GB01: Your Midlife Glow-Up Starts Here

Embracing Perimenopause: Mindset Shifts and Small Steps for Big Growth

In this episode, hosts Alicia and Nicole introduce their 'glow bites' series, offering quick, uplifting insights. They discuss how to positively embrace the often challenging season of perimenopause. By shifting the mindset from crisis to opportunity, they encourage listeners to explore small yet meaningful changes that nurture self-care and personal growth. Tips include gentle physical activities, hydration, wearing confidence-boosting outfits, and more. They conclude with a favorite inspirational quote from Dr. Wayne Dyer, emphasizing the power of perspective change.

00:00 Welcome to Glow Bites

00:19 Navigating Perimenopause

01:24 Embracing Change and Self-Care

03:44 Small Steps for Big Changes

06:10 Inspiration and Affirmations

08:35 Final Thoughts and Farewell

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Episode Transcript

Nicole Maholy (00:00):
Hey there, and welcome to our first glow bite.

(00:02):
We're Alicia and Nicole, andeach week along with our full
episodes, we're dropping theseglow bites, which are quick
listens with simple ideas,practices, and real talk you can
tuck into your day, whenever youneed a little boost.
Today's quick pep talk is tohelp you embrace the season of
life you're in.

Alicia (00:18):
in.

Nicole Maholy (00:19):
So in our main episode this week, we talked a
lot about how

Nicole (00:23):
perimenopause

Nicole Maholy (00:24):
can feel a little bit chaotic.
It can feel like, a little bitof a, identity crisis.
Right.
A midlife crisis.
Exactly.
And we talked about the factthat there's this negative
energy around that.
And there is a lot of reallychallenging shifts that happen
in perimenopause.
Your body's going through it,your body's going through it.

(00:46):
Your roles are changing in yourlife, both personally and
professionally, perhaps.
Obviously your hormones are allover the place and it can feel a
little bit like you're losing alittle control.
Yes, exactly right.
Like you're losing control andyou don't know what to do, and
it's.

(01:07):
Um, confusing.
Lots of changes.
Frustrating changes can bescary.
Mm-hmm.
Right.
Sleep changes.
Mm-hmm.
And your body just feels alittle bit like someone you
don't recognize, right.
Sometimes yeah.
Your body's not responding theway that it used to and things
are all over the place.
But what we'd like to share, andthis was something that I really

(01:29):
thought was a helpful mindsetshift that you shared is that
when you're going through thesechanges, especially as a mother,
and I think a lot of women canprobably relate to this.
If you're a mother and you'rekind of going through these
things, a lot of things areshifting with your network, your
community, your role in life.
You're used to taking care ofyour kids and putting your

(01:50):
family first and all of that,and then all of a sudden.
You have extra time and you havethe flexibility and space to put
yourself first.
Right, for the first time in along time maybe.
Yeah,

Alicia (02:06):
Yeah.

Nicole Maholy (02:07):
and it's It's really.
Hard to know where to begin.
Right.
But also exciting, right?
Mm-hmm.
Like I think that was somethingthat I thought was really
powerful, that you shared that,you have that freedom Yeah.
To kind of reinvent yourself.
Yeah.
And make yourself what you are.
And it's, mm-hmm, e xciting.
Like if there were things thatyou were, when you were in

(02:27):
survival mode and you're burningthe candle at both ends.
Mm-hmm.

Alicia (02:32):
Mm-hmm.

Nicole Maholy (02:32):
And you didn't have the luxury of being able to
be who you wanted to be, mm-hmm.
Now you have that luxury, youhave that freedom.
Yeah.
And it's, it's an exciting time.
That is exciting.
And I love that mindset shiftinstead of it being all about
this crisis that's difficult andchallenging, which it still is.
Like there's no, definitelyembrace where you are and

(02:54):
acknowledge the challenge thatit is to go through midlife in
general, but perimenopausespecifically with all of the
hormone changes, the rolechanges, the life changes, but
then also taking time to putthings into perspective and
appreciate where you are now andthat you can start to focus on
things that matter to you, andto start putting yourself into

(03:18):
the equation of your life.
Mm-hmm.
Right.
Absolutely.
It can be really powerful toshift the way that you're
thinking and start seeing it asan opportunity to reinvent
yourself and shift into thatbest version of yourself that
you get to choose.
So in that light, we thoughtthat it would be helpful and
maybe encouraging, empowering tothink this week, if you're in

(03:40):
perimenopause and you're feelinglike it's a little bit of a
crisis mode right now.
Pick one small thing this weekto nurture your sense of self,
something that's for you andmakes you feel amazing, like
moving your body gently, maybegoing for a walk, doing yoga, or
doing a great sweaty workoutthat makes you feel wonderful.
Drinking more water hydratingwell always makes you feel

