It's Your Turn with Shari Biery

About It's Your Turn with Shari Biery

It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. sharibiery.substack.com (https://sharibiery.substack.com/s/its-your-turn-podcast?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Midlife Wellness for Women 40+

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jul 2026

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   How to Stop Feeling Stuck and Start Coming Back to Yourself with the C.A.L.M. Method

   What if the thing standing between you and coming home to yourself isn't a system, or more time, or money? What if it's permission? In the finale of the Coming Home series, Shari brings together everything the series has been building toward: the C.A.L.M. Method, Clarity, Awareness, Learning, Mindset, told through the real story of a woman who found her way back to herself, one step at a time. Key Takeaways The C.A.L.M. Method is the framework at the center of everything Shari teaches: Clarity, Awareness, Learning, Mindset, and each stage opens the next. Clarity means getting honest about who you are right now and what matters in this season, not who you were ten years ago, and not who everyone else needs you to be. Awareness surfaces the beliefs that have been quietly running your choices, often for decades, so you can finally question them instead of living inside them. Learning is building rhythms that fit your real life, not rigid routines that collapse by week three. Sometimes the smallest steps, a nap, an afternoon with a book, are the most significant ones. Mindset is the quiet, steady practice of choosing a belief that supports who you’re becoming rather than the one that’s kept you where you’ve been. No one hands you permission. You give it to yourself, and that’s the real work underneath all four stages. Resources 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz) 📗 Read It’s Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://menopause.org/)📖 Join Me on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   The Seeker: If You've Spent Years Taking Care of Everyone Else

   What do you enjoy? Just for yourself, not for anyone else. Could you answer? In this episode, Shari talks to the Seeker, the woman who has spent years showing up for everyone else and somewhere along the way lost the thread back to herself. She explains why this isn't a midlife crisis, it's a call, and offers one small step to start hearing your own voice again. Key Takeaways The Seeker is the woman who has spent years showing up for everyone else, and somewhere along the way, lost the thread back to herself, not all at once, but one small accommodation at a time. If someone asked what you enjoy, just for yourself, and you couldn't answer, that's not brokenness. It's a sign your own preferences went quiet, not that they disappeared. What gets called a midlife crisis is often something else entirely: a call. Your own life calling you back to yourself. Midlife naturally creates space as roles loosen, kids grow more independent, careers shift, and in that space, the question "who am I when it's just me?" surfaces. That's not a sign something's wrong. It's a sign something is waking up. You don't need permission to have preferences, to take up space with your own interests, or to say something matters to you without checking if it's convenient for everyone else. You already have it. One small step: write down one thing that used to light you up, not something you should enjoy, something that actually did, and ask yourself honestly, does it still? Resources 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz) 📗 Read It’s Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://menopause.org/)📖 Join Me on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   The Reclaimer: Why What Worked Before Doesn't Work Anymore

   Same diet. Same workout. Same way of pushing through when your energy dipped, because it always worked before. And then, quietly, it stopped. In this episode, Shari talks to the Reclaimer, the woman whose body has been changing in ways nobody explained, and who's been pushing harder when what she actually needs is to listen differently. She breaks down what's really happening hormonally, why pushing harder often backfires, and one small way to start listening to your body again. Key Takeaways The body you had at 35 and the body you have now are not the same body, hormonally or biologically. That's not a judgment, it's fact. Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone all shift in midlife, and they influence far more than reproduction: fat storage, muscle, blood sugar, stress response, and sleep. Pushing harder often makes things worse. More intensity or restriction on an already-stressed nervous system raises cortisol, disrupts sleep, and causes the body to hold on rather than let go. What works in this season usually looks like less, not more: gentler, more rest, more consistency, less intensity, nearly the opposite of what most of us were taught. The strategies that worked in your 30s were built for a different hormonal baseline, like using a map drawn ten years ago. The map isn't wrong, the terrain changed. Listening to your body means treating its signals, energy, sleep, mood, digestion, as data instead of obstacles to push through. Resources 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz) 📗 Read It’s Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://menopause.org/)📖 Join Me on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

4. 

