The Somatic Strength Collective (formerly The Yin Yoga Podcast)

Are you a midlife woman who feels like you can hold up the sky, but worry your body is starting to fall apart? Have you been told that to protect your bones, muscle mass, and future independence you have to lift weights—only for every workout to end in a frustrating pain flare-up?

Welcome to The Somatic Strength Collective with host Mandy Ryle: Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), pain care coach, and somatic educator.

This podcast is an evidence-informed home for midlife women navigating persistent pain, joint stiffness, and chronic over-functioning. We are breaking down the myth of age-related decline and replacing fear with neural and physical resilience.

Here, we follow the science to address ALL of the factors keeping you stuck in pain. And we explore the opportunities for moving beyond pain that you will never learn in your doctor’s office.

• Calm a Hypervigilant Nervous System: Step out of chronic threat, bracing, and sensory overload into genuine neural safety and physical ease.
• Navigate Midlife Hormonal Shifts: Understand how changing hormone levels impact your joints, bone density, muscle mass, and energy—and how to adapt your lifestyle accordingly.
• Dismantle Barriers to Exercise & Nutrition: Learn how to safely load your tissues, build strength, and fuel your body for vibrant energy without triggering pain flare-ups or exhaustion.
• Cultivate Mindfulness & Mindset: Reframe your relationship with pain, quiet the inner overfunctioner, and build deep self-trust, embodiment, and psychological resilience.

You don't have to accept fragility as your destiny, and you don't have to suffer through flare-ups to get strong.

🎧 Subscribe now for weekly episodes on pain care, somatic movement education, midlife strength, and vibrant aging.

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