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43. Stop Chasing Balance, Start Creating Harmony
Joan Dandeneau 7/23/26 Joan Dandeneau 7/23/26

43. Stop Chasing Balance, Start Creating Harmony

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42. The Hormone Conversation Every Woman Over 40 Needs to Hear: Interview with Dr. Stephanie Elder
Joan Dandeneau 7/17/26 Joan Dandeneau 7/17/26

42. The Hormone Conversation Every Woman Over 40 Needs to Hear: Interview with Dr. Stephanie Elder

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41. The Most Common Injuries Women Face After 40
Joan Dandeneau 7/9/26 Joan Dandeneau 7/9/26

41. The Most Common Injuries Women Face After 40

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40. You Can't Out-Exercise a Day of Sitting
Joan Dandeneau 7/3/26 Joan Dandeneau 7/3/26

40. You Can't Out-Exercise a Day of Sitting

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39. Joan's Sleep Non-Negotiables: The Tools That Changed the Game in Midlife
Joan Dandeneau 6/26/26 Joan Dandeneau 6/26/26

39. Joan's Sleep Non-Negotiables: The Tools That Changed the Game in Midlife

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38. Your Plain-English Guide to Midlife Hormones
Joan Dandeneau 6/24/26 Joan Dandeneau 6/24/26

38. Your Plain-English Guide to Midlife Hormones

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37. The Internal Work Behind Lasting Change
Joan Dandeneau 6/15/26 Joan Dandeneau 6/15/26

37. The Internal Work Behind Lasting Change

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36. Summer Strategies for Fitness & Nutrition That Actually Work
Joan Dandeneau 6/5/26 Joan Dandeneau 6/5/26

36. Summer Strategies for Fitness & Nutrition That Actually Work

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35. You Don't Have a Nutrition Problem - You Have a Mindset Problem
Joan Dandeneau 5/29/26 Joan Dandeneau 5/29/26

35. You Don't Have a Nutrition Problem - You Have a Mindset Problem

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34. A Simple Food Prep System that Makes Healthy Eating Feel Almost Too Easy
Joan Dandeneau 5/22/26 Joan Dandeneau 5/22/26

34. A Simple Food Prep System that Makes Healthy Eating Feel Almost Too Easy

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33. My 20+ Year Food Prep Story (From a Woman Who Doesn’t Love to Cook)
Joan Dandeneau 5/15/26 Joan Dandeneau 5/15/26

33. My 20+ Year Food Prep Story (From a Woman Who Doesn’t Love to Cook)

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32. The Power of Food Prep in Midlife
Joan Dandeneau 5/7/26 Joan Dandeneau 5/7/26

32. The Power of Food Prep in Midlife

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31. You Want to Eat Healthy, But Life Keeps Getting in the Way
Joan Dandeneau 4/30/26 Joan Dandeneau 4/30/26

31. You Want to Eat Healthy, But Life Keeps Getting in the Way

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30. What Is Progressive Overload and Why You Need It
Joan Dandeneau 4/24/26 Joan Dandeneau 4/24/26

30. What Is Progressive Overload and Why You Need It

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29. The Long Game: Five Fitness Essentials for Women Over 40
Joan Dandeneau 4/16/26 Joan Dandeneau 4/16/26

29. The Long Game: Five Fitness Essentials for Women Over 40

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28. Why Walking, Yoga, and Pilates Aren’t Enough in Midlife
Fitness Joan Dandeneau 4/9/26 Fitness Joan Dandeneau 4/9/26

28. Why Walking, Yoga, and Pilates Aren’t Enough in Midlife

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27. The One Nutrient Most Women Over 40 Forget About
Joan Dandeneau 4/3/26 Joan Dandeneau 4/3/26

27. The One Nutrient Most Women Over 40 Forget About

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26. Why You Keep Setting Goals… But Never Reaching Them
Mindset Joan Dandeneau 3/26/26 Mindset Joan Dandeneau 3/26/26

26. Why You Keep Setting Goals… But Never Reaching Them

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25. Why Your Breakfast Might Be Working Against You in Midlife
Nutrition Joan Dandeneau 3/19/26 Nutrition Joan Dandeneau 3/19/26

25. Why Your Breakfast Might Be Working Against You in Midlife

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24. Your WHY is More Powerful Than Your Willpower
Mindset Joan Dandeneau 3/19/26 Mindset Joan Dandeneau 3/19/26

24. Your WHY is More Powerful Than Your Willpower

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If you’re over 40, here’s why obsessing over the scale might actually be slowing your progress…

After nearly 30 years of coaching women, I’ve seen it happen over and over again. It goes something like this:

A woman is eatin
For years, I believed the goal was to find balance.

Balance between work and family. Between taking care of everyone else and taking care of myself. Between building a business and prioritizing my health.

But the more I chased balance, the more I f
It looked like a physical transformation… but the biggest change happened in my mind.

STORY TIME: The time I stepped on a stage in a bikini taught me I could trust myself to do hard things.

For years, I admired women who competed in fitness
Six months ago, AM was watching fresh food go to waste and dreading yet another trip to the grocery store. 

Today her kitchen basically runs itself: meals prepped, freezer stocked, healthy eating on autopilot, even through a divorce, frequent travel
Have you ever wondered… “Is this just aging?”

If you’re dealing with brain fog, poor sleep, anxiety, hot flashes, joint pain, or simply don’t feel like yourself anymore, you’re not alone. And more importantly, yo

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