   29 Sept 2026

   The Giver: Why You Keep Putting Yourself Last

   You said yes again. Not because you wanted to, not because you had time, but because someone asked and your hand went up before your brain could weigh in. In this episode, Shari names the Helium Hand, the pattern of automatic yes-saying that keeps midlife women putting themselves last, and the quiet belief running underneath it. Plus one small thing worth trying this week. Key Takeaways The Helium Hand is when saying yes has become so automatic that it happens before you’re even aware of it. It’s not weakness and it’s not simple people-pleasing. It’s a pattern built one yes at a time. Underneath the automatic yes, there is almost always a quiet belief running in the background: my needs can wait, it would be selfish to say no, or the quietest one of all, everyone else’s needs are real and mine are optional. Beliefs like these don’t announce themselves. They just quietly shape every decision, every yes, every time you put yourself at the bottom of the list without noticing you’ve done it again. There is a difference between saying yes because you want to and saying yes because it’s what you do. A choice has a moment of pause in it. Most women living with the Helium Hand haven’t had that pause in a long time. The shift is not about learning to say no. It’s about learning to pause long enough to actually decide. One breath before one yes is where it starts. Coming home to yourself doesn’t start with a dramatic overhaul. It starts with noticing that you have a choice at all. Resources 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz) 📗 Read It’s Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://menopause.org/)📖 Join Me on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

5. 

   26 Sept 2026

   Good Menopause News Got Buried Last Week

   In the span of three days, menopause went to Washington, D.C. Health and Human Services met with physicians about the estrogen patch shortage. The Senate held its first-ever congressional hearing on menopause. And the FDA convened a panel of medical experts. In this special episode, Shari breaks down what actually happened, why a Republican senator and a Democratic senator standing together on this issue matters, and what you can do right now, no matter which state you live in. Key Takeaways In one week, three federal agencies addressed menopause: HHS met with physicians and manufacturers about the estrogen patch shortage, the Senate held its first-ever congressional hearing on menopause, and the FDA convened a panel on testosterone therapy for women. The Senate hearing was led by Chairman Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), titled "Half the Country, Zero Hearings." A bipartisan request was also made to the Government Accountability Office to investigate how menopause research and care are funded. 80% of OB-GYN residents say they feel unprepared to talk about menopause, and fewer than a third of residency programs teach it. That gap in training, not a personal failing, is why so many women leave appointments with more questions than answers. This is a workforce issue as much as a health issue: nearly 90% of women say menopause symptoms affect their work, and 1 in 3 has considered leaving or already left the workforce because of it. States are already moving. Rhode Island, Maryland, Washington, and California have all passed or introduced menopause-related workplace and healthcare legislation, and a federal bill is in both the House and Senate. None of this happened on its own. It happened because women kept talking. Staying in the conversation, sharing what you learn, and contacting your state legislators are all real, practical next steps. Resources Find your state legislators: https://www.usa.gov/state-legislature (https://www.usa.gov/state-legislature) NBHWC health coach provider directory: https://members.nbhwc.org/search/custom.asp?id=6956 (https://members.nbhwc.org/search/custom.asp?id=6956) The Menopause Society: https://menopause.org (https://menopause.org) Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz) Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://www.sharibiery.com) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

6. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Who Is On Your Wellness Bus?

   You've been figuring it out on your own. Googling symptoms. Researching when the labs came back confusing. Picking yourself back up when a new routine fell apart. You're good at managing things. What you might not have noticed is how tired you are of it. In this episode, Shari introduces the Wellness Bus — a framework for thinking about who belongs on your support team in midlife and names the one seat women say they need most. Key Takeaways Most midlife women have been managing their health alone for years not because they chose to, but because they assumed that’s how it was supposed to work. You are the driver of your wellness bus, not a passenger. You decide the direction. The people on your bus help you get there. Who belongs on the bus depends on your season: a doctor who actually listens, a health coach, a therapist, nutritionist, physical therapist, spiritual guide, massage therapist, or anyone who moves with you, prays with you, or holds you accountable. A health and wellness coach sits in the gap between your doctor’s visit and real life, between what you know and what you can actually do consistently in your specific life. Think of a health coach as the bus monitor: asking questions along the way, helping you figure out which road to take. The most-requested seat on the bus is accountability. Not cheerleading. Someone who knows what you said you were going to do and genuinely cares whether you did it. Sometimes someone needs to get off the bus. People want to change. What gets in the way is not having the right people around them. When women have the right support, they do things they genuinely believed were no longer possible. What midlife women need most is to feel seen, supported, and not alone in it. Resources 📞 Book a free 15-minute Clarity Call (https://calendly.com/s-biery/15minuteclaritycall) — a real conversation whether coaching is the right next step for you: https://calendly.com/s-biery/15minuteclaritycall 💛 Explore Shari's coaching programs:https://www.sharibiery.com/midlife-coaching-programs (https://www.sharibiery.com/midlife-coaching-programs) 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz) 📗 Read It’s Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://menopause.org/)📖 Join Me on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

7. 

