The Midlife GlowGetter

Send Jax a text! This week brought some real good news for women over 40. A big study of more than 52,000 women found today's hormone therapy was not linked to more heart disease. In this Friday Glow Edition, I round up the lifestyle news that matters to us. Five new health studies, from hormone therapy and GLP-1s to brain fog and sweets. What's happening with mortgage rates, prices, job...

Send Jax a text! Do you know what your next 12 months really look like? Not the dream version. The real one. In episode 105, I'm showing you how to plan your whole year in early November, before the holiday rush, and why January is the worst time to do it. You'll learn my 5 levels of planning (annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily), a 7-step plan for your bigger goals, and how to...

Send Jax a text! Friday Glow Report, October 30: Midlife Women’s Lifestyle News Happy Halloween weekend! In this Friday Glow Edition of The Midlife GlowGetter Podcast, Jax rounds up the news that matters to women over 40. No fluff, just what you need to know, plus a little fun. In this episode: Election Day, the clocks falling back, and Medicare and ACA open enrollment dates A brand-new heart heal...

Send Jax a text! What if your weight goal wasn’t really a number at all? In this episode, Jax shares how she went from 431 pounds to down over 200, and why at 47 she stopped letting the scale decide her mood. She talks about her goal of 145, why how she feels will tell her when she’s arrived, and the real wins no scale can show: climbing stairs, walking whole cities on vacation, sleeping through t...

Send Jax a text! Episode title: Friday Glow Edition: New Menopause Research, Halloween Freebies + 10 Christmas Week Getaways Episode description: Happy Friday, GlowGetter! This week I sorted through the new research from The Menopause Society's big meeting, including what early menopause may mean for your heart and a new look at hormone therapy and GLP-1 weight loss. Plus a Medicare checklist...

Send Jax a text! Your body changes with the seasons, so your habits can too. In part one, I share how to line up your health habits with all four Midwest seasons: how to move, eat, get light and sleep, protect your mood, and plan your checkups in fall, winter, spring, and summer. Plus my simple 5-question seasonal reset. In part two, I share the 11 little ways I'm romanticizing my corporate j...

Send Jax a text! Hey you, happy Friday! This is your weekly catch-up for women over 40. I did all the scrolling for you and checked every item against a real source. This week: a new law that has mammograms flag heart risk, two big studies on dementia and menopause, caregiving news for the sandwich season, and the official 2027 Social Security raise. We also cover your Medicare and ACA enrollment...

Send Jax a text! Your life is full, your responsibilities are real, and your energy isn’t unlimited. So when self-care gets treated like a “nice to have,” it’s only a matter of time before burnout shows up as brain fog, short tempers, restless sleep, and that exhausted feeling that rest doesn’t fix. We’re drawing a hard line: self-care in midlife is not a luxury. It’s maintenance. We start with th...

Send Jax a text! Welcome to the very first Friday Glow Edition of The Midlife GlowGetter Podcast! Every Friday, Jax shares the trending updates, events, and releases worth knowing about this week, all picked for women over 40. This week: new shows and books, five new health studies, money dates you won't want to miss, sales, fall food specials, and 10 real U.S. getaways for December 4 to 13....

Send Jax a text! You can feel invisible in midlife and still be powerful, respected, and deeply magnetic. We start with a real-life update: I share why my new career in project management in mortgage lending is going so well, what surprised me about thriving in a corporate role at 49, and the boundaries that keep office politics and gossip from stealing my peace. If you’ve been wondering whether i...

Send Jax a text! Fall doesn’t need to slip by in a blur of errands and streaming. I’m treating Fall 2026 like a second New Year, and I’m sharing a cozy, practical plan to make it your best season yet, especially if you’re a woman over 40 who wants routines that feel grounded and doable. We walk through a full fall lifestyle rebrand that goes way beyond decorations. I talk about creating warm home...

Send Jax a text! Perimenopause can make you feel like your body is speaking a new language overnight. One month you’re sleeping fine and feeling steady, and the next you’re up at 3 a.m., your cycle is unpredictable, your mood feels unfamiliar, and your midsection is suddenly holding onto weight. I’m sharing what I’m living through right now at 49, because hearing a real-time experience can be the...

