Why does belly fat increase during perimenopause? Discover the real reasons women gain weight after 40, including hormone shifts, stress, thyroid health, metabolism, and muscle loss.
If you’re feeling anxious, exhausted, gaining weight, and like nothing is working anymore, this episode is for you. These symptoms aren’t just about hormones; they’re often signs of a dysregulated nervous system. In this episode, Functional Health & Integrative Nutrition Coach Claudia Petrilli, breaks down how your nervous system impacts hormones, metabolism, sleep, mood, and more during perimenopause.
Feeling more tired, anxious, or irritable in your 40s—but still pushing through like you always have? In this episode, Claudia shares why the “hustle mode” that may have worked in your 30s starts to backfire in perimenopause–and what to do instead. She opens up about the personal changes she’s made to her daily and weekly rhythm, and walks you through 5 simple, doable practices to help you preserve energy, regulate your nervous system, and feel more like yourself again.
In this episode of Perimenopause Simplified, we’re diving deep into cortisol, the stress hormone that plays a significant role in our health, especially for women over 40. If you’ve been feeling exhausted, anxious, or wired at night, it’s time to understand what might be going on with your cortisol levels. Cortisol can become dysregulated during perimenopause, making stress management even more crucial, as your body’s hormonal landscape shifts. Tune in to learn how to support your cortisol, manage stress, and feel your best during this transitional phase of life.
In this milestone episode, Claudia breaks down the real truth about perimenopause, hormone health after 40, chronic stress, and why supplements alone won’t fix midlife symptoms.
Boundaries in perimenopause are essential for hormone balance, stress resilience, and nervous system health. Learn why protecting your energy after 40 supports real symptom relief.
Feeling overwhelmed and burnt out after 40? This episode explores why so many women in perimenopause feel like they’re drowning, how hormonal shifts, mental load, and societal pressure collide, and what it really takes to stop over-functioning and create a life that supports your health, hormones, and nervous system.
Exhausted even on HRT? Learn how chronic stress, mineral depletion, and over-functioning impact energy, hormones, and burnout in midlife women — and what actually helps restore balance.
Magnesium isn’t working after 40? Learn why stress, mineral imbalances, inaccurate testing, and electrolyte issues can prevent magnesium from working, especially in perimenopause.
As we wrap up another year (where did the time go?!), I wanted to share the Top 10 Most-Downloaded podcast episodes of 2025. These are the conversations that resonated most with women this year – covering everything that tends to shift after 40…