   15 Sept 2026

   What a Health Coach Actually Does

   You've read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Done the research. You know what a good night of sleep is supposed to look like, what stress is doing to your body, what your plate is supposed to contain. And still, nothing is sticking. In this episode, Shari names the gap between knowing and doing, explains what a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach actually does in plain language, and offers a question worth sitting with this week. Key Takeaways Knowing what to do and being able to actually do it consistently in a real life are two completely different things. Information doesn't cross that gap. Support does. A health coach is not a doctor, therapist, or dietitian. A National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach is trained to the highest standard in the profession and recognized by the healthcare industry as a legitimate allied health role. A health coach sits in the gap between what your doctor tells you needs to change and what actually happens when you try to change it in your specific life. Health coaching works with behavior change from your starting point, using your own strengths, insight, and pace. It also works with the beliefs underneath the behavior, because sometimes what looks like a habit problem is actually a belief problem. The barrier to change is almost never what it looks like from the outside. Having someone who can see where you're actually getting stuck, and help you move through it rather than around it, is what makes the difference. Not all health coaches are also trained in life coaching. By looking for a coach trained in both health and wellness coaching and life coaching it helps you with the full picture of your life Resources ⭐️ Explore Shari's coaching and programs: https://www.sharibiery.com/midlife-coaching-programs (https://www.sharibiery.com/midlife-coaching-programs) ⭐️Find a National Board Certified Health Coach (NBHWC directory): https://members.nbhwc.org/search/custom.asp?id=6956 (https://members.nbhwc.org/search/custom.asp?id=6956) 📗 Read It's Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://www.sharibiery.com) 📖 Join Shari on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

8. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Something Feels Off in Midlife & Here's Where to Start

   Something has been quietly asking for your attention. Not a crisis. Not a dramatic shift. Just a low hum underneath everything that you haven't had a name for yet. In this episode, Shari opens the Coming Home series, a seven-part conversation about what it actually looks like to find your way back to yourself in midlife. She names the three ways that feeling tends to show up for women, and offers one small place to start. Key Takeaways What you're feeling isn't weakness or a flaw. It's a signal worth paying attention to. The feeling of being "off" in midlife tends to show up in one of three ways: bone-level exhaustion from giving too much for too long, disconnection from a body that's changing without explanation, or a quiet identity question underneath everything. You don't need a solution yet. Getting a name for what you're carrying is the first step, and it's more powerful than most people expect. The Coming Home series is seven episodes on coming back to yourself in midlife. Each episode stands on its own, so wherever you're starting, you're in the right place. Naming where you are doesn't require a fix or a plan. It requires honesty about what you've actually been carrying. Resources 📗 Read It's Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://www.sharibiery.com) 📖 Join Shari on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

9. 

   1 Sept 2026

   The Guilt Women Feel Taking Care of Themselves & How to Stop

   If you've ever felt guilty for taking twenty quiet minutes to yourself, this episode was made for you. Shari names the pattern behind that guilt, the Helium Hand, and shares three small, real shifts that make room for a different response. Key Takeaways The guilt you feel taking care of yourself isn't proof you're doing something wrong. It's a habit built one automatic yes at a time, and habits can shift. The Helium Hand: the reflex of your hand going up to volunteer before you've actually decided you have the time. The guilt usually doesn't show up when you say yes. It shows up the one time you say no, and that's worth noticing. Three small shifts: pause for one breath before answering a request, use a placeholder phrase and name the guilt out loud when it shows up. You don't have to overhaul your life to feel a shift. The pause just needs a place to live. Resources 🚫 Free video series: 3 Ways to Say No Without Guilt — three days, under ten minutes each: https://www.sharibiery.com/3-ways-to-say-no (https://www.sharibiery.com/3-ways-to-say-no) 📗 Read It's Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://www.sharibiery.com) 📖 Join Shari on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) Companion Substack article: The Guilt Was Never About the Bath — https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/the-guilt-was-never-about-the-bath (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/the-guilt-was-never-about-the-bath) 💪 Join Nourish You Live: A guided 4-week coaching experience to help midlife women nourish, move, and rest in a way that actually fits real life: https://www.sharibiery.com/nourish-you-live (https://www.sharibiery.com/nourish-you-live) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

10. 

