# #116 How Carrie Lost the Menopause Belly and Got Her Energy Back at 58

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Podcast: [Confident Bombshells](https://stenobird.com/podcast/confident-bombshells-6455284)
Published: 2026-03-18T08:00:00+00:00
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What happens when you've always been the "healthy one" and then menopause changes everything? In this episode, Angie sits down with client Carrie, a 58-year-old freelance bookkeeper from Oregon who spent decades as an active, health-conscious woman, only to find herself in perimenopause feeling like she was living in someone else's body. Carrie shares how slow, stubborn weight gain, tanked energy, and sleepless nights pushed her to finally make herself a priority after years of putting hersel...

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