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Dr. Natalie Podcast, Midlife Women

Empty Nest Syndrome: What Nobody Tells You

Summary:

This episode explores the emotional shock many midlife women feel when they drop a child off at college and come home to a quieter house. Dr. Natalie reframes empty nesting as more than just missing a child – it can be a loss of role, identity, and a long-standing way of getting needs met. She also connects this transition to grief, self-worth, caregiving patterns, and the need to build a new relationship with yourself as kids become independent.


Keywords and Phrases

  • empty nesting
  • grief
  • identity loss
  • motherhood
  • caregiving
  • self-worth
  • pattern interrupt
  • self-abandonment
  • midlife transition
  • perimenopause
  • inner critic
  • rebuilding yourself
  • self-reflection

Quotes:

  • “The reward for being a good parent is that they’re gonna eventually not be in our lives every day.”
  • “The person you’re gonna pick up and caretake for the rest of your life, that’s you.”
  • “Self-abandonment is not a great way to manage grief and loss.”
  • “What hurts is not just the child leaving, but the loss of being needed.”
  • The inner critic often shows up when you’re trying something new.”
  • “The work now is building a relationship with yourself.”


Key topics:

  • Empty nesting can feel intolerable because it is not only separation, it is a major identity disruption.
  • Dr. Natalie says many women are grieving the loss of the mom role, not just the child leaving home.
  • If self-worth has been tied to being a “good mom,” empty nesting can trigger a crisis of identity.
  • Some women have also used parenting as the main way they have ever felt loved, which makes the transition even harder.
  • Parenting may have functioned as a coping strategy to numb old wounds, especially for women who grew up in emotionally barren families.
  • Her central message is that the path forward is building a relationship with yourself through reflection, counseling, new friendships, and honest self-inquiry.

Timestamps

(00:00) Why empty nesting hits so hard in midlife

(01:22) The grief of letting kids go

(03:46) When over-contacting children can damage the relationship

(04:16) Grieving the role, not just the child

(05:44) When worthiness gets tied to caregiving

(08:06) Parenting as a source of being loved

(09:03) Grief as a recurring process, not a single emotion

(10:03) Building a relationship with yourself

(11:28) Parenting as a way to avoid other unresolved issues

(12:18) Why counseling or coaching can help in this transition

(13:39) How Gen X women were trained to hide needs

(14:38) Midlife, menopause, and lower distress tolerance

(16:31) Why caretaker dynamics strain adult relationships

(18:27) Relearning relationships and needs outside the family role

(20:48) Empty nesting as a pattern interrupt

(21:47) Moving through transition with less resilience

(23:15) Journaling, reflection, and making space for self-knowledge

(24:42) The inner critic as a sign of change, not failure

(27:09) Giving yourself permission to grieve

(28:32) Reorganizing life around your own needs

(29:31) Why self-abandonment makes adjustment harder

DISCLAIMER:

The content in this podcast and video is not a replacement for therapy and is not clinical, medical, or mental health treatment. Dr. Natalie Marr is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. Her work with https://LearnToLoveYourStory.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, https://NatalieMarrCounseling.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠ and all affiliate social media entities is educational and coaching based ONLY. She IS NOT offering therapeutic services of any kind on these mediums.


If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please use the following crisis resources (this is not an exhaustive list of available resources):

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠or CALL 988

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Dr. Natalie Podcast, Uncategorized

How the Need to Be Needed to Feel Loved Is Wrecking My Midlife Relationships

Summary:

Dr. Natalie explores how childhood trauma and cultural conditioning influence women’s relationships in midlife, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and self-compassion to foster healthier connections and personal growth.


