Building Your Personalized Peri/Menopause Plan with Sarah Gray (Episode 257)

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Fitness, Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.9 • 769 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

When the first signs of menopause hit, the temptation can be strong to throw everything we have at it–all the supplements, all the hacks, all the hormones. But not everything is right for everyone, and doing too much at once can backfire, leaving you feeling worse, lighter in the wallet, or both. This week, we take a more measured, targeted approach with pharmacist, nutritionist, and certified menopause lifestyle practitioner Sarah Gray, author of It’s Not You, It’s Perimenopause. A marathon runner herself, Sarah explains how incremental, sustainable changes—matched to your body, goals, and real life—can help you feel better now while protecting your health for the long run.

Sarah Gray is one of Australia’s few dual-qualified health professionals in pharmacy and nutrition, and a Certified Menopause Lifestyle Practitioner. She takes a practical, science-based, whole-person approach to helping women thrive through perimenopause and beyond—blending nutrition, movement, mindset, and the smart use of supplements and medications. A trusted Australian health expert and social media thought leader, Sarah has appeared on Channel 10’s My Market Kitchen for four seasons and regularly contributes across radio, print, online media, and podcasts. In her debut book, The Australian Perimenopause Action Plan, she draws on 25+ years across pharmacy, private practice, public health, and the supplements industry to give women a clear, actionable roadmap for midlife. You can learn more about her and her work at thenutritionpharmacist.com

Resources

Book: It's Not You, It’s Perimenopause

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Specific collagen peptides benefit the biosynthesis of matrix molecules of tendons and ligaments

Collagen supplementation augments changes in patellar tendon properties in female soccer players

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help you feel and perform you best no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.0	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:30.8	Hello, strong feisty women.
0:33.2	I hope you all are well.
0:35.6	So, when the first signs of menopause hit, the temptation can be really
0:40.8	strong to throw everything we have at it, all the supplements, all the hacks, all the hormones,
0:48.2	but not everything there is right for everyone and doing too much at once can backfire, leaving you feeling
0:56.2	worse, and perhaps wasting a lot of time and money or all of the above. So this week, we take a more
1:05.4	measured, targeted approach with pharmacist, nutritionist, and certified menopause lifestyle practitioner and marathon
1:14.6	runner Sarah Gray, who is also the author of It's Not You, It's Perimenopause.
1:21.0	Sarah explains how incremental, sustainable changes matched to your body, your goals, your real life can help you feel better now while also protecting your health in the long run.
1:34.6	And this was a really fun conversation. And I appreciated her viewpoint as someone who works with both pharmaceuticals and supplements.
1:43.1	And she has a really great cake analogy that
1:45.6	she throws in there, and I just really enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you do as much as I did.
1:52.2	All right, before we get to it, as always, give us a follow FIC menopause on Instagram and Facebook.
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2:02.7	36,000 other women just like you who are helping each other out 24-7. And if you like the show,
2:09.3	please follow it and give it a good review on your podcast platform and share it with a friend. It really
2:14.3	does help the show to grow. And those of you have already done that,
2:18.2	thanks so much. I really appreciate you. All right. Finally, very quick thanks to Hedas for their
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