Midlife Rising
This is not just another midlife podcast about belly fat, Botox, or bone broth.
We’re not here to help you stay young, offer makeup tips, or share recipes to sneak kale into your brownies. If you’re looking for hacks to stay small or “age gracefully,” this might not be the space for you.
We’re here to burn down the old rulebook - and help you rise from the ashes.
We unpack the invisible systems and internalized conditioning that keep midlife women stuck, over-functioning, and exhausted. We talk about the links between patriarchy, stress, and menopause symptoms. This is the conversation behind the conversation—raw, wise, and necessary.
We’re Sheri and Jen - twin sisters, former “good-girls” turned paradigm-breakers, and your new favourite midlife truth-tellers. Our unfiltered conversations crack open the things women don’t say out loud. We’re here to offer you the tools, re-frames, and permission slips to finally stop performing and start becoming.
Expect “why didn’t anyone tell me this sooner?!” kinds of insights, advice to nix your menopause symptoms without HRT, and paradigm-shifting “aha” moments that make you want to take your power back.
So if you’re ready to stop performing, and rise into the woman you were always meant to be - pull up a chair. We saved you a seat.
Midlife Rising
21: Why Cortisol Spikes During the Holidays for Midlife Women (And How to Calm It)
The holidays are supposed to be joyful…but they can really crank up the cortisol for many women, especially those over 40. Not because we’re too old to handle everything, but because our chemistry is different from what it used to be.
In this episode, we dig into 3 ways the holiday season turns into a perfect storm for cortisol spikes and heightened menopause symptoms.
You'll find out:
- The critical things causing higher cortisol during the holidays
- How your subconscious stresses the nervous system even if your calendar isn’t full
- The coping strategies you might be using that are actually backfiring and making your symptoms worse
- The adrenal-estrogen connection that most women were never taught
- The simplest way to stabilize your cortisol levels during the holidays, without giving up the fun.
And most importantly, we get into the spiritual piece that is the missing piece to easing through midlife without symptoms.
Take the Midlife Coping Strategy Quiz to find out which subconscious pattern is keeping YOUR cortisol high, and what to do about it
👉 https://midlifewomenrising.com/quiz
Grab our free Breakfast Guide for high-protein, high-fat breakfasts that stabilize blood sugar and cortisol
👉 https://midlifewomenrising.com/breakfast
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Jen: @jenreimercoaching
Sheri: @sherijohnsoncoaching