Previous episode referenced in today’s podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UrV8UKGgDdedTdw50BUdM?si=HphWMDhFTpCeMN4nJTsbNg

Keywords

midlife, relationships, childhood trauma, self-awareness, self-compassion, women, emotional health, neurochemistry, estrogen, codependency

Key topics

  • Impact of childhood trauma on adult relationships
  • Neurochemical changes during perimenopause
  • The role of estrogen in emotional resilience
  • Patterns of codependency and caretaking
  • The importance of self-awareness and self-compassion
  • Cultural influences on women’s self-worth
  • Strategies for breaking unhealthy relationship cycles
  • The significance of therapy and self-reflection

Takeaways:

  • Childhood trauma creates ingrained relationship patterns that persist into midlife.
  • Estrogen decline in perimenopause reduces stress tolerance and can exacerbate emotional challenges.
  • Self-awareness and self-compassion are crucial for recognizing and changing harmful patterns.
  • Many women unconsciously conflate being needed with being loved due to early life conditioning.
  • Healing involves understanding the origins of these patterns and actively working to rewrite them.

Sound bites

  • “Unhelpful patterns from childhood still shape us.”
  • “Estrogen decline reduces stress tolerance.”
  • “Neurochemicals protect us, but they fade in midlife.”


DISCLAIMER:

The content in this podcast and video is not a replacement for therapy and is not clinical, medical, or mental health treatment. Dr. Natalie Marr is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. Her work with ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://LearnToLoveYourStory.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠ ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://NatalieMarrCounseling.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠),⁠ and all affiliate social media entities is educational and coaching based ONLY. She IS NOT offering therapeutic services of any kind on these mediums. If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please use the following crisis resources (this is not an exhaustive list of available resources):


National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://suicidepreventionlife ⁠⁠or CALL 988


Crisis Text Line:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.crisistextline.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or Text HOME to 741741

Bucking the System, Dr. Natalie Podcast, Midlife Women, Selfish is the New Selfless

The Exhausting Lie that Perfectionism Sold You

Summary:

This episode explores the impact of perfectionism, societal conditioning, and hormonal changes during midlife on women’s mental health. Dr. Natalie shares data, personal insights, and practical advice to help women love themselves and navigate this transformative phase with resilience.

Keywords:

midlife, women, perfectionism, mental health, hormonal changes, self-love, resilience, menopause, societal conditioning

Key topics:

  • Perfectionism and its impact on mental health
  • The connection between hormonal changes and emotional well-being
  • Societal conditioning and self-betrayal in women
  • Practical steps to cultivate self-love and resilience

Sound bites:

  • “Relearn who you are and what you want.”
  • “Deserving love even when you screw up.”
  • “You do not have to be good.”

Chapters:

  • 00:00 The Burden of Perfectionism in Midlife
  • 03:24 Understanding the Mental Health Crisis for Women
  • 11:29 The Impact of Hormonal Changes and Medical Misunderstandings
  • 28:13 Reclaiming Self-Worth and Breaking Free from Perfectionism
  • 36:18 Introduction and Disclaimer
  • 37:55 Crisis Resources and Support

Resources & Links to Connect with Dr. Natalie:

Resources:

DISCLAIMER:

The content in this podcast and video is not a replacement for therapy and is not clinical, medical, or mental health treatment. Dr. Natalie Marr is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. Her work with Learn To Love Your Story coaching ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://LearnToLoveYourStory.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠ and her private practice ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://NatalieMarrCounseling.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠),⁠ and all affiliate social media entities are educational ONLY. She IS NOT offering therapeutic or coaching services of any kind on these mediums.

If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please use the following crisis resources (this is not an exhaustive list of available resources):

Dr. Natalie Podcast, Emotional Wellness, Midlife Women

The Hidden Trauma of Midlife: How Childhood Shapes Your Stress Resilience

Summary

Dr. Natalie explores the intersection of midlife challenges, hormonal changes, and childhood trauma, emphasizing that women’s struggles are often systemic and not personal failures. She discusses how hormonal shifts affect stress resilience and the importance of inner work and therapy to achieve a centered midlife.

