Women’s Strength: Fitness & Nutrition During Perimenopause

Perimenopause brings real, measurable shifts in how the body responds to food, exercise, and recovery — and most women navigate it without any concrete guidance. This free public panel changes that.

Join registered dietitian Simone Wilson, MS, RD, CPT and physical therapist Tricia Renshaw, DPT for an evidence-based conversation on what actually works during this stage of life. Together, they bring clinical expertise in hormonal health, nutrition, movement, and nervous system recovery — and Tricia offers personal perspective as someone navigating perimenopause herself. They’ll address the changes that matter most during this phase, take on common misconceptions, and answer your questions directly.

Topics will include:

• How perimenopause shifts your nutritional needs — and what to do about it
• Abdominal weight gain: what’s driving it and how nutrition can help
• Protecting bone density before menopause
• Foods and ingredients that may ease symptoms — and those that may worsen them
• The truth about intermittent fasting during this phase
• Which supplements have real evidence behind them (and which don’t)
• Strength, movement, and recovery through midlife

Whether you’re in the thick of perimenopause or want to get ahead of it, this is a practical, no-nonsense hour worth your time.

Free and open to the public.

This event will occur on Tuesday, May 27 from 6:00–7:00 PM at Wrong Way’s River Lodge. There is no cost to attend. Space is limited to 40 participants.

Please RSVP via this link. 

PANELISTS:

Simone is a registered dietitian with a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition from New York University and clinical training from Mount Sinai Medical Center. She has spent 10 years in private practice helping adults navigate hormonal health concerns — including perimenopause and PCOS — alongside GI conditions, diabetes, and lasting weight management. Her approach combines intuitive eating with evidence-based science, and she holds additional certifications in Plant-Based Nutrition and the Monash Low FODMAP Diet for IBS.

Tricia is a physical therapist and owner of Restorative PT in Western North Carolina. With a background in dance and over a decade of clinical experience, she brings an integrative perspective to movement, recovery, and long-term health. Her work combines orthopedic physical therapy with hands-on treatment, dry needling, and neuromuscular reeducation using the Neubie. She is BASE certified and currently completing her training through Somatic Experiencing International (SEI), informing a nervous system–based approach to pain, stress, and recovery. As a perimenopausal woman herself, she brings both clinical expertise and personal insight to this conversation.