Rachel Hughes

18/08/2022

When we met in graduate school, I showed up to class with my 6 mo old and Kim was pregnant with her first. I am SO sure we both looked shell shocked 😂 but a long and beautiful friendship was born and our adoration for each other, our boys, food, sweets, cocktails, art and leisurely lunches has kept us tethered through ups and downs, highs and lows, marriages and divorces, ha! If you’re SUPER lucky during the course of a lifetime you get to meet your people, you know? I’m super lucky. 💕✌🏽

ALSO, Kim’s about to embark on her doctorate program because she’s got so much to give and so many more places to go and I’m so proud of and encouraged by this midlife babe. Oh! And we have the SAME birthday because ♉️ 👸🏽 👸🏽’s find each other like that 😏

10/06/2022

You want to hang on the words of some people because they’re so full of wisdom and thoughtfulness and love. And such was my hour spent with Coach Jolinda.

If you’re feeling a nudge to up regulate your midlife experience, understand what that even means, what it can look like and the steps to take to get there, I encourage you to spend time with her soon. If for no other reason you’ll just feel better about everything and that’s a perfect reason indeed.

You can enjoy the full hour only on the app, link’s in my bio✌🏽💕

31/05/2022

Here we GO!! 💪🏽✌🏽🙌🏽

Last time was a blip in the matrix for our scheduled talk but we are a go for tomorrow, Wednesday, 7pm EST with Dr. Stacy Sims and I can’t wait!

WOMEN are NOT Small Men is the topic of our talk and we’re gonna deep dive on nutrition and fitness in menopause (up my alley, indeed) Also, Dr. Sims is giving away copies of her NEW book, NEXT LEVEL, a guide to feeling great and goal crushing in

Hope you can join us LIVE or rewatch anytime only on the app
Link in my bio to download if you haven’t yet already! ✌🏽💕

25/05/2022

Join me LIVE or anytime only on the app THIS Friday, May 27th 10am EST for a conversation with the wonderful and Award-winning Coach Jolinda Johnson on getting back your SPARK, fighting back against BURNOUT and also her work and attention on expanding the narrative around perimenopause to include BIPOC and LGBTQIA!!

I’m VERY excited to meet and speak with Jolinda whose page I’ve been following and been inspired by for some time now. I hope you’ll join us! ✌🏽💕

26/04/2022

Your MIDLIFE journey is unique but you’re not alone.

I say this often, we all do I think, that OUR generation, the genx-ers, seem to be the first, certainly loudest, sharing about this season of life so candidly. The door to all of the good and bad is blown wide open now.

Do you feel supported in your perimenopause, menopause journey? Maybe it’s the access to sound, evidence based research that has buoyed you OR maybe it’s a community you’ve stepped into that’s made all the difference? I’d love to hear who has made positive impact on this season of life for you. We are not alone, let’s keep sharing the goods with each other, yeah? 🙌🏽💕

18/04/2022

“We should not normalize the suffering of women.” I am carrying the words of Dr. Sharon Malone around with me since we spoke last week for the community.

works tirelessly to remove the fear, worry and suffering that perimenopausal and menopausal women may suffer by providing them with the tools needed to thrive in midlife and beyond. Thank you Dr. Malone and for educating and informing us about the options available to support our very best selves. We cannot wait to spend time with you again! 💕

Watch this awesome hour only on the app!

13/04/2022

So many thanks to Dr. Sharon Malone Medical Director of for such an essential and insightful hour on the help that exists for those of us in perimenopause and menopause! What a terrific time of empowerment through education!

Watch this conversation only on the app ✌🏽💕

11/04/2022

A sure to be excellent conversation this week only on the app with the fantastic Dr. Sharon Malone, M.D., FACOG, NCMP Medical Director of

One of the many things I love about Dr. Malone is her commitment to the belief that all women should be able to make decisions regarding their health and quality of life based on facts – not fear.

We’re going to deep dive on all treatment options available to perimenopausal and menopausal women, from HRT to non-hormonal options, patches to pills. Dr. Malone wants women to be educated so that they are well equipped to make the best decisions for themselves. What’s right for one of us is not always so for another, you know?

DM me any and all questions. This is going to be a rich and informative hour. I absolutely cannot wait!

07/04/2022

Wow! Thank you Liz Ward of for such an informative hour. This conversation was CHOCK FULL of such important information for perimenopausal, menopausal and midlife women. I got SMACKED with every kind of pertinent detail and I want you to get it too 💪🏽

Head over to the app to listen and LEARN.

05/04/2022

You all know I love talking NUTRITION and I especially love those conversations with people who know so much more than I about what is best, and worst, for us in midlife! Navigating our way though diets and plans and eat this, not that…it’s a lot.

Join me tomorrow Thursday, 6pm EST for an Perimenopause Sisterhood] talk with Elizabeth Ward of for an in depth convo about feeding and fueling ourselves successfully!

Liz has been a steadfast, even keeled, rational and reasonable voice on all things food, health and nutrition for the peri/meno crew and this conversation is sure to be chock full of necessary deets. Join us live or anytime by downloading the free Perimenopause Sisterhood] app!

DM me any and all questions for Liz…she’s got the answers!

03/04/2022

Do you all like the term MIDLIFE CRISES?

And if you’re down with it, how would you describe it? I would love to hear your thoughts! ✌🏽💕

31/03/2022

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below 👇🏽 I was thinking about how careful I hope to be when speaking about what nutrition “is” or “is not” because I don’t want to be another voice in a very large room contributing to an obsession with healthy eating. Social media makes this contribution easy but also, women in midlife are just as vulnerable to eating disorders as younger women. Many of us talk about being “over” this mental gymnastics but I suspect the truth may be someplace else. We also need to talk more about Black and Brown women who suffer with disordered eating and have largely been ignored on this.

If you find you are compulsively checking labels, ingredients, feeling anxiety or distress around “healthy foods, the right foods, bad foods…” or are fixated over the kind of “damage” a food might cause to your health, it may be time to raise an internal red flag. Also, jumping from one way of eating to another to another because the “plan” sounds good can lead to hormonal havoc, self esteem struggles, digestive issues and an empty bank account.

Food is a lot of things, besides delicious. It’s nourishment, indeed, but it’s also relational, emotional. It’s a heavy load for flavors and macros and calories to bear! We need to work to unravel from the noise around food, what it is, what it means and what it does not. We shouldn’t fear it, right!? It’s too good and too good for us!

# perimenopause

29/03/2022

Just a Sunday reminder:

You are allowed to outgrow people, dynamics and even versions of yourself.

Grow. Forge ahead. Unravel from all those things that keep you stagnant. Age means nothing. It’s never too late✌🏽💪🏽💕

25/03/2022

Call me Captain Obvious because here I am wearing my reading glasses wanting to talk about eye health in and

Dry eyes have been a thing for me lately, thanks to reduced tear production. Decreased androgens (like testosterone) as well as decreased estrogen have contributed to that gritty feeling. I also sometimes experience eye burning, irritation, blurry vision and stinging. Arent’cha jealous!?

Speak to an Optometrist about your eye health but don’t ignore it!

In the meantime, consider:

Less screen time
Lubricating with artificial tears
A high quality Omega 3 supp
Prescription drops/nasal sprays (doc speak!)
Clean your eyes with gentle products, consistently
In office treatments (Pulse light & Punctal plugs, for ex.) consult with your 👁 doc!

Have you noticed changes to your eyes beyond the need for reading glasses? I’m doing some research and I’d love to hear about your experience. 👀

22/03/2021

22/03/2021