    25 Aug 2026

    The Perimenopause Talk You Should Have Had Years Ago

    We got the talk in 5th grade. We had books for puberty and pregnancy. But nobody sat us down for this one. In this episode Shari gives you the perimenopause conversation you should have had years ago, naming the symptoms nobody connected for you, explaining what your hormones are actually doing, and giving you four specific things to bring to your next appointment. Key Takeaways Perimenopause can begin as early as the late 30s and last more than a decade. It is far more than hot flashes. Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and serotonin all shift during this transition, and together they affect sleep, mood, memory, metabolism, joints, skin, and identity. Normal lab results do not mean nothing is wrong. Hormone levels fluctuate and one blood test on one day does not tell the whole story. Hormone therapy is not for everyone, but every woman deserves an educated and compassionate conversation about it. Lifestyle habits matter, including the way you sleep, nourish yourself, move, and respond to stress. These are things you have real influence over. You do not have to figure this out alone. Supportive environments exist to help you make one small shift at a time. Resources 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz) 📗 Read It's Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://www.sharibiery.com) 📖 Join Me on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) 🔍 Find a Certified Menopause Practitioner: https://www.menopause.org (https://www.menopause.org) 💪 Join Nourish You Live: A guided 4-week coaching experience to help midlife women nourish, move, and rest in a way that actually fits real life: https://www.sharibiery.com/nourish-you-live (https://www.sharibiery.com/nourish-you-live) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

11. 

    18 Aug 2026

    Why Midlife Health Is Never Just One Thing

    If you've been trying to feel better and nothing seems to stick, this episode will change how you think about your health. Shari explains the stress-hormone loop connecting your exhaustion, your cravings, the weight that won't shift, and the sleep that won't come and why no supplement targets it, because no supplement can. Your body isn't failing you. You just haven't had the right map. Key Takeaways A supplement that didn’t work isn’t a character flaw. You were likely handed a solution before anyone explained the actual problem. Wellness is a $6.8 trillion industry, headed toward $9.8 trillion. Not all of that is motivated by your health. Stress, cortisol, blood sugar, and sleep aren’t separate problems, they’re one loop. No supplement fixes a loop. Wellness is dials, not a checklist: nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, sunshine, relationships, gut health, mental health, beliefs, hydration, purpose, body literacy. Life knocks the dials off. That’s not failure. Knowing your dials turns disruption into adjustment. You can’t lifestyle-choice your way out of believing you have no control. The belief has to shift first. Resources 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz) 📗 Read It's Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book) 🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://www.sharibiery.com) 📖 Join Me on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) 🎧 Free Audio Resource— 5-Minute Stress Release and Reset: https://www.sharibiery.com/5-minute-stress-release (https://www.sharibiery.com/5-minute-stress-release) 📅 Free Live Training — Steady Again (August 25, 7pm EST): https://www.sharibiery.com/steady-again (https://www.sharibiery.com/steady-again) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Listen on Your Favorite Podcast Platform (https://pod.link/6788453366) Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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    11 Aug 2026

    Midlife Body Changes and the Simple Habits That Help

    If your body has been feeling unfamiliar and nothing seems to work the way it used to, Shari offers a health coach's perspective on what may be happening and simple habits that can help. Your body has been trying to get your attention. This episode helps you start listening. Key Takeaways Your body is not broken, not betraying you, and not the problem. It’s the messenger. Fatigue, brain fog, cravings, and unpredictable moods aren’t random or weakness. They’re information. Hormones fluctuate and decline in midlife, affecting sleep, mood, energy, metabolism, and brain function, not just your cycle. Chronic stress and hormonal shifts amplify each other through a cycle Midlife doesn’t respond well to force. It responds to rhythm, in nourishment, movement, rest, and how you listen to yourself. Small, consistent changes can shift energy and mood more than a complete overhaul. Resources 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz)📗 Read It’s Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book)🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://www.sharibiery.com)📖 Join Me on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Listen on Your Favorite Podcast Platform (https://pod.link/6788453366) There’s More on Substack Subscribe for free and receive written reflections and honest writing about coming back to yourself in midlife. When you're ready to go deeper, the It's Your Turn Circle is a paid community with live conversations, community chat, and a monthly Q&A. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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    4 Aug 2026

