Love From the Inside Out: Self-Love, Confidence and Mindset Tools for Women in Midlife

What is it about having your picture taken that can bring up so much?

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, I’m talking about a recent headshot experience that brought up more than I expected around being seen, body image, self-doubt, visibility, and the very human desire to feel like ourselves in the way we are seen by others.

At first, it seemed simple. I needed new photos. I had a beautiful opportunity through a women’s gro...

Some dates stay with us. Grief anniversaries, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays, and the moments our bodies seem to remember before we do.

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, I’m reflecting on the emotional memory certain dates can hold, especially as I move through the month of May, which marks the anniversaries of both of my parents’ passing. My father passed away seven years ago on May 9th, and my mother passed away ...

Have you ever been in one of those no-clean-answer moments where both choices make sense and both choices cost you something?

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, I’m talking about the love-hate relationship we can have with choices that are good for us, choices that feel good in the moment, and choices that come with consequences later.

This conversation came up for me after a full weekend of events for my husband Elliot’s 4...

I went into our storage unit looking for my mother’s mahjong set and a few things I wanted to give to my brother. Instead, I found old family photos, childhood keepsakes, handwritten notes, and pieces of my life I hadn’t seen in years.

What started as a search for one meaningful thing turned into a reflection on memory, grief, legacy, and the strange emotional weight of the things we keep.

In this episode, I talk about family keepsak...

If your body, your energy, or your life has ever stopped cooperating with the pace you were trying to keep, this episode is for you.

A rough stomach bug forced me to slow down in a way I never would have chosen for myself, and once the worst of it passed, I started to realize this week was about more than just being sick.

It showed me how much I had been pushing through stress, pressure, overdoing it, and the quieter signs my body ha...

If getting dressed has been feeling more emotional, frustrating, or loaded than it should, this episode is for you.

After listening to Mel Robbins’ recent conversation with celebrity stylist Erin Walsh, I thought I was about to feel inspired to clean out my closet, get intentional, and finally connect a few dots around style, confidence, and embodiment.

That is not what happened.

Instead, I opened my closet, felt immediate resistance,...

How do you feel good without earning it first? In this episode, I’m talking about why so many of us wait to relax, enjoy life, or feel better until everything is done — and how choosing joy first can help break negative thought loops, shift your focus, and bring you back to what matters most.

This week, I’m sharing a personal story about getting ready to host Passover and noticing how quickly I can slip into pressure, overthinking, ...

What if nothing is exactly wrong, but something still feels off?

In this episode, I’m talking about 7 signs you may have outgrown your life and are at a midlife turning point. If you’ve been feeling more irritated, more disconnected, more exhausted, or less like yourself lately, this conversation is for you. I’m talking about the quiet ways self-abandonment can show up, why your life can look fine on paper but not feel right in your...

What if abundance isn’t about getting more — but about caring for what you already have?

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan reflects on an unexpected lesson about abundance after repotting a money tree plant. What started as a simple moment turned into a deeper realization about care, attention, self-loyalty, and why things in life rarely fall apart overnight.

Through this personal story, Susan explores what an abunda...

A few days before her birthday, Susan shares a personal reflection on what it means to get older, get clearer, and choose how she wants to meet this season of life.

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, she opens up about why birthdays have always meant so much to her, what feels different this year, and how midlife has brought both deeper perspective and a greater sense of possibility. She also reflects on the thoughts that ...

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If you’ve been feeling more irritated or resentful lately, this episode will help. Even if anger isn’t your main signal, keep listening because self-abandonment can look like rushing, jaw tension, over-explaining, people-pleasing, doom-emailing, snapping, or feeling “behind.” In When Anger Is the Signal: Irritability, Resentment, and Self-Abandonment, I’m sharing how I’m learning to treat ang...

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Stop Self-Abandonment: Nervous System Healing and Learning to Stay With Yourself

What does it actually mean to stop abandoning yourself — not in theory, but in real life?

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan names what she stands for. Not as a recap. Not as a how-to. But as a clear point of view rooted in lived experience.

This conversation explores what changes after a quiet but decisive i...

As the Lunar New Year begins and we enter the Year of the Fire Horse, I’m sharing a grounded reset you can use anytime you feel that “new chapter” energy building.

This isn’t a predictions episode. It’s a practical, nervous-system-friendly guide to working with momentum without burning out, overcommitting, or self-abandoning. Think of this as a steadying reset for your nervous system, your mindset, and your next season.

In this bonus...

Learning to Trust Yourself Without Certainty

Living Without the Old Map

After an internal threshold is crossed, there’s often an expectation that certainty will follow — that clarity will arrive and confidence will lock in.

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan closes the limited series by exploring what actually comes next: learning how to live forward without certainty, guided not by a fixed plan, but by orientation, aw...

In this special bonus episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan shares a heartfelt tribute to her mom, Margie, on what would have been her 80th birthday.

Ten years after her mother’s passing, Susan reflects on love, grief, resilience, and the ways the people we lose continue to live on inside us — through the memories we carry, the lessons we inherit, and the strength we find along the way.

This episode includes excerpts from what S...

Hey friends—quick bonus mini-sode, especially for anyone listening here in the Metro Phoenix area.

I’m popping in with an invitation to join me in person for Return to Center, a half-day retreat in Central Phoenix on Sunday, Feb. 22 (1:00–4:00 PM).

Early bird pricing ends Friday, Feb. 6, but that doesn’t mean registration closes—you can still sign up after Feb. 6 as long as space is available. We’re keeping this group intentionally s...

When Your Body Sets the Boundary

Non-Negotiable

After an internal threshold is crossed, something subtle begins to take shape.

Certain things stop being optional — not because of discipline or willpower, but because the body knows what it can no longer tolerate.

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan continues the limited series by exploring what happens when inner change moves from insight into lived reality — when returni...

When Urgency Is the Problem (Not the Solution)

The Anger That Arrives After

After an internal threshold is crossed, the most unexpected thing isn’t relief or clarity — it’s resistance.

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan continues the limited series by exploring what often surfaces after a quiet but non-negotiable inner shift: a steady, protective anger that arises when the old way of living is no longer available.

This ...