The Midlife Makeover Show | Women Over 40, Menopause Support, Divorce Recovery, Empty Nest Advice, Aging Gracefully, Finding Purpose

In this fun and empowering episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Sandy Weiner — Chief Love Officer at Last First Date, internationally known TEDx speaker, and author of three books on dating and relationships — to talk about what it really takes to find love in midlife.

Sandy gets refreshingly real about the dating mistakes we make, from the attraction trap to the fantasy-attachment spiral, and why the key to finding lasting love isn't finding the right person first — it's becoming the right person first.

From setting boundaries on a first date to discovering your core values through your biggest pet peeves, this episode is packed with practical, no-nonsense wisdom for anyone navigating love after 40.

What You'll Learn
•       What's truly different about dating in midlife vs. your 20s and 30s — and why that's actually a very good thing
•       How to uncover your core values using Sandy's simple "what annoys me" method
•       Sandy's practical "Boundaries in Your Back Pocket" approach for communicating your needs with confidence on dates
•       The attraction trap — and why chemistry can make us overlook major red flags
•       How to know when you're truly ready to date again after divorce or loss — and what to do if you're not sure yet

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👉 Connect with Sandy
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourlastfirstdate/ 
Website: http://lastfirstdate.com/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastfirstdate1/ 
 

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What do you do when you did everything right… and life blows up the plan anyway?

This week, Wendy sits down with her friend Steve Kamb, founder of Nerd Fitness and author of the brand-new book How to Try Again — for a funny, tender, deeply human conversation about failing, flailing, and finding your way back.

While writing a book about navigating failure, Steve got hit with three life-altering blows at once: a skin cancer diagnosis, the collapse of his business’s traffic, and a heartbreaking divorce. What he learned became the heart of this episode — that failure is the first step, not the last; that there’s no “hierarchy of suck”; and that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is tread water instead of pushing harder.

Steve walks us through his four-part PACT — Pause, Accept, Change, Try — and why you should give yourself permission to start ugly. If you’re in a hard season, consider this your permission slip to breathe. 💛

✨ What You’ll Learn
•     Why failure is the FIRST step in your story, not the last — and why “we’re not that special” is the best news ever
•     The art of “strategic half-assing”: how treading water beats burning out when life is heavy
•     Steve’s four-word PACT for starting over — Pause, Accept, Change, Try
•     How to beware the “back-to-normal fallacy” and accept that today IS the normal
•     Why you should treat change like an experiment — and give yourself permission to start ugly

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HowToTryAgain.com  
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You're doing everything “right” with food — and still feel anxious, exhausted, and disconnected from your body. Sound familiar? In this episode, Wendy sits down with somatic educator and USA Today bestselling author Luis Mojica to explore the missing link between what we eat and how we feel.

Luis shares his own journey through trauma and disordered eating, and the breakthrough that became his book Food Therapy: the idea that food is constantly speaking to your nervous system. He explains “food-induced stress,” why certain foods quietly trigger fight-or-flight, how to sort foods into stimulants, depressants, and balancers — and why your cravings are actually messages about your unmet needs. This is not a diet or a list of rules. It's a compassionate, freeing new way to relate to food, your body, and yourself in midlife.

What You'll Learn:
•       Why even “healthy” foods can push your nervous system into fight-or-flight
•       The surprising glucose–adrenaline connection behind food-induced stress
•       How to sort foods into stimulants, depressants, and balancers — and bookend them
•       How to read your cravings as a compass for unmet emotional needs
•       A simple embodiment practice to find safety in your own body

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https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com
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In this soul-stirring episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Katie Farinas — certified yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, speaker, and Dharma coach — for a conversation that will make you want to pick up your metaphorical chisel and start uncovering who you’ve always been.

Katie shares her deeply personal journey from gaslighting herself into a life that “looked fine” on the outside, to surviving chronic migraine, a dark night of the soul, and ultimately discovering her true calling through yoga philosophy. Together, Wendy and Katie break down the concept of Dharma — your soul’s purpose — and explore why midlife is actually the perfect time to stop checking boxes and start living from the inside out.
 
What You’ll Learn
•       What Dharma really means — and why it’s not a job title, but a way of being in the world
•       The powerful “Dharma equation”: Essence + Expression = your soul’s purpose (and why your expression changes, but your essence never does)
•       How to recognize the red thread of your Dharma woven through your entire life
•       Why your midlife experiences — including the hard ones — are your greatest data for uncovering your purpose
•       The “deathbed meditation” practice that will clarify exactly what matters most to you

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katiefarinas.com
https://katiefarinas.substack.com/
 
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In this fascinating episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Heather Grzych — author, Ayurvedic medicine teacher, past president of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, and host of the globally ranked Wisdom of the Body podcast. Heather shares how she went from a high-powered corporate career to becoming one of the leading voices in Ayurvedic health and wellness — and how a deeply personal journey with fertility, divorce, and self-discovery led her there. Together, Wendy and Heather explore the ancient science of Ayurveda, how your unique mind-body type (or dosha) shapes everything from your digestion to your relationships, and why learning to truly listen to your body may be the most transformative thing you can do in midlife.

 

What You'll Learn

What Ayurveda is and why it's been called "the mother of all medicines"

How to identify your mind-body type (dosha) and use it to optimize your health, diet, and relationships

Why food quality — not just calories — matters far more than most of us realize

How Ayurveda can help you navigate major life transitions with more resilience and grace

The power of daily rituals and getting quiet enough to "rest in yourself" and find your true nature

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👉 Connect with Heather

https://www.heathergrzych.com

https://www.instagram.com/heathergrzych/

 

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