What No One Tells You About Menopause and Race!

In this conversation, trainer and coach Samantha Montpetit-Huynh and Andrea Donsky, a nutritionist, menopause educator, published menopause researcher, and cofounder of wearemorphus.com, discuss perimenopause and menopause, including race, symptoms, stress, GLP‑1s, strength, and how culture shapes experiences in perimenopause and menopause.

Highlights:

👉🏼 Samantha’s experience growing up biracial, coming into her power, and finding her voice in midlife.
👉🏼 Women of color experience earlier/more intense symptoms, care gaps, and medical racism.
👉🏼 Women who feel unheard can experience increased stress and cortisol levels, which can impact their sleep and lead to weight gain, especially around the belly.
👉🏼 Vocabulary that helps us discuss race respectfully and clearly.
👉🏼 GLP‑1s are now a part of flashy influencer promos, while it's still unclear what the long‑term health risks are, and why solid lifestyle foundations matter the most.
👉🏼 Overtraining in midlife: signs you’re doing too much and simple workout modifications to prevent it.
👉🏼 The considerable importance of protein + strength, blood sugar management, and how these factors can influence our long-term independence and quality of life.
👉🏼 80/20 food approach and ditching guilt because balance beats perfection.

Links:

Samantha: @samcoretrainer
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