Jessica Corwin, Women’s Health Coach + Dietitian

Jessica Corwin, Women’s Health Coach + Dietitian I help women 40+ navigate perimenopause and menopause with evidence-based nutrition and strength-focused habits. No crash diets. No chaos. www.JessicaCorwin.com

Just clarity around protein, blood sugar, muscle, and nervous system regulation.

I was gifted a Lingo biosensor this summer, and as a dietitian, I was admittedly fascinated by getting a peek at what my...
09/10/2026

I was gifted a Lingo biosensor this summer, and as a dietitian, I was admittedly fascinated by getting a peek at what my glucose was doing throughout the day.

But one of my biggest takeaways?

A CGM gives you data. It doesn’t always give you the explanation.

This was one of the more interesting days I captured.

That morning I did my usual strength workout, ate breakfast, and then my son asked me to go for a run with him. So we headed out for a few miles.

When I looked at my graph afterward, my glucose had stayed a little higher than my typical morning pattern for longer than I expected.

Was it breakfast?

The strength workout?

The run?

Stress hormones signaling my liver to release more glucose so my muscles had plenty of fuel available?

Probably some combination of all of it.

And that’s the part I think is worth understanding.

Food is only one thing influencing the squiggly line on a CGM. Exercise, sleep, stress, hormones, hydration, timing and even the sensor itself can influence what we see.

And a rise in glucose isn’t inherently bad.

During exercise, making more glucose available can be exactly what the body is supposed to do. Your muscles are asking for energy, and your body responds.

This graph also wasn’t showing concerningly high glucose. What interested me was simply that the pattern was different from what I typically saw.

And maybe that was my biggest lesson from wearing a CGM:

The goal isn’t to create the flattest glucose line possible. It’s to understand that our bodies are dynamic, responsive and constantly adapting to what we’re asking of them.

So if you’re curious about wearing a CGM, enjoy the data.

Just don’t let every little hill in the graph convince you there’s a fire. 🔥

And if you’re curious about trying one yourself: My Lingo biosensor was gifted to me, and they also gave me a 15% discount code to share with you. You can use LNGHCP3 for 15% off at Hello Lingo⁠.

I enjoyed having a window into my own glucose patterns, but remember: the data is only one piece of the story, and a perfectly flat glucose line isn’t the goal.

I’ve been struggling a bit this past month. Feeling off. A little lost. Less motivated. Maybe even a little depressed.An...
09/08/2026

I’ve been struggling a bit this past month. Feeling off. A little lost. Less motivated. Maybe even a little depressed.

And I don’t entirely know why.

Is it hormones? Perimenopause? The end of summer? Life? Something else entirely?

Probably some messy combination of all of it.

One thing I do know about myself is that I have always found solace in nature. So when I went looking for books recently, I specifically wanted something that might help me reconnect with the wonder that is all around us.

And this one did exactly that.

World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a beautiful collection of stories about fireflies and whale sharks and axolotls and flowers… but it’s also about growing up, falling in love, becoming a mother, finding belonging and moving through this one strange and beautiful life.

I loved it.

And somewhere along the way, I started noticing things again.

The waves rolling into Lake Michigan. The changing light. The tiny things growing in my garden. The fireflies that somehow still make me stop and watch them even though I’ve seen them hundreds of times before.

Wonder.

I’ve been thinking a lot about that word lately.

Because perhaps feeling better isn’t always about trying harder to fix ourselves.

Sometimes we absolutely need support. We need to talk with someone. We need to look at our hormones, our sleep, our nutrition, our movement, our stress and everything else happening in these complicated midlife bodies.

And sometimes we might also need to look outside ourselves for a while.

To notice something beautiful.

To get curious.

To remember that we are part of something much bigger than whatever happens to be weighing on us today.

I’m not suddenly skipping through a field of wildflowers because I read a book. I mean, maybe tomorrow?

But I do feel a little more like myself.

And maybe that’s enough for today.

If you’ve been feeling a little off lately too, perhaps this is your reminder to go find something that makes you stop and wonder. 🤍

09/07/2026

How do you want to feel today?

What about this week?

And as summer slowly gives way to fall… how do you want to feel in the season ahead?

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.

An intention doesn’t mean we get to control how the day unfolds. We don’t. But it can help us be more mindful of where we place our attention, what we say yes to, and whether the way we’re spending our days actually reflects what matters most to us.

Because our choices become our habits.
Our habits shape our days.
And our days, eventually, become our lives.

For me, that means clearing some of the clutter competing for my attention. Focusing on one thing at a time. Making space for the goals that matter to me AND the things that fill my cup, so I have more to pour into the people and work I care about.

So before this day off slips away, take a deep breath.

How do you want to feel?

Choose a word. Set your intention. And let that be something you return to this week. 🤍

A few tomatoes + herbs from the garden for lunch today.And a few quiet minutes to think.I’ve realized how much I need th...
09/02/2026

A few tomatoes + herbs from the garden for lunch today.

And a few quiet minutes to think.

I’ve realized how much I need these little pockets of time without input. A walk. Working in the garden. Organizing something around the house. Moments when I’m not listening to a podcast, answering a message or scrolling through what everyone else is doing.

Because somewhere in the quiet, my brain catches up.

I can think about what’s going well. What isn’t. What habits I want to hold onto and what I’m ready to let go of.

And maybe the same is true of the people and voices we surround ourselves with.

I want more of the things that help me feel grounded, curious, encouraged and fully myself. Less of the things that leave me questioning whether I’m enough… or somehow too much.

Gardens need tending. Apparently, so do our minds.

We get to notice what we’re watering. What we’re allowing to take root. What might need a little pruning.

And then keep growing where we’re going. 🌱

What are you making more room fo lately?

I hit pause on IG for our adventures into the Black Hills, and despite arriving home— I may not be ready to come back qu...
08/10/2026

I hit pause on IG for our adventures into the Black Hills, and despite arriving home— I may not be ready to come back quite yet.

Summer is starting to wrap, and like many of you, I’m finding myself wanting to hold onto it a little longer. As a working mom, August isn’t exactly a leisurely transition into fall.

The back-to-school emails have started multiplying. Forms need filling out. Appointments need scheduling. Sports practices and games are already flooding the calendar. There are supplies to buy, events to remember, work to keep doing… while somehow also trying to squeeze every last drop out of summer with your family.

It’s a lot of tabs open at once.

And lately I’ve been thinking more about where my time goes, and whether the way I spend it actually reflects what matters most to me.

So after a week largely unplugged with my family, I’m not feeling a huge pull to plug everything back in just yet.

Less scrolling. Less creating because I feel like I should. More reading, being outside, time with my family, and leaving a little white space in days that are about to become very full again.

I’m not sure whether that means another week away or most of August. Maybe I’ll pop in when I have something I genuinely want to share.

But for now, I’m giving myself permission not to have a content plan.

And if you’re also looking at an increasingly colorful family calendar wondering how you’re supposed to fit it all in, perhaps this is your reminder too:

Not everything needs to fit.

Sometimes making room for what matters means deciding what can wait. 🤍

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