{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Menopause Unscripted Podcast","title":"Don’t Set Another Goal Until You’ve Done This One Thing… | #0099 | The Menopause Unscripted Podcast","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1337,"description":"\nIn this episode of Menopause Unscripted, I challenge the usual end-of-year frenzy of goal-setting. \n\nInstead of rushing into new plans, new programmes, and new promises, I invite you to pause. \n\nBefore you set a single new goal, there is one step that will change everything: genuine, compassionate reflection.\n\nMost women in perimenopause and menopause set goals from a place of frustration – frustration with weight gain, stubborn belly fat, low energy, poor sleep, stress, or feeling uncomfortable in their bodies. \n\nBut goals built on frustration rarely last. \n\nThey create short bursts of urgency that burn out quickly. \n\nIn this episode, I show you why slowing down, looking back, and acknowledging everything you’ve survived, created, and improved this year is the true starting point for meaningful change.\n\nI guide you through the same Yearly Reflection process I use with my Meno-Fit clients. \n\nYou’ll discover how often you dismiss your progress, overlook your resilience, and underestimate the battles you’ve quietly fought. \n\nYou’ll learn why gratitude is not fluffy or optional – especially during menopause, when your brain is wired to scan for threats and negativity. \n\nGratitude grounds you, softens your nervous system, and reminds you of the stability, support, and strength you already have.\n\nWe also explore why many women struggle with consistency: not because they lack willpower, but because they set goals without understanding their deeper “why.” \n\nWhen you reconnect with why strength, energy, calmer hormones, or feeling good in your skin actually matters to you, your goals stop feeling like chores. \n\nThey become commitments to your future self.\n\nI share my own reflections — the realities of navigating sleep with a toddler, managing hydration and nutrition, adjusting my training, caring for my health with HRT, and shaping a lifestyle that genuinely supports my well-being. \n\nYou’ll hear practical examples of how small, realistic adjustments create huge...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/i9gr5pa-XDNs6KPC_Oyy2ckLYaRMVoij_QkWymN0h-g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMWJl/YTAwN2Y4NmY1NjRl/ZTc1ZTc4MmMyNTU5/NWM4My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}