Keywords

midlife, hormonal changes, childhood trauma, stress resilience, inner child work, therapy, estrogen, progesterone, systemic issues, personal growth

Key Topics

  • Hormonal changes in midlife and their impact on stress resilience
  • The role of childhood trauma in adult midlife struggles
  • Inner child work and shadow work as tools for healing
  • Systemic societal expectations and their effects on women in midlife

Key Frameworks

  • Inner Child Work
  • Shadow Work
  • Core Belief Systems

Action Items

  • Seek therapy to unpack childhood trauma
  • Consider hormone therapy with medical guidance
  • Set boundaries to protect your mental health
  • Prioritize love and acceptance of your current life

Sound Bites

“Childhood trauma can resurface in midlife.”
“Love your life right now, all of it.”
“This was never your fault.”

Chapters

00:00 The Burden of Expectations on Women
13:18 Childhood Trauma and Its Resurgence in Midlife
19:07 Introduction and Disclaimer
20:43 Crisis Resources and Support

Midlife/Trauma Resources

  • Therapy for Trauma and Inner Child Work – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) – https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hormone-replacement-therapy
  • Understanding Perimenopause and Menopause – https://www.womenshealth.gov/menopause

Resources & Links to Connect with Dr. Natalie

  • Website: ⁠⁠https://LearnToLoveYourStory.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠
  • Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/learntoloveyourstory⁠⁠
  • Instagram:⁠⁠ instagram.com/dr.nataliemarr⁠⁠
  • Linked In: ⁠⁠linkedin.com/in/natalie-m-marr-psy-d-lp-6a9298147⁠⁠
  • Tik Tok: ⁠⁠tiktok.com/@doc.natalie

Disclaimer

⁠⁠The content in this podcast and video is not a replacement for therapy and is not clinical, medical, or mental health treatment. Dr. Natalie Marr is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. Her work with ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠https://LearnToLoveYourStory.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠, ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://NatalieMarrCounseling.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠),⁠ and all affiliate social media entities is educational and coaching based ONLY. She IS NOT offering therapeutic services of any kind on these mediums. If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please use the following crisis resources (this is not an exhaustive list of available resources):

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org⁠/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CALL 988

Crisis Text Line: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.crisistextline.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Text HOME to 741741

Dr. Natalie Podcast, Midlife Women, Self-Awareness, Self-Compassion

What to Let Go of in Midlife

In this heartfelt episode, Dr. Natalie addresses midlife women feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to fix and manage everything alone. She offers insight into how hyper-independence and the fear of abandonment can contribute to burnout and midlife struggles—and most importantly, how self-love can help rewrite these patterns.


Key Topics:

  • The emotional toll of hyper-independence in midlife women
  • The neurochemistry of pursuit and addiction to dopamine hits
  • Childhood experiences shaping adult patterns of fixing and pleasing
  • Recognizing and interrupting the spiral of justification and validation
  • The importance of self-love as an antidote to burnout and scarcity mindset
  • How fear of abandonment fuels hyper-independence
  • Practical steps to love yourself through mistakes and vulnerabilities
  • Moving away from rescuing everyone and focusing on personal peace

Time Stamps

00:00 – Addressing hyper-independent women in midlife

02:09 – The neurochemical roots of pursuit and addiction to dopamine

03:34 – How the chase reinforces the cycle of burnout

04:33 – Personal stories of controlling or fixing others

05:58 – Childhood patterns influencing adult need for approval

06:53 – Recognizing the spiral of justifying and validating

08:22 – The pain of not being liked or validated

09:04 – The risks of over-investment in work and relationships

10:30 – How derailments in pursuit reveal deeper patterns

11:56 – The spiral of self-justification in times of stress

13:20 – The link between childhood chaos and adult control issues

14:19 – Self-love as the key to breaking free from cycles

16:41 – The importance of loving yourself despite mistakes

19:34 – Understanding the fear of rejection and scarcity mindset

20:03 – Letting go of blame and the need for approval

21:01 – Managing relationships without spiraling into chaos

22:24 – Embracing age and experience for self-compassion

23:21 – The power of loving your story, including dysfunction

24:19 – Sharing this message with other midlife women

25:17 – Letting go of the cycle of justification and abandonment fears

26:15 – Finding peace and building inner self-worth

Resources and Links

Connect with Dr. Natalie:

Website https://LearnToLoveYourStory.com⁠⁠
Facebook facebook.com/learntoloveyourstory
Instagram instagram.com/dr.nataliemarr
Linked In linkedin.com/in/natalie-m-marr-psy-d-lp-6a9298147
Tik Tok tiktok.com/@doc.natalie

DISCLAIMER:

The content in this podcast and video is not a replacement for therapy and is not clinical, medical, or mental health treatment. Dr. Natalie Marr is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. Her work with ⁠⁠(⁠LearnToLoveYourStory.com⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠, ⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠NatalieMarrCounseling.com⁠⁠⁠),⁠ and all affiliate social media entities is educational and coaching based ONLY. She IS NOT offering therapeutic services of any kind on these mediums.

If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please use the following crisis resources (this is not an exhaustive list of available resources):

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org⁠/⁠⁠⁠⁠ or CALL 988

Crisis Text Line: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.crisistextline.org/ or⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Text HOME to 741741

Dr. Natalie Podcast, Midlife Women

The Great Unlearning: Reclaiming Self-Worth in Midlife

Summary
In this episode, Dr. Natalie explores the concept of ‘The Great Unlearning,’ a transformative journey that challenges the societal belief that doing everything right leads to a fulfilling life. She reflects on her personal experiences, particularly during midlife, where she realized that striving for perfection and external validation often leads to burnout and disillusionment. Dr. Natalie emphasizes the importance of self-worth and the need to reclaim it from within, rather than through external achievements or approval. Through poignant anecdotes, she illustrates how the pressure to conform to societal expectations can lead to a double life and emotional turmoil, ultimately advocating for a shift towards self-love and acceptance.

Dr. Natalie introduces the metaphor of the tugboat versus the lighthouse to illustrate the difference between exhausting oneself in the pursuit of perfection and standing firm in one’s self-worth. She encourages listeners to reflect on their own lives, identifying where they may be sacrificing their well-being in the name of doing everything right. The episode serves as a powerful reminder that true fulfillment comes from within, and that midlife can be an opportunity for profound personal growth and self-discovery.

Keywords:
midlife, self-worth, personal growth, self-love, great unlearning, emotional well-being, tugboat lighthouse metaphor, reclaiming self-worth, Dr. Natalie

Takeaways:
​The version of you that you’re most proud of may be blocking your actual life.
​Midlife can be an invitation to examine the mess of our lives and love it as it is.
​Reclaiming self-worth from the inside out is essential for true fulfillment.

Sound bites:
“What if I told you that the version of you that you’re most proud of… is in the way of your actual life?”
“Today we’re gonna talk about the great unlearning.”
“You do not need to fix yourself. You just need to find yourself.”

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to The Great Unlearning
03:49 A Holiday Dinner Reflection
10:20 The Tugboat vs. The Lighthouse
18:10 The Power of Self-Love
23:39 Reflecting on Your Journey
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Midlife Women

An open letter to midlife women…

My dear sweetheart,

I know exactly how you feel right now. You see it. You know that there are ways that you’ve participated in your own suffering for so long now. You didn’t always get it but you do now. And that’s painful. Honestly it’s excruciating. And there is a helplessness to it. It’s almost as if you don’t think that you would ever be able to overcome these patterns that you’ve got yourself into that are just habits of being you now. How would you ever stop being yourself? Is that even possible?

I’m writing this blog right now because I saw you today. I saw you in your exhaustion. I saw you contemplating returning to work after a holiday season and rinsing and repeating this whole mess again. I saw you wondering, is there ever a New Year’s resolution that really would change your life. I wanted to reach out and tell you, while there is no resolution there is acceptance. And while there is no quick fix, there is a road I’ve taken and many like me have taken that will lead you to more peace. More joy. More content. More of a life that you want instead of a life you feel you have to lead, because it’s what you’ve always done.

