Thrive After 45™

Thrive After 45™

The Thrive After 45 ™ podcast is an empowering show designed for women in midlife who are ready to embrace their next chapter with confidence, purpose, and joy—without guilt, remorse, or shame for prioritizing themselves. Hosted by Midlife Renewal Coach and former educator Denise Drinkwalter, MEd, this podcast provides a supportive space where women can release self-doubt, rediscover their passions, and create a life that truly lights them up. Through insightful interviews with experts, thought leaders, and inspiring guest, as well as solo episodes filled with practical strategies, the Thrive After 45™ podcast helps listeners navigate personal growth, relationships, mindset shifts, and career reinvention. Most importantly, it encourages women to take time for themselves, step into their power, and recognize that self-care is not selfish—it’s essential. If you’re ready to let go of old expectations and start thriving in midlife, this podcast is for you. Because midlife isn’t the end—it’s the beginning of something extraordinary.

Episodes

December 4, 2025 34 mins

SuZan Peltekian is a global speaker, a peak performance coach, and a total game-changer who has spent years helping people remember they are powerful beyond measure. The heart of our chat is getting out of "default living" and actually designing the life we were born to live.

She gets super real, sharing that she struggled with self-belief for years, going from job to job until she finally realized her own divinity. Her wh...

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This Thrive After 45™ episode is all about creating a home that’s actually a sanctuary for your soul, and it has me looking at my living room completely differently.

I sat down with Kim Depole, a mindful living design consultant. Seriously, this woman is a master at weaving together art, meditation, and interior design to help people create spaces that aren't just pretty, but are deeply restorative and soul-aligned.

We’re talkin...

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Hey friend, you need to grab a cup of coffee and sit down for this one. This episode of Thrive After 45™ with the incredible Elizabeth Kelly is truly honest and so, so needed.

Elizabeth is a transformative self-love and mindset coach who came on the show to share her whole, messy, beautiful journey of navigating divorce, finding sobriety, and having to completely rebuild her life from the inside out.

Her story is standing ...

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Hey friend, grab a cozy seat and that mug of coffee - I have an incredible conversation to share with you! This week on Thrive After 45™, I'm so honored to introduce you to Nami, a leadership and mindset coach who is challenging us to think differently about how we lead our lives.

Nami spent over 20 years in the corporate world, building high-performing teams, but her own journey through healing and self-discovery led her to an...

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Get ready for an incredibly open-hearted chat with Kathy Walden that feels like a big, warm hug! 

Kathy is a spiritual life coach who's been through the deep work herself, and she’s here to remind us that the guidance we've been searching for is already whispering inside us. 

In this episode of Thrive after 45™️, we’re talking about what it truly means to stop searching for the answers and start listening to the w...

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Get ready for an incredibly powerful conversation with Nicky Billou, a man whose life story is a testament to the transformative power of freedom and courage.

This episode of Thrive After 45™ is a deep dive into how he went from literally having a Molotov cocktail thrown into his living room in Iran as a child to becoming a two-time New York Times bestselling author and what he calls a "millionaire maker."

Nicky&...

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Kristen Swinehart is seriously redefining what it means to follow a truly unique path.

You know that feeling when you realize you're completely out of alignment? Kristen did too.

She walked away from practicing law, became a flight attendant, and stepped fully into her calling as a gifted channeler known as The Flying Medium

Imagine serving up soft drinks one minute and channeling spirit the next....it’s in...

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Get ready, because this conversation is going to make you rethink the voice inside your head! 

I had the absolute honour of chatting with Sabrina Trobak, a registered clinical counsellor, clinical supervisor, speaker, and author of the book, The Voice That Lied

With over 15 years in practice and 20 years as a teacher, Sabrina has guided thousands of people to untangle their self-doubt and finally see their own worth.

In th...

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This episode is for anyone who has ever felt lost, like a part of you disappeared to keep the peace. 

I sat down with my dear friend, Linda Mallard, a transformational coach for midlife women. Linda's story is a beautiful, raw journey of a midlife reinvention - from building a successful Pilates business for 25 years to completely reinventing her life after a series of profound personal losses and transitions.

