323 💫 Start Small, Dream Big, and Reinvent Your Next Chapter with Mitch Matthews

In this inspiring and energizing conversation, Wendy sits down with success coach, keynote speaker, and Dream Think Do host Mitch Matthews to talk about what it really takes to go after your dreams in midlife. From giving yourself permission to start small to letting go of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the pressure to have it all figured out, this episode is a powerful reminder that it’s never too late to begin again. If you’ve been craving more purpose, novelty, courage, or clarity in your next chapter, this conversation will light a fire under you—in the best way.   What You’ll Learn: Why asking “What’s your dream?” can actually keep you stuck How to give yourself permission to start small and take messy action Why midlife is the perfect time to explore a new dream or next chapter How 15 minutes a day can create momentum, confidence, and real change The difference between burnout and “bored out”—and how novelty can help 🎧 Tune in now https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com   ✨ Watch the video replay  https://midlifology.net   👉 Connect with Mitch https://mitchmatthews.com https://www.instagram.com/mitch.matthews/ Get “Making Time for Your Next Chapter” for FREE at www.mitchmatthews.com/time Use code VALENTINE   🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/  

Feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or like you’ve somehow lost yourself in the noise of life? In this powerful episode, Wendy sits down with Christine Platt, author of LESS IS LIBERATION, to explore what it truly means to declutter—not just your home, but your mind, your habits, and your life. Together, they dive into the deeper roots of overwhelm, from people-pleasing and limiting beliefs to emotional clutter and self-abandonment. This honest and soulful conversation is your invitation to choose less—less pressure, less noise, less “doing”—so you can experience more freedom, alignment, and a life that feels like you again.   💡 What You’ll Learn Why overwhelm often stems from self-abandonment—not just a busy schedule How to identify and release limiting beliefs formed in childhood The connection between decluttering your space and healing your inner world A new, empowering perspective on “selfishness” and why it’s essential How to practice intentional living and reclaim your time, energy, and agency   🎧 Tune in now https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com   ✨ Watch the video replay  https://midlifology.net   👉 Connect with Christine https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/christine-platt/less-is-liberation/9781538758304/ https://www.iamchristineplatt.com/   🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/

In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode, Wendy sits down with men’s coach, financial expert, and host of The Derelict Podcast, Josh Tomeoni, for a raw conversation about divorce, grief, identity loss, and rebuilding your life after it all falls apart. Together, they explore what it really means to lose yourself in a relationship, why grief after divorce can linger in unexpected ways, and how both men and women can begin reclaiming their authentic selves with honesty, courage, and self-awareness.   What You’ll Learn: Why divorce and relationship endings often trigger deep identity loss The different ways grief shows up after divorce, separation, or heartbreak How men and women often cope differently with emotional pain Why jumping into work or relationships too quickly can delay healing How to begin rebuilding your life and reconnecting with your true self   🎧 Tune in now https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com   ✨ Watch the video replay  https://midlifology.net   👉 Connect with Josh! https://exderelict.com https://www.instagram.com/joshtomeoni/ Get his new book! The Gospel of an Ex-Derelict  https://a.co/d/08FgREQu   🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/

Autoimmune disease can feel confusing, overwhelming, and often misdiagnosed—but in this powerful conversation, Wendy sits down with functional medicine nutritionist VJ Hamilton to break it all down. From chronic fatigue and gut issues to hormones, stress, and skin conditions, VJ shares her personal healing journey and the science-backed strategies that helped her reclaim her health after decades of struggle. Together, they explore how to identify root causes, listen to your body’s signals, and take back control of your health—especially in midlife when everything can feel like it’s shifting.   What You’ll Learn: What autoimmune disease actually is and why your body may feel like it’s “attacking itself” The common root causes of autoimmune conditions, including gut health, stress, and toxins How symptoms like fatigue, skin issues, and joint pain are all connected The role of nutrition, supplements, and functional medicine in healing How to tune into your body’s signals and prevent future flare-ups   🎧 Tune in now https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com   ✨ Watch the video replay  https://midlifology.net   👉 Connect with VJ Website: https://theautoimmunitynutritionist.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theautoimmunitynutritionist/ FREE guide, The Autoimmunity Recovery Plan: https://vjhamilton.kartra.com/page/TheAutoimmunityRecoveryPlan   🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/  

Are you constantly reaching for your phone, wondering where your time went, or craving more presence in your daily life? In this episode, Wendy sits down with writer, teacher, and creative guide Cody Cook-Parrott to explore how to break free from digital distraction and reconnect with what truly matters. From overcoming social media addiction to embracing creativity, play, and anti-perfectionism, Cody shares powerful yet simple practices to help you reclaim your attention, rediscover your creative spark, and start living with more intention and joy—right here, right now.   What You’ll Learn: How to break free from phone addiction and reclaim your time Simple ways to cultivate presence (even in a busy, distracted world) Why creativity isn’t just art—and how to tap into your natural creative flow The power of play and anti-perfectionism in living a more joyful life How to create a healthier relationship with social media and technology   🎧 Tune in now https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com   ✨ Watch the video replay  https://midlifology.net   👉 Connect with Cody https://codycookparrott.com https://thepracticeofattention.com https://codycookparrott.com/creative-ideation-portal   🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/

