Rock Your Midlife

Tired, gaining weight and feeling invisible after 40? You've been told it's just part of getting older, but it doesn't have to be. In this episode of Rock Your Midlife, Dr. Ellen Albertson sits down with award-winning nutritional therapist and hormone health expert Alison Bladh, author of the #1 bestseller Have a Magnificent Menopause. Together they break down what really happens to your body in perimenopause and menopause, and the simple, realistic changes that help you look good and feel great, without overhauling your whole life. In this episode, you'll learn: ✔️ What perimenopause and menopause actually are ✔️ Why weight gain, fatigue and low confidence aren't inevitable ✔️ How to build a menopause-friendly plate with protein, carbs and healthy fats ✔️ The 10-minute daily habit that calms your nervous system ✔️ How grounding and Epsom salt baths can help you sleep better ✔️ What actually works for menopause weight gain, and why crash diets backfire ✔️ How menopause changes your skin, and the skincare switches that help ✔️ Why you lose collagen in menopause and how to protect it ✔️ Why most women need to change the way they exercise after 40 About the guest: Alison Bladh, BSc (Hons), mBANT, rCNHC, is an award-winning registered nutritional therapist, beauty therapist, hormone health expert and founder of the Meno Massage Method®, with over 35 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. She is the #1 bestselling author of Have a Magnificent Menopause and specializes in women's health over 40, including perimenopause and menopause. Alison works with clients worldwide to improve mood, energy, focus, weight management and long-term wellbeing, combining evidence-based nutritional science with a functional medicine approach. 🔗 Connect with Alison: Website → alisonbladh.com Instagram → instagram.com/alisonbladh YouTube → youtube.com/@alisonbladh TikTok → tiktok.com/@alisonbladh Facebook → facebook.com/alisonbladhnutrition LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/alison-bladh-b5178638 X → x.com/pinktearoom

Had bariatric surgery or started a GLP-1, and the weight is creeping back? You’re not broken, and you didn’t fail. In this episode of Rock Your Midlife, Dr. Ellen Albertson talks with Shenelle Green, founder of Bariatric Rewrite, about the truth most people avoid: weight regain after surgery is common, and it isn’t a moral failure. Shenelle shares her own journey from addiction and nearly 300 pounds to sobriety, surgery and building a coaching company that supports women worldwide. She explains why surgery and medication are powerful tools, but they don’t fix the brain, the habits or the lifestyle. In this episode, you’ll learn: ✔️ Why bariatric surgery is not “the easy way out” ✔️ Why obesity is a chronic disease, not a willpower problem ✔️ How food addiction works, and why it’s so easy to fall into ✔️ How to handle weight regain without shame ✔️ What nobody tells you about GLP-1s, including muscle loss ✔️ Why “what sounds good” eating backfires on GLP-1s ✔️ How to feel your emotions instead of eating them ✔️ Shenelle’s simple food system, including her “hunger meter” ✔️ Her four daily rules for success About the guest: Shenelle Green is the founder of Bariatric Rewrite, a coaching platform supporting women navigating bariatric surgery, GLP-1s and food addiction. She’s known for telling the truth most people avoid: weight regain after surgery is common, and it isn’t a moral failure. Shenelle works with women worldwide who feel ashamed, confused and stuck after doing what they were told and still not getting lasting results. Her approach blends real-time accountability, daily support and a strong community model to help clients rebuild how they eat, think and respond to life. 🔗 Connect with Shenelle: Website → bariatricrewrite.com App → Rewrite Lifestyle (App Store & Google Play) Instagram → instagram.com/TheBariatricRewrite TikTok → tiktok.com/@coach_Shenelle Facebook → facebook.com/RewriteLifestyle Facebook Group → facebook.com/groups/BariatricRewrite LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/ShenelleGreen

Don't feel like yourself anymore? Wondering if your best years are behind you? They're not. In this episode of Rock Your Midlife, Dr. Ellen Albertson sits down with psychotherapist and author Kimberly Wilson, founder of Tranquility du Jour, to talk about making midlife beautiful. Kimberly shares how she navigated selling the business she built for 18 years, ending a 21-year relationship, a hip replacement and turning 50, and why she believes midlife is when women truly come into their own. This isn't about chasing youth. It's about beauty, balance, intention and the little glimmers that make everyday life feel good again. In this episode, you'll learn: ✔️ What "glimmers" are and how they help you feel like yourself again ✔️ Why so many women expect decline in midlife, and why that story is wrong ✔️ The body signals that tell you it's time for a new chapter ✔️ What healing your nervous system looks like in everyday life ✔️ How to redefine beauty in a youth-obsessed culture ✔️ Why tranquility matters more than ever in midlife ✔️ How to answer the question "Who am I now?" ✔️ The one belief about aging every woman should let go of ✔️ Why you should never be afraid to be a beginner About the guest: Kimberly Wilson is a psychotherapist, author, and founder of Tranquility du Jour, a lifestyle philosophy devoted to helping midlife women cultivate lives of beauty, balance and intention. She holds master's degrees in women's studies and social work, and her work has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, Washingtonian, Huffington Post and Cosmopolitan. She is also president of the Pigs & Pugs Project Fund, supporting pig sanctuaries and pug rescues nationwide. She lives in Washington, DC, and dreams of Paris. 🔗 Connect with Kimberly: Website → kimberlywilson.com Instagram → instagram.com/tranquilitydujour YouTube → youtube.com/tranquilitydujour Substack → kimberlywilson.substack.com

