MEfirst Midlife Badassery Podcast

Six months ago, I sat on this very mountain wondering what the next chapter of my life would look like. Today, I'm back. I'm 30 pounds lighter, my community has grown from an idea into 450 incredible women, and somewhere along the way... I stopped chasing a perfect life and learned to truly love the one I was living. In this deeply personal reflection, I share what actually changed over...

Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to do... and still couldn't make yourself do it? You want to stretch.  You want to meditate.  You want to lose the weight.  You want to build the business. So why does your brain seem to hit the brakes? In this episode, I'm sharing one of the biggest breakthroughs I've had in years of coaching midlife women. What started as research for my...

If you've ever felt like you know exactly what to do but still can't seem to follow through, this episode is for you. After losing 120 pounds, navigating a regain, and spending years exploring everything from mindset work to coaching to EFT Tapping, I've come to believe that most of us aren't stuck because we need more willpower. We're stuck because something inside us doe...

Something cracked open inside Midlife Badassery this week — and Addie couldn't NOT talk about it. In this episode Addie shares what happened when a group of midlife women showed up for a free 7-day kickstart challenge and had some of the most profound transformation moments she's witnessed in 8 years of coaching. No $10k mastermind. No suffering. Just alter egos, daily prompts, and a who...

What happens when creativity becomes more than a hobby — and turns into a lifeline, a healing tool, and a business? In this episode of Midlife Badassery , I’m joined by Katya McEwen, creator of Oracle Connections and Oracle Cards Magic, mindset coach, hypnotherapist, and soulful creative guide. I also fully confess that I am basically Katya’s biggest fan. Badge included. 😂 Katya shares her powerf...

I thought I was bringing Slayer back. You know... the weight loss alter ego who helped me lose 120 pounds and completely change my life. I showed up to an Alter Ego workshop ready to resurrect her. Instead, I walked away with a surprising realization: the woman I need now isn't exactly the same woman I needed back then. The weight is coming off. The business is growing. But my sacred morning...

If you're a woman over 50 on a weight loss journey who has tried every program, every diet, every coach — and you're still not there — this episode is for you. This is the midlife transformation story nobody talks about. Not another weight loss tip. Not another mindset hack. This is how I created an alter ego, stepped into her, and lost over 100 pounds — and how that identity shift becam...

Have you ever been pulled into an office, a meeting, or a conversation and told you were too much? Too loud. Too emotional. Too ambitious. Too intense. Too spiritual. Too big. This week Addie gets real about a moment that kept her up at night — being told by a coach that her energy can scare people. And instead of shrinking, she did what she always does: she got honest, got into it, and came out t...

What do oracle cards have to do with weight loss? More than you might think. In this episode of MEfirst Midlife Badassery , Addie dives into the surprising connection between intuition, nervous system healing, spirituality, and midlife weight loss. Because let’s be honest…most women in midlife already KNOW what to eat. The real struggle is stress, burnout, emotional eating, people pleasing, self-a...

I just set new goals… and I’m not gonna lie—this next level feels BIG. And.. That's how I know it's GOOD stuff! Like, next level scary shit! In this episode, I’m taking you inside my real-time goal setting after our MEfirst event—what I’m going after, what’s been holding me back, and how I’m stepping into the next version of me. We’re talking:  🔥 Losing the next 24 pounds (and what’s ac...

If you’re here for weight loss… this might piss you off (in the best way 😏). Because the truth?  It’s never been about the weight. In this episode, I’m sharing a real-life update from my week—what’s working, what’s messy, and what I’m learning as I build my next level in real time. We’re talking:  Why chasing outcomes (weight, money, relationships) keeps you stuck but make great goals   The ident...

This week, I’m introducing a new version of me… BROOKSTER 👀🔥 But first—can we talk about this? 👉 What happens when your circles stopped dreaming… but you didn’t? Because that hit me hard this week. In this episode, I’m sharing:  Why outgrowing your environment can feel lonely (and why it’s actually a good sign)   How I’ve used alter egos (like Slayer → now Brookster) to step into bigger version...

This one is real-time. I’m in my car, because in the middle of building my next level some upperlimiting shit hit and we have to go to an eye appointment  😏  This week TERROR hit me. I'm not even going to say scared.  It like gripped me in my gut.  Like “maybe I should just go back to what’s safe” kind of scared. In this episode, I’m talking through what it actually looks like to be in the m...

