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Midlife Freedom

Lindsay de Swart

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Midlife is an awakening, not a crisis! It's also about a lot more than menopause! This podcast shines a light on the often missed opportunity of being an empty nester, searching for a new purpose and creating a new chapter for the future. You'll hear guest interviews and insights on finding your inner strength, making brave decisions and taking a leap to live with courage! We talk about happiness, relationships, money, family, work and love, and a good dose of 'woo woo' too! Find out more at ...
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Midlife is a brand-new chapter waiting to be written. If you’ve ever felt stuck or unsure about what’s next, this episode is for you. I’m sharing five powerful reasons why trusting yourself is the key to creating the life you truly want. ✨ Why midlife is the perfect time to rewrite your own rules ✨ Letting go of society’s timelines and defining suc…
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What to expect when the unexpected happens with your marriage. 2.5 years after my divorce I can shed light on the stages of healing that you may identify with, or hopefully find helpful if you're in this situation. Even though divorce rates in the UK are at the lowest since 1971, due to a number of factors, it's still one of the challenges many rel…
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Send us a text Feeling like your world is shifting in ways you can’t quite explain? Maybe you’re questioning everything—your purpose, your relationships, or even the way you’ve been living your life. It’s not just you. This might be your midlife awakening. In today’s episode, we’re getting real about what’s going on beneath the surface. I’ll walk y…
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Send us a text Ever regretted making an expensive mistake? Today I share 4 of the 'worst' financial decisions that I've made, but I don't regret them and I wouldn't change a thing! Listen in as every decision we make has a silver lining in hindsight. Hope you enjoy the Thanksgiving episode and that you find reasons to be grateful for every decision…
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Send us a text If you're questionning your purpose, or even wondering how you're going to find meaning again in your midlife years - which starts in your late 30's by the way - you'll want to listen to this episode where Lianne shares how she used that question to change the path of her life, but also to maintain her career in the police force for …
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Send us a text Feel that a transformation is happening, or about to? I've got you! We're all going through something and need some help along the way. You might be in a growth phase, or on the edge it, or coming to terms with what just happened! All of them are part of our beautiful midlife experience! In today's episode you'll be introduced to 'Lo…
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Send us a text Imposter syndrome is a sneaky little bugger and it creeps up just when you think you're making great progress... and it can stop you in your tracks! Today you'll hear about 5 ways to conquer the fear - which is all imposter syndrome really is - and move on with your goals! Imposter syndrome tends to hang out between finding your pass…
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Send us a text Simplify, declutter and follow your passion for the outdoors was exactly what Emma and Alan Vallis, and Basil the dog, did when they decided to sell the family house and move to a canal boat for their home and business. They have transformed their life but it didn't come without some soul searching preparation and it's own set of cha…
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Send us a text If your waking up to your midlife, empty nester days and wondering how you lost yourself in raising the kids, running a business and trying to keep up with expectations, you'll love Paola's story about going back to her Italian roots to find a new sense of purpose and a personal transformation. As many of us know, the midlife years c…
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Send us a text Are you struggling with weight gain in midlife? It's is no laughing matter! It's one of the toughest challenges that healthy and fit women face in midlife and it's so difficult to understand what's going on and why we can't control it by doing what we used to do. Kim Hynes, a nutritional coach for midlife women, talks about her exper…
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Send us a text In today's Midlife Freedom episode Sue Willoughby shares her story of going from the the corporate world, engineering and flying planes to following her childhood passion of being with horses. Sue works with her big horse, Moose (who is quite the character), and her herd to help people see themselves fully. She shares how she's now h…
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Send us a text The Magical Midlife podcast has evolved into the Midlife Freedom podcast. You'll still find inspiration, motivation and great stories from women who've kicked butt in midlife and done amazing things! You'll still be encouraged to live your best life and make the most of this awakening opportunity! You'll still be able to leave review…
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Send us a text Today's episode walks through the 5 steps to rediscover your purpose. You can go from feeling lost and directionless, especially as an empty nester, to creating your next chapter. There is a workbook/blueprint available to work through which you can get here. The feedback on this process has been great. Colleen, a fitness and nutriti…
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Send us a text Today's episode includes a recap of many of our podcast guests from the whole show! It looks like health and fitness, or health and wellness in midlife are pretty popular topics - and a favourite with me! We've had Lesley McShane, Elizabeth Joseph, Sam Monpetit Huynh, Emily du Luzy, Kim Martin, Amy Shearer, Susan Sommers and Joe Hoye…
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Send us a text Empty nesting can be a tough time which brings up lonliness, isolation, grief, confusion and overwhelm! You really feel like you're the only one feeling like it and you might be reluctant to even admit how you're feeling. You'll be glad to know that this is a thing! It's real and there are many ways to help yourself through it and to…
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Send us a text Have you ever wondered how to meditate? You'll find plenty of ways to meditate in this episode and also find out the 'real world' benefits of meditation. You'll understand a dogma free version of spirituality and you may find that part of your midlife experience is having an awakening. You're in good company - it's quite common at th…
