School of Midlife

In This Episode:

Midlife mindset, midlife transformation, high-achieving women, midlife identity shift, trusting yourself, bold moves in midlife, intuitive decisions, permission to change, midlife clarity, living your best life

Show Notes:
You don’t need to burn your life to the ground to build something that finally feels like you. You just need to stop waiting for permission.

In this powerful conversation, Laurie sits down with...

You know that feeling when you should be celebrating—but instead, you're mentally already onto the next thing?

You hit a milestone—moved into a new house, crushed a personal challenge, finished a retreat—and instead of basking in your badassery, your brain starts whispering: "Yeah, but what now?" or worse, "That wasn’t enough."

In this solo episode, I (Laurie) invite you into a mindset shift that high-achievi...

In This Episode: midlife women, decision-making coach, overcoming guilt, perfectionism, people-pleasing, bold choices, Jessica Frew

✨ What would your life look like if you stopped living by everyone else’s rules?

In this guest episode of The School of Midlife, Laurie sits down with Jessica Frew—author, speaker, and Bold Decision Coach—on the launch day of her brand-new book, Shove Your Shoulds.

Jessica shares her incredible personal j...

In This Episode: midlife coaching for women, female empowerment, gender bias, professional women, menopause, identity shift

✨ Show Notes:

Ever been called aggressive when you were just being assertive?
 Or a “bitch” when you were just doing your job well?

In this powerful replay episode of The School of Midlife, host Laurie Reynoldson shares why she made the intentional decision to work exclusively with women—and why creating a “N...

In This Episode: procrastination coach, clutter in midlife, anxiety, nervous system regulation, midlife women, productivity tips

✨ Show Notes:

What if your procrastination isn’t about laziness at all—but about overwhelm, anxiety, and old habits?

In this week’s special guest episode of The School of Midlife, Laurie sits down with Dr. Christine Li, New York-based clinical psychologist, productivity expert, and host of the Make Time for ...

In This Episode: midlife coaching, women over 40, Best Life Retreat, personal growth, identity shift, inspiration

✨ Show Notes:

We're back—with boxes, big feelings, and big updates.

In this casual catch-up episode of The School of Midlife, Laurie Reynoldson shares a behind-the-scenes look at what’s been going on: selling a house, moving into a new one, and navigating midlife transitions with as much grace (and humor) as possible.

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In this episode:
midlife changes, major life transition, starting over at 40, career change in midlife, relationship shift, rediscovering self, big life decisions

Episode Summary:

Sometimes the biggest changes in life don’t look like breakdowns—they look like breakthroughs in disguise.

In this replay episode, I’m sharing the messy, honest, and deeply human side of navigating big change in midlife. Whether it’s a new career, a rel...

In this episode:
midlife burnout, high achievers, success trap, midlife coaching, feeling unfulfilled, chasing success, overachiever exhaustion, redefining success in midlife

Episode Summary:

Do you ever feel like no matter how much you achieve, it’s never quite enough? Like you’ve ticked every box, reached every goal, done all the things “right”… and still find yourself wondering why it doesn’t feel better?

In this replay episod...

 Forget “New Year, New Me.” In this episode of The School of Midlife podcast, Laurie makes the case for why August (or early September) is actually the best time to reset your habits, routines, and priorities—way better than January’s cold, dark, post-holiday slump. She unpacks the natural cycles of rest, planting, growth, pruning, and harvest, and shows you how to use this season’s momentum to reflect, realign, and make intentiona...

This week, I'm sharing one of the most-loved episodes of the School of Midlife Podcast—because it’s just that important. And, because life is lifing (hello, packing chaos and writing deadlines), I’m walking my talk and letting this replay stand in its power.

We’re diving into the concept of Adult Dreams—and why so many of us in midlife wake up realizing we’ve been living the life our fifth-grade self dreamed up. Or worse, the o...

In This Episode: midlife burnout, high-achieving women, self-worth, chasing success, how to feel fulfilled, midlife contentment

Episode Summary

You know that feeling after you’ve finished something big—landed the promotion, crossed the finish line, or completed a huge goal—and almost instantly your brain goes: “What’s next?”

For decades, that was Laurie Reynoldson’s default. Achieve something. Celebrate for a hot minute. Then immediat...

In This Episode:

midlife podcast, midlife transformation, women over 40, endurance events, personal growth, 29029 trail, everesting challenge, finding purpose in midlife, grief and growth, self-discovery journey

🎙️ Show Notes:

What happens when you voluntarily climb the equivalent of three mountain marathons in three days? You cry, curse, question your life choices… and maybe, just maybe, find out what you’re really made of.

In this e...

In This Episode:

midlife women podcast, 29029 event, endurance events in midlife, personal growth in your 40s and 50s, finding strength in midlife, midlife transformation, women who hike, overcoming limits

🎙️ Show Notes:

You’ve trained. You’ve climbed. You’ve cried. And you still have another mountain day ahead of you.

In this powerful conclusion to Laurie’s 29029 Trail Challenge recap, she brings us into Day 3 — the longest, hottest,...

Topics Covered: Midlife crisis, running out of time in midlife, living your best life now, midlife women coaching, Top 100 list

Episode Summary:

You know that insatiable urgency you feel in your 40s and 50s — the sense that you’re running out of time and need to do all the things before it’s “too late”? You’re not imagining it. But here’s what host Laurie Reynoldson wants you to know:

The real crisis in midlife isn’t buyin...

🎙️ Show Notes

It’s Independence Day week — but we’re not just talking about parades, bunting, and flag cakes here. In this episode, we’re flipping the script on “freedom” and asking: What does independence mean for YOU right now in midlife?

Because let’s be honest — the world feels heavy right now. Freedoms and rights feel under threat. And while we can’t control every headline, we can take radical responsibility for what we’re no l...

In this episode: midlife identity shift, feeling stuck, women over 40, personal reinvention, high-achieving women

✨ Show Notes:

You’ve unraveled the roles. You’ve let go of the hustle. You’ve stopped performing.

Now what?

In this raw, grounding episode of The School of Midlife, Laurie Reynoldson explores the space after the unraveling—when you’ve done the work to let go of who you’re not, but haven’t yet figured out who you really are.

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In this episode: midlife identity, high-achieving women, menopause mindset, real self, personal growth, Human Design

✨ Show Notes:

You’ve done the work: the workouts, the clean eating, the hormone balancing, the sleep, the water, the supplements—and maybe even some therapy and mindset shifts.

And yet… you still don’t feel like yourself.
 Maybe it’s because the “you” you’ve always been wasn’t really you at all.

In this episode of Th...

Topics Covered: midlife identity crisis, menopause wellness, don’t feel like myself, hormone replacement, midlife coaching

✨ Show Notes:

You’ve cleaned up your eating, optimized your hormones, prioritized sleep, walked your miles, lifted heavy, and maybe even cut back on wine—and yet, you still don’t feel like yourself.

Sound familiar?

In this raw and revealing episode of The School of Midlife podcast, Laurie gets honest about the midl...

🎙️ Episode Summary

What even is midlife?

Is it a number? A demographic? A hormone crash? A slow fade into irrelevance? (Hard no on that last one.) In this episode, we’re digging into the truth about what midlife really is—and spoiler: it’s not what you’ve been told.

Laurie breaks down:

• Why midlife technically starts in your late 30s (yep, really!)
• Why it’s more about mindset than math
• And how midlife can actually be your most powerf...