Life Repurposed

About Life Repurposed

Midlife Repurposed with Michelle Rayburn is for anyone walking through the complexities of midlife—navigating changes, asking big questions, and just wanting someone who understands. It’s a space where the conversations are real, grace-filled, and compassionate with fewer expectations and more empathy. While the heart of Midlife Repurposed grows out of faith, it isn’t religious programming. It’s a welcoming place where hope is grounded in a gentle, faith-based perspective, never in preaching or dogma. michellerayburn.substack.com (https://michellerayburn.substack.com/s/midlife-repurposed-podcast?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Michelle Rayburn

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Sept 2018

Latest episode

11 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

18 of 255 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Inviting Strangers Past the Porch

   In this episode of Midlife Repurposed, Michelle Rayburn invites listeners into her century-old home—and into the vulnerable places of her midlife journey. Drawing parallels between opening her doors to strangers and sharing her inner self through writing, she reflects on the messiness, memories, and ongoing renovations of both her house and her life. Michelle explores themes of faith, change, and authenticity, offering encouragement to anyone navigating the complex process of repurposing their own story in midlife. This episode is a voiceover of a Substack article. Read the article here: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellerayburn.substack.com (https://michellerayburn.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   10 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Gezellig: A Dutch Word that Feels Like Home

   In this episode, Michelle unpacks the Dutch concept of gezellig, a word that embodies warmth, connection, and belonging—and reflects on how it speaks directly to her midlife longings. Drawing from her Dutch heritage, she revisits the faith-filled, family-centered rhythms that shaped her childhood and discovers how those same practices offer grounding and joy in this season of life. Rather than viewing midlife as a time to step back, Michelle considers it a time to stay engaged, to keep gathering, and to welcome others into the cozy, lived-in spaces where real life happens. This episode offers an invitation to create a sense of home that goes beyond décor or atmosphere and becomes a lived expression of rootedness, faith, and shared experience. Some things can’t be defined. They can only be felt. Read the full text from the article for which this episode is a voiceover: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellerayburn.substack.com (https://michellerayburn.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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   16 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   When Faith and Diet Culture Collide

   Every January, the church flyers reappear. “Faith-based wellness.” “Biblical fitness.” And every time, I feel the echo of an old wound I’m still healing from. My faith and my attempts to change my body size have a long history. I’ve been untangling diet culture from that faith space in midlife. This episode is a voiceover of the Substack blog post of the same title. If you prefer to get content in your earbuds, I have you covered! If you like to read, see the link below. Read the post: https://michellerayburn.substack.com/p/when-faith-and-diet-culture-collide (https://michellerayburn.substack.com/p/when-faith-and-diet-culture-collide) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellerayburn.substack.com (https://michellerayburn.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

Inside a recent episode

Inviting Strangers Past the Porch

Published 11 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Our home is a century-old former country church with a parsonage attached. And although they were strangers, visiting our home was a reunion for them, like coming home. They brought photos and scrapbooks of weddings, Bible school, and potlucks. They also brought stories from decades ago of what it was before the sanctuary became our family room and the office became my craft storage area. when they had sleepovers with PKs, preacher's kids, and meals with the pastor's family. When you see your stuff through a stranger's eyes, it's vulnerable. Having someone see the main rooms is one thing, but having them peek into the recesses where you've kept things for nearly two decades is different. […]

Who has been a guest on Life Repurposed

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• Cheryl Grey Bostrom
• Clarissa Moll
• Dr Mikala Albertson

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

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Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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