One Percent Woman Podcast

Have you ever been told “your labs are normal” — yet you know something isn’t right? You’re functioning. You’re disciplined. You’re doing all the “right” things. And yet… you feel puffy, inflamed, exhausted, anxious, unmotivated, bloated, or stuck despite your efforts. In this episode, I’m breaking down what’s actually being missed in conventional healthcare — not because doctors don’t care, but b...

If you’re disciplined, consistent, and doing “everything right” — but your body isn’t responding the way it used to — this episode will change how you look at your metabolism. I’ve worked with hundreds of high-achieving women who struggle with stalled fat loss, low energy, hormone imbalance, and burnout despite eating clean, training hard, and staying consistent. Over time, I noticed something mos...

If you’re an ambitious woman with big goals for 2026 — but zero interest in burning yourself out to achieve them — this episode is for you. You’ll learn how to pursue big goals while protecting your energy, nervous system, and long-term health — using standards, systems, and self-awareness. This is the strategy I use personally — and with my high-performing clients — to create success that’s susta...

Your metabolism doesn’t slow down because you’re lazy or getting older. It slows down because you’ve been surviving on stress, discipline, and under-fueling for too long and your body can’t keep up. We cover the exact metabolic clues women miss — and how your body is communicating that it feels overwhelmed, undernourished, and unsafe. 🔥 In This Episode, You’ll Learn: • 8 metabolic red flags women...

If you’re the woman who does everything right — you eat clean, work out, track your habits, listen to every wellness podcast — yet your body still isn’t responding… this episode is about to make everything click. In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the 8 most important hormone hacks for high-achieving women who are unknowingly living in survival mode. These aren’t trendy TikTok hacks, supplement...

For the high-achieving, overworked woman who feels “in control” everywhere… except around food. This is not an episode about discipline. This is not about restriction. This isn’t about “willpower.” This is about understanding why overeating happens — especially for high-achieving women who appear disciplined, put-together, and “healthy”… yet privately struggle with emotional eating, nighttime over...

If you’re eating clean, tracking macros, and training consistently but your body still isn’t responding... this episode explains why . We break down the three hormones that control whether you’re in fat-burn or fat-storage mode: cortisol, insulin, and thyroid . Once you understand how they interact, you’ll stop blaming discipline and start adjusting your approach so your body finally feels safe en...

If you’re constantly bloated, reacting to “healthy” foods, or feel like your digestion is all over the place, you’ve probably been told to “just take a probiotic.” ... gut healing IS NOT that simple. Your gut impacts everything ... hormones, mood, metabolism, skin, immune function. In this episode, I walk you through the 5R Gut Health Protocol I use with clients inside Define so you can stop guess...

Have you ever been told your labs look “normal,” yet you know something still feels off? In this episode, Gabrielle Villermaux — Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and founder of Define Co. — breaks down what traditional bloodwork often misses and why so many high-achieving women feel dismissed by the conventional healthcare system. You’ll learn how to finally uncover the root causes beh...

Your metabolism won’t respond if your body doesn’t feel safe. Learn how nervous system dysregulation drives hormone, gut, and weight issues and the daily habits that restore safety, energy, and fat loss. If you’re “doing everything right” but still feel inflamed, bloated, exhausted, and stuck ... this is your missing link. Today we break down nervous system regulation and why your body won’t heal...

You’re doing everything right — tracking your macros, training hard, hitting your steps, doing the biohacks, reading the self-development books. From the outside, you look like the definition of discipline and success. But on the inside? You’re exhausted, anxious, and wondering why your body isn’t responding anymore. This is wellness burnout — when “healthy habits” turn into stressors, and the pur...

Eating for fat loss is not the same as eating for hormone health. If you’ve been living in diet mode—cutting calories, skipping meals, fearing carbs or fats—your hormones are probably waving a big red flag. In this episode, I break down a food-first framework to rebalance hormones so your energy, mood, cycle, and metabolism actually respond again. Fat loss vs. hormone balance: why deficits are tem...

