Jessica Cooke
I’m Done! Now What?
Are you DONE feeling stuck, overwhelmed, unhealthy, going around in circles—but not sure where to start? Whether it’s with stress, people-pleasing, overeating, alcohol, or unhealthy habits, you know it’s time for change——but figuring out how to take the next step toward taking back control feels overwhelming. This podcast is for women over 40 who’ve reached that pivotal moment of saying, “I’m done.” Each week, I’ll share stories, practical tips, and real conversations to inspire you and guide you toward a calmer, more balanced life that aligns with what you truly want. Maybe you’re feeling tra...
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Jul 7, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 198: Overeating and Comfort Drinking: How Much is it Holding You Back? 28.05.2024 32:15
We often think of weight gain as the primary negative impact of overeating and comfort drinking. However, have you stopped to consider how much these habits are really holding you back? When I was unhealthy, all I could think about was weight loss and feeling good in my clothes. This focus held me back significantly. It prevented me from seeing the bigger picture and from noticing all the other n...
Episode 197: How To Lose Fat & Reduce Stress After 40+ 23.05.2024 31:10
Do you often feel stressed out? Cortisol is a stress hormone with many important functions. However, when we are stressed out all of the time, cortisol has a really negative impact on our bodies and our minds. In today’s podcast episode, I share with you my story of stress and how my health suffered so much from the pressure of juggling work and family life. I chat to you about the science beh...
Episode 196: Feeling anxious and overwhelmed? This is for you. 21.05.2024 21:49
Do you often feel anxious and overwhelmed? Struggling under the pressures of family life and your career? For many years, everything in my life looked great from the outside. I had a thriving successful women’s only gym, two small kids and a beautiful home. However, I was dying inside from the pressure of it all. I would wake up every morning with a feeling of dread and anxiety. It felt in those m...
Episode 195: 7 Obstacles on your journey to getting fit and healthy 16.05.2024 29:48
On your journey to getting fit and healthy, you’re going to encounter some obstacles that will get in the way between you and success. It’s important that we know what those obstacles are so that we can remove them. In today’s podcast episode I chat to you about 7 big ones that I see come up time and again. Click play and let’s dive in.
Episode 194: How to Sleep well and Thrive in Your Life with Fiona Brennan from The Positive Habit 14.05.2024 35:00
It was great to chat with Fiona Brennan of the Positive Habit on this week's podcast episode. Fiona’s book, 'Sleep Well: 8 Habits to Help You Fall Asleep, Stay Asleep, and Wake Up Refreshed,' has recently topped the book charts! Fiona shares so many tips and strategies for thriving in your life and also getting a great night's sleep. Click play and let’s dive in. All information on Fiona's servi...
Episode 193: Is your Mindset Holding you Back? 09.05.2024 18:46
How do you know when your mindset is holding you back? What drives you to overeat, to skip workouts, to stop taking healthy action? When you figure this out, you can make big leaps forward in progress. The solution to getting fit and healthy is not in the tracker apps. I believe all that stuff does is give you disordered eating and make you obsessed. What if you've been looking in the wrong places...
Episode 192: Stop Counting Calories: Here are 5 Reasons Why 07.05.2024 26:44
Do you track your food or count your calories? It's my belief that counting calories causes disordered eating, and a study in PubMed USA has shown that 75% of people surveyed using food tracking apps agree. In today's episode, I share with you 5 reasons why I believe you need to stop counting calories and share with you things to do instead so you can become fit and break free from the unhealthy h...
Episode 191: Breaking free from unhealthy habits - 5 barriers that might be getting in your way 02.05.2024 26:45
Have you ever felt like you're stuck, unable to break free from an unhealthy habit that's holding you back? I've been there too. It's only with hindsight, having gone through it and come out the other end, that I realised I need to make a few mindset shifts in order for me to be successful with this. In today's episode, I'll share with you 5 barriers that might be preventing you from breaking free...
Episode 190: Watch your step: Why The 10,000 Daily Goal Is Mis-Leading 30.04.2024 17:15
Sick of counting your steps? Well, you don't have to! Not only does research tell you that, I'm also sharing with you why I think you don't have to either. Counting my steps held me for so long, and it wasn't until I dropped all the counting from my life did I finally break free from my unhealthy habits and actually get healthy. Click play and let's dive in.
Episode 189: How to Thrive in Midlife with Alana Kirk 25.04.2024 41:50
I’m so excited to introduce you to my guest on the show today, Alana Kirk, who is a certified coach, best-selling author and motivational speaker. Alana is chatting to me today about how to get out of survival mode and into thriving mode. As The Midlife Coach, she empowers women to thrive in, not just survive midlife, which today is a decades long stage from our 30's to our 60's. She supports wo...
Episode 188: How To Lose Weight Without The Weighing Scales 23.04.2024 17:29
Are you struggling to lose weight? I used to, too! For years! It wasn't until I stopped using weight loss as a goal, and ditched the weighing scales, that I actually went on to lose weight. In today's episode, I share with you the reasons why the weighing scales are holding you back and 5 steps to focus on instead. Click Play and let’s dive in
Episode 187: What diet and fitness changes should I make after 40? 18.04.2024 21:43
Are you feeling a bit stuck with your diet and exercise routines? Well, you're not alone! Sometimes it can feel like we're going around in circles, doing the same things over and over again without seeing much progress. But guess what? There's a solution! And it starts with making some changes. We're going to talk about all the tweaks and adjustments you might need to make to your fitness and food...
