Women in the Middle®: Loving Life After 50 - Midlife Coach Podcast

Women in the Middle®: Loving Life After 50 - Midlife Coach Podcast

Women in the Middle® is a podcast for midlife women who are ready to hear some good news about being over 50! Suzy Rosenstein, MA and Master Certified Life Coach shares the good, bad, ugly, and sometimes downright hysterical about growing older and making the changes you want to make so you don't have regrets in your second chapter. As a midlife coach for women, Suzy shares an upbeat perspective along with coaching & guidance about self-care, career boredom, career change, entrepreneur lifestyle, happiness, relationships, mindset, empty nest, aging, and life transitions with a mix of guests, humor and no-nonsense. If you feel stuck in your midlife moment, get unstuck and clear about what you want at https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast-bundle/

Episodes

July 17, 2025 29 mins

This week’s episode is about a midlife journey to hosting women’s retreats.

Yes, you’re invited to the upcoming retreat in Costa Rica called:

Unwind and Recharge: Finding Joy in the Slow Lane

January 2026!

My guest is Stephanie Flanders-Martin. Stephanie has an interesting background and journey to her next chapter career. She has nine years of experience in the wellness industry, after a 32-year restaurant career.

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Today’s episode is all about healing binge eating in midlife with Internal Family Systems with Martha Ayim, MA.

Specifically, today’s interview is with someone who healed her nearly 35-year pattern of binge eating and knew she was meant to spend the rest of her life helping others do the same. In her late 40s, she left a full-time, pensioned government position to follow that passion.

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Today’s episode is all about gratitude for sharing midlife with your dog. Do you relate to this?

There is a lot of evidence-based research to support the importance of regular gratitude practices in your life. There’s also a lot of research to support the wide variety of health and well-being benefits from relationships with dogs and companionship with animals overall.

Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-415-encore-g...

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Today’s episode is all about failing in advance and why it can be a sneaky way midlife women stay stuck.

Do you ever notice that you give up before you really try to be successful with your goal, beliefs, or opportunity? It’s usually because you have hidden beliefs, thoughts, and fears that you aren’t yet fully aware of.

Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-414-failing-in-advance-the-sneaky-way-midlife-women-stay-stuc...

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Today’s episode is all about waiting vs. creating in midlife and what effect it has on you and your happiness.

As a midlife woman, you may be surprised that even if you know what you want and what your priorities are, you still may not be moving in that direction. In fact, you may find yourself waiting rather than creating your life. 

Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-413-encore-waiting-vs-creating-in-midlife/

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Today’s show is about style for petite women in midlife. When you’re a “petite” midlife gal in a world that says you need to be tall and skinny to look beautiful, it can be challenging. Developing your style can be a fun way to help you feel amazing and look your best, whatever “best” means to you.

Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-412-style-for-petite-women-in-midlife-with-sandy-okamoto/

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Envy can be the gift that helps you create the perfect, most fun, and fulfilling personal bucket list in midlife. Your bucket list will be full of ideas that have the capability of keeping you entertained for years.

Midlife can be a great time to start thinking about your bucket list. It seems like it should be easy for you to determine what you really want to do in your life before you run out of time. However, this is not the cas...

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Today’s show is about creating your own bonus family in midlife with Dr. Jann Blackstone. It’s highly likely that you’re either navigating a blended family situation or have someone close to you who is. You probably also know that there are many challenges, no matter your age and stage, including adult children, grandchildren, parents, or grandparents.

My guest today is Dr. Jann Blackstone.

Jann specializes in child custody, co-pa...

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Today's interview is with Laurie-Ann Murabito.  Laurie-Ann is a professional speaker who went from helping companies like Johnson and Johnson and American Towers with their leadership to helping coaches, consultants, and service providers learn how to write and deliver captivating presentations to use as their best form of marketing all because of an incident at the Fort Lauderdale airport.

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Today’s interview is about how to live a healthy, active, passion-filled life at 99 with the First Lady of Fitness, Elaine Lalanne.  You may recognize her name because she and her husband, Jack Lalanne were likely on television talking about exercise when you grew up.

Elaine is a sparkling, vivacious, and inspirational health and fitness expert, motivational speaker, and prolific author. Known and loved universally by thousands wor...

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Finding your perfect retirement location in midlife can be one of the most exciting or confusing times in midlife. This episodes explores the relevant issues to consider when you make the decision to move and relocate to the location for your retirement chapter.

My guest is retirement relocation expert, Margaret Vandergriff.  Margaret founded Your Place Finder LLC in 2017 after three disastrous empty nest moves herself. These exper...

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Today’s episode is about a midlife clarity hack to get unstuck. It’s called “What First, Then How and it can deliver powerful results for you.

So many midlife women feel stuck about what to do in their next chapter. So many midlife women also love to plan. This midlife mindfulness hack can help you get clear fast, and use that clarity to gain momentum and go after your goals.

Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-406-w...

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If you’re fortunate enough to still have your parents, you’re also likely to be aware of how you may feel a lot of overwhelm with your end-of-life planning journey. If so, you’re not alone.

My interview is with Marni Blank.

Marni Blank is the founder of Begin With The End. She is a recovering lawyer, mediator, death doula, and after-loss consultant. 

Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-405-less-stress-more-conversati...

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Today’s episode is about giving yourself permission to play with creativity in midlife because it can be self-care in disguise.

It’s quite common to regret not allowing yourself to be happy. Nobody wants regrets in life. Having increased awareness about your thoughts related to what makes you happy and how creativity can help your happiness is important. 

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Loneliness is a common experience for older women. Today's interview is with two women who are involved with AARP’s Ethel Gathering Groups, an initiative that is working well to help navigate loneliness with women over 50.

 Lisa Marcellino, who, after facing isolation following her divorce and while caregiving for her parents, found a powerful sense of connection and lifelong friendships in her 60s through AARP's Ethel Gathering Gr...

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Today’s episode is about snoring, sleep apnea, resistance, and your health. Specifically, I share my personal journey from being resistant to CPAP to embracing CPAP and improving my sleep and my health.

When you are a woman who snores and has sleep apnea in midlife, you may not embrace CPAP as a treatment option. There are a variety of common reasons for this, including vanity, inconvenience, and discomfort.

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Caring for aging parents who live in a rural or frontier community has unique challenges. Today’s guest is Renee Schulte, a woman in the middle of being an entrepreneur and prioritizing both her parents’ care and her own self-care.

Renee Schulte has over 20 years of leadership experience in the mental health field at the national, state, and provider levels. Because of her work in both the public and private sectors, she has a dist...

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Welcome to Ep 400! This special episode is part of the Podcasthon initiative, where podcast hosts around the world are featuring charities simultaneously this week.

I was super excited when I found my guests today because you’ll be meeting and learning about the folks at Cape May Marine Mammal Research Center, the non-profit arm of Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center in Cape May, New Jersey.

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Discover 3 ways to stop wasting time in midlife so you can regret proof your life.

Time is a funny thing when you think about the extent to which your perception and experience of it can be so powerful. Aging can create more time urgency as you think about your future and what you may be running out of time to still do.

Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-399-3-ways-to-stop-wasting-time-in-midlife-to-regret-proof-you...

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Today’s episode is about 5 Ways to Learn to Trust Yourself To Get Unstuck without Certainty in Midlife.

Lack of certainty is a reality that so many of us don’t fully appreciate. Believing in certainty can actually get in your way and keep you stuck.  This episode outlines 5 specific strategies to help you get unstuck in midlife.

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