R is for Refuelment We raised three kids in suburban New Jersey. Then we moved to Charleston, and I arrived without my queenager posse. I remember the moment it landed: I was going to have to spend real energy on friendship. Not hope for it. Not wait for it. Attend to...
V is for Variables Over about two years, I asked six different medical providers about hormone therapy — asking each of them to factor in my own medical history and genetic nuances. I got six different answers. Not six versions of the same answer. Six different...
A is for Activity All hail the queenagers. We are in a renaissance. We're talking about hormones. We're saying perimenopause and menopause out loud, with our full chest, in rooms where we used to whisper — or say nothing at all. And the conversation has finally...
S is for Sustenance I recently read a rant about protein. It was funny, and it got me thinking. The wellness industry took a real nutritional principle, wrapped it in plastic, and sold it back to us. Protein cookies. Protein chips. Protein pancakes. And underneath the...
My children have flown the nest. And yet — every single August, right around the time every store in America decides it's fall while you're still clinging to summer — something in me shifts. The rhythm changes. It always does. I love it. And then about a week in, I...
My doctor said, “No problem,” and wrote the prescription within minutes. No conversation about protein. No plan for protecting my muscle. Nothing about side effects—or how eating might suddenly feel different at a table filled with people I love. Just the prescription...
On advocacy, the whole equation, and what one (very doctor-heavy) month taught me about the V in SAVOR. The short version: The V in the SAVOR Method stands for Variables — the idea that your health is a whole equation of interacting factors (muscle, body fat, sleep,...
How art refuels a thriving mind — reflections from our second SAVOR Society gathering Before everyone arrived, I'll admit I was a little afraid. Our first gathering in March had felt like the start of something I didn't quite have words for but could feel. Magical,...
Social health is as real as sleep or exercise — and it may be the pillar you're quietly skipping. Social health, in one line: it's the quality and structure of your relationships — how much they actually nourish, support, and sustain you — and it ranks alongside...
Why Are Midlife Women Being Ignored in GLP-1 Research? Something is happening in the world of midlife women's health. And honestly? It's about time. I've been coaching women for decades — watching them white-knuckle their way through every wellness trend that promised...
