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Graced Health: Perimenopause and Menopause Wellness for Christian Women
Want to feel strong and well in your body — without the diet culture pressure? The Graced Health podcast is for Christ-centered women in perimenopause and menopause who want to feel capable, grounded, and at peace in their bodies — without all the noise.
Here you'll find practical, grace-filled guidance on strength training, nutrition, body image, and wellness — all rooted in faith and free from diet culture. No shame. No comparison. Just clarity, encouragement, and a voice of reason.
I'm Amy Connell, a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach who grew up in diet culture doing step aerobics in a thong leotard.
God called me into Graced Health after showing me there's a more peaceful, less obsessive way to care for my body — so I can do what He's called me to do.
New episodes drop every week, covering everything from strength training and menopause to intuitive eating and body stewardship — all through a grace-centered lens.
Ready to get started? Download my free guide: 30+ Non-Gym Ways to Improve Your Health for Women in Perimenopause and Menopause at https://www.gracedhealth.com/health
Graced Health: Perimenopause and Menopause Wellness for Christian Women
Changing Movement: Honest Conversations from Two Fitness Pros with Kerry Ann Madden
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Click to Text Thoughts on Today's Episode
Today we welcome back master NASM trainer and menopause specialist Kerry Ann Madden for a candid, unscripted conversation about how both our movement and exercise habits have genuinely shifted over the past ten years — no Instagram highlight reel, just the real story.
Main Points Covered:
1. Losing Speed & Power Without Realizing It
2. The Fitness Community Factor
3. The Morning On-Ramp
4. Exercising for Your Future Self
5. Motivation Is Hard — Even for Fitness Professionals
6. Caregiving & Movement
7. Lifting Heavier — But Smarter
Links Discussed
Self-Paced Course - use code GRACED25 for $25 off
Guided Cohort (Held each year in January, April, and September) - use code GRACED49 for $49 off
Episodes Discussed
Mastering Your Mindset as You Navigate Menopause (first episode with Kerry Ann)
How to Protect Your Vulnerable Areas with Strength Training
Connect with Kerry Ann:
https://www.kamfitnessandnutrition.com/
Instagram: @kerryannmadden
Facebook: Kerry Ann Madden
Strong and Vibrant at Home - 7 weeks of app-based at-home strength training designed for women in perimenopause and beyond. April special: Live Office Hours every Wednesday at noon Central for program participants (new, current, or returning).
Https://www.gracedhealth.com/strongandvibrant
My latest recommended ways to nourish and move your body, mind and spirit: Nourished Notes Bi-Weekly Newsletter
30+ Non-Gym Ways to Improve Your Health (free download)
Connect with Amy:
GracedHealth.com
Instagram: @GracedHealth
YouTube: @AmyConnell
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