Navigating Between The Lines
Daily conversations brought into episodes to validate the human experience by blending honest storytelling, humor and healing. Empowering women through life's transitions.
Episodes
51 episodes
Why Are We So Busy? | NBTL Revisited
RUNNING IT BACK: NBTL Revisited 🎙️We say it constantly.. life goes so fast.And then we turn around and fill every available inch of it.This week I’m running it all the way back to Episode 3, Between the Minutes. I recorded ...
40 Things I’ve Learned by 40
I’m turning 40 and I love a list.40 things I’ve learned about life, friendship, grief, heartbreak, ambition, starting over, and figuring out who you are along the way.Some are big, like knowing you can be sad and still have a real...
When Did Summer Stop Feeling Like Summer?
Join me on SubstackFollow InstagramSome weeks deserve a plan. This wasn't one of them.This week we're talking ...
The Best Part About Getting Older (Turning 40 Has Terrible Marketing)
Follow Along Support The Show I turn 40 in a few weeks, and if I'm being honest... I thought it would feel different. Somewhere along the way we decided every decade comes with a reputation. Your 20s are for figuring it out. Your 30s are for bu...
Nothing Hurts More Than Starting to Heal
It'll be four years this week since I lost my mom. For a long time, I thought surviving was the hardest part. Just making it through the next hour, the next day, the next week. But nobody prepared me for what came after. The first time I laughed w...
Is It Just Me… or Are Millennials Different?
Is it just me… or are millennials actually different?This week on Navigating Between the Lines, I'm diving into all the things that make our generation... well, us. From AIM, Blockbuster and MapQuest to LOL, ankle socks, paper gro...
The Women Who Look Like They Have It All Together - With Jill Zagar, Owner of Pink Lemonade
On paper, Jill Zagar has it all together. She's the owner of Pink Lemonade, a mom of two, and the leader of a business that's grown from one small storefront into four locations. But behind ...
More Than Skincare: Peptides, Aging & Everything In Between with Meredith Kent
Meredith Kent from Skin CoLab is back on Navigating Between the Lines, and we cover everything from Botox, peptides and skincare trends to social media, raising teenagers, confidence, getting older and l...
41 Years, 120 Miles & My Dad
For Father's Day, I'm sharing a story that's been part of my life for as long as I can remember.My dad has raced the AuSable River Canoe Marathon for 41 years. I've raced it twice...
The Pressure to Optimize Everything (Especially Your Health)
How did taking care of ourselves become so complicated?One minute we're talking about sleep. The next we're comparing magnesium supplements, cortisol levels, protein intake, fasting schedules, blood work, weighted vests, and whatever hea...
The Golden Ages
School is out, the summer calendar is full, and lately I can't stop thinking about one thing.. What is it that we miss so much about summer?This week I'm talking about 90s summers, Camp Nowhere, baseball games, childhood memories, and wh...
Questions Women Secretly Google at 2AM - With Dr. Sara DeNolf
This week on Navigating Between the Lines, Maggie sits down with OB-GYN Dr. Sara DeNolf for the women’s health conversation that usually happens in group chats, late night Google searches, or quietly in our own heads.They get into pregna...
The Difference Between Catching Up & Real Connection
This week on Navigating Between the Lines, Maggie talks about adult friendships, emotional safety, and why some people feel easy to be around... while others leave you overthinking every interaction afterward. From follow up texts and random ph...
Estate Planning Sounds Boring... Until It’s Your Family - With Matt Eilers
We'll spend months researching strollers and preschool waitlist, but avoid having actual plans in place for our families.This week I sat down with Matt Eilers from Medalist Wealth Management ...
May Is a Lot (And So Is Motherhood Right Now)
This week feels like a lot… and if you’re a mom, you already know why.School events, sports, work, birthdays, the invisible mental load… and somehow we’re also supposed to slow down and “enjoy it.”I sat down with someone I know to...
If You Can’t Pivot, Life Gets a Lot Harder Than It Needs to Be
This week didn’t go as planned and that’s exactly the point.In this episode, I’m talking about pivoting. The small, everyday kind and the bigger life shifts we don’t always see coming. What happens when the plan falls apart? When somethi...
The Version of Mother’s Day We Don’t Talk About
Mother’s Day is supposed to be simple. Flowers, brunch, cards. But for a lot of us, it’s not.In this episode, I’m talking about the version of Mother’s Day we don’t always say out loud.. the one that holds gratitude & gri...
I Was Fine All Day & Then Spiraled at 12:40AM: Nighttime Anxiety & Overthinking
If you’ve ever gone to bed thinking you were completely fine only to find yourself spiraling in the middle of the night, this episode will hit.In this episode, Maggie talks about the kind of anxiety that doesn’t show up during the day, t...
How to Deal With Grief After Losing a Parent: What No One Tells You About Loss & Healing
Spring break week and Grief 101 is one of my most listened to episodes and it feels like the right time to share it again.Coming up on four years after losing my mom, I’m reminded that grief doesn’t leave, it just changes shape....
Life Lately: Spring Break, Real Life & Everything At Once
This week is… a little bit of everything.Spring break is coming up, life feels full, and I’m in that very real space of holding excitement and heaviness at the same time—planning a trip while also saying goodbye to my 91-year-old grandma...
The Part of Success You Don’t See: Fear, Pivots & Starting Over with Kasie Smith
In this episode of Navigating Between the Lines, Maggie sits down with Kasie Smith, owner of Serendipity Media and founder of West Michigan Woman, for a conversation that goes far beyond the highlight reel.From building a multi-...
Same City, Different Versions of Me: Chicago
There are certain places you keep going back to and every time, they feel a little different.In this episode of Navigating Between the Lines, I’m taking you through Chicago, but not as a travel guide. More like a timeline. The s...
Friendship Breakups in Your 30s: Why They Hurt More Than Dating
Friendship breakups are one of the most painful parts of adulthood — and somehow we barely talk about them.In this episode of Navigating Between the Lines, Maggie reflects on why friendships can be so meaningful… and why it hurt...
Life Lately: Kids Growing Up, Missing My Mom & The Moments In Between
I sat down to record this week and realized I didn’t really have a “topic.” But sometimes the most honest conversations come from just talking about what life actually feels like lately.In this episode, I’m sharing a real-life catch-up —...
Stop Saving the Good Outfit: A Spring Style Reset with Matt Sova
Spring always feels like a reset and this week we’re talking about how to reset your closet without chasing every trend.I sat down with stylist and personal shopper Matt Sova to talk about spring fashion trends, finding your personal ...