Midlife Rising

Why Time Management Fails Women Over 40 (And What to Do Instead) Bought every planner and still feel like you're behind? It's not a personal failing at time management. Here's where your time pressure really comes from... If you're a woman over 40 who is always racing the clock, you've probably tried the day planners, the apps and the 5am club, and still felt behind. In pa...

You know what you want - the new career, the business, the trip, the relationship. So why do you keep circling it instead of landing it? Today, we break down why so many high-achieving women get stuck wanting to shift but not getting there. We unravel why the answer isn't more competence or strategy - it's actually becoming the person who has what you want. It's an identity shift. W...

We need to talk about something that's been irking us: menopause got turned into a diagnosis, and it's quietly keeping women out of leadership.  Somehow menopause has become a medical problem to be fixed rather than a natural transition to be honored. It's the same thing that happens with puberty and childbirth - anytime a woman's body changes, we treat the discomfort as a dise...

The media says menopause is costing companies billions in lost productivity.  We dug into the research - and found the story is backwards.  Jen has been researching menopause and leadership, and in this episode we unpack how the media's "business case" framing - positioning menopause as a profit problem - actually sets women up for judgment and failure at work. We get into what the...

Why Your Brain Fog Might Be Your Leadership Edge. You’ve been losing your train of thought in important meetings way too often these days. Laughing it off but silently cringing and wishing it would just stop happening so your colleagues won’t judge you.  Perimenopause can get the best of us. Especially when it’s brain fog, memory loss, or distracting hot flashes at work, making you feel less produ...

What Orcas Know About Aging That We've Been Missing All Along Trillions of dollars are being put towards an industry to fight a perfectly natural process.  The anti-aging industry…that bombardment of marketing and advertising we get daily about all the creams and things women should buy to look "better." What if this patriarchal story that being youthful is better was completely wro...

Why Menopause Isn't a Decline...If you've been telling yourself that aging is decline, this episode is your wake-up call. Sheri and I are pulling back the curtain on one of the biggest patriarchal misconceptions keeping women feeling invisible after 40, “less than” and maybe even a little resentful. It's the belief that we need to stay youthful to be beautiful, relevant and respecte...

Night Sweats: Three Things Nobody Tells You You wake up in the middle of the night soaked. PJs drenched, sheets drenched. You throw off the covers, change, put a towel down, and try to fall back asleep - only to wake a few hours later and do it all over again. You might be thinking this is just your estrogen dropping and there's nothing to do but ride it out or go on HRT. That's pretty m...

What No One Tells You About UTIs After 40 - Body, Mind, Spirit Have you suddenly started getting UTIs in your 40s or 50s and wondered why? You're not doing anything differently, but your body is.  In this solo episode, Sheri shares her own story of having her very first UTI at 53, and breaks down exactly what's happening in the body, mind, and spirit when urinary tract infections show up...

 How to Set Boundaries Without Guilt (and the Nervous System Secret No One Tells You) Do you find yourself saying "yes" when every part of you wants to say "no", and then spend hours wondering why? If you feel guilty setting boundaries, you're not weak and you don't lack willpower. In this solo episode, Jen explains why boundaries feel so hard in your 40s and 50s, and...

You Don't Have a Hormone Problem.  You Have an Alignment Problem. What happens to your body when you stay in a misaligned life? Most women in perimenopause assume their symptoms - exhaustion, brain fog, sleepless nights, gut issues, anxiety - are purely hormonal. But there's a layer most doctors don't address: chronic misalignment, and the stress response it creates in your body. In...

Why Needing a Vacation Is a Sign Something's Wrong (And What To Do About it) If you're living for the weekend or counting down to your next vacation, this episode is a gift, albeit an uncomfortable one! Needing a vacation so badly isn't a rest problem, it's a signal. In this episode, we get honest about the quiet, persistent emptiness that can hide inside a "good life,&quo...

Unhinged: What Your Aching Hips Are Really Trying to Tell You If your aching hips are keeping you up at night (or from walking normally during the day) this episode is for you.  We go three layers deep into midlife hip pain: the physiology most doctors skip, the emotions stored in the pelvic area, and the energetic truth your hips are trying to speak. Hip pain in midlife is one of the most common...

