{"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 144: Day 2 “Why Your Energy Keeps Crashing: The Blood Sugar Secret to Fat Loss, Focus, and Longevity”","slug":"ep-144-day-2-why-your-energy-keeps-crashing-the-blood-sugar-secret-to-fat-loss-focus-and-longevity","published_at":"2026-03-26T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774/ep-144-day-2-why-your-energy-keeps-crashing-the-blood-sugar-secret-to-fat-loss-focus-and-longevity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774","url":"https://www.kellielupsha.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f5709d23-bb77-47f6-89ae-5fffbab4c698.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 who are 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 discuss why stable blood sugar is the cornerstone of disease prevention and daily vitality, and how your morning meal sets the metabolic tone for everything that follows. We want you to walk away understanding that you have the power to call on energy whenever you want, and today we give you the biological roadmap to make that happen through simple changes in food order, movement, and stress management. Key Highlights: ➡️ Why believing you can generate energy is the first step before any biological change takes place. ➡️ What emotion vibrates higher than happiness or joy and how it impacts your vitality. ➡️ Why blood sugar stability is crucial for disease prevention and daily fuel. ➡️ Why you should aim for optimal glucose ranges, not just medically \"normal\" ones. ➡️ How your morning meal sets the tone for your entire day's energy and crashes. ➡️ Common breakfast choices that might be spiking your insulin unexpectedly. ➡️ Why maintaining muscle mass is essential for metabolic health as we age. ➡️ Simple tweaks regarding the order you eat your food and how rumination impacts your blood sugar. Key Takeaways: \"What puts you from like, you know, 80% energy to 100% energy is your mindset and personal development that you can have it and generate it and be it whenever you want…","meta_description":"Welcome to \" Thriving in Midlife \" The Women’s Guide to Wellness, Longevity & Hormones After 40. 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