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The Midlife Makeover Show | Women Over 40, Menopause Support, Divorce Recovery, Empty Nest Advice, Aging Gracefully, Finding Purpose

Wendy Valentine - Podcaster, Author & Midlife Coach

The Midlife Makeover Show is your go-to podcast for women ready to reinvent their second act and live life on their own terms. Hosted by Wendy Valentine—author of Women Waking Up and midlife maven—this show is packed with real talk, inspiring stories, expert advice, and powerful tools to help you navigate everything from menopause to mindset, empty nesting to empowerment.❤️ All the goods: https://wendyvalentine.com 🔥 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellowendyvalentine/🎤 Nominate a

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01:01:10

356 🦋 The Identity Renaissance: How to Find Purpose...

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2026/10/06

What happens when you plan perfectly for retirement… and still end up feeling completely lost?In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with George Jerjian — retirement mindset mentor, Emmy recipient, and award-winning author of 12 books — to talk about the part of retirement money can’t organize: your identity. At 52, George was given six months to live. The diagnosis was wrong, but instead of life snapping back to normal, he drifted for nine years — until a 30-day

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01:02:02

355 ✨ Giving Up the Ghost: How to Stop Playing Small...

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2026/09/29

What would it take for you to give up YOUR ghost? In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Samantha Rose — Emmy award-winning television writer and New York Times bestselling ghostwriter of nearly twenty books — to talk about what happens when the woman behind everyone else’s stories finally tells her own. After losing her mother to suicide in 2020, Samantha began writing to process her grief… and discovered she had been living as a ghost in her own life. That

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00:43:16

354 🪞 How We Lose Ourselves in Love: Trauma Bonding,...

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2026/09/22

Have you ever looked back at a relationship and wondered, how did I lose myself like that? In this powerful episode, Wendy sits down with Jessica Anne Pressler — a Columbia-trained psychotherapist, hospice grief counselor, and author of the new psychological suspense novel Traitor Within — to talk about self-abandonment, trauma bonding, and the hidden ways we disappear inside our relationships. With four decades of clinical experience (and her own hard-won healing), Jessica explains what a trauma

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00:47:25

353 👑 Stop Waiting for Him to Change: Marriage...

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2026/09/15

What if you could completely transform your marriage — without your husband changing a single thing? In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Alicia Johnson, certified Laura Doyle relationship coach and founder of Crown of Honey, who went from constant fighting, controlling everything, and believing she’d married the wrong guy… to rebuilding her marriage from the inside out. Alicia shares the six intimacy skills that changed everything — starting with self-care

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00:59:17

352 💰 Your Trauma Becomes Your Money Drama: Money...

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2026/09/08

Is your bank account stuck in fight-or-flight? In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with money mindset expert Tiffany Carter — business mentor and host of ProjectME with Tiffany Carter, a Top 5 money and entrepreneurship podcast in 57 countries. Tiffany opens up about going from TV news broadcaster to multimillionaire entrepreneur, losing her first million to a smooth-talking “finance guy,” and the wake-up call that sent her on a mission to heal the trauma driving

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00:54:46

351 🧠 The Midlife ADHD Wake-Up: Late Diagnosis, Big...

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2026/09/01

What if the hardest parts of your life finally made sense? Wendy Valentine sits down with certified ADHD coach Andrea Morton, who was diagnosed with combined-type ADHD at 48 — after a lifetime of masking, over-functioning, and secretly Googling “who takes care of moms?” at 2 a.m. Andrea breaks down what ADHD really is (spoiler: inconsistent attention, not a lack of it), why so many women slip through the cracks until midlife, and how plummeting estrogen in menopause can unmask symptoms you’ve

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00:53:03

350 ✨ The Million Dollar Story: How Owning Your Story...

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2026/08/25

What if the story you’ve been hiding is actually your greatest asset? In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Elizabeth Brett — former NBC television reporter turned storytelling authority and creator of Story Alchemy™ — to explore how owning your story can transform your confidence, your connections, and your entire next chapter. Elizabeth shares the near-death experience in the ocean that rewrote the course of her life, why women have been the story keepers for

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00:53:07

349 ✨ Redefining Success: Boundaries, Burnout &...

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2026/08/18

What if the success you’ve worked so hard for could actually feel as good as it looks? In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Lacey Newman — founder, coach, and keynote speaker who’s helped thousands of high-performing women build lives and businesses that are truly their own. Lacey built and scaled a real estate team to nearly a billion dollars in sales, hosted an Emmy-nominated TV show, and grew her income to seven figures — then realized she was running a

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00:45:33

348 💥 From Selling Clothes for Grocery Money to a...

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2026/08/11

What if every “no” you’ve ever gotten was actually life quietly rerouting you toward something better? In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Katelyn Rhoades — Forbes-featured social media strategist, founder of Enfluence Marketing Studio, and host of the top-ranked Call Her Creator podcast. Katelyn shares how she went from selling her own clothes for grocery money to building a seven-figure brand, growing an audience of 250,000+ from scratch, and turning a $19

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00:32:18

347 💼 From Burnout to Thriving: Balance, Boundaries &...

