The Body Pod

Professional negotiator Mori Taheripour, author of Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly, joins The Body Pod to unpack why so many women, especially in midlife, learned to stay quiet instead of asking for what they need, whether that is a raise, a boundary with a spouse, or simply time to work out without guilt. Mori connects the dots between negotiation and health directly: she points to a famous Carnegie Mellon study on starting salaries and explains why the same instinct that keeps a woman from asking for more money is the instinct that keeps her skipping her own workout, her own doctor's appointment, or her own rest, because she never learned that choosing herself was allowed.

The conversation kept going long after the recording stopped, so Mori came back for a second, more personal round built entirely around midlife. This time the focus shifts from boardrooms to the body and mind: self-silencing, self-abandonment, and the guilt that surfaces once the kids are grown and a woman finally has space to ask who she has become. Mori opens up about her own story growing up as the child of Iranian immigrants, the toll of decades of unspoken resentment, and how physical symptoms like exhaustion, hormonal changes, and simply not feeling like yourself often trace back to years of never negotiating for what your body and mind actually needed.

Together, the two sessions offer a full picture for women navigating midlife: how learning to advocate for yourself out loud is directly tied to how you feel physically and mentally day to day. Expect honest talk on shame, community, hormone changes, and the quiet moment so many women hit when they realize that protecting their health, their peace, and their sense of self was never selfish. It was the missing piece all along.
 
Learn more about Mori at https://www.moritaheripour.com/
Find her book Bring Yourself: How to Negotiate Fearlessly here.

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In this eye-opening episode of The Body Pod, we sit down with ADHD coach, author, and speaker Brooke Schnittman for one of the most relatable conversations we’ve ever had about adult ADHD, especially in women. Brooke shares her own shocking journey of being diagnosed with ADHD at 35 after years of working professionally with ADHD clients, and explains why so many women go undiagnosed until midlife. From masking symptoms and emotional dysregulation to chronic overwhelm, forgetfulness, burnout, and “high-functioning chaos,” this episode will make so many listeners feel deeply seen.

Together, they unpack the real-life signs of adult ADHD that often get dismissed as personality traits, anxiety, or simply “being bad at organization.” Brooke explains how ADHD shows up differently in women, why perimenopause and hormone shifts can amplify symptoms, and how executive dysfunction affects everything from parenting and relationships to business ownership and daily routines. The conversation dives into hyper focused, dopamine-seeking behaviors, procrastination, time blindness, multitasking, ADHD burnout, emotional spirals, and the hidden mental load women carry every day.

You’ll also walk away with practical ADHD tools and coping strategies that actually help. Brooke shares actionable techniques for emotional regulation, productivity, calendar management, reducing overwhelm, and creating sustainable systems without shame. Whether you’ve been formally diagnosed, suspect you may have ADHD, or simply feel exhausted trying to “hold it all together,” this episode is packed with validation, science-backed insight, and tangible support. If you’ve ever wondered why your brain feels constantly “on,” why you thrive under pressure but crash afterward, or why simple tasks can feel impossible, this is a must-listen conversation.

Learn more about Brooke: Website: www.coachingwithbrooke.com

Instagram: @coachingwithbrooke

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Best-Selling Book: https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/activatebook

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This week on The Body Pod, we sit down with Terri Cole, licensed psychotherapist and bestselling author of Boundary Boss, to unpack why so many women between 40 and 70 grew up without the boundaries they need now. Terri explains that most of us were raised and praised to be self-abandoning people pleasers, told to be a good girl and turn that frown around, and never taught the language of preferences, limits, and deal breakers that make up healthy boundaries. She breaks down why boundary setting has nothing to do with intelligence and everything to do with training, and why fear of conflict, rejection, and disappointing the people we love keeps so many capable, accomplished women stuck saying yes when they mean no.

Terri walks through her resentment inventory exercise, a simple tool for pinpointing exactly where a boundary is missing in your life, and shares the story of setting a boundary with her own sister over borrowed clothes to show how small, unspoken frustrations pile up into years of resentment. She also breaks down the difference between boundary first timers, repeat offenders, and boundary destroyers, and explains why the people who react the angriest to a new boundary are often the ones who had the most to lose from your silence. Expect specific scripts you can use the next time someone shows up late, oversteps, or asks for more than you have to give.

