Opt to Thrive…for Midlife Women
Opt to Thrive is a health and wellness podcast designed to support, educate, inspire, empower and motivate midlife women to live their healthiest, happiest most fulfilled lives. Motivated by her own life experiences and challenging midlife transition, Dr Corina Sims created Opt to Thrive.
Dr Sims is a rural GP Obstetrician and Menopause Specialist who has a passion for connecting with and empowering other women to be the best version of themselves. Disappointed with the vast amount of contradictory information targeted at menopausal women, Dr Sims also recognised the gap in medicine that has been identified around the globe in managing women going through it. Dr Dims strives to bring evidence based information to those who are searching for answers.
Listen in every week where on one week you’ll find either a short and sweet episode designed to uplift, inspire and give helpful tips to manage your mind and a longer episode the next created to educate and inform.
Opt to Thrive…for Midlife Women
Manage Your Mind Mindful Moment - A Prisoner in Your Own Mind
In this weeks mindful moment, Dr. Corina shares a powerful story about a recent conversation with a friend who seemed to have everything — the dream home, the partner, the businesses, the lifestyle — and yet found themselves caught in an invisible trap: a prison of their own mind.
What started as a casual catch-up turned into a moment of raw honesty about what happens when we spend our lives chasing “the next thing” — and how that constant striving can rob us of the peace, joy, and satisfaction that’s already available to us right now.
This episode is a gentle but profound reminder that happiness doesn’t live at the finish line. It lives in the now — in the process, the presence, the ordinary moments we often overlook while racing to the next milestone.
💡 In This Episode, Corina Explores:
- The hidden trap of success: how having it “all” still isn’t enough when joy is always postponed
- What it means to live in a self-made prison — and how to set yourself free
- Why chasing the next goal rarely gives us the lasting fulfillment we expect
- The power of mindset work and self-reflection in reclaiming peace and contentment
- Why the journey matters more than the destination
- How Corina applies this philosophy in her own full, beautifully messy midlife — balancing business, coaching, medicine, family, and health
- A powerful invitation to check in with your own life:
Where might you be holding yourself hostage to unrealistic expectations or outcomes?
🔑 Quote of the Episode:
“We really do get to make our own rules about whether we’re allowed to be happy. Why would we hold out on ourselves?”
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