Midlife Moves

About Midlife Moves

Midlife Moves is your go-to podcast for navigating the messy, magical middle of life with humor, honesty, and a little bit of sass. Hosted by Heather Francis—a 40-something mom of four, stroke survivor, gym rat, and perpetual work in progress—this show is all about redefining what midlife looks and feels like. Each week, we'll talk about leveling up in health, relationships, parenting, mindset, and more—with guests who get it and solo episodes that feel like a heart-to-heart with your smartest, funniest friend. No toxic positivity. No pretending it's all figured out. Just real conversations about making bold moves and becoming the version of yourself you actually want to be. Midlife isn't the end. It's the plot twist. Let's make it a good one. Connect with Heather on IG @heathermoves_

Publisher

Heather Francis

Category

society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Mar 2025

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 49 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Strong Mom Strong Girl With Andrea

   In this episode, I'm super excited to be joined by Andrea from Strong Mom Strong Girl. We talked about what to do when your daughter experiences bullying, friendship drama, exclusion, or mean girl behavior. In this episode we discuss: How your reaction shapes your daughter's reactions. Ways to discuss bullying and friendship issues with your daughters. Talking with other parents about their kid's behavior. 🎧 Listen now & tag us with your takeaways: @HeatherMoves @themidlifemovespodcast Connect with Andrea: Instagram: @strongmomstronggirl

2. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Getting Better Sleep With Morgan Adams

   Have you been tossing and turning? Or maybe you wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep? If any of this sounds familiar, this episode is for you. This week I sit down with sleep coach Morgan Adams to crack the code to reliable, lasting sleep habits. In this episode we cover: Aligning your Circadian Rhythm. The different stages of sleep. How to get consistent, lasting sleep. 🎧 Listen now & tag us with your takeaways: @HeatherMoves @themidlifemovespodcast Connect with Morgan: morganadamswellness.com Instagram: @morganadams.wellness

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   25 Aug 2026

   2026 Back To School

   In this episode I talk about the back to school process this year, how it's been the same, how it's differed, and how we're all feeling about it. 🎧 Listen now & tag us with your takeaways: @HeatherMoves @themidlifemovespodcast

Inside a recent episode

Finding Balance In Business With Beth Mazza

Published 16 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's terrible. So as an entrepreneur, you can't do that or you'll fold your business. And so that just kind of forced me to pivot, pivot, pivot, and then make a really big pivot. And I think now looking back on both those businesses and now being in another one now, I just assume I've probably made a bunch of mistakes in the last hour, you know? So like I've become very sensitized to, am I seeing it early enough? Do I have the data? Am I moving too quickly to fix it when it's not even a problem or vice versa? Yeah. Yeah. I don't get too caught up with my ego anymore because my assumption is I am definitely making mistakes. […]

Who has been a guest on Midlife Moves

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Anne Taylor Hartzell
• Heather Francis
• Dr Julie Militello
• Natasha Bryant
• Kristine Gardner

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

198

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

0

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