    Why Midlife Friendships Get Hardier And What Can Help

    If your friendships have felt different lately and you can’t quite put your finger on why, hearing these words might help. Shari names the pattern behind midlife friendship drift, why it’s not a reflection of you, and what can actually help you reconnect. Key Takeaways Midlife friendships rarely end with a fight. They end quietly, through a move, retirement, or a life that simply shifts direction. In 1990, about four in ten women reported having six or more close friends. Today that number has dropped to roughly one in four. This loss is structural, not personal. The systems that used to create connection without effort (school, neighborhoods, the office, playgroups) have dissolved. When we think it’s a “you problem,” we turn inward and stop reaching out. When we understand it’s a “season problem,” we can start building differently. Reaching out first, naming the loss out loud, and letting go of needing connection to look the way it used to are all small ways to start rebuilding. A loss is still a loss, even when nothing went wrong and no one’s at fault. Resources 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz (https://www.sharibiery.com/quiz)📗 Read It’s Your Turn: https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book (https://www.sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book)🌐 Website: https://www.sharibiery.com (https://www.sharibiery.com)📖 Join Me on Substack: https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/start-here) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. Listen on Your Favorite Podcast Platform (https://pod.link/6788453366) There’s More Waiting for You on Substack Subscribe for free and receive written reflections and honest writing about coming back to yourself in midlife. When you're ready to go deeper, the It's Your Turn Circle is a paid community with live conversations, community chat, and a monthly Q&A. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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    28 Jul 2026

    Who Am I Now That My Kids Don't Need Me the Same Way?

    If the kids leaving has left a strange quiet behind, and you're not sure who you are without that role, listen in. Shari explores the identity shift nobody warns you about in midlife, and the simple question that can crack something open for you. Key Takeaways * The role of mother gave you a clear answer to who you were. As that role changes, the question “who am I now” can show up uninvited. * This applies whether you were a stay-at-home mom or building a career alongside motherhood. Both versions can lose the same sense of identity. * This transition often comes with real grief, not dramatic, but genuine, even when there’s also pride in what you built. * You can be proud of what you built and grieve the version of yourself who built it. * This season isn’t a loss. It’s an opening. The woman underneath the role didn’t disappear, she adapted. * Coming back to yourself in this season is not starting over. It’s coming home. Resources 🎯 Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz: sharibiery.com/quiz 📗 Get the book It’s Your Turn: sharibiery.com/its-your-turn-book 🌐 Website: sharibiery.com 📖 Read on Substack: sharibiery.substack.com Related Substack Article (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/what-nobody-is-telling-women-about-their-own-health): About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. There’s More Waiting for You on Substack Subscribe for free and receive written reflections and honest writing about coming back to yourself in midlife. When you're ready to go deeper, the It's Your Turn Circle is a paid community with live conversations, community chat, and a monthly Q&A. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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    21 Jul 2026

    You Are Allowed to Ask for More

    If you've ever left a doctor's appointment feeling more dismissed than helped, this episode is for you. Shari shares the moment that changed how she advocates for her own health, and the simple shifts that can help you do the same. Key Takeaways * If a provider dismisses what you’re feeling, that’s not the end of the road, and it’s not a reflection of what’s wrong with you. * The healthcare system has real gaps. That’s a structural problem, not a personal failure on any one provider’s part. * Taking care of yourself is advocating for yourself. Asking a different question, seeking a second opinion, and finding the right provider all count as advocacy. * A small, repeated promise (Shari’s sticky note: “Today is the day I start taking care of me first”) can be the beginning of real change. * You’re allowed to keep looking until you find support that actually fits, even if it means looking outside your usual systems. * Being the CEO of your own health means playing an active role rather than waiting for someone else to name what you’re feeling. Resources * It’s Your Turn (https://sharibiery.com), Shari’s book (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/its-your-turn) * Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz (https://sharibiery.com/quiz) * Related Substack Article (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/what-nobody-is-telling-women-about-their-own-health) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. This show lives on Substack, but there’s more waiting for you here. It’s Your Turn on Substack (https://sharibiery.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips) There's more waiting for you on Substack.Subscribe for free and receive written reflections and honest writing about coming back to yourself in midlife. When you're ready to go deeper, the It's Your Turn Circle is a paid community with live conversations, community chat, and a monthly Q&A. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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    18 Jul 2026

