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BETTER! with Dr. Stephanie Estima | Strength, Body Composition & Perimenopause
by Dr. Stephanie Estima, Perimenopause & Women's Fitness Expert
Today: #127 in Health & Fitness on our combined chart.
Today: #107 in Health & Fitness, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #43 in Health & Fitness, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #97 in Health & Fitness, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #176 in Health & Fitness, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #97 in Health & Fitness, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Health & Fitness combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #127 | #105 | — |
| Oct 26 | #142 | #121 | — |
| Oct 25 | #136 | #113 | — |
| Oct 24 | #124 | #102 | #98 |
| Oct 23 | #119 | #95 | #90 |
| Oct 22 | #118 | #93 | #97 |
| Oct 21 | #116 | #92 | #91 |
| Oct 20 | #127 | #102 | — |
| Oct 19 | #171 | #152 | — |
| Oct 18 | #179 | #159 | — |
| Oct 17 | #193 | #172 | — |
| Oct 16 | #145 | #122 | — |
| Oct 15 | #144 | #120 | — |
| Oct 14 | #139 | #114 | — |
Latest episodes
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Why Your Tendons Get Injured in Perimenopause (and How to Reverse It) with Dr. Keith Baar
October 26, 2026 · 1 hr 26 minIf you’re a woman lifting weights, your muscles aren’t the only tissue adapting. Your tendons and ligaments are training right alongside them, and they respond to load very differently. Dr. Keith Baar is a professor of physiology at UC…
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How To Build Round & Strong Glutes with Bret Contreras, PhD. aka the Glute Guy
October 19, 2026 · 1 hr 13 minBret Contreras covers glute training: exercise selection (squats, RDLs, step-ups, split squats, single-leg work, abductions, kickbacks, bridges), hip thrust technique (foot placement, full extension, setup errors, machine issues), and…
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Skinny Is Where You Go to Die: Muscle Power & Myokines for Ageing Women with Dr. Paul Taylor
October 12, 2026 · 1 hr 35 minYour muscles aren't just for moving — they're an endocrine organ, releasing hundreds of signalling molecules called myokines every time you contract them. Dr. Paul Taylor breaks down the science of myokines, why muscular power (not just…
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Perimenopause Doesn't Cause ADHD, It Unmasks It: Reclaim Your Brain with Dr. Jolene Brighten
October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 23 minDr. Jolene Brighten explains why ADHD in women is so often missed, misdiagnosed, or dismissed as personality. She covers the five hormonal life stages that make ADHD symptoms worse, why perimenopause "unmasks" ADHD rather than causing it…
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Hypermobile? Yes, You Can Strength Train (Here's How to Do It Safely)
September 28, 2026 · 34 minIf you can touch your thumb to your forearm, your elbows bend backward when you lock them out, or you've spent your life being called "double-jointed" like it's a party trick — this episode is your explainer. Dr. Stephanie walks through…
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No Time for the Gym? How to Rack Up Movement Minutes and Protect Your Bone Density with Katy Bowman
September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 24 minWhat if the guilt you feel for skipping the gym is based on a flawed concept? Biomechanist Katy Bowman challenges the notion that exercise is merely a modern, recent way to meet our body’s movement needs. She introduces her ”movement diet”…
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The Physiology of Grief: What Loss Actually Does In Your Body with Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD.
September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 17 minFalling in love triggers a specific hormonal cascade: oxytocin, dopamine, the whole cocktail that makes you feel like you can't think about anything else. What almost nobody talks about is that losing someone runs that same system in…
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How Nitric Oxide Controls Blood Flow, Energy & Hormone Function with Cathy Eason, MS, BCHN
September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 17 minIf you’ve got a cupboard full of supplements you bought with good intentions but never used, this episode is for you. Cathy Eason, Chief Science Officer at Berkeley Life, talks about nitric oxide, a molecule that affects almost every body…
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Your Brain on AI: How to Build Your Memory Muscle Before You Borrow It with Jim Kwik
August 31, 2026 · 56 minFor over 30 years, Jim Kwik has coached Hollywood, professional athletes, political leaders, and Harvard University on how to learn faster and think sharper — and in this episode, he tackles the question sitting underneath so much of…
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Pilates Girls, You're Losing Bone. The Exercise Science of Building Bone After 40 with Prof Belinda Beck
August 24, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minFor decades, women with low bone density were told to take it easy; Professor Belinda Beck's research proved the opposite: high-intensity resistance and impact training safely rebuilds bone, even in women who had been told their bones were…
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Frozen Shoulder, Aching Hips & Just Aging: Midlife Joint Pain with Dr. Tom Walters
August 17, 2026 · 1 hr 25 minYou did everything they told you. You rested it. You waited. And it still hurts. Here's the part no one explains: rest is often the reason it isn't getting better. Dr. Tom Walters is an orthopedic physical therapist, kinesiology…
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Spiritual Fitness: Letting Go vs. Giving Up with Danielle LaPorte
August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 22 minWe've been taught that healing is something you power through. Overcome the fear. Crush the goal. Cut the cord and move on. Danielle LaPorte says that's exactly why so many high-achieving women are still stuck in the same loops they swore…
About the show
Most women are told that feeling exhausted, gaining weight, losing muscle, and watching their body change after 40 is just what happens. Dr. Stephanie Estima is here to tell you that's the wrong map.
BETTER is the podcast for women in perimenopause and menopause who want to build real strength, understand their hormones, and take body composition seriously — without the diet culture nonsense and without the fear.
Dr. Stephanie is a chiropractor, brain health expert, and one of the few voices in the menopause space who leads with fitness, muscle, and what your body is actually capable of. Each week she brings the world's leading researchers, clinicians, and practitioners into conversation — then translates the science into something you can use on Monday morning.
Topics include strength training in perimenopause, body composition after 40, HRT and hormonal health, bone density, metabolic health, injury prevention, sleep, nutrition, and the kind of training that actually works when your body is changing.
This is not a podcast about surviving menopause. It's about building the strongest, most capable version of yourself — at the exact moment most women are told to expect less.