The Midlife Feast
Welcome to The Midlife Feast, the podcast for women who are hungry for more in this season of life. I’m your host, Jenn Salib Huber, dietitian, naturopathic doctor and intuitive eating counsellor. Each episode “brings to the table” a different perspective, conversation, or experience about life after 40, designed to help you find the "missing ingredient" you need to thrive, not just survive.
Episodes
151 episodes
#150 - The Capacity Crisis: Why Women Feel Emotionally Exhausted in Midlife with Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur, ND
Why are we SO drained in midlife? Dr. Sarah Vandeboncoeur returns to unpack the exhaustion so many women feel—not just from perimenopause, but from decades of overgiving.Most of us enter this phase already running on empty, juggling work...
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38:11
#149 - Cooking for Pleasure Not Perfection with Chef Andrea Buckett
Feeling uninspired with your go-to menu lately? Chef Andrea Buckett is here to bring the joy back to your kitchen. With 20 years of experience, she shares her refreshingly simple approach to food—because cooking should be fun, not stressful!
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Season 5
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Episode 149
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25:42
#148 - Mindful Menopause: Using Meditation to Navigate the Transition with Diana Winston
Did you know science shows that mindfulness can do more than just help you relax? It can improve sleep, reduce anxiety, and might even slow brain aging? That’s more than just symptom relief!Diana Winston, director of UCLA Mindful, joins ...
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Season 5
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Episode 148
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31:08
#147 - How to Stop the Cycle of “Starting Over” Every Monday
Do you find yourself vowing to “start fresh” every Monday, only to feel like you’ve fallen off the wagon by the time the weekend (or lunch) rolls around? The Monday reset cycle keeps so many of us trapped in an exhausting loop of restriction, i...
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Season 5
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Episode 147
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22:49
#146 - What to Do When Intuitive Eating Doesn't Work with Julie Duffy Dillon
After years of dieting, the advice to "eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re full" can feel frustrating and oversimplified-especially if you’ve been trying to “get” intuitive eating This week, fellow intuitive eating dietitian Julie Duffy Di...
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34:46
#145 - Why We Binge: Unpacking the Restrict-Binge Cycle with Toni Rudd, RD
Struggling with binge eating and the endless restrict-crave cycle? You’re not alone. In this episode, dietitian Toni Rudd unpacks the emotional triggers behind binge eating, the impact of dieting, and why willpower isn’t the problem.We ...
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Episode 145
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35:02
#144- Why Yoga is So Much More Than Movement in Menopause with Niamh Daly
Can yoga help us navigate the emotional and physical changes of menopause? Niamh Daly joins me to explore how yoga, when adapted to our changing bodies, can support nervous system regulation, pelvic floor health, and emotional well-being during...
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Season 5
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Episode 144
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#143-Story Session: What 30 Years as a Dietitian Taught Pia About Health and Weight
After years of practicing traditional dietetics, Pia and I found ourselves on a liberating journey—stepping away from diet culture and embracing a weight-neutral, intuitive eating approach. In this episode, we share our experiences, from joyful...
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Season 5
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Episode 143
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38:17
#142 Non-Hormonal Alternatives to HRT with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
There are many reasons why you might want to learn how to manage menopause without hormones, but it definitely can be a confusing terrain to navigate. In this episode, Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz is here to discuss what the options are if you can’...
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Season 5
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Episode 142
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36:54
#141 - Trusting Your Body: Finding Peace Through Grief with Nina Manolson
Have you ever found an old piece of clothing, slipped it on, and felt a wave of sadness when it no longer fit? That’s body grief—the longing for a past version of yourself and the struggle to accept where you are now. In this episode, I sit dow...
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Episode 141
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28:47
#140 - Navigating Motherhood and Perimenopause: Embracing Identity Shifts with Jessie Harrold
What happens when motherhood and perimenopause collide? In this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend and doula, and author of Mothershift, Jessie Harrold, to talk about the big identity shifts that come with these life stages. W...
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36:47
#139 How to Fall in Love with Movement While Rejecting Anti-Fat Bias with Louise Green
Have you ever had the courage to tell a fitness professional that weight loss isn't one of your goals? The confused, blank stares that often follow can make it feel impossible not to just walk right out the door.Weight bias is a major is...
