Faded to Fabulous: Real Talk for Midlife Women

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you put a bunch of questions about aging, bodies, sex, relationships, food, weight, menopause, and health into a bowl—and answer them without knowing what’s coming next? You get this episode. 😂 Kim and Vicki are pulling questions at random and talking about the things women think about, Google in private, whisper to their friends—or sometimes avoid asking altogether. Can you love your body and still want to lose weight? Why do we feel judged for ordering des...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like you’re doing everything “right” — eating less, staying active, maybe even taking a GLP-1 — and suddenly the scale just… stops? Before you blame yourself, there may be something else going on: metabolic adaptation. In this episode of Faded to Fabulous, Vicki and Kim break down what happens when your body adjusts to weight loss, why plateaus are a normal physiological response, and why the answer may NOT be to eat even less. For women who grew up surrounded by di...

Send us Fan Mail In this on-the-road episode of Faded to Fabulous, Vicki Kirby (nurse practitioner and menopause specialist) and Kim Lovely (registered dietitian and certified life coach) explore midlife stress hormones and nervous system regulation, sharing how perimenopause/menopause can intensify feeling overstimulated, wired-but-tired, anxious, irritable, and unable to sleep. They break down the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic vs parasympathetic), why the goal is flexibility rather ...

Send us Fan Mail In this on-the-road episode of Faded to Fabulous, Vicki Kirby (nurse practitioner and menopause specialist) and Kim Lovely (registered dietitian and certified life coach) explore midlife stress hormones and nervous system regulation, sharing how perimenopause/menopause can intensify feeling overstimulated, wired-but-tired, anxious, irritable, and unable to sleep. They break down the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic vs parasympathetic), why the goal is flexibility rather ...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of “Faded to Fabulous”, the hosts share a “yuck and yum” before discussing decluttering in midlife and the reality that adult children often don’t want inherited collections. One host describes suddenly managing her mother’s Alzheimer’s-related crisis after a fall, including clearing out a two-bedroom condo and car, which prompted her to purge her own stored holiday items. Guest Paula Whittier, co-founder of Home Shifters and a longtime memory-care professiona...