If your goal right now is to lose fat and build lean muscle — this episode is your roadmap. In this episode, you’ll learn:✨ Why your metabolism slows down after chronic dieting — and how to rebuild it ✨ The 4 pillars every woman needs in her foundation phase (macros, movement, metabolism, mindset) ✨ What smart, sustainable fat loss actually looks like — and why less is not better ✨ How to avoi...

If gaining weight feels like failure — this episode is for you. Today I am sharing my own experience with weight gain, body image, and identity as a high-achieving woman who built her worth around being “the fit one.” It's easy to talk about the tips and tricks that you can do to fixing your metabolism & getting the weight back off (in a healthy way)... but it's not often that we talk...

For the woman who ... Is struggling to lose weight even though you’re doing everything right , health clean and healthy , track your calories , workout consistently but don’t look like it ... Or maybe you’re not here for weight loss, but instead ... you feel like a zombie , have no energy despite getting enough sleep , hit a wall everyday between 2-3 and have to rely on caffeine to get through you...

If you’ve been told to listen to your body , just eat clean , lower your cortisol , or that your bloodwork is normal —but you still feel stuck—this episode is your wake-up call. I’m breaking down five popular pieces of advice that keep high-achieving women spinning, and I’ll show you what to do instead so you can finally change your body composition, balance hormones, and feel like yourself again....

You don’t need more time. You need better systems. If your life is meetings, long shifts, carpool, and 47 tabs open in your brain, your health habits can’t be another full-time job. In this episode I share the exact systems I give my high-achieving clients to remove friction, automate the basics, and make consistency feel stupid-simple—even in your busiest seasons. Health should improve your life,...

Of your goal is to look lean and toned, endless cardio and random workouts won’t get you there. In this episode, I’m breaking down: Why fat loss is 80% nutrition and 20% workouts (and why your step count matters just as much as your gym sessions) The science behind endurance vs. strength training — and why one burns calories short-term while the other transforms your body long-term The top reasons...

In this episode, we dive into how stress — physical, mental, and emotional — impacts fat loss in ways most women never hear about. Stress isn’t just a tough week at work or a busy schedule. It’s also under-eating, over-training, running on caffeine, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the constant pressure you put on yourself. I’ll break down: The 7 ways stress disrupts fat loss by impacting your...

If you’ve been stuck trying to lose fat and feel like nothing is working — chances are you don’t actually know how much your body needs to eat. Most women I talk to are just guessing. They restrict hard during the week, get frustrated when their body doesn’t change, then end up overeating because they’re starving and burnt out. The result? Constant stress about food, your body, and whether you’re...

You’re not overweight… but you’re not as lean or toned as you should be for how hard you work. You eat clean. You train 5–6 days per week. You’re disciplined and consistent. And yet—your body still feels inflamed, puffy, and resistant to fat loss?? 👉 Maybe your lower belly won’t lean out.👉 Maybe your face feels full.👉 Maybe you’re bloated no matter how “healthy” you eat. I get it, because I’ve...

You used to be the woman who could do it all — high-achieving, hyper-productive, running on adrenaline, caffeine, and willpower. But now? You're tired. All the time. Even after a full night’s sleep. Even when you’re eating “clean” and doing “everything right.” You’re waking up exhausted, wired at night, relying on caffeine to function, and wondering: “Why don’t I feel like myself anymore?” In this...

If you’re eating clean, training hard, tracking your macros — but still feel inflamed, tired, and stuck in your fat loss… this episode is for you. Because fat loss isn't just about what you eat. It's also about when you eat. In this episode, we break down the science of meal timing — and how your eating schedule could be making or breaking your results, especially when it comes to hormone balance,...

Feeling frustrated that you eat clean, work out consistently, and still don’t look the way you want? You’re not alone — and you’re not broken. You’re just stuck in the space between oversimplified “eat less, move more” advice and overcomplicated hormone hacks, supplement stacks, and TikTok trends. In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the real reasons fat loss feels hard — and the 3 foundational h...

If your pursuit of health feels like punishment… it’s not health. It’s a coping mechanism dressed up as discipline. And the truth is, the way you speak to yourself is silently shaping your results. In today’s mindset-focused episode, I’m getting real about one of the biggest blocks I see in high-achieving women — the inner dialogue that drains your energy, your confidence, and keeps you stuck in a...