You ever feel like you’re becoming someone new…  and also like everything is kind of a hot mess at the same time? 😂🔥 Yeah. Same. You GET ME! lol This episode is a real-time download of where I’m at right now in the height of building a challenge and community, reinventing myself at 53, losing weight (again), building my business, and stepping into a whole new identity using alter ego work. As al...

This week’s episode is real life, unfiltered, and recorded in my car. Because sometimes… that’s exactly where the truth comes out 😅 I’m wrapping up my first 90-day goal of the year, down about 18 pounds, feeling proud… and then out of nowhere: 👉 A job opportunity shows up. Like… right down the street from my house. After deciding to go ALL IN on myself and my business, this threw me into a full-...

You know that feeling when everything is finally clicking — the weight's dropping, the money's coming in, life feels good — and then out of nowhere you blow it up? Yeah. That's not bad luck. That's not you being broken. That's your Upper Limit Problem — and this episode is going to change how you see yourself. 🙌 In this episode, Addie breaks down: What the Upper Limit Pro...

Somewhere between responsibilities, careers, raising kids, and trying to hold life together… many of us stopped asking a very important question: What actually brings me joy? In this week’s Pool Podcast episode of MEfirst Midlife Badassery , I’m recording from my favorite place — the pool — talking about why joy might actually be one of the most powerful tools for transformation. From joining a wa...

If I had to lose 100 pounds again in 2026… what would I do? Funny enough, that’s exactly what I’m doing. In this poolside riff episode, I share the five things I would focus on if I were starting my weight loss journey all over again — especially in midlife when hormones, stress, and real life make everything more complicated. Spoiler: I wouldn’t start with food. Instead, we talk about nervous sys...

This week something cracked open. I started a simple FUEL challenge — just regulating with food instead of restricting it — and almost immediately I saw the same pattern everywhere. Food.  Wine.  Money.  Overworking.  That “I should be further at 53” pressure. It wasn’t about the behavior. It was about regulation. In this episode I share:  • Why hunger isn’t always hunger  • How emotional regulati...

Okay, you guys… I ate all the sh*t in Maui last weekend. And still just got back up. It's getting faster- the getting back up, really not stopping, and just BEing. I realized something important:  When I lost 100+ pounds before, it didn’t happen because I judged myself into change. It happened because I became someone different around food. In this episode, I’m breaking down my F.U.E.L. Metho...

Have you ever felt like the version of you who lost weight before… just doesn’t work anymore? Or like you keep starting strong, then something shifts — and you can’t figure out why? It’s not a willpower problem. It’s an identity pattern. In this episode, I’m breaking down the 4 Weight Loss Alter Ego Archetypes and how building an intentional alter ego can change the way you approach food, habits,...

This episode wasn’t planned.  💞 My Heart was on fire and she insisted. I recorded it in a real moment after I felt off, overwhelmed, and was pushing myself in ways that didn’t feel aligned. Instead of forcing my way through it, I chose something different, and what unfolded felt important to share. This episode captures a real-life future self embodiment moment , shared exactly as it happened. In...

What if taking care of yourself wasn’t another thing on your never-ending to-do list… but the way you become who you’re meant to be? In this episode, Addie digs into why discipline, control, and “trying harder” stop working in midlife weight loss —and what actually changes when you stop treating your body like a problem to fix and start treating yourself as the asset . Inspired by a powerful post...

This episode is BIG DREAM ENERGY — the kind that cracks you open, lights you up. Midlife is not the end… it’s the upgrade. I’m sharing what’s unfolding right now as I lose 100 pounds by becoming her — not starting over, not fighting my body, and not forcing myself into another plan that was never built for me in the first place. This one is fun, real, and full of future-self magic. We’re riffing o...

Season 4 is officially here. In this episode, I’m sharing why I’m losing 100 pounds again — out loud, on purpose, and without shame. Not because my body is broken, but because I’m building a life that actually fits me. We’re kicking off the season with the Four C’s — a framework from Dan Sullivan that perfectly captures what it really takes to create meaningful change: Commitment, Courage, Capabil...