699: Managing Anxiety and Identity in Midlife + Why You Need Community More Than Supplements with Rosie Acosta

Energized with Dr. Mariza

Dr. Mariza Snyder

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 974 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Here’s your invitation to slow down, tune in, and truly support yourself through the midlife transition. Because all the changes in menopause, emotionally and physically, can seriously rock your identity. That’s why I’ve invited mindfulness expert Rosie Acosta on the podcast to explore the intersection of mindfulness and menopause, and how being in a community with other women can make this season of life feel less isolating and so much more empowering. Rosie shares how anxiety can become a messenger to your body rather than an enemy, and offers simple breathing techniques so you can feel grounded anytime, anywhere. Together, we redefine what womanhood and wellness look like in midlife and beyond—more connected and more intentional than ever. Listen now to feel seen and inspired on your midlife journey! Rosie Acosta Rosie Acosta is a mindfulness teacher at Headspace and author of You Are Radically Loved: A Healing Journey to Self-Love. With over 20 years of study and a decade of teaching, she’s led transformative retreats, workshops, and teacher trainings worldwide. A devoted advocate for equity and intergenerational healing, she volunteers with the Re-Evolution Prison Project and is earning her Master’s in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine. She’s also the host of The Radically Well Podcast. IN THIS EPISODE What relationships and community in midlife should look like How to use mindfulness to support changes in menopause Mindful ways to manage anxiety rather than fighting against it The uptick in early perimenopause and autoimmune disorders Using mindfulness to shift the menopause narrative What radical love looks like for a woman in midlife Embracing change and your evolving identity in menopause About Rosie’s Book: You Are Radically Loved QUOTES “As a perimenopause expert, it's like a moving target. Something that worked one day might not work the next. I think if I had to give the people listening right now just one technique that works, it's learning how to use your breath to ground, to create safety even if it's just for a couple of minutes.” “I think the more that we have conversations like this, the more normalized it will become, and the more normalized having these conversations will become. It gives us the empowerment and the invitation to ask questions, to ask our doctors to do the right types of tests, to get different opinions, to explore.” “Radical love to me means embracing the whole of who you are.” RESOURCES MENTIONED Order Rosie’s book: YOU ARE RADICALLY LOVED https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Radically-Loved-Self-Love/dp/0593330153 Order my new book: The Perimenopause Revolution https://peri-revolution.com/ Use code ENERGIZED and get $100 off on your first CAROL Bike order https://carolbike.pxf.io/GK3LaE Rosie on Instagram Rosie Acosta on Substack Check out Rosie’s Podcast: The Radically Well Podcast RELATED EPISODES #629: Unlocking Emotional Resilience with Awareness, Lifestyle and Tools to Regulate Your Stress Triggers with Dr. Drew Ramsey #692: Why Emotional Healing is Hormone Healing-The New Path to Midlife Empowerment with Ashley Turner #565: How to Live in a State of Ease and Flow vs. Overwhelm and Resentment + Reclaiming Your Aliveness with Alexi Panos #598: Break the Cycle of Burnout, Anxiety, and Fear by Tapping into Heart Coherence with Kimberly Snyder

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0:00.0	I see radical love as an evolution of softness.
0:07.5	Like the more that we can soften into the present moment into who we are,
0:13.4	regardless of this is who I used to be or this is who I want to be.
0:17.8	It's more about just again arriving in that moment of this is where I am now.
0:24.0	Welcome back to the energized with Dr. Marisa podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Marisa, and I'm here to
0:31.0	help you rock your hormones, optimize your metabolic health, and feel energized in your body
0:36.2	so that you can age powerfully and
0:38.7	wake up feeling amazing in your body for many years to come. Let's jump on in.
0:44.3	You know that feeling when you're running on fumes, trying to juggle it all, but your body
0:49.8	just feels depleted. This was me two months ago. Exhausted, frustrated, and thinking, there has
0:56.9	got to be a smarter way to move my body. And that is why I am obsessed with the Carroll bike.
1:03.2	Here's the truth. As women in midlife with hormones shifting and declining, the last thing we need
1:08.3	is another workout that drains us.
1:12.2	That's why Carol is different.
1:14.1	It uses re-hit technology.
1:22.1	Just two 20-second sprints gives you the same benefits as a 45-minute run in only five minutes.
1:26.8	As a woman who values efficiency, this is a game changer. And the built-in AI even adapts to your body
1:30.6	and your hormone fluctuations so it works with you, not against you. In just three sessions per
1:36.9	week, studies show that you can boost your fitness by 12% in eight weeks. That's like turning back
1:43.0	your biological clock by 10 years. It also cuts
1:46.5	diabetes risk by 62%. And here's what I love most. It's low impact, joint friendly, quick
1:54.3	and effective. No stress, no burnout, just results. And isn't that what we have been asking for? So are you ready to give it a
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