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12/30/2025

🎙️ Top 10 Episodes of 2025 🥳
Midlife Strategies for Badass Women
As we close out 2025, this special countdown episode highlights the conversations that resonated most deeply with our community of bold, midlife women.
These are the stories that sparked courage, challenged comfort zones, and reminded us what’s possible when we stop playing small and start listening to ourselves.
This is not about perfection.It’s about truth, resilience, and choosing yourself.
Let’s count them down.
🔟 #10 – Kristen Chimack
The Cost of Staying: Why Playing It Safe Is Riskier Than You Think
Kristen Chimack joins the show to unpack the hidden risks of staying comfortable. This conversation is a powerful reminder that safety can quietly turn into stagnation and that growth often requires courage before confidence.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cost-of-staying-why-playing-it-safe-is-riskier-than-you-think/id1753943662?i=1000703563228
🔗 Connect with Kristen:Website: https://kristenschimack.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenschimack/

9️⃣ #9 – Betsy Pepine
Breaking Free: Overcoming Life’s Boxes
Betsy Pepine explores the invisible boxes we inherit, accept, and enforce in our own lives. This episode challenges listeners to question expectations and redefine success on their own terms.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-free-overcoming-lifes-boxes-with-betsy-pepine/id1753943662?i=1000695780954
🔗 Connect with Betsy:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betsypepine
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betsypepine?igsh=Zm1sMWRhdDk3djB2
YouTube:

8️⃣ #8 – Ruth E. Wilson
Conquering Clouds: Wisdom, Adventure, and Spirit-Led Living
Ruth E. Wilson brings a grounded and soulful perspective on adventure, intuition, and living in alignment. This conversation is for anyone feeling the pull toward something more meaningful.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conquering-clouds-wisdom-adventure-and-spirit-led/id1753943662?i=1000708288683
🔗 Connect with Ruth:Web: https://ruthewilson.com Order her book Conquering Clouds - https://a.co/d/7Fe7Wlx
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruth.wilson.54379
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthwilson6087/

7️⃣ #7 – Jen Aks
The Body Knows: Reclaiming Confidence and Connection
Jen Aks reminds us that healing is not just mental; it is physical. This episode explores somatic awareness and how reconnecting with the body can restore confidence, safety, and trust.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-body-knows-reclaiming-confidence-connection/id1753943662?i=1000731759988
🔗 Connect with Jen:
Free Gifts: The Power of Gesture®, my signature bodyset practice https://bonus.jenaks.com/into-to-the-power-video-page
Complimentary Live Gesture Workshop - Every Tuesday at 11:00EST - https://book.jenaks.com/free-live-gesture-workshop-page
🔗 Website: https://jenaks.com/
🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks
🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks
📚 Grab her book Your Body is Speaking - Book page: https://yourbodyisspeaking.org/ 🎥 Watch her TEDx Talk: The Body’s Hidden Intelligence – From Mindset to Bodyset - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfZGY1mAbWs

6️⃣ #6 – Liz Potter
Rewire Your Nervous System: Intuition and Energy Healing
Liz Potter dives into nervous system regulation, intuition, and what it really takes to feel safe enough to expand. A favorite for listeners navigating stress, burnout, and growth.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rewire-your-nervous-system-how-intuition-energy-healing/id1753943662?i=1000728004667
🔗 Connect with Liz:
✨ Bonus: Learn how Liz uses intuitive frequency reading to detect imbalances in the body—and why the “woo” and the science aren’t as far apart as you think.
🎧 If you’re a woman over 40 who feels stuck, scattered, or soul-tired… This episode is your wake-up call to regulate, reclaim, and rise.
📲 Work with Liz or learn more at https://lizpotterspiritmedium.com/