Stop Trying to Get Back to Who You Were. Do This Instead. If you've ever looked in the mirror and thought "I don't recognize myself anymore",  this episode is for you. In midlife, everything shifts. Your body changes. Your energy isn't what it was. Your kids leave. Your roles evolve. And suddenly the identity you've spent decades building - the strong one, the capable...

The 3 Hidden Patterns Keeping You From a Life That Feels Fulfilling We've heard many midlife women talk about their second chapter in three key ways:  “I should be happy… my life is pretty good.  But something’s missing”   “I just need to get through this next phase ____ ” (fill in the blank - kids through college, next project, next 5 years etc)   “I know I’m meant for more, but I can't...

What the Wellness Industry is Missing About Midlife If you feel like you've been doing everything “right” in midlife - following all the biohacking and longevity advice, doing the vision boards and manifesting techniques and doing the personal work or therapy to uncover your blocks - but something still feels off… it probably is.   But here's the thing, you're not doing anything wro...

You're More Stressed Than You Think, Even if Nothing is "Wrong". If you’ve been telling yourself “I’m fine… nothing is really wrong,” but you have menopause symptoms, your energy is low, and life feels a little flat, this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Jen breaks down one of the biggest misconceptions midlife women carry: that stress only counts when something big or dram...

The Hidden Energetics Keeping You Feeling Unfulfilled in Midlife So many midlife women aren’t unhappy … but they’re not fully alive either. It sounds like...  “I just need to get through a few more years…”  “Once the kids are done school, then I’ll have the time/energy/money to live the life I really want”  “My life is good enough. I shouldn’t complain” In this episode, we unpack the hidden patter...

Why Midlife Women Are So Hard On Themselves (and How to Stop) Have you ever caught yourself thinking…  “Why can’t I keep up like I used to?”   “What’s wrong with me that I need more sleep?”   “Why do I feel less capable, less sharp, less resilient?”  I was talking to a client recently, and she said something that stopped me in my tracks: “I need more sleep… and I have so much judgment about it.” T...

Here's What's Wrong With the Body Positivity Movement The body positivity movement has done a lot of good… but is it actually helping women in midlife, or is it subconsciously keeping us more stuck in criticism than ever? In this honest and nuanced conversation, we unpack the uncomfortable truth:  👉 Even body positivity still keeps us focused on appearance.  👉 It can disconnect us from...

No is NOT a Complete Sentence.  So many of us want to believe “no is a complete sentence” and will try to will ourselves into saying it.  But this line falls apart when it matters most. In this solo episode Sheri explains the missing pieces behind this social-media slogan and reveals the real prerequisites for a boundary that protects your own needs, your heart and your relationships. You’ll hear...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary If you're a midlife woman who is waking up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep for 2 hours, the first step to fix this (and yes, it's fixable), is to understand the reasons why this is happening.  From there, you'll have clear direction on what to do next.  If this is you, falling asleep isn’t the problem - staying asleep is. F...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary Waking at 2 AM with your mind racing? In this episode, we unpack why we ruminate at night and the surprising steps that actually stop it. So many woman in midlife says the same thing: they wake at 2 or 3 a.m. and can’t fall back asleep because their mind won’t stop replaying the day - or rehearsing the future.  The surprising thing about ruminating is that it's...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary Have you ever said to yourself, "I just need better boundaries"?  But when you try to maintain your own boundaries, you just can't say no without guilt?  If that's you, then this episode is for you!   In this episode, we dive into soul-aligned boundaries.  Not rigid rules, but wise, intuitive ways of knowing when you truly want to say “yes” and w...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary Why Confident Women Start Questioning Themselves in Midlife If you’ve ever thought “I’m confident… so why do I still not speak my mind sometimes?"  Or maybe you still find yourself putting other people's needs before your own.  Perhaps you just can't stop feeling guilty when you try to say no.   In this deeply personal conversation, we explore why mid...