Own Your Midlife Podcast: Hormones, Perimenopause & Reinvention for Women 40+

Are you tired of feeling like perimenopause is taking over your life, leaving you exhausted, dealing with sudden heavy cycles or fibroids, and wondering where the "old you" went? Do you worry about whether hormone replacement therapy is safe, or feel completely brushed off when you bring up your symptoms to your doctor? You are not crazy, and you certainly don't have to just "suffer through" midli...

Feeling stuck in midlife while everyone else seems to be moving ahead? Maybe you're applying for jobs, going to auditions, or building a business, and the opportunity you've worked toward still hasn't come. You keep showing up, but you're starting to wonder: Do I keep going? Do I need a different plan? In this episode of Own Your Midlife, I'm talking about how to get your power back when you feel...

Do you feel guilty when you take a break, even when you're exhausted? Maybe you finally sit down, but your mind immediately starts listing everything you should be doing next. Answer the email. Work on the idea. Get ahead. Make progress. In this episode of  Own Your Midlife , we're talking about productivity guilt, the pressure to keep going, and the fear that slowing down means you're losing mome...

Thinking about making a career change in midlife, starting a business, or finally exploring an idea that keeps coming back to you? In this episode, I'm talking with Shannon Russell about what it really looks like to create a second act without feeling like you have to start from scratch. Shannon is a Business Coach, Corporate Team Building Facilitator, TEDx Speaker, and the author of  Start Your S...

Have you ever noticed that as you start changing, some of your friendships start to feel different too? As we grow, set better boundaries, speak up more, stop overgiving, or stop making ourselves smaller to keep the peace, the dynamics in our friendships can change. And sometimes that can leave us wondering whether the relationship can actually grow with us. In this episode of Own Your Midlife, I'...

If you're in midlife and starting to wonder whether the career you've built still fits who you are now, this episode will help you think through what comes next, whether that means staying, making changes where you are, or stepping into something completely new. In this episode, I'm joined by career coach Paula Randler. Paula spent seventeen years in one organization before eventually leaving and...

What if finding yourself again in midlife starts with remembering the moments when you already proved something to yourself? In this solo episode, I'm talking about the stories we carry with us. The moments that remind us we've been brave before, taken risks before, trusted ourselves before, and figured things out when we had no idea how they were going to work out. I share one of those moments fr...

Have you ever wondered how much of who you are is really you, and how much may have been shaped by years of wanting to feel accepted, loved, or safe? For many women, approval-driven patterns can become so familiar that they start to feel like part of your personality. Being accommodating, keeping others happy, avoiding disappointment, or automatically going along with what everyone else wants can...

Have you ever wondered why you feel lonely even when you have people around you? Loneliness in midlife can be confusing. You may be married, have children, friends, coworkers, and people you talk to regularly, yet still feel disconnected or like something is missing. In this episode, I'm talking about why loneliness can show up in midlife, what that feeling may be telling you, and three practical...

What do you do when you're feeling lost in midlife and know you want something different for your life, but you can't quite figure out what that something is? In this solo episode, I'm sharing three things that helped me find clarity when I felt uncertain about what was next. We'll talk about what happens when the life you're living no longer feels like it fits, how other people's opinions can qui...

Have you ever gone to the doctor because you knew something felt off, only to be told that all your lab work looked normal? Maybe you're dealing with brain fog, low energy, mood changes, poor sleep, or that hard to explain feeling that you simply don't feel like yourself anymore. Being told everything looks fine can leave you wondering whether you're imagining it or whether there may be more to ex...

Have you ever wondered how two people who love each other can slowly start to feel disconnected? Most of the time, it does not happen because of one major moment. It happens through small things that go unnoticed, unspoken, or pushed aside during the busyness of life. In this episode, my husband Anthony joins me to talk about how to stay connected in a relationship through the different seasons of...

