GLP‑1s, Hormones & Midlife Weight Gain — What Women Over 40 Actually Need to Know (with Dr. Alicia Robbins)

The Kim Constable Podcast

Kim Constable

Entrepreneurship, Business, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic are everywhere—but most conversations completely miss what midlife women actually need to know. In this powerful interview, Kim sits down with Dr. Alicia Robbins, board-certified OB/GYN, lifestyle medicine diplomate, and certified menopause practitioner, to unpack the real story behind GLP-1s, microdosing, perimenopause, HRT, and the shame that still surrounds women’s health in midlife. They dive deep into: Why “just eat less and move more” is failing women over 40 What GLP-1s really do beyond weight loss: inflammation, brain fog, cravings, and joint pain How to advocate for yourself with your doctor (and what to say when they shut you down) The real reason HRT prescriptions dropped and what you need to know now Why brain fog still isn’t officially recognized, and what to do about it How microdosing GLP-1s can support metabolism, mental clarity, and recovery The backlash, stigma, and the jealousy narrative behind the “shortcut” debate This conversation is honest, science-backed, and deeply empowering. If you’re navigating midlife, perimenopause, menopause, or simply confused by the noise around GLP-1s, this episode will help you cut through the BS. Follow Kim for more real talk and daily motivation:📺 Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@besculptedbykim📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesculptedvegan🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesculptedvegan🌐 Website: https://www.thesculptedvegan.com

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0:00.0	Hey team, how are you doing? Welcome to the Kim Constable podcast. Nobody cares work harder. So good to see you here.
0:07.3	And we have not done an interview in so long. But let me tell you, this is one that I am excited to do.
0:14.2	And I'm going to give you a little bit of a background today about who I'm going to be interviewing and kind of how it all came about.
0:19.5	Because it's just all a bit of a rush rush which is really how I do my life.
0:22.9	So today's guest is Dr. It's Alicia, isn't it?
0:26.4	That's how you pronounce it?
0:27.4	Alicia.
0:28.4	Alicia.
0:29.4	Because sometimes Alicia, yeah.
0:30.4	So Dr. Alicia Robbins, who is a board certified OBGYN, a diplomat, diplomat, is that how it?
0:38.3	Diplomat.
0:39.3	Because you're female, is it diplomat or diplomat? It's diplomat, yeah, diplomat of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine and a certified menopause practitioner, which I know you guys are going to be, like, so excited about. She completed all of her medical training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and went on to serve as a full-time faculty there, which means she has spent her career right at the intersection of academic medicine and real-world patient care. Dr. Robbins is also the founder of the Elm, a woman's health practice focused on gynecology, hormones, perimenopause and menopause care, sexual health, longevity and lifestyle medicine.
1:13.6	Basically, if it impacts how you feel in your body and how you live your life, she's in that conversation.
1:19.6	So you may have already heard her voice in other podcasts and you've probably seen her work quoted in the media.
1:23.6	She's been featured in Women's Health, Allure, L Magazine, The New York Times,
1:28.1	National Geographic, Parent Magazine, and ABC News, among others. And she's also quoted in the book
1:33.5	millennial menopause. And more excitingly, coming in the fall of 2026, she's launching her own
1:38.7	podcast called Call Your Doctor, which I already know is going to be a must listen. Certainly it's going to be on
1:44.8	my listen list. When she's not in clinic or teaching women how to navigate hormones with more
1:49.1	clarity and less chaos, she is into Pilates, hot yoga, reading and getting back to her roots
1:54.3	in the countryside of southern Arizona where she is from. Please welcome Dr. Alicia Robbins. Thank you, Kim. That's lovely. Thank you. I need to rewrite my
2:04.7	intro just for what you said. It's so nice. Oh, well, I may or may not have got chat GPD to help me.
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