The Midlife Feast

By Jenn Salib Huber RD ND

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Welcome to The Midlife Feast, the podcast for women who are hungry for more in this season of life. I’m your host, Jenn Salib Huber, dietitian, naturopathic doctor , intuitive eating counsellor and author of Eat to Thrive During Menopause. Each episode “brings to the table” a different perspective, conversation, or experience about life after 40, designed to help you find the "missing ingredient" you need to thrive, not just survive. 


Episode Date
Be in the Photo: A Midlife Body Confidence Practice for Summer
May 11, 2026
Menopause, ADHD & the Hidden Cost of Masking: What Every Midlife Woman Needs to Know with Dr. Helen Wall
May 04, 2026
Taking Up Space in Midlife with Lise Thorne
Apr 27, 2026
Menopause and Body Image: How to Feel Like Yourself Again
Apr 20, 2026
Permission to Be Seen: Creativity, Resilience & Recording Your First Album at 50 with Becca Kidwell
Apr 13, 2026
#188 - Turning Down the Critical Voice: Body Acceptance in Your Midlife Body with Kristina Bruce
Apr 06, 2026
#187 - Second Helpings - Decoding Cravings & Emotional Hunger in Midlife & Menopause
Mar 30, 2026
#186: GLP-1s, Intuitive Eating & Finding Food Freedom: A conversation with Sam Previte RD
Mar 23, 2026
#185: The Science and Symptoms of Burnout: How to Build Capacity in Midlife with Dr Ashley Margeson ND
Mar 16, 2026
#184: Pelvic Floor Freedom: Why Kegels Aren't the Answer & What Works Instead with Lauren Ohayon
Mar 09, 2026
#183: Decision Fatigue and Menopause: Why "What's for Dinner?" Makes You Want to Scream
Mar 02, 2026
#182: Visibility As Generosity: Rethinking Photos, Aging, And Confidence With Photographer Kristen Vallejo
Feb 23, 2026
#181: The Political Hot Potato of Menopause: Cutting Through Noise with Fiona Clark
Feb 16, 2026
#180: Seed Oils, Protein Obsession & Nutrition Misinformation: Cutting Through the Noise with Colleen Christensen, RD
Feb 09, 2026
#179 - Fiber Without The Fuss in Midlife and Menopause
Feb 02, 2026
#178 - Perimenopause Without Panic: Body Changes, Food Freedom, And Real Support
Jan 26, 2026
#177 - Reclaiming ‘Selfish’ as a Midlife & Menopause Power Move with Suzy Reading
Jan 19, 2026
#176: Anti-Diet Menopause in the Age of Ozempic With Dr. Mara Gordon
Jan 05, 2026
#175: Food Guilt in Midlife: Why Your Alarm Keeps Going Off (Even When It’s Just Toast)
Dec 15, 2025
#174: How to Rebuild Your Habits in Midlife: A Kinder, Science-Backed Approach with Signe Darpinian, LMFT
Dec 08, 2025
#173 - How To Age Without Apology with Deb Benfield RDN
Dec 01, 2025
#172 Q&A Episode: Soy, Metabolism, And Food Noise
Nov 24, 2025
#171: Sleep in the Messy Middle of Midlife and Menopause with Dr Shelby Harris
Nov 17, 2025
#170: The One Thing Menopause Dietitians Want You to Know About Nutrition
Nov 10, 2025
#169: Style, Not Size: Dressing for the Life You’re Living with Jacquelyn Prattipati
Nov 02, 2025
#168: ADHD, Menopause, and The Messy Middle with Diana Reid RD
Oct 27, 2025
#167 - When Perimenopause Unmasks ADHD with Dr. Jen Wolkin
Oct 20, 2025
#166: What if “healthy” is a pattern, not a prescription? Redefining lifestyle medicine in menopause
Oct 13, 2025
#165- Mom Rediscovered: Jen Butler on Breaking Up with Diet Culture and Drinking to Find Herself Again
Oct 06, 2025
#164 - Autoimmune Disease in Midlife: Beyond Diet Culture Myths with Dr. Alison Danby ND
Sep 29, 2025
