Your Magical Midlife

For far too long, we’ve been told that menopause is the beginning of the end — the end of youth, desirability, vitality, and power. In this episode, I’m reframing the entire conversation. Menopause is not a decline. It is alchemy . It is the raw, fiery initiation into the Empress phase — the moment a woman stops pouring her life force into everyone else and finally claims her own sovereignty. I sh...

We’ve been taught that by the time we reach midlife we should be serious, dignified, and “appropriate.” But what if play, laughter, and being a little ridiculous are actually some of the most powerful ways we can heal and unmask? In this episode I share why joy and silliness are not frivolous — they’re medicine. I talk about how sacred silliness helps us drop the mask faster than serious self-work...

The Joy of Becoming is about giving ourselves permission to stop performing and start living more fully as who we actually are. It’s the shift from: Shrinking to stay likable → to taking up space unapologetically Following old scripts → to writing new ones Waiting until we’re “healed enough” or “ready enough” → to beginning right now, exactly as we are This isn’t about toxic positivity or pretendi...

That sharp, judgmental voice in our heads — “Who does she think she is?” — shows up for so many of us in midlife. Sometimes we direct it at other women. More often, we turn it on ourselves every time we dare to take up space, speak our truth, set boundaries, or want more. In this empowering episode, explores how that voice keeps us small and how dropping it is one of the most powerful acts of Empr...

Midlife is the time when many women begin to feel a deep ache to shed the masks they’ve been wearing for decades. In this episode, we explore the powerful journey of unmasking — the process of finally feeling safe enough to let go of the performed versions of ourselves and step into a more authentic, integrated life. From childhood conditioning around people-pleasing to the tension between wanting...

In this episode I talk openly about the messy middle space so many of us live in — not happily childfree, not desperately grieving, but somewhere in between. I share my own story of never deeply wanting children, making a half-hearted attempt in my late 30s, and then having the door close for good after cancer and a hysterectomy. I explore the relief, the sadness, the guilt, the freedom, and the q...

In this episode I talk about something I’ve been thinking about for years: what happens when we freeze those expressions with Botox. Research shows that Botox doesn’t just change how we look — it can actually mute our ability to fully feel certain emotions and can make it harder for children to learn emotional intelligence by watching our faces. I’m not here to shame anyone who chooses Botox. I ge...

Fun isn’t frivolous. Fun is medicine. And play is a form of prayer. The wild, silly, filled-with-glee Maiden inside you never actually left. She’s just been waiting for permission to come out and play again. This episode is your invitation to stop being so responsible for five minutes and remember what it feels like to be ridiculous, joyful, and fully alive. What’s one silly, playful thing you’re...

We talk about a lot of losses in midlife — but we rarely talk about the quiet grief of saying goodbye to the girl we used to be.  There’s a real ache that comes when you realize that sparkling, reckless version of yourself is gone. The one who still believed she had unlimited time. The one who hadn’t yet been told to shrink. This grief is sacred. It deserves to be felt, not rushed past or spiritua...

From a young age, little girls are told to quiet down, be polite, and stop being “too much.” We trade their sparkle for “appropriate” and their freedom for approval. In this episode I share my own story of rebelling against those expectations — goth phase, purple phase, pink phase, burlesque stages and all — and the quiet grief so many of us carry when we realize the wild girl we used to be has be...

I just got back from Santa Fe, where I led a private Craft Your Crown day with one incredible client, and I’m still feeling the afterglow. Midlife can be lonely. Kids launch, parents pass, careers go stale, and sometimes even longtime friendships fade, leaving you wondering where you belong now. But here’s what I know for sure: magic happens when women gather. Real women. Unconventional women. The...

This is a vulnerable share. I am presenting this story at an event in Santa Fe called Third Act Quest created by Diana Dunbar-Place, an amazing woman who I interviewed on this podcast (E36)  This story is about the expectations placed on girls by their mothers and what happens when girls make choices for themselves.  The doors are officially open for Empress Awakened Immersion- a four week online...

Stress is at an all time high, look at the news and it's completely overwhelming- if you're feeling "flakier" you are not alone. Breathe, babe  Follow me on Instagram @yourmagicalmidlife If you’re ready to explore which archetype is most active in your life right now, take the free Midlife Archetype Quiz. 👉 Take the Midlife Archetype Quiz Book me to come to you so that YOU can...

