Own Your Midlife Podcast: Hormones, Perimenopause & Reinvention for Women 40+

If you can't seem to stay consistent with your workouts, you're not the problem. You're approach is.  In this episode I'm joined by Oonagh Duncan who is a multi-award-winning trainer. Her book Healthy As Fck* was a #1 Globe and Mail bestseller and was named one of the The Top 100 Fitness Books of all time. She's a TEDx speaker, host of the top 5% podcast Goals, Grit, And Some Woo Woo Shit, and has...

You start the year motivated. Clear on what you want. Ready for change. And then life happens. Work gets busy. Family needs you. And those goals? They quietly slip away. Sound familiar? If you know what you want but something keeps getting in the way, this episode is for you. Vision boards are not about wishing or waiting for things to fall into place. They are about working with your brain so tha...

As the year winds down, you might be feeling the weight of everything 2025 threw at you. In this end of year episode, I'm sharing some encouragement for women in midlife who are tired, overwhelmed, or just unsure of what comes next. I talk about why it's okay if this year didn't go as planned, the surprising science behind choosing the right people for your inner circle, and why you don't need to...

Sometimes reinvention doesn't come with a big moment or a clear sign. It starts quietly. In this episode, I'm sitting down with my husband, Anthony McLean, to talk about how change in midlife often unfolds through small pivots rather than one big leap. We talk about the uncertainty that can come with change, why clarity usually comes from taking action instead of waiting for the perfect moment, an...

So many women in their 40s and 50s assume their symptoms are just perimenopause, but your thyroid might be playing a much bigger role than you realize. In this episode, I'm joined by registered dietitian and thyroid specialist Lindsay O'Reilly , who helps women understand their thyroid health with clarity and compassion. Lindsay breaks down what thyroid symptoms actually look like, why so many wom...

Have you ever had those days where your body feels "off," but you can't quite explain why? The sleep isn't deep, the stress hits faster, the little things suddenly feel  really loud and you're left wondering, "Is it just me?" You're not imagining it. And magnesium might be the missing piece.  In this episode, I'm breaking down the two types of magnesium that made the biggest difference for me. One...

In today's episode, we're breaking down what it really looks like to reinvent your career in midlife without feeling like you're starting from zero. We dig into why true reinvention doesn't start with updating your résumé. It starts with identity. It starts with getting quiet enough to hear your own voice again, especially after years of being everything to everyone else. I share tangible tools th...

If you've been feeling off lately, extra tired, moody, foggy, or like you just do not feel like yourself even though your labs come back normal, this episode will really speak to you. Today I am joined by Dr. Corina Dunlap, a licensed naturopathic doctor, researcher, and womens health and hormone specialist. We talk about what is actually happening with hormones in midlife, why so many women are d...

Have you been looking at your life lately thinking, "This isn't where I thought I'd be by now"? You're not the only one. So many women in midlife feel stuck, feel behind, or feel lost. In this episode, we're getting honest about that "off track" feeling that shows up in your 40s and 50s. When life shifts, timelines change, or the picture you had for your life no longer matches your reality. I'm sh...

Welcome to Own Your Midlife, a podcast for women in their 40s+ who are ready to reinvent themselves when life flips everything upside down. When your body changes, your career feels stale, your relationships shift, and you catch yourself thinking, "Is this really it for me?" That's when reinvention begins. In this introduction episode, host Susie shares the personal story behind why she started th...