School of Midlife

About School of Midlife

This is the podcast for high-achieving women in midlife who want to make midlife their best life. Women who have worked their entire lives, whether that’s in a traditional career or as the CEO of their household, or for many women, both. And they look around at their life in midlife, and think “I’ve worked my ass off for this?” They have everything they always thought they ever wanted, but for some reason, it feels like something is missing. This is the podcast for midlife women who are experiencing all sorts of physical changes in their bodies, while navigating changes in every other part of their lives, too: friendships, family life, work life. This is the podcast for midlife women who find themselves wide-awake at 2.00am, asking themselves big questions like “what do I want?” “is it too late for me?”, and “what’s my legacy beyond my family and my work?” Each week, we’re answering these questions and more at the School of Midlife. When it comes to midlife, there are a lot of people talking about menopause and having a midlife crisis. This isn’t one of those podcasts. While we may occasionally talk about the menopausal transition, but that’s not our focus. Because we believe that midlife is so much more than menopause. And it’s certainly not a crisis. At the School of Midlife, we’re looking to make midlife our best life.

Publisher

Laurie Reynoldson

Category

education · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Mar 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

51 of 276 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   193. "I Could Never": Why Are You Still Asking Permission to Live Your Own Life?

   Host Laurie explores why people say "I could never" and seek permission to live their own lives, sharing insights from her time in France.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   192. Your Mother-in-Law Passes Away on Monday. Your Flight Leaves on Wednesday. Now What?

   Host Laurie explores how Human Design helps navigate unexpected life events when her mother-in-law passes away just before her planned trip to France.

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   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   191. "Must Be Nice": What Women Actually Mean When They Say That

   Host Laurie explores why women say "must be nice" and reveals what it truly takes to build a fulfilling life.

Inside a recent episode

191. "Must Be Nice": What Women Actually Mean When They Say That

Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I just happened to mention, well, you know, there's an extra spot if you want to come along. And she's like, oh, no, no, no, no, no. I could never do that. Like, I just, I don't have the time. But it's interesting because one woman responded with, it must be nice, which was essentially, she's judging it, right? Versus the hygienist who looked at it and thought, that sounds amazing. It's super inspirational, but not for me. I have found that there are typically two ways women respond when they see another woman doing something that looks different than the norm. And that is they either see possibility or they get a little judgy about it, right? […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

42 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

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

Quality

97

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

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