Menopause can bring changes in hormones, energy, sleep, mood, metabolism, and body composition that leave many women feeling disconnected from their bodies. In this episode of Still Glowing Podcast, host Londellia McCoy-Scott sits down with Dr. Liz Allan, a physician with a focus on perimenopause, menopause, weight, and fatigue, to explore how women can better understand and care for their changing bodies.

Dr. Allan shares her personal and professional journey into women's health, including her own experience navigating breast cancer, early menopause, weight changes, and hormone and metabolic health. Together, they discuss the physical and psychological changes that can happen during perimenopause and menopause, including anxiety, depression, sleep disruption, fatigue, weight gain, changes in libido, and cognitive challenges.

The conversation also explores hormone replacement therapy, testosterone, GLP-1 medications, metabolic health, visceral fat, body composition, and why the number on the scale doesn't tell the whole story. Dr. Allan explains why looking at hormones, nutrition, sleep, exercise, insulin, and other health markers together can provide a more complete picture of a woman's health.

Whether you're struggling with unexplained weight gain, fatigue, sleep changes, or other symptoms of menopause, this episode offers insight into understanding your body, finding appropriate support, and creating sustainable changes for long-term health.

What You'll Learn

• How perimenopause and menopause can affect mood, sleep, energy, and mental well-being
• Why hormone fluctuations can cause women to feel unlike themselves
• How to recognize when menopause symptoms may require professional support
• Why women shouldn't dismiss significant symptoms as simply "getting older"
• The importance of community and support during menopause
• What women should know about common misconceptions surrounding hormone replacement therapy
• How estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone can affect women's health
• How hormones, sleep, stress, and metabolism can contribute to fatigue and weight gain
• Why testosterone may play a role in energy, muscle mass, cognition, and sexual health
• Why body weight and BMI aren't always reliable measures of overall health
• How waist circumference, DEXA scans, insulin, cholesterol, and body composition can provide additional insight
• How GLP-1 medications can fit into a comprehensive metabolic health strategy
• Why maintaining muscle mass and getting adequate protein matter during weight loss
• What lifestyle strategies can support healthy weight management without relying solely on medication
• Why consistency with exercise, nutrition, sleep, and healthy habits matters for longevity
• Why a personalized approach can be more effective than treating each symptom separately
• How women can learn to work with their bodies instead of fighting against them

About Dr. Liz Allan

Dr. Liz Allan is a physician focused on helping women navigate perimenopause, menopause, weight, and fatigue. Through Vivaz Wellness, she takes a personalized approach to health, developing plans based on each patient's labs, lifestyle, and goals.

Her approach looks at the whole person rather than treating symptoms in isolation, helping patients better understand their health and make sustainable changes that support their overall well-being.

Connect with Dr. Liz Allan

• Vivaz Wellness: vivazwellness.com
• About Dr. Liz Allan: vivazwellness.com/about

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Still Glowing Podcast — conversations about body confidence, aging, healing, hormones, and what it truly means to feel at home in your body.

Feeling disconnected from your body can make it difficult to know what you truly need, want, or deserve. In this episode of Still Glowing Podcast, host Londellia McCoy-Scott sits down with Dalia Rose, founder of The Conduit School, to explore body connection, emotional healing, energy, confidence, and the journey of reclaiming your authentic self.

Dalia shares how she helps women who feel stuck or disconnected from themselves move beyond the expectations placed on them by family, society, and past experiences. Together, they discuss the difference between selfishness and self-centeredness, how to recognize fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses, and how awareness, breathwork, and body connection can help women make better decisions.

The conversation also explores emotions, boundaries, anger, energy work, meditation, mantras, chanting, crystals, and sound healing as tools for self-development and transformation. Dalia explains why learning to listen to the body's messages can help women reconnect with their power and feel more at home within themselves.

Whether you're navigating a major life transition, feeling emotionally overwhelmed, or simply ready to reconnect with who you truly are, this conversation offers powerful insights into self-awareness, healing, and taking up space with confidence.

What You'll Learn

• How to reconnect with your authentic self after years of living for others
• The difference between healthy selfishness and self-centeredness
• Why building trust and safety within the body matters
• How to recognize fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses
• How breathwork can help create awareness and balance
• Why emotions can provide important information about your needs
• How anger can signal that a boundary has been crossed
• Ways to protect your energy while maintaining healthy relationships
• How meditation, mantras, chanting, crystals, and sound healing can support self-connection
• Why taking up space and owning your presence can transform how you move through the world
• How to turn personal pain and shadows into sources of strength
• What it truly means to feel at home in your body

About Dalia Rose

Dalia Rose is the founder of The Conduit School, where she helps women reconnect with their bodies, energy, intuition, and authentic selves. As a facilitator and healer, Dalia focuses on helping women recognize their inner power, move beyond limiting expectations, and create meaningful transformation from within.

