Welcome to Life Lessons in Hindsight, the podcast where we explore the wisdom that comes from looking back — because midlife is the perfect time to reflect, refocus, and recalibrate your dreams. I’m Teresia, a certified life and mindset coach for women over 40. If you’re like me, by this point you have worn many hats: I’ve been a nurse practitioner, worked in public health and chemical engineering; and I’m also a mum, ex-wife, daughter, sister, and friend. Like you, I’ve experienced the highs of success and the hard knocks of life – each experience has offered a lesson. Let’s unpack the stories that have shaped us and learn from them so we can thrive in our next chapter.
In this episode, I’m diving into a challenge many women over 40 quietly face when they’re ready to start something new—sharing a dream too soon with the wrong person. Whether it’s starting a business, going back to school, making a bold career shift, or simply stepping into a more authentic version of yourself, your dreams deserve the right environment to grow. I share a personal moment that showed me just how fragile a new dream can be—and why this one mistake can shut down midlife transfor...
21 Aug 2025
8. How to Escape a Shame Spiral
Welcome back to Life Lessons in Hindsight, I took a bit of a break this summer but am excited to be back here with you. In this newest episode, I share a story about helping my college-bound son break free from a cycle of shame and how it reminded me of the same work I need to keep doing in my own life. What I’ve realized is that shame isn’t the real problem, negative emotions aren’t the real problem, instead, the real problem is when we get stuck in them—paralyzed, hiding, and unable to move...
26 Jun 2025
Emotional Resilience: Why Doing Hard Things Is the Path to Growth
The host reflects on emotional resilience, explores its meaning beyond mindset, and examines how embracing discomfort fosters personal growth in this solo episode.
12 Jun 2025
How to Build Financial Autonomy and Trust Yourself With Big Decisions
The host shares a personal story, reflecting on past financial decisions within her marriage and illustrating the importance of reclaiming autonomy and self-trust in financial matters.
29 May 2025
Activation Energy: The Missing Skill Behind Every Unfinished Goal
Host explores the concept of activation energy, revealing how it impacts goal completion and provides strategies for overcoming inertia to turn ideas into reality.
22 May 2025
10 Steps to Creating the Life You Want
Is the life that you want to live so crystal clear in your mind, but you’re stuck on how to actually get there? In this episode, I’m sharing the 10 things you need to start doing to have the courage to live a life that truly feels like yours. These are the mindset shifts and habits I’ve leaned on during the hardest moments of my life—like walking away from a marriage, shifting careers multiple times, and rebuilding belief in myself. Whether you’re stuck, scared, or simply craving more joy and...
15 May 2025
Emotional Adulthood: Taking Ownership in Your Relationships
In this episode, I’m opening up about a behavior I used for years that sabotaged my relationships: the silent treatment. I share how it became my go-to response in conflict, why it felt justified at the time, and the deeper emotional roots that kept me stuck in emotional childhood. Is there something that you may be weaponizing in your closest relationships? Or maybe bad behavior that you keep returning to, even if you don’t want to? In this episode, I walk you through the four steps that hel...
8 May 2025
Thought Work in Real Life: What to do when your mind turns against you
You are here because you're interested in thought work, you want to learn how to have a better relationship with yourself and others. You want to learn how to use your mind to do the things you want, and you probably want to understand why the hell you keep doing things you don't want. I bet underneath it all, you just want to feel better. I know that's what I'm constantly trying to do. On this show, I promise to share some practical tips, tools with this episode and all episodes. I want to s...
1 May 2025
Personal Transformation: Why it matters and where to start
In this inaugural episode of Life Lessons in Hindsight, I’m sharing two of the most powerful principles I live by: knowing what I truly want and learning to stop running from discomfort. I think this will serve as a great foundation for the episodes to come. Over the years, I’ve seen so many women—myself included—create lives that look good on the outside but feel misaligned on the inside. Through my own journey, including the hard decision to end an 18-year marriage, I’ve learned how essenti...
2 Jan 2025
Introducing: Life Lessons in Hindsight
Join host, Dr. Laura Berman Fortgang, and her guests as they share heartfelt stories and practical insights to help women over 40 break free from exhaustion and live with intention and purpose.
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