Plant Powered Collective

Nourishing Through December: Grounding Yourself, Enjoying the Season, and Trusting Your Resilience

In this episode, Lori shares how to stay grounded, energized, and connected to your nutrition habits during the holiday season. December invites joy, celebration, indulgence, and sometimes overwhelm. But your habits and your resilience are still with you, ready to support you.

You’ll learn:

• How cortisol impacts your cravings and emotions during the holidays

• Why your nutrition habits are your anchor, not your rulebook

• How to indulge without losing yourself

• H...

Episode Summary

Midlife is often described as a season of change, but for many women it feels more like a season of overwhelm. Hormone shifts, professional pressures, family responsibilities, identity transitions, and emotional fatigue often collide in ways that leave women feeling disconnected from themselves.

In this episode, Lori Willinski, Integrative Nutritionist and founder of Plant Powered Collective, explores why integrative nutrition coaching becomes such a powerful source of support for women navigating midlife and menopause. With warmth and relatability, Lori shares her own journey of rebuilding after a life-altering event, and explains how personalized...

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Plant Powered Collective Podcast.

 Today we’re stepping into the Monday after Thanksgiving with a renewed sense of intention. This episode is all about reconnecting gently with your body, your energy, and your nourishment after a long weekend filled with celebration, community, and delicious food.

This year, my Thanksgiving was a beautiful reminder of how nourishment shows up in many forms. My daughters and I cooked together with ease and joy, creating both nourishing and decadent dishes without stress. Madailein welcomed three friends who brought their own traditions to our tab...

Show Notes: The Power of Cruciferous Vegetables, Featuring Kale

In this episode, Lori explores the incredible benefits of cruciferous vegetables, with a special focus on kale. These nutrient-dense plants support hormone balance, gut health, metabolism, inflammation reduction, and long-term vitality, making them essential allies for women in midlife.

Lori also shares a personal story about entering perimenopause early after a hysterectomy, and how cruciferous vegetables became a reliable anchor during a challenging season. From there, she dives into how kale became part of her own journey, including her years living in Shanghai...

Episode Overview

In this episode, Lori Willinski, Integrative Nutrition Coach and Plant Powered Collective Founder, sits down with her partner, Chris, for an honest and heartwarming conversation about bio-individuality and what it really means to navigate life and nourishment when two people have different nutrition styles. Lori is vegan. Chris is an omnivore. And together, they’ve learned that food doesn’t have to be a barrier. It can be a bridge.

You’ll hear how their relationship has grown through respect, curiosity, and a shared love of flavor. From how they order...

What's Around the Plate: Nourishing the Whole You This Holiday Season

Episode Description

This special holiday edition of the Plant Powered Collective Podcast goes beyond what's on your plate to explore what truly nourishes us during the season—connection, gratitude, rest, and intentional living.

Join Lori Willinski, Integrative Nutrition Coach and founder of Plant Powered Collective, as she shares personal stories from celebrating holidays abroad, introduces a beautiful gratitude practice for your holiday table, and explores the six pillars of lifestyle medicine that support whole-person health.

Whether yo...

🌿 Podcast #9: Live Life Balanced – An Interview with Robin Jonas

🎙 Hosted by Lori Willinski, Integrative Nutrition Coach & Founder of Plant Powered Collective

Episode Overview

In this heartfelt and inspiring episode of the Plant Powered Collective Podcast, Lori welcomes her friend and fellow Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Robin Jonas, founder and host of the Healthy Habits for a Healthy Home Podcast.

Lori and Robin first connected during their time at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where they were part of a mastermind group that supported one another in growth, leadership, and building...

Today’s episode is extra special because I’m joined by my daughter, Caitrin, and we’re sharing highlights from a recent trip to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. This wasn’t just a vacation, it was family, reflection, and a reminder that we can stay connected to our healthy habits no matter where life takes us.

We’ll talk about how to eat well while traveling, how to make nourishing choices without sacrificing fun, and how to use food to connect with family, culture, and community.

Check out our Plant Powered Travel han...

Today we reframe menopause as a powerful new chapter. We’ll visit cultural traditions that honor this season, build a practical Menopause Performance Stack you can personalize, and share a simple recipe that can help you feel steady.

Visit plantpoweredcollective.com's blog for a downloadable Menopause Performance Stack worksheet and today's recipe.

Menopause is not an ending. It is a celebration of lived wisdom and a chance to step forward with vibrancy and boldness. Share this episode with a friend who needs a hopeful path.

Nourish boldly. Live vibrantly. 

Today, we’re diving into something I see as the foundation of all healthy change: the mindset shift of choosing you.

So often, we talk about food, movement, and sleep. But unless we first decide we’re worth prioritizing, none of those choices really stick. To explore this, I’ve invited respected therapist and my friend, Dr. Charity Godfrey, to join me. She’s someone I admire for her work on empowering people to have mental resilience and self-compassion.

Episode summary

In this updated re-release of my very first episode, I share how a shy kid from a small Massachusetts town learned to make life happen with intention. I talk about early plant based instincts, an autoimmune wake up call, years of great but not quite aligned careers, motherhood, a move to Shanghai that reawakened my curiosity, the reality of menopause and midlife change, and the turning point that led me to build Plant Powered Collective. You will hear how food and lifestyle foundations helped me rebuild trust, purpose, and confidence, and how they can support...

Today’s episode is about you—and why one-size-fits-all diets fail because of something called bio-individuality.

Visit plantpoweredcollective.com for to book a complimentary exploratory session (this means free) with me, learn more about bio-individuality, grab the recipe for lentil soup, and download a worksheet that accompanies this podcast.

Episode 3: Your Personal Blueprint – SMART Goals for Midlife Health
Air Date: September 15, 2025

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Plant Powered Collective Podcast, host Lori Willinski explores how to turn intentions into action by creating a personal blueprint for midlife health. If you’ve ever said, “I want to eat better” or “I want more energy,” but struggled to follow through, this conversation will show you how to transform those hopes into clear, structured SMART goals that stick.

Lori shares her own deeply personal journey of moving from vague intentions to meaningful action and h...

In this conversation, Lori Willinksi discusses the significant hormonal changes women experience during their 40s and 50s, particularly during menopause. She emphasizes the importance of nutrition, particularly plant-based foods, in managing these changes and improving overall health. Lori shares practical advice on incorporating more plants into the diet, highlights the benefits of phytonutrients and antioxidants, and discusses how nutrition impacts not only physical health but also leadership and personal effectiveness. Her insights are grounded in personal experience and professional expertise, making a compelling case for women to prioritize their nutrition as they age.