The conversation closes with a preview of Terri's forthcoming book, Father Wound, and her three questions for clarity technique for spotting the repeating relationship patterns that trace back to childhood: who does this person remind me of, where have I felt this before, and how is this dynamic familiar. It's a practical framework for turning frustration into self understanding instead of judgment. Listen to the full episode for Terri's boundary scripts, her insight on people pleasing in midlife women, and how to preorder Father Wound at www.fatherwoundbook.com before it releases in October. Learn more about Terri at https://www.terricole.com/

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If you've ever been told to stretch more, foam roll more, or simply "move better" to fix your pain, this episode may completely change how you think about injury recovery and long-term movement health. We sit down with physical therapist and movement expert Dr. Tom Walters to unpack the science behind mobility, strength training, injury prevention, pain management, tendon health, joint function, and healthy aging. From frozen shoulder and plantar fasciitis to ACL rehabilitation and chronic aches and pains, Dr. Walters explains why many common approaches to recovery fall short and what actually works to build a stronger, more resilient body.

In this evidence-based conversation, Dr. Walters breaks down the relationship between strength, mobility, flexibility, stability, and movement quality, helping listeners understand why pain isn't always caused by tight muscles and why mobility is about much more than stretching. We explore the latest research on tendon injuries, shoulder pain, knee pain, athletic performance, injury rehabilitation, muscle imbalances, asymmetries, and functional movement, while discussing practical strategies for improving movement capacity at any age. Whether you're an athlete, recreational exerciser, or simply trying to stay active as you age, you'll gain valuable insights into optimizing how your body moves and performs.

This episode is packed with actionable advice for anyone looking to reduce pain, prevent injuries, improve mobility, increase strength, maintain independence, and support longevity through exercise. Dr. Walters shares why strength training remains one of the most powerful tools for musculoskeletal health, how to build confidence after an injury, and what active adults need to know about staying mobile, capable, and pain-free for years to come. If you're interested in healthy aging, injury prevention, rehabilitation, movement science, functional fitness, physical therapy, strength and conditioning, and lifelong mobility, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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Bryn Panee Burkhart came to Hailey Happens Fitness a little over a year ago, right in the middle of what she calls a full-blown sandwich generation smackdown. After a cross-country move to Hawaii, she was raising two kids, managing her father's cancer care and her aunt's dementia diagnosis, and quietly falling apart from exhaustion no one had a name for. It was not until she read an article on how women have been misled about menopause that she realized what she was actually dealing with was perimenopause, and it sent her down a research rabbit hole that eventually led her to strength training, hormone replacement therapy, and Hailey Happens Fitness.

In this episode, Hailey and Laura sit down with Bryn to unpack that journey candidly, from the 12 pounds she gained in a year doing nothing different, to fighting through three doctors before finding one who would actually treat her. Since starting the Hailey Happens Fitness app in January 2025, Bryn has worked through eight programs, from Power Happens to Shred Happens, and watched her body fat drop from 28 percent to 24 percent on back-to-back DEXA scans, results she credits to simply trusting the plan and letting it do the work.
 
But this is more than a health story. Bryn is also an executive coach who trained at MIT's Sloan School of Management, where she spent 15 years overseeing alumni career services before launching her own practice, Bright Evolution Coach. She works primarily with midlife professionals who have hit an inflection point, people who built successful careers only to realize what got them there no longer fits who they are becoming. She brings that same clarity to midlife itself, explaining why this stage of life so often demands a full renegotiation of who we are, whether that shows up as a career, a marriage, or an identity we built years ago and quietly outgrew.

Hailey, Laura, and Bryn get honest about what it looks like to fall apart in front of someone and come out the other side stronger for it, and why growth and comfort were never meant to coexist. If you are a midlife woman feeling stretched between caregiving, hormones, and a nagging sense that something has to change, this conversation is a reminder that you are not falling apart. You are renegotiating, and that is exactly the work of this season of life.

Learn more about Bryn at https://brightevolutioncoach.com/

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Hailey Happens Fitness Membership is my full training system in your back pocket. Join with a Yearly Plan to design a training year that fits your midlife goals and body.
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