About Departure Menopause: Neurodivergent-Affirming & Weight-Inclusive Care
🌙 Departure Menopause is a podcast about health change and body image from a neurodivergent-affirming and weight-inclusive approach.
Our host, Melinda Staehling, MS, CNS, discusses compassionate health and positive body image change through education, practical steps, and a gentle approach.
📩 To stay connected and go deeper, head to the show notes to subscribe and download the FREE Regular Eating Guide at departuremenopause.club/regular-eating-guide.
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Melinda Staehling
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health & fitness · health & fitness · society & culture
The hosts announce a summer break and encourage listeners to revisit Season 1's discussions on menopause, neurodivergence, weight-inclusive care, and body image.
24 Jul 2025
🧺Intuitive Eating & Building Resilience with Amber Hanson
Amber Hanson LN, CNS, explores intuitive eating as a weight-inclusive approach to improve the relationship with food and body image during the menopause transition in an interview with the host.
10 Jul 2025
🔍Discovering the Lost Generation: Melinda’s AuDHD Diagnosis Story
Melinda shares her personal journey of discovering a late-in-life AuDHD diagnosis during perimenopause, offering insights into the unique challenges and perspectives it brings.
26 Jun 2025
💓 The Heart is a House with Amy Chadwick
Amy Chadwick discusses the intricate relationship between menopause and heart health, emphasizing the importance of understanding individual risk factors in this interview with the host.
12 Jun 2025
🌊 Figuring Out ADHD & Perimenopause with Robin Gatter
Robin Gatter MS, CNS, LDN, NBC-HWC discusses navigating ADHD and perimenopause, sharing her journey from chef to nutritionist and offering insights on neurodivergence, food, and body image in this interview.
29 May 2025
Mindset Shifts 🕰️ Working with a Regular Eating Structure
This episode explores mindset shifts around regular eating patterns and releasing perfection to help listeners understand the deeper reasons behind their eating habits.
15 May 2025
👓 Recognize the Challenges of Regular Eating in Menopause
When we approach a new way of doing things without acknowledging the difficulties, we can get caught up in romanticizing the future. Kind of like buying a new planner with that new planner energy, but without a strategy to implement its use. In today's episode, we're sitting in the messy middle of the challenges behind change, including the realities of a neurodivergent perimenopause. Tune in to hear: 🍦 How we can lean into softness over extremes when approaching nutrition 🍝 A che...
1 May 2025
🥨 Assessing Your Eating Pattern and Naming Emotions with the Regular Eating Guide
Ever looked at the clock and realized, omg. I forgot to eat? It happens. And the impacts on energy, focus, and well-being are real. I’m excited to share the first episode in a three-part series on regular eating, which includes a closer look at a free training I’m offering: the Regular Eating Guide. This process is designed to help you assess your eating patterns and provide tools to create a gentle schedule that nourishes both your body and mind. Tune in to hear: Why beginning with an ...
17 Apr 2025
🪟 Looking Through the Window of Vulnerability - Menopause & Eating Disorders
Most often, eating disorders don’t look like the stereotypes we’ve come to hold. Menopause and midlife can be a time of increased risk of eating disorders and disordered eating. We’re often left without the words and resources to talk about this challenging subject. Let’s change that. Tune in to this episode to hear - An exploration of eating disorder facts & mythsWhy eating disorder awareness is crucial within the neurodivergent communityRecognition of the research gap ...
3 Apr 2025
🌀 Our Menopause Venn Diagram: Weight-Inclusive Care, Neurodivergence, and Body Image
How might we look at menopause differently? In the first episode, we focus on an understanding and the intersections of weight-inclusive care, a neurodivergent-affirming approach, and body image. We’ll explore: What is weight-inclusive care?How does a neurodivergent-affirming approach relate to menopause?What exactly is body image?Why is body image so super important to consider in menopause?How these ideas overlapThe menopause experience can be a massive shift in physical and emotion...
20 Mar 2025
🚀 Welcome to Departure Menopause!
🎇Welcome to Departure Menopause! This podcast is about health change and body image in the menopause transition from a neurodivergent-affirming and weight-inclusive approach. If you want to connect with menopause beyond dieting and drop the Big Menopause Wellness, this podcast is for you. 👋About Melinda: Melinda Staehling, MS, CNS®, is a menopause educator, coach, and Certified Nutrition Specialist®. Melinda specializes in eating disorders and disordered eating in menopause. 😴She’s also high...
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