Connect with Dalia

• Email: DaliaInspires@gmail.com
• Instagram: Dalia's Discourse
• The Conduit School: Mentioned in the episode
• Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/dahlia-rose-1793ba72

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Living with ADHD can affect far more than focus and productivity. It can influence anxiety, emotional well-being, relationships, nutrition, body image, and the ability to stay consistent with everyday goals. In this episode of Still Glowing Podcast, host Londelia McCoy-Scott sits down with Ashley Peterson, LPC, ADHD-CCSP, founder of Ashley Peterson Counseling Services and Millennial Eclectic Therapy, to explore ADHD, anxiety, stress, weight management, and body confidence.

Ashley explains how ADHD can present differently in adults and why it can often go undiagnosed in women. She discusses the connection between ADHD, anxiety, and depression, explaining how executive dysfunction, difficulty completing tasks, and negative self-talk can create a cycle that leaves people feeling overwhelmed or like they're not doing enough.

The conversation also explores Ashley's Millennial Eclectic Therapy framework and why traditional mental health approaches need to account for the realities of modern life, including social media, dating apps, constant connectivity, and technology. Ashley shares why understanding the whole person is essential and how psychoeducation can help people separate their diagnosis from their identity.

Ashley and Londelia also discuss the relationship between ADHD and weight management, including impulsive eating, dopamine-seeking behaviors, food noise, meal preparation, and the challenges of staying consistent. Rather than striving for perfection, Ashley encourages women to understand who they actually are, build systems that support their needs, and give themselves grace when things don't go perfectly.

They also explore how hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can overlap with ADHD symptoms, anxiety, depression, and brain fog, making it difficult to know what's really happening. Ashley emphasizes the importance of working with qualified professionals who can properly assess symptoms, rule out other causes, and create an appropriate treatment plan.

Whether you're navigating ADHD, anxiety, body image concerns, menopause, or simply struggling to keep up with everything life demands, this conversation offers practical and compassionate insight into creating sustainable systems, accepting yourself, and learning to work with your brain instead of constantly fighting against it.

What You'll Learn

• What ADHD looks like in both children and adults
• Why ADHD can go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed in women
• How ADHD, anxiety, and depression can create a cycle of overwhelm
• Why executive dysfunction is often mistaken for laziness or a lack of motivation
• How social media and technology are changing modern mental health
• What Millennial Eclectic Therapy is and why Ashley created it
• How to separate your diagnosis from your identity
• Why psychoeducation is an important part of ADHD treatment
• How ADHD can affect eating habits, food choices, and weight management
• Why meal preparation can reduce decision fatigue and impulsive eating
• How to build realistic systems around your individual ADHD needs
• How hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can affect ADHD symptoms
• Why brain fog, anxiety, and depression can sometimes overlap with ADHD symptoms
• When it's important to seek professional assessment instead of self-diagnosing
• How chronic anxiety can influence body image and self-perception
• Why social media comparison can increase body insecurity
• How to recognize and reduce triggers that feed anxiety and insecurity
• Why perfection isn't necessary for sustainable progress
• How accepting your neurodivergence can make it easier to create effective strategies
• Practical ways to manage time blindness, distraction, and “side quests”
• Why giving yourself grace can be part of creating lasting change

About Ashley Peterson

Ashley Peterson, LPC, ADHD-CCSP is a licensed professional counselor and Certified ADHD Clinical Services Provider who specializes in ADHD, anxiety, depression, stress, neurodivergence, relationships, and identity. She is the founder of Ashley Peterson Counseling Services and creator of Millennial Eclectic Therapy, an integrative therapeutic framework designed to address the realities of modern life, including technology, social media, identity, and changing relationship dynamics. Her approach focuses on treating the whole person through personalized, culturally responsive, and practical care.

Connect with Ashley

• Website: Ashley Peterson Counseling Services
• Millennial Eclectic Therapy: Millennial Eclectic Therapy
• Psychology Today: Ashley Peterson Counseling Services

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Healing isn't just about addressing what's happening in the present—it can also mean understanding how past experiences, trauma, and emotional patterns continue to shape the way we relate to ourselves and others. In this episode of Still Glowing Podcast, host Londelia McCoy-Scott sits down with Jennifer Semaan, LPC, a licensed psychotherapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, to explore trauma, emotional healing, boundaries, people-pleasing, and women's mental health.

