Talkin about Midlife
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<p>Conversations about life transitions, relationships and trauma for people who want to understand what this life is about.</p>
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Recent Episodes
May 4, 2026
Ep 65 Meeting yourself on the journey with Damianne President
What if the most transformative journey you could take wasn't to a faraway place, but back to yourself? In this episode, I sit down with Damianne President, a coach who helps midlife women use intentional solo travel as a catalyst for self-discovery. Damianne has lived and worked across four continents — from St. Lucia and Canada to India, Sudan, Japan, and now Prague — and her extraordinary cross-cultural life is the foundation of her work. What you'll hear in this conversation: How a Sufi teacher in India told a 20-something Damianne she was "watching her life from the window of a train" and how that moment set her on a completely different path, Why travel, especially to unfamiliar countries, is one of the most powerful developmental tools available to us, and how it works on the nervous system in ways our everyday routines simply don't, The crucial difference between escaping yourself through travel and genuinely meeting yourself and what it looks like when people confuse the two, How Damianne supports clients to stay regulated when travel gets uncomfortable, including Tara Brach's RAIN practice and her own beautifully simple "5 more minutes" approach, Why midlife is such a potent moment for this kind of work, identity is formed but something feels quietly off, and the anonymity of a new place offers the freedom to experiment with who you want to be, The integration piece: why the real transformation happens not on the trip, but in the intentional reflection that follows. There's also a rich conversation about belonging and nervous system regulation, the grief that lives inside unmet aspirations, the way our neurobiology pulls us back toward the familiar, and why shared humanity is the thing that consistently surprises people most when they travel deeply. Damianne makes a distinction that stayed with me long after the conversation ended; the difference between searching for yourself and meeting yourself. They're not the same thing. Connect with Damianne: Website & free guide for beginners: freedomlookslikethis.com/goalone Social media: @Damiannecoaching
April 6, 2026
Ep 64 Roots: Understanding somatic decolonisation with Sasha Ostara
What if the systems that have shaped our world for centuries aren't just political structures but are actually living in your body right now? In this rich conversation, I sit down with my dear friend Sasha Ostara, writer, coach and decolonisation educator, to explore how capitalism, white supremacy, patriarchy, and human supremacy don't just exist "out there"; they show up as chronic tension, hypervigilance, collapsed chests, shame, and the relentless hum of never-enough. Drawing on Sasha's viral blog post and Rupa Marya's book Inflame, we trace how colonisation becomes embodied and what it means to begin the slow, tender work of decolonising from the inside out. In this episode, we explore: The four "legs" of colonialism — human supremacy, white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism — and the distinct somatic signatures each one leaves in the body, Why decolonisation isn't just a political act, but an embodied one: the ideas that have lived in our nervous systems for generations can't be thought away, How white supremacy lands differently in different bodies, as hypervigilance, fear, shame, and disgust; and why those experiences are more interconnected than we often assume, The somatic cost of patriarchy: the tight throat, the collapsed chest, the learned habit of making ourselves smaller and policing our own voices to stay safe, Why men are often the first and most hidden victims of male supremacy; cut off from their own feeling, craving connection but conditioned to perform disconnection, Capitalism as extraction: how the "never enough" of consumerism mirrors the same extractive logic we apply to our bodies, our time, and our life force, What actually happens in the body when safety begins to return — and why healing often feels heavier before it feels lighter, The invitation to move from a mechanistic relationship with our bodies to an ecological one — drawing on Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass and the concept of the Honourable Harvest. There's also a gorgeous thread on the gifts hidden inside perimenopause, the "hungry ghost" of consumerism, and why — as Sasha puts it — the moment we start seeing these systems clearly, we begin changing the paradigm for everyone around us. Find Sasha at: sasha-ostara.com, on instagram @sasha-ostara, tiktok, and facebook.
March 2, 2026
Ep 63 Embracing Sacred Intimacy with Ashley Miley
Today I talk with Ashely Miley, a sacred intimacy coach, about how we can develop a deeper connection with the our sensuality and sexuality. With our life force energy. Ashley talks about her own journey of connecting with her sexuality after long periods of disconnection from her body and what was helpful for her. We discussed how trauma, particularly for people with a history of sexual trauma, disconnects us from our bodies as a strategy of protection and how we can understand that when we look through the contextual lenses of the nervous system and embodiment. Ashely studied music at University and was an orchestral oboe player. For many years this gave her an avenue for self-expression however it got to a point where the rules and processes of a professional classical music career became too constricting for her and she was not able to express who she was anymore. This lead her to pursue training in sexuality and relationship coaching. We talk about this was a natural avenue into connecting with her life force energy and embodied expression. We also discussed: How sensuality is a fabulous bridge to pleasure and often a great starting point when we are feeling really disconnected from our body, We define sacred intimacy and what is actually means in partnership and for also developing a very deep connection with ourselves, How sacred intimacy can take us from performance to pleasure particularly when we are in long term relationships where we might experience intimacy as something we do rather than something we feel, What foundation conditions need to be in place for couple’s to experience greater intimancy especially when their is a history of trauma within the relationship, How reclaiming our sexuality in midlife can be incredibly healing. You can find Ashely at www.thesacredintimacytemple.com .
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<p>Conversations about life transitions, relationships and trauma for people who want to understand what this life is about.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates bi-weekly.
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