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Own Your Midlife Podcast: Hormones, Perimenopause & Reinvention for Women 40+

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by Susie McLean

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Own Your Midlife is a podcast for women in their 40s+ navigating midlife transitions, perimenopause, changing hormones, career pivots, and the deep desire for reinvention. It's a space for heartfelt conversations about confidence, clarity, identity, and all the messy, beautiful shifts that happen in this season of life. Host Susie McLean sits down with inspiring guests and shares real stories, practical tools, and gentle nudges that help you reconnect with your voice, trust your intuition, and take the next small step toward a life that feels true to you. If you've ever thought "I'm not where I expected to be," or wondered what's next for you, you're not alone. This podcast supports women who want to show up for themselves, feel better in their bodies, understand their changing hormones, rebuild confidence, and create a fulfilling second act. So grab your earbuds, settle in, and let's navigate this season together.

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June 16, 2026

Divorce in Midlife: The Emotional Survival Guide for Women Starting Over with Oona Metz

<p class="p1">Divorce can feel overwhelming, heartbreaking, and incredibly lonely, especially in midlife when so much of your life feels intertwined with your marriage, family, finances, identity, and future.</p> <p class="p1">In this episode we talk about the emotional side of divorce that so many women struggle through quietly. Oona shares the five phases of divorce grief, what to do first when you don't know where to start, how to protect your mental health through the process, and why the emotional rollercoaster you're feeling may be more normal than you think.</p> <p class="p1">Today I'm sitting down with Oona Metz, author of <a href="https://www.oonametz.com/book-unhitched">Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women</a>. Oona is a therapist with 30 years of clinical experience and has spent the past 15 years helping women navigate divorce. She leads three weekly divorce support groups and trains mental health professionals to support women through divorce.</p> <p class="p1">Oona shares what she has seen happen for hundreds of women in midlife who once believed divorce was the worst thing that could happen, only to later find healing, growth, confidence, and even joy again.<br /> <br /> This conversation is going to give you a roadmap for what to expect, how to move through this emotionally, and hope for what's possible on the other side.<br /> <br /></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">✨</span> In this episode, we discuss:</p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li2"><span class="s3">The 5 phases of divorce grief</span></li> <li class="li2"><span class="s3">What to do first when facing separation or divorce</span></li> <li class="li2"><span class="s3">How to protect your mental health during divorce</span></li> <li class="li2"><span class="s3">Why divorce in midlife feels so overwhelming</span></li> <li class="li2"><span class="s3">Financial fears and what women should know</span></li> <li class="li2"><span class="s3">Finding support and rebuilding after heartbreak</span></li> <li class="li2"><span class="s3">Hope, healing, and life after divorce</span></li> </ul> <p><br /> <strong>Connect with Susie McLean</strong><br /> Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/susiemclean.xo/">@susiemclean.xo</a><br /> Email: <a href= "mailto:ownyourmidlifepodcast@gmail.com">ownyourmidlifepodcast@gmail.com</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Connect with Oona Metz</strong><br /> Website: <a href="https://www.oonametz.com">oonametz.com</a><br /> Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/oonametz/">@oonametz</a><br /> Facebook: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/womennavigatingdivorce/">Women Navigating Divorce</a><br /> LinkedIn: <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/oona-metz-licsw-cgp-6a14a41b/">Oona Metz, LICSW, CGP</a><br /> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@OonaMetz">Oona Metz</a><br /> Substack: <a href="https://substack.com/@oonametz">Unhitched: Let's Talk Divorce</a></p> <p>Get Oona's book: <a href= "https://www.oonametz.com/book-unhitched">Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women</a><br /> <br /> Article Mentioned in Episode: <a href= "https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/02/10/divorce-what-to-say-oona-metz"> When Someone You Know Gets Divorced. Condolences or congratulations</a></p>

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June 9, 2026

Why You Feel Disconnected in Your Relationship (And What It's Costing You) with Colette Jane Fehr

