TUNE IN TOMidlife Advice
For smart & sassy women over 40
Hello, friend! You’ve landed in the right place, where women over 40 come to figure out what the hell is going on with their hormones, emotions, relationships, careers, and… well, everything really.
Join me each week as we dig into perimenopause and menopause, burnout, career pivots, parenting, marriage, purpose, and the constant quest to feel like ourselves again during this wild stage of life.
You’ll hear honest midlife advice from experts and everyday women, plus real-life tools that actually help with hormone health, mindset, nutrition, and lifestyle. And yes, we also talk about our favorite books and girls’ trips.
If you love hearing from experts, rebels, and wise women rewriting midlife on their own terms, you belong here. Hit play and let’s go.
Check out the latest episodes:
Laughing Through the Midlife Sh*tshow: Divorce & Reinvention with Donna Johnsen
What happens when divorce, single motherhood, turning 50, and perimenopause all hit at once? You get a full-blown midlife dumpster fire. But today’s guest, Donna Johnsen, found a lifeline in laughter. In this episode, she shares how journaling, community, and humor helped her survive the hardest season of her life—and how her Instagram account became an unexpected source of healing for herself and others.
Midlife Book Recs (and How to Actually Find Time to Read Them)
We met in preschool. Now we’re in perimenopause. And somehow, my oldest friend Alexis Lynch is reading six books a month while running her own law firm, parenting an 8-year-old, and doing alllll the things.
In this week’s episode, Alexis shares how she reignited her love of reading in the middle of all the midlife madness—and how you can too. She also shares her summer reading list curated just for YOU.
How to Fit Strength Training Into Your Day—Even Without a Gym, Childcare, or Time to Spare
You’ve heard the message loud and clear: strength training is crucial in midlife. But when are you supposed to fit it in between work, parenting, errands, and maybe trying to sleep??
In this episode of the Belong Wellness podcast, Jessica talks with Judy Truong, a longtime fitness instructor and midlife mom who’s made it her mission to show that strength training can actually work with your life—not against it.
The Midlife Working Mom Struggle is Real: Burnout, Guilt and Finding Joy
Career deadlines, school pickups, aging parents, hormonal chaos — and somehow we’re still supposed to have it all together? Please.
In this episode, I’m joined by Erin Holland — marketing manager, single mom of two, and host of the PG-ish Podcast — for an honest conversation about what it’s really like to be a midlife working mom today. We dive into burnout, mom guilt, boundary-setting, and how to stop apologizing for needing breathing room.