You're not depressed. You're not happy either. You're just there.

There's a word for it: languishing. And it's not a mood, it's a risk factor.

Listen as Dr Louise Lambert, positive psychology researcher and founder of the Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, explains why midlife sits at the bottom of the happiness curve, and why so many women get to the top only to find it feels exactly the same as the climb.

Here's the part nobody says out loud. When you're the one who made it, the one everyone else points to, admitting the view from up here is flat feels almost ungrateful. So you don't say it. You just keep going.

This episode gives you the language for it, and the science to do something about it.

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A must listen! In this episode I'm joined by the remarkable Jan Daudi- psychologist, journalist, author, safe-space strategist & Top 10 in the 100 GCC Women Leader's list.

Career, family, and the image of coping.... We unpack how this load can turn into survival mode, burnout and hormonal chaos, why self-advocacy has to be taught rather than assumed, and how to build a safe space of your own before your kids inherit the pattern.

Connect with Jan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-daudi/

Safe Space App: https://your-safe-space-score.lovable.app

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Can symptoms be reversed?

In this episode, Dr Chandra and I unpack a husband's perspective on perimenopause, why most symptoms women are told to accept shouldn't exist, and what root-cause analysis actually looks like.

If you're living through this transition, or have a wife who is- this one's for you!

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We worked in Pharma...Now we both help people reverse symptoms.

In this episode, UK Physician Dr. Chandra Ratnam and I unpack:

• Why “normal” blood tests don’t always mean optimal health

• The hidden link between gut health, hormones, weight and energy

• Why so many high performers are silently burning out

• And whether chronic disease can actually be reversed

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Today I reveal the 3 most common culprits hidden in everyday foods that might be quietly sabotaging your hormones! Listen to the end to find out how you can make smarter food swaps.

00:00. Introduction to Silent Saboteurs in the Kitchen

02:33. Understanding Clean Eating vs. Inflammation

05:27. The Impact of Emulsifiers on Gut Health

07:54. Hidden Dangers of Seed Oils

10:58. Natural Flavourings and Their Effects

13:27 The Estrogen-Liver-Gut Triangle

16:05 Practical Solutions for Hormonal Balance

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Ramadan is approaching! In this episode I share simple tips to keep you feeling your best instead of facing energy crashes this holy month.

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In this episode I go behind the scenes with weight loss injections. Let's talk about the facts that don't hit the headlines!

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Weight Loss Injections

02:53 Understanding How GLP-1 Injections Work

06:10 The Hype and Reality of Ozempic

08:55 Side Effects and Legal Concerns

11:53 The Bigger Picture: Lifestyle and Weight Loss

15:09 Conclusion and Final Thoughts on Weight Loss Injections

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It’s not just your diet — stress might be the most toxic thing on your plate

If you have been eating well, exercising, and doing everything you are told to do for your health, yet still feel exhausted, wired at night, and crashing mid afternoon, this episode is for you.

In this conversation, I explain the hidden hormone quietly hijacking women in midlife: cortisol.

It behaves a lot like sugar. It gives you a quick burst of energy and then leaves you bloated, anxious, inflamed, craving more, and completely drained.

Ambitious, high performing women like us often have the most disrupted cortisol rhythms.

Listen to the end for three simple, science backed resets you can start today to feel more balanced, calmer, clearer, and more like yourself again....And if you know another woman who is running on empty, share this episode with her. She needs this reminder too.

Here are the Highlights:

• 00:00:00 Introduction to Cortisol
• 00:03:00 Cortisol's Role in Stress Response
• 00:06:00 Impact of Chronic Stress
• 00:09:00 Stress and Women's Health
• 00:12:00 Managing Your Cortisol Levels

Clinical Studies mentioned:

Lupien SJ, McEwen BS, Gunnar MR, Heim C. Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain, behaviour and cognition. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2009.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19401723/

Konturek PC, Koziel J, et al. Stress, microbiota and gut barrier dysfunction. Frontiers in Immunology. 2020.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32435268/

Li J, et al. Impact of stress hormones on gut microbiota composition. Heliyon. 2022.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35605630/

Walker BR. Cortisol and metabolic disease: mechanisms and implications. Clinical Science. 2007

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17635148/

Czeisler CA, et al. Circadian misalignment and its impact on hormonal rhythms. Sleep Health. 2016.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27998436/

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