Messy Midlife: It’s Not A Crisis, It’s A Calling to Connect

Connect With Jody Why You Feel Empty at the End of the Day And What to Do Tonight: Evening Awareness Practice You've been in the day. You've lived it, responded to it, felt it, even if you didn't stop to name any of it. Now it's quieter. And this is the moment to look back with Kindness. In this closing episode of Awareness Week, Jody introduces the first two levels of awarenes...

Connect With Jody In this Midweek Deep Dive, Jody Brooks sits down with author and former US Navy veteran Kristof Morrow to explore how awareness, trauma and creativity intertwine in messy midlife. Kristof’s journey spans childhood abuse, violent addiction in the family, his own alcoholism, Tourette's, chronic illness, immigration, divorce and a long period of despair. He shares how a single...

Connect With Jody How to Start Your Day Without Losing Yourself: The Morning Awareness Practice Quick question: what does your Morning actually look like? Not the aspirational version. The real one. The alarm, the scroll, the rush, the commute. Before you've had a single chance to hear your own voice, the world has already taken over. In this episode, Jody explores why the Morning is one of t...

Connect With Jody Midlife Awareness: Navigating Disconnection to Connection Something is off, and you can't quite put your finger on it. You're functioning, you're keeping it together, but underneath it all, you feel numb, irritable, exhausted, and a little lost. Sound familiar? You're not falling apart. You're waking up. In this episode of Messy Midlife, Jody gets honest...

Connect With Jody Why Midlife Anxiety and Overwhelm Make Habits So Hard to Stick To S1 EP5 If you’ve been struggling with midlife anxiety, overwhelm, low motivation, or the feeling that you keep trying and failing at change, this episode is for you. In this conversation, Jody Brooks speaks with Roger Webb about why habits are so hard to stick to, why willpower and discipline are often overrated, a...

Connect With Jody Midlife Awareness: Navigating Disconnection to Connection S1 EP4 Something is off, and you can't quite put your finger on it. You're functioning, you're keeping it together, but underneath it all, you feel numb, irritable, exhausted, and a little lost. Sound familiar? You're not falling apart. You're waking up. In this episode of Messy Midlife, Jody gets...

Connect With Jody Midlife Anxiety and Overwhelm: What Self-Awareness Is Really Telling You S1 EP3 Midlife anxiety and overwhelm can feel like failure, but they may actually be signs that your life is asking for attention. In this episode of Messy Midlife, Jody Brooks explores self-awareness as the first Principle of Authentic Living and the place where real change begins. If you’re 35 to 65 and fe...

Connect With Jody Midlife Burnout and the Nervous System: Learning to Lead Differently S1 EP2 Midlife burnout can change everything — your energy, memory, relationships, leadership, and the way you show up at home. In this episode of Messy Midlife, Jody Brooks speaks with Hannah Kerman, founder of Brain Shift, about what it means to operate with your nervous system, not your ego. Hannah shares how...

Connect With Jody The Moment I Knew Something Had To Change: Why Midlife Isn't A Crisis   S1 EP1 Messy Midlife: It's Not A Crisis, It's  A Calling To Connect Midlife upheaval doesn’t have to be a crisis — it can be the moment you finally wake up. In this first episode of Messy Midlife, Jody Brooks shares the story of the “toilet cubicle breakdown” that changed everything and begins...

Connect With Jody Step into the messy middle of midlife and discover why it’s not a crisis, it’s a calling to connect . In this short trailer, you’ll hear what Messy Midlife is all about, who it’s for, and how it can support you if you’re feeling lost, overwhelmed, or unsure what’s next. I’m Jody, a midlife coach and fellow messy human, and in each episode I’ll share real stories, honest conversat...