Trinity has been having this feeling lately that there is something new on the horizon. It's like this knowing in her bones that she's meant for more. She IS making a short-term move to Arizona and keeps thinking maybe this is a fresh start and wonder if that has something to do with it...But, then she's like nope! There's something more here, but she just can't quite put her finger on it. Have you ever felt that way?

That feeling is what possessed us to start this podcast and....to keep going for 2+ years! We just know we are on the verge of creating something that is great, that will help women who are grappling with this SAME knowing find their purpose. Today, our guest, Sasha Greenridge, does just THIS...she helps women find their purpose.

Sasha is a certified Mindset Coach that that uses Gene Keys to help women who are ready to stop seeking validation from, literally, everyone outside of themselves and, instead, look inward to discover who they really are and who in the hell they are meant to be! Gene Keys are a tool to help guide women in uncovering their gifts so they can go all in on themselves and step into their life's purpose with knowing and intention.

That's right! By understanding what their future holds and where they are meant to me, she empowers women to let go of codependence and that feeling of not being enough. Through her own seeking and efforts to redefine her OWN story, Sasha is able to empathize with other women and help them rewrite THEIR stories.

She Iikes to think that she is designed to be the bridge, the leader, for her community into a new way. She is here to empower self love, independence and self-reliance as she shows her clients how to follow their design to live their uniqueness without interference from others.

In this episode, Sasha teaches us:

1. Gene Keys is a transformative system that uses your birth data to provide insights into our energetic and genetic programming. Our Gene Keys can be expressed either negatively (the Shadow) or positively (the Gift), or at the enlightened state (the Siddhi). By understanding these, we can find and step into our life's purpose with intention.
2. Human Design is a “holistic self-knowledge system” that combines astrology, Kabbalah, Myers-Briggs, I Ching, quantum physics, the chakra system and a load of other stuff in order to generate an “energetic blueprint” called a BodyGraph. This is a map of “genetic code” that shows how your energy is here to engage in the world.
3. When Human Design and Gene Keys are combined, they can guide the way you live your life and show up in this world. This knowledge can empower us to pursue our purpose with intention. If we don't understand our purpose or choose not to follow the path that has been laid out for us, we may feel as though we are in "crisis".
4. There are life cycles through our lifespan and the cycle we hit in our 40's we go through the Uranus Opposition and can be the source of the conflict we feel in midlife. We have a choice to remain stuck and lost or we can find new purpose. Our 50s Cycle is called the Chiron and this a time where we find new purpose and meaning for the rest of our life.
5. You can't change other people. You can only change yourself.

To find more of Sasha:

Instagram | @sashaharris_Greenridge

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Last year Trinity's son became very sick with a chronic illness. He had all kinds of crazy symptoms. He couldn't keep anything in his stomach and lost 100 pounds and it was truly difficult to pinpoint the root cause of the issues. As a matter of fact, they spent the better part of a year trying to get to get a true diagnosis to bring her son some relief so that he could return to living a normal life. Here's the thing, chronic illness can take so many forms: muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue, insomnia, poor digestion, irritable bowels, hormone imbalance, anxiety, depression…this list can go on forever. But, you know what all chronic illness has in common? They are a huge expense to your quality of life. When Trinity's son was sick she became sick with anxiety worrying about finding a cure for him. They both struggled to work and live life and they continue to suffer anxiety that the issues may return at any moment!

Ladies, the bottom line is that If YOU are suffering from any of these, you’re not being the best human you can be. Whether it’s parenting, supporting a family, being a community member, building a career, or just enjoying your life, chronic illness is keeping you from doing it at 100%. And you know what else all these things have in common? Western medicine does not have good solutions for them. Have you ever been told “it’s all in your head” or “you just need to reduce stress” by a trusted expert or doctor?

I'm sure you're thinking, "yes! A million times!" So, if you're ready to learn how to solve these common problems with no gimmicks or expensive therapies, just real data with real solutions, you'll love our guest today, Dr. Elizabeth Davidson. Dr. Elizabeth is a Holistic doctor, functional bloodwork specialist, intuitive healer, entrepreneur, author, forager, skier, and single mom. Everyone's health is a puzzle and she combines science and intuition to help people put that puzzle together, solving "unsolvable" symptoms and rebuilding health for maximum life.

