Live Like a Girl - The Truth About Women's Health We Need To Talk About

A Midlife Money Masterclass with Suze Orman: Cortisol, Self-Worth, and Taking Back Your Financial Power

For our very first guest on the The Live Like a Girl podcast, I sat down with the woman who taught generations of us how to take back our financial power: Suze Orman. Here’s why I had to start here. I spend my life helping women with hormones, weight loss, menopause, and underneath almost all of it sits one thing – cortisol. And when you scratch beneath the “cortisol surface,” so often what you find is money stress. So I brought in the icon herself to talk about what’s really keeping women sick and stuck, and what to do about it. We get into self-worth and net worth, why women hand over their financial power, the spender-to-saver shift, divorce and the sandwich generation, the truth about your home and your car, what AI is about to do to all of us, and the money moves that matter most in 2026. Suze also shares her origin story – from waitress to financial icon and I know it will light a fire in you. This one is a masterclass. So bring a notebook and get ready. If you’re wanting the deeper dive on exactly how to invest now, we’re giving you a special offer of Suze’s Masterclass: suzeorman.com/drmindy [https://www.suzeorman.com/drmindy] For more resources related to today’s episode, visit the podcast episode page: https://www.drmindypelz.com/ep345/  [https://www.drmindypelz.com/ep345/] More on Suze Orman: * Website: suzeorman.com [https://www.suzeorman.com/] * Instagram: @therealsuzeorman [https://www.instagram.com/therealsuzeorman/] * YouTube: @suzeorman [https://www.youtube.com/suzeorman] * Facebook: Suze Orman [https://www.facebook.com/suzeorman] * LinkedIn: Suze Orman [linkedin.com/in/suzeorman] Connect with Dr. Mindy: * Join Reset Academy [https://resetacademy.drmindypelz.com/reset-academy?utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=loc-description&utm_campaign=reset-academy] * Watch the episodes on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DrMindyPelz?sub_confirmation=1] * Follow Dr. Mindy on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dr.mindypelz/] * Subscribe to Dr. Mindy’s newsletter for tools and research on fasting, hormones, and metabolic health [https://www.drmindypelz.com/] Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, fasting routine, or lifestyle.

Live Like a Girl - The Truth About Women's Health We Need To Talk About

After five years as The Resetter Podcast, everything changes. Welcome to Live Like a Girl. In this first episode, Dr. Mindy Pelz explains why she retired a name she loved and what she's building in its place. The truth driving it all: women aren't thriving, and most of the health advice out there was never written for us to begin with. She opens with the numbers on Alzheimer's, depression, anxiety, cancer, and heart disease, then digs into why the science behind "evidence-based" wellness has left women out, and why fifteen-minute doctor visits and almost no nutrition training can't fix it. From there she lays out the five principles that shape this whole new season: mindset matters, regulate first, honor your rhythms, everything is health, and collaboration over competition. It's a conversation about the body, but also about culture, conditioning, and finally taking up space. A preview of what's coming this season, including Suze Orman on money and wellbeing and Frank Anderson on trauma and metabolism. If it resonates, share it with a woman who needs to hear it, and subscribe so you don't miss what's next. For more resources related to today’s episode, visit the podcast episode page: drmindypelz.com/ep344 [https://www.drmindypelz.com/ep344] Resources Mentioned in this Episode: * Fast Like a Girl: https://www.drmindypelz.com/books [https://www.drmindypelz.com/books] * The Obesity Code by Jason Fung * In a Different Voice by Carol Gilligan * The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk * Burn Fat Like a Girl: Your Natural GLP-1 Reset: https://bit.ly/4eUUB8y [https://bit.ly/4eUUB8y] * Nervous System Reset Guide: https://bit.ly/3QOcQEW [https://bit.ly/3QOcQEW] Connect with Dr. Mindy: * Join Reset Academy [https://resetacademy.drmindypelz.com/reset-academy?utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=loc-description&utm_campaign=reset-academy] * Watch the episodes on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DrMindyPelz?sub_confirmation=1] * Follow Dr. Mindy on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dr.mindypelz/] * Subscribe to Dr. Mindy’s newsletter [https://www.drmindypelz.com/] Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, fasting routine, or lifestyle.

I Stopped Fasting for a Year - Here's What It Taught Me (& Other Habits I'm Giving Up)

