EMBR with Kimberly
EMBR With Kimberly is a podcast for women navigating perimenopause and midlife transitions who want clarity—not chaos.
Hosted by Kimberly Hoyt, PA-C, a physician assistant with over two decades in clinical medicine, this podcast blends medical insight with real-life perspective. Kimberly is walking through this season herself and brings a calm, relatable voice to conversations many women feel unprepared for.
Each episode helps you understand what’s happening in your body, recognize changes you may have been brushing off, and approach midlife with more confidence and self-trust.
Real education, thoughtful reflection, and support for women over 40 who want to feel informed and empowered.
This is midlife—reframed.
Episodes
175 episodes
Why So Many Women Leave the Doctor Feeling Defeated
If you've ever left a doctor's appointment feeling unheard, confused, or like you forgot to ask the questions that really mattered, you're not alone.The truth is, most of us were never taught how to participate in our own healthcare. We ...
The Exercise Every Woman in Perimenopause Needs
If you've been told that more cardio is the answer to perimenopause weight gain, slower metabolism, or changes in your body after 40, this video may completely change how you think about exercise.Perimenopause strength training is one o...
What To Actually Do About Midlife Weight Gain
Perimenopause weight gain can feel confusing, frustrating, and completely different from anything you've experienced before. If you're struggling with belly fat, metabolism changes, hormonal weight gain, or wondering why what used to work no lo...
Why You’re Gaining Belly Fat in Perimenopause (Even If Nothing Changed)
If you feel like your body suddenly changed overnight during perimenopause, you are not imagining it. Many women notice increased belly fat, changes in body composition, and weight gain even when they are eating the same and exercising the same...
Perimenopause Symptoms In Women Over 40 With Normal Labs? Here's What's Happening
If your labs are normal but you still feel off, you are not imagining it. Perimenopause symptoms often don’t show up on standard lab tests, leaving many women confused, dismissed, and searching for answers.You go to the doctor. You run ...
Why Anxiety Feels Different in Your 40s (It’s Not Just Stress)
Perimenopause anxiety, anxiety in your 40s, hormone anxiety, midlife anxiety, why anxiety feels different — if your anxiety feels sudden, physical, or out of nowhere, this video explains what’s actually happening.If you’ve been feeling ...
Perimenopause Brain Fog: Why You Can't Find Words Anymore
Perimenopause brain fog, memory issues, and trouble finding words are some of the most frustrating symptoms women experience in midlife. If you feel like your focus is off, your recall is slipping, or your brain just isn’t working the way it us...
Waking at 3AM During Perimenopause? This Explains Why
Perimenopause sleep problems, waking up at 3AM, hormonal insomnia, cortisol imbalance, progesterone and sleep, why you wake up at night, midlife sleep disruption—if this sounds familiar, this video will connect the dots.If you’ve been w...
High Cortisol in Perimenopause? Why You Feel Wired But Tired (It’s Not Just Stress)
Perimenopause cortisol, high cortisol symptoms, wired but tired, anxiety, sleep problems, belly fat, 3am waking, hormonal imbalance. If your body feels off and nothing makes sense, this may explain why.If you’ve been feeling exhausted b...
Is this Normal? Perimenopause Symptoms That Make You Feel Like You're Losing It
This episode is different.No talking. No explaining. Just a song.I wrote "Is This Normal?" because I kept hearing the same things from women. Waking up at 3am. Snapping at people they love. Forgetting words mid-sentence. Crying at...
11 Early Signs of Perimenopause Most Women Miss in their 30's & 40's
Perimenopause symptoms can begin years before menopause, and many women miss the early signs. If you are noticing brain fog, sleep changes, anxiety, or weight shifts in your late 30s or 40s, hormones may be part of the story.In this vid...
9 Strange Perimenopause Symptoms No One Warned You About
Perimenopause symptoms can show up in ways most women never expect. From itchy ears to anxiety spikes, hormonal changes in your late 30s and 40s can affect far more than hot flashes.If you have been noticing strange body changes and wond...
9 Reasons Why Perimenopause Makes Everything Hurt (And What's Actually Happening)
Perimenopause pain is real, biological, and almost never explained. Let's break down 9 perimenopause causes pain and why it makes sense.If you have been dealing with joint pain, migraines, frozen shoulder, and other seemingly random pains t...
Is This Normal? (A Perimenopause Anthem)
This episode is different.No talking. No explaining. Just a song.I wrote "Is This Normal?" because I kept hearing the same things from women. Waking up at 3am. Snapping at people they love. Forgetting words mid-sentence. Crying at...
What's Up Down THERE: Perimenopause Symptoms No One Warns You About
Perimenopause symptoms like vaginal dryness, recurrent UTIs, and bladder leaks are more common than most women realize. These changes are part of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM), and they are directly linked to declining estrogen....
6 Signs of Perimenopause Every Woman Over 40 Should Know
Perimenopause symptoms can look very different than most women expect. For women over 40, the signs of perimenopause often show up long before menopause, missed periods, or classic hot flashes.Many women experience changes across their ...
The First Sign of Perimenopause No One Warns You About
Perimenopause symptoms often begin quietly and long before missed periods or classic hot flashes. Many women over 40 describe it the same way: “I don’t feel like myself,” without realizing this can be an early sign of perimenopause.That fee...
6 Food Pillars to fight Perimenopause Weight Gain & Boost Energy
Perimenopause nutrition: If you are eating clean but still struggling with weight gain, cravings, bloating, and fatigue, this video breaks down what to eat during perimenopause to stabilize hormones, calm the nervous system, and support metabol...
Perimenopause Symptoms Explained: Why Anxiety, Overwhelm & Reactivity Get Worse After 40
Perimenopause symptoms and menopause symptoms often show up as anxiety, overwhelm, and emotional reactivity in women over 40. This video explains why these symptoms are not a personal failure, but a nervous system shift driven by hormonal chang...
Your Heart Palpitations Might Be Perimenopause, Not Stress
Waking up at 3:00 AM with a racing heart can be terrifying.If your tests are normal but you are told it is “just anxiety,” this video explains how perimenopause can cause heart palpitations, nighttime panic symptoms, and a hypersensitive ne...
Perimenopause/Menopause Belly Fat: Why It Happens & How to Beat It
If you are a woman in your 40s or 50s gaining belly fat despite doing the same things you always have, this video explains why midlife body changes happen and what most women are never told about them.In this video, I explain what is ac...
5 Surprising Perimenopausal symptoms No One Warns You About
Perimenopause symptoms aren’t always hot flashes or missed periods. In this video, I break down 5 surprising perimenopause symptoms women aren’t warned about and explain why they happen.Perimenopause can show up in ways that feel confus...
11 Weird Perimenopause Symptoms That Are Actually Common in Women Over 40
Perimenopause symptoms can feel random, confusing, and even alarming, but many of them are actually common signs of hormonal change. In this episode, we explore unusual but real perimenopause symptoms, early menopause symptoms, and how shifting...