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Welcome back to Empower Your Menopause — the podcast where we help you navigate health, hormones, and happiness so you can thrive in midlife.

This is our 50th episode and in this one Coaches James and Juli are joined by two of our special friends to talk about a topic that hits home for a lot of women, especially in midlife: boundaries.

Not just the kind where you’re told to just say no, but the deeper emotional boundaries that protect your energy, your peace, and yes, your hormones too.

Our guests are Dene and Julie from Streetwise Defence — who specialise in personal safety, confidence-building, and real-world strategies that help you stand taller, speak clearer, and stop saying yes when you mean hell no.

Let’s get into it.

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Welcome to Empower Your Menopause—the podcast that helps you take charge of your health, hormones, and happiness. We’re your coaches, Juli and James, from Fabulous Beyond 40, and today’s episode is part gentle reminder, part necessary tough love.

We’re talking about making time for you, and finding ways to prioritise joy in your life. And no, this isn’t a fluffy chat about bubble baths and spa days—although we love those too. This is about the kind of joy and self-support that fuels your health, strengthens your relationships, and gives you the energy to actually live the life you’re building.

So, if your first thought was, “yeah, yeah, self-care, blah, blah, heard it all before…” then hang tight. Because if you’ve been putting yourself last for years, this is no longer a luxury. It’s survival. And the sooner you make space for yourself, the healthier and happier your midlife (and beyond) will be.

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We use the results of that to then work with you to find out where you want to get to, we look at what you already have in place to work towards that, but more importantly where your gaps are so you can start working on things straight away.

The calls last around 45 minutes and the cost is just £23 - which is around $32.

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Think strength training isn’t for you? Think again. In this episode of Empower Your Menopause, James and Juli from Fabulous Beyond 40 reveal why building muscle is one of the most important things you can do for your health in midlife and beyond.

We’re not talking bodybuilding. We’re talking about feeling strong, steady, and confident as your body changes through perimenopause and menopause. This is about protecting your bones, boosting your energy, balancing your hormones, and ageing powerfully.

Whether you’re a total beginner or someone who used to love fitness but lost your groove—this one’s for you.

Hit play to learn:

• Why strength training matters more after 40
• How lifting weights supports hormone health and fat loss
• What to do if you’re worried about time, injury, or “bulking up”

No gym selfies. No fluff. Just facts, laughs, and a whole lot of motivation.

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Welcome to Empower Your Menopause, the podcast that helps you take charge of your health, hormones, and happiness. It’s James and Juli once again from Fabulous Beyond 40, and in this episode we’re diving into a surprisingly powerful and transformative topic: hydration.

No, not just “drink more water”—but how hydration actually affects your menopause symptoms, mood, metabolism, and mental clarity… and how a few small tweaks can lead to massive changes.

We know hydration doesn’t sound like the most thrilling topic, but stick with us, because most of what you think you know about water… probably isn’t helping. That fatigue, brain fog, or afternoon headache? Might not be hormones alone.

And if your idea of hydration is a cold glass of wine or a third coffee by 11am, we definitely need to talk.

So let’s bust some myths, break down the science, and give you real-life, doable strategies to feel more energised, focused, and far less cactus-like by 4pm.

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Welcome to Empower Your Menopause, the podcast that helps you take charge of your health, hormones, and happiness. It’s James and Juli once again from Fabulous Beyond 40 and this week’s topic is one that can be challenging for many women because it touches on some of the deeper beliefs and emotions that go along with the ageing process.

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and wondered when you disappeared—or felt like you’re constantly fighting a battle your younger self never had to think about—this one’s for you.

In this episode we’re going to talk about how the stories we’ve internalised about aging can hold us back more than physical changes ever will. We’ll also talk about where these stories come from, how to spot them, and how to start rewriting them.

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Welcome to Empower Your Menopause, the podcast that helps you take charge of your health, hormones, and happiness. It’s James and Juli once again from Fabulous Beyond 40—and in this episode we’re breaking down one of the most misunderstood health habits out there: rest.
If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down, this episode is for you.
Too many midlife women still believe that “rest” equals laziness, weakness, or falling behind.
But the truth? Rest is a biological necessity, a nervous system reset, and—dare we say—a rebellious act of self-preservation. In this episode, we’ll challenge toxic productivity, explore the science behind rest and recovery, and help you reclaim downtime as a powerful tool for health and growth.

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Welcome to Empower Your Menopause, the podcast that helps you take charge of your health, hormones, and happiness. It’s James and Juli from Fabulous Beyond 40—and in this episode we’re diving into something that’s rarely talked about, but makes a huge difference in how you feel: meal timing.

This isn’t about food rules or rigid eating schedules—it’s about understanding how your body responds to when you eat, especially during perimenopause and beyond. So, let’s dive straight into it.....

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Welcome back to Empower Your Menopause—the podcast that helps you take back control of your health, your hormones, and your happiness—one honest conversation at a time. We’re James Ellis and Juli Madacey from Fabulous Beyond 40.

Since it’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, we wanted to spotlight a part of mental and emotional wellbeing that often flies under the radar—especially for midlife women– and that is the issue of food guilt.

Now we do want to make it clear that we’re not therapists—but as coaches, we work with women every day who are exhausted from fighting with food, judging themselves constantly, and trying to “be good” around eating.

This episode isn’t intended to be a replacement for professional mental health support, but through our coaching process, we do help women build healthier relationships with food and themselves

So let’s dive into this topic, because it’s such a big one for so many of our clients.

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