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Send us a text If you're looking for motivation and a great example of how to overcome obstacles and achieve your goals - you'll love today's guest, Jolanta Mitraite of JM Control. Jolanta trains women how to to take charge of their health and fitness journey, but also helps with cultivating mental strength and and resilience. She shares her life j…
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Send us a text It's not a midlife crisis! It's your awakening - which is why this episode is the first of 8 covering all the sectors of the wheel of life. When you are going through big changes, it's easier to focus on one thing at a time! Each episode in this series is just short and full of useful resources. This first one is to help you to make …
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Send us a text You may not have heard of crystal or indigo children, but you may wonder why your child behaves so differently, or just can't fit in, or seems to be so sensitive. In today's episode I'm sharing my experience of raising my kids with an understanding of the abilities that indigo and crystal children bring to us and bring to the world. …
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Send us a text If you've ever tried journalling or you've wondered about it, or you love it, join us as Jacqueline shares how journalling helped her through perimenopause and many other life changes that have happened over the years. Jacqueline has also taught classes in mindful journalling and talks about the benefits and the practical aspects of …
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Send us a text If you're looking for freedom in your midlife, the best thing you can do is create structure! Sounds like they might be opposites, but when you listen in, you'll find out how they are the best of friends - they actually need each other. ;) You'll find out about a new project that I've jumped into which might help you to create more f…
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Send us a text Today's show is a little different - we have our first male guest! I reckon he's ok to be on the podcast as he helps midlife women AND his inspiration was his Mum! Joe and I talk about the techniques that help women to lose their midlife weight without dieting. Here is the free 6 month coaching link and also the best ways to find out…
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Send us a text This week's episode is all about sprinkling some serious magic dust of encouragement into your lives! ✨ Following a burst of inspiration from one of my mentors, it's time to unleash this encouragement genie that's been bottled up for too long! I'm ready to shout motivation from the rooftops! I get it—we often hold back to avoid overw…
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Send us a text Are you finding that you're trying really hard to plan and push for what your next step looks like? How's that going? Today's pod is a solo pod sharing some insights about how pushing and planning is the wrong strategy just now. You need a different approach - one that may seem easier, but in practice, might be a little frustrating! …
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Send us a text Have you ever wondered how some people make brave moves and others are happy to stay where their roots are? Today's guest, Masako Kozawa shares about how she left Japan to go to college in the US, even though she spoke no English - and how her life is now a series of courageous next steps. You can find out more about Masako and find …
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Send us a text Today's show reminds you of the power of this time of year and this time of life! The journal prompts mentioned are: - Where am I still playing small? - Where am I saying one thing but not allowing myself to receive? - How am I neglecting or minimising myself? The book that I mentioned is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. All o…
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Send us a text Questions about your hormones and weight gain? Today's podcast is with Emily de Luzy, owner and founder of FitQueen. I loved Emily's videos and message on LinkedIn, so I asked if she would share her story and experience on the pod! Although she is younger than our 'midlife' crowd, she faced menopausal symptoms in her 20's. Her story …
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Send us a text In today's episode, Annis Fender shares her midlife journey including the challenges of mental, emotional and physical health and happiness. Annis is now living in France, running remote retreats and has created an incredible life style for herself and her daughters. It is a far cry from her old life in London! You can follow Annis a…
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Send us a text The Magical Midlife is even cooler when you acknowledge and feel everything. Today's episode gives an action plan to make rage, anger and frustration work in your favour. Rage and anger are powerful emotions. They can help you or stop you in your tracks. Harness your own inner power and courage and use the power inside you!! Please l…
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Send us a text After over a year away, a divorce, a country move, a career change and a full experience of menopause, I have come back to share the inspiration and motivation that it takes to jump into your midlife awakening fully and whole heartedly. This episode shares some of the results of trusting a strong urge to do something different even w…
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Send us a text Goal setting! It's a curious pass time! After years of goal setting and vision boarding, I have a different take on how to do this with ease and with trust. In today's episode, I share a quick lesson on how you can change up the 'old fashioned' way of goal setting so it feels more intuitive, more courageous and more true to who you w…
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Send us a text Ever felt like you have to do it all on your own? Ever had days when life feels like it's all too much ? Who do you turn to so that you don't feel like you're just moaning or complaining? On some days, focussing on the positive just maybe isn't enough, so you need to step it up. In today's episode I share with you what I'm doing to h…
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Send us a text Tracy Evans shares her journey from leaving her stressful jet set corporate exec role all the way through to living her current 'Magical Midlife' adventure of owning and running an equestrian facility! She now lets the horses doing the teaching, as well as certifying others to open their own teaching facilities. Update on this episod…
