Build Strength. Feel Capable. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community Here’s the No-Guesswork Way to Balance Blood Sugar After 40 If you’re honest, your frustration with midlife metabolism isn’t about effort. You’re willing to train. You’re willing to eat well. You’re even willing to adjust your habits. What you’re not willing to do is waste time on guesswork. And yet, that’s exactly what most blood sugar advice asks of you—try this hack, avoid that food, watch your numbers,...
12 days ago • 5 min read
Build Strength. Feel Capable. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community How Do You Actually Know If Strength Training Is Working in Midlife? One of the most common questions I get is this: “How do I know if this is actually working?” Not how long until I look different— but how do I know I’m not wasting my time with these workouts? That’s a very reasonable question. Unfortunately, there isn’t one clear answer, which is why most of us are so unsure. What’s more...
18 days ago • 5 min read
Build Strength. Feel Capable. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community Your Metabolism Isn’t Broken — It’s Under-Muscled If you’ve ever thought, “I guess this is just how my metabolism is now that 40 is in the rearview mirror,” you’re not alone. For many middle-aged women, weight feels harder to manage, energy dips feel more frequent, and recovery seems slower than it used to be. The most common explanation offered? A slowing metabolism. But that story is incomplete. What’s...
28 days ago • 5 min read
Build Strength. Feel Capable. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community The Real Reason Your Midlife Workouts Aren’t Working (And What Actually Does) Most midlife women think they need motivation when what they actually need is a blueprint. If you’ve ever tried to “get strong”--or even to “get strong again”--only to feel overwhelmed, unsure, or flat-out confused, the problem isn’t you — it’s that no one ever taught you how to train a midlife body. And without a plan built for...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Build Strength. Feel Capable. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community Strength Isn’t Something You Start Over With — It’s Something You Build Why Midlife “Reset Culture” Stops Working Every January, women are told the same thing: start over. Reset your habits. Restart your body. Reinvent yourself. But if you’re in midlife and quietly exhausted by that advice, you’re not resistant to change. You’re accurately responding to bad strategy. Midlife doesn’t need a reset. It needs...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Build Strength. Feel capable. Live with Age 36 Energy. The Science of Small Wins You don’t need a total reinvention.You need proof that what you’re doing actually counts.And midlife is very good at making us forget that. Lately, I’ve noticed how easily women like us slip into an all-or-nothing mindset—especially when it comes to health, strength, and energy. If it’s not impressive, we assume it’s ineffective.If it’s not hard, we discount it.If it’s small… we shrug and move on. But that...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Build Strength. Reignite Your Spark. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community Why Your Nervous System Loves Predictability You know that quiet sense of satisfaction you get after finishing a task—closing your laptop, taking a walk, or checking something off your list? That’s not just relief; it’s dopamine. Your brain’s reward system was designed to encourage behavior that keeps you alive and well. But in the modern world, it’s been hijacked—by notifications, constant...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Build Strength. Reignite Your Spark. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community The Science of Small Wins You’ve probably heard people say that “small changes add up” and figured it was just a cliché. Not so. Research actually shows that micro-adjustments — tiny, consistent actions — can reshape both your brain and your body’s stress response. When you take small, intentional actions (like drinking water before coffee or standing to stretch between emails), you’re doing more...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Build Strength. Reignite Your Spark. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community Why the Small Stuff Works The Wonder Countdown Challenge is over and if you followed it, you’re probably feeling better. Small daily moments reminded you—again and again—that self-care is a choice. Maybe you’ve now started drinking your water before coffee or walking for five quiet minutes after dinner. Maybe you texted someone you miss or took a moment to breathe before opening your laptop. Those...
2 months ago • 1 min read