Midlife Rising

Why Menopause Isn't a Decline...If you've been telling yourself that aging is decline, this episode is your wake-up call. Sheri and I are pulling back the curtain on one of the biggest patriarchal misconceptions keeping women feeling invisible after 40, “less than” and maybe even a little resentful. It's the belief that we need to stay youthful to be beautiful, relevant and respecte...

Night Sweats: Three Things Nobody Tells You You wake up in the middle of the night soaked. PJs drenched, sheets drenched. You throw off the covers, change, put a towel down, and try to fall back asleep - only to wake a few hours later and do it all over again. You might be thinking this is just your estrogen dropping and there's nothing to do but ride it out or go on HRT. That's pretty m...

What No One Tells You About UTIs After 40 - Body, Mind, Spirit Have you suddenly started getting UTIs in your 40s or 50s and wondered why? You're not doing anything differently, but your body is.  In this solo episode, Sheri shares her own story of having her very first UTI at 53, and breaks down exactly what's happening in the body, mind, and spirit when urinary tract infections show up...

 How to Set Boundaries Without Guilt (and the Nervous System Secret No One Tells You) Do you find yourself saying "yes" when every part of you wants to say "no", and then spend hours wondering why? If you feel guilty setting boundaries, you're not weak and you don't lack willpower. In this solo episode, Jen explains why boundaries feel so hard in your 40s and 50s, and...

You Don't Have a Hormone Problem.  You Have an Alignment Problem. What happens to your body when you stay in a misaligned life? Most women in perimenopause assume their symptoms - exhaustion, brain fog, sleepless nights, gut issues, anxiety - are purely hormonal. But there's a layer most doctors don't address: chronic misalignment, and the stress response it creates in your body. In...

Why Needing a Vacation Is a Sign Something's Wrong (And What To Do About it) If you're living for the weekend or counting down to your next vacation, this episode is a gift, albeit an uncomfortable one! Needing a vacation so badly isn't a rest problem, it's a signal. In this episode, we get honest about the quiet, persistent emptiness that can hide inside a "good life,&quo...

Unhinged: What Your Aching Hips Are Really Trying to Tell You If your aching hips are keeping you up at night (or from walking normally during the day) this episode is for you.  We go three layers deep into midlife hip pain: the physiology most doctors skip, the emotions stored in the pelvic area, and the energetic truth your hips are trying to speak. Hip pain in midlife is one of the most common...

Stop Trying to Get Back to Who You Were. Do This Instead. If you've ever looked in the mirror and thought "I don't recognize myself anymore",  this episode is for you. In midlife, everything shifts. Your body changes. Your energy isn't what it was. Your kids leave. Your roles evolve. And suddenly the identity you've spent decades building - the strong one, the capable...

The 3 Hidden Patterns Keeping You From a Life That Feels Fulfilling We've heard many midlife women talk about their second chapter in three key ways:  “I should be happy… my life is pretty good.  But something’s missing”   “I just need to get through this next phase ____ ” (fill in the blank - kids through college, next project, next 5 years etc)   “I know I’m meant for more, but I can't...

What the Wellness Industry is Missing About Midlife If you feel like you've been doing everything “right” in midlife - following all the biohacking and longevity advice, doing the vision boards and manifesting techniques and doing the personal work or therapy to uncover your blocks - but something still feels off… it probably is.   But here's the thing, you're not doing anything wro...

You're More Stressed Than You Think, Even if Nothing is "Wrong". If you’ve been telling yourself “I’m fine… nothing is really wrong,” but you have menopause symptoms, your energy is low, and life feels a little flat, this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Jen breaks down one of the biggest misconceptions midlife women carry: that stress only counts when something big or dram...

The Hidden Energetics Keeping You Feeling Unfulfilled in Midlife So many midlife women aren’t unhappy … but they’re not fully alive either. It sounds like...  “I just need to get through a few more years…”  “Once the kids are done school, then I’ll have the time/energy/money to live the life I really want”  “My life is good enough. I shouldn’t complain” In this episode, we unpack the hidden patter...