Successful, driven, and suddenly unable to keep it all together in your 40s or 50s? It might not just be perimenopause. It could be ADHD that’s been there all along. 🎓 Join Dr. Stella’s webinar and learn how to understand your ADHD brain → https://www.seligo.net/webinarsignup In this episode of Rock Your Midlife, Dr. Ellen Albertson talks with ADHD coach and 2x TEDx speaker Dr. Stella Dellamora, who was diagnosed with ADHD and OCPD at 52 and told, “You’re successful, just keep doing what you’re doing.” Instead, she spent hundreds of hours learning how her brain works and built ADHD School to help other high-achieving women do the same, without the struggle she went through. In this episode, you’ll learn: ✔️ Why so many women are diagnosed with ADHD in midlife ✔️ How perimenopause can make undiagnosed ADHD suddenly feel unmanageable ✔️ Why girls with inattentive ADHD were missed for decades ✔️ When determination stops being a strength and becomes part of the problem ✔️ How to get an ADHD diagnosis and where to start ✔️ The hidden “ADHD tax” and what it may be costing you ✔️ Why Dr. Stella says ADHD is not a superpower, and what is ✔️ How to create your own “YOUser Manual” for your brain ✔️ Why some people who think they have ADHD may just need more sleep ✔️ How to support a loved one with ADHD About the guest: Dr. Stella Dellamora, PhD, is a 2x TEDx speaker, highly respected coach and consultant with an international client base. She is the first-ever Certified WHY Coach through Simon Sinek’s WHY School, a Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach, an ADHD coach, a Lumia Certified Life Coach, and an ICF ACC-level coach. An award-winning author, serial entrepreneur and competitive athlete, Dr. Stella leads Seligo, a boutique consulting firm, and founded ADHD School. Her mission is to help high-achieving women with ADHD understand their brains so they can build the systems and routines that decrease stress and increase success. 🎓 Sign up for Dr. Stella’s webinar: https://www.seligo.net/webinarsignup 🔗 Connect with Dr. Stella: Website → seligo.net LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/dr-stella-dellamora Instagram → instagram.com/iamdrstella TikTok → tiktok.com/@iamdrstella

Your husband just asked for a divorce. What do you do first? According to divorce attorney Diana Romanov, it's not calling your best friend or packing a bag. It's freezing the finances. In this episode of Rock Your Midlife, Diana explains why that first move matters so much, especially for women over 50, and how to protect yourself financially and emotionally so you can move into your next chapter with clarity, confidence and dignity. Dr. Ellen Albertson, who got remarried just weeks before this conversation, gets candid about what she did wrong in her first divorce and what she'd do differently. In this episode, you'll learn: ✔️ The first thing to do when your husband asks for a divorce ✔️ Why divorce after 50 is a completely different game than divorce in your 30s ✔️ The 12-minute method for facing your finances when you're scared to look ✔️ How some husbands try to lure their wives back in, and why you shouldn't go back ✔️ How to handle adult children during a later-life divorce ✔️ Prenups, estate planning and protecting yourself when you remarry ✔️ The #1 question almost no couple asks before marriage ✔️ Why you should run if you feel "butterflies" ✔️ Why self-compassion is the best beauty product About the guest: Diana Romanov, Esq., CFLS, is a California- and Germany-licensed Certified Family Law Specialist, a former Berlin prosecutor, and the founder of Romanov Law in San Francisco. She hosts Divorce Like a Boss on YouTube (400K+ subscribers, 600+ videos) and is the author of Divorce Like a Boss and Good Together: 64 Questions to Ask Before Getting Married from a Divorce Attorney. She helps midlife women navigate gray divorce, including the house, support, retirement and identity, without fear-mongering. She speaks English, German and Russian. 🔗 Connect with Diana: YouTube: Divorce Like a Boss with Diana → https://www.youtube.com/@Diana-Romanov Books on Amazon →  dianaromanov.com Website →  romanovlaw.com

