleep disruption, stress load, cravings, and decision fatigue. In this episode, coaches Juli and James share a calmer January framework for women 40+ and a simple mini reset you can try this week. In this episode: The January trap and why urgency backfires Menopause reality check: sl...

Message us your comments If you’ve ever woken up on January 1, stepped on the scales and thought, “Right. That’s it. I need to lose weight. Now,” this episode is for you. In this conversation, we dig into menopause weight loss vs fat loss, why the usual New Year crash diets hit so much harder in midlife, and what to do instead so January isn’t just punishment for whatever happened in December. Her...

Message us your comments Menopause cravings are no joke. One minute you are fine, the next you are elbow-deep in the biscuit tin, finishing the crisps, or pouring another glass of prosecco you did not really plan to have. In this episode of Empower Your Menopause, coaches James and Juli break down what is really going on with cravings in midlife and why they often feel louder during perimenopause...

Message us your comments Struggling with midlife sleep? Your evening screen time may be the culprit. Coaches James & Juli unpack a simple digital detox for hormonal health: why blue light and doomscrolling delay melatonin and how to use the 3-2-1 wind-down to reset your evenings. Expect practical boundaries, tiny rituals you can keep on your busiest week, and an easy “1-0-0” starter if 3-2-1 f...

Message us your comments In this episode Juli and James dive into ultra-processed foods following some shocking new research, plus what that might mean for your body in midlife. Here’s what we cover: What this big new study on ultra-processed food is actually saying What counts as an “ultra-processed food” in normal human language How ultra processed foods might affect your organs, symptoms, and l...

Message us your comments Welcome back to Empower Your Menopause, the podcast all about health, happiness, and hormones for women 40 and beyond. In this episode, James and Juli are joined by coach and mentor Sherry King to talk about the season that can stretch even the most capable woman into human toffee: the holidays when you’re smack in the middle of the sandwich generation. If you’re juggling...

Message us your comments In this episode James and Juli jump for a special episode to talk about an important announcement that was made this week in the USA where the FDA — Federal Drugs Administration — is removing the scary black box warnings from menopause hormone therapy.  What does the announcement mean? Why have things changed? What's it been replaced with? are the kind of topics we co...

Message us your comments Welcome back to Empower Your Menopause — the show where we cut through the fluff and give you practical, science-backed steps to feel better in midlife. In this episode we’re taking on creatine — possibly the most misunderstood supplement in the room.  There’s a lot of social media hype about creatine at the moment, especially when it comes to high doses, and so we thought...