Elizabeth helps her clients recognize all the healing power they have within themselves. Many of her clients are moms... and Girl, if you can grow a human being inside your body, it makes something like lupus or hormonal imbalance look simple to solve in comparison. Dr. E has helped many women just like you solve autoimmune conditions, fibromyalgia, anxiety, hypothyroidism, and various hormonal issues.

Her "magic" is helping her clients solve "unsolvable" symptoms simply and holistically with no medications.

In this episode, Elizabeth teaches us:

1. 80% of our immune system is in your gut. The secret to great health begins with healing or resetting your gut microbiome.
2. The foundation of health lies in your mindset. Our confidence about our bodies ability to heal has been diminished by modern society because we are focused on using drugs to treat our symptoms, without getting to the root cause of the issues.
3. Sleep is when healing happens, where you process memories, digest your food...sleep is FOUNDATIONAL to health and wellness. Further, the first thing to be impacted when you lack sleep is your immune system.
4. Schedule at least 5 interrupted minutes a day to do something for yourself! Treat yourself more like a friend and show yourself love and compassion. It is great for your health!
5. Symptoms are information. When you experience a symptom, ask yourself "why"? And then ask yourself why you're taking certain mediations? Medications are also stressors to your body because this is another substance they your body knows how to process. There should always be an "end date" to using your medication and you should strive to solve your medical ailments at the root cause of the issue.

To find more of Elizabeth:

Website | drelizabethdavidson.com

You know, we've been using a phrase a lot lately "life be lifin" meaning life ain't all roses! Sometimes she can be a little bitch that bites you in the ass. And our guest today, Suzy Easterling Wood has had her fair share of the ups and downs on the roller coaster we know as life.

Suzy endured the demise of a super abusive relationship and the loss of not one, but two, of her three children. She jokingly calls herself the "unintentional expert on all things shitty"! And yet, despite it all, she is a lover of life and is determined to help people find their own joy after devastating situations.

Suzy is a fierce advocate for finding gratitude, even in the most challenging of times. And ladies, we're not talking about toxic positivity but, instead, being able to focus in on the positive despite the negative factors that often derail us from living the life we deserve.

After losing her second child, Suzy knew that she was MEANT to survive her stories and to share them with others. It is her goal to give people hope and for them to understand that just because tragic events happen, they do not have to define us. Shape us, yes. Define us, no.

In this episode, she reminds us that there is so much happiness in the world if we allow ourselves the space to create it. None of us are exempt from the experience of loss. It is perhaps the only thing that that we all, as humans, have in common. Her philosophy is that we might as well make peace with it. Even marinate in it for a while. And then take steps to mobilize and work towards experiencing the joy that surrounds us. We have to make space for it. It is not easy, but it is possible. We promise.

In this episode Suzy teaches us:

1. Life is fragile and temporary. Take every opportunity to experience life-the good AND the bad-with authenticity.
2. Use your grief and trauma as a catalyst to become the person that you want to be.
3. It is important to shed or let go of the emotions that are no longer serving you. If necessary, write these emotions down on a piece of paper and physically box them up, cross them off, or get rid of them symbolically in someway. In this way, you can make space for the emotions you want to keep
4. You have to train your brain to transform your negative thoughts into positive ones. Suzy says, When you're driving down the highway and barreling towards those negative thoughts, put your blinker on and choose a different path.
5. We are meant to survive our stories. Every single one of us will experience trauma or grief. What we do with it is our choice and there is still so much beauty in this world. make the best of it and find gratitude in the little things.

Girl! We know you've had your struggles too. But, look around you. You are not alone. WE are here and we've got your back and we have a tribe of female friends who've got your back. we are all here to lift you up and support you.

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Trinity recently landed herself in the hospital because she's been so overwhelmed with a work project that she just started neglecting herself. She was eating the bare minimum each day, she wasn't sleeping and was, essentially, depriving her body of everything it needed to remain focused on her work. For the first time ever she acknowledges that she really felt this wake-up call. Her body was like, "excuse me bitch...what the hell do you think you're doing?" She was having heart palpitations, brain fog, was shaking and sweating and, ultimately, found herself at the hospital in fear and concern because these were symptoms she'd never experienced before!

