Mind Your Midlife | Women Over 40, Menopause, Self Care, Mindset, Empty Nest, Aging Parents, Healthy Habits, Self-Talk

100 Episodes of Mind Your Midlife: Brain Fog, Bloopers, Body Image, and Finding Your Joy

Reaching episode 100 of Mind Your Midlife is a massive milestone! In this episode, I am celebrating by sharing some behind-the-scenes bloopers, revisiting some of the mos

99. Is Wine Your Coping Mechanism? Drink Less Without Going Cold Turkey, with Colleen Freeland

There is a middle ground with alcohol that affects so many of us in midlife: we're not dealing with addiction, but we often wake up feeling guilty, tired, and stuck

98. The Truth About Friendship Loss and Changing Social Circles in Midlife

Friendship change or loss is something that we rarely talk about enough during our 40s and 50s. We often feel guilty when we realize we are outgrowing the people we used

97. Are You One Of The People You Try To Please (Part 2 of 2), with Lori Montry

People pleasing is a habit that affects so many of us in midlife, often masquerading as kindness or duty. While we all want to care for our loved ones, it becomes a probl

96. How to Stop People Pleasing and Start Trusting Yourself in Midlife (Part 1 of 2)

There is a habit that drains the energy of so many women in their 40s and 50s, yet we struggle to break free from it: people-pleasing. We often spend our days managing wh

95. Depletion vs Burnout and How to Reclaim Your Energy in Midlife, with Stephanie Malia Krauss

The constant, crushing overwhelm of modern life affects so many of us in our 40s and 50s, yet we tend to internalize it as if it's our personal issue. We often feel

94. Resilience and Hope When There Is No Happy Ending

Many of us in midlife are navigating situations with no happy ending. We struggle with how to stay positive when facing the harsh realities of aging parents, chronic illn

93. Escaping the Good Girl Trap and Rewriting Your Midlife Story, with Ellen Baker

There is a perfect storm of transitions that hits women in our 40s, 50s, and 60s: kids leaving home, aging parents, prep for retirement, and menopause. With so much happe

92. Assuming What Others Think is a Trap; The Story in Your Head May Be Wrong

Have you ever been in a situation where you are absolutely convinced, 100% convinced, that you know what someone else is thinking about you? I think the answer to that fo

91. Meditation Even When You Can't Stop Overthinking, with Lauri Stern

We know that meditation could help with the stress and upheaval of midlife (or we've at least heard that somewhere). Yet, so many of us feel like we just can't

90. Is Gratitude Just Toxic Positivity? No - and It Will Change Your Midlife

Has anyone ever suggested you write down three things you're grateful for every night—and you totally resisted the idea? We've all heard the buzz about gratitud

89. Changemakers: Hypnotherapy to Find Purpose in Midlife, with Christina L. Woods

When we hit our forties and fifties, we often look around, realize our lives are pretty good, and still notice a sense of dissatisfaction or restlessness. Then, we feel g

88. Are You Thinking Yourself Older Faster? Mindset and Aging

Have you ever wondered why two people who are both 55 years old can look and act completely different, with one appearing ten years younger and the other seeming far olde

87. The Mindset of Style and How to Like the Way You Look, with Jennifer Mackey Mary

Do you feel like your body is changing, nothing fits right, and it’s easier to just wear pajama pants with a professional shirt for your Zoom calls? Giving up on getting

86. Get Your Hopes Up and Stop Bracing for Disappointment in Midlife

Have you ever thought about how often you say or think the phrase, "don't get your hopes up"? In midlife, dealing with career pivots, aging parents, and changing bod

85. Intimacy and Sex After 40 Without Shame Or Pressure, with Jennifer Marie Summers

Many women in their 40s, 50s, and early 60s tend to suffer in total silence when navigating changes in intimacy. We often carry shame around our shifting desires and chan

84. Why You Self-Sabotage Your Big Goals (And How to Stop)

Have you ever set a big goal, started taking action, and then completely self-sabotaged?  You are not alone. In midlife, we often feel ready to make a significant change,

83. How to Stop Emotional Eating and Heal Your Hunger in Midlife, with Tricia Nelson

There is something that affects so many women in their 40s and 50s, yet we tend to suffer in total silence: emotional eating. We often carry deep shame around our eating

82. How to Love Your Menopause Body (Without Giving Up on Your Health)

Have you caught yourself looking in the mirror recently, grabbing a little chunk of skin around your middle, or wondering, "Whose body is this?"  You are definitely not a

81. Changemakers: Using Women's History as Inspiration, with L. M. Elliott

Often, we see the opportunities, we feel the intuitive nudge, but we don't trust ourselves enough to take the leap. In this Changemakers episode, I am joined by New