Ep. 65 | Menopause Resolutions: Why Starting Over in January Never Works
It's January. You've got the plan. The meal prep containers. The gym membership. The journal. This is the year everything changes.
Except — you said that last year. And the year before. And by February, you were back to square one wondering what went wrong.
Nothing went wrong. The system is broken. And for women in perimenopause and menopause, the "New Year, New You" approach is especially set up to fail.
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
Why 80% of New Year's resolutions fail by February — and why women in midlife are particularly vulnerable to the crash
How the "fresh start" mindset becomes a trap — training you to believe change only counts if it's dramatic, perfect, and starts on a specific date
Why all-or-nothing thinking is the fastest way to sabotage your health goals when your hormones, energy, and stress response have all changed
The surprising connection between hormonal health and habit formation — and why your body's ability to sustain change depends on how supported your system is
How your brain actually builds lasting habits — and why it has nothing to do with the willpower and motivation that January runs on
Why small, imperfect, boring steps forward beat the grand overhaul every single time — especially when your Response Capacity is already maxed out
Here's the truth nobody puts on a motivational poster: your body doesn't care what the calendar says. It cares whether it feels safe and supported enough to change. And when you try to overhaul everything at once on a system that's already overwhelmed, your body doesn't rise to the occasion. It shuts down.
That's not failure. That's biology. And it's exactly why support over pressure isn't just a nice idea — it's the only approach that actually works in midlife.
This episode is for you if: You're a woman over 40 in perimenopause or menopause who's started over every January for as long as she can remember — and she's exhausted by the cycle. You don't need another resolution. You need to understand why they keep failing and what to do instead.
Links & Resources:
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