    Why You Feel Burned Out In Midlife

    Feel like you're always running on empty? In this episode, Shari names the pattern of constant motion without real rest or return, and explains why it isn't a discipline problem or a time management problem. This episode is for the woman who is tired of pushing through and ready to understand what's actually driving the exhaustion. Key Takeaways * The Spin Cycle is the feeling of constant motion without ever feeling like you’re getting anywhere that matters. * Burnout in midlife is not a discipline problem, a time management problem, or a willpower problem. It’s a disconnection problem. * The Messy Web (purpose, sacrifice, identity, life transitions, financial pressure, self-worth) is layered, and pulling on one thread tightens the others. * Midlife changes the equation. Your body has less buffer for overextension, not because you’re weaker, but because you’re wiser. * Slowing the spin doesn’t mean doing less. It means questioning the patterns running in the background. * One honest question can start to shift everything Resources * It’s Your Turn (https://sharibiery.com), Shari’s book (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/its-your-turn) * Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz (https://sharibiery.com/quiz) * Related Substack Article (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/the-kind-of-tired-that-sleep-doesnt) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. This show lives on Substack, but there’s more waiting for you here. There’s More on Substack Subscribe for free and receive written reflections and honest writing about coming back to yourself in midlife. When you're ready to go deeper, the It's Your Turn Circle is a paid community with live conversations, community chat, and a monthly Q&A. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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    15 Jul 2026

    The Moment I Realized It Was My Turn

    It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. If you’ve spent years being the steady one, the reliable one, the one everyone counted on, you’re in the right place. Shari shares the moment that cracked something open, a Navy retirement ceremony, a folded flag, and four quiet words that gave her permission to finally take her turn. Learn the story behind It's Your Turn and why midlife might be your homecoming. Key Takeaways * Midlife is not a crisis to survive, it’s a homecoming to find your way back to. * Many women feel off even when life looks fine on the outside, because something quietly went missing along the way. * The C.A.L.M. Method has four parts: Clarity, Awareness, Learning, and Mindset, and each one supports women in coming back to themselves. * This show isn’t about hustle, pressure, or quick fixes. It’s about honest conversation and grounded support. * You don’t have to blow up your whole life to come back to yourself. * You’ve held a lot for a long time. This podcast is a reminder that you count too. Resources * It’s Your Turn (https://sharibiery.com), Shari’s book (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/its-your-turn) * Take the free Midlife Spark Type Quiz (https://sharibiery.com/quiz) * Related Substack Article (https://sharibiery.substack.com/p/its-your-turn-founding-essay) About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. This show lives on Substack, but there’s more waiting for you here. There’s More Waiting for You on Substack (https://sharibiery.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips) Subscribe for free and receive written reflections and honest writing about coming back to yourself in midlife. When you're ready to go deeper, the It's Your Turn Circle is a paid community with live conversations, community chat, and a monthly Q&A. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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    7 Jul 2026

    It's Your Turn with Shari Biery Official Trailer

    It’s Your Turn with Shari Biery is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to take their turn and create space for new passions, purpose, and possibilities. In this short trailer, Shari introduces the show, who it’s for, and what you can expect every week. If you’ve spent years showing up for everyone else and quietly lost the thread back to yourself, this is for you. CONVERSATIONS WE’RE HAVING Each week, Shari shares honest reflections on the patterns shaping how you live, what your body is trying to tell you, and what becomes possible when you finally choose yourself. * Why do I feel so exhausted all the time? * Why does taking care of myself feel so hard? * Why do I feel guilty when I put myself first? * Why don’t I recognize myself anymore? * What is my body trying to tell me? * Why does rest feel so uncomfortable? * How do I stop putting myself last? * What do I actually need right now? * How do I create a life that includes me? * What becomes possible when it’s finally my turn? About Your Host, Shari Biery National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, author of It’s Your Turn, speaker, and creator of the C.A.L.M. Method™. An avid podcast listener herself, Shari knows what it means to find a voice that gets you through a hard season. Now she’s bringing that same honesty to midlife women everywhere. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe so you never miss one. This show lives on Substack, but there’s more waiting for you here. There’s more waiting for you on Substack Subscribe for free and receive written reflections and honest writing about coming back to yourself in midlife. When you're ready to go deeper, the It's Your Turn Circle is a paid community with live conversations, community chat, and a monthly Q&A. Get full access to It's Your Turn with Shari Biery at sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe (https://sharibiery.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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