Feel Better. Live Free. | Healthy Weight Loss & Wellness for Midlife Women

Feel Better. Live Free. with Ruth Soukup is the revolutionary health & wellness podcast brought to you by Thinlicious®. It's a show dedicated to helping midlife women find lasting health & sustainable weight loss by healing our bodies from the inside out, while questioning the outdated mainstream narratives surrounding health and weight loss that haven't worked.

Our mission is to help you the freedom to look and feel your best. The freedom to NOT be controlled by food addictions ever again. And the freedom to confidently pursue all your big goals and dreams because your health and weight issues are no longer holding you back.

Each week we’ll discuss what it means to live your best life as a woman in your 40’s, 50’s, and beyond, talking openly and honestly about the highs and lows of weight loss, wellness, cultivating a healthy mindset, and pretty much everything in between.

We'll also speak with leading health experts on everything from thyroid and cortisol health to hormonal balance and menopause to healing your gut.

It’s a place where you'll discover actionable strategies for losing weight and getting healthy, unconventional health breakthroughs that no one else is talking about, and the powerful mindset shifts you’ll need to find lifelong wellness and true happiness (with a whole lot of tough love along the way.)

Basically, this is the podcast to listen to if you're looking for answers to these type of questions:

-Why is it so hard for women over 40 to lose weight?

-How can I improve my mindset and get healthy for life?

-What supplements should I be taking?

-How can I improve my immune system?

-How do I overcome resistance and finally get motivated?

-Why am I so tired all the time?

-What's the healthiest way to lose weight?

-Should I go on Ozempic?

-What does it mean to be metabolically flexible?

-How does stress affect weight loss?

-What is gut health, and why does it matter?

-Could I have a thyroid issue?

-What can you eat to reduce inflammation?

-What are the biggest health mistakes to avoid?

-How can you lose weight without dieting?

Episodes

134 episodes

Pursuing Wellness as a High Achiever and Building Habits You Can Actually Stick to with Ali Elman

Have you ever felt like you just don’t have TIME to focus on your health right now?In fact, maybe right at this very minute, you’re listening to this podcast while you multitask a hundred other things, hoping that somehow better health w...

March 24, 2025 • 42:49

Calories, Fat, & Cholesterol—Why You’re Worried About the Wrong Things (And the Research to Prove It)

It’s only natural to worry, right?*see end of show notes for links to all source links for supporting data for this episode.And I suppose I can only speak for myself here, but there’s rarely a day that goes by that I’m not worrie...

March 17, 2025 • 37:50

Why You’re Not Pooping The Way You Should (And What To Do About It) With Liz Roman

Let’s be honest—it’s not that easy to talk about poop.And yet, pooping is a pretty big deal.It’s one of the biggest indicators of metabolic health, and NOT pooping well is a huge red flag for any number of gut and health issues.

February 10, 2025 • 42:47

The One Thing You Need To Do To Avoid Weight Loss Failure (And It's Probably Not What You Think!)

I know I talk a lot about the science of weight loss on this podcast. A LOT. And the reason I do that is because honestly, I think it's the most important piece of the puzzle—understanding how your body works, and why you've struggled to lose w...

February 03, 2025 • 29:55

Finding Your Why, Living Your Values, and The Real Secret of Self-Care with Kate Galli

Do you ever wonder if there’s a secret to success with health and weight loss that you somehow just haven’t been able to tap into quite yet?Maybe you’ve done all the things, counted all the calories, dragged yourself to the gym, tried a...

January 27, 2025 • 39:02

Why I'm Excited About the MAHA Movement (and You Should Be Too)

It's Inauguration Day—the dawn of a new era in the United States. For better or for worse, the next four years in this country are going to look very different than the last four years.And while the goal of today's podcast isn't to get ...

January 20, 2025 • 29:09

A New Lease on Life (and 60 Pound Weight Loss) at 71 with Anna Alvarez

In this special bonus episode we’re taking a deep dive into what transforming your life through adopting the Thinlicious lifestyle actually looks like, by sitting down to chat with another one of our amazing clients, Anna Alvarez.Anna jo...

