{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Menopause Unscripted Podcast","title":"Your Menopause Report Card - What 2025 Taught You About Your Body and Mind | #0095 | The Menopause Unscripted Podcast","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":787,"description":"\n\nHey ladies, and welcome back to Menopause Unscripted. \n\nAs we approach the end of 2025, I want to invite you to pause—not to criticise or pick apart what didn't go to plan—but to reflect honestly and compassionately on what this year has taught you about your body and your mind in menopause.\n\nOften, the end of a year highlights the gap rather than the gain: the weight we didn’t lose, the routines that didn’t stick, the stress we couldn’t tame. \n\nBut what if we flip the script? \n\nWhat if, instead of measuring failure, we measure growth—no scales, no numbers, no shame—just awareness, progress, and personal power?\n\nIn this episode, I break down what I’m calling your Menopause Report Card. \n\nNot graded by perfection—but by presence. \n\nBy your willingness to listen to your body, to support your mind, and to nurture your spirit.\n\nIf you've been tuning into this podcast, you're already ahead—because knowledge sparks awareness, and awareness is the catalyst for change. \n\nI talk about why pushing harder in workouts often backfires, why more cardio is never the answer, and why rest days are not a luxury—they’re hormone-friendly recovery. \n\nYou’ll discover how small changes—prioritising protein, reducing alcohol, managing screens at night—can transform sleep, energy, and anxiety.\n\nWe move into mindset too, because menopause isn’t just a physical transition—it’s deeply emotional. \n\nMaybe this was the year you stopped comparing yourself to your thirty-year-old self. \n\nPerhaps you caught your own negative self-talk and changed the tone. \n\nYou might have felt—for the first time ever—that your worth isn’t tied to the number on the scale. \n\nThese are the true breakthroughs.\n\nI share stories from real clients who found their voice, their boundaries, and their peace—all without chasing perfection or punishing their bodies.\n\nOne woman learned her cycle tracking was about awareness, not control. \n\nAnother realised her body wasn’t broken—it just needed kinder boundaries. \n\nOne of my...","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}