Body-Led By Design

By Melissa Eich

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Episodes: 192

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Health, hormone, burnout recovery, and business growth for female entrepreneurs. Restore your energy, grow your revenue, reclaim your life.


Episode Date
178: PMOS, Weight Loss Resistance & the Dutch Test
May 26, 2026
177: Cortisol Isn't What Instagram Told You - The DUTCH Test Truth About Weight Gain in Perimenopause
May 19, 2026
176: Perimenopause, Weight Gain, and the DUTCH Test
May 12, 2026
175: Debunking Nutritional Myths for Midlife Women
Apr 21, 2026
174: Why Food Rules Are Making You Feel Worse
Apr 14, 2026
173: How to Stop Performing Wellness & BE Well
Apr 07, 2026
172: The Cost of Survival Mode
Mar 31, 2026
171: Finding Your Natural Weight in Midlife
Mar 24, 2026
170: Why You Fall Apart at the End of the Week
Mar 17, 2026
169: Why Weight Doesn't Shift: Perfectionism, Restriction, and Food Control
Mar 10, 2026
168: "I'll Eat Later": The Eating Pattern Keeping High-Achieving Women Stuck
Mar 03, 2026
167: The 5 Eating Archetypes for High Achieving Women
Feb 24, 2026
166: The Gut-Hormone-Weight Connection You Need to Know
Feb 17, 2026
165:Gut Health in Perimenopause: Why Healing Your Gut Comes Before Hormones, Diets, or Weight Loss
Feb 10, 2026
Episode 164: Why Wanting Weight Loss Doesn’t Mean You’ve Failed Your Healing - Perimenopause, Weight Loss & Diet Culture
Feb 03, 2026
Episode 163: The Midlife Shift
Jan 27, 2026
Episode 162: The Math that Never Adds Up
Jan 20, 2026
Episode 161: When Weight Gain Has Become Your Identity
Jan 13, 2026
Episode 160: Reorienting After the Holidays: How to Come Back to Your Body Without Forcing It
Jan 06, 2026
Episode 159: When You Know What To Do - But You Don’t Do It
Dec 23, 2025
158: Running on Empty: The 4 Stages of Burnout for Female Founders (and My 2025 Depletion Audit)
Dec 16, 2025
Episode 157: The Real Reason Your Business Isn’t Growing (It’s Not Your Strategy)
Dec 09, 2025
Episode 156: True Nourishment – The Foundation Your Business Is Missing
Dec 02, 2025
Episode 155: How to Use Micro-Moments to Avoid Holiday Burnout (Without Adding More to Your To-Do List)
Nov 25, 2025
Episode 154: The 3 Boundaries I Set to Protect My Peace During the Holidays
Nov 18, 2025
Episode 153: Peaceful Productivity for Female Founders 35+ | Nervous System, Hormones, Digestion
Nov 11, 2025
Episode 152: When Your Body Says No: Recognizing burnout as a female entrepreneur
Nov 04, 2025
Episode 151: How to Know When to Shift
Oct 21, 2025
Episode 150: Capacity vs Capability
Oct 14, 2025
Episode 149: The Hidden Benefit of Staying Tired
Oct 07, 2025
Episode: 148: What The Fear of Failure Actually Is
Sep 23, 2025
Bonus Episode: How Mindfully Well Helped Traci Feel Like Herself Again
Sep 22, 2025
Bonus Episode: From Shame to Self-Compassion: Julie’s Transformation in Mindfully Well
Sep 18, 2025
Episode 147: When You Don't Recognize Yourself Anymore
Sep 16, 2025
Episode 146: The 3 Pillars to Feeling At Home In Your Body
Sep 09, 2025
Episode 145: When Your Stress Hijacks Your Hormones
Sep 02, 2025
Episode 144: Why Food Rules Are Making You Feel Worse
Aug 26, 2025
Episode 143: Your Body Is Not a Problem
Aug 19, 2025
Episode 142: Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself & Mindfully Well 2.0
Aug 12, 2025
Episode 141: Shifting Out of the Summer Spiral
Aug 05, 2025
Episode 140: How To Make Rest Productive
Jul 29, 2025
Episode 139: Is It Cortisol or Is It You?