Perimenopause bloating, brain fog, mood swings, and 3AM wake-ups? It's NOT just estrogen. In this episode of Rock Your Midlife, I sit down with Rachel Carta, RN, registered nurse and functional nutrition counselor, to uncover the real root causes of your perimenopause symptoms, starting with your gut, blood sugar, and nervous system. I'm Dr. Ellen, The Midlife Whisperer®, and I've been a registered dietitian for 30 years. I can tell you that so many women blame everything on perimenopause, when the answer often starts with the basics. Rachel explains the "hormone pyramid" and why blood sugar and insulin sit at the base, below thyroid, adrenal, and sex hormones. If the base is shaky, your hormones don't stand a chance. In this episode, you'll learn: ✅ Why perimenopause symptoms aren't all about estrogen and progesterone ✅ The 2 free steps that can stop bloating after eating (no supplements needed) ✅ What healthy digestion looks like, and why daily bowel movements matter ✅ Leaky gut, inflammation, and the estrobolome's role in estrogen balance ✅ "Crowding in" vs. restriction: a simple, sustainable way to eat for menopause ✅ How much protein women over 40 need (and easy ways to get 30g per meal) ✅ Why you wake up at 3AM, and the dinner fix for blood sugar crashes ✅ Nervous system regulation tools: vagus nerve gargling, breathwork, and more ✅ The biggest midlife health myth: that women are meant to suffer 🌿 CONNECT WITH RACHEL CARTA, RN Website & free guide: https://rachelcartarn.com Instagram:   / peaceinperimenopause   Living Inspired Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED Trevor Hall, "I Have Everything I Need": https://www.trevorhallmusic.com Beautiful Chorus (affirmation music): https://beautifulchorus.com The Menopause Society (find a certified practitioner): https://menopause.org MyFitnessPal (track protein & fiber): https://www.myfitnesspal.com #Perimenopause #Menopause #GutHealth #PerimenopauseSymptoms #PerimenopauseBloating #HormoneBalance #BloodSugar #MenopauseWeightGain #WomenOver40 #FunctionalNutrition #NervousSystemRegulation #MidlifeWomen #RockYourMidlife

Perimenopause weight gain, crash diets that backfire, and self-sabotage that keeps pulling you back — sound familiar? 💥 On this episode of Rock Your Midlife, I sit down with Terry Tateossian — midlife health coach, certified personal trainer, nutritionist, and host of How Good Can It Get. At 37, Terry went from postpartum straight into perimenopause. She was 80 pounds overweight, battling panic attacks, prediabetes symptoms, and burnout, and landed in the ER twice thinking she was having a heart attack. After years of extreme dieting and hours of cardio that only made things worse, Terry flipped everything upside down — and lost over 80 pounds after 40. Her secret? More protein, strength training, counting macros, less cardio, and healing the mindset behind the weight. In this episode, you'll learn: ✅ Why dieting and endless cardio fail in perimenopause (and what works instead) ✅ How strength training and muscle mass boost your metabolism after 40 ✅ Counting calories vs. counting macros for sustainable fat loss ✅ How to stop self-sabotage and overcome your "Upper Limit Problem" ✅ Setting boundaries without guilt when you finally put yourself first ✅ Why perimenopause can be an empowering transformation, not a crisis ✅ Nervous system regulation for burnout, stress, and emotional eating ✅ How to stop absorbing other people's emotions as an empath If you're a woman in your 40s, 50s, or 60s struggling with menopause weight gain, hormonal changes, or midlife burnout, this conversation will help you go from surviving to thriving. 🌹 🔗 CONNECT WITH TERRY TATEOSSIAN Website & retreats (THOR – The House of Rose): https://www.thehouseofrose.com/ Instagram:   / howgoodcanitget   YouTube -    / @midlife.bestie   📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conqu... Internal Family Systems (IFS) / parts work: https://ifs-institute.com/ HeartMath: https://www.heartmath.org/ 👍 If this episode helped you, like, subscribe, and share it with a girlfriend who needs it. Tell me in the comments: what's your biggest perimenopause struggle right now?

