For the last several years, I’ve described my work as coaching “busy, stressed-out professionals.” As a contractor I've coached sleep clients, weight loss clients, people who are busy and stressed out and even helped people with relationships. That statement is accurate. It just isn’t the whole story. The whole story is that the women I’ve been most drawn to — the ones whose work I think about after our sessions end — have almost all been in their late thirties, forties or early fifties....

Why am I waking up at 3AM? You wake between 2 and 4am most nights. Heart pounding for no reason you can name, brain running through tomorrow's list. If that’s familiar, you’re in the right place. You are not anxious in the way your doctor probably suggested. You are not broken. You are not lazy. What's happening to you has a name, a mechanism, and a protocol. Let me walk you through all three. The mechanism: three systems shifting at once In your thirties, your body ran on a reliable...

Fiber Smoothie Recipe Here’s a great way to get most of your fiber in for the day. The ‘base’ of this smoothie, which is 3 servings that should be spread throughout the day, provides: Protein- 34g Carbohydrates- 13 g Fats- 29g (don’t freak out, I’ll explain below) Fiber- 21.4g Calories- 502 kcal I found a version of this on Dr. Mary Claire Haver’s IG account. She is an OBGYN, menopause specialist and has a background in nutrition. Drinking this each day helps me meet my daily recommended...