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Eat Carbs & Relax! Ab Fat, Stress & More with Health & Perimenopause Coach Anna Araujo



E132 – Ever wondered why you just can’t lose your chubby belly? Having bad sleep lately? Extra moody? You need to hear what surprising things our guest and friend, Anna Araujo, a health and perimenopause coach, has to say. With her master’s in nutrition and specialized sports and menopause research background, she has a sane plan – the FEMME Method – that even we can get on board with! We are seriously so excited to get started now that we know! Guys, please forward this episode to your loved ones. We really want to spread the knowledge. xo

Links
https://www.AnnaAraujo.com
https://www.instagram.com/perimenopause_coach
NAMS Physicians: https://www.menopause.org
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VJ6KokN-URI

Outline
00:00 – Intro & our news
02:20 – Anna’s background & training
06:50 – Symptoms of perimenopause, definition
16:30 – Why won’t my workout fix it?
19:45 – What if I hate exercise?
24:10 – Workbook & analysis
27:10 – Steps to combat symptoms
28:40 – Meditation: is it that important?
34:05 – Abdominal fat, cortisol, stress, exercise
37:24 – What should we eat? Nutrition, diets, saliva test, fat-burning pills
39:55 – Topical progesterone, birth control, hormones, mood medication
50:00 – What is Anna’s program? What is FEMME?
51:20 – Cabbage soup diet, intermittent fasting
53:30 – Time, scheduling, managing family
55:10 – Groups, supplements, prescriptions, medical advice
56:50 – Carbs, Keto diet, serotonin, gut bacteria
1:01:20 – Where can we work with Anna?
1:02:10 – Body composition testing, BMI, fat test
1:05:00 – Conclusions, links
1:07:00 – Patron shoutout
1:07:50 – “Beautiful Girl” song by Julianne!
1:08:40 – Fool Me Twice: All About Diamonds podcast promo

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Trader Joes Tragedy, Body Image, Caveman Theories, Lean In



E25 – More deep thoughts. In this episode we discuss the Silver Lake hostage situation at the Trader Joes down the street from Weens’ house in Los Angeles. She describes the scene of helicopters, emergency vehicles, camera crews, journalists, cops, SWAT, and the mayor, and laments our detachment watching real life situations unfold on screen. Mouse wonders if it felt like Weens was at work, on the set of a cop show. But the reality and the thought of these victims having PTSD from this tragedy gets us talking about trauma and how it can change brain circuitry, resulting in all sorts of physical manifestations including rage and issues with food. We discuss therapy, body image issues, and bikinis on the beach. Why do women worry about bodies so much and men tend not to? Mouse gets into her caveman theories and how they relate to diet (are we evolving to be vegetarians?), dating, and mean girls. Is it evolution that has brought about gender and sexuality differences? Will we see women in power as we witness more marches and the fight for salary equality? Is this the cycling of history as at the turn of the century and again in the 60’s? Mouse talks about Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In” and how she’s trying to apply it to raise a strong daughter. We talk about siblings and their role in families – first born, middle child, and the baby. What were Mouse and Weens like as little kids and why? And then we close it out by realizing that Weens, a boiling frog, needs a well-aerated plug!

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Platonic Friends, Good Cop Bad Cop, Ball Questions, and Bachata



E24 – There is a heat wave and it hit 116 degrees in Burbank and thunderstorms in arid San Diego. Is global warming really a hoax? Weens tells a story of her lost cat out in the Joshua Tree desert and mom’s Lawrence of Arabia search with her friend Blake. We discuss whether or not men and women can truly be platonic friends. Weens says yes, once any relationship or flirting is out of the system, which backs up Mouse’s hypothesis that the scales of attraction are always tipped one way or another at some point. What do you think? We then get into inside joke talk and you’ll hear about “All Red” and “Popcorn Balls”. It’s so hard to describe what makes an inside joke funny. Speaking of balls, we have many ball questions – How do they sit? For a visual, Mouse suggests the first episode of the Sarah Silverman show “I Love You, America”, complete with nudists and full frontal, breaking down the barriers of our hangup with bodies. Do guys adjust balls or penis? Which filmmaker explained to Weens and a famous puppeteer what bat wings are? Naturally, testicle Q and A transitions into parenting and who between Mouse and her husband is the rule enforcer during the long summer. One is the good cop, and one is the bad cop. We talk about the Mr. Rogers documentary movie “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”. Weens gives her review, talks about the rare scene she witnessed in the movie theater, and we get into the lessons learned. Lastly, Weens interviews her childhood friend Jennifer who is visiting her in LA. Jen gets onto the subject of her favorite latin dance from the Dominican Republic, the Bachata, and we learn what it means with its moves, lyrics, and style, even “hearing” it danced! We hope you enjoy! Please consider supporting by buying us a coffee at ko-fi.com/mouseandweens


CoolSculpting, Yanni Visits Weens



E23 – This one is a favorite! We’re back with some life updates and mustache talk. Weens describes her new gig on the set of the LA tv show The Rookie and her Fishbone concert, and Mouse talks about her family vacation in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico. Warning: if you’re squeamish about pool attack iguanas or ticks, skip this part. Mouse gets CoolSculpting done on her belly and gets into her feelings on body image, curves, self care, diet and exercise. Hear the whole description of how this fat tummy blasting works and visit our Facebook Group Mouse and Weens to see the behind the scenes stomach at the medical spa. Write in with your self care thoughts! Yanni pops up to add to our conversation about car washes, massage, saxophone vs pan flute, and Kenny G. And the sisters reminisce about roller skating, the 80’s, boys with feathered hair, Steve Perry, white jeans, Ralph Macchio, Bruce Willis, and Mouse’s celebrity sighting of the hot Karate Kid villain William Zabka in the eighties. Don’t miss this episode. It will tickle your upper upper lip!

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