If you know what to eat and still cannot stay consistent, this episode is for you. In Part 2 of the Why Nothing Is Working series, I am getting into the layer that no meal plan, fitness challenge, or nutritionist has ever addressed — and it is the one thing that will keep you stuck if it goes unaddressed in perimenopause and menopause.

I tell you about a recent consultation with a 57-year-old retired woman who has a personal trainer, a nutritionist, a life coach, and a solid routine Monday through Friday. She eats all the right things all week long. And then the weekend comes. She told me she just wants to let her hair down. She wants to relax. And when I asked her what else she did to relax besides eat and drink, she paused and said: nothing.

That is not a discipline problem. That is a nervous system problem. And in this episode I break down exactly why food becomes the only tool so many women in midlife use to manage how they feel — and why that pattern will outlast every plan you try until you address it at the root.

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