5️⃣ #5 – Becky Livingston
If Not Now, When: Reclaiming Life Through Slow Living
Becky Livingston shares a refreshing perspective on slowing down in a world that glorifies hustle. This episode invites listeners to reclaim their time, energy, and presence.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-not-now-when-reclaiming-life-healing-through-slow/id1753943662?i=1000736232726
🔗 Connect with Becky:
🌍 Learn more at http://www.beckylivingston.com
📚 Read The Suitcase and the Jar: Travels with a Daughter’s Ashes - https://a.co/d/7q5iLbX
📱 Follow Becky on SocialsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/beckylivingston23/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vitaltraveljourneysforwomen
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4️⃣ #4 – Jennifer Spor
Burnout to Breakthrough: A Spiritual Awakening at Midlife
Jennifer Spor delves into how burnout can transform into a pivotal moment instead of a stalemate. This conversation speaks to the woman who knows something has to change.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/burnout-to-breakthrough-a-spiritual-awakening-at-midlife/id1753943662?i=1000704419024
🔗 Connect with Jennifer:Website Link: https://www.jenniferspor.com/
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferSporCoaching
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer_spor/

3️⃣ #3 – Dana & Krisanna
Rescued Hearts: How Horses’ Healing Love Changed Everything
Dana and Krisanna share the deeply moving story behind Rescued Hearts. This episode explores grief, healing, and the extraordinary power of the horse-human connection.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rescued-hearts-how-horses-healing-love-changed-everything/id1753943662?i=1000714622239
🔗 Connect with Rescued Hearts:
🌐 Website: https://www.rescuedheartsfilm.com
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rescuedheartsfilm
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rescuedheartsfilm
🎥 YouTube: Live Wild Films

2️⃣ #2 – Erin Washington
From Perfectionist to Purpose
Erin Washington shares her journey from striving for perfection to living with intention. This episode resonated strongly with women ready to release control and trust themselves.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-perfectionist-to-purpose-how-erin-washington-found/id1753943662?i=1000737211499
🔗 Connect with Erin:
Podcast: thERINpy with Erin Washington https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/therinpy-with-erin-washington/id1530232466 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therinpy_with_erin_washington
The Blue Butterfly Foundation Inc.: https://thebluebutterflies.org/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/
Books: From Pain to Purpose: Finding Meaning in the Mess https://a.co/d/8Uj6xUc
Squats and Margaritas: A Journey to Finding Balance https://a.co/d/ivcVhnd

🥇 #1 – Dianette Wells
Another Step Up the Mountain: Adventure, Loss, and Living
The most listened-to episode of 2025. Dianette Wells shares a powerful story of resilience, loss, and choosing to keep moving forward even when the path is uncertain.
🎧 Listen to the episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/another-step-up-the-mountain-adventure-loss-living/id1753943662?i=1000727011658
🔗 Connect with Dianette:Website: https://dianettewells.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DianetteWellsEnduranceAthlete Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianettewells/ 📖Get her Book: Another Step Up the Mountain - https://a.co/d/cK9Ovl6
✨ Closing Note
If this episode inspired you, share it with a woman who needs a reminder that it is not too late to choose herself.
And if you are ready for more honest conversations, grounded wisdom, and bold midlife strategy, be sure to follow Midlife Strategies for Badass Women wherever you listen to podcasts.

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12/23/2025

What if this holiday season didn’t require perfection, pressure, or pushing at all?
In this special solo holiday episode of Midlife Strategies for Badass Women, Sue Willoughby invites you to slow down, exhale, and remember what actually matters as the year comes to a close.
Reflecting on a year of experimentation, unmet expectations, and powerful personal growth, Sue shares what happens when we stop forcing outcomes and start trusting ourselves. From lessons learned through Human Design, to letting go of hustle and control, to tender memories of childhood Christmas traditions, this episode is a gentle reminder that presence beats perfection every time.
Sue also speaks candidly about holiday stress, family dynamics, and the pressure to overdo and overgive, offering permission to simplify, choose connection over obligation, and honor your own nervous system during a busy season.
This episode is not about productivity or reinvention. It’s about love, light, memory, and easing into the new year with grace.
Perfect for anyone who feels overstimulated, sentimental, reflective, or quietly hopeful this time of year.

