The Midlife Mom Edit: Redefining Health & Wellness Over 40

Hosted by Ashley Malik | Insights inspired by Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Mel Robbins, and Stacy London
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Are you a mom in your 40s or beyond, watching your body change in ways you didn't expect and can't quite explain? The weight creeping up despite doing everything right. Dragging through every day with exhaustion. The overwhelming amount of information online that leaves you more confused than when you started. You don't need more information. You need the right information, and someone to help you cut through the noise. The Midlife Mom Edit is the place to come when you're done with the overwhelm and ready for real answers. Each week, host Ashley Malik — women's health coach, certified life coach, and MSW — brings you actionable strategies on weight loss, mindset, strength training, anti-inflammatory nutrition, GLP-1s, and hormones. Everything that actually matters for feeling strong, healthy, and more vibrant than you have in years. After losing 65 pounds in perimenopause, healing her gut, surviving breast cancer, and helping countless women transform their health in midlife, Ashley knows that the women who feel the best over 40 aren't the ones who try harder. They're the ones who learn to think differently. This is your season. It's time to edit the story you've been telling yourself about midlife. To learn more and work with Ashley directly, visit ashleymalik.com.

  1. 2d ago

    The Real Reason You Haven't Started Lifting Weights

    Struggling to get started with weight lifting, even though you know you “should” do it in perimenopause? What if the reason you haven't gotten started has nothing to do with time, motivation, or finding the right plan? Not your schedule, not your willpower, and definitely not the fact that you're in your 40s. I want you to THINK differently about strength training in your 40s.  Inside this episode I'm walking you through the two layers of resistance that keep you stuck before you ever pick up a weight, why your brain works so hard to keep you on the couch, and the commitment that finally made lifting stick for me after years of starting and stopping. After listening you'll understand why the low-cost workout plans, the gym membership you never use, and the saved Instagram workouts haven't gotten you moving, and why more options was never the missing piece. If you're constantly asking yourself "Why can't I just make myself do it?", this episode is for you.  Inside This Episode Why I was "modifying the modifier" with 2.5 pound dumbbellsThe two layers of resistance most strength coaches skip right overWhat your brain is really protecting you fromThe commitment that made it easier to show up sore, awkward, and unmotivatedThe 3-part formula that makes starting feel doableHow to know it's working before progress shows up on the scaleResources Get my BODi streaming workouts here (use code ASHLEYS1BODI for 15% off)Resources & Ways To Connect ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!) ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

  2. Oct 20

    What I Eat in a Day as a Perimenopause Coach (It’s Not What You Think)

    What if eating anti-inflammatory didn't feel like a punishment? Not the sad, boring salad, not a separate dinner while your family eats pizza. Not in perimenopause, when you're already juggling meetings, client calls, and everyone else's schedule. I want you to THINK differently about healthy eating in your 40s, so inside this episode I'm walking you through exactly what I eat in a day, from my savory breakfast bowl to my daily chocolate, and what I'm thinking at every single meal. After listening you'll understand why the "what I eat in a day" videos, the copied meal plans, and the bland, same-every-day salads never stuck for you, and why the story you tell yourself about food matters more than the food on your plate. If you're constantly asking yourself "Ugh, what am I supposed to eat today?"... this episode is for you. You'll see how I put breakfast and lunch on autopilot, why I eat chocolate every day as a health coach, and how one dinner strategy feeds my whole family without cooking anything extra. Inside This Episode Why "what I eat in a day" videos leave you back at square oneThe question that turned my salad resentment into a lunch I loveThe breakfast I eat almost every morning (yes, there are vegetables, and yes, there's Bitchin' Sauce)How I eat chocolate every single day, on purpose, with zero guiltHow I serve nachos, tacos, and spaghetti to my family without making two dinnersTwo small shifts to try this week so healthy eating stops feeling like deprivationResources & Ways To Connect ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!) ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

