Susie Pettit

Love Your Life: Love Your Life: Midlife Reinvention, Emotional Regulation, & Parenting

If you've spent years taking care of everyone else and you're ready to reconnect with yourself, this show is for you. I'm Susie Pettit, certified parent coach, life coach, and mom of five. Every week, I share practical tools and compassionate coaching to help you navigate parenting, set healthier boundaries, stop feeling responsible for everyone else's happiness, and reconnect with yourself in midlife. We'll talk about emotional regulation, confidence, relationships, people-pleasing, empty nest transitions, and creating a life you genuinely love. I've lived through divorce, bankruptcy, heart s...

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Susie Pettit

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smbwell.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Stop Waking Up To Pee + Our Pelvic Floor 06.08.2025

Warriors! What if you learned that waking up to pee in the middle of the night is not just a part of being a woman and there were things you could do about it? How about leaking when you're exercising, sneezing, or jumping? It's for real! This week on the Love Your Life Show, I have a super helpful conversation with Dr. Kassie DeWitt, a pelvic floor and bladder health expert. She not only busts th...

Empty Nest: How to Prepare and Let Go with Love 30.07.2025

Parenting is one of the most important jobs on this planet, and one of the hardest. Listen in to learn what you can do to help yourself before and during the empty nest period. In this episode of the Love Your Life Show, I help you feel more confident as a parent by simplifying the things for you to focus on;  whether your kids are still living at home or already flown. I share real-life stories (...

Make These Small Shifts for Big Results 23.07.2025

Ready to feel more alive in your life again?  Do you ever feel like you're moving from one thing to the next without feeling what it's like to be doing those things? Almost like you're programmed from the outside, do this then do that? And then what, at the end of the day you're like, okay bedtime. All to rinse and repeat the next day?  Been there, done that.  Many of us feel like we have one sett...

Stop Dreading Aging: How to Feel More Confident as You Get Older 16.07.2025

If you've ever had negative thoughts about aging or growing older (haven't we all?), you don't want to miss this interview on the Love Your Life Show. Not only will it help you think (and feel!) more positively about aging and what's possible for you, we give actionable things that you can start in your 30s, 40s, and 50s to set you up for vitality as you age. I have author Allison Davis and  It wi...

How to Boost Your Mood & Help the World 09.07.2025

The World Happiness Report is out and I have the 3 big things you can do to boost your mood and impact the world around you. Win Win! So many of us are feeling a bit off lately. Okay, not a bit. A lot! And I wanted to provide some simple things you can do to not only raise your happiness set point, but also to influence the set point and energy of those around you. If your brain is telling you tha...

Tired of Overeating? Ditch Diets and Finally Feel Free Around Food 02.07.2025

Hey warrior, does it feel like you've ried every food plan, every tracker, every "reset"... and still feel stuck? 😩 You're not alone — and you're not broken. In this week's episode of the Love Your Life Show, I'm joined by Elizabeth Dall, a certified women's nutrition and behavior change coach, to talk about what actually works when it comes to healing your relationship with food — especially in...

Let Them: Stop Controlling. Start Living 25.06.2025

Feel Like You're Always Fixing, Pleasing, or Controlling? Try This. What if you stopped trying so hard to make everyone else happy… and just let them? In this powerful refresh of the Let Them theory, I'm giving you a 15-minute reminder that you are not responsible for everyone's emotions and behaviors. That's their job. Your job? Taking care of you. This episode is a must-listen if you've ever tho...

Menopause Myths With Dr Maria Sophocles 18.06.2025

This week on the Love Your Life Show, I'm joined by the brilliant Dr. Maria Sophocles—a women's health and menopause expert on a mission to help us feel empowered and informed during this stage of life. We're busting some of the biggest myths about hormone therapy like the idea that it causes cancer, leads to weight gain, or isn't safe if you've had blood clots. (Spoiler alert: there's so much mor...

Why Setting Boundaries Feels So Hard (and How to Start Anyway) 11.06.2025

Do you ever find it easier to just keep doing what you're doing rather than what's best for you?  Do you hear about boundaries and nod along like, makes sense, but when it comes to opening your mouth you talk yourself out of it? Or maybe you're like me, you'd say yes when you want to say no, and then feel like no one understands how much I'm doing and how tired I am?  Today on the Love Your Life S...

How to Communicate with Narcissists and Emotionally Immature People 04.06.2025

Warriors! Here are the strategies that work when interacting with narcissists or emotionally immature people. These are ways that I've kept my cool even in the craziest of situations and I'm so excited to share them with you. You know those conversations that leave you feeling drained, confused, or like you're the one who did something wrong — even when you didn't? The person you're interacting wi...

Confident Skin at Every Age: 3 Habits Every Woman Should Start Today 28.05.2025

Feeling overwhelmed by all the skincare advice out there? You're not alone. In this episode, I sit down with board-certified dermatologist Dr. Mary Alice Mina to cut through the noise and bring you a clear, compassionate approach to skin health—especially as we age. We talk about: Why a minimalist skincare routine is often the most effective How to feel more confident in your skin at every stage o...

Is Everyone a Narcissist? 3 Signs of Emotional Immaturity 21.05.2025

Does it seem like everyone's being labeled a narcissist these days?  Truth be told, sometimes I read some of the Instagram posts and wonder: "Wait, am I the narcissist?" Luckily I have years of study in this and know what's actually happening (and share it to help you today)!  Listen in to learn  3 common traits of emotional immaturity, defensiveness, over-functioning, and victim thinking, while a...

