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BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Women's Strength, Body Composition and Hormones

Dr. Stephanie Estima, Perimenopause & Women's Fitness Expert

Most women are told that feeling exhausted, gaining weight, losing muscle, and watching their body change after 40 is just what happens. Dr. Stephanie Estima is here to tell you that's the wrong map.
BETTER is the podcast for women in perimenopause and menopause who want to build real strength, understand their hormones, and take body composition seriously — without the diet culture nonsense and without the fear.

Dr. Stephanie is a chiropractor, brain health expert, and one of the few voices in the menopause space who leads with fitness, muscle, and what your body is actually capable of. Each week she brings the world's leading researchers, clinicians, and practitioners into conversation — then translates the science into something you can use on Monday morning.

Topics include strength training in perimenopause, body composition after 40, HRT and hormonal health, bone density, metabolic health, injury prevention, sleep, nutrition, and the kind of training that actually works when your body is changing.

This is not a podcast about surviving menopause. It's about building the strongest, most capable version of yourself — at the exact moment most women are told to expect less.

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  • 34 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 1 hr 11 min
  • English
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  • Monday · 1 hr 10 min

    No Good or Bad Foods: Why You Can't Just Enjoy a Meal with Dr. Rachel Goldman

    Are there really good and bad foods? Clinical psychologist Dr. Rachel Goldman explains the difference between physiological and emotional hunger, why food labels backfire, and how to stop carrying disordered eating habits from your 20s into midlife. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/jhY5goMd4_k

  • October 12 · 1 hr 35 min

    Skinny Is Where You Go to Die: Muscle Power & Myokines for Ageing Women with Dr. Paul Taylor

    Your muscles aren't just for moving — they're an endocrine organ, releasing hundreds of signalling molecules called myokines every time you contract them. Dr. Paul Taylor breaks down the science of myokines, why muscular power (not just strength) is the strongest predictor of how long you'll live, and why the pursuit of "skinny" is costing women their healthspan. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/kf7dNZUd5CA

  • October 5 · 1 hr 23 min

    Perimenopause Doesn't Cause ADHD, It Unmasks It: Reclaim Your Brain with Dr. Jolene Brighten

    Dr. Jolene Brighten explains why ADHD in women is so often missed, misdiagnosed, or dismissed as personality. She covers the five hormonal life stages that make ADHD symptoms worse, why perimenopause "unmasks" ADHD rather than causing it, and the food and exercise protocols that actually support an ADHD brain. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/stwjONj2Njg

  • September 28 · 34 min

    Hypermobile? Yes, You Can Strength Train (Here's How to Do It Safely)

    Dr. Stephanie breaks down what hypermobility actually is — and why “just stretch more” probably isn’t the answer. She explains why strength training is key for hypermobile bodies, and if your joints click, pop, or you’ve ever been called “double-jointed,” this one’s for you. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/AKXgq5Qy4FE

  • September 7 · 1 hr 17 min

    How Nitric Oxide Controls Blood Flow, Energy & Hormone Function with Cathy Eason, MS, BCHN

    Most of us blame pesky midlife symptoms on hormones — but there's a molecule declining right alongside estrogen that affects your energy, blood pressure, digestion, recovery, and your sex life. Cathy Eason breaks down what nitric oxide actually does in the body, how to tell if yours is running low, and what to do about it. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/pi-c0MxamQE

  • August 31 · 55 min

    Your Brain on AI: How to Build Your Memory Muscle Before You Borrow It with Jim Kwik

    Jim Kwik — brain coach and memory expert — answers a question more urgent than ever: if you're strength training your body but outsourcing your thinking to AI, what's actually happening to your brain? Jim digs into neuroplasticity at any age, why frustration is the whole point of brain training, and his personal rule for using AI without letting your own mind go soft. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/WQPvtzAVcDI

  • August 24 · 1 hr 14 min

    Pilates Girls, You're Losing Bone. The Exercise Science of Building Bone After 40 with Prof Belinda Beck

    World-leading bone researcher Professor Belinda Beck explains why decades of "go gentle" advice for osteoporosis was not just wrong, but actively harmful. She breaks down how heavy lifting and impact training rebuild bone density at any age, why Pilates and walking alone won't cut it, and what women should be doing right now to protect their bones. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/9Ughpy87Ap8

  • August 17 · 1 hr 24 min

    Frozen Shoulder, Aching Hips & Just Aging: Midlife Joint Pain with Dr. Tom Walters

    You rested it like a good girl. Weeks later, it still hurts. Orthopedic physical therapist Dr. Tom Walters explains why "just rest it" is often the worst advice for a midlife ache or injury, why pain doesn't equal damage, and how to rebuild your tissue's capacity so you can keep training through perimenopause and beyond.

  • August 10 · 1 hr 22 min

    Spiritual Fitness: Letting Go vs. Giving Up with Danielle LaPorte

    Spiritual teacher and Bless & Release author Danielle LaPorte takes apart the one instruction most of us were handed about letting go: force. If you can crush every goal and still wind up anxious, depleted, and unsure who you are without the to-do list. This conversation on "spiritual fitness" and wanting what's actually meant for you is your cue to stop pushing. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/b0l9HcSfGpQ

  • August 3 · 42 min

    Why Your Body Composition Isn't Changing (And It's Not What You Think)

    Why does your body stop changing even when you're doing everything "right"? In this solo episode, Dr. Stephanie breaks down the real reasons body composition plateaus and why the scale is lying to you. She explains the science of muscle protein breakdown, why carbs are essential for building, and gives you three shifts to make this week. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/5j0uhZzLAlw

  • July 13 · 1 hr 8 min

    Don't Love the Stairmaster: Try Passive Cardio with Infrared Sauna with Connie Zack

    Infrared sauna meets women's health. Connie Zack, co-founder of Sunlighten, breaks down the science of infrared light therapy — four wavelengths, real clinical research, and why 15 minutes three times a week might be the most efficient thing you can add to your protocol right now. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/4HFLbZrZclM

  • July 6 · 1 hr 6 min

    Look. Feel. Perform. Why Muscle Is the Answer to All Three After 40 with Andy Galpin, PhD

    Andy Galpin, PhD — human performance scientist, muscle physiologist, and executive director of the Human Performance Center at Parker University — joins Dr. Stephanie to break down the muscle science midlife women actually need. From fast-twitch fibre loss and bone density to perimenopause recovery and the look/feel/perform triad, this one rewrites the map. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/gnnXgKIYv6g

  • June 29 · 52 min

    HRT Can’t Fix Your Ligaments: The Diabolical Role of Estrogen on Connective Tissue

    Your joints aren't aging — they're underfunded. In this solo episode, Dr. Stephanie breaks down the JTL system (joints, tendons, and ligaments) — the connective tissue framework the fitness industry has never taught women to train. If you've ever had a joint start hurting for no obvious reason, this episode is for you. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/sDA4hgg0v70

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