Jul 22, 2025
Episode 138: Hormone Myths & HRT with Dr. Jessica Pearson
Jul 15, 2025
Episode 137: The Mental Load is Real with Briana
Jul 09, 2025
Episode 136: The Intersection of Science, Spirit & Self-Love with Anna
Jul 01, 2025
Episode 135: Exploring Virtual Fitness with Courtney
Jun 24, 2025
Episode 134: Menopause Shouldn't Suck with Alisa
Jun 17, 2025
Episode 133: Hair Loss Solutions in Midlife with Lisa
Jun 10, 2025
Episode 132: Why Gut Health Is the Starting Point for Everything
Jun 03, 2025
Bonus Episode: How To Find Freedom This Summer
May 27, 2025
Episode 131: Why Micromanaging Your Health Isn't Helping You
May 20, 2025
Episode 130: Before You Choose to Diet..Start Here.
May 13, 2025
Episode 129: How to Trust the Process
May 06, 2025
Episode 128: The Last Time You Lose Weight
Apr 29, 2025
Today is the day!
Apr 22, 2025
Episode 127: Why Mindset — Not Method — Is What Keeps Weight Off After 35
Apr 15, 2025
Episode 126: Is This Perimenopause or Hormonal Imbalance?
Apr 08, 2025
Episode 125: Creating A Resilient Body After 35
Apr 01, 2025
Episode 124: Are Your Mornings and Evenings Keeping You Stuck in Weight Loss Resistance?
Mar 25, 2025
Episode 123: Are These 3 Reasons Keeping You Stuck?
Mar 18, 2025
Episode 122: How to Stop the Overeating and Restriction Cycle
Mar 11, 2025
Episode 121: Preparing For Daylight Savings
Mar 04, 2025
Episode 120: Breaking Through Your Winter Slump
Feb 25, 2025
Episode 119: The Weight Loss Tool You Aren't Using
Feb 18, 2025
Episode 118: 10 Things You Must Know About GLP-1's
Feb 11, 2025
Episode 117: The #1 Thing To Focus On When Traveling
Feb 04, 2025
Episode 116: Chasing Weight Loss When You're Exhausted
Jan 28, 2025
Episode 115: 3 Things You Gain When You Lose Weight
Jan 21, 2025
Episode 114: The Midlife Movement Mistake
Jan 14, 2025
Episode 113: Your Hormones Have a Boss (& It's Not Who You Think!)
Jan 07, 2025
Episode 112: Quick Wins Series | Looking For Possibility Instead of Comparison
Dec 31, 2024
Episode 111: Quick Wins Series | Delay Caffeine
Dec 24, 2024
Episode 110: Quick Wins Series | Say No
Dec 17, 2024
Episode 109: Quick Wins Series | Fueling Your Workouts
Dec 10, 2024
Episode 108: Quick Win Series | Sleep Better!
Dec 03, 2024
Episode 107: Quick Win Series | The Plate Method
Nov 26, 2024
Join the 6- Week Holiday Challenge!
Nov 21, 2024
Episode 106: Cooking When You Have No One To Cook For
Nov 19, 2024
Episode 105: Why Food Sensitivity Testing is Garbage
Nov 12, 2024
I Have A Secret....
Nov 08, 2024
Episode 104: The Intuitive Eating Myth
Nov 05, 2024
Episode 103: 7 Things I Learned 60 Days Alcohol Free
Oct 29, 2024
Episode 102: Halloween & The Downhill Slide
Oct 22, 2024
Episode 101: Meal Prep Tips & Tricks
Oct 15, 2024
Episode 100: My Mom's Story
Oct 08, 2024
Episode 99: Q&A!
Oct 01, 2024
Episode 98: Debunking Nutritional Myths for Midlife Women
Sep 24, 2024
Episode 97: When everyone else is taken care of except you
Sep 17, 2024
BONUS EPISODE: From Chronic Bloating & Weight Gain to Weight Loss with Ease
Sep 10, 2024
BONUS EPISODE: From Stressed & Gaining Weight to Calm, Grounded & In Control
Sep 09, 2024
BONUS EPISODE: From Stuck and Gaining Weight to losing 11+ inches!
