Episode Details

What happens when you’ve spent decades understanding fitness and nutrition, and suddenly your own body stops responding the way it always has?

Corry Matthews spent more than 25 years in fitness and nutrition, including competing as a professional bodybuilder. But in her 40s, the strategies she had always relied on stopped working the same way.

We talk about perimenopause, hormones, food, strength training, HRT, changing bodies, and why the answer in midlife isn’t always to simply try harder. We also talk about learning to work with the body you have now and giving yourself some grace along the way.

In this episode:

• Why Corry’s 40s changed what she thought she knew about fitness
• Perimenopause and hormone changes
• Food, blood sugar, and learning your individual triggers
• Resistance training and everyday movement
• HRT and the evolving conversation around menopause
• Confidence, aging, and giving yourself grace
• A family trip to Italy involving gelato, limoncello, and some fabulous memories

Connect with Corry:
https://corrymatthews.com/

Corry also mentioned a symptom tracker during our conversation. Find it here: https://strengthandgracefitness.com/hormonequiz/

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