Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones and Midlife Women’s Health

Imagine if you actually knew your coworker’s or your partner’s true motivations behind their behaviors. Forget the guessing games and assumptions – you can actually have a report in your hands that describes in detail what motivates them, what drives them, and what their blind spots are. And they can have this same information about you. All of a sudden, communication, understanding and empathy al...

Can microdosing help midlife women? How? What are the benefits and what do I need to know if I want to try it? Get your microdosing questions answered in this episode with Kayse Gehret, founder of the Microdosing for Healing platform, a program and community that has helped over 1100 people across the globe.  We talk about the legal status of microdosing and the therapeutic effects of psilocybin m...

This year, I’m doing things a little differently when it comes to setting intentions. In this episode, I walk you through the approach I’ve used for many years, as well as the changes I made this year and why I felt like I needed a change. I also share how much my word of the year in 2024 guided my way (despite my initial skepticism) and what word I have chosen for 2025.  Notes: Cathy Heller’s boo...

In the inaugural episode of the Belong Wellness Podcast, I share my personal journey from a corporate career in digital marketing to becoming a fitness instructor, studio owner and eventually a health coach specializing in midlife women’s wellness.  My story includes a cross-country move with a suitcase and no plan, feeling confined in a corporate career that no longer suited me, a massive career...

There have been so many times that I have been, unfortunately literally, floored by my perimenopause symptoms. From fatigue so intense I get back in bed at 10am, to body aches and soreness, to cramping and heavy bleeding, it hasn’t been a pleasant ride so far.  In episode two of my podcast, I open up about my journey so far, right here from the messy middle. I talk about all of my symptoms, or at...

Have you ever questioned if you are in the right career? Or dreamed of what it would be like to turn one of your passions into your profession? If so, this episode will resonate with you.  My dear friend, Catherine Ziegler, shares her personal journey of leaving her career in the wine industry and opening a fitness studio in her early 40s. Within weeks of opening her doors she separated from her h...

Hello, my friend and welcome to the Belong Wellness podcast! I am your host, Jessica Long.  I am a midlife woman currently riding the freight train off a cliff that is perimenopause all while raising two small children, attempting to be a decent wife and trying to run a small business.  I’m a corporate marketing professional turned fitness studio owner turned health coach specializing in midlife w...