Happy Whole You

Anna Marie Frank
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Better health, wealth, happiness, and success grows when your brain and biology thrive. Brain health and wellness enthusiast share the key biological downloads that have helped them and hurt them. This podcast is for anyone looking to upgrade their brain, biology, and life! Get ready to hack into a new you!

  1. 3D AGO

    259. The Becoming Years (Part 7): Success After 40

    In this final episode of The Becoming Years series, the conversation reframes midlife as an identity shift and powerful invitation rather than a breakdown. Dr. Anna Marie explores loneliness among high-achieving women, the impact of nervous system burnout, and how changing bodies and roles call for new ways of living. Listeners are encouraged to prioritize self-care, deepen relationships through honest conversations, and courageously pursue what they truly desire in the second half of life. Practical reflection tools—like the "seven whys" exercise—are shared to help uncover deeper needs and design a more aligned, energizing future. Key Points Midlife is an identity shift, not a breakdown You are not behind; you are becoming Loneliness is common for high-achieving women after 40 Career, parenting, and success can quietly erode connections Exhaustion often comes from nervous system burnout, not weakness Invisible labor and hormonal shifts add to midlife fatigue Regulating the nervous system is vital for healthy relationships Partners benefit from syncing and co-regulating together Honest conversations about needs reduce the urge to "fix" each other Self-care: eat well, move your body, protect your energy Remove activities and relationships that drain you Focus on what fills you up and brings genuine joy Forgive yourself for relationships that have run their course Midlife is a chance to reinvent friendships and lifestyle Try small changes: new routes, classes, trips, experiences Be bold and stop living by others' expectations You can choose a different path for the second half of life Feeling empty or ungrateful after success is common, not wrong Deeper conversations about "taboo" feelings are essential Use the "seven whys" exercise to find root causes of feelings Share this series with someone who might need this message Listeners are invited to leave a review and reflect on what they truly want Connect with Dr. Anna Marie: Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com Instagram: @happywholeyou Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie Facebook: Happy Whole You LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank Venmo: @happywholeyou

    14 min

  2. 4D AGO

    258. The Becoming Years (Part 6): Take Care of Your Body

    In this episode, Dr. Anna Marie speaks directly to women over 40 navigating perimenopause and midlife changes. She connects common physical symptoms—like irregular periods, sleep issues, low libido, and weight changes—to deeper emotional and identity shifts. The focus is on building simple but powerful foundations of health: nourishing food, strength training, quality sleep, stress regulation, and asking for help. Rather than seeing the body as "betraying" us, she reframes this season as a transition that can be supported with intentional self-care and support systems. Key Points Women over 40 are searching for answers on hormones, sleep, libido, and weight Perimenopause symptoms affect mood, identity, confidence, and relationships Self-care is essential, not optional, during midlife transitions Eat to nourish your brain and emotions, not just your waistline Prioritize strength training over endless cardio for longevity Good sleep hygiene supports blood sugar, metabolism, and mood Nutrition choices can regulate stress and low mood Hire help (cleaner, organizer, chef) to reduce mental and physical load Build health foundations: water, protein, fruits, vegetables, rest, meditation Your body isn't betraying you; it's transitioning and needs support Health is the bedrock of identity, connection, and success in midlife Connect with Dr. Anna Marie: Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com Instagram: @happywholeyou Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie Facebook: Happy Whole You LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank Venmo: @happywholeyou

    14 min

  3. 5D AGO

    257. The Becoming Years (Part 5): Dear Men. This is what women are navigating after 40

    In this episode, the conversation explores what women commonly experience after 40—hormonal shifts, identity changes, and new health concerns—and how these changes impact relationships. Rather than blaming anyone, the focus is on insight, understanding, and practical ways couples can support each other, regulate their nervous systems together, and build deeper, safer connection in this season of life. Key Points: Women 40+ face hormone changes and lower libido Nervous system becomes more sensitive and reactive Identity shifts as kids need mom less Need more rest, quiet, and alone time This is recalibration, not rejection of partners Women need safety, support, and listening, not fixing Women are allowed to change and ask for what they need Shared nervous system regulation (walks, breathwork, rituals) Prioritize sleep and a calm, tech-free bedroom Being rested reduces conflict and reactivity Take ownership of health: food, movement, sleep Nurture nourishing relationships; drop draining ones Reduce phone use and comparison to others Google searches show concern about perimenopause and hormones Women worry about heart, bone, sleep, and chronic health Relationships in your 40s will (and should) look different With communication, this season can deepen connection Quality of relationships shapes quality of life Connect with Anna: Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com Instagram: @happywholeyou Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie Facebook: Happy Whole You LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank Venmo: @happywholeyou