#163 - Story Session: From Scientist to Menopause Advocate: Dr. Béatrice Séguin's Unexpected Journey
Sep 22, 2025
#162 - Rewiring, Not Retiring: How Your Brain Transforms in Menopause with Dr. Sarah McKay
Sep 15, 2025
#161 - Season 6 Kickoff: Kitchen Table Talk: My Sister and I Dish on Menopause and My New Book
Sep 08, 2025
#160 - Season 5 Finale: The Midlife Glow-Up You Didn’t See Coming
Jun 30, 2025
#159 - Story Session: Perimenopause, Boundaries, & the Power of Self-Care Rituals in Midlife with April MacKinnon
Jun 23, 2025
#158 - Why Good Girls Gossip: Reclaiming Female Connection in Midlife with Tova Leigh
Jun 16, 2025
#157 - Finding Your Movement Rhythm with ADHD and Perimenopause with Christine Chessman
Jun 09, 2025
#156 - How to Cancel Your Clean Plate Club Membership with Emily Sucher, RD
Jun 02, 2025
#155 - Q&A Episode: Food Tracking, Plant Proteins, & Collagen Supplements
May 26, 2025
#154 - How to Appreciate Your Changing Menopause Body with Dr. Charlotte Ord
May 19, 2025
#153 - Style Joy in Midlife: What to Do When Nothing Feels Right with Dacy Gillespie
May 12, 2025
#152 - Intuitive Eating in Menopause: A Conversation with Evelyn Tribole MS, RDN
May 05, 2025
#151 - Is It Hunger, Food Noise, or Hormones?
Apr 28, 2025
#150 - The Capacity Crisis: Why Women Feel Emotionally Exhausted in Midlife with Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur, ND
Apr 14, 2025
#149 - Cooking for Pleasure Not Perfection with Chef Andrea Buckett
Apr 07, 2025
#148 - Mindful Menopause: Using Meditation to Navigate the Transition with Diana Winston
Mar 31, 2025
#147 - How to Stop the Cycle of “Starting Over” Every Monday
Mar 24, 2025
#146 - What to Do When Intuitive Eating Doesn't Work with Julie Duffy Dillon
Mar 17, 2025
#145 - Why We Binge: Unpacking the Restrict-Binge Cycle with Toni Rudd, RD
Mar 10, 2025
#144- Why Yoga is So Much More Than Movement in Menopause with Niamh Daly
Mar 03, 2025
#143-Story Session: What 30 Years as a Dietitian Taught Pia About Health and Weight
Feb 24, 2025
#142 Non-Hormonal Alternatives to HRT with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
Feb 17, 2025
#141 - Trusting Your Body: Finding Peace Through Grief with Nina Manolson
Feb 10, 2025
#140 - Navigating Motherhood and Perimenopause: Embracing Identity Shifts with Jessie Harrold
Feb 03, 2025
#139 How to Fall in Love with Movement While Rejecting Anti-Fat Bias with Louise Green
Jan 27, 2025
#138 5 Things I Wish I Had Known About Intuitive Eating 10 Years Ago
Jan 20, 2025
#137 - 5 Tips for Spotting Nutrition Misinformation with Dr. Emma Beckett
Jan 13, 2025
#136 -Health vs. Weight: Debunking the Biggest Wellness Myth with Val Schonberg, RD
Jan 06, 2025
#135 How to Turn Your Body Image Inside Out in Midlife with Deb Schachter & Whitney Otto
Dec 16, 2024
#134 - What Every woman Needs to Know About Body Image in Midlife with Summer Innanen
Dec 09, 2024
#133 - We Need to Stop Pretending We Don't Have Time For Self-Care with Heather Chauvin
Dec 02, 2024
#132 - Why You Need to Put Capacity, Self-Compassion, & Self-Care on the Menu
Nov 25, 2024
#131 - Story Session: How Early Menopause Led to Food Freedom with Sarah Dosanjh
Nov 18, 2024
#130 - How Can I Tell if Intuitive Eating Is Right For Me? With Sinéad Crowe
Nov 11, 2024
#129 - Breaking the Binge Cycle in Midlife with Stefanie Michele
Nov 04, 2024
#128 Story Session: Navigating ADHD in Midlife and Menopause
Oct 28, 2024
#127 - The Truth About Soy in Midlife
Oct 21, 2024
#126 - 3 Reasons Why Intuitive Eating Might Feel Hard with Abbie Attwood
