A quick announcement that we're Departing on Holiday until September ⛱️ In the meantime, catch up or re-visit Season 1: 🌀Our Menopause Venn Diagram: Weight-Inclusive Care, Neurodivergence, and Body Image 🪟Looking Through the Window of Vulnerability - Menopause & Eating Disorders 🥨 Assessing Your Eating Pattern and Naming Emotions with the Regular Eating Guide 👓 Recognizing the Challenges of Regular Eating in Menopause Mindset Shifts 🕰️ Working with a Regular Eating Structure 🌊 Figuring Ou...

One of the big questions of Departure Menopause is how we can support deep health during the menopause transition, without the focus on weight. Intuitive Eating, a model of non-diet nutrition, was created in the 1990s by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. It’s been the subject of hundreds of research studies. This week, I’m thrilled to have Amber Hanson, LN, CNS, join us on the show to discuss her work, which focuses on improving people's relationships with food and their bodies through a weight...

👋 I’m back on the mic this week with a solo episode. 🔮 This week, I'm sharing what I've been discovering the past couple of years as I go deeper into perimenopause, and that crystallized in April with an autism diagnosis. So, with my previous diagnosis of ADHD, this makes for what we call AuDHD, which is a whole new lens to look at life. This episode walks you through my story, from the time that I first learned about lesser-known presentations of autism in highly masked adults, especially wo...

One thing about the menopause transition - it prompts many of us to reevaluate different aspects of our lives. Paying more attention to hormones (I mean, for a lot of us, how can we not), means taking a closer look at the rest of our greater health picture. Heart health is — complex. There are a lot of moving parts, and understanding our personal risk factors often can be a challenge. With that, I’m excited to drop our newest episode of Departure Menopause with my friend, Amy Chadwick, ...

This week on Departure Menopause, I’m thrilled to welcome our first guest to the show, Robin Gatter, MS, CNS, LDN, NBC-HWC. Our conversation weaves together what I’ve been talking about so far on the show, this intersection of neurodivergence, perimenopause, food, and body image. Robin shows up as her brave, wise self. Tune in to hear:🌊 Robin’s transition from professional chef to eating disorder nutritionist 🌊 Her late ADHD diagnosis and reconsidering challenges around traditiona...

We've reached Episode 3/3 of our Regular Eating series, and the outcome of our program, which involves selecting a structure for daily eating. From what you can see over the last few episodes, I think we need to spend a little more time on the deeper Why behind our eating patterns. And now that we’ve given things some thought, let’s pick that structure and get to practice. Tune in to hear some key mindset shifts around regular eating patterns: 🕰️ Releasing perfection around our daily eating...

When we approach a new way of doing things without acknowledging the difficulties, we can get caught up in romanticizing the future. Kind of like buying a new planner with that new planner energy, but without a strategy to implement its use. In today's episode, we're sitting in the messy middle of the challenges behind change, including the realities of a neurodivergent perimenopause. Tune in to hear: 🍦 How we can lean into softness over extremes when approaching nutrition 🍝 A che...

Ever looked at the clock and realized, omg. I forgot to eat? It happens. And the impacts on energy, focus, and well-being are real. I’m excited to share the first episode in a three-part series on regular eating, which includes a closer look at a free training I’m offering: the Regular Eating Guide. This process is designed to help you assess your eating patterns and provide tools to create a gentle schedule that nourishes both your body and mind. Tune in to hear: Why beginning with an ...

Most often, eating disorders don’t look like the stereotypes we’ve come to hold. Menopause and midlife can be a time of increased risk of eating disorders and disordered eating. We’re often left without the words and resources to talk about this challenging subject. Let’s change that. Tune in to this episode to hear - An exploration of eating disorder facts & mythsWhy eating disorder awareness is crucial within the neurodivergent communityRecognition of the research gap ...

How might we look at menopause differently? In the first episode, we focus on an understanding and the intersections of weight-inclusive care, a neurodivergent-affirming approach, and body image. We’ll explore: What is weight-inclusive care?How does a neurodivergent-affirming approach relate to menopause?What exactly is body image?Why is body image so super important to consider in menopause?How these ideas overlapThe menopause experience can be a massive shift in physical and emotion...

🎇Welcome to Departure Menopause! This podcast is about health change and body image in the menopause transition from a neurodivergent-affirming and weight-inclusive approach. If you want to connect with menopause beyond dieting and drop the Big Menopause Wellness, this podcast is for you. 👋About Melinda: Melinda Staehling, MS, CNS®, is a menopause educator, coach, and Certified Nutrition Specialist®. Melinda specializes in eating disorders and disordered eating in menopause. 😴She’s also high...