Perimenopause Unpacked: Nourish Your Body, Reframe Your Mind

A 90-Minute Virtual Workshop for Women Navigating Perimenopause

Perimenopause can bring changes that affect your body, energy, mood, relationship with food, and the way you see yourself.

Maybe your body feels different than it used to. Maybe you're noticing changes in weight, energy, or how you feel day to day. Or perhaps you're struggling with the expectations you've placed on yourself and the pressure to look or feel the way you did before.

Join Patricia Kolesa, Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator, and Diana Lapp, MSW, LCSW, C-NIT, for a 90-minute virtual workshop exploring the physical and emotional sides of perimenopause.

Together, we'll look at how nutrition, mindset, body image, mindfulness, and movement can support you through this transition.

What We'll Talk About

Understanding Perimenopause
Learn more about the changes that can occur during perimenopause and what may be happening with your hormones, metabolism, energy, and overall well-being.

Nutrition Without the Noise
Explore practical nutrition strategies around protein, fiber, healthy fats, and omega-3s while busting some of the common myths and confusing messages surrounding food, weight, and perimenopause.

The Emotional Side of a Changing Body
Perimenopause can bring more than physical changes. It can affect how we see ourselves and our sense of confidence and self-worth. We'll explore body image, negative self-talk, and the grief that can come with changes in our bodies and identities.

Reframing the Conversation With Yourself
We'll look at the stories we tell ourselves about our bodies and explore ways to respond to those thoughts with greater compassion and realism.

Mindfulness & Movement
You'll have an opportunity to slow down, reflect, reconnect with your body, and participate in a brief mindfulness practice and gentle movement.

A Different Conversation About Perimenopause

This workshop isn't about getting your “old body” back.

It's about making space for the body you have now.

Nourish your body.
Challenge the stories that tell you that your body isn't enough.
Make space for the grief.
Reconnect with yourself.
Learn to support the body you're living in now.

Meet Your Facilitators

Patricia Kolesa, MS, RDN
Registered Dietitian & Nutrition Educator | Dietitian Dish LLC

Patricia is a registered dietitian and nutrition educator who earned her degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with minors in Biology and Psychology from Rutgers University. She completed her dietetic internship and master's degree in Sports Nutrition and Entrepreneurship in 2021.

Her professional experience includes diabetes, cardiovascular disease, critical care, sports nutrition, weight-loss surgery, and other areas of nutrition. Patricia's approach focuses on helping people, especially women, develop sustainable relationships with nutrition and movement rather than relying on restrictive eating or extreme exercise.

Learn more about Patricia and her business: Dietitian Dish

Diana Lapp, MSW, LCSW, C-NIT

Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Certified Nature Informed Therapist | Inner Strength Counseling Services

Diana is the owner of Inner Strength Counseling Services, where she works with adults, with a particular focus on women navigating anxiety, self-doubt, perfectionism, life transitions, stress, and burnout.

Her approach incorporates CBT, ACT, mindfulness, strengths-based therapy, and nature-informed practices. Diana brings a mental health perspective to the perimenopause conversation, with particular attention to body image, negative self-talk, self-worth, emotional regulation, and the experience of grieving changes in our bodies and identities.

Learn more about Diana and her practice: Inner Strength Counseling Services, LLC

Workshop Details

Format: Virtual (Google Meet and link will be provided to those who register)
Length: 90 minutes; Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Date: November 11, 2026
Audience: Women navigating perimenopause or beginning to notice changes associated with this stage of life

This workshop is educational and intended to provide general wellness, nutritional, and mental health information. It is not a substitute for individualized medical, nutritional, or mental health care.