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: Leaning In Instead of Quitting (My Personal Story)
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Over the past week I’ve had some disappointments, heavy stressors, and moments where my brain told me it would be easier to just quit.
“You’re failing.”
“This is too much.”
“Why are you even trying?”
Instead of hiding that — or pretending I’ve mastered my mind — I’m sharing what it actually looked like to self-coach through it in real time.
In this Mindful Moment, I walk you through:
- What my brain offered me during a challenging week
- The temptation to pull back from self-care when life feels overwhelming
- How I distinguish between true rest and avoidance
- The non-negotiables I protect to maintain balance
- Why emotional stress quietly drains your energy
- The small, grounded decisions that kept me moving forward instead of spiralling
This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about practising what we preach.
It’s about leaning into self-care, balance, and structure — especially when it would feel easier to withdraw.
If you’ve been tempted to quit on yourself lately, I hope this personal story reminds you that you can learn to self-coach through hard weeks — and come out stronger, steadier, and more grounded on the other side.
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