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The Midlife Edit

Jen Weinstein

38 episodes

6 days ago

In this empowering solo episode, Jen dives deep into the misunderstood art of indecision. Often labeled as flaky or unfocused, changing our minds is actually a form of evolution—a sign that we’re growing, learning, and honoring who we are becoming in midlife. From rebranding her business (again!) to redefining what it means to nourish herself, Jen shares how embracing change has allowed her to live with more alignment, creativity, and joy. She opens up about her ADHD diagnosis, how perimenopa...

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In this empowering solo episode, Jen dives deep into the misunderstood art of indecision. Often labeled as flaky or unfocused, changing our minds is actually a form of evolution—a sign that we’re growing, learning, and honoring who we are becoming in midlife. From rebranding her business (again!) to redefining what it means to nourish herself, Jen shares how embracing change has allowed her to live with more alignment, creativity, and joy. She opens up about her ADHD diagnosis, how perimenopa...

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Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness

Episodes (20/38)

The Midlife Edit

The Art of Changing Your Mind: How Indecision Can Be a Midlife Superpower

In this empowering solo episode, Jen dives deep into the misunderstood art of indecision. Often labeled as flaky or unfocused, changing our minds is actually a form of evolution—a sign that we’re growing, learning, and honoring who we are becoming in midlife. From rebranding her business (again!) to redefining what it means to nourish herself, Jen shares how embracing change has allowed her to live with more alignment, creativity, and joy. She opens up about her ADHD diagnosis, how perimenopa...

6 days ago

26 minutes

The Midlife Edit

Before You Take Care of Everyone Else...

This week on The Midlife Edit, Jen gets real about what it feels like to lose yourself in perimenopause — physically, mentally, and emotionally — especially as the holidays approach. From walking into a store full of Christmas decorations in mid-October to realizing how much women take on this time of year, Jen opens up about exhaustion, stress, and the pressure to “make the magic happen” for everyone else. If you’ve been feeling off — tired, unmotivated, disconnected, or just not like yourse...

1 week ago

22 minutes

The Midlife Edit

Breaking the Stigma with Bowling for Soup’s Jaret Reddick

In this deeply honest and moving episode, Jen sits down with Jaret Reddick, frontman of Bowling for Soup, for a conversation that hits on everything from mental health and midlife to fatherhood, therapy, and finding purpose through music. Jaret opens up about his personal experience with depression, anxiety, divorce, and the pressure to always be “the funny guy”, and how sharing his story helped others find the courage to get help too. Together, Jen and Jaret talk about the stigma around men’...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 6 minutes

The Midlife Edit

The Mother Wound & It's Hidden Impact

In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Jen sits down with Shelly Sharon—certified Hakomi therapist, complex-trauma practitioner, and author—to explore a topic that quietly shapes so many women’s midlife journeys: the mother wound. Together they unpack what it really means to carry emotional wounds from a complex mother-daughter relationship, how those patterns show up in adulthood, and what it takes to finally begin healing. Shelly shares her own story of growing up with ...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 3 minutes

The Midlife Edit

It's Okay Not To Be Okay: Building Your Midlife Mental Fitness Toolkit

Some weeks feel heavier than others. This was one of those weeks for me. I wasn’t sure I was even going to hit record-but the truth is, this podcast is part of my own mental health toolkit. And today, I want to talk about why it’s okay to not be okay, how the past has a way of showing up when we least expect it, and why midlife is the perfect time to start building your mental fitness toolkit. In this episode, we’ll get real about: Why midlife often shines a spotlight on old wounds and new st...

1 month ago

26 minutes

The Midlife Edit

Editing Out the Noise: Escaping the Cult of Negativity

Life feels heavy right now. Negativity is loud-on the news, on social media, even in our own thoughts. It’s easy to get pulled into what I call the “cults of negativity”: comparison, self-doubt, and the story that we’re too old to change. But here’s the thing-we don’t have to stay there. Just like pop culture is constantly remixing itself (90s and 2000s bands back on tour, documentaries retelling old stories, fashion comebacks), we get to hit edit too. Midlife is not a crisis-it’s...

