What happens when everything you thought you knew about your body suddenly stops working?

This week on The Pressing Play Podcast, I'm joined all the way from Los Angeles by Corry Matthews, former professional bodybuilder, fitness and nutrition expert and women's health coach with nearly 30 years of experience.

Corry spent decades helping others get stronger and healthier. But when perimenopause arrived in her 40s, the strategies she'd relied on for years suddenly stopped working for her own body.

This conversation goes far beyond exercise and weight.

We talk about changing bodies, confidence, the frustration of feeling that you're doing everything right but getting nowhere. We explore strength training, nutrition, sugar, insulin, cortisol and why finding an approach that works for you matters.

Corry's story takes another extraordinary turn. After perimenopause, she faced osteoporosis, a serious spinal injury and major surgery. Her determination to seek answers and rebuild her strength moved me deeply.

We also talk about looking beyond the symptoms and thinking about the decades still ahead of us. As Corry brilliantly puts it:

"I'm not training for a stage. I'm training for my next 50 years."

What would change if you thought about your future that way?

Press play and join us.

In this episode:

• Perimenopause and a changing body
• Body confidence and identity
• Strength training and joyful movement
• Nutrition, sugar and metabolic health
• Stress, cortisol and doing less, better
• Osteoporosis, bone health and self-advocacy
• Rebuilding strength for the next 50 years

In this episode, we also discuss anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts during perimenopause. If you're experiencing similar feelings or need support, please visit https://findahelpline.com to find free, confidential support in your country.

About Corry Matthews

Corry has nearly 30 years' experience in fitness, nutrition and sports medicine, including competing as a professional bodybuilder. Her own perimenopause experience changed how she supports women over 40. Following an osteoporosis diagnosis and spinal surgery in May 2026, she's sharing her journey back to strength and encouraging women to invest in the decades ahead.

Find Corry:

Website: https://www.corrymatthews.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corrymatthews/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/corry.matthews/

The Pressing Play Podcast

The Pressing Play Podcast is a different conversation about perimenopause, midlife and what comes next. Hosted by Jo Fiddy, it brings together honest stories and expert insights to empower women to press play on life.

About Jo Fiddy

Jo Fiddy (MIBCC) is a Motivational Speaker, Menopause Coaching Specialist, EFT Practitioner and host of The Pressing Play Podcast.

Jo explores the Invisible Pause: the stress, emotions, beliefs that can hold women back. Through EFT, Rapid Tapping® and menopause coaching, she helps women navigate the emotional side of perimenopause and feel more confident. Her Specialist Perimenopause Tapping Sessions offer 1:1 support for anxiety, overwhelm, anger, sleep-related stress, brain fog and emotional eating.

Work with Jo:

Website: https://www.jofiddy.com

Instagram: @jofiddy_

Pressing Play on a Magnificent Menopause with Alison Bladh

What if menopause could be more than something we simply survive?

This week on The Pressing Play Podcast, I’m joined by Alison Bladh, award-winning Registered Nutritional Therapist, qualified Beauty Therapist, women’s health expert and author of the #1 international bestseller Have a Magnificent Menopause.

With more than three decades working with women, Alison brings a fascinating perspective to what happens as we move through our 40s, perimenopause and menopause.

And this conversation goes far beyond hot flushes.

We talk about the changes women can suddenly notice in their bodies, skin, weight, energy and confidence, and the overwhelm of trying to work out what we should be doing about all of it.

We get into menopause nutrition, protein, blood sugar and metabolic health, as well as GLP-1 medications, weight loss, nourishment and maintaining muscle.

And because Alison began her career in beauty, we talk about something women can almost feel embarrassed about admitting:

We still want to look good.

What happens to our skin as our hormones change? And when did caring about how we look become something we were supposed to grow out of?

We also explore Alison’s MenoMassage Method, bringing together menopause support, therapeutic touch and nervous-system regulation with a lovely EFT connection too.

