Life Begins at Midlife

About Life Begins at Midlife

Welcome to Life Begins at Midlife, the podcast for you if you look like you’ve got it all together… but know something isn’t right. This is where you stop pretending everything’s fine. In Season 2, we go deeper into the patterns keeping you stuck in midlife... people-pleasing, losing yourself in roles, over-functioning, and staying small to keep the peace. Through honest conversations, solo episodes and guest interviews, you’ll see what’s really been running your life and what it takes to change it. This isn’t about starting over. It’s about coming back to who you are. From invisible to unstoppable.

Publisher

Jacqui Bourne

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Apr 2024

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026

   The People-Pleasing Woman: Why Saying No Feels So Bloody Hard

   Jacqui explores why saying no can feel so difficult, how people-pleasing leads to exhaustion and resentment, and why setting boundaries doesn’t make you selfish.

2. 

   9 Sept 2026

   The Good Girl: When Doing Everything Right Stops Feeling Right

   In this episode, Jacqui explores the Good Girl identity and what happens when a lifetime of following the rules, keeping the peace and doing everything “right” stops feeling right for you.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026

   The Stories You Keep Playing on Repeat

   The stories you tell yourself shape the choices you make, but that doesn’t mean they’re true. In this solo episode, Jacqui explores where these repeated stories come from, how they quietly keep us stuck and what can happen when we finally question the script and choose a story that fits the woman we are becoming.

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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