1 month ago

24 minutes

The Midlife Edit

The 4Rs of Your Midlife Comeback: Reconnect, Reset, Reframe, Restart

Ever feel like you’ve lost your momentum—and you’re not sure how to get it back? You’re not alone. In this episode of The Midlife Edit, I’m sharing my simple but powerful 4R Method for making a comeback anytime life pulls you sideways: Reconnect, Reset, Reframe, Restart. I’ll walk you through: How a weekend at the Four Chords Festival reminded me to Reconnect with joy and my high school self.Why gut health struggles pushed me to Reset one small thing instead of trying to ove...

1 month ago

15 minutes

The Midlife Edit

The Midlife Comeback Tour: From Burnout to Center Stage

Ever feel like burnout has silenced you? Like you’re showing up for everyone else but can barely hear your own voice anymore? In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what I’m calling The Midlife Comeback Tour — and inviting you to create your own. I’ll share: The behind-the-scenes burnout moment that literally left me uploading an episode with no sound.How my stomach health struggles are teaching me to roll with the punches and still keep going.Why Jem and the Holograms was more than...

1 month ago

24 minutes

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Midlife Burnout: The Invisible Mental Load We’re All Carrying

So funny story… if you tried to listen to this episode earlier today, you probably got 30 minutes of intro music and then—nothing. Oops. 🙃 Honestly, if that doesn’t scream midlife burnout energy, I don’t know what does. But we’re back, fully re-recorded, and this time with actual words. 😂 In this solo episode, I’m diving into burnout in midlife—the deep kind that comes from being everything for everyone while your own needs sit at the bottom of the list. We’ll talk about: What midlife burnout...

2 months ago

31 minutes

The Midlife Edit

Rebranding Your Midlife Identity: From Mom Jeans to Main Character Energy

Have you ever caught your reflection and thought, “Wait… this doesn’t feel like me anymore”? That’s the sign. Midlife isn’t a crisis — it’s a rebrand. In this solo episode of The Midlife Edit, I’m diving into what it really means to rebrand your life in midlife. From the way we dress, to how we move, to who we give our energy to — and even the careers we pursue — midlife gives us the perfect chance to hit refresh and step into our main character energy. After an amazing lineup of ...

2 months ago

15 minutes

The Midlife Edit

How to Have a Happy Birthday with Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming

What if your birthday could be more than cake, candles, and crossed fingers that someone remembers to call? In this episode of The Midlife Edit, Jen sits down with Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming—author of How to Have a Happy Birthday and newly minted birthday coach—to explore how birthdays can become powerful rituals of joy, self-love, and renewal. Tamar shares why our birthdays are actually the most spiritually aligned day of the year, how we often sabotage them with unrealistic expectat...

2 months ago

45 minutes

The Midlife Edit

Full Throttle After 50: How Louisa Swaden Became the Fastest Woman on Sand

In this high-octane episode of The Midlife Edit, Jen sits down with Louisa Swaden — UK Land Speed Record Holder, member of the 200 MPH Club, and the fastest woman to ever ride a motorbike on sand at Pendine Sands in Wales. But Louisa didn’t start breaking records in her twenties — she did it all after turning 50. While juggling family life and grandmother duties, she rewrote what midlife can look like and proves that reinvention has no age limit. We talk about how she got into mot...

2 months ago

47 minutes

The Midlife Edit

Taking Control of Your Life – Career, Health, and Wealth with Alivia Lesinski

What does it really take to turn your life around when you’re feeling stuck? In this episode of The Midlife Edit, I sit down with the powerhouse that is Alivia Lesinski — a woman who has completely transformed her career, health, and finances through grit, intentionality, and a whole lot of delayed gratification. From being broke and stuck in a dead-end job to earning her master’s degree, leading operations for a mission-driven company, and investing in multiple real estate prope...

