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Her Season of Strength
In Her Season of Strength Podcast, we’re flipping the script on aging. Hosted by Kim Duffy, a seasoned dietitian and personal trainer, this podcast is for women in their 40s and beyond who are ready to stop apologizing for their age and start celebrating it. It’s time to prioritize your health, strength, and confidence. We’re not here to talk about losing weight or shrinking ourselves. This show is all about gaining strength, feeling empowered, and embracing the body that’s been through it all. Whether you’re navigating hormonal changes, struggling with confidence, or simply want to live your life unapologetically, Her Season of Strength is your go-to space for real, honest conversations. Let’s redefine what it means to age with power, confidence, and joy—together.
Episodes
62 episodes
HSOS #61: Why Healthy Eating Feels So Hard for Women After 50
Picture your Sunday meal prep, gorgeous glass containers all lined up in the fridge, and then by Friday there's a little mold on the broccoli and you're eating crackers out of the box at 7 p.m. I've been there, and so have almost all the women ...
HSOS #60: The One Question to Ask Before You Buy Another Supplement
Okay, I'm calling myself out today, and I'm calling you out too (lovingly!). We're doing a full intervention on that graveyard of half-used supplements hiding in your cabinet: the greens powder, the magnesium gummies, the detox tea you bought a...
HSOS #59: Why Your Waist Keeps Growing (Even When Nothing Else Has Changed)
Okay friends, buckle up, because in this episode I'm spilling the biology tea on why your waistline seems to have a mind of its own once you hit your 40s and 50s, even when your eating and your workouts haven't changed one bit. I'm taking you b...
HSOS #58: Why Your "Healthy" Breakfast May Be Causing Afternoon Cravings
Okay, confession time: I recorded this one loopy on muscle relaxants after a very unglamorous trip to urgent care for my back (first time ever, and yes, I have thoughts about aging). But loopy or not, this episode has been living in my head for...
HSOS #57: Same Scale, Different Life: What Your Weight Isn't Telling You
So this episode came from something that actually happened to me. I've been working with my trainer for eight weeks, and when it came time to check in, I stepped on the scale and it was the exact same number as eight weeks before. My gut reacti...
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HSOS #56: The Cookie Penalty Reframe: Why Restriction Backfires Every Time
Happy one year to us! This episode marks a full year of Her Season of Strength, and to celebrate, I'm digging into a topic pretty much every woman can relate to: cookies, guilt, and why "being so good all week" usually ends with me face down in...
HSOS #55: Why "I'll Get to It Eventually" Might Be Costing You Everything
I'm kicking things off fresh from surprising my mom with an epic 80th birthday ambush (complete with a snooping grandma and screams that went viral), then I'm getting real about something every woman knows too well: why we'll drop everything fo...
HSOS #54: Part 2: Is Food Noise Even Real?
I'm back with part two of our food noise conversation, and today we're getting into the piece I think is actually the most useful: blood sugar. If you've ever wondered why a craving hits out of nowhere at 3pm, or why your relationship with food...
HSOS #53: Part 1: Is Food Noise Even Real?
Grab your coffee and get comfy, because this episode is all about that mental chatter that just will not shut up: food noise. I'm breaking down what the research actually says about the voice in your head insisting the ice cream in the freezer ...
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HSOS #52: Menopausal Weight Gain is Not "All in Your Head"
So a 40 year old male trainer sent me an email titled "Menopause Does Not Cause Weight Gain," and friends, I had thoughts. In this episode, I take that dismissive subject line and turn it into a full teaching moment, breaking down the real, wel...
HSOS #51: The 90-Minute Coffee Rule: Fact or Fiction?
I keep seeing influencer after influencer talking about coffee and cortisol or some version of this, and a few of the claims bugged me, so I decided to actually look into the research myself and discuss on here. Here is the short version: your ...