Episode 186: How To Build Habits using The Slight Edge Method 16.04.2024 35:19
Do you struggle to implement healthy habits? I'm currently focusing on getting rid of my phone outside of work hours, and I'm reminding myself of a really terrific method called the Slight Edge Method. The Slight Edge Method helps you look at habit building in a really simple way and if you’re anything like me, you excel when things are broken down into simple steps. In today's episode, I share...
Episode 185: How To Lose Fat And Gain Muscle At The Same Time 11.04.2024 16:51
🏋️♀️🔥 Getting fit and losing fat doesn't need to be complicated. A simple shift in what you're doing currently can help you produce big results. If you're feeling sluggish and tired, if your clothes are tight, if you feel really unfit... and want to change that, this episode is for you. It's so much easier than you think to get fit and lose fat as a woman over 40. 💪🚀 💬
Episode 184: Want to be healthy? Try getting to know yourself 09.04.2024 30:44
In this podcast episode, I'm diving into something really important: getting healthy by understanding yourself better. It's like figuring out why you do what you do and how that can help you break free from the unhealthy habits holding you back. For many years, I was so focused on trying harder and doing more, I never once took a step back and figured out what was driving me and why I was going ar...
Episode 183: Filling up on ‘Free Food’ doesn't fix the problem 04.04.2024 15:51
Have you been trying to get healthy by focusing on your food? 🥗 I really struggled with my fitness and health for many years, and one of the reasons I stayed so stuck for so long was because I thought the solution was to be found somewhere in nutrition. 🤔 The answer isn’t to be found by focusing solely on food. 🍽️ In today’s episode, I chat with you about the common problems I see in weight loss...
Episode 182: How much cardio do you need to do as a woman over 40? 02.04.2024 12:12
This is what we're chatting about in today's podcast episode. Save yourself time and get the most out of your workouts. Discover how to boost your metabolism, burn fat at rest, build lean muscle, and increase bone density in under 90 minutes per week. Click play and let's dive in.
Episode 181: Finding Freedom from Stress, Fear and Unhealthy Habits with Moira Geary 28.03.2024 37:06
Moira is referred to as a leading light for a new wave of Freedom Seekers! Over the course of two decades, her impactful work has empowered more than 20,000 individuals to liberate themselves from the shackles of stress, fear, worry, procrastination, self-sabotage, and overwhelm. Moira achieves this through her innovative techniques, grounded practicality, and the creation of certified training p...
Episode 180: These Boundaries will 10X The Quality of Your Life 26.03.2024 37:44
In this episode, I'm diving into the art of setting boundaries and how it can transform your life for the better. 🌿 I never used to have boundaries; I used to think boundaries were just physical. Because of this I used to feel frustrated, tired and angry often. I felt fed up and not in the driving seat of my own life, rather on a hamster wheel. My life 10xed when I learned and implemented all the...
Episode 179: Escaping the Weekend Alcohol Routine: A Conversation with Karen Coakley 21.03.2024 34:58
In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Karen Coakley, the driving force behind Kenmare Foodies. Our conversation delves into breaking from unhealthy habits, navigating the complexities of diet culture, nurturing gut health, addressing our relationship with alcohol, and much more. Karen's insights are truly inspiring, and I'm confident you'll find her perspective invaluable for en...
Episode 178: How I Overcame Disordered Eating Caused by Dieting 19.03.2024 28:35
Have you ever wondered if you might be dealing with disordered eating? 🤔 Do you catch yourself in cycles of dieting, restriction, or bingeing? 🍽️💔 Perhaps you've felt shame and guilt around food? 😞 I've been there, and trust me, you're not alone. In today's podcast episode, I'm getting real about my journey with disordered eating. I share with you how to recognise the warning signs and red fla...
Episode 177: How to break free from unhealthy habits and navigate change as a woman over 40 14.03.2024 41:31
Special guest Psychotherapist Trisha Mach Hale is joining me on the podcast today from Mind and Body Works. Trisha is talking to me about how to break free from unhealthy habits and navigate change. Trisha is a Psychotherapist and Supervisor working in private practice in Galway since 2006. In 2019, she went into partnership with Mind and Body Works, which operates two Psychotherapy and Counseli...
Episode 176: Stress & Me: My two weekly rituals to that help me punch stress in the face 12.03.2024 13:19
Did you know that 80% of people surveyed by Aware recently said they feel anxious? Stress is huge amongst women over 40. In fact 49% of women over 40 don’t exercise and cite being overwhelmed by too much to do as the reason. There are two rituals I follow every week. In today’s episode I share these rituals with you. Click play and let’s dive in. Want to Get Fit, Break Free From Unhealthy Habits,...
Episode 175: If it's making you miserable, you're not doing it right. 07.03.2024 16:20
If the journey feels miserable, then you’re not doing it right. You don't need to feel miserable on your quest to getting fit and healthy. If you're following a program right now that is doing just that, my bet is it's part of the one big problem, which is the weight loss industry...which is so obsessed and focused on food, how could it now make you feel miserable! 😩 If you're sick and tired of t...
Episode 174: Unshackling the Chains: Breaking Free from Alcohol's Grip 05.03.2024 28:48
Do you secretly hate alcohol and wish it wasn't a part of your life? 🤔 Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and dreamed about a world where you didn't drink? 🌅 That’s exactly what I used to do before I stopped drinking. In today's episode, I chat with you about my journey with alcohol, what it's like not drinking, and how choosing not to drink will affect your life. 🎙️ I hope you enjoy thi...
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