{"podcast":{"title":"Thriving in Midlife","slug":"thriving-in-midlife-6686774","podcast_index_feed_id":6686774,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/thriving-in-midlife/","website_url":"https://www.kellielupsha.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e3d90072-cec8-4e84-83e9-3deb61b3fdd1/New-1-PODCAST-COVER.png","author":"Kellie Lupsha","episode_count":172,"summary":"Thriving in Midlife is an empowering, no-fluff podcast for health-conscious women over 40 who are navigating hormones, fatigue, weight gain, and the emotional shifts of midlife. Hosted by Kellie Lupsha, a 30-year wellness expert and mom of four now entering menopause, this show delivers clarity, real-life strategies, and functional medicine wisdom so you can feel vibrant, focused, and in control again. If you’re feeling burned out, stuck in shiny-object cycles, or overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, this podcast meets you where you are with expert insights, grounded guidance, and stories that inspire real-life integration. Whether you’re facing hormone changes, low energy, brain fog, or a loss of purpose, each episode is designed to help you simplify your wellness and reconnect to what matters most. With decades of experience helping women heal at the root, Kellie alongside weekly guest Dr. Heidi Iratcabal, a naturopath and certified functional medicine clinician they pulls back the curtain on what really works to help you feel better, live longer, and thrive with ease and flow. What you’ll hear: Weekly deep dives into hormone health, metabolism, energy, and longevity Real c…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:17:03.330906+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 134 Why Women Over 40 Are Exhausted: Mitochondria, Metabolism & Real Energy","slug":"ep-134-why-women-over-40-are-exhausted-mitochondria-metabolism-real-energy","published_at":"2026-02-19T17:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774/ep-134-why-women-over-40-are-exhausted-mitochondria-metabolism-real-energy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774","url":"https://www.kellielupsha.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6575f97f-a371-439e-a437-a23a3bb4a536.mp3","summary":"Welcome to \"Thriving in Midlife\" The Women’s Guide to Wellness, Longevity & Hormones After 40. This is your trusted space to cut through the noise, ditch the overwhelm, and finally feel extraordinary in your body, mind, and life. Are you ready to stop pushing through life and start living it with intention, energy, and ease? Then let's get started. I'm your host, Kellie Lupsha, a high-performance health coach, who is delighted to be your guide to vitality. In this episode, Dr. Heidi and I are diving into a topic that I know so many of you have been asking about: energy. Whether you feel like you're running on empty or you just want to go from an eight to a ten on your energy scale, we are breaking down the secret sauce your body needs. We're talking about those tiny structures inside you called mitochondria, why you aren't lazy even if you feel exhausted, and how we can flip the switch to create a positive feedback loop in our health. Key Highlights: ➡️ Why feeling tired in your late 30s, 40s, and 50s is often a systemic change rather than a character flaw. ➡️ What mitochondria actually do and why healthy ones equal better energy. ➡️ Simple formula involving food and oxygen that your body uses to produce ATP. ➡️ Why our mitochondria become less efficient as we age and how hormonal shifts play a role. ➡️ The difference between the negative energy loop and the positive feedback loop we want to achieve. ➡️ The modern habit that silently interferes with how your body creates energy. ➡️ Why moving your body is essential to triggering your energy switches, even when you're tired. ➡️ How stress regulation and giving yourself grace can unclog your mitochondrial signals. Key Takeaways: \"Mitochondria affect your muscles, your sleep, your brain, your gut… it's the missing sec…","meta_description":"Welcome to \"Thriving in Midlife\" The Women’s Guide to Wellness, Longevity & Hormones After 40. This is your trusted space to cut through the noise, di…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1633,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thriving-in-midlife-6686774/episodes/ep-134-why-women-over-40-are-exhausted-mitochondria-metabolism-real-energy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774/ep-134-why-women-over-40-are-exhausted-mitochondria-metabolism-real-energy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}