After 30 years in health, Dr. Mindy is calling time on the rules. This solo episode is one of the most personal things she's shared on this podcast. It covers two big ideas: the science and story behind why she stopped fasting for most of the past year and the five health habits she's deliberately walking away from in 2026. First, flex fasting. When cortisol is high from grief, trauma, illness, perimenopause, or chronic stress rigidly pushing through long fasting windows doesn't support the body. It depletes it. Dr. Mindy shares what happened when she lost a close friend and found herself in an acute stress state, what the research says about prolonged fasting and the HPA axis, and how she developed a new approach she's calling flex fasting: a more intuitive, body-led way to use fasting as a tool without turning it into a rule. Then the five things she's giving up: counting (macros, biometrics, followers, all of it), the gym, other people's urgency, productivity over health, and information overconsumption. Each one is a direct response to what the wellness industry has quietly done to us — turned health into a full-time job with a performance review. RESOURCES MENTIONED: * Fast Like a Girl: https://www.drmindypelz.com/books [https://www.drmindypelz.com/books] * Age Like a Girl: https://www.drmindypelz.com/books [https://www.drmindypelz.com/books] * Substack Article "I Stopped Fasting for a Year": https://substack.com/@drmindypelz/ [https://substack.com/@drmindypelz/] * Carb Manager App carbmanager.com, available on iOS, Android, and web * The Movement Diet: Redefining Fitness at Every Age with Katy Bowman * Study: Prolonged Fasting, HPA Axis & Cortisol - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736288/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736288/] * Study: Estrogen & Cortisol Regulation - https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/12/4457/4587523 [https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/12/4457/4587523] * Midlife Women Fasting Trial - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65678-z [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65678-z] * Study: Self-Selected Fasting Windows - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03375-y [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03375-y] * BEAM Minerals, use code MINDY for 20% off: https://www.beamminerals.com/?oid=4&affid=648 [https://www.beamminerals.com/?oid=4&affid=648] * LMNT, get a free sample pack with your order: https://bit.ly/drinklmntpelz [https://bit.ly/drinklmntpelz] To view full show notes, resources mentioned, transcripts, and more, visit 👉 https://drmindypelz.com/ep343 [https://drmindypelz.com/ep343]  Connect with Dr. Mindy: * Join Reset Academy [https://resetacademy.drmindypelz.com/reset-academy?utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=loc-description&utm_campaign=reset-academy] * Watch the episodes on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DrMindyPelz?sub_confirmation=1] * Follow Dr. Mindy on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dr.mindypelz/] * Subscribe to Dr. Mindy’s newsletter [https://www.drmindypelz.com/] Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, fasting routine, or lifestyle.

The Food & Stress Crisis Keeping You Chronically Unhealthy (& How to Fix It) with Dr. Austin Perlmutter

Lately, it feels like women are carrying more than ever, mentally, emotionally, hormonally, and neurologically. In this week’s conversation, Dr. Mindy sits down with internal medicine physician and brain health expert, Dr. Austin Perlmutter, to talk about what modern life is doing to our brains and why so many people feel overstimulated, foggy, anxious, disconnected, and exhausted. Together, they discuss: * Why chronic stress changes on the brain * The impact of ultra-processed foods on mood and cognition * Why women in midlife are especially vulnerable to burnout * How nature helps regulate the nervous system in minutes * How inflammation and depression can lead to Alzheimer’s * Why simple habits matter more than most people realize One of our favorite parts of this conversation was the reminder that healing doesn’t always need to be complicated. Sometimes the most powerful changes are the ones that bring us back to how humans were designed to live in the first place. RESOURCES MENTIONED: * Lichen Air: https://lichenair.com/ [https://lichenair.com/] MORE ON DR. AUSTIN PERLMUTTER: * Website: https://www.austinperlmutter.com/ [https://www.austinperlmutter.com/] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/draustinperlmutter [https://www.instagram.com/draustinperlmutter] * YouTube: / @draustinperlmutter [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQOgwRDnA_vpvW9nnUh9KBg] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/draustinperlmutter/ [https://www.facebook.com/draustinperlmutter/] For more resources related to today’s episode, visit the podcast episode page: https://www.drmindypelz.com/ep342   [https://www.drmindypelz.com/ep342] Connect with Dr. Mindy: * Join Reset Academy [https://resetacademy.drmindypelz.com/reset-academy?utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=loc-description&utm_campaign=reset-academy] * Watch the episodes on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DrMindyPelz?sub_confirmation=1] * Follow Dr. Mindy on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dr.mindypelz/] * Subscribe to Dr. Mindy’s newsletter [https://www.drmindypelz.com/] Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, fasting routine, or lifestyle.

GLP-1s, Fasting, and the Future of Women’s Metabolic Health

GLP-1 medications are changing the conversation around weight loss, metabolism, and women’s health. But are we asking the right questions about long-term health? In this solo episode, Dr. Mindy Pelz breaks down the science behind GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, including what they do well, where concerns are emerging, and how fasting mimics many of the same metabolic benefits naturally. Dr. Mindy explores:  • The connection between GLP-1 drugs and muscle loss  • Why women over 40 need to think differently about metabolism  • New research linking GLP-1s to declining bone density  • How fasting impacts glucagon, ketones, and fat burning  • The importance of protein, refeeding, and resistance training  • Why metabolic flexibility matters more than rapid weight loss  • Natural ways to stimulate your body’s own GLP-1 production This episode is not about fear or shame. It’s about helping you understand your options so you can make informed decisions for your body, your hormones, and your long-term health. For more resources related to today’s episode, visit the podcast episode page: https://www.drmindypelz.com/ep341 [https://www.drmindypelz.com/ep341] Connect with Dr. Mindy: * Join Reset Academy [https://resetacademy.drmindypelz.com/reset-academy?utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=loc-description&utm_campaign=reset-academy] * Watch the episodes on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DrMindyPelz?sub_confirmation=1] * Follow Dr. Mindy on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dr.mindypelz/] * Subscribe to Dr. Mindy’s newsletter [https://www.drmindypelz.com/] Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, fasting routine, or lifestyle.