How To Make Friends 14.05.2025

Feeling lonely? You're not the only one. In this episode, I share my personal journey from moving across the world at 51 to building a fulfilling social circle in just one year.  -Learn my four-step approach to making adult friendships that actually works—even when it feels awkward.  -Discover why friendship is just like dating,  -How to "go first" in social situations, and  -The mindset shift tha...

Lighten Your Load: Emotional Fitness for When Life Feels Too Heavy 07.05.2025

F eeling weighed down—but not sure why? It might be emotional weight. In this episode, I share 10 emotional fitness habits to help you lighten your load and feel more in control. From simple routines to mindset shifts, learn what to do when life feels too heavy—and how to build lasting emotional strength. Tune in to discover which "workout" you need most right now. If you liked this show, you'll l...

Anxiety in Uncertain Times: 2 Anxiety Experts Share Tips + Strategies 30.04.2025

Eeeeek! Things can feel pretty out of control these days, ey? I don't know about you, but I can feel like I'm walking around 24/7 in a constant state of anxiety: tight chest, shallow breathing, tense jaw, etc. It's not pretty and, even worse, it makes perimenopause or menopause symptoms worse!  Oh my!  Which is why I'm so excited to bring you this episode of The Love Your Life Show. Join me as I s...

8 Midlife Health Hacks: What Works & What Doesn't [MENOPAUSE SERIES] 23.04.2025

Who wants to do things the easy way? I DO! I have a lot of things to do, places to go warriors, and when it comes to wellness and best life practices, I want to do the simplest, most efficient things to get me the results I want. Today I bring you eight of those simple, game changing things. Choose one and you'll notice big differences! And yes, this episode comes after the one I did last month on...

Anxious? Nervous? Exhausted? Learn about Somatic Healing and Your Inner Child 16.04.2025

Are you a midlife woman, overwhelmed mom, or recovering people pleaser who sometimes feels guilty, alone, shame, or like you're "too much"?   This episode interview with Dr. Amanda Curry is for you! Dr. Curry is a somatic inner child coach with a passion for helping women—especially moms—reconnect with their true selves. Amanda shares how somatic practices combined with inner child healing can rel...

Hospital Stay: Life Coaching Tools for Anxiety that WORK 09.04.2025

Sometimes no matter what we do, life throws us curveballs. Recently, I found myself back in the hospital (I had spent 13 days there last year) in a pretty scary situation. I felt a whole range of emotions, from fear to frustration to disappointment to overwhelm, and even some helplessness. 😣 Because of the years and years of training I've had to help others and of me having my own life coach, I w...

The Feedback Wheel: How to Have Hard Conversations Without Drama [RELATIONSHIP SERIES] 02.04.2025

Do you ever avoid tough conversations because you don't want to rock the boat? Or maybe you try to talk but end up feeling misunderstood or defensive? Possibly you're like me, you over talk, over explain, and sometimes get overly defensive? 🫣 In today's episode, I'm teaching a game-changing tool: the Feedback Wheel—a simple, four-step framework to help you express yourself clearly and confidently...

Perimenopause & Menopause: What You Need to Know 26.03.2025

Perimenopause & Menopause: What You Need to Know Warriors! I am so excited to bring you this episode. Earlier this month, I went to a perimenopause and menopause training with top experts like Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Dr. Kelly Casperson, Dr. Louise Newson, and Dr. Vonda Wright. Two big things jumped out at me from the full day of training while surrounded by thousands of other women and I share the...

Why You Need an ENERGY AUDIT (and how to do one) 19.03.2025

World events got you down? OF COURSE! Add to that all the things that we have going on in our lives: anxious kids, multiple responsibilities, needy parents (or spouses), etc… Feeling drained and overwhelmed, even when you're doing "all the right things"? It might not just be your busy schedule—it could be hidden energy drains in your daily life. In this episode of the Love Your Life Show, I'm brea...

Emotional Safety Explained: People Pleasing, Codependency, Childhood Trauma, Emotional Triggers [HEALING SERIES] 12.03.2025

Do you find yourself tiptoeing around conflict, hiding your true feelings, or feeling anxious about how others will react?  In this episode of The Love Your Life Show, I sit down with Tarah Kerwin, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and co-founder of Relationship Renovation, to explore emotional safety. If you've never considered emotional safety before, you're not alone—and it might be the...

How to Avoid a Panic Attack [ANXIETY SERIES] 05.03.2025

Anxiety is at an all time high - whether it's our polarizing political climate, our actual climate 🔥, our teen's anxiety, or any number of other factors in your life, we're feeling it! And while anxiety itself isn't a signal that something is wrong with your or your teen, when it turns more into panic, it gets unmanageable. Well, I've been there. I've had my share of panic attacks and helped teen...

Teens, Self-Talk, and Confidence: Parenting Tips for Moms 26.02.2025

Hey Warriors! In this episode of the Love Your Life Show, I'm diving into something so many of us struggle with: how to truly support the anxious people in our lives—whether it's your teen, young adult, or even your partner.  It's easy to fall into habits of fixing, dismissing, or saying things we think are helpful but actually fuel their inner critic or inner rebel. I'm sharing how we can instead...

7 Losing Strategies in Marriage and Parenting Teens 19.02.2025

Relationships can be one of the most rewarding parts of our lives ... .and, let's be real, they can also feel like the most challenging.  In this episode of The Love Your Life Show, I'm diving into the sneaky ways we sabotage the connections we crave. Whether it's with your partner, your teens, your adult children, or your midlife friends, I'll help you uncover the patterns that leave you feeling...

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