Linda is...

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This episode is a true gem. I'm so honoured to welcome back Jacqueline Perez, the heart-centered force behind Cool Life and a powerful champion for women in midlife. 

Jacqueline is the embodiment of everything we talk about here on Thrive After 45™: that our second act is where we truly rise into our power.

Jacqueline gets real about her own menopause journey, which she says hit her "like a tractor trailer" and shook h...

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You know that feeling when you're in midlife and it feels like there's something more for you, but you just can't figure out how to get there? 

That feeling is exactly what my amazing guest, Barbara Wood Watson, helps people with. 


She's a "Logical Mystic" who has spent decades helping tens of thousands of students worldwide silence stress and unlock their intuition.

In this episode of Thri...

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Some of us are here to teach the very thing we once feared the most. That's the powerful truth at the heart of this week's Thrive After 45™ episode. 

I sat down with Dr. Doreen Downing, a clinical psychologist who spent decades helping people, all while secretly struggling with intense public speaking anxiety.

It wasn't just nerves...it was a crippling fear that she couldn't "knuckle her ...

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Oh my gosh, friends, you are in for such an incredible conversation this week on the Thrive After 45™ podcast. I am sitting down with the phenomenal Felicity Ashley, and her story is just proof that our midlife years can be the most powerful and adventurous chapters yet.

At 46, after leading marketing teams for 20 years, Felicity did something absolutely extraordinary: she rowed over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean with an all...

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In this episode of Thrive After 45™, I'm so honored to welcome back Mary Ann Hughes, a certified special needs divorce coach, family mediator, and parenting coordinator. 

Mary Ann's journey into this work is deeply personal. After 21 years of marriage, she navigated her own divorce while raising two children on the autism spectrum. 

Her experience with the financial and emotional toll of the process insp...

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What if the secret to feeling amazing was found in the most unexpected place: your poop?

It's a real question, and in this week's episode of Thrive After 45™, I sat down with gut health specialist Melissa Hall Klepacki to talk about something a lot of us are too embarrassed to mention....constipation.

Melissa has been helping people heal for nearly 30 years, and she gets to the root of the problem because, as she...

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Alright, friend! Grab your favorite mug and snuggle in, because this week’s episode of Thrive After 45™ is going to spark something incredible in you. 

I had the absolute honour of chatting with Tania Carriere, an "epiphany designer" who has dedicated over 30 years to helping others live their fullest lives. Seriously, she’s amazing.

Tania and I talked about everything from her childhood adventures creating plays ...

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Alright, friends, grab a cup of coffee and get ready to feel inspired. In this episode of Thrive After 45™, I get to sit down with the amazing Debra Morrison. 

Debra has spent over 47 years as a Certified Financial Planner and Asset Manager, and she's not just about numbers...she’s all about helping women live untethered, fulfilling lives. 

But her work goes way beyond that.

She’s a certified Grief Coach who ...

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Tim Tamashiro is one of those rare souls who makes you want to slow down, take a breath, and actually feel your own heartbeat again.

This episode is a gentle exhale in the middle of all the noise. 

We talk about what it really takes to find peace in a world that feels like it’s always demanding more of you, how our brains are wired to keep us on edge (hello, tiny almond-shaped amygdala), and why letting go of suffering - ev...

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Junie Moon talks about what happens when you finally get honest about the ways you’ve been abandoning yourself in the name of love....

Saying yes when your gut screams no...
....walking on eggshells to keep the peace
....trying to earn your worth through being chosen.

Junie doesn’t hold back anything.

She shares what it was like to leave a 20-year marriage, only to fall into the same painful patterns in a ...

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Barbara Bowman - author, speaker, and real-life grief whisperer - is turning some of the most awkward, heart-wrenching moments around death into opportunities for connection, compassion, and deep humanity.

She has lived through unimaginable loss, and instead of hardening...she softened. 

She stayed open. 
She paid attention. 

And she turned all of it into wisdom you can actually use - especially in those moment...

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