Midlife: Interrupted & Unfiltered
What happens when a badass lawyer and a coach/therapist sit down with a mic and zero filters? Consider this your official interruption — delivering real talk, real tools and real connection for every woman navigating the plot twists, pivots and "nobody warned me about this" moments of midlife.
Episodes
24 episodes
EPISODE 21: When Your Kids Become Your People: Evolving From Parent to Friend
Episode 21: When Your Kids Become Your People: Evolving From Parent to FriendWe spent years managing schedules, solving problems, worrying constantly, and trying to keep them safe. But what happens when your child grows up —...
EPISODE 20: Being Seen, Heard, and Helped: Your Relationship With Midlife Care
Episode 20: Being Seen, Heard, and Helped: Your Relationship with Midlife CareAre you tired of being told your symptoms are “just stress” or “part of getting older”?In this episode, Anne and Melissa talk about one of ...
SPECIAL EDITION with Daniel Olexa: Spirituality without the WOO WOO, Reinvention, and the Male Midlife Experience
SPECIAL EDITION with Daniel Olexa: Spirituality without the WOO WOO, Reinvention, and the Male Midlife ExperienceWhat if spirituality wasn’t about airy ideas or polished language, but about how you actually live on a rando...
Episode19_Spiritual But Make It Real: Finding Meaning Without the Woo Woo
Episode 19: Spiritual But Make It Real: Finding Meaning Without the Woo WooEver feel like the wellness world is telling you to “raise your vibration” when you’re really just trying to make it through a Tuesday?In this episo...
Episode 18: What Do You Want to Be Known For? Building Your Legacy Now
Episode 18: What Do You Want to Be Known For? Building Your Legacy NowWhat do you want to be known for — not someday, but now?In this episode, Anne and Melissa explore what legacy really means in midlife. Not fame. Not perf...
Episode 17: The Permission Slip: Giving Yourself Permission to Want More
Episode 17: The Permission Slip: Giving Yourself Permission to Want MoreWhat if wanting more doesn’t make you selfish… what if it makes you honest?In this episode, Anne and Melissa talk about the quiet but powerful longing ...
SPECIAL EDITION: STARTING AT 50: WHAT IT REALLY TAKES TO REINVENT YOURSELF
Special Edition: Starting at 50: What It Really Takes to Reinvent Yourself with Martha BourlakasWhat does it really take to reinvent yourself in midlife? In this special edition, Anne and Melissa sit down with Martha Bour...
Episode 16: Anxiety, Rage, and the Emotional Landscape of Midlife
Episode 16: Anxiety, Rage, and the Emotional Landscape of MidlifeWhy does midlife sometimes feel like one long emotional group text you never agreed to join?In this episode, Anne and Melissa talk honestly — and hilariously ...
Episode 15: Therapy Changed My Life and I'm Not Whispering About It
Welcome to Episode 15: Therapy Changed My Life and I'm Not Whispering About ItIn this episode, Melissa and Anne take an unfiltered look at therapy a...
Episode 14: The Hidden Grief: Mourning the Life You Thought You'd Have
Welcome to Episode 14: The Hidden Grief: Mourning the Life You Thought You'd HaveIn this episode of Midlife: Interrupted & Unfiltered, ...
Episode 13: Silencing the Inner Critic: The Voice in Your Head Is Lying
Welcome to Episode 13: Silencing the Inner Critic: The Voice in Your Head Is LyingIf that annoying voice in your head has been telling you that you’re behind, not enough, too old, too messy, too em...
SPECIAL EDITION: A HEALTHY MONEY DISCUSSION
SPECIAL EDITION EPISODE: A HEALTHY MONEY DISCUSSION WITH ANNA BARNES CFP®, CDFA®In this special edition of Midlife: Interrupted & Unfiltered, Anne and Melissa sit down with Anna Barnes, CFP®, CDFA® for a he...
Episode 12: Starting Over Financially: Building Wealth When You Feel Behind
Welcome to Episode 12: Starting Over Financially: Building Wealth When You Feel BehindIf you’ve ever looked at your bank account, your retirement savings, or your financial decisions and thought, <...
Episode 11: From Paycheck to Purpose: Making the Career Leap Without Losing Your Mind
Welcome to Episode 11: From Paycheck to Purpose: Making the Career Leap Without Losing Your MindMaking a career change in midlife can feel equal parts exciting and terrifying. In this episode, we’r...
Episode 10: Negotiate Like You Mean It: Knowing Your Worth and Demanding It
Episode 10: Negotiate Like You Mean It: Knowing Your Worth and Demanding ItToo many women have been taught to be grateful for what they get, stay quiet, and avoid rocking the boat. But in this epis...
Episode 9: Money Honey - The Financial Conversations Midlife Women Are Not Having
Episode 9: Money Honey: The Financial Conversations Midlife Women Are Not HavingIn this powerful episode, Anne & Melissa are sounding the alarm on the financial conversations too many midlife women are avoiding...
Episode 8: Falling in Love with Yourself First
Episode 8: Falling in Love with Yourself FirstWhat if the relationship that needs the most attention… is the one you have with yourself?In this episode of Midlife: Interrupted & Unfiltered, Anne and Melis...
Episode 7: Marriage and the Midlife Reinvention Nobody Planned For
Episode 7: Marriage and the Midlife Reinvention Nobody Planned ForNobody really warns you that personal growth can seriously shake up a marriage.In this episode of Midlife: Interrupted & Unfiltered, Anne ...
Episode 6: The Friendship Audit: Who Deserves a Seat at Your Second Act Table?
Episode 6: The Friendship Audit: Who Deserves a Seat at Your Second Act Table?Friendship in this season of life hits different — and not always in a cute way.In this episode of Midlife: Interrupted & Unfiltere...
Episode 5: When You Change — Everything Changes: What Happens to Your Relationships When You Reinvent Yourself
Episode 5: When You Change — Everything Changes: What Happens to Your Relationships When You Reinvent YourselfReinvention sounds exciting... until the people around you start acting weird about it.In this episode of <...
Episode 4: Burning It Down: How to Let Go of Who You Were to Become Who You’re Meant to Be
Welcome to Episode 4: Burning It Down: How to Let Go of Who You Were to Become Who You’re Meant to BeSometimes growth doesn’t look like a glow-up. Sometimes it looks like a full-blown internal bonfire.In this episode ...
Episode 3: Who Am I Now? Redefining Identity and Designing Your Second Act
Episode 3: Who Am I Now? Redefining Identity and Designing Your Second ActEver looked at your life and thought, okay… but who even am I now? Same.In this episode of Midlife: Interrupted & Unfilter...
Episode 2: The Plot Twist: The Unfiltered Truth About Starting Over After 40!
Welcome to Episode 2: The Plot Twist: The Unfiltered Truth About Starting Over After 40!Starting over sounds so empowering... until it’s you, staring at your life like, wait — whose idea was this?In thi...
Episode 1: Welcome to the Interruption Who We Are, Why Now, and Why We're Done Being Quiet
Welcome to the Interruption: Who We Are, Why Now, and Why We’re Done Being Quiet!Welcome to Midlife: Interrupted & Unfiltered — the podcast for women over 40 who are tired of pretending they’re “fine” when life clearl...