The UpLift Podcast 1

Scarlett Portues
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The Uplift Podcast helps women stop fighting their bodies and start building strength, self-trust, and sustainable change - not another how to posdcast

  1. 12h ago

    026 - The Uplift Podcast: Not Cut Out for the 925: Healing, Hustle and Holding Tension with The Wandering Yogini

    Send us Fan Mail This one is close to home. Leanne, aka The Wandering Yogini, has been my best friend since primary school. Neither of us was the academic one. We both had our party years. And we’ve both ended up building businesses around helping other people feel better in their bodies. Leanne is a qualified yoga teacher, trained in Thai massage and currently qualifying in sports massage here in the UK. Her work is all about where the body holds stress and how to help it let go. Coming on this podcast was a big deal for her. Even with me. That’s exactly why I wanted her here. In this episode we talk about: Growing up with ADHD, getting in trouble at school and what school got wrong about herOur party years, and when she first noticed her body was carrying more than she was letting onPeople pleasing at her own expense, and learning where to draw the lineWhat brought her to yoga, and what kept her coming back once the novelty wore offWhere she sees people holding stress, even the ones who swear they’re fineWhy regular massage matters even if you don’t trainWalking away from the nine to five and what’s been harder than expected about working for yourselfPushing out of your comfort zone when every part of you wants to stay putIf you’ve ever felt like you weren’t built for the path everyone else was on, this one’s for you. Find Leanne, The Wandering Yogini: https://www.wanderingyoginiwellness.com/ Want more structure and a room full of women doing it with you? Head to @theupliftproject1 to find out about The Uplift Project in 2027 Your host Scarlett Portues - Thanks for listening!  Navigating perimenopause and wondering what’s changing in your body? The Reclaim Reset is the place to start: https://captainscar6.gumroad.com/l/ydmhpe Want support building a training plan around your body as it is right now? DM me UPLIFTSTRONG on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching Want to do this alongside women who get it? Follow @theupliftproject1 to join the 2027 waiting list Never miss an episode. Join my weekly email, landing the day before each new episode: [mailing list link]

  2. Nov 2

    025 - The Uplift Podcast Menopause at Work: What Our First Event Taught Us

    Send us Fan Mail We’re Not Going to Stop Talking About Menopause Fresh off the back of our first menopause and workplace event, I’m joined by Tracy to talk about what went well, where we saw the gap, and why we’re not going anywhere. One piece of feedback stood out. Women and businesses need different conversations. A woman wants to know if what she’s feeling is normal and what she can do about it. A business owner wants to know what their responsibility is and what actually helps. Put them in the same room and the most important questions often go unasked. So that’s exactly what we’ve done here. We’ve split the conversation in two. In this episode we cover: Why menopause is still treated as a personal issue when it affects work five days a weekWhat we learned from running our first eventHow to tell if it’s perimenopause or everyday stressWhy so many women feel like they’ve lost their confidenceThe biggest misconception about menopauseWhether you should tell your employerWhy women feel guilty asking for helpWhether small businesses really need a menopause policyWhat to do when menopause is affecting someone’s performancePractical workplace adjustments that cost next to nothingHow to get male managers involved without the awkwardnessWhether businesses are genuinely supporting women or just ticking a boxComing up next: Let’s Talk Menopause - Launching in January For women who want to understand symptoms, wellbeing, confidence and support in a relaxed, welcoming room. No question too small or too awkward. Menopause at Work, Beyond the Policy For business owners, managers and HR professionals who want practical advice on supporting employees and understanding their responsibilities. Find Tracy: Tracy@stamfordhrpeople.co.uk @tracy_stamford_hr_people on instagram The information in this episode is for education only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice. If your symptoms are affecting your life, speak to your GP. Your host Scarlett Portues - Thanks for listening!  Navigating perimenopause and wondering what’s changing in your body? The Reclaim Reset is the place to start: https://captainscar6.gumroad.com/l/ydmhpe Want support building a training plan around your body as it is right now? DM me UPLIFTSTRONG on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching Want to do this alongside women who get it? Follow @theupliftproject1 to join the 2027 waiting list Never miss an episode. Join my weekly email, landing the day before each new episode: [mailing list link]