I know you think you’ve lost the plot. I know you think it’s impossible to live a life without feeling exhausted and possibly even hating getting up in the morning and doing it all over again. I know you think that pining for an idea of a life that you were sold you “should” have by now is the only way to get your shit together enough to have goals in place to course correct all this. What if I told you you’ve always been on the correct path? What if I told you that designing a life that you want to be in means looking at your life from the perspective that you are exactly where you need to be? What if I told you that exhaustion with recognition that you’ve participated in patterns of behavior that keep you trapped in a life you don’t like is exactly where you should be right now?

I imagine hearing some of those last questions makes you want to smack me across the face and honestly, I understand that. I wanted to smack my own self as I started to recognize these things. I wanted to rage against the machine that had put me in the place where I had meticulously created a life that I was told I “should” have when in fact, it was a life destined to give me grief. What kind of bullshit is that? That you do everything right and you end up in a space where you hate it? It just isn’t fair! But then again who said life was ever going to be fair. No one did.

And I still think that the reward here is recognizing that where you are is not where you want to be. And the helpless feeling makes sense to me and I hope to help you see it makes sense for you. The helplessness is that all the things you’ve learned to do to get yourself out of a pickle in your life won’t work here. Why? Well think about it. If they had worked, wouldn’t you be in a better place already? Of course you would. I know this has never been a problem with effort. I know you’ve started every January 1 with a whole list of things you’re gonna do to fix your life. And yet you end up back in the same exhausted place. Here where you hate it. Here where the life you’re in is not the life you want to be in. Here in your resentment that you’ve done everything right and yet can’t seem to get it right.

My invitation to you is that maybe this is exactly where you need to be. And maybe you needed to be here as many times as necessary to really get the motivation to look at this differently. To see that everything you’ll do from this point forward is going to be brand new and therefore awkward, uncomfortable, and even painful at times. However, the excitement, the hope is that it will bring you to a new place. That on this next stretch, you will be ready to choose differently for yourself. That maybe you’ll even find that you like living in your life or dare I suggest love it. But only if you choose the road less traveled. Only if you go through the doors, you’ve never gone through before. Only if you engage in patterns of behavior that you haven’t even dreamed of having yet.

Have you grown exhausted enough that you’re ready to lay down everything that you know how to do? Are you that tired yet? Are you resentful enough that you’ve done everything right that you’re ready to consider that doing things that way isn’t right for you? Can you feel that very small hope living inside your soul that whispers, “Believe!”

If that’s where you think you are, then let’s begin. Let’s begin designing a new life. A life that you can’t wait to get up for every single day. A life you never knew you could even dream of for yourself. Let’s begin living that life. Let’s let go of the idea that we need to be fixed or improved or find the right goal or engage in the right behavior to finally reach happiness. That has never been how this was going to work. Let’s give all that up and listen to that small voice on the inside. Let’s Believe.

Dr. Natalie Podcast, Midlife Women, Self-Awareness, Selfish is the New Selfless

Podcast 57 – Reinventing Yourself in Midlife

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Special Interview with Sophie Deslauriers

In this episode of Midlife Crisis to a Centered Life Thriving,  Dr. Natalie interviews Sophie Deslauriers, who shares her personal journey of overcoming challenges and reinventing herself. Sophie discusses her background, including her experiences with divorce, financial challenges, cancer, and having a baby late in life and through the pandemic. She explains her decision to forgo traditional cancer treatment and instead focus on mindset shifting and personal healing. Sophie also shares her passion for working with women and creating a safe space for them to transform and thrive.

In this conversation, Sophie Deslauriers shares her remarkable story of overcoming adversity and reinventing herself in midlife. They cover the importance of surrender and self-reflection, the need for support and upliftment of women in midlife, and the impact of people-pleasing on women’s health. The link between repressed anger and cancer is discussed, highlighting the importance of emotional expression. The conversation also explores the opportunity for women in midlife to break generational trauma and create a new legacy. Healing and transformation in relationships are emphasized, and Sophie offers wisdom for women facing hardship. This episode aims to help women find a centered and thriving life in midlife.