Have you ever had a similar experience? Has your body tried to tell you to slow the hell down? I mean, Life be lifin' for all of us these days and we get it! If you're a woman, it seems inevitable to turn our attention to everyone else around us BUT ourselves. Because, that is what we do as women! However, our guest today, Amy K. Wilson, is here to remind us that THIS neglect...this failure to listen to our bodies... is landing men and women in their early 50s (people OUR age) in nursing homes for the rest of their lives.

Amy is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, that is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back. And I know what you're thinking...I'm not geriatric YET!! But, it is her goal to keep these issues plaguing our society at bay so you can feel young and vibrant.

It's Amy’s mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With over 30 years of experience, Amy specializes in developing individualized health plans that navigate through her client’s individual barriers, allowing them to be successful in their efforts. Amy is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse diseases with nutrition and fitness. Through her personal and professional experience, she has seen first hand how diet and exercise can change a person’s life, and how the right nutritional program can be the key to improving their health and fitness.

She has seen her clients reverse their pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and more. She is driven to help her clients feel in control of their body and mind, while no longer feeling enslaved by their scale. The conversation

In this episode Amy teaches us:

1. Our bodies are one big chemical reaction. If we are not giving our bodies what we need, it will start to fail and send you signals. LISTEN AND RESPOND to what your body is telling you.
2. The processed "healthy" crap in a box is NOT healthy for you. Your body needs REAL food
3. when your body isn't getting enough healthy fuel/food...it starts feeding on your muscles and your bones. This creates long-term issues like muscle atrophy and osteoperosis.
4. Insulin resistance occurs when we eat too many things (think those "quick" easy things like cookies) that causes our insulin to spike and we do this repetitively over and over again. When this happens our muscles and cells become "resistant" to insulin and will no longer allow more insulin into the cell as fuel. Then we have excess blood sugar in our bodies that manifests itself as diabetes.
5. The body uses inflammation in some instances to heal itself. However, when we aren't eating enough, we don't get enough sleep and we're under constant stress, our body feels like it is always under attack an we develop chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation is the cornerstone of diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and Alzheimer's.

To connect with Amy:

Website |...

Look out, ladies! Shelby, our consummate performer, is pulling out her Jazz hands for our guest today! Yes! We are rolling out the red carpet for Jenna Capozzi! Jenna has made a career working in film production and, as we found out in this episode, has worked with actors who probably once made our now midlife hearts swoon! Today, Jenna brings her over 30 years of C-level executive experience, production expertise and the leadership she provided global brands such as Samsung, Target, and BMW, to our studio!

Baby girl! Here us when we tell you that this powerhouse of a woman decided to transition from the spotlight of Hollywood to empowering the next generation of leaders at the age of 51. That's right! Girl...It is NEVER too late! Now, she leverages her extensive background in film and production to guide women over 40 towards building impactful businesses.

Jenna dedicates herself to mentoring individuals while emphasizing the importance of community support and personal growth. She uses her vast achievements in entertainment and advertising and her passion for helping others to nurture women. Her mission is to help women in midlife achieve their goals with confidence and clarity.

So, buckle up, baby. Shelby's got her jazz hands ready! Because we KNOW our show with Jenna today will really inspire you. You know Jenna is just a woman. Just like you and me. Who at age 51 was bored with her life and felt stuck and decided to make a change. I think she said she had less than $10 in her account and when her then client called and said they didn't need her services any longer, she took it as a sign from the universe that this was her time to seize life and make it her own. In this episode, Jenna teaches us:

1. Don't think...just do! I'll say it again...don't think...just do! Girl , it is the thinking that gets in our way and keeps us stuck
2. You have to be willing to ride the roller coaster of life and know that you can solve any problem that happens. Life has its ups and downs. But you have to learn to keep going and to learn something from each new challenge.
3. Your goals and dreams need to be big enough to get you excited to just start!
4. Find someone to be your person. Surround yourself with the right people who really back you up!
5. Access Leader Builder worksheet to start your midlife adventure today...Remember Jenna's words, don't think...just do!

