Evolving Together

What happens when you've built a successful life...and suddenly realize you're being called somewhere else? In this honest and unfiltered conversation, I sit down with Jaimee Dorris to talk about reinvention, transitions, and the uncertainty that often comes with midlife. Jaimee shares what it was really like walking away from a successful television career, why she chose her health over a dream j...

In this episode, I sit down with my friend and hairstylist Lianne Allard to talk about the realities of going gray—from the awkward grow-out phase and changing hair texture to the emotional side of letting go of who we used to be. We discuss the pressures women face around aging, the double standards between men and women, and why choosing to color your hair—or not—is a deeply personal decision. W...

In this special edition of Evolving Together, I welcome my friend Gabby for the very first Girls Night In conversation. We go to all the places perimenopause takes us, laughing (usually) and drinking wine along the way - from hot flashes and brain fog to mystery symptoms, changing bodies, and wondering if anyone else's "check engine light" is always on. But this conversation goes deeper than perim...

What if the love you're searching for starts with the relationship you have with yourself? In this soft and sweet conversation, Heidi sits down with Tiffany Martinez, founder of The Sanctuary Wellness, to explore how childhood experiences, self-worth, boundaries, and healing shape the love we give and receive throughout our lives. Together, they discuss the journey from survival mode to self-love,...

Have you ever experienced chronic pain, headaches, tight shoulders, digestive issues, or unexplained aches that just wouldn't go away? In this episode of Evolving Together , I have a conversation with French-trained physical therapist, osteopath, and bodywork specialist Candice to explore the connection between our emotional health and physical pain. We get into how trauma, stress, grief, people-p...

What happens when the “empty nest” never really happens? In this candid and heartfelt conversation, Heidi sits down with her longtime friend Susan to talk about the realities of adult children living at home. From rising costs of living to shifting cultural norms, they explore why more young adults are staying (or returning) home—and what that means for parents navigating midlife. With honesty, hu...

Episode 4 Show Notes When Adulting Feels Too Hard: Coping with Overwhelm and Stress at Any Age Some days adulting just feels like too much. In this honest and relatable solo episode, Heidi shares what it really looks like to show up when you don’t feel like it—and why those moments matter more than we think. From juggling responsibilities like finances, caregiving, and everyday life stress to feel...

Yoga, Midlife & Coming Home to Yourself with Connie Raley-Rose In this episode of Evolving Together, host Heidi Sexton sits down with yoga teacher and retreat leader Connie Raley-Rose for a heartfelt conversation about yoga, healing, emotional release, and the ways we reconnect with ourselves during midlife. What starts with a few hilarious technology mishaps turns into a deeply grounding disc...

Episode 2 Show Notes Perfectionism, Control & Learning to Let Go In this episode of Evolving Together, host Heidi Sexton dives into the exhausting cycle of perfectionism, overthinking, people-pleasing, and the need to control everything around us. Why do so many of us in midlife still feel like we’re not doing enough, achieving enough, or being enough? Heidi shares deeply personal stories abou...

Episode 1 Show Notes Welcome to Midlife: Why I Created Evolving Together In the very first episode of Evolving Together, host Heidi Sexton shares the deeply personal story behind the podcast and the winding road that led her here. From growing up in New York and working in fashion and acting, to motherhood, teaching, divorce, grief, caregiving, reinvention, and rediscovering purpose in midlife — H...

Evolving Together is THE podcast for navigating midlife with honesty, humor, and heart. Host Heidi Sexton explores relationships, self-compassion, and the messy, meaningful transitions that show up in midlife. Through personal reflections and candid conversations with friends and experts, no topic is off limits; grief, divorce, changing bodies, intimacy, identity shifts and everything in between....