Oct 14, 2024
#125 - Does Your Vagina Need a Coach? with Kim Vopni
Oct 07, 2024
#124 - Looking Forward to Menopause: Life's Second Spring with Kate Codrington
Sep 30, 2024
#123 - You Are More Than What You Eat with Dr. Emma Beckett PhD
Sep 23, 2024
#122 - 3 Reasons It’s Time to Lean Into Menopause
Sep 16, 2024
#121 - 5 Things My Sister Wants You to Know About Perimenopause
Jul 15, 2024
#120 - Breaking the Stigma: Menopause in the Workplace with Lauren Chiren
Jul 08, 2024
#119 Unfiltered Motherhood in Midlife with Tova Leigh
Jul 01, 2024
#118: Is Travel & Adventure Your Missing Ingredient in Midlife? with Natasha Muslih
Jun 24, 2024
#117: How to Decode Your Cravings in Menopause
Jun 17, 2024
#116 - Embracing Intuitive Eating As An Athlete in Midlife with Pam Moore
Jun 10, 2024
#115 -Story Session: How to Run Your Life at Any Size with Sandra Mikulic
Jun 03, 2024
#114 - Beyond the Metrics: Getting Intuitive About Bone Health with Rebekah Rotstein
May 27, 2024
#113 -Clean Eating Pitfalls in Midlife & Menopause with Dr. Morgan Francis, Psy.D, LPC
May 20, 2024
#112- How to Stop the Burnout Train in Midlife with Dr. Leigha Saunders, ND
May 13, 2024
#111 - It's Time for a Diet-Free Revolution with Dr. Alex Conason, Psy.D.
May 06, 2024
#110 - Parenting Without Diet Culture with Oona Hanson
Apr 29, 2024
#109 - The Body Acceptance Mistake That’s Keeping You Stuck in the Suck
Apr 22, 2024
#108 - Breaking Down Barriers to Fitness in Midlife & Beyond with Michael Ulloa
Apr 15, 2024
#107 - Why Diets Don't Work with Dr. Amy Porto, PhD, RD
Apr 08, 2024
#106 The Reason Why Body Image Work Feels So Hard with Steph Dodier
Apr 01, 2024
#105 -Dear Diet Culture Diary: What the 80s Taught Us About Food
Mar 25, 2024
#104 - Cultivating Body Positivity & Food Neutrality at Home with Tracey Harper
Mar 18, 2024
#103 - Story Session: From Flaws to Features: Embracing Body Acceptance with Christina Testut
Mar 11, 2024
#102 - Gut Health & Hormones in Midlife: What You Need to Know with Dr. Kim Bretz ND
Mar 04, 2024
#101 - How to Build Habits Without Diets & Food Rules with Heather Sayers Lehman
Feb 26, 2024
#100 - Cheers to 100: Reflecting on the Top 5 Missing Ingredients in Midlife
Feb 19, 2024
#99 - How to Make Room for Connection in Your Relationship in Midlife with Carrie Cohen
Feb 12, 2024
#98 - High Blood Pressure in Menopause and Midlife: The Estrogen Connection with Dr. Alex Verge, ND
Feb 05, 2024
#97 - The Impact of Ageism on Body Image in Midlife with Deb Benfield, MEd, RDN
Jan 29, 2024
#96 - Why You're So Tired in Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur, ND
Jan 22, 2024
#95 - Is Feeling Seen the Missing Part of Your Midlife Story? with Dr Jody Carrington
Jan 15, 2024
#94 - How to Trade Wellness Culture for Well-being in Midlife with Christy Harrison, RD
Jan 08, 2024
#93 -5 Ways to Pivot to a Peaceful Relationship with Food and Your Body in 2024
Dec 18, 2023
#92 - From Body Grief to Body Acceptance: The Way Forward with Amanda Mittman
Dec 11, 2023
#91 - Why Healthcare Needs to Break Up with Diet & Wellness Culture with Dr. Sylvi Martin
Dec 04, 2023
#90 - On the Menu: Your Questions About Menopause & Nutrition (Part 3)
Nov 27, 2023
#89 - Story Session: The Mindset Shifts Laura Needed to Embrace Food Freedom
Nov 20, 2023
#88- What Everyone Needs to Know About Pelvic Health in Midlife with Erika Burger, PT
Nov 13, 2023
#87 - On the Menu: Your Questions About Menopause & Nutrition (Part 2)
Nov 09, 2023