For many women, putting yourself last can look a lot like kindness. You become the easygoing one, the flexible one, the woman who always makes it work. But after years of people-pleasing, saying yes to everyone, and ignoring your own needs, many women over 40 reach midlife realizing they can hear everyone else's voice more clearly than their own. In this episode of Own Your Midlife, I share the mo...

Friendships in midlife can change in ways we never expected. If you've been wondering whether you've outgrown a friendship, why a friendship feels different than it used to, or why someone who was once so close no longer plays the same role in your life, this episode is for you. In this episode of Own Your Midlife, we're talking about outgrowing friendships, the guilt that often comes with it, and...

Self-doubt has a way of making us question everything. It can make us wonder if we're qualified enough, experienced enough, or even capable of taking the next step. For many women, that's exactly how imposter syndrome (also spelled impostor syndrome) in midlife begins to show up. In this episode of Own Your Midlife, we're talking about the thoughts that fuel self-doubt, what imposter syndrome can...

Have you ever wondered who decided what age you're supposed to have life figured out? Or why so many of us feel like there's a timeline we're supposed to follow, and if we miss it, we've somehow fallen behind? In this episode, I'm sitting down with my husband, Anthony McLean, and we're getting into something most of us have never stopped to question. The unspoken rules our generations handed us. T...

Divorce can feel overwhelming, heartbreaking, and incredibly lonely, especially in midlife when so much of your life feels intertwined with your marriage, family, finances, identity, and future. In this episode we talk about the emotional side of divorce that so many women struggle through quietly. Oona shares the five phases of divorce grief, what to do first when you don't know where to start, h...

Feeling disconnected in your relationship and not sure why? Wondering if resentment in marriage or emotional distance with your partner is quietly building? In this powerful conversation, licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, TEDx speaker, and author of The Cost of Quiet , Colette Jane Fehr joins me to talk about the hidden cost of staying quiet in relationships, especially for women who...

If you're in midlife and comparison has been making you feel like you're behind, too late, or like everyone else has figured something out that you haven't, this episode is going to hit home. Comparison in midlife feels different than it did in your twenties. Back then it felt like fuel. Now it feels more like a deadline. And that shift is not an accident. It's something a lot of women feeling stu...

Betting on yourself in midlife can feel scary, especially when you've spent years putting everyone else first. In this episode, we're talking about what it actually looks like to stop waiting, trust yourself, and finally take a chance on the life you really want. If you've ever found yourself thinking, maybe next year, when life settles down, or when I feel more ready. This conversation is for you...

If you've been feeling emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, or like life just feels heavier than it used to, this episode is for you. Maybe you're juggling work, kids, aging parents, relationships, your health, and somehow still feeling like you're supposed to hold everything together. Maybe you're waking up already feeling behind, constantly overstimulated, and wondering why everything suddenly fe...

If you're in your 40s or 50s and things feel like they're starting to unravel, this episode is going to remind you that breakdown and breakthrough can often happen at the same time. Today I'm sitting down with Wendy Valentine, internationally published author of Women Waking Up, founder of Midlifology, and host of the Midlife Makeover Show, a podcast ranked in the top 1% globally. After going thro...

If you're in your 40s or 50s and dealing with low energy, fatigue, brain fog, or walking into a room and forgetting why you're there, you are not alone. These are some of the most common symptoms women experience in midlife, and for a long time I thought something was seriously wrong with me. Note: I am not a doctor and nothing here is medical advice. Please talk to your doctor before trying anyth...

If you're in your 40s or 50s and suddenly feeling like you don't recognize yourself anymore you're not alone. So many women experience a midlife identity shift and don't have the words for what's happening.  Women in midlife often arrive carrying limiting beliefs about themselves that they never stopped to question. Beliefs about what they're capable of, what they deserve, and who they're allowed...

Friendships can feel different in midlife. Some grow deeper. Others start to feel confusing or distant. And a lot of us quietly wonder why connection doesn't always feel as easy as it once did. In this episode, I'm sitting down with J'Leen Manning Saeger to talk about how friendships change in this season of life and what actually helps them stay strong. After recognizing how her own insecurities...