The Ageless & Awesome podcast
Hormone-smart conversations for women in midlife.
Each episode is a frank, friendly chat with naturopath Susie Garden about perimenopause, weight loss after 40, energy, mood and feeling like yourself again. No fads, no shame, just plain-English science you can actually use.
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A taste of the conversations waiting for you. Calorie counting is soooo last century, and eat less, move more backfires after 40, so we go deeper.
What If Feeling Better Requires Less Effort
· 36 min
You know that feeling when you’re eating really well, hitting your steps, doing your exercise, taking the supplements, drinking the water, cutting back on alcohol… and you still wake up exhausted?
ListenWhy The 3 Am Panic Loves Pinot
· 30 min
That glass of wine at the end of the day can feel like a tiny lifesaver, until you start noticing the pattern. You fall asleep quickly, then you’re wide awake at 3 am with a racing mind and a thumping heart.
ListenWhat If Chocolate Is Not The Problem
· 36 min
You can be “so good all day” and still end up standing in the pantry at 9pm wondering what just happened. If night-time snacking, chocolate cravings, or evening overeating has become a pattern that leaves you feeling guilty and defeated, I...
Listen5 Top Weight Loss Blockers in Perimenopause
· 15 min
Struggling with weight loss during perimenopause can be like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube in the dark—frustrating and often futile. But light is at hand!
ListenWhy Perimenopause Changes Your Metabolism And How To Work With It
· 14 min
Your metabolism hasn’t “given up” on you. When weight creeps on in your 40s and 50s even though you’re eating less and trying harder, it can feel personal and hopeless.
ListenThe 5 Biggest Fat Loss Mistakes Women Over 40 Still Make
· 27 min
Fat loss after 40 can feel unfair. You eat less, you push harder in the gym, you try to be “good” all week and somehow your body responds by holding on tighter.
ListenSpecial Guest Erin Rimmer from The Perimenopause Path Clinic
· 49 min
I have a special guest this week on the pod and we’re putting peri and weight loss myths to bed with a practical, physiology-first chat with Erin Rimmer, my gorgeous colleague at The Perimenopause Path Clinic.
ListenYour Hormones Called - They Want A Plan!
· 21 min
The rules of metabolism change in midlife, and so should your strategy. In this episode I explore how a unique plan, real coaching, and supportive accountability beat willpower and hacks, especially when hormones shift and life gets noisy.
ListenStop Policing My Jawline
· 22 min
Wanting to look good in your 40s, 50s and beyond shouldn’t come with guilt, yet so many women feel like it does. I’m Susie Garden, naturopath and clinical nutritionist, and I’m getting honest about the weird moral judgement that shows up...
ListenMy DEXA Scan Still Says Osteopenia
· 35 min
The DEXA scan report lands and my heart sinks for a second - I’m still osteopenic. But when I slow down, look properly at the data, and then dive into the research, the story changes completely and it becomes one of the most useful mindset...
ListenI Had My DEXA Scan Today — Let’s Talk About Bone Loss in Perimenopause
· 47 min
You can be doing everything “right” in midlife and still be losing bone without a single symptom. After heading in for my two year follow up DEXA scan, I talk straight up about the thing most women never think to check - bone mineral...
ListenGut Health Series Part 2 - Achieving Hormone Balance Through Optimal Gut Health
· 30 min
Can maintaining good gut health actually balance your hormones? You bet it can! Join me, Susie Garden, in this enlightening flashback episode of the Ageless and Awesome podcast as we unravel the mysteries of the estrobolome and its crucial...
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