Why Midlife Women Are So Hard On Themselves (and How to Stop) Have you ever caught yourself thinking…  “Why can’t I keep up like I used to?”   “What’s wrong with me that I need more sleep?”   “Why do I feel less capable, less sharp, less resilient?”  I was talking to a client recently, and she said something that stopped me in my tracks: “I need more sleep… and I have so much judgment about it.” T...

Here's What's Wrong With the Body Positivity Movement The body positivity movement has done a lot of good… but is it actually helping women in midlife, or is it subconsciously keeping us more stuck in criticism than ever? In this honest and nuanced conversation, we unpack the uncomfortable truth:  👉 Even body positivity still keeps us focused on appearance.  👉 It can disconnect us from...

No is NOT a Complete Sentence.  So many of us want to believe “no is a complete sentence” and will try to will ourselves into saying it.  But this line falls apart when it matters most. In this solo episode Sheri explains the missing pieces behind this social-media slogan and reveals the real prerequisites for a boundary that protects your own needs, your heart and your relationships. You’ll hear...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary If you're a midlife woman who is waking up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep for 2 hours, the first step to fix this (and yes, it's fixable), is to understand the reasons why this is happening.  From there, you'll have clear direction on what to do next.  If this is you, falling asleep isn’t the problem - staying asleep is. F...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary Waking at 2 AM with your mind racing? In this episode, we unpack why we ruminate at night and the surprising steps that actually stop it. So many woman in midlife says the same thing: they wake at 2 or 3 a.m. and can’t fall back asleep because their mind won’t stop replaying the day - or rehearsing the future.  The surprising thing about ruminating is that it's...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary Have you ever said to yourself, "I just need better boundaries"?  But when you try to maintain your own boundaries, you just can't say no without guilt?  If that's you, then this episode is for you!   In this episode, we dive into soul-aligned boundaries.  Not rigid rules, but wise, intuitive ways of knowing when you truly want to say “yes” and w...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary Why Confident Women Start Questioning Themselves in Midlife If you’ve ever thought “I’m confident… so why do I still not speak my mind sometimes?"  Or maybe you still find yourself putting other people's needs before your own.  Perhaps you just can't stop feeling guilty when you try to say no.   In this deeply personal conversation, we explore why mid...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary Feeling stuck when it comes to decisions in midlife? In this episode, we explore why intuition gets quiet - from conditioning and fear to nervous-system protection - and show a clear, practical process to retrieve and trust that inner voice.  Sheri shares a deeply personal example about decision-making around parenthood, while Jen walks you through concrete tools yo...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary If midlife has you feeling lonelier, more disconnected (even from longtime friends), or like you suddenly don’t fit like you used to - you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone. In this episode, we explore the deep, often unspoken sense of not belonging that so many women experience in midlife. Our conversation goes beyond surface-level loneliness and dives into...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary If you can’t slow down...if rest feels uncomfortable…or if you’re always “on the go” even when you’re exhausted...then this episode was made for you. In this episode we unpack “Keep Moving” , one of the six subconscious midlife coping strategies many women develop to stay safe, productive, and valued.  And we'll break down how it's actually an addiction th...

You Don't Need More Time Management Tools. You Need a Better Relationship With Time. What if the way you’ve been taught to think about time is the very thing keeping you overwhelmed, rushed, and exhausted? In this episode we introduce Time Alchemy, a radical reframe of time for midlife women (maybe even for everyone!). This is not about time management or productivity hacks. It’s about disman...

Get the Midlife Sleep Sanctuary If you’ve already let go of New Year’s resolutions, the next question is this: How do you intentionally open the year you  really want to live? In Part 2 of this special New Year series, we show you how to take everything you reflected on in the past year (go back to episode 23 to find out how to do this) and use it to consciously shape what you’re calling in next ....

What if New Year’s resolutions aren’t failing because you lack discipline, but because they’re working against your nervous system? For spiritual women in midlife, especially those navigating perimenopause or menopause, traditional New Year’s resolutions often lead to stress, guilt, and self-shaming instead of growth. And there’s a biological reason why. In this episode, we unpack why the “New Yea...