3 months ago

1 hour

The Midlife Edit

Vacation Mode vs. Real Life: How to Bring the Fun Home With You

✨ Show Notes: Welcome back to The Midlife Edit! In this solo episode, Jen dives into something we all wonder: Why do we only let ourselves rest, have fun, and enjoy life on vacation — and how can we bring that feeling home? You know the drill: on vacation, you’re relaxed, present, joyful… and then you come home and snap right back into grind mode. Sound familiar? In this playful yet meaningful episode, we explore: ✅ Why we separate “vacation us” from “rea...

3 months ago

12 minutes

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Is It Perimenopause… or Are You Just Burnt Out?

✨ Show Notes: Welcome back to The Midlife Edit! In this solo episode, Jen gets real about a question so many women in their 40s and 50s are asking: “Are my symptoms just burnout… or is this perimenopause?”Fatigue, brain fog, mood swings, anxiety, poor sleep — sound familiar? You’re not alone. But here’s the tricky part: perimenopause symptoms and burnout from chronic stress often overlap — and sometimes they pile on top of each other. In this honest, relatable episode, we dive into: ✅ H...

3 months ago

18 minutes

The Midlife Edit

Lady Warrior Energy: Thriving in Perimenopause

Episode Summary: In this episode, I’m joined by Shannon Johanson, owner of Lady Warrior, for a powerful conversation about navigating perimenopause and menopause with strength, knowledge, and grace. When I first launched this podcast, I planned to focus mainly on fitness and nutrition — but it’s become so much more. We’re now talking about reinvention, confidence, and embracing the Midlife Women Aesthetic — and today’s episode is the perfect example of that evolution. ...

3 months ago

33 minutes

The Midlife Edit

Haunted by the Woman You Used to Be

💬 Episode Summary: In this raw and reflective episode, Jen opens up about the emotional weight of being haunted by the woman she used to be—the version of herself that spent years performing, people-pleasing, and conforming to be accepted. From doing things she didn’t want to do just for attention (good or bad), to losing sight of who she really was (or maybe never fully knowing), this is a vulnerable look at how many of us, especially in midlife, are finally waking up to t...

3 months ago

13 minutes

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What If You Gave Up the Timeline? Letting Go of the Midlife Deadline Mentality

Episode Summary: Do you ever feel like you're behind—like you missed some invisible deadline for happiness, success, or having it all figured out? In this solo episode, Jen dives into the pressure so many of us feel in midlife to measure up to a timeline that was never really ours to begin with. From career changes and health goals to relationships and self-worth, this conversation explores what happens when you give yourself permission to ditch the timeline—and start defining life on your ow...

4 months ago

15 minutes

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Perimenopause Is Not a Trend: Let’s Talk About the Real Problem with Social Media

✨ Episode Description: In this episode of The Midlife Edit, I’m calling out the trendification of perimenopause—and why we should all be angry about it. Recently, I heard someone say perimenopause is the “next big thing” in wellness. And while yes, it’s great that more women are finally talking about this stage of life… calling it a trend? That’s not it. Worse? Social media is now flooded with fear-based messaging designed to sell you supplements, hormone “hacks,” and overnight transformation...

4 months ago

21 minutes

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Cracking the Hormone Code: My Everlywell Results + What Perimenopause Looks Like After a Partial Hysterectomy

📄 Episode Summary: In this deeply personal solo episode, Jen shares her recent experience with the Everlywell Women’s Hormone Test—and the surprising results that confirmed what she’d been feeling: low estrogen and elevated FSH. She breaks down what these results actually mean (especially if you’ve had a partial hysterectomy with your ovaries intact), and what it looks like to navigate perimenopause with clarity and strength. Jen dives into the exact ways she’s supporting h...

4 months ago

28 minutes