#86 - The Problem with Perfectionism with Alana Van Der Sluys
Nov 06, 2023
#85 - What Does Weight-Inclusive Diabetes Care Look Like? with Dr. Gregory Dodell, MD
Oct 30, 2023
#84 - On the Menu: Your Questions About Menopause & Nutrition (Part 1)
Oct 26, 2023
#83 - Managing Alcohol & Emotional Hunger in Midlife with Emma Gilmour
Oct 23, 2023
#82 - Story Session: From Panic to Peace: Melissa's Food Freedom Journey
Oct 16, 2023
#81 - Unlocking the Joy of Creativity in Midlife with Meryl Cook
Oct 09, 2023
#80- Movement for More in Midlife with Jamie Carbaugh
Oct 02, 2023
#79 - Finding Food Freedom with Diabetes with Danielle Bublitz
Sep 25, 2023
#78-Filtering the Fear of Insulin Resistance in Menopause with Val Schonberg, RD
Sep 18, 2023
#77- Season 4: How to Press the Easy Button on Midlife & Menopause Nutrition
Sep 11, 2023
#76- Food Is Not Medicine & Other Ways to Lower the Bar
Jul 17, 2023
#75 - Navigating the Messy Middle of Midlife with Ann Douglas
Jul 10, 2023
#74 - Heeding the call for change in midlife with Kate Codrington
Jul 03, 2023
#73 -Midlife Un-dieting Q&A with Amanda Bullat, RDN
Jun 26, 2023
#72-Story Session: Un-dieting from wellness culture in midlife
Jun 19, 2023
#71 - Sleep solutions in midlife with Dr. Leigha Saunders ND
Jun 12, 2023
#70- From dieting rock bottom to intuitive eating: 3 common mistakes
Jun 05, 2023
#69 - How to Un-Diet Your Relationship with Movement in Midlife with Christine Chessman
May 29, 2023
#68 - Got Buff Bones? How to improve your bone fitness & reduce your fracture risk with Rebekah Rotstein
May 22, 2023
#67 - Hot Flashes 101: Can you eat to beat the heat?
May 15, 2023
# 66 - Story Session: How lived experience in menopause changed this dietitian's practice with Tracy Kelly
May 08, 2023
#65- The impact of movement on your bone health in menopause with Niamh Daly
May 01, 2023
#64 - Diet-proof your children with Amelia Sherry
Apr 24, 2023
#63 - Story Session: Jen's story of premature ovarian insufficiency
Apr 17, 2023
#62 - How to 'do less' and 'be more' in midlife with Wendy McCallum
Apr 10, 2023
#61- Feasting with gentle nutrition in midlife with Rachael Hartley, RD
Apr 03, 2023
#60 - Beating the brain fog of menopause
Mar 27, 2023
#59 - Menopause, movement and body image with Dr. Maria Luque
Mar 20, 2023
#58 -Rest to Reset: Redefining rest and self-care with Suzy Reading
Mar 13, 2023
#57- Story Session: What this therapist wants you to know about making midlife meaningFULL with Alli Spotts-De Lazzer
Mar 06, 2023
#56: 8 things I wish I'd known about perimenopause before my last period
Feb 27, 2023
# 55: Raising the red flag about eating disorders in midlife with Val Schonberg RD
Feb 20, 2023
#54: You are not broken: Debunking myths about sexual & reproductive health in menopause with Dr. Kelly Casperson MD
Feb 13, 2023
#53 - When mental health meets menopause with Dr. Stephanie Bayliss ND
Feb 06, 2023
#52 - Story session: Making sense of menopause media with Ann Marie McQueen.
Jan 30, 2023
#51 - How to get diet culture out of your house with Jenn Messina RD
Jan 16, 2023
#50 - This is not your mother's menopause and other thoughts on midlife.
Jan 10, 2023
#49 - The Un-Dieters Guide to Holiday Eating
Dec 23, 2022
#48 - Straight talk about menopause with Amanda Thebe
Nov 28, 2022
#47: Why changing your body isn't the body image fix you're looking for with Kristina Bruce
Nov 28, 2022
#46 - What happens when we stop dieting and move through the stages of un-dieting?