Sep 04, 2024
Episode 96: How to Lose Weight After 35
Aug 27, 2024
Episode 95: When The Scale Becomes Your Worst Nightmare
Aug 20, 2024
Episode 94: Peri & Postmenopause Weight Gain
Aug 13, 2024
Episode 93: The Calorie of Stress
Aug 06, 2024
Episode 92: Master Your Metabolism with Muscle
Jul 30, 2024
Episode 91: The Metabolism Mismatch: Why You're Gaining Weight Despite Doing Everything Right
Jul 23, 2024
Episode 90: Tired of Feeling Tired? Your Metabolism is Speaking to You!
Jul 16, 2024
REPLAY: My Favorite Travel Hacks
Jul 09, 2024
Episode 89: Heal Your Fascia, Heal Your Body with Shauna
Jul 02, 2024
Episode 88: The Muscle/Menopause Link with Kelsey
Jun 25, 2024
Episode 87: Thyroid Health with Melissa
Jun 18, 2024
Episode 86: Breaking the Cycle of Negative Body Image with Jada
Jun 11, 2024
Episode 85: Building A Strong Body with Sophia
Jun 04, 2024
Episode 84: What I Eat In A Day
May 28, 2024
Episode 83: 6 Signs of a Healing Relationship with Food
May 21, 2024
Episode 82: How to Find Freedom This Summer
May 14, 2024
Episode 81: Your Relationship with Alcohol (Replay)
May 07, 2024
Episode 80: From Always Stressed to Calm & Grounded
May 02, 2024
Episode 79: From Chronic Dieting to Autonomy & Weight Loss
May 01, 2024
Episode 78: From Bloated & Gaining Weight to Losing with Ease
Apr 30, 2024
BONUS EPISODE: You're Never Truly Stuck
Apr 25, 2024
Episode 77: Why Eating Less & Moving More No Longer Works
Apr 23, 2024
Episode 76: The Problem with the Finish Line
Apr 16, 2024
Episode 75: Solving Your Problems vs Sulking
Apr 09, 2024
Episode 74: The Shame of Weight Loss
Apr 02, 2024
Episode 73: My favorite travel hacks
Mar 26, 2024
Episode 72: The Overworking & Underworking Woman
Mar 19, 2024
Episode 71: The Best of The Hormone Balance Blueprint
Mar 12, 2024
Episode 70: Build Muscle by Working with Your Cycle, Not Against It
Mar 05, 2024
Episode 69: The Confidence to Eat More
Feb 27, 2024
Episode 68: The Gut-Hormone Connection
Feb 20, 2024
Episode 67: Simple Ways to Balance Your Hormones
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 66: What foods to eat when you're stressed
Feb 06, 2024
Episode 65: Becoming A Morning Person
Jan 30, 2024
Episode 64: Advice for my 30-year old self
Jan 23, 2024
Episode 63: Weight Loss Resistance Type #4: Emotional
Jan 16, 2024
Episode 62: Weight Loss Resistance Type #3: Hormonal
Jan 09, 2024
Episode 61: Weight Loss Resistance Archetype #2: Stress
Jan 02, 2024
Episode 60: Weight Loss Resistance Type #1 - Diet Disempowerment
Dec 26, 2023
Episode 59: The Four Weight Loss Archetypes
Dec 19, 2023
Episode 58: Believing You Can Achieve Weight Loss in 2024
Dec 12, 2023
Episode 57: How to Know if You're Measuring the Wrong Things
Dec 05, 2023
Episode 56: 3 Obstacles to Your Weight Loss
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 55: How to Live Without Regret This Holiday Season
Nov 21, 2023
Episode 54: The Benefits of Hormone Free Birth Control with Nina
Nov 14, 2023
Episode 53: Switching to Standard Daylight Time
Nov 07, 2023
Episode 52: Celebrating One Year of Podcasting + Giveaway!!
