Stress, Burnout & High Performance: What’s Really Happening to Your Body and Mind (Part 1)

From Google to Team Ireland: Arlette Bomahou on Strength, Success & Reinvention After 50

What does it really take to perform at a high level in your career, your health, and your life? In this episode of the Healthy Over 50 Podcast, I sit down with Arlette Bomahou, a former tech leader who built an impressive career with companies such as Google and Pinterest while simultaneously competing at an elite level in weightlifting and powerlifting, representing Ireland on the international stage. Together, we explore: What sustainable discipline really looks like How to build physical and mental strength over time The realities of balancing a demanding career with elite sport Navigating life's challenges and periods of reinvention How our definition of success evolves as we grow Why you're never too old and never too late to start a new chapter This conversation is packed with insights for anyone looking to improve their health, performance, resilience, and wellbeing in midlife and beyond. If you've ever felt stuck, questioned your next step, or wondered whether it's too late to pursue a new goal, this episode is for you.

What Really Happens Inside Your Body When You Consume Sugar

Discover what really happens inside your body when you consume sugar from blood sugar spikes and energy crashes to cravings, inflammation, hormone imbalance, and weight gain. In this episode, Liliane Roux explains the “sugar rollercoaster,” insulin resistance, and simple ways to stabilise your blood sugar naturally for better energy, mood, and overall health after 40.

Why Sleep Matters More After 40. Natural Ways to Improve Sleep

In this episode of the Healthy Over 50 Podcast, Liliane Roux explores the powerful role sleep plays in our energy, hormones, mood, metabolism, recovery, and long-term health. Learn how poor sleep affects the body and mind, especially after 40, and discover simple, natural, and holistic strategies to improve sleep quality, reduce stress, and support overall wellbeing without immediately relying on medication.

Stress, Burnout & High Performance – Part 2: How Chronic Stress Impacts Your Energy, Mood, Immunity & Hormones

Part 2 of our series on Stress, Burnout & High Performance explores the deeper effects of chronic stress on the body and mind. In this episode, Liliane Roux explains how prolonged stress impacts energy, hormones, mood, immunity, sleep, relationships, and overall health and why stress is far more than “just mental.” A simple, practical, and science-backed conversation to help you better understand your body and protect your long-term wellbeing.

Stress, Burnout & High Performance: What’s Really Happening to Your Body and Mind (Part 1)

In this episode of the Healthy Over 50 Podcast, Liliane Roux explores the hidden impact of chronic stress and burnout on the body and mind — especially for high-performing professionals, busy parents, caregivers, and anyone constantly under pressure. Discover why burnout is far more than simply “feeling tired” and how modern stress affects your nervous system, hormones, metabolism, sleep, mood, immune system, and long-term health. Liliane breaks down the science of stress in a simple, practical, and empowering way, helping you better understand what’s happening inside your body and what you can do to protect your energy, resilience, and wellbeing. If you’ve been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, wired-but-tired, emotionally drained, or disconnected from yourself, this episode is for you. Your health. Your control.