Nov 25, 2022
#45 - Breast cancer and nutrition myth-busting with Tamar Rothenberg, RD
Nov 14, 2022
#44 - What women in perimenopause need to know about iron deficiency with Maryann Jacobsen, RD
Nov 07, 2022
#43 - What happens when PCOS meets midlife? with Julie Duffy Dillon
Oct 24, 2022
#42 - When melatonin and sleep hygiene aren't enough to help you sleep through the night in perimenopause with Sarah Wilde
Oct 14, 2022
#41 - What's missing from most conversations about menopause nutrition?
Oct 14, 2022
#40 - Is it stress or is it perimenopause with Dr. Fionnuala Barton
Oct 10, 2022
#39 - What every woman needs to know about cholesterol, heart health and menopause with Dr. Alex Verge, ND
Oct 03, 2022
#38 What's on the menu for season 3? And my big surprise!
Oct 01, 2022
#37 Just say no to Keto, especially in midlife.
Jul 18, 2022
#36 Story Session - When midlife rocks the foundation of your relationship with food and your body
Jul 11, 2022
#35 Fertility after 40 with Dr. Jordan Robertson ND
Jul 04, 2022
#34 Story Session - What happens when menopause comes early and ahead of schedule
Jun 27, 2022
#33 How to ask your doctor for healthcare instead of weight-care with Dr. Maggie Landes MD
Jun 20, 2022
#32 Day 5: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - What menopause nutrition looks like as an un-dieter
May 21, 2022
#31 Day 4: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - Why you can't rush gentle nutrition
May 20, 2022
#30 Day 3: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - Why we need to say 'yes' instead of 'no' with food
May 19, 2022
#28 Day 1: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - Why weight loss may not be the goal you're after
May 17, 2022
#29 Day 2: Midlife Un-Dieting Miniseries - 3 beliefs you need to un-diet in midlife
May 17, 2022
#27 Story Session - When perimenopause makes a crash landing with Amanda Bullat, RDN
May 09, 2022
#26 Understanding cultural meno-rage with Mona Eltahawy
May 02, 2022
#25 Redefining strength in midlife and menopause with Dr. Maria Luque
Apr 25, 2022
#24 Story Session - Why midlife is the perfect time to "start anywhere" with Crystal Garrett
Apr 18, 2022
#23 Cooking with Phytoestrogens in Menopause with Fiona Staunton
Apr 11, 2022
#22 Why sleep is so elusive in midlife with Dr. Leigha Saunders ND
Apr 04, 2022
#21 Story Session - How to feel less alone when perimenopause starts earlier than expected
Mar 28, 2022
#20 Redefining personal style in midlife with Dacy Gillespie
Mar 21, 2022
#19 What's really feeding you in midlife? with guest Sara Smeaton
Mar 14, 2022
#18 What to expect when you're not expecting perimenopause & menopause - The family edition
Mar 07, 2022
Season 2 trailer!
Mar 01, 2022
#17 Week 5 - Finding Joy in Movement with Gill Whelan
Jan 29, 2022
#16 Week 4 - Practical Self-Compassion in Midlife with Henny Flynn
Jan 22, 2022
#15 Week 3 - Clothing & body confidence with Dacy Gillespie
Jan 15, 2022
#14 Week 2 - Challenge your beliefs about alcohol with Wendy McCallum
Jan 08, 2022
#13 Week 1 of the Non-Diet Resolution Challenge - How to "Add-In" Gentle Nutrition
Jan 01, 2022
#12- Don’t be fooled - Challenge your change with a non-diet resolution
Dec 20, 2021
#11 - Food, Mood & Menopause and the meno-rage connection
Dec 13, 2021
#10 - Why hormone testing isn't the crystal ball we want it to be with Dr. Jordan Robertson ND
Dec 06, 2021
#9 - Story Session - Reclaiming the 'life' in midlife after a lifetime of dieting
Nov 29, 2021
#8 - De-bunking HRT with Dr. Annice Mukherjee.
Nov 22, 2021
#7 - Why 'burnout' is the new midlife crisis for women
Nov 15, 2021
#6 - Why satisfaction matters in midlife
Nov 08, 2021
#5 - Story session - What happens when your relationship with food unravels in midlife?
Nov 01, 2021
#4 - Is "real" body confidence possible? And what does look like?
Oct 25, 2021
#3 - Is pleasure the missing ingredient in midlife?
Oct 18, 2021
Part 1: The Hormone Soup of Midlife
Oct 09, 2021
Part 2: The Hormone Soup of Midlife
Oct 09, 2021