A neurologist told her to get her living will in order — that she had 3 years to live. Two and a half months later, she's drawing clocks, remembering birthdays, and getting her life back. 🧠 In this episode of Rock Your Midlife, I sit down with Dr. Clint Steele — brain health, nervous system & dementia prevention specialist with 30+ years of clinical experience, founder of The Better Brain Company, and bestselling author of "101 Brain Hacks to Prevent and Even Reverse Dementia (Including Alzheimer's)." He's followed by over 1 million people and is on a mission to save a million lives from dementia — and after this conversation, I understand why. If you're a woman over 40, 50, or 60 struggling with brain fog, memory loss, forgetfulness, or you're scared about cognitive decline, dementia, or Alzheimer's — this episode will change how you think about your brain. Because cognitive decline is NOT an inevitable part of aging, and prevention starts NOW. We cover: 🔹 The REAL root causes of brain fog & memory loss (it's not just aging!) 🔹 Why chronic stress, cortisol & your nervous system are silently damaging your brain 🔹 The 3 types of stress destroying your cognition: emotional, chemical & physical 🔹 Microplastics & Alzheimer's — the shocking "plastic spoon" research 🔹 Why you should NEVER drink coffee in the first hour after waking (adenosine & cortisol explained) 🔹 Morning sunlight, breathwork & the survival-mode breathing mistake you're making 20,000x a day 🔹 Simple daily brain hacks: brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand, balance training & mirror work 🔹 Creatine for women in midlife & menopause — the brain supplement nobody talks about 🔹 Sleep hacks for brain detox: your glymphatic system, 528 Hz music, journaling & blue light 🔹 The essential oils study that improved memory by 226% 🔹 How limiting beliefs & lack of self-love create subconscious stress that ages your brain 🔹 The incredible true story of the woman who reversed her cognitive decline Whether you want to boost memory, improve focus, clear brain fog, prevent dementia naturally, or simply protect your brain health for the next 20–30 years — grab a pen. This one's packed. 💬 Tell me in the comments: which brain hack are you starting TODAY? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT WITH DR. CLINT STEELE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 Website: https://thebetterbraincompany.com  📖 Book — "101 Brain Hacks to Prevent and Even Reverse Dementia": https://thebetterbraincompany.com/products/101-brain-hacks-to-prevent-and-even-reverse-dementia-including-alzheimer-s-amazon  📱 Instagram / TikTok / All links: https://linktr.ee/drcs56  🌐 Dr. Steele's site: https://drclintsteele.com  💊 11-in-1 Memory Formula & Essential Oils: https://thebetterbraincompany.com 

I'm Dr. Ellen Albertson, The Midlife Whisperer, and in this episode of Rock Your Midlife I sit down with Katya Johnson and Christi Hucks, the co-CEOs of Atmosphera — a clean, climate-curated skincare brand built at the intersection of beauty, science, and sustainability. We get into what's actually hiding in conventional skincare (the U.S. bans only a fraction of the ingredients the EU does), why "organic" doesn't automatically mean safe, and how Atmosphera's climate-curated approach means the moisturizer that works in a hot, humid climate is the wrong one for a cold, dry one. I also ask Katya and Christi about their own reinventions — Christi left a career in law, Katya spent 15 years in corporate tech marketing — and how those paths led them to build a skincare brand rooted in "aging well" instead of anti-aging fear-marketing. If you're a woman in your 40s, 50s, 60s or beyond who's ready to trade a complicated 10-step routine for a simple ritual that actually protects your skin barrier, this conversation is for you. I partnered with Atmosphera because I believe in it — use my link below and save 10% on your Climate Bundle. 🌿 Shop Atmosphera + save 10% on your Climate Bundle (my link): https://atmospherabeauty.us/drellen  💌 More from Dr. Ellen, The Midlife Whisperer: https://themidlifewhisperer.com  ▶️ Subscribe for new episodes every week: https://www.youtube.com/@themidlifewhisperer  Free shipping on orders $150+, and every Atmosphera product comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. New Rock Your Midlife episodes drop weekly to help women make their next chapter their best chapter.

I sat down with Dr. Carli Axford, founder of the Spinal Flow Technique, to talk about something midlife women almost never hear from their doctors: why your body physically stores stress and trauma — and how that shows up as chronic pain, menopause symptoms, and nervous system dysregulation. In this episode, we get into: ✨ Why declining estrogen makes stress, joint pain, and inflammation worse at midlife ✨ How the nervous system stores unprocessed stress in your spine ✨ The difference between the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) and parasympathetic (rest-and-heal) nervous system — and why most of us live stuck in survival mode ✨ What the Spinal Flow Technique is and how it helps the body heal itself ✨ A simple breathwork practice you can use right now to shift out of fight-or-flight ✨ Why "sitting is the new smoking" for your spine — and how movement restores nervous system flow ✨ How to reconnect with your body's wisdom through daily body scanning Dr. Carli Axford is a chiropractor with over 30 years of experience and the founder of the Spinal Flow Technique, a healing modality now practiced by more than 4,000 certified practitioners worldwide. Her upcoming Hay House book, "Awaken Your Spinal Flow," releases in 2027. If you're a woman in your 40s, 50s, or 60s dealing with unexplained pain, fatigue, or anxiety and you've been told it's "just hormones" or "just aging" — this conversation will change how you think about healing. 🔗 REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE: "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk — the book on trauma and the nervous system mentioned in our conversation: https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/bodykeepsscore  🔗 CONNECT WITH DR. CARLI AXFORD: Facebook: https://facebook.com/drcarliaxford/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.carliaxford_  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrCarliAxford   Let me know in the comments: what is your body trying to tell you right now?