  3. Oct 26

    024 The Uplift Podcast: Dr Megan Robertson on lifting through pain. Perimenopause, Powerlifting & RA

    Send us Fan Mail Hurt Isn’t Harm: Lifting Through Pain with Dr Megan Robertson What if the pain you’ve been told to avoid isn’t the end of your training, but the start of understanding your body? This week I’m joined by Dr Megan Robertson. Meg is a masters IPF powerlifter. She’s perimenopausal. And she has lived with rheumatoid arthritis since her early 20s So when it comes to training through pain, she isn’t guessing. She’s lived it, rep by rep. We talk about the myths that keep women out of the gym, the lessons Meg learnt the hard way, and what strength training has actually done for her pain. In this episode: The story Meg was handed after her RA diagnosis, and what it cost her to believe itThe biggest myths about lifting and pain, from “if it hurts, stop” to “heavy weights will wreck your joints”How to tell the difference between hurt and harmWhat a flare day in the gym looks like nowThe mistakes she made early on, and what made her change her approachWhat lifting has helped her overcome when it comes to managing painHow perimenopause has changed her pain and her trainingHer advice for the woman in her forties who’s starting to feel achy and thinks lifting isn’t for herIf you’ve ever stopped training because something hurt, or been told to take it easy because of your age, your joints or your hormones, this one is for you. Please note: Meg shares her own experience in this episode. If you’re living with a joint condition or persistent pain, work with your GP, rheumatologist or physio on what’s right for you. Navigating perimenopause and wondering what’s changing in your body? The Reclaim Reset is the place to start: https://captainscar6.gumroad.com/l/ydmhpe Want support building a training plan around your body as it is right now? DM me UPLIFTSTRONG on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching Want to do this alongside women who get it? Follow @theupliftproject1 to join the 2027 waiting list Never miss an episode. Join my weekly email, landing the day before each new episode: [mailing list link] Your host Scarlett Portues - Thanks for listening!  Navigating perimenopause and wondering what’s changing in your body? The Reclaim Reset is the place to start: https://captainscar6.gumroad.com/l/ydmhpe Want support building a training plan around your body as it is right now? DM me UPLIFTSTRONG on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching Want to do this alongside women who get it? Follow @theupliftproject1 to join the 2027 waiting list Never miss an episode. Join my weekly email, landing the day before each new episode: [mailing list link]

  4. Oct 19

    023 The Uplift Podcast: It Looks Good on Paper. So Why Aren’t You Happy?

    Send us Fan Mail Get Out. Get Out Now. Sometimes the thing keeping you stuck isn't something bad. It's something comfortable. The job that pays the bills. The routine that ticks along. The life that looks great on paper. But if it isn't making you happy, and you're not growing or developing as a person, it's not safe. It's just familiar. In this short episode: - Why your comfort zone can look good on paper and still hold you back - The difference between resting and stagnating - How to tell if you've stopped growing - Why "get out now" doesn't mean blowing your whole life up overnight Thanks for listening and for the last 1000 downloads - I appreciate it all!  Your host Scarlett Portues - Thanks for listening!  Navigating perimenopause and wondering what’s changing in your body? The Reclaim Reset is the place to start: https://captainscar6.gumroad.com/l/ydmhpe Want support building a training plan around your body as it is right now? DM me UPLIFTSTRONG on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching Want to do this alongside women who get it? Follow @theupliftproject1 to join the 2027 waiting list Never miss an episode. Join my weekly email, landing the day before each new episode: [mailing list link]

