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School of Midlife
This is the podcast for high-achieving women in midlife who want to make midlife their best life.
Women who have worked their entire lives, whether that’s in a traditional career or as the CEO of their household, or for many women, both. And they look around at their life in midlife, and think “I’ve worked my ass off for this?”
They have everything they always thought they ever wanted, but for some reason, it feels like something is missing.
This is the podcast for midlife women who are experiencing all sorts of physical changes in their bodies, while navigating changes in every other part of their lives, too: friendships, family life, work life.
This is the podcast for midlife women who find themselves wide-awake at 2.00am, asking themselves big questions like “what do I want?” “is it too late for me?”, and “what’s my legacy beyond my family and my work?”
Each week, we’re answering these questions and more at the School of Midlife.
When it comes to midlife, there are a lot of people talking about menopause and having a midlife crisis. This isn’t one of those podcasts. While we may occasionally talk about the menopausal transition, but that’s not our focus. Because we believe that midlife is so much more than menopause. And it’s certainly not a crisis.
At the School of Midlife, we’re looking to make midlife our best life.
Episodes
174 episodes
172. Bravery in the Pivot: An Honest Conversation with Annie Tevelin About Next Chapters, Personal Sovereignty, and Choosing Purpose over Pressure
What happens when a successful business owner makes a bold decision to change, but the community she serves isn't ready to let go?In this raw and deeply cathartic conversation, Laurie Reynoldson welcomes back Annie Tevelin, founde...
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171. Stop Choosing! Why Executive Coaching Is Failing High-Achieving Women
The coaching industry has failed high-achieving women. It's time to change that.Have you ever felt like you’re living a double life? Like the "badass" CEO or high-performer at the office has to shape-shift into a completely differ...
170. The Post-Retreat Hangover: Why Your New Life Disappears on Monday (and What to Do Instead)
Cracking the Code on Post-Retreat MomentumHave you ever returned from an incredible vacation or a work conference feeling completely inspired, only to have that "glow" evaporate the moment you hit the reality of traffic, laundry, ...
169. "I Thought It Was Just Me": The Secret Relief of Finding Your People in Midlife
You're not the only feeling this way.Host Laurie Reynoldson returns from the latest Best Life Retreat at the Civana Wellness Resort and Spa in Carefree, Arizona, still "basking in that post-retreat glow". In this episode, she pull...
168. The Missing Link to Your Best Life: Why You Must Claim What You Only Dared to Want
Claiming what you want in midlifeHave you ever felt like you’re an "Olympic level performer" at checking boxes and meeting everyone else’s expectations, yet still feel deeply restless? In this episode, Laurie Reynoldson explores a...
167. Stop Coasting! The "Sleeper Quarter" Secret to Saving Your Year
Q2 can be your most important quarter in life + business!Most people treat the second quarter of the year as a time to simply "sail through," coasting on the fumes of their January resolutions. But according to Laurie Reynoldson, ...
166. Is Your Career More Important Than Your Life? The Hard Truth Every Midlife Woman Needs to Hear
The business of midlife.In this special three-year anniversary episode, Laurie Reynoldson pulls back the curtain on the "business of podcasting" before diving deep into a concept every high-achieving woman needs to hear: The Bu...
165. The "Me First" Movement in Midlife: Time to Put Yourself First (And Stop Feeling Guilty About It)
First it was Me Too. Then it was Time’s Up. Now it’s time for something new: Me First.In this episode, Laurie introduces what she calls the Me First Movement—a powerful mindset shift for high-achieving midlife women who hav...
164. You Might Be 75% to Living Your Best Life (And Not Even Know It)
You might be closer to your best life than you think.In this episode, Laurie shares two powerful moments from a recent retreat with a cohort of high-achieving midlife women—moments that reveal two of the biggest mindset barriers k...
163. You Don't Need a New Life. You Need a New Perspective.
What if the clarity you’ve been searching for isn’t going to come from thinking harder…but from stepping away?In this episode, your host Laurie Reynoldson shares a deeply personal invitation into the power of retreats — why getting out o...