<p class="p1">Feeling disconnected in your relationship and not sure why? Wondering if resentment in marriage or emotional distance with your partner is quietly building?</p> <p class="p1">In this powerful conversation, licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, TEDx speaker, and author of The Cost of Quiet, Colette Jane Fehr joins me to talk about the hidden cost of staying quiet in relationships, especially for women who have spent years people pleasing, avoiding conflict, or putting everyone else first. Because sometimes relationship problems don't start with huge fights.</p> <p class="p1">Sometimes it looks like biting your tongue. Keeping the peace. Feeling unseen. Feeling emotionally disconnected in marriage or wondering why your relationship feels "off" even when nothing is technically wrong.</p> <p class="p1">In this episode, we talk about:</p> <p class="p1">✨ The early signs of resentment in relationships and marriage<br /> ✨ Why emotional disconnection happens in long-term relationships<br /> ✨ How people pleasing can quietly damage intimacy<br /> ✨ Better communication in relationships and how to have hard conversations without blowing everything up<br /> ✨ How to rebuild trust after betrayal or infidelity<br /> ✨ Practical tools for healthier communication and emotional connection</p> <p class="p1">Whether you're navigating resentment in your marriage, struggling with communication in a relationship, dealing with emotional distance, or simply trying to understand yourself better in love and midlife, this episode will leave you feeling seen and give you practical tools you can actually start using today.<br /> <br /></p> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>👉 Connect with Colette Jane Fehr:</strong></p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">📚 Get Her Book: <a href= "https://www.colettejanefehr.com/new-book">The Cost of Quiet: How to Have the Hard Conversations That Create Secure, Lasting Love</a></p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">🎙️ Podcast: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2uAm0tXUVPI3RwScvqg2Ge?si=e117b43453c14734"> Insights from the Couch: Real Talk for Women at Midlife</a></p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">🎙️ Relationship Podcast/Radio Show: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/6OnfiFJMy7WOPrkFsyfvhW?si=18dcff73c22d4b4b"> Love Thy Neighbor</a></p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">📱 Follow Colette on: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/colettejanefehr/">Instagram</a></p> <p>🌐 Visit Colette's: <a href= "https://www.colettejanefehr.com/">Website</a></p> <p class="p1">If this episode resonates with you, send it to another woman who needs this conversation.</p> <p class="p1">Connect with Susie: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/susiemclean.xo">Instagram</a><br /> Email Susie: <a href= "mailto:ownyourmidlifepodcast@gmail.com"><span class= "s1">ownyourmidlifepodcast@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p class="p1"> </p>

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June 2, 2026

Why Comparison Hits Differently in Midlife (And What to Do About It)

<p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> If you're in midlife and comparison has been making you feel like you're behind, too late, or like everyone else has figured something out that you haven't, this episode is going to hit home.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> Comparison in midlife feels different than it did in your twenties. Back then it felt like fuel. Now it feels more like a deadline. And that shift is not an accident. It's something a lot of women feeling stuck in midlife are experienced but rarely talk about.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> In this episode we cover:</p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Why comparison feels so much heavier in midlife than it ever did before</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">How to stop letting someone else's timeline mean something about your own</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">What to do the next time comparison shows up. Because it will</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Why holding on too tightly to a plan or a timeline could be costing you your clarity</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">How to start trusting your own path again even when it looks nothing like everyone else's</li> </ul> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> You are not behind. You are not too late. And you are not the only woman in this season of life wondering why everyone else seems to have figured it out.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> If comparison has been quietly convincing you that you missed your window, this episode is your reset.<br /> <br /> Come say hi on Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/susiemclean.xo">https://www.instagram.com/susiemclean.xo</a></p> <p class="p1"> </p>

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What is Own Your Midlife Podcast: Hormones, Perimenopause & Reinvention for Women 40+?

Own Your Midlife is a podcast for women in their 40s+ navigating midlife transitions, perimenopause, changing hormones, career pivots, and the deep desire for reinvention.

It's a space for heartfelt conversations about confidence, clarity, identity, and all the messy, beautiful shifts that happen in this season of life.

Host Susie McLean sits down with inspiring guests and shares real stories, practical tools, and gentle nudges that help you reconnect with your voice, trust your intuition, and take the next small step toward a life that feels true to you.

If you've ever thought "I'm not where I expected to be," or wondered what's next for you, you're not alone.

This podcast supports women who want to show up for themselves, feel better in their bodies, understand their changing hormones, rebuild confidence, and create a fulfilling second act.

So grab your earbuds, settle in, and let's navigate this season together.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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