Feel like your body suddenly changed in midlife — increased belly fat, energy crashes, cravings, brain fog, disrupted Sleep, or feeling like you’re “doing everything right” but nothing is working anymore — this episode is for you.
In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by Health coach Michelle Dwyer to unpack the critical connection between hormones, blood sugar, metabolism, Stress, and overall health during perimenopause and Menopause.
Michelle shares her own personal healing journey after a prolonged illness led her to completely rethink health and wellness, eventually inspiring her to help women better understand their bodies with compassion instead of self-blame.
Together we explore:
- Why blood sugar regulation matters so much in midlife
- How estrogen changes impact insulin sensitivity and metabolism
- What A1C actually means and why women should pay attention to it
- The role of muscle mass, protein, healthy fats, sleep, and stress
- How continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) can provide personalized insight
- Why health is about awareness and nourishment — not perfection
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Mary is a retired veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces serving more than 24 years. Since retiring from service, Mary worked as a PR practitioner in numerous industries, including healthcare, education, aviation, government, mining, bio innovation, and life sciences.
She has an insatiable appetite for knowledge, especially in health and wellness. In fact, Mary has pursued fitness and wellness as a side hustle for close to 30 years. In this field, she has been in contact with many women experiencing the same issue - perimenopause. The story is always the same, complaints about weight gain, sleeplessness, brain fog, hot flashes, mood swings, and issues with digestion. It came to her that this is an area that sadly lacks information and support, and that more resources are needed to empower women in their journey.
Motivated by her own negative encounter with the misogynistic views and lack of knowledge and empathy for women's health issues, Mary has made it her mission to debunk the misunderstanding and mistruths about women’s health.
Mary haphazardly came across the Menopause Doula certification course and promptly enrolled with Doula Training Centre based in Toronto, Canada. Since completing the program Mary has continued in her learning journey with numerous other qualifications including Ayurveda Principles, Menopause 2.0 with Dr. Stacy Sims, Brain Health for Menopause with Dr. Fiona Lovely, Women’s Health Coaching Certification through Girls Gone Strong, and Yoga for Traumatic Brain Injury through the Love Your Brain Foundation.
Mary is the owner of Emme Elle Coaching and host of All Things Menopausal Podcast, a podcast that features guest experts in the field of menopause and hormone health - from the physical and mental to the emotional and spiritual.
You can find Mary at www.emmeellecoaching.com and on Instagram at @emme_elle_coaching