162. Just Because You’re Good at It Doesn’t Mean You Should Keep Doing It
What are you still doing in life...just because you're good at it?And what can a 21-year-old Olympic gold medalist teach midlife women about happiness? More than you think.In this episode, Laurie shares the story of figure skater ...
161. Stop Keeping Score: A Midlife Reset for Your Relationship
What if the problem in your marriage… isn’t your marriage? What if it’s what you’re choosing to notice?In this Valentine’s-season episode, Laurie shares a simple but powerful mindset shift that can transform your relationships — without ...
160. The Life You Have vs. The Life You Want
The moment midlife asks more of you, and the trust and fear issues that may be holding you back.Midlife doesn’t usually announce itself with a crisis.More often, it shows up quietly — as restlessness, hesitation, or the sense that...
159. What Got You Here Won't Get You There
The real reason you don't feel like yourself in midlife...after "fixing" your midlife body.You’ve done the work to address the physical symptoms of midlife: balanced your hormones, changed your eating, added strength training. And you st...
158. From Fear Frequency to Fulfillment: How to Reclaim Your Midlife Power
What it really means to move through midlife with faith instead of fear. From an aerial yoga face-off with my own trust issues to the hard-earned wisdom of the dying, we’re getting brutally honest about how fear creeps into everything—from our ...
157. They Want You Quiet. Why Midlife Is the Time to Get Loud.
What happens when your intuition is screaming something isn’t right—but the world keeps telling you to sit down and be quiet? In today’s episode, we’re talking about midlife discernment, political gaslighting, and the rising cost of st...
156. If You’re Still Waiting for the Right Time, This Is Your Midlife Wake-Up Call
You think you're just waiting until life gets easier...until the kid graduates, until the project wraps, until the hot flashes stop. But here's the truth: waiting is costing you your one big, wild life. And midlife? That’s your wake-up call....
155. SMART Goals Are Ruining Your Personal Life—Here's What to Do Instead
The way you've been setting personal goals is the very thing holding you back from living your biggest life. It’s time to ditch the SMART framework and finally create goals that align with the woman you’re becoming.Episode Summ...
154. Reset Without Burning Out: How to Build a Life You Actually Want This Year
Why "New Year, New Me" is total BS—and what to do instead.Welcome to 2026, friend! In this first episode of the year, Laurie Reynoldson takes a refreshingly honest approach to what the New Year really means for high-achieving mi...
153. Stop Skipping the Most Important Part: The Year-End Ritual Every Midlife Woman Needs
The secret to a powerful 2026? Actually finishing 2025.In this soulful, no-BS episode of The School of Midlife, Laurie dives into the real work we often skip at the end of the year: reflection. If you’ve ever fou...
152. The Holiday Episode Every Overwhelmed Midlife Woman Needs to Hear
What if you didn’t have to do it all this holiday season? What if you could actually enjoy this time of year—without the resentment, exhaustion, or crushing mental load?In this timely and honest episode of The School of Mi...
151. Hope Is Not a Strategy: How to Create a Midlife You Love Now
You don’t need to blow up your life. But you do need to stop waiting to live it.In this deeply reflective solo episode, Laurie is back in the studio (fresh off a trip to Paris and a new haircut) with a wake-...
150. When You Finally Trust Yourself Enough to Start Living the Life You Actually Want | Conversation with Wendy Harrop
What if you let go of the rulebook and gave yourself permission to create a life that feels like a dream you actually want to be living? This week on the School of Midlife podcast, we’re talking to Wendy Harrop—a retreat host, event pl...
149. From Dream to Departure: The Midlife Retreat That Changes Everything
Pack your bags and your big midlife dreams—we’re going to Paris, babyIn this very personal (and slightly jet-lagged) episode, Laurie shares her reflections from a solo trip to Paris and announces an exciting new adventure for 2026: T...
148. Why You Should Treat Midlife As Your Most Important Dress Rehearsal | Conversation with Francine Azel
What if midlife wasn’t a crisis… but a dress rehearsal for how you actually want to live?Episode Summary:In this episode of The School of Midlife Podcast, Laurie sits down with Francine Azel, a woman who i...