What if the reason your health habits aren’t sticking isn’t because you’re lazy or undisciplined—but because your body needs something different? In this energizing episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy chats with holistic health counselor, behavior change expert, and podcaster Hadlee Garrison about energy habits, nervous system regulation, and why one-size-fits-all wellness advice simply doesn’t work. From sleep and stress to Ayurveda, body wisdom, and breaking free from all-or-nothing health patterns, this conversation is packed with practical insight to help you feel more vibrant, balanced, and in tune with your body.   What You’ll Learn: Why blanket wellness advice can actually keep you stuck How to identify your unique energy archetype and what it means Why sleep is the foundation for better energy, mood, and health How to regulate your nervous system and break all-or-nothing habits Simple ways to listen to your body and support holistic health in midlife   🎧 Tune in now https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com   ✨ Watch the video replay  https://midlifology.net   👉 Connect with Hadlee! Wesbite: https://www.happyhealthyhadlee.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/happyhealthyhadlee/ Book a discovery call: https://calendly.com/hadlee/healthgoalssession Take the Energy Archetype Quiz: https://hadlee.kit.com/energyquiz   🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/

How to Start Over After Loss — Rebuilding Identity, Confidence, and Purpose in Midlife | Mia Godfrey   What happens when life knocks you down—not once, but again and again? In this powerful and heartfelt conversation, Wendy sits down with life coach, speaker, and author Mia Godfrey to talk about grief, identity loss, and the courage it takes to start over. From losing her father at 18, to rebuilding her life after the death of her husband, to walking alongside her sister through ovarian cancer, Mia shares how each breakdown became a breakthrough. Together, they explore how to release survival mode, stop shrinking to belong, and rebuild confidence from the inside out—because midlife isn’t the end of your story… it may be the beginning of your most authentic chapter yet.   ✨ What You’ll Learn How to shift out of survival mode and move into intentional living Why adapting doesn’t mean abandoning who you are Practical tools for rebuilding confidence after grief or major life transitions How to identify your non-negotiable values and stop shrinking to fit in The power of journaling, therapy, and surrounding yourself with the right people   🎧 Tune in now at https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com or wherever you listen to podcasts!   👉 Connect with Mia! https://miagodfrey.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mihaela.hembree/ https://www.instagram.com/mnhembree/ Buy the book! http://amazon.com/author/miagodfrey   🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/   📝 Get Weekly Inspiration on Substack https://wendyvalentine.substack.com/

In this deeply honest and soul-stirring conversation, Wendy sits down with author, speaker, and podcast host Erin Washington to talk about healing eating disorders, navigating divorce, rethinking sobriety, and finally stepping into authenticity. Together, they explore how the very struggles we try to hide—body image issues, abandonment wounds, people-pleasing, anxiety, and relationship triggers—often become the doorway to purpose. From inner child work and dating after divorce to blue butterfly synchronicities and finding your “exceptional” calling, this episode is a reminder that the mess isn’t a detour… it’s the path.   💫 What You’ll Learn Why the thing you’re avoiding may actually be your greatest superpower How unresolved childhood wounds show up in midlife relationships and dating The difference between being “excellent” and stepping into your true “exceptional” purpose How to sit with uncomfortable emotions instead of suppressing them Why authenticity attracts the right relationships—and misalignment reveals itself faster   Let this be your reminder: the struggle is shaping you, the triggers are teaching you, and your purpose is waiting on the other side of honesty.   🎧 Tune in now https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com   ✨ Watch the video replay  https://midlifology.net   👉 Connect with Erin https://www.instagram.com/therinpy_with_erin_washington/     🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/

What if spirituality didn’t require rules, labels, or a rigid belief system? In this uplifting and refreshingly real conversation, Wendy sits down with licensed psychotherapist and author Faith Freed to explore DIY Spirituality — a playful, empowering approach to charting your own sacred path.   Together, they dive into soul care versus self-care, building a spiritual “playlist” that fits your life, balancing the mystical with the practical, and why you actually have to take action (yes, baby steps count!) to co-create with the universe. If you’ve ever felt spiritually curious but resistant to dogma, this episode will help you tune into your own frequency and reconnect with your true self.   What You’ll Learn How to create your own “DIY spirituality” practice without guilt, pressure, or labels Why midlife is the perfect time to question beliefs and reconnect with your soul The power of sacred habits — and how to build your own spiritual playlist How to balance spiritual connection with real-world action (co-creation in motion!) Why tuning into yourself is the first step to tuning into something greater   🎧 Tune in now at https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com or wherever you listen to podcasts!   👉 Connect with Faith https://faithfreed.com https://diyspirituality.com     🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/   📝 Get Weekly Inspiration on Substack https://wendyvalentine.substack.com/

In this powerful and refreshingly honest conversation, Wendy sits down with Dr. Maria Sophocles, menopause expert and author of The Bedroom Gap, to talk about what’s really happening to our bodies, hormones, and intimate relationships in midlife.   From hormone replacement therapy and surgical menopause to desire, pleasure, and closing the “bedroom gap,” this episode busts outdated myths, delivers science-backed truth, and offers real hope for feeling better—physically, emotionally, and relationally—at this stage of life.   What You’ll Learn: Why hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is about more than symptom relief—it’s about long-term health The truth about menopause, bone health, brain health, and longevity What the “bedroom gap” is and why it widens in midlife relationships How intimacy, connection, and pleasure can evolve (and improve) after 40 Simple, empowering ways to reclaim confidence and connection in this chapter of life   🎧 Tune in now at https://TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com or wherever you listen to podcasts!   👉 Connect with Dr. Maria https://mariasophoclesmd.com 🌟 Explore All Things Midlife https://wendyvalentine.com   📖 Order Your Copy of Women Waking Up https://womenwakingup.com   📸 Follow My Adventures on IG https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/   📝 Get Weekly Inspiration on Substack https://wendyvalentine.substack.com/