"Unlocking Your True Potential with Human Design" with Mel McSherry
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-your-true-potential-with-human-design-with/id1753943662?i=1000688811681

Connect with SueWeb: ⁠https://www.willoughbycoaching.com/⁠⁠Insta: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/sue_willoughby/⁠⁠FB: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/willoughbycoaching/⁠⁠LI: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/suewilloughby/YT: https://www.youtube.com/: https://www.midlifebadasswomen.com/

12/21/2025

Holiday decorating tips no one asked for, but here we are.
Step 1: Open box.
Step 2: Question life choices.
Step 3: Add lights and remember why you love this season.

Let the vintage tree glow brighten your holiday season.

Share your decorating tips below 👇 🌲

12/18/2025

“Take a chance on people.”
That’s the message.
And it might just change everything.

🎧 New episode of Midlife Strategies for Badass Women

12/16/2025

What if the path to healing trauma isn’t just psychological—but soulful, relational, and deeply human?
In this profound episode of Midlife Strategies for Badass Women, Sue Willoughby sits down with trauma psychologist, author, and Soulwise Solutions founder Dr. Kirsten Viola-Harrison for a conversation that bridges science, spirituality, trauma, and compassion in a way few are brave enough to explore.
With over 35 years of experience working with complex PTSD, dissociative identity disorder, schizophrenia, and near-death experiencers, Dr. Harrison shares how her personal life—including profound loss, caregiving, and an unexpected relationship with an unhoused, intersex woman named Sean/a—reshaped everything she thought she knew about healing, resilience, and consciousness.
Together, Sue and Dr. Harrison explore how trauma fragments the human experience, why healing must involve dignity and relationship, and what happens when we take a chance on people society has written off. From near-death experiences to equine-assisted healing, from homelessness to authorship, this episode is a masterclass in compassion-led transformation
This conversation is for women in midlife who sense there is more—more meaning, more nuance, more possibility—and are ready to expand how they understand trauma, identity, and the human spirit.
Connect with Dr. Kirsten Viola Harrison
Website: https://soulwisesolutions.com/
Book: I, Sean/a: The Story of A Homeless Intersex Woman Who Inspired A Community https://a.co/d/fy0nH9g
Chapters[00:00:00] January pod-curious Q&A; launch 2026[00:00:48] Midlife Strategies intro; Sue’s mission[00:01:27] Guest bio: trauma meets spirituality[00:03:01] Why trauma? Personal path and losses[00:09:04] Energy, horses, and Soulwise approach[00:14:01] Meeting Shauna; identity, community, care[00:21:32] Travel, book idea, intersex advocacy[00:30:09] Belonging, etiquette, and perspective-taking[00:35:05] Current focus, spirituality, research, resources
FOLLOW and CONNECT with SueWebsite - https://www.willoughbycoaching.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/willoughbycoaching/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sue_willoughby/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/suewilloughby/
Thanks to my amazing Producer and Editor Jess Grace Garcia (they/them) of Springwood Productions. https://www.springwoodproductions.com/
If you want to start your own podcast feel free to reach out to us. Jess and I would love to help you on your journey to sharing your story and passion.

🔥 Welcome to Midlife Strategies for Badass Women 🔥
I’m Sue Willoughby—Badass Midlife Strategist, life coach, and your partner in breaking rules, rewriting the script, and thriving unapologetically after 40.
This channel is for women who are DONE playing small. If you’re ready to ditch the “shoulds,” reclaim your power, and live a bold, joyful, purpose-driven life—you’re in the right place.
Each week, you’ll get real talk, raw stories, and badass strategies to help you:✨ Smash through self-doubt and limitations✨ Reclaim your confidence and clarity✨ Build resilience and embrace reinvention✨ Create a midlife that feels authentic, aligned, and f*cking powerful
This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a movement. A community of women who are tired of waiting and ready to step into their next-level life, unapologetically.
👉 Hit subscribe and turn on the bell so you never miss an episode. Let’s rise, rebel, and reinvent midlife—together.

