The Vitality Conversations
Private podcast for members of The Vitality Clinic
Episodes
16 episodes
Why Perimenopause Breaks Sleep And How Progesterone Helps
Sleep stops being restorative for many women in perimenopause, and we explain why that change is often physiological rather than a failure of routine. We walk through how falling progesterone affects brain chemistry and what oral micronised pro...
Inherited Family Trauma
Some patterns that look like anxiety or self-sabotage start to make sense when we see them as learned strategies for belonging in our family system. We explore unconscious loyalty, the “capable woman” load, and practical ways to teach the nervo...
Why Perimenopause Wakes You Between 1 And 3 A.M.
We unpack why waking between 1 and 3 a.m. in perimenopause is usually a stack of causes, not a single flaw, and how the timing can point to what your body needs. We map liver, hormones, blood, histamine, nervous system, glucose and progesterone...
The Autumn Queen Mindset
Midlife can look like a crisis from the outside, but we experience it as an awakening into discernment, boundaries, and self authorship. We explore the Autumn Queen archetype and how perimenopause can expose old adaptations so the adult self fi...
Your Body Clock Reset
We explain why perimenopause sleep often breaks down through timing, not effort, and how a flipped circadian rhythm can leave you tired in the morning and wired at night. We connect cortisol, melatonin and progesterone to 3am waking, night swea...
Circadian Rhythm And Hormones. Why Your Body Clock Sets The Stage For Every Hormone You Make
Our body clock runs more of perimenopause than most of us realise, and when it flips you can feel exhausted all morning then wired at night. We explain how circadian rhythm drives cortisol and melatonin, why progesterone decline makes deep slee...
The Gut-Brain Connection. How Your Gut Shapes Your Mood, Focus, And Sleep
If you’ve been blaming your brain for the brain fog, your mood dips, or the sleep that keeps breaking at 2 am, we want you to consider a different starting point: your gut. The gut brain axis isn’t wellness hype. It’s a real, two-way communicat...
Food As Information. How What You Eat Speaks To Your Hormones And Metabolism
Food stops being a number to fear when we treat it as information our body is constantly reading, especially in perimenopause. We share how insulin resistance can creep in, why “healthy” meals can still spike blood sugar, and how to build body ...
Why Women Can Develop Food Sensitivities
We explain why perimenopause can trigger sudden food sensitivities even if you have eaten the same foods for years. We link symptoms like bloating, brain fog, joint pain, skin flares, headaches, and mood shifts to gut barrier changes, immune re...
Perimenopause is not menopause (yet)
We draw a bright line between perimenopause and menopause and explain why the label changes the treatment and how you feel. We break down the opposite hormone patterns and give you a simple weekly plan to track symptoms and talk to your doctor ...
Sugar, Insulin, And Perimenopause
We unpack why perimenopause can turn a normal day into a loop of urgent hunger, afternoon crashes, cravings, and brain fog, even when your meals haven’t changed. We explain insulin resistance in plain language and share practical ways to steady...
Leaky gut and inflammation
We connect the dots between bloating, brain fog, joint pain, skin flares and food reactions by tracing them back to gut barrier function and low-grade inflammation. We explain why perimenopause can amplify the problem, then share a practical re...
Special Topic - Transformation Isn't An Event. It Is A System
Transformation is not a single breakthrough, it’s what happens when we change the conditions our body lives in every day. We walk through a systems-based model of healing that replaces symptom chasing with a clear sequence that helps the nervou...
Special Topic - Make the next best decision: The Mindful Body
If you’ve ever thought “nothing works for my body anymore”, this one is designed to interrupt that story. We dig into a deceptively simple idea that changes how you approach perimenopause, chronic illness, and stubborn symptoms: chronic does no...
Special Topic - Nourishment Is Not Self-Indulgence
We challenge the idea that nourishment is just nutrients and show how safety, self-worth, and nervous system regulation decide whether food actually lands. We use Jules Blaine Davis’s “what are you really hungry for?” to reframe the kitchen as ...
