The Midlife Makeover Show | Women Over 40, Menopause Support, Divorce Recovery, Empty Nest Advice, Aging Gracefully, Finding Purpose

After nearly a decade struggling with insomnia and dependence on sleeping pills, Morgan overcame her sleep troubles and became a certified holistic sleep coach. She now helps other women improve their sleep naturally after learning firsthand how critical sleep is for health. Morgan shares her personal story of insomnia, prescription pill reliance, and finally achieving restful sleep. She explains...

Meet the bold, beautiful and brave, Katrina Foe, a Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist specializing in Integrative Oncology who became a practitioner after putting her own breast cancer into remission 100% naturally. Katrina specializes in helping women overcome cancer naturally and balance their bodies to avoid the chances of recurrence. Her passion is to help you use food as medicine & lif...

Struggling with feelings of being unlovable, psychotherapist Tanya Cole-Lesnik, found her way to healing through the power of group therapy. Today on The Midlife Makeover Show, Tanya talks about her journey of self-discovery.   As a young woman, Tanya's limiting beliefs were sabotaging her ability to form lasting relationships. When her therapist Bonnie suggested also attending group sessions, Tan...

Meet Susan Salenger, author of Sidelined: How Women Can Navigate a Broken Healthcare System. Sidelined  explores the various hurdles women must jump to get the healthcare they want. It examines the many ways in which women have been conditioned not  to act in their own best interest when it comes to their health. Susan emphasizes getting second opinions, trusting your gut feeling about a diagnosis...

Feeling less than fabulous as the years pass you by? Join me for an empowering chat with Dr. Carolyn Chang, the renowned plastic surgeon who shares her expertise on helping women feel confident in their aging bodies. This Bay Area beauty expert is spilling all the tea on helping women look as great as they feel - no matter what mother nature throws their way.   As the conversation heats up, Dr. Ch...

Cheers to women winemakers! Did you know that up to 80% of wine purchases in the U.S. are made by women, but only 15% of the winemakers worldwide are women? Gasp!   Check out the replay of The Midlife Makeover Show LIVE when I interview Marilee Bramhall, founder of Iola Wines, a wine club that seeks out and showcases the finest French and Italian wines crafted exclusively by talented female winema...

Wendy Valentine interviews relationship expert Marni Battista, founder of Dating with Dignity, who shares her journey of self-discovery after her 17-year marriage ended in divorce and successfully dated again in today’s complex social environment. Marni understands what it feels like to be lonely and sick of wasting time going on dates and having relationships with unavailable men that go nowhere....

Susie Pettit shares her transformative journey from people-pleasing unhappiness to self-discovery, detailing her difficult upbringing and abusive marriage. After a tragic loss, Susie has an awakening, divorces despite family opposition, and emerges stronger through mindfulness. Pulling no punches, she shares searing wisdom on boundaries, perfectionism, and codependency. Susie now helps other women...

Today’s guest on The Midlife Makeover Show is Elizabeth Sherman, a Master Certified Health & Life Coach who is passionate about helping women improve their health. Wendy and Elizabeth discuss how women can tune into their bodies' needs instead of society's demands. Though life has challenges, Wendy finds self-care gives her strength. Elizabeth agrees being kind to yourself enables kindness to...

Excited to inspire women at midlife, Wendy Valentine and Leslie Kuster stream The Midlife Makeover Show live on YouTube. Leslie and Wendy encourage women to live authentically, shine their bright light, embrace money and build their dream business!   Leslie is the best-selling author of 7 Keys to 7 Figures: The Women Entrepreneurs' Guide to Money and Freedom. Leslie's book provides women entrepren...

Hanna Bier, an energy healer, life coach and author of the book, Wealth From Within, joins The Midlife Makeover Show to discuss creating a healthy relationship with money. She shares how she helps clients transform their relationship with money through clearing energy blocks and limiting beliefs. Hanna explains how money represents a form of self-love and life force energy. By healing our relation...

No one really prepares us for the relationship roller coaster ride at midlife. Between the birdies leaving, parents dying, friendships fading, and marriages dissolving, many of us struggle with our relationships at midlife. Thankfully, we have badass people in the world like Bradley Richardson to help us get through the muck of it all.   Bradley is the creator of Advanced Adulting, where he coache...