Jennifer shares how unresolved trauma can influence self-worth, anxiety, relationships, emotional eating, and the way we experience our bodies. She explains why therapy should be a safe, authentic, and judgment-free space, how trust is built gradually between therapist and client, and why being a high-functioning person doesn't necessarily mean you're emotionally healthy.

The conversation also explores why women often struggle with setting boundaries and saying no without guilt, how people-pleasing can lead to resentment and self-abandonment, and why healthy boundaries don't always mean cutting people out of your life. Jennifer also discusses the emotional and psychological challenges that can accompany perimenopause and menopause and why women may benefit from a holistic support system that includes mental health care.

Whether you're navigating past trauma, struggling with people-pleasing, experiencing major life changes, or simply trying to better understand what your body and mind are telling you, this conversation offers a compassionate reminder to listen to yourself, honor your experiences, and seek support when you need it.

What You'll Learn

• How childhood trauma can influence self-worth, anxiety, and emotional well-being
• Why trauma can affect both the mind and body
• How emotional eating and other behaviors can become coping mechanisms
• Why therapy should be built around safety, authenticity, and trust
• How to recognize when it may be time to seek professional mental health support
• Why being high-functioning doesn't necessarily mean you're emotionally healthy
• How people-pleasing can lead to resentment and self-abandonment
• Why “no” can be a complete and healthy boundary
• How to set boundaries without immediately cutting people out of your life
• Why perimenopause and menopause can benefit from emotional and mental health support
• How community and communication can help women navigate major life transitions
• Why listening to your body and trusting your own story are essential to healing

About Jennifer Semaan

Jennifer Semaan, LPC is a licensed psychotherapist in Virginia and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). Originally from Beirut, Lebanon, Jennifer earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Lebanese American University before pursuing her master's and Ed.S. degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at James Madison University. She uses an integrative approach to psychotherapy and specializes in trauma and abuse, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders. Her practice emphasizes creating an authentic, safe, and judgment-free environment where clients can better understand how their past affects their present and break unhealthy patterns.

Connect with Jennifer

• Website: Jennifer Semaan, LPC
• Psychology Today: Jennifer Semaan, LPC
• Instagram: Jennifer Semaan, LPC

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Healthy eating isn't about perfection, restrictive diets, or chasing unrealistic beauty standards. It's about building sustainable habits that nourish your body through every stage of life. In this episode of Still Glowing Podcast, host Londilla McCoy-Scott sits down with Sheeri Jonnala, MS, RD, founder of New Beginnings by Sheeri, to explore a smarter approach to women's nutrition, weight management, and healthy aging.

With more than a decade of experience in clinical and wellness nutrition, Sheeri shares practical, evidence-based strategies for navigating changing nutritional needs during perimenopause and menopause, overcoming emotional eating, supporting long-term success with GLP-1 medications, and creating sustainable habits that fit real life. Together, they discuss why protein, fiber, strength training, and mindset matter more than restrictive dieting, how to separate health from unrealistic beauty standards, and why true wellness is measured by far more than the number on the scale.

Whether you're looking to improve your relationship with food, manage your weight, or simply feel stronger and more energized, this conversation offers realistic guidance to help you nourish your body with confidence and compassion.

What You'll Learn

• How women's nutrition needs evolve through perimenopause and menopause
• Why protein and strength training become more important as you age
• The difference between emotional hunger and physical hunger
• Practical ways to prevent binge eating with balanced nutrition
• Why restrictive diets often fail long-term
• How to build sustainable habits while using GLP-1 medications
• Tips for maintaining muscle mass during weight loss
• Why success should be measured beyond the number on the scale
• Simple meal-planning strategies for busy lifestyles
• How balance and consistency lead to lasting health

About Sheeri Jonnala

Sheeri Jonnala, MS, RD is a registered dietitian and founder of New Beginnings by Sheeri, where she provides personalized nutrition counseling focused on sustainable lifestyle change. With more than 10 years of experience in both clinical and wellness settings, she specializes in women's health, pregnancy and postpartum nutrition, weight management, mindful eating, chronic disease prevention, and helping clients build healthier relationships with food through practical, individualized care. (LinkedIn)

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• LinkedIn: Sheeri Jonnala
• Website: New Beginnings by Sheeri

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Still Glowing Podcast — conversations about body confidence, aging, healing, hormones, and what it truly means to feel at home in your body.