  3. Oct 13

    4 Steps To Fat Loss Over 40 (Different Than ANY Diet You've Tried)

    What if it was never you? Not your willpower, not your discipline, not how badly you wanted to lose weight in your 40s. I want you to THINK differently about fat loss in your 40s, so inside this episode I'm walking you through the 4-part framework I teach my students: Think, Thrive, Master, and Maintain.  After listening you’ll understand why Whole30, keto, 21-day challenges, the $27 booty workout you bought were never built to survive the life you have today. They were built to give you a quick win, and that’s it. If you’re constantly asking yourself “what’s wrong with me?” and “why can’t I figure this out or be consistent”, this episode is for you. You’ll see exactly which pieces were missing from the plans you've tried, why my students start with their mindset and nervous system instead of calories, and how Component Cooking lets you cook three nights a week and eat all week long. Inside This Episode Why everything you’ve tried was built for a quick win, and why falling off track was never your faultThe approaches every other program skipsHow you can cook 3 nights a week and still serve burgers, tacos, and pizza meatballsWhat to do with the nightly glass of wine, the work trip, and the holidays so they stop knocking you off trackThe identity shift that keeps your results going long after any program endsTwo small things to try this week to find the gap in the last plan you triedResources & Ways To Connect ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!) ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

  4. Oct 6

    She Followed The Mood, Not The Plan: A Method Student Shares What Changed

    You know how it goes: you’re on plan for losing weight in perimenopause, and things are on track for a few weeks. You're eating well, you're moving, you’re good. And then you start to slack a little, and a voice says “you've earned a break”, and somehow that break lasts a month. Sound familiar? That was Heather. And she's here to tell you exactly what changed. Heather Silver is a student inside The Perimenopause Weight Loss Method, and she is not a woman who doesn't try. In fact, she travels constantly for work and fun, goes back and forth to her husband's house (which is mid-remodel), and often cooks for one. She carried snacks in her bag, and never missed her morning protein coffee. Yet, she was still landing back at square one every few weeks, wondering what went wrong. In this conversation, Heather shares what she discovered about why she kept getting stuck, (and it had nothing to do with willpower). We talk about the old story she'd been carrying around about who she was, the simple non-negotiables that now go with her into airports and hotel restaurants, and how she sets goals today without quietly quitting the second the scale ticks up. Inside This Episode How sneaky thoughts (like "I deserve a break") turn a “cheat day” into a full month off, every single timeWhat "following the mood, not the plan" looks like in real life, and how Heather catches it nowHeather’s travel-proof non-negotiables, including the bathroom squat habit that keep her on track no matter where she isHow she thinks differently about stepping on the scale, no matter the numberResources & Ways To Connect ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!) ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

  5. Sep 29

    Why Your GLP-1 Needs An Anti-Inflammatory Diet

    If you're on a GLP-1 (or thinking about it) and still wondering "but what should I actually eat?" — this episode is exactly what you need right now. I've been getting so many questions from women who are taking a GLP-1 and losing weight but still not feeling great. They want me to evaluate their plates, they want to know if they're doing it “right”, and almost every single time, the answer comes back to what they're eating. Today I'm breaking down exactly why pairing your GLP-1 with anti-inflammatory eating is one of the smartest things you can do for your body in midlife. I'm sharing my own experience with tirzepatide, why I decided to start it (hello, food noise), and what I've been learning about how GLP-1s actually reduce inflammation. We're getting into the science of what happens when processed food sits in your stomach longer because of the medication, how anti-inflammatory foods support a steady glucose response, and why right now — while the GLP-1 is doing its job — is the absolute best window to build eating habits that will carry you long after you stop the medication. Inside This Episode Why GLP-1s are being studied for their ability to reduce inflammation, and what that means for women in perimenopause and menopauseWhat actually happens in your gut when processed foods sit in your stomach longer due to the GLP-1 (and why anti-inflammatory foods make a real difference)How anti-inflammatory eating helps the GLP-1 support a steady glucose response so you can cravings and afternoon exhaustionThe "double hit" of muscle loss from GLP-1s and hormone changes, and how the right foods protect youHow to enjoy tacos, burgers, and brownies the anti-inflammatory way (yes, really) Resources & Ways To Connect ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!) ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

  6. Sep 22

    Why You Can't Get Started (And What To Do About It)