I'm so tired of people insisting that midlife is some kind of crisis. Midlife offers the opportunity of a lifetime-the opportunity to step fully into the woman you were meant to be.  Follow me on Instagram @yourmagicalmidlife If you’re ready to explore which archetype is most active in your life right now, take the free Midlife Archetype Quiz. 👉 Take the Midlife Archetype Quiz Book me to com...

A wedding, baby shower, graduation, or 21st birthday should never be the last time a woman is surrounded by community, witnessed, and joyfully celebrated. Society throws confetti for the young— but what if we threw just as much (or more) for the women who have actually lived long enough to become magnificent? What if menopause, divorce, the empty nest, retirement, recovery from illness or even wid...

Ai is everywhere and quickly taking over.  ChatGPT’s great for quick facts or recipe hacks, but as a replacement for a therapist or life coach? 👀 This week, I did a little experiment. I talked back and forth with Chat about a (completely fabricated) emotional problem. Chat validated me up and down the wazoo, yessed me to pieces, told me I was 100% valid, totally in the right Sure. Chat is always...

I've been in the mental health field for over 25 years and I have some bad news: traditional therapy doesn't really help. Talking about the same problems, retreading the same stories, isn't that effective. What does help ? Take a listen  Follow me on Instagram @yourmagicalmidlife If you’re ready to explore which archetype is most active in your life right now, take the free Midlife...

After 77 episodes and a necessary (but longer than intended) pause, I'm returning with this soft relaunch episode. I open up about the real reason for my absence: processing the death of my father and giving myself the space to grieve. Now, with a full heart and renewed fire, I'm moving forward—celebrating women in midlife through Craft Your Crown : a powerful invitation to heal old woun...

On Mother's Day I led a healing ceremony for women who had walked the childless or childfree path by chance, choice or somewhere in between. I was really proud of what I managed to offer and blown away by the vulnerability and open hearts of the women who showed up.  This week, I am sharing the mediation that I led-it's for women in peri or post menopause to reconnect them to their creat...

Hi it's Kate-I am in the process of an exciting rebrand and relaunch of Your Magical Midlife The Podcast. I will be back on September 4th with a refocus on walking you through the four feminine archetypes:  The Maiden, The Mother, The Empress, The Crone. I will have new guests, new episodes and a new look ! In the meantime, be sure to check out seasons 1-3 and follow me on Instagram for the l...

“Intimacy Expert to Millions” — Susan Bratton is a champion and advocate for all who desire passionate relationships. Flashes of brilliance pop like paparazzi as Susan rolls out one relationship epiphany after another. When she describes how love and intimacy can transcend what media portrays, you see the path to more intimacy and pleasure than you’ve been getting. Whether you enter Susan’s world...

MJ Vachon is a licensed clinical social worker and coach of over 30 years. She specializes in helping clients to build a foundation of self care. In an increasingly stressful and overstimulating world, MJ offers her clients her signature "NEST" toolkit and works with them to re-regulate their nervous system, minimize their scroll time and develop alternate coping skills to shopping, scro...

Elizabeth Hammond is a leadership coach with a twist-she doesn't coach her clients  to play the game and fit in, she coaches her clients to stand out ! Elizabeth's signature We Queens Leadership Framework™, unlocks the codes to collapse time for your GROWTH as a skilled leader, a visionary entrepreneur, and a woman ready to whisper her vision to redefine her legacy... THEN when she'...

Tracy Gold is a NYC based stylist and designer who wants women to feel beautiful, comfortable and (yes) sexy as their bodies shift and change in peri and menopause. We have an amazing conversation about aging and personal style.  Check out Tracy's beautiful collection here: https://tracygoldnewyork.us/ Get Tracy's best style tips for morphing bodies here: https://tracygoldnewyork.us/blog...

Lesli Baker is the creator of the Instagram and Substack platform In Our Hag Era  for shes and theys of a certain RAGE! Burly folx 45 +,this is a place to embrace aging, find like-minds, and share thoughts and feels.  She and I met under our burlesque alter egos Bettie Beelzebub (Leslie) and me (Beelzebabe) and we bonded not just over our similar names, but also in our love for alternative music,...