Navigating hormone changes, weight gain, and aging can feel overwhelming, especially with so much conflicting information about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), GLP-1 medications, and peptides. In this episode of Still Glowing Podcast, host Londilla McCoy-Scott sits down with Lora Popal, healthcare business development professional at Voshell's Pharmacy, to break down the science behind these popular wellness tools. Together, they discuss how hormones influence metabolism, why balancing hormones matters before focusing on weight loss, the benefits and misconceptions surrounding bioidentical HRT, and how peptides and GLP-1 therapies can support healthy aging. Whether you're entering perimenopause, navigating menopause, or simply looking for evidence-based strategies to feel your best, this episode provides practical guidance for reclaiming your vitality.

What You’ll Learn

• The differences between hormone replacement therapy, GLP-1 medications, and peptides
• Why balancing hormones is essential for healthy weight loss and overall wellness
• Common myths about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and cancer
• How perimenopause and menopause affect metabolism, mood, sleep, and energy
• Why GLP-1 medications work best alongside optimized hormone health
• How peptides may support longevity, recovery, metabolism, and healthy aging
• Tips for minimizing muscle loss while using GLP-1 medications
• Why personalized treatment plans are key to long-term health and confidence

About Lora Popal

Lora Popal is a healthcare business development professional at Voshell's Pharmacy, where she helps women access personalized wellness solutions through bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), GLP-1 medications, peptide therapies, and longevity-focused care. She is passionate about educating women on hormone health and preventative wellness, helping them navigate perimenopause, menopause, weight management, and healthy aging with personalized, evidence-informed treatment options.

Connect with Lora

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lorapopal

Instagram: @biolx

Website: PassGoLife.com

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Still Glowing Podcast — conversations about body confidence, aging, healing, hormones, and what it truly means to feel at home in your body.

Body image, aging, hormones, and intimacy are deeply connected, yet many women are taught to suffer through these experiences in silence. In this episode of Still Glowing Podcast, host Londilla McCoy-Scott sits down with Tamara Pincus, licensed clinical social worker, certified sex therapist, and founder of the Pincus Center, to explore what it truly means to feel at home in your body. Together, they discuss body neutrality, pleasure, embodiment, menopause, intimacy, and how cultural expectations shape the way women see themselves and experience relationships. If you’ve ever struggled with confidence, disconnection, or feeling unseen in your own body, this conversation offers compassion, honesty, and practical tools for healing.

What You’ll Learn

• Why body confidence is about connection, not perfection
• How diet culture and social media affect body image and self-worth
• What embodiment really means beyond sexuality
• Why pleasure and self-care are essential, not selfish
• How menopause and hormonal changes impact intimacy and confidence
• Ways couples can improve communication, touch, and emotional connection
• How to begin rebuilding trust with your body after years of criticism
• Why self-acceptance and the desire for change can coexist

About Tamara Pincus

Tamara Pincus is a licensed clinical social worker and certified sex therapist with over 15 years of experience in mental health and relationship therapy. She is the founder of the Pincus Center, a private practice rooted in inclusivity, racial justice, body positivity, and affirming care. Tamara specializes in supporting LGBTQIA+, polyamorous, kink-affirming, and body image-focused clients across DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

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• LinkedIn: Tamara Pincus
• Website: TamaraPincus.com

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Still Glowing Podcast, conversations about body confidence, aging, healing, and what it truly means to feel at home in your body.

Many women look fine on the outside while silently carrying guilt, shame, emotional exhaustion, and unresolved trauma underneath. Karen Robinson joins Londilla  McCoy-Scott on the Still Glowing podcast to talk about trauma recovery, emotional healing, boundaries, menopause, and learning to reconnect with yourself. Karen also shares insights from her new Amazon bestselling book Therapist on Fire and explains why healing is not about perfection, but about taking one small step at a time.

What You’ll Learn

• The difference between trauma and complex trauma
• How unresolved trauma can show up as emotional eating, anxiety, exhaustion, and disconnection
• Why meditation and journaling are powerful healing tools
• How hormonal shifts during menopause can trigger unresolved emotional wounds
• Why boundaries are difficult for women and trauma survivors
• How to stop abandoning yourself while taking care of everyone else
• Why healing is an ongoing journey, not a final destination
• The real meaning behind guilt, pain, and shame in trauma recovery

About Karen Robinson

Karen Robinson is a licensed therapist, trauma recovery expert, speaker, podcast host, and founder of Heal Thrive Dream. With more than 25 years of clinical experience, Karen specializes in helping women heal from trauma, anxiety, depression, and emotional wounds through a compassionate and holistic approach. She is also the author of the Amazon bestselling book Therapist on Fire.

Connect with Karen

• LinkedIn: Karen Robinson
• Heal Thrive Dream: Heal Thrive Dream
• HTD Holistic Services: HTD Holistic Services
• Book: Therapist on Fire on Amazon

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