{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Menopause Unscripted Podcast","title":"Where Did She Go? Why Confidence Drops In Menopause And How To Rebuild It","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2106,"description":"You catch your reflection in a shop window and wonder where that confident woman went.\nI want you to hear this today, she hasn't gone anywhere, menopause has just knocked the wind out of her.\nIn this episode I explain why confidence drops so much in menopause, starting with the real chemical reason, oestrogen receptors run through your brain, your mood and your sense of self belief, so when it drops, anxiety and self doubt creep in.\nI talk through my own experience with hair loss and body changes since giving birth at 48, and why I investigate the root cause rather than blaming myself or accepting it as just how things are now.\nI get honest about the skin I can now squidge at my sides, the shape changes that stay even once the weight comes off, and why your worth was never your waistline.\nI share why lifting progressively heavier weights builds a different kind of confidence, one built through action and small wins, not through fitting into old jeans.\nAnd I talk about the importance of having women around you who lift you up, because confidence grows faster in good company.\nI close with five things to hold onto, the dip is hormonal, your body deserves care not punishment, feeling invisible is real so refuse to shrink, catch your inner critic with facts, and confidence is built through action.\nFarah here.\nIf something in this episode landed, the full method lives inside my community, Menopause Fat Loss & Energy.\nInside you will find the 5 to Thrive foundations covering nutrition, strength, sleep, hydration and stress, the 21 Day Metabolic Reset to build momentum fast, and live Q&A sessions with me.\nIt is a private room of women working through exactly the same season, not another feed to scroll.\nJoin here: deepbodyhealth.com/community\nCome and say hello on Instagram: @farah_kariamburi","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}