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I Don’t Coach Fat Loss—But I Do Understand What My Athletes Are Up Against

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A strength and running coach explains why she doesn’t coach fat loss, challenges CICO assumptions for menopausal athletes, and makes a case for performance over body comp.

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You Are the Case Study They’re Too Afraid to Write

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Empirical vs. anecdotal evidence in women's health: why lived experience matters when science ignores menopausal, Indigenous, and marginalized bodies.

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You’re Not Failing Your Diet—The System Is Failing You

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Why perimenopausal women aren’t failing their diets—and how the fitness industry keeps gaslighting them with outdated, male-centric science.

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When “Cite the Research” Is Just Code for “Sit Down and Shut Up”

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Calling out the bro-science crowd: why demanding citations on menopause from male-dominated studies misses the point—and reveals more about their egos.

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When Ego Enters the Chat: Why Some Male Coaches Fail Menopausal Women—Even When They Think They’re Helping

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Male coaches love to claim they've “helped” menopausal women. But many ignore the quiet exits, unspoken failures, and hormone shifts they never had to navigate.

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