Takeaways:

  • Listen to your intuition and speak your truth.
  • Fear and anger are underlying emotions that need to be addressed for personal growth.
  • Mindset shifting and personal healing can have a significant impact on overall well-being.
  • Choosing to do nothing can be a valid and empowering decision in certain situations.
  • Supporting and empowering women can lead to transformative experiences.
  • Surrendering and self-reflection are essential for personal growth and healing.
  • Supporting and uplifting women in midlife is crucial for their well-being.
  • People-pleasing and not setting boundaries can negatively impact women’s health.
  • Repressed anger has been linked to an increased risk of cancer.
  • Women in midlife have the opportunity to break generational trauma and create a new legacy.
  • Healing and transformation in relationships can lead to personal growth and happiness.
  • Women facing hardship should listen to their bodies and advocate for their own well-being.
  • Midlife is a time for reinvention and making new choices.
  • Sophie Deslauriers offers support and mentoring for women in transforming their lives.

For more information on Sophie Deslauriers and her work, visit her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesophiedeslauriers/

Do any of these sound like you?

    • Feel a sense of lack, despite success in life or having done everything “right”
    • Struggle to articulate how you feel to others
    • Experience guilt about how you’re feeling
    • Have lost your way
    • Are struggling to overcome turmoil in your life
    • Have become resigned to accepting a life you don’t love

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Keywords: Midlife transitions, Women in midlife, Self-discovery, Empowerment for women, Women’s empowerment, Personal growth, Relationships in midlife, Self-care for women, Authentic living, Thriving in midlife, Midlife journey, Women’s wellness, Sophie Deslauriers, Redefining success, podcast for women, divorce, gray divorce, survival mode, stress, changing career path in midlife

Disclaimer

The content in this podcast and video is not a replacement for therapy and is not clinical, medical, or mental health treatment. Dr. Natalie Marr is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. Her work with LearnToLoveYourStory.com and all affiliate social media entities is educational and coaching based ONLY. She IS NOT offering therapeutic services of any kind on these mediums.

If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please use the following crisis resources (this is not an exhaustive list of available resources):

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

CALL 988

Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/

Text HOME to 741741

Dr. Natalie Podcast, Self-Awareness, Self-Compassion

Podcast 43 – Fixing the Mom-Life Crisis with Self-Reflection and Keeping Your Promise to Yourself

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A Special Interview with Stephanie Rose

In this episode of the podcast “Midlife Crisis to a Centered Life Thriving,” Dr. Natalie introduces Stephanie Rose, a mom, wife, business owner, and a self-discovery guide. Stephanie shares insights, tools, and practices to help listeners explore self-awareness and self-compassion.

The episode explores the importance of self-reflection and how it can empower individuals to choose their own path, find their magic, and overcome midlife challenges. Stephanie’s unique approach to coaching, including writing individual letters to clients, is highlighted.

The episode encourages listeners to look into Stephanie’s program for self-discovery and provides links for further information, ultimately aiming to help people love their story and find a centered, thriving life.

Here is where you can find Stephanie Rose and her Coaching program and products with Firefly Scout.

Website: https://www.fireflyscout.com/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/firefly-scout/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fireflyscout

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fireflyscoutletters

Blog: https://www.fireflyscout.com/blog

Do any of these sound like you?

    • Feel a sense of lack, despite success in life or having done everything “right”
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The content in this podcast and video is not a replacement for therapy and is not clinical, medical, or mental health treatment. Dr. Natalie Marr is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. Her work with LearnToLoveYourStory.com and all affiliate social media entities is educational and coaching based ONLY. She IS NOT offering therapeutic services of any kind on these mediums.

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Podcast 29 – Choosing Happiness: A Journey Through Midlife and Beyond

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“Women Empowering Women” Podcast Interview with Cia A. Robles

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Through their discussion, listeners will gain a deeper understanding of how to navigate the challenges of midlife, finding a centered life, and learn to thrive beyond their expectations. The episode promises to be a journey of self-discovery and empowerment, as Cia sheds light on the endless possibilities for happiness and fulfillment in every stage of life.

Tune in to embrace a new perspective on life and uncover the keys to living a thriving and fulfilling existence. Let’s find out together, how we can all be happy NOW!
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