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Season 5
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Episode 139
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32:53
#138 5 Things I Wish I Had Known About Intuitive Eating 10 Years Ago
I'm celebrating a huge personal milestone—10 years of embracing intuitive eating and un-dieting—and I’d love for you to join me as I look back on my journey. In this episode, I’m sharing what it’s really been like to navigate the up...
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Season 5
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Episode 138
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24:20
#137 - 5 Tips for Spotting Nutrition Misinformation with Dr. Emma Beckett
If you’re already drowning in the new year's diet culture and wellness industry noise, I’m here to answer your SOS! Dr. Emma Beckett, an expert food and nutrition scientist and author of You Are More Than What You Eat teaches us what f...
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Season 5
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Episode 137
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48:32
#136 -Health vs. Weight: Debunking the Biggest Wellness Myth with Val Schonberg, RD
If you believe that weight loss is an essential step in improving your health, this episode will explain why that assumption just doesn't hold up. I'm joined by registered dietitian and menopause expert Dr. Val Schonberg who draws on her ...
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Season 5
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Episode 136
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51:15
#135 How to Turn Your Body Image Inside Out in Midlife with Deb Schachter & Whitney Otto
It’s December, which can often mean that the spiral begins: parties to attend, nothing in your closet feels right, and you’re stuck thinking, “I hate how I look, I don’t want to go.” Sound familiar?In this episode, I’m joined ...
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Season 5
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Episode 135
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33:16
#134 - What Every woman Needs to Know About Body Image in Midlife with Summer Innanen
Ever have one of those mornings where nothing feels right? Your clothes don’t fit the way you want, or a glance at an old photo sends you into a spiral of self-criticism? If you’re navigating midlife or perimenopause, you’re not alone.In...
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Season 5
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Episode 134
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35:26
#133 - We Need to Stop Pretending We Don't Have Time For Self-Care with Heather Chauvin
What if self-care wasn’t a luxury, but a lifeline? Heather Chauvin joins us to share how she turned a stage four cancer diagnosis into a powerful mission to help women redefine self-care. Her energetic time management system has transformed liv...
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Season 5
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Episode 133
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32:31
#132 - Why You Need to Put Capacity, Self-Compassion, & Self-Care on the Menu
Navigating your nutrition goals during menopause can be tough any month of the year, and especially around the holidays. But what if you could approach this season with a non-diet mindset focused on balance instead of burnout? Today I want to s...
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Season 5
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Episode 132
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24:37
#131 - Story Session: How Early Menopause Led to Food Freedom with Sarah Dosanjh
Ever feel like life throws you a curveball (or three) that changes everything? Tune in as we chat with Sarah Dosanjh, who went from being a police officer to a psychotherapist and binge-eating coach after facing early menopause in her 20s. That...
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Episode 131
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36:08
How Can I Tell if Intuitive Eating Is Right For Me? With Sinéad Crowe
How do you know if you’re finally done with dieting? It’s the million-dollar question, right? You can start by listening to this conversation with Sinéad Crowe, an intuitive eating counselor and perinatal mental health practitioner...
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Season 5
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Episode 130
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39:26
#129 - Breaking the Binge Cycle in Midlife with Stefanie Michele
Get ready to rethink what you know about binge eating and food addiction in this eye-opening conversation with health coach, occupational therapist, body image, and binge eating coach, Stefanie Michele. With her decades-long journey with binge ...
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Season 5
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Episode 129
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33:53
#128 Story Session: Navigating ADHD in Midlife and Menopause
Did you know that October is ADHD awareness month? It is! 🙌🏽In this story session, I invited community member Jenny to share her ADHD story with us, from her childhood diagnosis in 1984 to the challenges she’s faced in perimenopause. She...
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Season 5
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Episode 128
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35:11
#127 - The Truth About Soy in Midlife
Ever wondered if soy is a friend or foe during menopause? You're definitely not alone. There's so much conflicting information that it’s hard to know what to believe. Some people, like me, are big fans of including soy regularly, while others s...
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Season 5
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Episode 127
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31:43
#126 - 3 Reasons Why Intuitive Eating Might Feel Hard with Abbie Attwood
Can you imagine a world where food choices are driven by joy, not fear? Today I’m joined by non-diet, weight-inclusive dietitian Abbie Attwood to explore the three most common roadblocks to intuitive eating. We dive into the "messy middle," tha...
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Season 5
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Episode 126
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