    13 min

  4. FEB 6

    256. The Becoming Years (Part 4): The Quiet Crisis of Accomplished Women

    In this episode, the focus is on the "quiet crisis" many accomplished women experience in midlife: having everything they worked for yet feeling empty or misaligned. The conversation explores how success driven by external validation and constant achievement can leave a gap where meaning, alignment, and inner peace should be. Listeners are invited to slow down, regulate their nervous system, get quiet enough to hear their intuition, and begin honoring the desires that have been quietly calling to them. Key Points Quiet crisis: success achieved, but inner emptiness remains Many goals were built on others' expectations, not true desires Midlife shifts focus from "What can I do?" to "Who am I?" External success vs. internal alignment and meaning Dopamine-driven achievement can't fill a deeper soul need Regulating the nervous system allows more calm and clarity Silence and stillness make room for intuition to be heard Notice what now feels heavy that once felt exciting Notice what feels alive and keeps "tapping on your shoulder" Example: prioritizing short, frequent trips to see a loved one Midlife as recalibration, not crisis Connect with Anna: Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com Instagram: @happywholeyou Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie Facebook: Happy Whole You LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank Venmo: @happywholeyou

    14 min

  5. FEB 5

    255. The Becoming Years (Part 3): You Are Not Too Much

    In this episode, Dr. Anna Marie explores the idea that women are not "too much" — they are often just carrying too much for too long. She shares a vulnerable story about burnout while planning a conference, how being labeled "too much" is often about dysregulated nervous systems (ours and others'), and why midlife can feel like a breaking point. She reframes exhaustion, grief, and the loss of hustle as biology and awakening rather than failure, and offers practical ways to regulate the nervous system, release people-pleasing, and honor rest as a form of leadership. Key Points: Being "too much" is often just carrying too much. Dysregulated nervous systems shape how we see ourselves and others. Midlife burnout can feel like grief for a former self. The body says "no" when the mind won't listen. Women hold an invisible emotional and mental load. Most women want presence and acknowledgment, not fixes. Regulating cortisol: light exposure, protein, consistent sleep. Reduce triggers: inflammatory foods, media, draining conversations. Use simple breathing rituals morning and night. Rest is not laziness; it is leadership. Outgrowing survival mode can make life feel heavier at first. Let go of people-pleasing and energy-draining commitments. Choose what gives energy; if it drains you, it's a "no." Connect with Anna: Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com Instagram: @happywholeyou Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie Facebook: Happy Whole You LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank Venmo: @happywholeyou

    16 min

  6. FEB 4

    254. The Becoming Years (Part 2): Making Friends After 40

    In this episode, Dr. Anna Marie explores why making friends after 40 can feel so hard—especially for women—and reframes it as a sign of growth, not failure. She explains how changing priorities, nervous system shifts, and evolving values make us crave deeper, safer connections instead of draining, surface-level relationships. The episode offers both emotional validation and practical strategies for regulating your body, rethinking friendship, and intentionally building a new social life focused on quality over quantity. Key Points Friendships feel harder after 40 because we're more awake, not broken Early-life friendships often formed through proximity (school, kids, work) After 40, shared routines change and built-in social circles shrink Women want depth, safety, and energy-giving relationships, not small talk Old friendships can feel "off" even if no one did anything wrong Nervous system changes reduce tolerance for gossip, comparison, drama High-achieving women often feel lonely after stepping back from draining ties True belonging doesn't require changing who you are (inspired by Brené Brown) Connection needs energy; energy depends on nervous system regulation Poor sleep, blood sugar issues, and inflammation reduce social capacity Supportive habits: magnesium, protein before socializing, less coffee Prefer walks or tea to overstimulating coffee meetups Focus on quality over quantity in midlife friendships Build friendships slowly and intentionally; no forcing or rushing Join communities that combine movement and conversation (e.g., pickleball) Consistency in showing up is key to forming deeper bonds Be willing to change routines to meet new people It's never too late to build a meaningful social life Choose alignment and energy over chaos and people-pleasing Connect with Anna: Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com Instagram: @happywholeyou Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie Facebook: Happy Whole You LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank Venmo: @happywholeyou

