Episode 26

Episode 26: Food Cravings - Understanding and Managing Them

Published on: 14th July, 2025

July 14, 2025

MenoSpark - Holistic Wellness for Perimenopause and Beyond 

SHOW FORMAT: SEASON 1 – EPISODE 26

This episode is for informational purposes and should not replace professional medical advice.

* Introduction

* Announcements

* Topic: Food Cravings: Understanding and Managing Them

  1. Story Time w/ Allie
  2. Segment 1: Cravings Aren’t Just About Willpower
  3. Segment 2: Decode the Craving – What Are You Really Hungry For?
  4. Segment 3: Healthy Ways to Cope (Without Just “Powering Through”)
  5. Segment 4: What Works Long-Term—Creating a Craving-Smart Life
  6. Your Spark Action for the week.

* Closing Thoughts

RESOURCES FOR EPISODE

✨ Your Spark Action Step This Week

Let’s keep this week practical and loving.

Each day, try one of the following:

  1. Journal Prompt: “The last time I had a strong craving, what did I really need?”
  2. Craving Rescue Kit: Make a kit with 3 sensory tools—essential oil, tea, soothing playlist—to reach for before a craving hits.
  3. One Balanced Plate: Plan and prepare one blood-sugar-friendly meal. Notice how it affects your mood and cravings.
  4. Affirmation Practice: Stand in front of a mirror, take a deep breath, and say: “I deserve nourishment, not punishment.”

Crave SHIFT Course:

https://menopausewellness.co/crave-shift-course/

Crave CONTROL essential oil roll-on (shipping within the US included):

https://menopausewellness.co/product/crave-control-roll-on/

Grab your personalized Reignite Your Yes: https://thepassionzone.com/reignite-your-yes/

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A GUEST?

If you're a professional for midlife/menopause: https://forms.gle/KrQ6PrV4D2DaFQu8A

If you are a woman or a person who loves a woman who is going through menopause and would like to tell your story to others:  https://forms.gle/ng82Pu9WsjTqWbXV6

CONNECT WITH ME ON THESE PLATFORMS:

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About the Podcast

MenoSpark Podcast
Holistic Health Support Through PeriMenopause and Beyond
Welcome to MenoSpark—the podcast for Gen X women who are done putting up with the confusion, silence, and BS around menopause. If you’re somewhere between “what is happening to my body?” and “why am I suddenly crying over insurance commercials?”—you’re in the right place.

MenoSpark is your weekly dose of real talk, holistic health support, and empowering insights to help you thrive through perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. With expert guidance from yours truly (a board-certified sexologist and menopause care provider), plus candid stories, practical tips, and occasional guests, we’ll tackle everything from hot flashes to hormone balance, libido to bone health, anxiety to energy work.

This isn’t about surviving menopause—it’s about reigniting your spark.

We’ll explore a full-spectrum approach to wellness, blending physical, emotional, mental, and energetic tools to support you as your body evolves. Nothing's off the table, from medical care to mindset shifts, nutrition to nervous system support.

Whether you’re just entering perimenopause or riding out postmenopausal peace (with a heating pad and a glass of red), this space is here to remind you: you are not broken—you’re becoming.

So, if you're ready to move beyond the overwhelm and embrace menopause as a time of powerful transformation, come join the MenoSpark community. Together, we’ll reclaim this wild, wonderful stage of life with knowledge, confidence, and unapologetic energy.

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