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2026/08/04

In this timely, real-talk episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Dr. Ann Welsh — psychologist, executive coach, working mom of four, and author of Ambitious Mother: From Surviving to Thriving in Your Career and At Home — for a conversation every woman juggling career, family, and everything in between needs to hear. Dr. Welsh unpacks what she calls "the ambitious paradox" — the exhausting cycle of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and pretending that drives so

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01:09:15

346 👗 From Invisible to Unforgettable: Style,...

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2026/07/30

Have you ever stood in front of your closet and thought, “I have nothing to wear” — when really, you just don’t feel like yourself anymore? In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show Wendy Valentine sits down with Mary Michele Nidiffer, The Visibility Stylist™, to talk about how the simple act of getting dressed can help you reclaim your identity and step fully into being seen. Mary Michele shares the mirror moment that changed everything for her, why “getting back to” your old body (and old

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00:49:45

345 📚 It's Never Too Late to Reinvent Yourself:...

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2026/07/28

In this warm, funny, and deeply inspiring episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Leslie Rasmussen — award-winning novelist, former TV comedy writer, and author of three books exploring the messy, beautiful complexity of women’s lives. Leslie shares her remarkable journey from Hollywood writers’ rooms to debut novelist in her 50s, and why she believes midlife should always be a choice, not a crisis. With honesty, humor, and heart, Leslie and Wendy explore what it truly

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00:58:08

344 🌿 Moving Art: Nature, Mindfulness & Media That...

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2026/07/23

What if the antidote to burnout, anxiety, and the endless scroll was as simple as watching a flower open? In this episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with legendary filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg — director of Fantastic Fungi and creator of the Netflix series Moving Art — for a soul-soothing conversation about slowing down and rediscovering the beauty hidden in plain sight. Louie shares how nature became his greatest teacher, why fear-based media quietly harms the body, and

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00:46:25

343 📘 Redesign Your Identity: The Inner Blueprint for...

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2026/07/22

In this fascinating and deeply empowering episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Dr. Kim Foster — MD turned reinvention expert, TEDx speaker, and author of Redesigning You — for a conversation about the real reason most of us struggle to change. It's not willpower. It's not motivation. It's the inner blueprint we've been operating from our entire lives — the subconscious beliefs and identity stories that quietly run the show. Kim shares the exact tools

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00:42:32

342 🔥 Fired at 50 & Built Something Bigger:...

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2026/07/16

What if the worst professional moment of your life turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to you? Lyndsay Dowd spent nearly 30 years in leadership — 23 of them at IBM — before leaving on her own terms for a new opportunity. Six months in, she was fired. No warning, no explanation. The shame and embarrassment took her out… until she asked herself three questions that changed everything: What am I really good at? What do I love to do? How can I help people the most? The answers became

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00:42:51

341 💥 Stop Going Through the Motions: 25 Truths to...

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2026/07/14

In this bold, heartfelt, and hilariously honest episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine welcomes back one of the show's all-time favorite guests for the THIRD time — Andrea Owen, author, global keynote speaker, certified life coach, and the woman whose book helped inspire Wendy to become an author herself. Andrea is back with her brand-new book, Live Like You Give a Damn, a straight-talking guide featuring 25 powerful truths to help you stop going through the motions, kick limiting

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00:31:07

340 🌿 Creativity, Healing & the New Book “Plants That...

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2026/07/09

Susan Ottaviano's beautiful new book, Plants That Heal, is available NOW — and it's the midlife companion you didn't know you needed. Co-written with Chris Young and illustrated by Susan herself, it's filled with herbal teas, calming bath rituals, nourishing recipes, and natural beauty treatments to ground and restore you through every season of life. In this episode, Wendy Valentine sits down with Susan — a musician, painter, food stylist, and endlessly creative artist — to talk

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00:45:25

339 💧 Heal Your Pelvic Floor: Ditch the Kegels &...

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2026/07/07

In this eye-opening and refreshingly candid episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Christina Walsh — physical therapist, published researcher, and co-founder of Tighten Your Tinkler — for a conversation that every woman needs to hear. Christina and her business partner Jen created a research-backed, non-invasive pelvic floor healing program after facing these exact issues themselves, and they've since helped thousands of women find real relief from bladder leaks,

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00:45:06

338 🧠 Heal Your Nervous System, Rewire Painful...

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2026/07/02

In this eye-opening episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Brooke Bralove — licensed clinical social worker, AASECT-certified sex therapist, and master practitioner of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) — to reveal why it has nothing to do with your worth and everything to do with what your nervous system thinks is safe. Wendy shares her own powerful firsthand ART session, and together they unpack how this gentle, rapid modality can neutralize trauma in as few as one

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00:56:24

337 💊 Shelf Help: U.S. News’ Best OTC Picks for...

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2026/06/30

Ever stood frozen in the pharmacy aisle, holding two bottles with no idea which one actually works? You’re not alone — and Shanley Chien is here to help. As Senior Health Editor at U.S. News & World Report, Shanley led a survey of nearly 500 pharmacists and dermatologists across 128 categories to find the best over-the-counter products out there — with not a single brand paying to be on the list. In this episode, Wendy and Shanley cut through the “paralysis by analysis” and build your

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