Get in the Ring with Perimenopause with Jessica D’Abrosca (Episode 246)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

When amateur boxer Jessica D'Abrosca entered perimenopause, she didn’t know what hit her. The exhaustion. The night sweats. The joint pain. She felt like she was unraveling. Then she found our community and studied up on this new opponent perimenopause and its hormonal haymakers and learned how she could fight back with training, diet, and lifestyle adjustments. Today, she’s still in the ring. This week we talk all about her history as an athlete and trainer, what happened when she hit the menopause transition and the adjustments she made, the benefits of doing hard things, and what it’s like to take (and give) some punches as a midlife woman.

Jessica D'Abrosca is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and a GYMR Mindset Coach, with over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry. Her journey began in Rhode Island as a young gymnastics coach, where a string of injuries ended her own competitive career—but sparked her passion for helping others succeed. Since then, Jessica has worked with athletes of all ages and abilities across a wide range of sports, from recreational youth programs to adult group training and 1:1 coaching. Her athletic experience spans the spectrum from triathlons, road racing, and martial arts, where she holds her 1st and 2nd degree black belts. Now in her 40s, Jessica is still chasing new challenges—recently stepping into the ring for her first two Masters boxing bouts. You can check out On the Ropes Boxing & Fitness here.

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0:00.0	If you've listened to this show for more than, oh, a minute, you know that I am a huge proponent of strength training,
0:06.0	especially lifting heavy for strength, power, and resilience as we go through midlife and menopause
0:11.3	when age and our hormones make all of that harder to hang on to.
0:14.9	So I am super stoked that I am getting to be part of Feisty 40 Plus's strong retreat this November 14th through the 16th in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
0:25.5	This retreat is designed specifically for women 40 and over and is 100% devoted to building a strong foundation that will support you for the rest of your life.
0:34.8	Led by Feisty favorite strength coach, Cassie Neiman, and me, Celine.
0:39.2	The retreat will give you all the fundamentals you need with hands-on coaching and small
0:42.8	group feedback.
0:44.0	You'll get tutorials on mobility and movement prep, learn how to do all the big lifts, and
0:48.9	be privy to a special pelvic floor session, and actually just have a really great time bonding and learning with like-minded
0:55.4	women. No egos, no competition, no body judgment, just solid strength training, real confidence
1:01.3	in a community of feisty women who lift heavy shit and lift each other up while they do it.
1:06.3	Whether you're new to strength training or you're looking to fine-tune your form, investing in a
1:10.5	weekend like this can really fast track your progress, boost your confidence, and help you train
1:15.7	smarter for years to come. Click that link in the show notes. Come join me and get strong this fall.
1:36.2	You are listening to Hit Play Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
1:41.7	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,
1:45.1	no matter what your hormones are doing. This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
1:53.2	Hello, strong feisty women. I hope you all are well. First, I wanted to say thank you to all the
1:59.7	really sweet listeners who came up to me in New York City last weekend at both the New Paws Symposium and the Women's Health and Menopause Summit at the Palladium.
2:09.8	It was a day filled with really inspirational and educational sessions and having so many of you tell me that you've been listening,
2:18.4	some of you since the beginning, and how the show has helped you, it really, man, it's everything.
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