    When you're trying to lose weight in midlife, you know what you're supposed to be doing. More protein. Strength training. Less junk food. And yet, you still can't get started. This episode is for the woman who has bought every $27 program, pinned every recipe, and still wakes up every morning feeling stuck. The good news for you today is that I'm not going to give you more information — I'm going to tell you why none of that information has worked, and what to actually do about it. I share what's actually going on in your brain when you can't get started (it's not a willpower problem), some client stories that will likely feel very familiar, and three steps that will finally help you get started once and for all. Inside This Episode Why your brain keeps you from starting (and why "just do it" will never work)Real client stories that show what getting stuck actually looks like in midlifeWhy the "30 days to fat loss" promises are hurting your progressThe three steps that make getting started actually possibleA real client turn-around when she started tackling her own mindsetResources & Ways To Connect ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!) ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

  7. Sep 15

    What You Believe About Aging Is Shaping Your Body

    When it comes to health and fitness, do you ever catch yourself thinking "this is just what getting older looks like"? That thought is costing you more than you realize. In this episode, I'm sharing a conversation in a hotel room with my dear friend Judy — and why it changed the way I think about aging entirely. The stories we carry about getting older aren't just thoughts. They're instructions we give ourselves every single day, and they show up in every choice we make around food, movement, and our bodies. You see, there is a difference between what is biologically true about perimenopause and menopause, and the stories about getting older that you've accepted as inevitable. The good news is that you get to choose! This episode walks you through the 3-step process I use with my clients inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method to help edit those stories — and start building a body and a life you actually want as you get older. Inside This Episode: Why the stories you've heard from older women may be quietly driving your worst health habitsThe critical difference between what's biologically true in perimenopause and what's just a story you've acceptedHow believing "there's nothing I can do" leads to real, concrete choices that accelerate declineWhy my 83 year old mom is the most powerful example of what's actually possibleThe 3-step process to catch your old stories, build a vision, and start changing the narrative one small step at a timeWhy the mindset piece isn't optional — it's the foundation everything else is built onResources & Ways To Connect ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!) ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

  8. Sep 8

    Why Strong Women Still People-Please (And Pay For It)

    You've tried to eat well, you've tried to be consistent, and yet you keep going off-plan in moments you didn't even see coming. What if it's not lack of willpower? What if it's people-pleasing in disguise? In this episode, we get into something that most high-achieving women never see in themselves: the quiet ways people-pleasing is sabotaging their weight loss in perimenopause. Not the doormat version. The version that looks like being a good mom, not wanting to rock the boat, and just being who you've always been. If you've been doing all the "right" things and still feeling stuck, this one might be the missing piece you haven't considered. Inside This Episode Why high-achieving women are the least likely to recognize their own people-pleasing (yet are most affected by it)3 ways people-pleasing hides in your everyday lifeWhy mom guilt is costing you more than just one piece of cakeHow "not wanting to rock the boat" is quietly wiping out your weekly progressThe childhood stories about who you are that are still running the show in your 40sWhy people-pleasing in perimenopause isn't just a mindset issueResources & Ways To Connect ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!) ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

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Are you a mom in your 40s or beyond, watching your body change in ways you didn't expect and can't quite explain? The weight creeping up despite doing everything right. Dragging through every day with exhaustion. The overwhelming amount of information online that leaves you more confused than when you started. You don't need more information. You need the right information, and someone to help you cut through the noise. The Midlife Mom Edit is the place to come when you're done with the overwhelm and ready for real answers. Each week, host Ashley Malik — women's health coach, certified life coach, and MSW — brings you actionable strategies on weight loss, mindset, strength training, anti-inflammatory nutrition, GLP-1s, and hormones. Everything that actually matters for feeling strong, healthy, and more vibrant than you have in years. After losing 65 pounds in perimenopause, healing her gut, surviving breast cancer, and helping countless women transform their health in midlife, Ashley knows that the women who feel the best over 40 aren't the ones who try harder. They're the ones who learn to think differently. This is your season. It's time to edit the story you've been telling yourself about midlife. To learn more and work with Ashley directly, visit ashleymalik.com.

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