Registered dietitian and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner helping women in midlife navigate digestion, hunger, and sleep changes—without restrictive diets.A personalized, weight-neutral approach to understanding what’s driving your symptoms and helping you feel like yourself again.
What I learned going through it myself
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Hi Reader, I just published something that felt a little vulnerable to share, and I wanted you to be the first to read it. It's a post about why I shifted my nutrition practice to perimenopause, and in it, I share my personal story. Because I didn't just study this transition. I lived it. If you've ever wondered why I approach this work the way I do, this post is probably the most honest answer I have. Why I Shifted My Nutrition Practice to Perimenopause — and What I Learned as a Dietitian Going Through It MyselfAfter years of helping women improve their relationship with food, I started to notice a pattern: More and more clients were not just looking to make peace with eating. Rather, they were dealing with multiple things at once: trying to heal from decades of yo-yo dieting, while being blindsided by a body that suddenly felt like someone else’s. They were waking up at night in a panic, drenched with sweat. Forgetting words in the middle of sentences - even at work! Their pants suddenly didn’t fit. Annual blood tests revealed rising cholesterol and blood glucose levels. And, on top of it all, they were sandwiched between the needs of their aging parents and their kids, all while trying to hold together their own personal and professional lives. And Then Crippling Perimenopause Symptoms Came for MeAt one point, I was having more than 40 hot flashes every day. Keep reading the full article here → Warmly, Kelly Kelly Abramson MS, RD | MSCP | Gut Health Specialist P.S. If you're curious what working together actually looks like, I have a few spots open for a free midlife nutrition conversation. Book here. |
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Registered dietitian and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner helping women in midlife navigate digestion, hunger, and sleep changes—without restrictive diets.A personalized, weight-neutral approach to understanding what’s driving your symptoms and helping you feel like yourself again.
Hi Reader, I want to share something personal that drives my work. I was a Division I swimmer. From the age of 8, I spent nearly every day in a pool. And then I didn't swim a single lap for fifteen years. This wasn't laziness or a busy schedule. It was a complicated reckoning with what movement had meant to me — performance, discipline, even a way to keep my body a certain size — and the slow work of figuring out what it could mean instead. Last week I made the case for resistance training,...
Hey Reader, We’ve all been there… You’re getting dressed in the morning, pulling on your favorite pair of jeans. Except they barely zip. And you just wore them last week. Almost immediately, the thoughts start creeping in: I need to get this under control. Maybe it’s time to cut out sugar again. For many women in midlife, this is the moment the old diet voice comes roaring back. I want you to know something important: You are not alone! In midlife, several shifts are happening at once —...
Hi Reader, This week, with Valentine’s Day approaching, there’s a lot of conversation about self-care and treating yourself. But I’d like to talk about something a little different. Most of the women I work with don’t actually need more bubble baths or spa days. What they’re missing is something much more basic: Time to pause Time to reset Time to take care of their own needs before they run empty Here’s what this often looks like: A client tells me she feels out of control with food in the...