Send Jax a text! The “lock in” trend is all over social media, but I’m claiming it for women over 40 and making it practical for real life. I’m Jax, I’m 49, and I’m done letting the calendar drag me along. After losing almost 200 pounds through consistency and still having more of my weight loss journey ahead, I’m choosing to build the rest of 2026 on purpose, even while I’m caregiving for my agin...

Send Jax a text! Nine days. Two totally different settings. One goal I didn’t fully understand until we were already on the road: real connection time with my grown son before the next chapter of both our lives kicks in. We drive from Cleveland to Folly Beach, South Carolina, then shift gears into downtown Charleston, and that simple “beach first, city second” plan ends up being one of the best tr...

Send Jax a text! What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t what happened to you but the story you keep telling about it? I’m Jackson, and today I’m getting personal about the mindset shift that has shaped my life as a woman, a single mom, and a certified life coach: your circumstances are real, but your interpretation of them is what drives your emotions, choices, and results. I start with...

Send Jax a text! The empty nest gets framed like a collapse, but what if it’s a graduation and a doorway to your most intentional midlife chapter? I’m Jax, and I recorded this one from the middle of the change, not after the dust settled, because I want you to hear it clearly: you are not empty, you are expanding. I take you back 27 years to a hospital room where I was young, pregnant, and alone,...

Send Jax a text! Comfort can feel like peace, but sometimes it’s just a prettier name for settling. I’m Jax, and I’m drawing a hard line in the sand: midlife is not a waiting room. It’s the season where we stop playing small, stop asking for permission, and start choosing the life that actually fits. I share the moment that cracked my own comfort wide open: a Monday layoff, a severance check, and...

Send Jax a text! Your life can change fast, and not always in the ways people warn you about. Today I’m sharing a real-time midlife chapter shift: my son moves into his own apartment, I step into a new role, and instead of feeling “empty,” I feel expanded. If you’re navigating midlife transitions, starting over after 40, or craving a reset that doesn’t require a total personality makeover, you’ll...

Send Jax a text! Waiting for the “right time” to invest can feel responsible, but it often masks something else: fear. Fear of buying at the top, fear of watching your balance drop, fear that one wrong move means you failed. We get it, and we want to replace that anxiety with a plan you can actually follow. We walk through dollar cost averaging, an investing strategy built for real life and real e...

Send Jax a text! Carbs have been dragged for years, but we’re not letting the wrong headline dictate how we eat. Today’s quick Glowgetter Daily is all about one practical change that can genuinely shift how you feel day to day: choosing whole grains more often than refined grains. If you’ve been riding the cycle of “I eat, I crash, I crave,” there’s a good chance the type of grain on your plate is...

Send Jax a text! Saying “no” can feel like self-care, but sometimes it’s just fear wearing a cozy sweater. We talk about a midlife pattern that quietly narrows your world: declining invitations before you even give them a real chance. If you’ve caught yourself thinking “I’m too tired,” “it’s too far,” or “I won’t know anyone,” you’re not alone. We’ve been there too, and we’re naming it with love s...

Send Jax a text! June is almost over, July is next, and half of 2026 is already written. I’m not interested in a guilt spiral or a “just hustle harder” pep talk. I want a real midyear reset for women over 40 that actually changes your day-to-day life, starting with the thoughts you keep repeating when nobody’s listening. First, we go deep on thought work, the inner skill that makes every external...

Send Jax a text! One small food can do a lot of heavy lifting after 40, and it’s probably already in your freezer. We make the case for berries as a daily non-negotiable for midlife women, not as a trend, but as a practical habit with real science behind it. If you’ve been trying to support energy, mood, skin, and long-term health without overhauling your whole diet, this is the simplest place to...

Send Jax a text! That pull you keep feeling toward an idea, a conversation, or a new direction isn’t you being “dramatic” or “restless.” It might be information. When the mind jumps in with “too risky, too late, too much” or “who do you think you are,” it can sound like wisdom, but it often acts like a barricade. I’m digging into the quieter voice underneath the noise and why it keeps whispering t...

Send Jax a text! If your face feels tight or “squeaky clean” after you wash it, I want you to rethink what you’ve been taught. That feeling is often stripped skin, and for women in midlife it can be the fastest way to end up drier, more sensitive, and oddly oilier at the same time. I break down why harsh, foaming cleansers can work against mature skin, especially as we naturally produce less oil a...