    023 The Uplift Podcast: It Looks Good on Paper. So Why Aren’t You Happy?

  5. Oct 12

    022 The Uplift Podcast: Period Weight Gain & Why the Scale Goes Up Before Your Period

    Send us Fan Mail Period Weight Gain: Why the Scale Goes Up Before Your Period You step on the scales, you’ve done everything right all week, and it’s up. A kilo, maybe two. Your stomach feels tight and a little voice says “what’s the point?” This episode is here to change that conversation. I break down what’s really happening to your weight across your menstrual cycle, why bloating and water retention happen, and why the mindset around monthly weight fluctuations matters more than the number itself. What we cover: Why your weight can swing by up to 2kg across your cycle, and why it’s water, not fatWhat oestrogen and progesterone do to fluid, appetite and cravingsWhy progesterone slows your gut and how to ease period bloatingWhy tracking changes everything, especially in perimenopause and stressful seasons of lifeWhat the feelings tell you to do, from restricting to “I’ll start again Monday”How all or nothing thinking and body image dips keep you stuck for longerThe practical monthly plan I use with my coaching clientsWhen bloating or cycle symptoms are worth taking to your GPWho this episode is for: Women who weigh themselves and feel derailed by the number before their periodAnyone who feels puffy, heavy or uncomfortable in the run up to their periodPerimenopausal women whose cycles and symptoms no longer feel predictableWomen going through stressful times who feel like their body isn’t respondingAnyone stuck in the restrict, rebound, restart loop who wants a kinder way that actually worksThis isn’t about controlling your body. It’s about understanding it. Kindness isn’t letting yourself off. Kindness is the strategy. Want help understanding your own pattern and building a plan that works with your body, not against it? DM UPLIFT on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching If this episode helped, send it to a friend who weighs herself every morning and needs to hear it. Your host Scarlett Portues - Thanks for listening!  Navigating perimenopause and wondering what’s changing in your body? The Reclaim Reset is the place to start: https://captainscar6.gumroad.com/l/ydmhpe Want support building a training plan around your body as it is right now? DM me UPLIFTSTRONG on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching Want to do this alongside women who get it? Follow @theupliftproject1 to join the 2027 waiting list Never miss an episode. Join my weekly email, landing the day before each new episode: [mailing list link]

    022 The Uplift Podcast: Period Weight Gain & Why the Scale Goes Up Before Your Period

  6. Sep 28

    021 The Uplift Podcast: The "Not Lean Enough" Voice (and How to Turn It Down)

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back guys for a season return! I have been having a break from recording while we launched the final cohort of 2026 Uplift Project group and now that they are well into week 2 - I sat down and got the mic back out.  Kicking off with one important question - Lean Enough for What? I've been trying to put my finger on something for a while. I can feel really good in my body. Training's going well, energy's up, I'm sleeping, I'm strong. And still, some days, there's a voice saying I'm not lean enough. This episode is me working out why. We get into what we're actually comparing when that voice turns up. Usually it's how we feel against how we look, a real life against a highlight reel, and an "enough" that doesn't have a finish line. In this episode: - Why feeling good and liking what you see don't always line up - What your brain is really comparing when you look in the mirror - Where the "fit ideal" comes from, and why it's just the thin ideal with added muscle - Why energy, strength and sleep never get the same applause as a leaner photo - Four things the research says actually help Your task this week: Three nights this week, write two sentences about something your body let you do that day. Not how it looked. What it did. And next time the "not lean enough" voice shows up, ask yourself: 1. What am I comparing myself to right now? 2. Am I comparing how I feel with how I look? 3. What would I be giving up to have that body? Research mentioned: - Fredrickson & Roberts (1997), objectification theory - Tiggemann & Zaccardo (2015), fitspiration and body image - Homan & Tylka (2014), appearance based exercise motivation - Tylka & Wood‑Barcalow (2015), positive body image - Albertson, Neff & Dill‑Shackleford (2015), self compassion and body dissatisfaction - Stice, The Body Project - Cohen et al. (2019), body positive content on Instagram - IOC consensus statement on REDs (2023) If this one landed, share it with a woman who trains and still hears that voice. And if you want to do this work with support, The Uplift Project is where we do it together. @captain_scarliftcoaching Your host Scarlett Portues - Thanks for listening!  Navigating perimenopause and wondering what’s changing in your body? The Reclaim Reset is the place to start: https://captainscar6.gumroad.com/l/ydmhpe Want support building a training plan around your body as it is right now? DM me UPLIFTSTRONG on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching Want to do this alongside women who get it? Follow @theupliftproject1 to join the 2027 waiting list Never miss an episode. Join my weekly email, landing the day before each new episode: [mailing list link]

