Midlife Unfiltered with Margit Cruice

You know the thing. The one that keeps quietly sitting there, waiting. You haven't forgotten it - you just haven't done it yet. This episode is for that.   In the final episode of season one of Midlife Unfiltered , Margit and Clarkie unpack one of the most human habits of all — procrastination. Not because we're lazy. Not because we don't care. But for reasons that are often more interesting, and...

What if the life you've been quietly craving has been waiting for you to simply say yes? This episode is for anyone who's ever stood at the edge of something unfamiliar and wondered whether it was too late to step through.   Trish Mallabar spent more than three decades as a teacher — and like so many women who pour themselves into a vocation, she arrived at midlife not quite sure who she was witho...

How many times today have you said you'd do something — and quietly let yourself off the hook? This episode is for anyone who finds it easier to keep promises to others than to keep them to themselves.   In this episode of Midlife Unfiltered, Margit and Clarkie turn their attention inward — to the small, often invisible agreements we make with ourselves every single day. The ones we break before b...

What do you do when the life you've spent decades building quietly stops feeling like yours? This conversation might be exactly what you didn't know you needed to hear.   Tony Crossin has lived an extraordinary life; executive chef, world traveller, business owner, and now leadership and growth coach. But behind the impressive career arc is a far more personal story: a man who reached a point wher...

When did life get so heavy? If you can't remember the last time you did something just for the fun of it, this one's for you. In this episode, Margit and Clarkie get into something that doesn't get nearly enough airtime in the wellbeing conversation — playfulness. Not the kind that requires a holiday or a special occasion, but the everyday kind that shifts how you show up in your own life. They ex...

There's a word for what happens to a woman when she becomes a mother. Most of us have never heard it. And in midlife, when the shifting starts all over again, that silence still costs us. In this episode, Margit sits down with Linda Anderson, a coach of over 20 years whose work centres on identity, transition, and the experience of becoming, in motherhood, and beyond. Linda lives on Waiheke Island...

Awe walks are one of the most underrated positive psychology practices available to us — and chances are you've never heard of them. If you've been feeling stuck in your head, disconnected or just a little flat lately, this episode of Midlife Unfiltered is exactly what you need.   In this Hacks, Habits and Happiness episode, Margit and Brett explore one of the most quietly powerful conversations t...

Most of us spend years trying to figure out why our relationships keep feeling the same — same frustrations, same patterns, same quiet dissatisfaction. What if the answer isn't out there, but in the mirror?   Alfina Lofaro has spent more than two decades in the deeply human space of how we relate to others, and perhaps more importantly, to ourselves. As a kinesiologist, transformational coach and...

What if the weight you're carrying isn't about what's on your plate — but the words you're using to describe it? This one's a quiet game-changer. In this Hacks, Habits and Happiness episode, Margit and Brett explore a deceptively simple idea drawn from Ben Crowe's book Where the Light Gets In — one that sits right at the intersection of language, mindset and everyday life. It starts with noticing....

There are moments that stop you mid-breath. A non-verbal child speaks for the first time. A teenager comes home from his first competition and says something you'll never forget. This episode is full of those moments.   This conversation is not what you might expect from an episode about horses and disability. Yes, it's about the Riding for the Disabled Association of Victoria — but really, it's a...

What if something as simple as the muscles in your face could shift the way you experience the world? In this short Hacks, Habits and Happiness episode, Margit shares a surprisingly powerful mindset tool that starts with a pen… and a smile.   In this episode we change it up…we share a hack that offers something simple, practical and a little unexpected.   In this shorter episode, Margit and Clarki...

Midlife has a way of asking questions you can't ignore anymore. Who am I underneath all of this? Why do I keep reacting the same way? Is this actually my life — or just the one I fell into? This conversation won't answer them for you. But it might help you start looking.   What does self-awareness actually mean — and how does it change your life in midlife? In this episode of Midlife Unfiltered ,...

What if the most powerful thing you could do today isn't find the answer — it's ask a better question and then not answer it?   In this Thinking Out Loud episode, Margit sits down with her partner Clarkie to unpack something she's quietly been using for 15 years: quantum questions. Not quantum physics (no science degree required), but a surprisingly simple tool for shifting your thinking, bypassin...

Paralympic silver medallist Lynda Holt shares her journey from athletics to para ice hockey at 53. Learn about midlife reinvention, overcoming disability barriers, resilience after setbacks, and why saying yes before you're ready might be the bravest thing you can do. In this episode of Midlife Unfiltered, Lynda discusses her path to the Sydney 2000 Paralympics, working two jobs for free to prove...

Have you ever felt impatient to arrive — only to realise life is happening while you’re waiting? This is a gentle pause in the middle of midlife’s big question   In this Thinking Out Loud conversation, Margit is joined by her partner, Clarkie, for a spacious reflection on one of those ideas that sounds simple but deepens with age: journey versus destination. Together, they wander through midlife e...

What happens when the life you planned falls apart — and you’re asked to meet yourself without the roles, the certainty, or the script? This is a conversation about fear, presence, and the quiet work of remembering who you are and your purpose.   Some of the most important work shaping our future isn’t loud, urgent or reactive. It happens quietly — in the way young people are seen, listened to, an...

What if the life you’re living isn’t wrong — just a little too familiar? Midlife has a way of quietly asking whether comfort is still serving you… or slowly shrinking you.   In this Thinking Out Loud episode, Margit is joined by Brett for an honest, meandering and very real conversation about comfort zones — the obvious ones, and the ones we barely notice we’re living inside.   They reflect on rou...

What happens when your body delivers news you never wanted — and you decide not to let it define you? This conversation invites a different way of meeting challenge in midlife. In this episode of Midlife Unfiltered , Margit is joined by Sue Moore for a deeply honest conversation about body trust, identity and choosing how we respond when life shifts unexpectedly.   Sue shares what unfolded after a...

What happens when the life you planned doesn’t unfold the way you expected — and something even richer takes its place? In this first-ever guest episode of Midlife Unfiltered , Margit is joined by her soul sister, occupational therapist and mentor Mary Beth Bezzina , for a deep and honest conversation about midlife awakening, surrender, and trusting life beyond effort and striving. Together, they...

What if midlife isn’t about fixing yourself — but remembering who you already are? And what changes when you stop seeing your life as an accident and start seeing it as a miracle?   In this first Thinking Out Loud episode of Midlife Unfiltered , host Margit Cruice is joined by her partner Brett Clarke for an unpolished, spacious conversation about what it means to see yourself — and your life — di...

Midlife Unfiltered is a podcast that challenges the outdated stories we’ve been told about ageing, identity and what midlife is supposed to look like. Hosted by leadership and midlife coach Margit Cruice , this podcast offers grounded wisdom, honest conversations and a touch of cheekiness for women — and those curious about midlife — who sense there is more available to them than shrinking or play...