Made for More — Holistic Health and Purpose for Women in Midlife

Karen Renaud
  • 0.0 (0)
  • Health & Fitness
  • Updated Weekly

Made for More — the podcast for women navigating midlife who are ready to stop surviving & start thriving. I'm Karen Renaud, M.Ed., NBC-HWC, integrative health practitioner, positive psychology coach & personal trainer. If you're in perimenopause or menopause, feeling exhausted & not quite like yourself — you are in the right place. Blending midlife wellness, positive psychology & integrative health to help you reclaim your energy, rediscover your purpose & transform your life. I cover mindset, habits, stress, fitness, confidence & whole-person transformation. You were made for more.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    Why You're Exhausted All the Time — What Your Body Is Actually Trying to Tell You

    If you feel tired all the time — even after a full night's sleep — this episode is for you. Most women assume exhaustion is about sleep, diet, or discipline. But what's actually happening in your body is far more interesting — and far more fixable — than that. In this episode, Karen Renaud breaks down the science behind chronic exhaustion, what cortisol is actually doing to your body, and why the answer is not to push harder or do more.In this episode: Why exhaustion is almost never just a sleep problemHow your stress response works — and why it's keeping you depletedThe cortisol rhythm your body was designed for (and what disrupts it)The Rain Barrel Effect — and why your barrel may be overflowingSurprising research from Dr. Kelly McGonigal that will change how you think about stressThe missing piece most women never address — recoveryThree practical tools to start feeling better this week Resources & links mentioned: 📖 The Rain Barrel Effect — Dr. Stephen Cabral📖 The Upside of Stress — Dr. Kelly McGonigal Connect with Karen: 🌐 www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com 📩 Free inSPIREd Reset Guide: https://www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com/free-reset-guide 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredintegrativehealth 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredintegrativehealth 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenrenaudiih Made for More is the podcast for women in their Prime Years who are ready to stop surviving and start thriving — body, mind, and soul.

    20 min

  2. May 22

    Why Midlife Women Keep Starting Over — And the Missing Piece Nobody Talks About

    Do you remember when you used to show up for your life without second guessing every decision? In this first episode of Made for More, host Karen Renaud gets raw and real about the moment she chose fear over faith — and how that one decision quietly became a pattern that lasted years. If you're a woman in midlife who feels stuck, exhausted from the cycle of starting over, and wondering why nothing ever sticks — this episode was made for you Karen breaks down the real reason so many women in perimenopause and menopause feel stuck and disconnected from the woman they used to be. Spoiler — it's not a willpower problem. It's a system problem. And today she's giving you the missing piece. Topics covered:— Why high achieving women in midlife lose their courage and confidence— How the menopause transition adds to the chaos of feeling lost and stuck— The willpower vs waypower framework that explains why you keep starting over— Karen's personal journey through menopause and finding her way back— How to rebuild self trust and momentum one small promise at a time— Your weekly Made for More courage challenge Grab your free inSPIREd Reset Guide at www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com

    16 min
  • 2 Episodes

About

Made for More — the podcast for women navigating midlife who are ready to stop surviving & start thriving. I'm Karen Renaud, M.Ed., NBC-HWC, integrative health practitioner, positive psychology coach & personal trainer. If you're in perimenopause or menopause, feeling exhausted & not quite like yourself — you are in the right place. Blending midlife wellness, positive psychology & integrative health to help you reclaim your energy, rediscover your purpose & transform your life. I cover mindset, habits, stress, fitness, confidence & whole-person transformation. You were made for more.

Information