    021 The Uplift Podcast: The "Not Lean Enough" Voice (and How to Turn It Down)

  7. Aug 3

    020 The Uplift Podcast: Starting Over in Your Mid 30s: Maeve on walking away from everything and loving who she became

    Send us Fan Mail Starting Over in Your 30s To close out this season, I wanted to bring on one of my oldest friends in this industry someone who's watched me build this from the very beginning, because we were building alongside each other. Maeve and I met years ago as online coaches and figure competitors having worked with the same coach. We even had a podcast together back then the OGs will know The Figure Forecast. She built a proper business coaching clients, a social media presence, a YouTube channel, the lot. By every external measure, she'd made it. And then she walked away from all of it. In this episode, Maeve tells the real story of what it took to leave a successful business behind in her mid-30s, retrain, and go back to something she used to do years before — cabin crew — but this time as a completely different person living a completely different life.  We talk about the fear of starting over when you've already "made it" once, what it's like going from self-employed to salaried, training and moving her body with zero pressure attached for the first time in years, and why posting on social media now feels like fun instead of a job. This isn't a comeback story. It's a story about choosing yourself over the version of success everyone else can see. If you've ever felt like it's "too late" to change direction — this one's for you. In this episode: Life inside the online coaching and competing world, and when it stopped fittingThe moment Meev knew she needed to leave, even without a planRetraining and going back to cabin crew — familiar job, unrecognisable lifeThe reality of the self-employed to salaried shiftTraining and movement without a business or a stage attachedWhy social media finally feels like hers againWhat she'd say to anyone too scared to make the leapYour host Scarlett Portues - Thanks for listening!  Navigating perimenopause and wondering what’s changing in your body? The Reclaim Reset is the place to start: https://captainscar6.gumroad.com/l/ydmhpe Want support building a training plan around your body as it is right now? DM me UPLIFTSTRONG on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching Want to do this alongside women who get it? Follow @theupliftproject1 to join the 2027 waiting list Never miss an episode. Join my weekly email, landing the day before each new episode: [mailing list link]

  8. Jul 27

    019 The Uplift Podcast: Grumpy, Bloated & Confused: Answering Your Perimenopause, Self Doubt & Training Questions

    Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is entirely from you. I put a question sticker up on Instagram and got flooded with real questions from real women following the podcast — so this is a solo Q&A covering perimenopause, training, nutrition, mindset, and what The Uplift Project actually involves. In this episode: Why perimenopause can make you feel like you're losing your mind — and the hormonal reason behind the self-doubt, overthinking and exhaustionWhy simple tasks can suddenly feel harder than a half marathonThe truth about "metabolic rate dropping overnight" and why the scale isn't always telling you what you think it isWhy perimenopause attacks muscle mass — and what to do about itHow to tell the difference between normal hormone changes and something worth getting checked, even in your early 30sThe lifestyle habits in your 30s that set you up for an easier perimenopause and menopause laterTraining mindset: why doubt creeps in out of nowhere, and the real difference between failure and a planned deloadHow much water you actually need, and whether coffee countsRebuilding confidence after "falling off track" — and why one bad week isn't a collapseWhat The Uplift Project actually involvesIf you've got a question for a future Q&A episode, or have something you'd like help on send it over on Instagram. Your host Scarlett Portues - Thanks for listening!  Navigating perimenopause and wondering what’s changing in your body? The Reclaim Reset is the place to start: https://captainscar6.gumroad.com/l/ydmhpe Want support building a training plan around your body as it is right now? DM me UPLIFTSTRONG on Instagram @captainscarlift_coaching Want to do this alongside women who get it? Follow @theupliftproject1 to join the 2027 waiting list Never miss an episode. Join my weekly email, landing the day before each new episode: [mailing list link]

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The Uplift Podcast helps women stop fighting their bodies and start building strength, self-trust, and sustainable change - not another how to posdcast

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  • Creator
    Scarlett Portues
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The UpLift Podcast 1
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