Her Season of Strength

HSOS #64: You Never Know Her Story

Someone once told me I looked great and asked if I had lost weight, and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever heard. In this episode I explain why, and how it change

HSOS #63: Strength Training After 50: The 5 Moves Every Woman Needs

In Part 2 of my strength training series, I'm handing you the roadmap I wish someone had handed me when I started lifting in my mid-40s. We're talking about the

HSOS #62: What 90-Year-Olds Can Teach Us About Getting Stronger

Every week, I watch my training clients who are women in their 40's-80s lift things they never thought they could which made me want to do an episode focused on stre

HSOS #61: Why Healthy Eating Feels So Hard for Women After 50

Picture your Sunday meal prep, gorgeous glass containers all lined up in the fridge, and then by Friday there's a little mold on the broccoli and you're eating

HSOS #60: The One Question to Ask Before You Buy Another Supplement

Okay, I'm calling myself out today, and I'm calling you out too (lovingly!). We're doing a full intervention on that graveyard of half-used supplements hid

HSOS #59: Why Your Waist Keeps Growing (Even When Nothing Else Has Changed)

Okay friends, buckle up, because in this episode I'm spilling the biology tea on why your waistline seems to have a mind of its own once you hit your 40s and 50s, ev

HSOS #58: Why Your "Healthy" Breakfast May Be Causing Afternoon Cravings

Okay, confession time: I recorded this one loopy on muscle relaxants after a very unglamorous trip to urgent care for my back (first time ever, and yes, I have thoughts a

HSOS #57: Same Scale, Different Life: What Your Weight Isn't Telling You

So this episode came from something that actually happened to me. I've been working with my trainer for eight weeks, and when it came time to check in, I stepped on

HSOS #56: The Cookie Penalty Reframe: Why Restriction Backfires Every Time

Happy one year to us! This episode marks a full year of Her Season of Strength, and to celebrate, I'm digging into a topic pretty much every woman can relate to: coo

HSOS #55: Why "I'll Get to It Eventually" Might Be Costing You Everything

I'm kicking things off fresh from surprising my mom with an epic 80th birthday ambush (complete with a snooping grandma and screams that went viral), then I'm g

HSOS #54: Part 2: Is Food Noise Even Real?

I'm back with part two of our food noise conversation, and today we're getting into the piece I think is actually the most useful: blood sugar. If you've e

HSOS #53: Part 1: Is Food Noise Even Real?

Grab your coffee and get comfy, because this episode is all about that mental chatter that just will not shut up: food noise. I'm breaking down what the research act

HSOS #52: Menopausal Weight Gain is Not "All in Your Head"

So a 40 year old male trainer sent me an email titled "Menopause Does Not Cause Weight Gain," and friends, I had thoughts. In this episode, I take that dismissive subject

HSOS #51: The 90-Minute Coffee Rule: Fact or Fiction?

I keep seeing influencer after influencer talking about coffee and cortisol or some version of this, and a few of the claims bugged me, so I decided to actually look into

HSOS #50: How Less Information Gets You Better Results

Ever notice how the health and wellness world tries to convince you that more is always better? More rules, more trackers, more information crammed into your already over

HSOS #49: Stop Trying to Do It All: Why Breakfast Is Your Best First Move

Have you ever decided that Monday was the day you were going to change everything, all at once, and then by Wednesday you were right back where you started, feeling worse

HSOS #48: Your Core Isn't What You Think It Is

Let's settle this once and for all, your core is not just a six pack hiding under stubborn belly fat. It's basically Grand Central Station for everything you do

HSOS #47: Why "Earning" Your Cheat Meal Is Sabotaging Your Progress

Raise your hand if you've ever called pizza, cocktails, and ice cream a "cheat day" and then felt like a total food criminal by Monday morning. Yeah, me too, more ti

HSOS #46: How to Set Your Kitchen Up So Good Choices Make Themselves

If you have ever opened your fridge at 6pm, stared at it like a stranger, closed it, and grabbed a granola bar instead, you know you are not alone. In this episode, I am

HSOS #45: Why This Chapter of Your Life Might Be the Most Powerful One Yet

This one is different. In this deeply personal episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the defining moment that changed everything, losing my 12-year-old daughter C