    17 min

  7. FEB 3

    253. The Becoming Years (Part 1): The Midlife Shift

    In this episode, Dr. Anna Marie introduces The Becoming Years, a series about rebuilding identity, connection, and success after 40. She speaks candidly about the emotional and practical shifts of midlife—especially for high-achieving women—covering the feelings of being "behind," the pull toward deeper, more authentic connections, and the exhaustion of living on adrenaline and approval. She explores the neurological, hormonal, and identity changes of midlife, and invites listeners to slow down, reflect with compassion, and intentionally redefine what success and meaningful connection look like in this next chapter. Key Points: Rebuilding identity, connection, and success after 40 Feeling "behind" at midlife and reframing that belief The "meantime space" between life's highs and lows Midlife as a wake-up call to ask what we truly want Three major shifts: neurological, hormonal, identity Perimenopause and changing energy/mood Burnout from running on adrenaline and approval Letting go of proving and people-pleasing Choosing relationships and activities that give energy Discomfort of slowing down and being less "busy" Using quiet, breath, and reflection instead of numbing Gratitude for how far you've already come Invitation to redefine success and deeper connections after 40 Connect with Anna: Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com Instagram: @happywholeyou Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie Facebook: Happy Whole You LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank Venmo: @happywholeyou

    17 min

  8. FEB 2

    252. Healing the Emotional Roots of Food and Addiction with Sandy Zeldes

    You can follow every diet and still feel stuck if the real issue lives beneath the surface. This conversation invites you to look at eating disorders and addictions through an emotional and nervous system lens, not willpower. You start to see how trauma, shame, and unprocessed experiences quietly shape your relationship with food, weight, and control. You're introduced to holistic tools like Emotional Freedom Techniques that go beyond talk therapy and calorie counting. By addressing emotional blockages directly, real change becomes possible. The focus shifts from fixing your body to understanding it, setting boundaries, and reclaiming authenticity. When you stop fighting yourself and start listening, health becomes more than a goal. It becomes a sense of wholeness. This is about coming back home to your body, trusting your worth, and choosing healing that actually lasts. About Sandy Zeldes: Sandy Zeldes is a spiritual cowgirl, celebrity chef-turned-healer, and subconscious transformation expert with over two decades of experience helping high-achieving women ditch the shame, cravings, and self-sabotage cycles that diets never touch. She's a certified nutrition consultant and advanced EFT practitioner who blends trauma- informed healing, functional medicine, and nervous system repair for real, lasting change. Her clients? CEOs, creatives, and powerhouses who've tried everything— and are done pretending they have it all together. Sandy's the creator of the #1 bestselling DailyOM course Healing Subconscious Blocks to Weight Loss and has been featured on NBC, FOX, CBS, ABC, and The Wall Street Journal. She helps women stop outsourcing their worth, break free from hidden patterns, and finally feel at home in their bodies—with a little grace, a lot of truth, and zero diets required. Connect with Sandy: Website: SandyZeldes.comWebsite: EatLikeAGoddess.comX: @EatLikeAGoddess LinkedIn: in/Sandy-Zeldes Email: hello@sandyzeldes.com Connect with Anna: Email: annamarie@happywholeyou.com / info@HappyWholeYou.com Website: www.happywholeyou.com / https://linktr.ee/happywholeyou Personal Website: www.DrAnnaMarie.com Instagram: @happywholeyou Personal Instagram: @Dr.Anna.Marie Facebook: Happy Whole You LinkedIn: Anna Marie Frank Venmo: @happywholeyou

    55 min
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Better health, wealth, happiness, and success grows when your brain and biology thrive. Brain health and wellness enthusiast share the key biological downloads that have helped them and hurt them. This podcast is for anyone looking to upgrade their brain, biology, and life! Get ready to hack into a new you!

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  • Creator
    Anna Marie Frank
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    261
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Anna Marie Frank
  • Show Website
    Happy Whole You