Inner Challenge Podcast with MJ Murray Vachon LCSW
Hosted by MJ Murray Vachon · MJ Murray Vachon LCSW | Midlife Stress & Anxiety Therapist
4.9from 47 ratings
- 398
- Episodes
- 39
- Transcribed
- 47
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Inner Challenge Podcast with MJ Murray Vachon LCSW
Coping Skills for Midlife Stress and Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships Forget the midlife crisis—how about creating midlife calm? The anxiety and stress of this life stage can drain your energy, fuel overthinking, and make it hard to enjoy what should be the best years of your life. This podcast offers practical coping skills to help you reduce anxiety, manage stress, and rediscover a calmer, more confident version of yourself. In Creating Midlife Calm, you’ll discover how to: Be happier, more present, and more effective at home and work. Transform stress and anxiety into powerful tools that boost your clarity, energy, and confidence. Cultivate calm and joy through practical, affordable coping skills that help you handle life’s daily challenges. Join MJ Murray Vachon, LCSW, a seasoned therapist with over 50,000 hours of clinical experience and 32 years teaching mental wellness, as she guides you to reclaim your inner calm. Learn to stay grounded in the present, navigate midlife transitions with clarity, and build emotional resilience using proven coping tools. Every Monday, MJ dives into real stories and science-backed insights to help you shift from anxious to centered—ending each episode with an “Inner Challenge” you can practice right away. Then, on Thursdays, she shares a brief follow-up episode that connects, deepens, or expands the week’s topic, helping you apply these skills in real life. Let’s evolve from crisis to calm—and make midlife your most balanced and fulfilling chapter yet. 🎧 Start with listener favorite Ep. 138 to feel the difference calm can make.
- Publisher
- MJ Murray Vachon LCSW | Midlife Stress & Anxiety Therapist
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 May 2022
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
39 of 398 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026
Ep. 323 Why Wearing So Many Hats Can Leave You Feeling Anxious, Overwhelmed and Never in the Right Place
9 Oct 2026
Ep. 322 How To Cope With Tragedy & Trauma, So You Can Ease Anxiety & Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, Even When There's Nothing You Can Do To Fix The Situation
8 Oct 2026
Ep. 321 How To Regulate Your Nervous System When Anxiety, Stress & Overwhelm Take Over, So You Can Breathe Again
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Ep. 317 Why Being So Reliable Is Secretly Your Biggest Source of Anxiety & Stress For People In Midlife
Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] These are strengths. And I think that's important to say because there's a lot of conversation today about mental load and the unfairness and how the responsible person needs to stop doing so much for everybody else. Sometimes that's absolutely part of the story. But in my experience, there's often more to the story. The responsible person may have helped create the system she's now exhausted by because for many years, being responsible worked. It helped her succeed. It helped her family function. It made her feel competent. Other people admired her for it, and she admired this part of herself. […]
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- 16 ratings
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