What could a magnificent menopause actually look like for you?

Press play and join us.

In this episode:

• Perimenopause and the changing female body
• Nutrition, protein, blood sugar and metabolic health
• GLP-1s, weight loss, nourishment and muscle
• Hormonal skin changes, collagen and ageing
• Confidence and why wanting to look good matters
• Stress, anxiety and the nervous system
• Alison’s MenoMassage Method

About Alison Bladh

Alison is an award-winning Registered Nutritional Therapist, qualified Beauty Therapist and women’s health expert specialising in women over 40. She is the author of the #1 international bestseller Have a Magnificent Menopause.

Find Alison:
alisonbladh.com
alisonbladh.com/book

The Pressing Play Podcast

The Pressing Play Podcast is a different conversation about perimenopause, midlife and what comes next.

Hosted by Jo Fiddy, it goes beyond managing menopause symptoms to explore what’s happening in our brains and bodies — alongside the beliefs and experiences that can quietly put our lives on pause.

Because perimenopause isn’t a pause. It’s time to Press Play.

About Jo Fiddy

Jo Fiddy (MIBCC) is a Motivational Speaker, Menopause Coaching Specialist, EFT Practitioner and host of The Pressing Play Podcast.

Having been through the menopause journey twice herself, and with nine years’ experience working with the female nervous system, Jo combines lived experience, menopause coaching, EFT/tapping and nervous-system support to help women navigate perimenopause and press play on what comes next.

Jo’s Specialist Perimenopause Tapping Sessions offer focused 1:1 support for brain fog, anxiety and overwhelm, anger and rage, sleep and emotional eating.

Work with Jo:
https://jofiddy.com/perimenopause-tapping-sessions-1
https://jofiddy.com
Instagram: @jofiddy_

This week on The Pressing Play Podcast, I’m joined by the brilliant Charlotte Body, founder of The Health Assembly and the woman behind Pause Live — the UK’s largest women’s health event.

And this conversation has ENERGY.

Charlotte is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years’ experience building, scaling and selling businesses across healthcare, media and events. But it was her own experience of perimenopause and the struggle to get the answers she needed that helped set her on a completely new path.

We talk about what happened next.

From why women are still struggling to access the information and support they need, to the power of community, better conversations around women’s health and Charlotte’s mission to make sure the next generation does things differently.

We also go behind the scenes of Pause Live 2026, the UK’s largest women’s health event, and talk about what happens when you bring thousands of women together in one room and, because this is Pressing Play, we get onto dancing, day raving and why midlife absolutely does NOT mean the party is over.

Charlotte is funny, refreshingly honest and completely passionate about changing the conversation around women’s health.

This episode is about women having better information, better support and a much bigger conversation about what life can look like in midlife and beyond.

• Charlotte’s own experience of perimenopause and what led her into the women’s health space
• Why accessing the right information and support can still be so difficult
• The power of bringing women together and having honest conversations about women’s health
• The story behind The Health Assembly and Pause Live
• What to expect from Pause Live 2026
• Why community matters
• Midlife, dancing, day raving and refusing to disappear
• What pressing play looks like for Charlotte now

I’m so excited to also be joining Pause Live in London on Saturday 10th October, where I’ll be delivering The Healing Power of Tapping in the Experience Hub!!!

If you’re coming along, please come and say hello and come and tap with me!

Get your tickets at www.pauselive.com and use the discount code PAUSE10.

I’m Jo Fiddy, Menopause Coaching Specialist, EFT Practitioner, speaker and host of The Pressing Play Podcast.

I work with women navigating perimenopause using evidence-based EFT tapping, nervous system support and menopause coaching to help with issues including brain fog, anxiety, overwhelm and stress.

You can find out more and work with me at JoFiddy.com.

Follow me on Instagram: @jofiddy_

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Perimenopause isn’t a pause. It’s a pivot.