January 16, 2025 • 25:38

Healing Your Mind, Body, and Spirit with Dr. Edie Wadsworth

Oh my friends, do I have a treat for you today! My dear friend Dr. Edie Wadsworth is in the house today for a VERY special conversation.It’s a conversation that runs the gamut, but one every woman NEEDS to hear, and I can’t w...

January 13, 2025 • 41:30

My Personal Goals for 2025

Today's episode is going to be a little different from my normal episodes.So, I hope you'll bear with me as I try to express what's on my mind and on my heart as we head into the new year and as i share my own personal goals for this upc...

January 06, 2025 • 23:43

Reversing Pre-Diabetes and Hashimoto’s with Jill VanderWoude

In this special bonus episode we’re taking another deep dive into what transforming your life with the Thin Adapted System actually looks like, by sitting down to chat with another one of our amazing clients–Jill VanderWoodJill joined ou...

January 02, 2025 • 25:43

How to Make 2025 the Year You Got Healthy: the Ultimate Step-by-Step Plan for Reaching all of your Health & Weight Loss Goals in the Next 12 Months

Have you ever wished someone would just hand you a plan for whatever it is you want to accomplish so that you knew EXACTLY what steps to take?Whether it's building a house, or figuring out how to organize your life or starting a brand ne...

December 30, 2024 • 56:41

Herbal Remedies, Essential Oils, and Healing Your Body without Drugs with Heidi Villegas

It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of pharmaceuticals or the way Big Pharma—and Big Food, for that matter—have not only corrupted the health industry, but directly caused the massive health and obesity crisis in this country.And whil...

December 23, 2024 • 45:49

Reversing Thyroiditis and Managing Menopause with Laura Collis

In this special bonus episode we’re taking a deep dive into what transforming your life through adopting the Thinlicious lifestyle actually looks like, by sitting down to chat with one of our amazing clients–and now TAS Certified Coach–Laura Co...

December 19, 2024 • 29:17

The Truth about Emotional Eating with Ali Shapiro

Ever had the urge to eat your feelings?Of course you have. We all have. Emotional eating, especially for women, is a big deal.It’s also one of the biggest reasons women fail to be successful at losing weight and getting health, ...

December 16, 2024 • 39:38

How Everyday Toxins and Nutritional Deficiencies Impact Your Hormones with Louise Digby

We talk a lot on this podcast about how you can improve your health by changing what you eat, by eliminating sugar and processed crap, and getting more protein and healthy fat.And that’s pretty huge.But one thing we don’t always t...

December 09, 2024 • 35:59

More Energy, More Joy and 50+ Pounds Down (So Far) with Jenny Empson

December 05, 2024 • 27:06

Healing Your Gut Biome and Reversing Chronic Disease with Josh Dech

If you’ve listened to this podcast for any amount of time, you already know I’m obsessed with gut health.But I PROMISE you’ve never heard it explained like this before.And today’s episode is going to stretch your brain and get you...

December 02, 2024 • 36:06

Cortisol, Stress, and Protecting Your Hormones as You Age with Nicki Williams

How much do you really think about aging, and what it means for your body, and particularly for your hormones?I think so often we take it for granted that we’re getting older, but don’t always realize how much we can do to make this midl...

November 25, 2024 • 41:31

Navigating the Holidays and losing 60+ pounds (so far!) with Julie Dickmann

In today's special bonus podcast episode we’re taking a deep dive into what transforming your life through adopting the Thinlicious lifestyle actually looks like, by sitting down to chat with another one of our amazing clients–Julie Dickmann.

November 21, 2024 • 34:51

How to Deal with Food Pushers this Holiday Season (Without Losing Your Mind)

Thanksgiving is just a little more than a week away, which basically means this is the time of year where everyone is not only thinking about and talking about food, but literally planning a whole day AROUND food.And I'm not going to lie...

November 18, 2024 • 16:22

Managing Menopause & Navigating Hormone Replenishment with Dr. Liz Lyster

Did you know that perimenopause lasts, on average, TEN YEARS for most women?When you consider that women make up 50% of the population this is a SIGNIFICANT amount of time for a topic that gets largely ignored.So why is that? And ...

November 11, 2024 • 45:17