Lena Mattice

Mid-Life Mommy to Empty Nester

Health EN ↓ 69 episodes

Lena cracked open the playbook on mid‑life transformation when she launched her “Mid‑Life Mommy to Empty Nester” podcast in 2021. What began as candid conversations about weight loss, faith, and parenting has blossomed into 57 episodes and counting—each one a roadmap for navigating life’s biggest transitions with humor, grit, and divine inspiration. After fourteen years devoted to nurturing her four children, Lena stepped into the classroom, earning her degree in education and, ultimately, a master’s in Reading. For over a decade she’s served as a Reading Intervention specialist, blending rese...

Author

Lena Mattice

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Health

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 45- Mid Life Mommy - Charity 20.01.2025

What is Charity-the pure love of Christ.  Charity is Christ, how do you show Charity to people that have done you wrongl 

Episode 44- Midlife Mommy- With Tracy Jo and Genius Bootcamp 13.01.2025

Lena Mattice and Tracy Jo Rollins discussed their faith, personal growth, and spiritual experiences, with Tracy sharing her purpose in life and her work with the company Rare Faith. They also discussed the transformative power of the Genius Boot Camp, a 3-day event offered by Rare Faith, and shared success stories of individuals who attended the camp. The conversation concluded with an invitation...

Episode 43- Setting Goals 01.01.2025

Setting goals is a plan to accomplish what you want out of this life. 

Episode 42- Becoming the CEO of my own Health 03.12.2024

Being a big person, you have lots of self-conscious thoughts.    Have you ever walked into a room and thought “Oh man where am I going to sit. I need to find the closest chair to the door and one that has a lot of room around it.”  Have you ever thought, “what am I doing in the gym when I look the way I do.” Have you ever thought, “I hope people don’t see all the things I put in my cart that is ju...

Episode 41- Hard isn't Hard anymore 27.10.2024

“Opposition in all things,” we cannot have the good without the bad.  To really appreciate the good, we must go through the bad. Leslie Householder says “Things will get hard! But that’s the evidence you need to know that the reward is just that much closer!” (Mindset Mastery p. 413)

Episode 40- How Lucky are you? 13.09.2024

Throughout my life I have come across so many people that have said words to me similar to: Why does it seem like some people have it easy in life? Why is life so hard for some and not for others? Why is it when I try to do what Heavenly Father wants me to do, why does everything always seem to go wrong? Why does this person or that person always seem to get what they want out of life when I alway...

Episode 39- Finding and Living the Dream 01.08.2024

Finding and Living a Dream - An article I wrote about getting rid of you doubts and fears so you can chase your dreams.  This article is about my son Jacob and how he had a dream to play college football.  

The Terror Barrier and I don't know 04.07.2024

I'm back and I'm going from Mid-Life Mommy to an Empty Nester.  Being an Empty Nester has had some really tough challenges for me.  Having adult kids has been a challenge for me but I still love it!  In this episode I talk about Terror Barriers and pushing through them to get your best life.  I talk about why we say I don't know and that we do know we just need to get past some of o...

Episode 37- Mid Life Mommy- I am a Happy Healthy Eater 18.12.2022

How is that spark going? How does food make you feel?  Exercise is important.

100% responsibility 0% Excuses 12.11.2022

"Winners don't make excuses"  The Jack Rabbit Factor by Leslie Householder. https://portaltogenius.isrefer.com/go/JF/lmattice/ Change you mindset Change your life

Episode 35- October 24, 2022 10.11.2022

Setting Goals and things don't seem to workout like we planned. 

Episode 34 Reaching Goals and Finding a Spark 14.10.2022

My visit to Hays Kansas and helping my son get a spark to reach his goal.  In helping him, I found myself again .  

Episode 33: What patterns are we telling ourselves 07.10.2022

What have I been telling myself to keep me stuck in the weight-loss limbo?  What do you tell yourself everyday to keep you stuck from getting what you want in life and your goals?

Episode 32- Being a Fire Protector 01.10.2022

Spark #1- Learn to eat healthy and Being a Fire protector. Sometimes in life we need to get rid of people that are trying to put out our fires.  Sometimes we need to get rid of foods that are not serving our body well.  

Episode 31- The start of a new Journey- Live Life Lean 23.09.2022

This is a the voice recording of a video that is on the you tube channel  Live Life Lean with Christy Lee.  Please like and share this pod cast or video and watch to learn more about my weight loss journey and there are two other amazing ladies that will be on this same channel and we will watch their journey as well.  Thanks for listening. 

Episode 30- How we treat others 23.09.2022

How do we treat other people.?  Do we encourage them or do we just cut  them  down.  Today I talk about being a good Samaritan to everyone we come in contact with not just those we need to help. 

Episode 28 Mid Life Mommy Happy Mother's Day 10.05.2022

Mother's Day and mother-in law and other women in your life.  Learn to love anyone no matter the role they play in your life.  

Episode 27 Mid Life Mommy- Popularity 04.05.2022

What is popularity?  How do you help our kids with the whole idea of popularity.  It's not what you think it is and most of the time people don't realize they are popular.  

Episode 26- Mid Life Mommy- Forgive yourself 24.04.2022

It is so important to forgive yourself.  Be the boss of your brain and get to work.  

Episode 25 Mid Life Mommy- What would I give up for my health 17.04.2022

This week I discuss what would we give up for my health.  How do you find the time to exercise and eat healthy when you have children running around.  

Episode 24 Mid Life Mommy- Losing a Child 13.04.2022

Losing a child is difficult in any stage of life.  Losing an unborn child leaves you with so many questions.  When Chris and I were married 17 and half weeks we lost our first child.  This is our story and how we got through it .  

Mid Life Mommy- Faith and Fear 26.02.2022

What is your faith over fear?  This episode I talk about faith and fear,  and how you can have faith over fear in loosing weight, and other aspects of your life.  

Mid Life Mommy Episode 22 19.02.2022

Talking about the way we think and the book The Jack Rabbit Factor by Leslie Householder.  

Mid Life Mommy- Episode 21 Coaching for Weight Loss 12.02.2022

Today I have a guest speaker Christy Lee.  She  coaches me through flour and sugar and we are going to discuss some of the programs running through my mind that is keeping me stuck.  Join me in learning that finding the programs  that are running in our brain can help us find a way to become our best selves.  We talk about the company Rare Faith  and how learning to tie our Heart and Mind together...

Mid Life Mommy- Finding Joy and Loving your spouse 04.02.2022

Maybe you are thinking, but why do I always have to be the one to do everything.  Why do I have to be the one to figure out what we need to do. Why do I have to tell him what needs to be done when he should be able to see it.

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