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Send us a text In today's episode, Stephanie O'Dea shares her story of how her 'crock pot cooking' business success took over her lifestyle and values until she tuned back into her inner wisdom. She had to go against what everyone was telling her to do as it didn't feel right - she needed to trust herself for her own happiness! She's now living the…
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Send us a text In today's first Summer Season Re-run episode, Petra Carroll shares her journey from being a ground breaking hair salon owner and entrepreneur, to getting back in touch with who she is, and taking the time to learn from her pet tortoises about a living and loving a slower pace of life. Petra is so inspiring as she talks about how she…
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Send us a text Today is getting close to the first anniversary of the Magical Midlife! It also seems to fit that in this episode I share with you what the Summer Season is all about and how it came to be a 'thing'. Please come over the the Magical Midlife FB group where you'll find all the new offerings and conversations happening over the summer w…
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Send us a text Is video gaming an issue with your kids or young adults? Are you concerned that after covid, video gaming has taken an unhealthy hold on your kids? Today's guest, Elaine Uskoski, is an author, speaker and coach to families who are struggling with someone who is addicted to video games. Elaine's personal story, which she also now tell…
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Send us a text Imagine starting extreme sports late in your 40's? Imagine making a whole new set of friends and building a new community based on outdoor and adventure living? It may seem far fetched, but Jackie Hope and her husband Ray, did just this and now have a whole like minded community called the Midlife Mountaineers. They also now make fil…
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Send us a text Are you struggling to say something or do something that you've been holding on to for ever? Do you need encouragement to take a brave step for yourself? Today's conversation with Laura Foster, aka 'Soul Inspired Gurl' talks about her brave journey of selling her successful business of 25 years to follow what her heart was telling he…
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Send us a text Should you be running to lose your midlife belly? Or maybe just get on the step machine at the gym for hours? Sit ups? Maybe 100 sit ups a day? What is the best way to get your waist back? Sam, aka 'SamCoreTrainier' shares the best ways that you can exercise to get your body back when hormones may have run riot and left you feeling m…
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Send us a text Going through change and not sure when life will feel like it's back to normal? Feeling stuck and frustrated where you are? In today's episode I talk about what to expect with the cycles of change and knowing when you've hit rock bottom - and you can only go up from there! In the episode I share the 'Spring Revolution' which offers y…
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Send us a text Ever wanted to be the founder and CEO, climb a mountain, do an ironman competition, or just do really brave things? Perhaps you'd just like to be fit and healthy enough to do all the fun activities that you love the idea of, but don't know if you can? Today's guest, Anissa Buckley, founder of B-untethered, shares the steps and insigh…
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Send us a text If you've ever worried that getting over your problems means you just have to talk about them over and over again, today's guest, Elena Kapetanios, will share with you that it's not the case! She shares her story of healing after her son's premature birth and then dealing with the difficulties that come from holding on to the shock a…
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Send us a text Ever felt like you want to sell up, move to the country, or even sell up and move to the city? Today's guest, Margaret Vandergriff helps people, often empty nesters, to make a plan to move to a new city and find their new home. You can avoid making the costly mistake that many people made during covid, which was packing up and moving…
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Send us a text Wow! Who knew? Today's guest, Kim Martin, a Gen X Health Coach, shares some great tips about nutrition that suits our changing body - also how she went from 10K runs to something that suited her body better once she was in her 40's. Her nutrition tips are about adding food, not taking it away - what a refreshing message to get us to …
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Send us a text Have you ever questioned how you're living? Your career, where you live and the life choices you've made perhaps? In today's episode, Amy Shearer shares her journey from being a senior level exec in retail in NYC to becoming a life coach and breath work practitioner through the covid years. Her story unravels in such a beautiful way …
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Send us a text Ever wondered if you're on the right path? Are you playing to your strengths and answering your true soul's calling? In today's episode, Prema Lee Gurreri shares her story about closing down her yoga studio as she knew that she was short changing her self and missing offering her key talents and skills. We also talk about the work th…
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Send us a text Have you ever been told that you're too old to do something, or that your goal is too big or too tough for you? This, along with some other key factors, is what motivated Jo Moseley to become the first woman to paddle board from England's East to West Coast, on canals! She also made a wonderful film about it, called Brave Enough, whi…
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Send us a text Ever wondered how you've got so much stuff? What about clutter in your house? Is it just taking up space in your home, or is it showing you something more meaningful? In today's episode, Kira Rodenbush lets us in to the connection she found through massage therapy and home organizing. Listen in to find out what the signs are that you…
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Send us a text Happy New Year! If you dream of living in the mountains, being a social media influencer or bringing a new nutrition product to the market, Lindsey spills the beans on the reality of all of it - the highs and lows and how her journey has led her to learn about what she does today. You won't be surprised to know that she has been chal…
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