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What Happens In Perimenopause When You Stop Listening To Your Body | 293
Episode 293
Thursday, 30 July, 2026
As a Christian woman navigating menopause, many of you have done the therapy. You have done the mindset work. You have read the books, taken the courses, journaled through the hard seasons. And perimenopause still hit you like a freight train. If that sounds familiar, this episode is not going to tell you to try harder. It is going to tell you why the approach you have been using was always missing half the equation. Jen Aks is the author of Your Body Is Speaking and the creator of the Body Set framework — the somatic counterpart to mindset. She has given a TEDx talk, barefoot, because her body told her to take her shoes off before she walked on stage. That detail is not a quirk. It is exactly the point. The body knows before the mind does. And for women in perimenopause who have spent decades living from the neck up — thinking their way through stress, overriding exhaustion, pushing past what their body was quietly asking for — that gap between what the mind says and what the body knows becomes impossible to ignore. In this conversation, Jen walks through her Body Set to Reset framework: a somatic practice that begins with placing one hand on the heart and one on the stomach, closing the eyes, and asking — without judgment, without shame, without the pressure to articulate it — what the body actually needs right now. Maybe it needs a nap. Maybe it needs food. Maybe it needs movement, or tears, or simply to be acknowledged. She also explains the science behind gesture — why the hands hold more cortical tissue than any other body part, how embodying an emotion through movement creates a feedback loop that interrupts the pattern, and how the body set to reset framework moves through recognition, embodiment, visualization, and transformation in seconds. This episode is for "Donna". For every woman who has been so busy taking care of everyone else that she forgot her body was speaking to her the whole time. And for every woman who is ready, finally, to start listening. What You Will Learn Why mindset work alone is not enough during perimenopause — how decades of societal conditioning teach women to override their bodies, and what happens hormonally and emotionally when those suppressed signals finally surface in midlife How to use Jen’s Body Set to Reset framework — the hand-on-heart, hand-on-stomach practice that uses gesture, visualization, and somatic awareness to recognize, embody, and transform difficult emotions in seconds Why somatic intelligence is equal to cognitive intelligence — what it means to live from the whole body rather than the neck up, and how trusting your body’s signals leads to more authentic decisions, deeper relationships, and real freedom in the second half of life About Our Guest Jen Aks is the author of Your Body Is Speaking, a guide to body intelligence and somatic awareness designed to help people access the innate wisdom they have been conditioned to ignore. She is the creator of the Body Set framework and a coach who works with individuals and leaders on using gesture, body awareness, and somatic intelligence as tools for transformation. She has delivered a TEDx talk on the power of listening to the body — barefoot, because her body told her to — and her mission is to awaken body intelligence as the most underused leadership asset available to every person. To learn more about our guest, click here: https://hellohotflash.com/listen-to-your-midlife-menopausal-body-with-jen-aks Website: jenaks.com Book: Your Body Is Speaking — available on Amazon Instagram and LinkedIn: @jen_aks TEDx talk: search Jen Aks TEDx on YouTube Additional Resources Join me for an interactive workshop where together, we will map out a practical menopause meal plan using simple macro principles so you understand how protein, carbohydrates, and fats support energy, metabolism, and hormonal changes. You will also build a daily faith practice to help anchor your mindset, strengthen resilience, and stay steady through this season of transition. https://hellohotflash.com/workshop The limited-series podcast Christian Women and Menopause teaches what the Bible says about stress, anxiety, health, and confidence in midlife. Listen here: https://hellohotflash.com/christian-women-and-menopause Sponsor This episode is sponsored by Reverse Health. Finally, a fitness and weight loss app for women 40+. Use promo code HOTFLASH for 10% off: https://www.rgds43jd.com/G1S938/7XDN2/ This episode is also sponsored by Delta Dental. Protecting more than smiles. Visit the Delta Dental Institute to discover how they are advancing menopause care: https://DeltaDentalIns.com Learn more about menopause and oral health here: https://www1.deltadentalins.com/wellness/menopause-oral-health.html