What are you feeling right now? Are you feeling stuck in the grind and bored with life, but afraid it is too late for you? We are here to tell you that it's' not too late. That you are worthy. We want you to know you are capable of change and we're here to support you along the way. So, go to our website, dearmidlife.com and explore the tools and resources we're creating to help you elevate YOUR midlife! We can't wait to meet you in the middle!

Cue the song "Pretty Woman"! we love this song and we love our guest today, Elysha Lenkin! Elysha is a personal stylist with a illustrious 25-year career in the fashion industry. This girl knows her stuff and has been entrusted to elevate the style for iconic personalities such as Carrie Underwood, Serena Williams, and Tina Fey. And you know what we love the most about Elysha? She specifically caters to women in midlife and she helps these women to think differently about their bodies and teaches her clients to see what they think of as liabilities, as assets.

Elysha helps every woman learn to love her body again during an age and stage in life when our physical appearance is changing SO dramatically. Do you know what we're talking about? We're putting on weight in places we normally wouldn't. Our clothes just really don't fit the same and the structure of body is definitely different than it was even just a year ago and is an ever changing target.

But, Elysha meets us where we are to helps us find our own style in a world in which some stores carry only one size made for small women's bodies which make fashion feels...demeaning...is that the right word? Or...maybe downright offensive is the better way to say it. I mean, we are women in midlife ladies...we've lived a lotta damn life, birthed babies, drank plenty of wine and we're telling you we ain't going to try to squeeze our asses into some one-sized-fits-all BS piece of clothing!

And thanks to Elysha, we don't have to! She teaches us to embrace an unconventional style and to rethink the way we wear our clothes and, frankly, to rethink the way we show up in midlife! Because, let's face it, when we look good on the outside, we feel good on the inside...And when we feel good on the inside, we hold our heads high and carry ourselves like the badass bitches we are! Ladies...if you want to look good and feel even better about yourself, follow this link to Elysha's free style quiz that is exclusive for Dear Midlife listeners.

In this episode, Elysha teaches us:

1. The first step to reinvention is to clear out, let go of, and shed what is no longer serving us. Clear it or wear it is Elysha's mantra. Then you can start wearing what you have.
2. Then we make more of what we have through mixing and matching different pieces to make them feel more accessible and more comfortable. We get used to wearing things the same way. Try wearing your things differently.
3. Finally, we evaluate what is missing and then intentionally shopping for what pulls the wardrobe together.
4. When you put on your clothes, ask yourself how it makes you feel. Does it make you feel comfortable? Does it make you happy? Does it make you feel like yourself? Stop asking yourself what's "in style" and start asking yourself is this MY style. If you're keeping a beloved piece, play around with accessories and shoes to make the piece feel contemporary and new.
5. Finding what you LOVE, sometimes requires discovering what you DON'T love. Find one piece in your closet that you don't love any more. Identify, what it is about that piece that you no longer love. Then discard that item and then eliminate those items from your wardrobe in the future

To connect with Elysha:

Visit her website at elyshalenkin.com

Baby girl...isn't it time you gave yourself a midlife makeover?! In a surprise twist at the end of the show, Elysha is offering our Dear Midlife listeners access to this exclusive style quiz. And while our guest Elysha will help you with how you appear to the outside world, our work doesn't stop there! Rethinking our fashion is just...

Trinity is going on 53 this year and Shelby will be 51. but, you know what? We are just not ready to act our age, feel our age or for God's sake to look our age. Our guest today Dr. Mary Alice Mina had us so excited we almost peed our pants (or...was that another badass side effect of menopause?...Thanks midlife)!

We've literally, become obsessed with the latest aesthetic trends and am so grateful for Dr. Mina who's here to help us set our shit straight so we (and when I say "we" we mean Trinity) can minimize some of the 47 skin care products she uses in a day to save some time and definitely some money while still maintaining the appearance of woman in her 30s because that's how we feel, ladies!

Bitch...we know YOU wanna look hot, WE wanna look hot and in today's episode, Dr Mina talks about the hot girl hamster wheel and the ridiculous double standard that society holds women to. You're not the only one who's fallen victim to all the creams and services available we are right there with you. We've tried so many things we can't even pinpoint what's working or not anymore!

Today, Dr. Mina helps us Mina-mize (did you like how we did that?! LOL) our skincare regimen by pointing out the few (like 3-4...not 91) products we DO need to keep our skin supple and hydrated!

