Ep #92: Body Image in Perimenopause and Menopause with Marci Warhaft

Menopause Reimagined with Andrea Donsky

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Andrea Donsky, nutritionist, Menopause Researcher, and Menopause Educator, interviews Marci Warhaft, a body image expert and resiliency coach who survived a life-long eating disorder. Marci is the author of the book, "The Good Stripper, A Soccer Mom's Memoir of Lies, Loss, and Lap Dances." Her story is incredible. The conversation is raw and honest.
0:00 Introductions
0:40 In this podcast, we discuss a raw and often avoided topic: body image, diet culture, and eating disorders. Also covered are the fears and discomfort we are feeling in perimenopause and menopause around our weight.
5:31 Marci and Andrea discuss the generational differences in how we access information about diet culture and body image today compared to when they were teens.
7:55 Andrea speaks about her weight gain in perimenopause and how she shifted her mindset around weight and
body image to a more positive frame of mind.
10:23 Marci talks about blame and ways to shift our thinking to embrace the female body and its potential.
15:22 The difference between a feeling and a fact is important to how we perceive ourselves.
17:59 Marci's story, survival, and the importance of sharing her truth.
27:36 Why the voice we talk to ourselves with can do more harm than good.
30:57 The power of mantras and self-compassion.
35:39 The impetus that set Marci on the path of disordered eating.
Learn more about Marci Warhaft https://www.marciwarhaft.com/
Marci's Book: The Good Stripper, A Soccer Mom's Memoir of Lies, Loss, and Lap Dances https://amzn.to/3x65Rgw
Listen to this podcast next: Perimenopause and Menopause: Be Your Own Advocate with Stephanie Shaw https://youtu.be/C3QKtDNJuZ0

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1. Ep #92: Body Image in Perimenopause and Menopause with Marci Warhaft (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Keep Me Home Longer (00:13:39)

3. (Cont.) Ep #92: Body Image in Perimenopause and Menopause with Marci Warhaft (00:14:28)