(04:03):
energized and refreshed.
Start a new morning ritual.
This could be starting youressential oil diffuser.
I know for me scents reallyboost my mood, so if I get
something going right away inthe morning, that energizes me.
Yeah.
Wear something that makes youfeel good.
I know that for me, that alwayshelps and I want to share that a

(04:25):
couple of days ago, my daughterwas having, she was having a
rough day, and before she wentto bed, she said, you know what?
I want tomorrow to be better, soI'm going to wear something
cute.
And I love that.
I love that.
It starts from a young age, whenyou put yourself together it
gives you that extra boost inconfidence.

(04:47):
Yeah.
You feel good.
It

Alicia (04:47):
you

Nicole Maholy (04:48):
makes you feel good.
Mm-hmm.
So, I, I love that.
And that's an easy thing to do.
Definitely.
Taking a quiet walk without yourphone, or with your phone and
putting on some relaxing musicor uplifting music or whatever
the case is.
Or maybe a podcast.
Maybe a podcast.
But yeah, just choose somethingthat's small that brings you joy
and makes you feel wonderful isa good start.

(05:11):
Yeah.
Because these small shiftscreate big growth over time.
Definitely little.
And it doesn't have to be thisbig overhaul.
No.

Nicole (05:21):
No.

Nicole Maholy (05:21):
Just take little things that fill your cup and

Alicia (05:27):
see

Nicole Maholy (05:27):
see how you feel.
It'll add up.
Mm-hmm.
James Clear wrote a book calledAtomic Habits, and that's one of
the things that he mentions isto just start with a 1% change,
these tiny things that sometimesI think we overlook or think,
oh, that doesn't matter.
I think that's why so manypeople, forget to focus on
water.
'cause it's like, oh yeah,that's not a big deal.

(05:48):
But then when you do hydrateyourself well, it's like, wow,
that made a big difference.
Yeah.
So just those little 1% shiftsare enough to get you to that
next step.
Mm-hmm.
Get you feeling a little bitbetter, and then it just turns
into more momentum.
So I think that's reallypowerful.

(06:08):
Yeah, absolutely.
So we'll end these shorterFriday episodes with either a
quote, a journaling prompt toreflect on, or an affirmation to
leave you with somethingpositive and uplifting.
Quotes are actually extraspecial to us because when we
were growing up our dad lovedquotes.
He would drive us to school andshare what he called a thought

(06:29):
of the day.
And they were just differentquotes.
And at the end of the week, hewould quiz us, okay, what were
the quotes this week?
And we would talk about them.
So he would share the quote andthen he would say, well, what do
you think that means?
And that was just a really greatmemory.
Mm-hmm.
And I think I was in collegewhen he took a bunch of the
quotes that he had shared withus growing up and he laminated

(06:51):
them and sent them to all of us.
And he had a copy of themhimself that he stuck all over
his woodworking office.
So quotes were really special tohim.
They are a special part of ourlife growing up and just, we
have such great memories of.
Sharing the thoughts the day.
Yeah.
He would also pick up some ofour friends along the way to

(07:13):
school, and I know o ne friendin particular, that was a big
deal to her too.
Yeah.
And it was like, okay, what'sthe thought of the day?

Alicia (07:21):
And

Nicole Maholy (07:21):
Yeah.
And then going back and beingable to review and talk about
all of the thoughts of the dayon Friday.
You know, starting from Mondayand even what it did for our
memory.
Right.
Like you had to remember all ofthese.
Yeah.
You know, but that was just areally special memory and
something that each of us All ofour siblings, really, it means a
lot to us.
And we really find inspirationand motivation mm-hmm in the

(07:45):
thoughts of the day.
Right.
The thought, or the thought ofthe day that we wanted to share
today, is one of my absolutefavorites.
I love this one so much and itfits perfectly in with our
conversation.
So, Dr.
Wayne Dyer says, if you changethe way you look at things, the
things you look at change.
If you change the way you lookat things, the things you look
at change.
So when you start seeingperimenopause as an opportunity

(08:08):
for stepping into the bestversion of yourself and, and
reclaiming, or or claiming maybeeven, the version of you that
you want and that you areexcited about and that's most
aligned and joyful.
Shifting into that versus seeingperimenopause as just really
challenging or difficult.
It is challenging or difficult,but I think looking at it,

(08:32):
changing that perspective yes.
Is a beautiful thing.
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(08:53):
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We're all in this together.
We'll see you next time.