Astonishingly Alive | How You Can Live Fully (And Unapologetically) After 40

How many Monday’s do you have left to live your life?  

It might sound morbid, but it’s not a threat—it's motivation. A realization of reality, even. Your unlived dreams are waiting for you to take a step towards them, and they’re losing their patience.  

This week, Tori sits down with Jodi Wellman, author of You Only Die Once and founder of the 4,000 Mondays movement, to explore what it truly means to live with depth in midlife—especially when the world insists on telling you there are things more important than your aspirations, or your hobbies, or even just your personal joy.  

Together, they unravel the thought loops that dull our inner light—fueling our refusal to take control of our changing bodies, our identity shifts, and our quiet ache for something more.  

Jodi teaches us to give ourselves something to look forward to. 

Tune in to extend yourself that gift.  

Chapters  
00:00 Meet Jodi Wellman, The Woman Behind the 4,000 Mondays Movement  
02:57 An Inspiration Intervention (Disguised as Math)  
05:58 How Stillness and Space Create Fulfillment  
09:03 Your Life Beyond Tasks and Titles  
11:59 From Midlife Crisis to ‘Midlife Coming to Center’ 
17:39 Forgotten Joys: How Having Hobbies Helps Your Family  
25:40 Reigniting Passion, Playfulness, and Vitality  
32:24 How Grief Became a Guiding Light for Jodi  
41:15 Astonishing Aliveness—How to Live with Meaning and Momentum  
45:10 Fear, Deadlines, and The Feminine Path to Motivation  
50:50 What We’ll Really Regret When We Go 
Jodi Wellman| IG: @fourthousandmondays  
Website: https://fourthousandmondays.com/ 
Tori Poulter | IG: @shala_hormonehealth 
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