About this episode

Anne Poirier joins Missy Miculka to discuss intuitive eating during menopause and the balance between body acceptance and health optimization.

Are you struggling with menopause, weight gain, and tired of toxic diet culture? Can you reject traditional weight loss obsession and still want to lift heavy, build muscle, and optimize your midlife wellness? In this episode, body image expert and Intuitive Eating Counselor Anne Poirier drops by to unpack how the wellness space got polarized. Somewhere along the way, body acceptance started getting interpreted as "you shouldn't care about your health," while wanting to feel strong, vibrant, and confident in your own skin got labeled as vanity or diet culture. Anne and Missy dive deep into the nuance of this conversation, showing why these two ideas don't have to be opposites—you can love your body exactly as it is while still prioritizing muscle mass, optimized lab results, and proper hormone health. Anne shares powerful insights on overcoming decades of body shame through body neutrality, while Missy breaks down the vital science behind estradiol drops and how Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) supports your changing biology. Plus, they explore the messy middle ground of GLP-1 peptides, discussing how microdosing can safely quiet "food noise" to act as a supportive metabolic…

People in this episode

Host: Missy Miculka

Guest: Anne Poirier

Topics covered

• intuitive eating
• menopause
• body image
• weight gain
• hormone health
• body neutrality
• diet culture

Keywords

• menopause
• intuitive eating
• body acceptance
• hormone replacement therapy
• body neutrality
• weight loss
• GLP-1 peptides

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