Real Food Stories
Heather Carey
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The question of "what to eat" can feel endlessly confusing, especially when we contend with our own deeply ingrained beliefs and stories around food. Blame social media, the headline news, and let's not get started on family influences. Passed down from generations of women and men to their daughters, it's no wonder women are so baffled about how to stay healthy the older we get.
As a nutritionist and healthy eating chef, combined with her own personal and professional experience, Heather Carey has been connected to years of stories related to diets, weight loss, food fads, staying healthy, cooking well, and eating well. Beliefs around food start the day we try our first vegetables as babies and get solidified through our families, cultures, and messages we receive throughout our lifetime.
We have the power to call out our food beliefs so we can finally make peace with what we eat and get on with enjoying the real food and lives we deserve. Listen in to find out how to have your own happy ending to your real food story. Connect with Heather at [email protected] or visit her website at www.heathercarey.com or www.greenpalettekitchen.com
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Chef Adina On Global Vegan Cooking That Nourishes Body And Culture
Craving bold flavor without the burnout—or the meat? We sit down with award-winning plant-based chef and author Adina Mullen to explore how global traditions make vegan cooking abundant, joyful, and…
When to Start Hormone Therapy: Protecting Your Heart, Bones, and Brain in Perimenopause with Dana Culp, DNP
When should you start hormone therapy in perimenopause or menopause? Can estrogen actually protect your heart, bones, and brain? And how do you know if you’re “too old” to begin?In this episode of…
It's Not What Food Can Do To You, It's What Food Can Do For You
What if eating stopped feeling like a performance review and started feeling like support again? We take a hard look at how diet culture got a glossy “wellness” rebrand, why social media and…
Menopause Isn’t A Boss Battle You Beat In 12 Months with Angela Burk
Have you ever felt like midlife is a chaotic whirlwind, throwing you off balance as you navigate the complexities of menopause? Join host Heather Carey in this enlightening episode of Real Food…
Unpacking GLP-1 Medications: Nutrition Insights and Real Food Stories for Sustainable Weight Management
Are you struggling to navigate the complex world of weight management and GLP-1 medications? Join host Heather Carey as she dives deep into the realities of these groundbreaking drugs with Anna…
Hot Flashes Aren’t A Personality Trait And Other Truths About Menopause
We strip away the noise and focus on ten steady, science-informed ways to make menopause feel manageable and within reach. Food, movement, hormones, sleep, and community form a practical framework…
142. Why I’m Choosing Human Guidance Over Trends And What Women Actually Need In 2026
Happy New Year and welcome back! Today I am exploring why so many women feel overloaded by wellness noise and how to find steadiness through community, clarity, and the simple act of real food. I am…
S3 141. Always Hungry, But Not For Food with Jane McGuiness
What if “always hungry” wasn’t about food at all? Heather sits down with author and registered clinical counselor Jane McGuinness to explore how she lost over 100 pounds and kept it off by healing…
140. Nutrition Went Off the Rails in 2025 (And That's Just a Start)
This week on Real Food Stories, Heather breaks down the wild world of midlife nutrition in 2025 — from microdosing GLP-1s, oral semaglutide, and high-protein everything to cottage-cheese coffee,…
S3E139 139: F*ck the Rules: Midlife Starts Now with Tina Coleman
Reinvention doesn’t wait for permission. After a career-ending car accident and the loss of both parents before 40, Tina Coleman made a radical choice one week later: she boarded a plane for her…
S3E138 138. You Don’t Need A Perfect Holiday To Feel Nourished
Take a listen if Thanksgiving is starting to feel like too much!I name the pressure of a food-centered holiday and offer a practical way to feel steady without aiming for perfection. Breakfast,…
S3E137 137. What Really Happens During Hypnotherapy (And Why It Works) with Ethan Reis
What if your body isn’t failing you — it’s just stuck in protection mode?In this episode, board-certified hypnotherapist Ethan Reis breaks down how clinical hypnotherapy (the real kind, not the stage…
S3E136 136. When Your Body Knows Before Your Mind: The Power of Somatic Healing
Feeling stressed, disconnected, or stuck in your head? In this episode, we explore how somatic healing, breathwork, and movement can help women in midlife calm the nervous system, release stored…
S3E135 135. Rooted and Rested: Your Guide to a Saner Holiday Season
The holidays can feel like a full-contact sport: less daylight, more demands, and an endless push to perform joy on cue. We’re flipping that script. Heather shares a clear, compassionate plan to move…
S3E134 134: Behind the Scenes: Building The Well Nourished Woman Community
Midlife isn’t just about hormones and hot flashes — it’s about everything that comes with this season of change: our bodies, our relationships, our work, our purpose, our confidence, and yes… our…
S3E133 133. Ditch the Old Diet Rules Already!
Midlife is not a mandate to shrink yourself—it’s an invitation to feed the strongest version of you. We dig into why the old rules stop working, how cultural pressure to look “ageless” seeps into our…
S3E132 132. Why Your (Midlife) Kitchen Needs an Upgrade
Your 30's kitchen did its job—fast, convenient, and forgiving. But when hormones shift, muscle declines, and sleep gets touchy, those old habits can leave you drained. Let's walk through a midlife…
S3E131 131. Stop Restricting, Start Nourishing: The Midlife Plate Formula
What used to work for your body in your 30's doesn't seem to work anymore. The skipped meals, low-fat foods, and calorie cutting that once helped you bounce back now leave you tired, hungry, and…
130. This is How You Really Lose Weight in Midlife
Ever feel like your body betrayed you somewhere in your 40s or 50s? Like you're doing everything "right" but the weight keeps creeping on? You're not alone—and contrary to what you might have heard,…
129. You Don't Need a Weighted Vest to Thrive in Midlife
Feeling overwhelmed by all the midlife fitness trends bombarding your social feeds? You're not alone. From weighted vests to protein obsession to step-counting fixations, the wellness world has…
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