Dr Stacy Sims: Menopause, Training & Energy Hacks

**Layne Beachley** (0:02)
You're tuning in to A Wake Up Call, which is your weekly dose of purpose packed with science-backed tools to beat burnout and boost happiness.

**Tess Brouwer** (0:09)
Hosted by us, Tess Brouwer and seven-time world champion Layne Beachley, we're the founders of Awake Academy.

**Layne Beachley** (0:16)
This podcast mixes raw life lessons, expert wisdom and practical tips to help you stop sleepwalking through life and start living it on your terms. You ready to wake up and thrive? Let's go.

**Tess Brouwer** (0:28)
You are listening to A Wake Up Call, which is your weekly dose of encouragement packed with life advice and tools that you can apply to your life now. We are Awake Academy. I am Tess, a mental fitness coach and you are?

**Layne Beachley** (0:41)
I am Layne, a former world champion so far and champion of mental wellness. Together, we are Awake Academy.

**Tess Brouwer** (0:49)
We have a collective, everyone, which is where people come to us for practical tools, insights, tips, well-being ideas so that you can live a happier, more purposeful life.

**Layne Beachley** (0:59)
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**Tess Brouwer** (1:02)
So today, we have got an incredible guest.

**Layne Beachley** (1:05)
Speaking about life tested and science backed.

**Tess Brouwer** (1:08)
Yeah, Dr. Stacey Sims.

**Layne Beachley** (1:10)
She's an exercise physiologist and a nutritional scientist. I'm also very honored to be able to call her a friend. She has literally changed my life.

**Tess Brouwer** (1:19)
Well, I love that we start there, changed our life because Stacey has changed millions of lives.

**Layne Beachley** (1:24)
Yes, she has.

**Tess Brouwer** (1:25)
She has the number one podcast, she has the number one shared podcast in the world with Mel Robbins. And she is a wealth of knowledge that is changing a positive conversation around perimenopause, menopause, and women's health, and most importantly, giving us really practical life, wisdom and tools that she is giving you today. So for people who are listening, wondering, is this for me? Well, you're going to get energy hacks, you're going to learn the tools that change Layne's life.

**Layne Beachley** (2:00)
And you're going to be, I'd say surprised, but also inspired by her wealth of knowledge, her depth of wisdom, and also the science behind the shifts that we're seeing in women's health. Because as Stacey has always said, women are not small men. So whether you're a young woman, a woman in middle age or an aging woman, it really doesn't matter. All of the tips that Stacey shares today are super impactful and applicable and relatable to everyone.

**Tess Brouwer** (2:30)
Yeah. So please welcome Dr. Stacey Sims. We always like to start with a bit of an intention. My intention, I mean, it's amazing because your stuff is absolutely everywhere. And congratulations, what a year. That what is different to the world is your connection with Layne and two beautiful powerhouses coming together. And so my intention is that everybody sees your work in practice and how it's changed Layne's life. So I really want to shine a light on those tools that you used and give those, impart those to our audience who are really Layne's just without world titles.
What's your intent, LB?

**Layne Beachley** (3:12)
To shine a light on the spectacular woman that is Stacey Sims.

**Tess Brouwer** (3:17)
And Stacey, do you have anything you want to, like what's your intent for doing this with us? Because you would be the most requested woman right now, I would imagine.

**Dr. Stacey Sims** (3:26)
Just having conversation with friends and sharing information to empower other women. I mean, that's my main drive and that's why I have conversations and do fun things like, well, travel there with Layne and some other things.

**Layne Beachley** (3:38)
That was fun. Awesome.

**Dr. Stacey Sims** (3:39)
That's exactly it.

**Tess Brouwer** (3:40)
Okay, well, we'll kick into it. We try and keep our podcast to like 30, 45 minutes. So just wherever you can just shortcut the struggle for people because there's a lot of people struggling with so much information out there. Dr. Stacey, I want to thank you for giving me something. You gave me my best friend back.
Oh, yay. About a year ago, I felt like I was losing her because she was losing herself. The words, I'm tired, I can't remember, what was I just saying? I think I'm getting fat. All of these words that just aren't Layne were coming out and it was affecting just her mood. She just wasn't present and that's your gift, right?

**Layne Beachley** (4:29)
Gosh, was I really like that?

**Tess Brouwer** (4:31)
Yeah. Wow. I mean, it's incredible that you held it all together because you're an incredible woman.