Peptides & Power — Aging in Reverse, Fat Loss, and Feeling Like You Again

In this chapter of Burn It Down and Begin Again, Erica dives into a topic that has completely changed the way she thinks about aging, fat loss, energy, menopause, recovery, and overall health: peptides.

If you’ve heard names like Ozempic, semaglutide, tirzepatide, or retatrutide floating around… this episode breaks it all down in real, understandable language. Erica explains what peptides actually are (think: tiny biological “signal messages” your body already understands), why peptide production declines as we age, and how restoring those signals can support metabolism, healing, brain health, sleep, inflammation, and vitality.

This is an educational deep-dive with Erica’s signature truth-telling: the wins, the cautions, the “do your research” reality, and what she personally takes in her own peptide stack—plus what it helped her change in her body and her life. She also talks about the current FDA crackdowns, why peptide companies are changing language and product names, and what that could mean for access in the future.

Inside this episode, you’ll hear:

• What peptides are and how they work in the body
• Major peptide categories (metabolic/weight loss, cognitive, recovery, longevity, sleep, immune support)
• Erica’s real-life experience with fat loss, food noise, healing, energy, and menopause support
• Common side effects and why dosing matters
• Why reputable sourcing and third-party testing is non-negotiable
• The shifting regulatory landscape—and why education matters more than ever

Erica also shares the company she personally uses and a listener discount code (including a free bottle of bacteriostatic water) for anyone who wants to explore further.

Important note: Erica is not giving medical advice—this episode is her personal experience and research to help you ask better questions and make informed decisions for your body.

Burn It Down and Begin Again is part of the Chickology™ podcast collective — real women, real stories, real transformation. Because healing isn’t just surviving… it’s learning how to thrive in the body and life you’re rebuilding.

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Chickology™ is more than a podcast brand — it’s a collective of strong, real women telling real stories. Together, we’re reclaiming our narratives, breaking cycles, and lifting one another up through truth, laughter, and raw conversations. Every show under the Chickology™ umbrella is created by women, for women, with love.

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Chapter 16 - Strong for Too Long

In this powerful chapter of Burn It Down and Begin Again, Erica gives language to something so many women feel but rarely name: the invisible emotional weight we carry.

This episode explores the quiet exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing too much in a single day — but from doing everything for everyone over a lifetime. The mental load. The emotional labor. The identity erosion. The constant vigilance. The unspoken belief that strength means carrying it all without complaint.

Erica unpacks how women are conditioned to become the emotional anchors, organizers, caretakers, and peacekeepers — often at the cost of their own needs, joy, and sense of self. Drawing from personal experience, psychology, and lived truth, she explains why this weight isn’t imagined, why sleep doesn’t fix it, and why midlife is often when it finally demands to be acknowledged.

This chapter is not about blame. It’s about recognition. Because what we can finally name, we can begin to release.

Inside this episode, Erica explores:

• The hidden emotional, mental, and spiritual labor women carry
• Why high-functioning anxiety and burnout are often survival responses
• How identity becomes shaped by roles instead of inner truth
• The cost of strength without self-support
• Why naming your emotions is the first step toward healing
• How to begin setting boundaries, practicing self-forgiveness, and coming home to yourself

If you’ve ever felt exhausted in a way rest doesn’t touch…
If you’ve been praised for being “strong” while quietly falling apart…
If you’ve survived by carrying more than was ever yours…

This episode is for you.

Burn It Down and Begin Again is part of the Chickology™ podcast collective — real women telling real stories to break cycles, release what no longer belongs to them, and reclaim the life that was never meant to be sacrificed.

You are allowed to put the weight down. You are allowed to rest. And you are not alone.

🌸 About Chickology™
Chickology™ is more than a podcast brand — it’s a collective of strong, real women telling real stories. Together, we’re reclaiming our narratives, breaking cycles, and lifting one another up through truth, laughter, and raw conversations. Every show under the Chickology™ umbrella is created by women, for women, with love.

✨ Join the Movement
We’re always looking for bold voices and powerful stories. If you’re a woman ready to share your truth or host your own podcast with us, reach out! One honest truth at a time, we’re helping one isolated woman at a time feel less alone.

📍 Find Us

• Explore all Chickology™ podcasts at [Buzzsprout Podcast Directory link or Chickology website]
• Email us at: ChickologyPodcasts@gmail.com
  
  

💫 Because when women rise together, we change the world.

As we step into a brand new year, this chapter of Burn It Down and Begin Again begins with the two most powerful words in the human language: I am.

In this deeply personal and transformational episode, Erica explores how the words we attach to “I am” don’t just describe us — they program us. Through the science of neuroplasticity, emotional conditioning, and subconscious belief, she breaks down how identity is formed, how it can quietly limit us, and how it can be intentionally rewritten at any stage of life.

Erica shares her own raw story of losing herself in marriage, divorce, addiction, and midlife collapse — and the miraculous moment that changed everything. From surviving alcoholism and near death to rebuilding her health, relationships, career, finances, and sense of self, she walks listeners through the exact manifestation and reinvention process she used to reclaim her life.

This episode is both a story of survival and a practical guide. Erica explains, step by step, how to rewire your inner dialogue, create a manifestation practice rooted in emotion (not wishful thinking), and begin living as the version of yourself you’re becoming — even when you don’t yet know how everything will work out.

If you’re entering this year feeling ready for more, quietly exhausted, healing from loss, rebuilding after divorce, addiction, or simply sensing that your old identity no longer fits — this episode is for you.

Burn It Down and Begin Again is part of the Chickology™ podcast collective — real women, real stories, and real transformation. You are not broken. You are not late. And your next chapter begins the moment you choose who you are becoming.

🌸 About Chickology™
Chickology™ is more than a podcast brand — it’s a collective of strong, real women telling real stories. Together, we’re reclaiming our narratives, breaking cycles, and lifting one another up through truth, laughter, and raw conversations. Every show under the Chickology™ umbrella is created by women, for women, with love.

✨ Join the Movement
We’re always looking for bold voices and powerful stories. If you’re a woman ready to share your truth or host your own podcast with us, reach out! One honest truth at a time, we’re helping one isolated woman at a time feel less alone.

📍 Find Us

• Explore all Chickology™ podcasts at [Buzzsprout Podcast Directory link or Chickology website]
• Email us at: ChickologyPodcasts@gmail.com
  
  

💫 Because when women rise together, we change the world.