Episode notes
Welcome back to the Nutrition and Life podcast! In today’s episode, host Lisa Franz is joined by perimenopause and menopause fitness expert Kayla Johnson. Together, they unpack the complex realities of navigating hormonal shifts, evolving nutrition, and sustainable lifestyle strategies for women in midlife. Kayla shares her unique journey from group fitness instructor to a thriving online coach, her hard-learned wisdom around “new battles require new weapons,” and why reframing menopause can empower women to break free from old, unhelpful patterns.
Lisa and Kayla get real about weight gain, metabolic slow-down, mental health struggles, and the controversies and breakthroughs in hormone replacement therapy and GLP-1 peptides, all while providing practical, actionable advice for thriving—not just surviving—through the menopause transition.
Keywords
perimenopause, menopause, menopause transition, hormone replacement therapy, HRT, GLP-1 peptides, Ozempic, weight loss, women's health, nutrition, lifestyle coaching, fitness, strength training, weight training, muscle mass, insulin resistance, inter