HSOS #50: How Less Information Gets You Better Results
Ever notice how the health and wellness world tries to convince you that more is always better? More rules, more trackers, more information crammed into your already overflowing brain? Yeah, I used to be part of that problem. In this episode I ...
HSOS #49: Stop Trying to Do It All: Why Breakfast Is Your Best First Move
Have you ever decided that Monday was the day you were going to change everything, all at once, and then by Wednesday you were right back where you started, feeling worse than before because now there's guilt on top of it? Yeah. Me too. And I w...
HSOS #48: Your Core Isn't What You Think It Is
Let's settle this once and for all, your core is not just a six pack hiding under stubborn belly fat. It's basically Grand Central Station for everything you do, from picking up your grandkid to surviving an overly aggressive sneeze. In this ep...
HSOS #47: Why "Earning" Your Cheat Meal Is Sabotaging Your Progress
Raise your hand if you've ever called pizza, cocktails, and ice cream a "cheat day" and then felt like a total food criminal by Monday morning. Yeah, me too, more times than I would like to admit. In this episode I am spilling on why the whole ...
HSOS #46: How to Set Your Kitchen Up So Good Choices Make Themselves
If you have ever opened your fridge at 6pm, stared at it like a stranger, closed it, and grabbed a granola bar instead, you know you are not alone. In this episode, I am pulling back the curtain on the real reason so many of us are stuck in tha...
HSOS #45: Why This Chapter of Your Life Might Be the Most Powerful One Yet
This one is different. In this deeply personal episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the defining moment that changed everything, losing my 12-year-old daughter Cecelia to leukemia, and how that experience planted the seeds for the woman and...
HSOS #44: Before You Take Nutrition Advice From Anyone, Listen to This
Kim had a conversation recently that she almost didn't share, but she's glad she did. After reaching out to a well-known trainer about a potential collaboration, she got a response that stopped her cold. What followed was one of the most clarif...
HSOS #43: The Real Reason You Can't Stop Eating at Night (It's Not What You Think)
Let's talk about that 6pm moment. You know the one. You're exhausted, you open the fridge, and you're staring at a sad block of cheese, some mystery leftovers, and a vegetable that has seen better days. So dinner becomes crackers, or cereal, or...
HSOS #42: The Missing Piece in Your Menopause Fitness Journey
Ever feel like you're doing everything right and still not seeing the results you're working for? Yeah, Kim's been there too, and she's got a registered dietitian and personal trainer card in her wallet to prove it. In this refreshingly honest ...
HSOS #41: Brain Fog, Burnout, and Low Energy in Menopause: The Estrogen Connection
I just got back from a coaches summit in Vegas and honestly? I came home feeling a little off. Tired, flat, not quite myself. And instead of just pushing through it, I thought, let's talk about this, because I know I'm not the only one.T...
HSOS #40: Turn Down the Heat: What the Research Actually Says About Hot Flashes
Hot flashes got you sleeping in a puddle and layering up like you're hiking Everest? You are not alone, and more importantly, you are not powerless. In this episode, Kim pulls back the curtain on what's actually happening in your body when that...
HSOS #39: Is Your Calcium Supplement Doing More Harm Than Good?
You've been told to take calcium. Your doctor handed you a number — 1,200 milligrams — and sent you out the door. So you grabbed the supplements, checked the box, and figured you were covered. But what if some of that calcium isn't going to you...
HSOS #38: Move Your Body, Save Your Brain: How Exercise Protects Your Brain from Dementia (Part 2)
Your brain is literally begging you to move, and in this episode, Kim delivers the science behind why in the most compelling, relatable way possible. Picking up right where Episode 37 left off, she digs into the powerful research connecting exe...
HSOS #37: Feed Your Brain: The MIND Diet and Menopause
Ever walked into a room, stood there like a question mark, and walked back out completely clueless about why you went in? Same, girl. Same. Kim is getting real about the brain fog, the name blanks, the grocery store disasters, and why so many w...
