The Family Fork: Nutrition For Moms In Perimenopause
Feel like you’ve tried everything to lose weight in perimenopause, but nothing works? Maybe you want to feed your family healthy meals, but can’t get them on board with food that supports your goals? If this is you, you’re in the right place! A wife and mom of two, Ashley Malik is an expert in anti-inflammatory nutrition, a Certified Mindset Coach, and former therapist (MSW). Ashley brings simplicity to family meals, nutrition, and weight loss. If you’re tired of trying to DIY your way to perimenopause weight loss and better health, The Family Fork gives you solutions you need. Each week you’ll discover approachable techniques for cooking healthy family meals, how to make simple anti-inflammatory swaps, and solutions for eating on-the-go. Plus, with every episode you’ll discover the right mindset to stick with your nutrition, rewiring your brain so you can lose weight and be healthy for life. To learn more, and to work with Ashley directly, visit ashleymalik.com.
Episodes
104 episodes
Your Back Up Plan: The Key To Midlife Weight Loss
For every midlife woman who has built a solid weight loss plan, only to watch it fall apart the minute life got chaotic -- this episode is for you!You know how it feels...you quit, then feel like you have to start over from scratch. And...
How 40g Of Protein Helps You Lose Weight In Your 40s
If you're trying to lose weight in your 40s and you can't make it to lunch without grabbing a snack, or you hit a wall of exhaustion every morning around 10:30, your breakfast is the reason. Not your willpower. Not your disciplin...
Women Who Keep It Off: How They Think
What’s so special and unique about the women who lose weight and actually keep it off?There you are…you keep trying new plans. New recipes. New meal strategies. New gym memberships. And somehow, nothing sticks. SO frustrating, right?
10 Lessons About Midlife Weight Loss (Celebrating 100 Episodes!)
This is the 100th episode of The Family Fork, and I'm celebrating the only way I know how: by handing you 10 lessons the last 100 episodes have taught me, (or confirmed for me), about weight loss in midlife. Not your run...
Poolside Eats & Vacation Treats For Midlife Moms (Best Of Summer 2026)
I'm turning up the volume with this highly-downloaded series -- the best-of episodes that are filled with everything you need to have more fun, spend less time in the kitchen, and still reach your weight loss goals this summer. Food gui...
It's Not Perimenopause: The 3 Stories Sabotaging Your Summer (Best Of Summer 2026)
I'm turning up the volume with this highly-downloaded series -- the best-of episodes that are filled with everything you need to have more fun, spend less time in the kitchen, and still reach your weight loss goals this summer. You can ...
How to Time Block Your Summer for Better Health (Best Of Summer 2026)
I'm turning up the volume with this highly-downloaded series -- the best-of episodes that are filled with everything you need to have more fun, spend less time in the kitchen, and still reach your weight loss goals this summer. If ...
Eat Anti-Inflammatory All Summer, Even on Vacation (And Why It Matters) (Best Of Summer 2026)
I'm turning up the volume with this highly-downloaded series -- the best-of episodes that are filled with everything you need to have more fun, spend less time in the kitchen, and still reach your weight loss goals this summer.
3-Step Plan For Summer Weight Loss (Best Of Summer 2026)
We're turning up the volume with this highly-downloaded series -- the best episodes that are filled with everything you need to have more fun, spend less time in the kitchen, and still reach your weight loss goals this summer. Summer do...
Why You're Not Losing Weight in Perimenopause
You're doing all the things to lose weight in perimenopause: eating better, getting your protein in, trying to move more. But the scale? It will not budge. If you've quietly started to wonder "what's the point", this episode is for you....
What Lifestyle Medicine Means For Perimenopause
Ever heard the term “lifestyle medicine”? You probably assume (like I did) that it means to eat well, move your body, and get some sleep. But I actually looked into it and realized there was more to it than I thought. In this episode, I...
I Was Wrong About GLP-1s. Here's My Story.
If you'd asked me a year ago whether I'd be recording this episode, I would have said no way. For a long time, I had a pretty firm opinion about GLP-1 peptides — and it wasn't a good one. But six months into my own peptide journey, my entire pe...
She Lost Weight, So Why Can't I?
Ever looked at your colleague, your neighbor, or your sister who is successfully losing weight in midlife and quietly wondered "why can't I?!" It doesn't have anything to do with willpower, hormones, or how disciplined she is. In this e...
Eating Clean vs. Anti-Inflammatory for Midlife Weight Loss
Feel like you're eating healthy and "clean", but you're still not losing those midlife pounds?You're eating the salad. You ordered the oat milk latte. You swapped your white bread for whole grain. So why isn't the scale moving?B...
The Truth About Swimsuit Confidence
You said you’d do it differently this year. You’d lose the weight, feel confident at the pool, finally not need a cover-up. And here you are, a few weeks out from summer, in another fitting room, in another swimsuit you can’t even imagine weari...
Maycember Survival for Midlife Moms
If you hear the word "Maycember" and you laugh and cry at the same time, this episode is for you. The craziness of all.the.things this month, plus your body is already doing its perimenopause thing on top of it. So how do you actually get throu...
The Perimenopause Framework That Keeps You on Track
You've been here before. You've lost some weight, you're feeling good, making progress — and then life happens. Your schedule changes. Your kid needs more support. You go on vacation. And suddenly, all that progress starts to slip away....
Build Muscle, Burn Fat: The Midlife Fitness Formula
If you've been adding more cardio to try and drop weight before summer, and it's not working, this episode is going to explain exactly why.I know, it sounds completely backwards. If you grew up in the 80s and 90s like I did, yo...
One Nutrition Shift to Thrive In Midlife
What if that "healthy" breakfast you're eating every morning is actually making it harder for you to lose weight?That avocado toast with whole-grain bread and a yogurt on the side? It sounds like a solid start to the day. But if you're ...
Stop Chasing Discipline and Build This Instead
What if the reason you can't lose weight before summer has nothing to do with discipline — and everything to do with the thoughts running through your head?I had a wake-up call the other day. I was on my usual dog walk, baking in my lon...
Perimenopause Starts at 35: What You Need To Know
If you've been blaming stress, aging, or "just not trying hard enough" for the weight gain, the bad sleep, and the feeling that your body is working against you — this episode is about to reframe everything.I sat down with Stephanie Tra...
Why Your Habits Don't Stick (and How To Fix It)
Tired of trying to make habits that never stick? Maybe you've tried every meal plan, workout program, and healthy habit out there, only to watch everything fall apart within days? You're not alone, and more importantly, it is...
How to Eat Anti-Inflammatory While Traveling Without Missing Out
You worked hard to feel good before your trip. Don't let vacation undo all of your progress!It's time to look at why restricting before vacation sends you into overindulgence mode once you get to your destination. It's a cycle that repe...
Chronic Stress Makes Perimenopause Harder (And How To Fix It)
If you've ever felt like you were holding it all together on the outside while quietly falling apart on the inside as you navigate midlife, this episode is for you.This week, I sit down with trauma and grief specialist Jill McMahon, who...