Lisa Crosta, financial expert and Director of Wealth Management of BPP Wealth Solutions, joins Wendy Valentine on her podcast to share how she helps clients achieve their dreams through strategic money management. Wendy shares her inspiring story of overcoming debt and divorce to travel the country in an RV. They discuss how gaining control of your finances frees you from money controlling you. Li...

Get ready for an inspiring yet practical discussion on the life-changing magic of decluttering. Organizing guru, Star Hansen, joins midlife minimalist, Wendy Valentine, to explore the emotional side of letting go of stuff. They discuss grieving past versions of ourselves, embracing change, and finding freedom. Star reveals her unique path to becoming an organizing expert and shares her best advice...

Lara Frendjian, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist passionate about empowering women over 40, joins The Midlife Makeover Show to share her Triple M Method for balancing hormones, boosting metabolism, and mastering intuition. Lara reveals simple yet powerful lifestyle shifts like strength training and moving intuitively based on what your body needs. Lara and I agree that as we age, listening to ou...

As we evolve in this day and age, we are discovering more creative and innovative methods on how to heal from anxiety, depression, PTSD, addiction, and trauma. Thanks to our guest today, Matt Zemon, you will learn about a revolutionary approach to overcome the pain and suffering from mental health issues. You will also hear my story and how these groundbreaking methods revealed the key to unlock m...

Dr. Cathleen Brown's passion for helping women shines through as she describes her journey to becoming a physician and leading Winona, a telemedicine platform providing bioidentical hormone therapy. She explains how Winona's tailored treatments offer relief for distressing menopause symptoms. Dr. Brown walks through the process of accessing Winona's services, from an initial questionnaire to consu...

Make no bones about it, you need healthy bones! As a matter of fact, people spend more time in a hospital because of osteoporosis than for diabetes, heart attacks and breast cancer. On today’s episode, you will learn how to build strong bones, so you can move your magnificent body through midlife! You will meet Dr. John Neustadt, the Founder and President of Nutritional Biochemistry, Inc. (NBI) an...

One of the biggest challenges about divorce is regaining your financial independence. It’s difficult, but it’s not impossible. Thanks to women like Leah Hadley! Leah is Founder and CEO of Great Lakes Divorce Financial Solutions, and she is on a mission to provide women compassionate financial guidance before, during, and after a divorce, to help them secure financial confidence and independence.  ...

Change can be difficult, but change is necessary for you to evolve, grow and move forward in your life. On today’s episode, you will learn how to move through the changes in your life, so you can grow through the changes in your life. Our guest, Shelly Miller Leer, author of The Little Upholstery Book and founder of The Home Room Shop, is an expert at rebuilding furniture and rebuilding lives.   A...

Whether it’s rising up to a new career in your fifties, rebuilding your life after divorce, or rediscovering your true self, we all have mountains to climb at midlife.   On today’s show, you will meet Linda Magoon, author of “Live Free and Hike: Finding Grace on 48 Summits”, a bold and brave woman who conquered her midlife challenges. After ending her toxic 25-year marriage to a controlling husban...

No matter if you are hitched or unhitched, today’s episode with Celeste Moore, a personal image and dating consultant, will help you up your game and discover your desirability in your relationships. Celeste is like the female version of Will Smith in Hitch! She provides her clients the confidence they need by helping them look and feel better about themselves, so they can step out of their comfor...

Have you ever received a phone call with bad news, got laid off from your job, dropped the casserole on the floor, got pulled over for a speeding ticket, served with divorce papers, or had one big crappy day? Yep. Me, too!   We have all encountered those tough moments in life when you want to just lose your sh*t and jump on the bitchy bandwagon, but the negative energy does not serve you or the si...

How much of your life have you chronically underestimated yourself, your worth and your strength? How many opportunities and happy moments passed you by because you abandoned yourself? It’s time to stop the self-abandonment and start the self-love, so you can spend the second half of your life believing in yourself, being authentic, and feeling empowered.   Our gorgeous guest today is Sarah Sapora...

Welcome to midlife and welcome to wrinkles! It’s all the craze these days to jump on the Botox bandwagon and freeze the aging process to our beautiful faces, but there is a healthier way to care for the midlife skin you’re in.   On today’s show, you will meet Amy Wall, an award-winning Esthetician and founder of TimeLight Skin Nutrition, who went from resisting wrinkles with injections, to discove...