If you’re a midlife woman who’s finally getting your protein, strength training, and sleep dialed in — only to have the holidays show up like a glitter bomb of sugar, cocktails, and family dynamics — this episode is exactly what you need.

Between the gifts, the hosting, the traditions, the cards, the cooking, and the never-ending expectations… December can feel like a full-time job. But what if this year could feel different?

Shira Gill is here to help you create a holiday season that feels joyful, calm, meaningful — and actually aligned with your life right now as a midlife woman. Hallejulah.

In honor of Thanksgiving, I asked listeners to share what they’re feeling most grateful for in midlife. Your answers were honest, hilarious, heartfelt, and full of that signature midlife “F-it” energy we all know and love.

Today’s episode is a crowdsourced roundup of what real women 40+ are grateful for right now — from better relationships with our bodies, to boundaries that finally stick, to friendships that feel like lifelines.

If you’ve hit your 40s and found yourself thinking, “I don’t feel like myself anymore,” you are in extremely good company. This is one of the most common—and most misunderstood—symptoms of perimenopause.

In this episode of the Midlife Advice podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Prudence Hall, a gynecological surgeon turned regenerative medicine practitioner, who helps women decode their symptoms and reclaim their energy, clarity, libido, and spark.

Welcome to the Midlife Advice podcast, where smart, curious, and slightly sassy women over 40 come to figure out all things midlife.

In this short solo episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on why I changed the name of the podcast from Belong Wellness to Midlife Advice — and how this shift reflects exactly what the show has become: a go-to source for real, relatable, expert-backed advice on hormones, health, relationships, and purpose.

At 35, Teyonna Bowman was a young mom who thought she was doing everything right — eating healthy, staying active, raising her kids — until she found a lump in her breast that changed everything. After surviving breast cancer twice, Teyonna entered medically induced menopause at 40.

In this episode, Teyonna shares what it’s really like to navigate early menopause after cancer — the physical symptoms, the emotional whiplash, the loss of connection with her body and her husband — and how she ultimately reclaimed her strength and purpose.

In this playful mini-sode, I reflect on my recent family “vacation,” and how I’m almost ready to drop the quotes. I talk five-hour flights with no iPads, the magic of kids’ clubs, Yoto players, hotel spas, and share tips (and a few silly wins) for traveling with little kids while keeping your sanity intact.

In this episode, I talk with Andrea Nakayama, a functional nutritionist and narrative-medicine practitioner (yes, we cover what that means). Andrea explains how our beliefs about aging influence inflammation, cortisol, memory, recovery, and even longevity—and why your mindset may be one of the most powerful tools for midlife women’s health.

Forget headstands — the most advanced yoga is parenting without losing your cool.

In this week’s episode of the Belong Wellness Podcast, I talk with Sarah Ezrin, yoga teacher and author of The Yoga of Parenting, about how yoga philosophy applies far beyond the mat — especially for parents in midlife.

Have you ever noticed that just when life starts to feel really good, you start bracing for something bad to happen? That’s what psychologists call the Upper Limits Problem.

This week, I sit down with award-winning author Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming to talk about why joy can feel so hard to hold onto, and how birthdays can actually teach us how to expand our capacity for joy.

Have you ever found yourself standing in front of the pantry after a stressful day, not even hungry but looking for…something? Something to give you a little boost, a little comfort, or to take the edge off? That’s what we call emotional eating.

Learn the root causes and how to finally break the cycle.

If you’ve been following along, you know I’ve been pouring my heart into the Belong Wellness podcast for the past several months. Lately, one of the questions I get asked most often is:

“So… do you love podcasting?”

Today’s minisode is my honest answer. 

Midlife reflection for women in perimenopause: 5 foods I don’t eat anymore and the surprising lessons they taught me about healthy habits and hormone health.

If you are a midlife woman trying to eat more protein—but you’re tired of people telling you to eat 100-grams-a-day, and you’re even more tired of eating chicken—then this episode’s for you. 

I’m breaking down how to personalize your protein intake—without bloating, burnout or boredom. I also share 5 protein recipes I make on repeat, including muffins, smoothies, and energy bites my kids devour.

To celebrate the first 6 months of the Belong Wellness podcast, I’m taking you on a greatest-hits-style trip through some of my favorite moments so far. From big laughs to aha moments, from menopause hormone therapy advice for IUD users to a goddess vision during Reiki, this “Midlife Mixtape” brings the sass, the science, and the soul.

It’s my birthday, and we’re halfway through 2025—so I’m doing a little mid-year reflection and inviting you to join me.

In this solo episode, I’m sharing what’s felt aligned this year, where I’ve made some changes, how my word of the year is going, and why launching this podcast has felt both vulnerable and fulfilling.

What happens when seven friends who’ve known each other for nearly 30 years head out on a girls trip in their 40s? Well… let’s just say some of my expectations about how things might be different now were hilariously wrong.

In this episode, I reflect on my most recent trip with my college girls—and the ways midlife girls trips are both different and beautifully the same. 

If you’re wondering whether menopause hormone therapy (a.k.a. HRT) could help with your hot flashes, mood swings, sleep issues, or that terrible “not like myself” feeling—this episode is for you.

In this expert interview, I’m joined by Dr. Lisa Brent, a naturopathic doctor who specializes in hormone health and integrative women’s medicine. We unpack everything you’ve been confused about when it comes to estrogen, progesterone, perimenopause, menopause symptoms, testing, bioidentical hormones, and more.