Midlife feels hard—like someone changed the rules and forgot to tell you. Welcome to a podcast crafted for women who want to work smarter, not harder. Heather Shaw, Certified Functional Nutrition Coach, Pilates Educator, and 80-lb weight-loss success story, dives into all things movement, metabolism, menopause, and more—including the lifestyle shifts, nutrition myths, wellness noise, and fitness fads no one warned you about. I tell it like it is—with a wink, a hug, and just enough irreverence to keep it interesting. Perfection? Overrated. We're here for progress and perspective.
Hey Heather, What About...The Exquisite House Pilates & Wellness Podcast
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Podcast Overview
Midlife feels hard—like someone changed the rules and forgot to tell you. Welcome to a podcast crafted for women who want to work smarter, not harder. Heather Shaw, Certified Functional Nutrition Coach, Pilates Educator, and 80-lb weight-loss success story, dives into all things movement, metabolism, menopause, and more—including the lifestyle shifts, nutrition myths, wellness noise, and fitness fads no one warned you about. I tell it like it is—with a wink, a hug, and just enough irreverence to keep it interesting. Perfection? Overrated. We're here for progress and perspective.
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Recent Episodes
July 31, 2026
The Medicine Cabinet-GLP1s and Peptides
<p>GLP-1 medications and peptides are two of the most talked-about — and most misunderstood — tools in menopause wellness right now. In Episode 3 of "Your Body Has a Story," we look at both through the same lens as every episode in this series: The Big 3 — inflammation, insulin resistance, and hormonal cascade. This episode covers what semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), and six emerging peptides — BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, GHK-Cu, MOTS-c, and Thymosin Alpha-1 — actually do, what the research shows, and who they're not right for.</p><p>To receive the Research Document on GLP1s and Peptides go to: <a href="https://www.theexquisitehouse>com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">www.theexquisitehouse.com </a>fill out the inquiry form and type Research Doc on the comment field.</p><p>To contact Heather: <a href="heather@exhspilates.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">heather@exhspilates.com</a></p><p>A note about Guests: </p><p>We're intentional about who joins us on this podcast. We're not looking for a platform for your launch or your brand — we're looking for people whose real goal is helping women feel strong and well in perimenopause and menopause, with exposure as a byproduct, not the point. If that's you, please include your bio, social media handles, audience demographics and more about the one thing you'd want our audience to walk away understanding.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
July 20, 2026
Leaky Gut, Bloating & Menopause: What's Really Going On In There
<p>Bloated, anxious, inflamed and no one's connected the dots to your <strong>gut health</strong>? In this episode, Heather breaks down what's really happening in your <strong>gut microbiome</strong> during <strong>perimenopause</strong> and <strong>menopause</strong>, and why fixing it isn't as simple as "eat more fiber."</p><p>We're covering:</p><ul><li>What your <strong>gut bacteria</strong> are actually doing for you (hint: it's not just digestion)</li><li>How <strong>estrogen decline</strong> shifts your microbiome and drives <strong>gut inflammation</strong></li><li>The real difference between healthy digestion and <strong>dysbiosis</strong></li><li>Why the <strong>vagus nerve</strong> and stress respond directly affect your gut</li><li>Why more <strong>fiber</strong> can backfire if your gut is already out of balance</li><li>A self-assessment to find out where your gut stands right now</li><li>Heather's step-by-step <strong>healing protocol</strong> to restore gut function</li></ul><p>This is Episode 2 in our <strong>"Your Body Has a Story"</strong> series, connecting <strong>gut health</strong>, <strong>hormonal changes</strong>, <strong>inflammation</strong>, and <strong>insulin resistance</strong> — the Big 3 Root Causes behind so much of what we feel in midlife. If you've been told "it's just menopause," this episode will change how you think about your body.</p><p>For more information about The Plan our functional nutrition program visit: <a href="https://www.theexquisitehouse.com/pages/initial-title-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.theexquisitehouse.com/pages/initial-title-8</a></p><p>To join us in the studio: <a href="https://www.theexquisitehouse.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.theexquisitehouse.com/</a></p><p>To contact Heather: <a href="heather@exhspilates.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">heather@exhspilates.com</a></p><p>Guest Submissions:</p><p>We love bringing on guests who add real value for our listeners but every guest needs to be the right fit for our community first. Before submitting a request, please take a few minutes to review [Exquisite House's About page] to get familiar with our mission, our audience, and the way we approach women's health. We're looking for guests whose expertise and message align with what we teach here not just a platform to promote a product or program. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. If our brand and your work aren't quite aligned, we'll be honest with you about that too, it's not personal, it's just about making sure our listeners get content that truly serves them.</p><p><br></p>
June 29, 2026
Your Body has a Story
<p>For years, we've been told that the answer to weight loss, sluggish metabolism, and that relentless fatigue is simple: eat less, move more. But what if the real story isn't about willpower at all? What if your body has been trying to tell you something, and we've just been speaking different languages? In this foundation episode, Heather breaks down the diagnostic framework that changes everything—introducing "The Big 3 Root Causes" that explain almost everything happening in a woman's body at midlife. This isn't about finding the "best diet." It's about looking under the hood, understanding your unique metabolic picture, and finally recognizing that feeling bad is NOT part of aging. Through personal vulnerability—including her own 80-pound transformation and the menopause plot twist that taught her the most—Heather lays out exactly how we measure your body, personalize your nutrition, and build a protocol that works with you instead of against you.</p><p>This episode is the backbone for everything coming next. Once you understand your root causes and how your metabolism actually works, all the specific protocols—from gut healing to GLP-1 optimization to thyroid support—make perfect sense. Because every woman's body has a story. And this is how we decode it.</p><p>To learn more about The Plan visit: </p><p><a href="https://www.theexquisitehouse.com/pages/initial-title-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.theexquisitehouse.com/pages/initial-title-8</a></p><p>To reach out to Heather:</p><p><a href="info@exhspilates.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">info@exhspilates.com</a></p><p>To visit us in studio:</p><p><a href="https://www.theexquisitehouse.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.theexquisitehouse.com/</a></p><p><br></p>
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