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The Midlife Mom Edit: Redefining Health & Wellness Over 40

The Midlife Mom Edit: Redefining Health & Wellness Over 40

Written by: Hosted by Ashley Malik | Insights inspired by Dr. Mary Claire Haver Mel Robbins and Stacy London
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Are you a mom in your 40s or beyond, watching your body change in ways you didn't expect and can't quite explain? The weight creeping up despite doing everything right. Dragging through every day with exhaustion. The overwhelming amount of information online that leaves you more confused than when you started. You don't need more information. You need the right information, and someone to help you cut through the noise. The Midlife Mom Edit is the place to come when you're done with the overwhelm and ready for real answers. Each week, host Ashley Malik — women's health coach, certified life coach, and MSW — brings you actionable strategies on weight loss, mindset, strength training, anti-inflammatory nutrition, GLP-1s, and hormones. Everything that actually matters for feeling strong, healthy, and more vibrant than you have in years. After losing 65 pounds in perimenopause, healing her gut, surviving breast cancer, and helping countless women transform their health in midlife, Ashley knows that the women who feel the best over 40 aren't the ones who try harder. They're the ones who learn to think differently. This is your season. It's time to edit the story you've been telling yourself about midlife. To learn more and work with Ashley directly, visit ashleymalik.com.


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Episodes
  • The Real Reason You Haven't Started Lifting Weights
    Oct 27 2026

    Struggling to get started with weight lifting, even though you know you “should” do it in perimenopause?

    What if the reason you haven't gotten started has nothing to do with time, motivation, or finding the right plan? Not your schedule, not your willpower, and definitely not the fact that you're in your 40s.

    I want you to THINK differently about strength training in your 40s.

    Inside this episode I'm walking you through the two layers of resistance that keep you stuck before you ever pick up a weight, why your brain works so hard to keep you on the couch, and the commitment that finally made lifting stick for me after years of starting and stopping.

    After listening you'll understand why the low-cost workout plans, the gym membership you never use, and the saved Instagram workouts haven't gotten you moving, and why more options was never the missing piece.

    If you're constantly asking yourself "Why can't I just make myself do it?", this episode is for you.


    Inside This Episode

    • Why I was "modifying the modifier" with 2.5 pound dumbbells
    • The two layers of resistance most strength coaches skip right over
    • What your brain is really protecting you from
    • The commitment that made it easier to show up sore, awkward, and unmotivated
    • The 3-part formula that makes starting feel doable
    • How to know it's working before progress shows up on the scale

    Resources

    • Get my BODi streaming workouts here (use code ASHLEYS1BODI for 15% off)

    Resources & Ways To Connect

    ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause
    ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you
    ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way
    ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method
    ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!)
    ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

    Show More Show Less
    27 mins
  • What I Eat in a Day as a Perimenopause Coach (It’s Not What You Think)
    Oct 20 2026

    What if eating anti-inflammatory didn't feel like a punishment? Not the sad, boring salad, not a separate dinner while your family eats pizza. Not in perimenopause, when you're already juggling meetings, client calls, and everyone else's schedule.

    I want you to THINK differently about healthy eating in your 40s, so inside this episode I'm walking you through exactly what I eat in a day, from my savory breakfast bowl to my daily chocolate, and what I'm thinking at every single meal.

    After listening you'll understand why the "what I eat in a day" videos, the copied meal plans, and the bland, same-every-day salads never stuck for you, and why the story you tell yourself about food matters more than the food on your plate.

    If you're constantly asking yourself "Ugh, what am I supposed to eat today?"... this episode is for you. You'll see how I put breakfast and lunch on autopilot, why I eat chocolate every day as a health coach, and how one dinner strategy feeds my whole family without cooking anything extra.

    Inside This Episode

    • Why "what I eat in a day" videos leave you back at square one
    • The question that turned my salad resentment into a lunch I love
    • The breakfast I eat almost every morning (yes, there are vegetables, and yes, there's Bitchin' Sauce)
    • How I eat chocolate every single day, on purpose, with zero guilt
    • How I serve nachos, tacos, and spaghetti to my family without making two dinners
    • Two small shifts to try this week so healthy eating stops feeling like deprivation

    ⭐️ Ready to finally lose weight in your 40s...and keep it off? It's time for a new approach, one that you've never tried before! Join me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method, a unique, mindset-first approach to fat loss over 40.

    Book your call here to get started, and let's get you on the road to success!

    Resources & Ways To Connect

    ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause
    ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you
    ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way
    ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method
    ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!)
    ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

    Show More Show Less
    26 mins
  • 4 Steps To Fat Loss Over 40 (Different Than Any Diet You've Tried)
    Oct 13 2026

    What if it was never you? Not your willpower, not your discipline, not how badly you wanted to lose weight in your 40s.

    I want you to THINK differently about fat loss in your 40s, so inside this episode I'm walking you through the 4-part framework I teach my students: Think, Thrive, Master, and Maintain.

    After listening you’ll understand why Whole30, keto, 21-day challenges, the $27 booty workout you bought were never built to survive the life you have today. They were built to give you a quick win, and that’s it.


    If you’re constantly asking yourself “what’s wrong with me?” and “why can’t I figure this out or be consistent”, this episode is for you. You’ll see exactly which pieces were missing from the plans you've tried, why my students start with their mindset and nervous system instead of calories, and how Component Cooking lets you cook three nights a week and eat all week long.

    Inside This Episode

    • Why everything you’ve tried was built for a quick win, and why falling off track was never your fault
    • The approaches every other program skips
    • How you can cook 3 nights a week and still serve burgers, tacos, and pizza meatballs
    • What to do with the nightly glass of wine, the work trip, and the holidays so they stop knocking you off track
    • The identity shift that keeps your results going long after any program ends
    • Two small things to try this week to find the gap in the last plan you tried

    ⭐️ Ready to finally lose weight in your 40s...and keep it off? It's time for a new approach, one that you've never tried before! Join me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method, a unique, mindset-first approach to fat loss over 40.

    Book your call here to get started, and let's get you on the road to success!

    Resources & Ways To Connect

    ⭐️ FREE Guide: Five Easy Steps to Lose 1 lb a Week in Perimenopause
    ⭐️ 3-minute FREE GLP QUIZ to see if GLP-1s are right for you
    ⭐️ A 21-Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan to get you started the easy way
    ⭐️ Work with Me inside the Perimenopause Weight Loss Method
    ⭐️ My FAVORITE library of workout programs (that I use every day!)
    ⭐️ Connect with me on Instagram

    Show More Show Less
    27 mins
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