12/12/2025

Seriously 😳 I can’t even!

12/11/2025

She thought success meant self-worth… until life knocked her flat.

Through loss, misdiagnosis, and reinvention, Deborah W**d learned that true power comes from alignment — not approval.

🎧 Hear her incredible story on Midlife Strategies for Badass Women.

🔗 Link in bio 👆🏼

MidlifeStrategies

12/09/2025

When was the last time you felt fully aligned, body, mind, and heart?
In this soul-stirring episode of Midlife Strategies for Badass Women, host Sue Willoughby sits down with author, producer, and creative visionary Deborah W**d, the powerhouse behind Paisley’s Last Quill, a children’s book-turned-Broadway-bound musical about reclaiming self-worth and personal power.
Deborah’s story takes us from the corporate world to the depths of a mysterious illness, misdiagnosis, and loss, all of which forced her to rebuild from the inside out. Through that journey, she discovered the difference between self-esteem and self-worth and how true power begins when we stop proving and start aligning.
Together, Sue and Deborah dive deep into what it means to lose your voice, give away your “quills,” and finally find your way back to yourself.
✨ In this episode, you’ll hear:

The life-changing difference between self-esteem and self-worth
How corporate success can disconnect us from our hearts and how to come home again
Why women give away their “quills” to belong (and how to get them back)
How Deborah turned her pain into a musical that empowers others to reclaim their voices
The truth about failure, creativity, and why alignment, not achievement, is the key to wholeness

This is more than a conversation; it’s a creative call to rise, reclaim your worth, and live from your heart, quills up.
Chapters
[00:00:00] Opening: self-worth teaser and intro[00:02:22] From empath to corporate identity[00:05:57] Health crisis and self-worth revealed[00:08:26] Misdiagnoses, invalidation, vow to act[00:11:49] From pain to purpose: Paisley conceived[00:14:40] Paisley’s world, themes, and reception[00:18:00] Strategy to stage: budget and album[00:22:22] Practical empowerment and alignment[00:28:28] People-pleasing roots, badass redefined[00:32:48] Alignment metaphors: horses and eye test[00:37:25] Wrap-up: website, talent call, final advice
Connect with Deborah W**dWebsite: http://www.paisleysfashionforest.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborah.weed.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deborah.weed/
FOLLOW and CONNECTWebsite - https://www.willoughbycoaching.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/willoughbycoaching/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sue_willoughby/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/suewilloughby/
Thanks to my amazing Producer and Editor Jess Grace Garcia (they/them) of Springwood Productions. https://www.springwoodproductions.com/
If you want to start your own podcast feel free to reach out to us. Jess and I would love to help you on your journey to sharing your story and passion.

🔥 Welcome to Midlife Strategies for Badass Women 🔥
I’m Sue Willoughby—Badass Midlife Strategist, life coach, and your partner in breaking rules, rewriting the script, and thriving unapologetically after 40.
This channel is for women who are DONE playing small. If you’re ready to ditch the “shoulds,” reclaim your power, and live a bold, joyful, purpose-driven life—you’re in the right place.
Each week, you’ll get real talk, raw stories, and badass strategies to help you:✨ Smash through self-doubt and limitations✨ Reclaim your confidence and clarity✨ Build resilience and embrace reinvention✨ Create a midlife that feels authentic, aligned, and f*cking powerful
This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a movement. A community of women who are tired of waiting and ready to step into their next-level life, unapologetically.
👉 Hit subscribe and turn on the bell so you never miss an episode. Let’s rise, rebel, and reinvent midlife—together.

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