Girlfriend’s Guide to Midlife Podcast

Episode 35: Your 31-Day Belief & Gratitude Walk Challenge

Hey friend, and welcome back to The Girlfriend’s Guide to Midlife — a space where we do real life together. Today’s episode is a solo one with just me, Cathy, and I’m inviting you into something simple but powerful: a 31-day Belief & Gratitude Walk Challenge.

This idea was sparked by a conversation with my girlfriend Britney, who shared how transformative her gratitu...

In this episode of Girlfriend’s Guide to Midlife, I sit down with the inspiring Katie Sevenants, a 62-years-young serial entrepreneur, proud mom and Gigi to three, and the woman behind The Midlife Makeover. We talk about confidence, reinvention, and the beauty of embracing midlife with purpose and passion.

Katie shares her journey from the cruise ship industry to direct sales to becoming a coach and guide for midlife women navigati...

✨ In this heartfelt Dear Cathy episode, Cathy welcomes back her dear friend Ravyn Robinson-Barco for a powerful follow-up to Episode 32. After sharing her story of surviving a car accident and stepping into her calling as a healer and founder of Conscious Colorado Collective, Ravyn returns to answer listener-submitted questions about spirituality, faith, and healing in midlife.

Together, Cathy and Ravyn dive deep into the spiritu...

What if a near-fatal car accident was the divine interruption you didn’t know you needed?

In this powerful and soul-stirring episode, Cathy sits down with healer, mom of 3, and former military finance professional Ravyn Robinson-Barco to explore what it really means to reinvent yourself in midlife. From traumatic brain injury to discovering the world of Reiki, Ravyn’s story is one of grit, grace, and a deeply spiritual reawakening.

Hey friend — this week’s episode is a soul-stirrer.

I’m joined by one of my best friends, Kristin Jaramillo, and let me tell you, this conversation is rich with wisdom, perspective, and real-life resilience. From raising two kids 13 years apart to navigating lupus and facing a near-death diagnosis with her husband, Kristin’s story is a masterclass in showing up through life’s wildest turns.

We dive into:

💡 Parenting two kids acros...

Hey friend,

This week’s episode hits deep. I sit down with my dear friend, powerhouse creative, and solo mom of three, 

Juli Forde to talk about what it really looks like to start over. From navigating a military marriage and parenting solo during deployments to rediscovering her identity post-divorce, Juli shares the raw, beautiful truth behind what it means to bet on yourself.

We talk about:

✨ Letting go of the “perfect family”...

This week’s episode is extra special—because I’ve finally convinced my husband, Marcus, to sit down for a real, unfiltered conversation on the podcast (yes, whiskey was involved 😆).

Together, we dive deep into:

💬 What midlife looks like for men vs. women

❤️ Navigating marriage through hormones, mood swings, and big transitions

👨‍👩‍👦 Raising two boys and learning to parent with grace, flexibility, and LOTS of laughter

🧠 How ...

This week, I sat down in person with one of my best friends, Stephanie Richard, for a super fun, totally real, and refreshingly unfiltered edition of our Dear Cathy series. And this time? We filmed it in the studio!

Stephanie isn’t a beauty influencer—she’s a girlfriend you want in your corner. Together, we tackled your questions around aging, skincare, fashion confidence, and navigating the ups and downs of midlife.

From saggy ski...

In today’s powerful episode of Girlfriend’s Guide to Midlife, I sit down with my dear friend Angie Liddle—pediatric physical therapist, adoptive mama, and fierce cycle-breaker—to share a story that is raw, resilient, and real.

From surviving childhood trauma and addiction in her family to building a life full of purpose, Angie opens up about what it really means to rewrite your story. We talk about motherhood, marriage, physical an...

This episode of Girlfriend’s Guide to Midlife podcast is a reupload of an incredible interview with my dear friend, Tara Renze. She is someone who’s been such a big part of my journey and her message is so powerful I wanted to share it with you again on the show or for the first time if you have not yet listened to episode 2. 

Tara and I go way back — we first met over a decade ago in the world of network marketing, and our paths h...

This one’s just you and me, heart-to-heart. 😊 With school winding down and summer activity schedules already filling up the calendar for so many, I know how chaotic this season can feel. In today’s solo episode I’m sharing real-life stories and simple strategies that remind you to hold onto the sweet stuff (and sanity) while juggling work, kids, and everything in between.

Here’s what we chat about:

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