Oct 31, 2023
Episode 51: Un-stress Your Hormonal Mess
Oct 24, 2023
Episode 50: How to Find Your Blood Sugar Sweet Spot
Oct 17, 2023
Episode 49: Feeling Wired and Tired | Cortisol Imbalances
Oct 10, 2023
Episode 48: Hormonal Benefits of Strength Training
Oct 03, 2023
Episode 47: Knowing What To Do and Why You’re Not Doing It
Sep 26, 2023
Episode 46: Your Relationship with Alcohol
Sep 19, 2023
Episode 45: Pros and Cons of Tracking
Sep 12, 2023
Episode 44: Your Problem & Your Solution
Sep 05, 2023
Episode 43: I Should Be Able To Do This On My Own
Aug 29, 2023
Episode 42: Intentional Eating = Intentional Results
Aug 22, 2023
Episode 41: Weight Loss Resistance
Aug 15, 2023
Episode 40: How to Thrive Through Perimenopause
Aug 08, 2023
Episode 39: Apathy
Aug 01, 2023
Episode 38: Creating Calm in Your Workday with Emily
Jul 25, 2023
Episode 37: Establishing Your Morning Routine With Jackie
Jul 18, 2023
Episode 36: Becoming a Grounded Mom with Visa
Jul 11, 2023
Episode 35: Building Resiliency with Megan Kool
Jul 04, 2023
Episode 34: 5 Things I Learned in My First 5 Years of Business
Jun 27, 2023
Episode 33: The #1 Question to Ask Yourself
Jun 20, 2023
Episode 32: Food Stress & Inflammation
Jun 13, 2023
Episode 31: Boundaries
Jun 06, 2023
Episode 30: When Fasting Isn't the Answer
May 30, 2023
Episode 29: Fasting Pros and Cons Part 1
May 23, 2023
REPLAY: Unload Your Stress Bucket
May 16, 2023
Episode 28: Busting 5 Health Myths
May 08, 2023
Episode 27: Decisions from Shame
May 02, 2023
Episode 26: Do It Scared
Apr 25, 2023
BONUS EPISODE: The Best of The Right Weigh Week
Apr 24, 2023
Episode 25: Taking Her Health Into Her Own Hands with Ann & Brittany
Apr 18, 2023
Episode 24: Weight Loss & Everything You Need to Know
Apr 11, 2023
Episode 23: Weight Loss Plateaus
Apr 04, 2023
Episode 22: Unexpected Weight Gain
Mar 28, 2023
Episode 21: What are your cravings telling you?
Mar 21, 2023
Epidsode 20: Desperate Actions Lead to Desperate Results
Mar 14, 2023
Episode 19: Lack of Motivation or Burnout?
Mar 07, 2023
Episode 18: Hiding your Goal from Friends & Family
Feb 28, 2023
Episode 17: Building Muscle with Megan
Feb 21, 2023
Episode 16: How to Heal Your Hormones with Balanced Macronutrients
Feb 14, 2023
Episode 15: Q&A Part 2 Living Healthier as a Busy Mom
Feb 07, 2023
Episode 14: Q&A Intro to Hormones & Estrogen Dominance
Jan 31, 2023
Episode 13: Freedom from the fear of failure
Jan 24, 2023
Episode 12: Is it really as simple as calories in and calories out?
Jan 17, 2023
Episode 11: Debunking the Confusion of Carbs
Jan 10, 2023
Episode 10: 3 Steps To Choose Your Word Of Your Year
Jan 02, 2023
Episode 9: Your body's feedback
Dec 27, 2022
Episode 8: Stop playing defense.
Dec 20, 2022
Episode 7: Your Relationship to Obstacles
Dec 13, 2022
Episode 6: Charges and Drains
Dec 06, 2022
Episode 5: The tools in my tool belt
Nov 29, 2022
Episode 4: How do you want to think about the holidays?
Nov 22, 2022
Episode 3: Unload your stress bucket
Nov 15, 2022
Episode 2: How to use macros AND be mindful
Nov 08, 2022
Episode 1: Waiting for the right time
Oct 31, 2022
My Mission
Oct 18, 2022