Dr. Mary Alice Mina is a Harvard trained double-board certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon and leading expert on skin health and skincare. She is the host of THE SKIN REAL, a podcast for people looking for real skin care guidance, by true skin experts where she emphasizes a holistic and preventative approach to skin health and aesthetics.

With over 15 years of clinical experience, she is an invited speaker on podcasts and at national conferences and is co-owner of Baucom & Mina Derm Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia where she treats patients with advanced surgical and cosmetic procedures to restore and maintain healthy skin.

In this episode dr mina teaches us:

1. write down your skin routine, products, prices, the time the process takes and the enjoyment you get. Determine what's working for you and assess if there's something you could minimize your skin care routine.
2. Think about your skin needs and skin goals and these together should form your skin habits. the biggest problem is that we overdo it. The basics you need are a gentle cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen.
3. 90% of facial aging is UV radiation from the sun. its time to get serious about sun protection. Vitamin C Serum is a powerful antioxidant that can help with brown spots and hyperpigmentation and helps you to combat free radicals from the sun.
4. Using topical estriol and estradiol on your skin (on various parts of your body) to help replenish moisture within the skin. This has been proven not cause over absorption of estrogen and can be a helpful part of your skin regime.
5. Tretinoin is a retinoid that can help you boost collagen and give you younger looking skin. It can sometimes be harsh on sensitive skin. Allow your skin to rest after washing your face and put the cream on later or mix it with a moisturizer to prevent irritation.

To connect with Dr. Mina:

Website | theskinreal.com

YouTube | theskinreal

And, ladies, if you're like us (and I know you are) join in the chant! Hell no...we won't go! We REFUSE face aging without a fight. If you are feeling overwhelmed by all the information and also misinformation out there tune into this eye opening episode of the Dear Midlife podcast with Dr. Mina and click...

Denise Schonwald started her career as a critical care nurse and then later went into psychology. It was in this transition that she had this epiphany. It was one of those moments when all the stars aligned and she started to realize an interesting trend that the things that people we struggling with mentally, were manifesting themselves in the body.

At first, she thought it was a coincidence until she started to study energy. It was then she drew the correlation that when trauma and emotional pain begin to manifest in the body, it is because the nervous system is imbalanced and much of this is controlled by our energy and thoughts.

Her passion for holistic healing has been fueled by witnessing families cope with the emotional toll of illness during her time in the healthcare field, and her recognition that the brain-body connection is more than just a coincidence. Today, Denise extends her compassionate care nationwide through virtual sessions. As a spiritually grounded mental health counselor and medical intuitive, she provides a comprehensive approach, seamlessly merging mental and physical well-being.

As a public speaker, spiritual teacher, and certified family mediator, Denise advocates for a harmonious integration of mind and body. Her commitment to nurturing both the body and the mind shines through in her client-centered practice, offering support to individuals, couples, and families. In her book, "Healing Your Body by Mastering Your Mind", Denise offers insights into living a physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy life by listening to and interpreting our body's messages and how to heal.

In this episode, Denise teaches us:

1. We process different fears and emotions in different parts of the body. Fear, trust, self-worth are all processed in the stomach. Then the body tries to balance itself out and we either eat, not eat, or drink alcohol.
2. we don't have to relive our trauma to resolve it. But, we do have to come to terms with it. Suffering isn't suffering when we can find meaning within the experience or trauma.
3. If you want to know how your feeling, notice how your acting and reacting to things. These are indicators.
4. Your emotional energy can be measured in hertz. When this energy reaches a certain level (around 50) it is likely that you will become sick.
5. Medicine and supplements are necessary to provide what your body needs and help treat your illness. But, true health is a combination of high vibrational energy and balance in your body. you can maximize health by shifting your thoughts and healing your trauma.

Connect with Denise at:

 DeniseSchonwald.com

 LinkedIn | in/Denise-Schonwald

 Facebook | /DeniseWillieSchonwaldLLC

 Instagram | @DeniseSchonwald

If you are struggling physically, emotionally or spiritually, you are not alone! We all go through these tough times, especially in midlife! Girl, we are here for you and know what you're going through. Visit our website dearmidlife.com to join the conversation and gain access to tools and resources to help you survive and thrive in midlife.