Love From the Inside Out: Real Life Conversations for Women Going Through Midlife, Menopause Body Changes and Identity Shifts
Love From the Inside Out is an honest, empowering podcast for women in midlife navigating menopause, body changes, burnout, boundaries, relationships, self-trust, anxiety, and identity shifts.
Hosted by Susan Kricun, storyteller, PR strategist, speaker, and midlife woman navigating many of these same questions herself, this show offers grounded reflections, real conversations, and relatable stories to help you feel seen, less alone, and more connected to yourself again.
If you’ve been wondering, “Why don’t I feel like myself anymore?” or “Who am I now?” this podcast meets you in that in-between place with honesty, warmth, humor, and perspective you can use in real life. The conversations are emotionally honest without being heavy, reflective without feeling overly therapeutic, and real without leaving you stuck in what feels hard.
Whether you’re navigating menopause, midlife anxiety, body image, people-pleasing, burnout, grief, marriage, friendship, boundaries, reinvention, self-doubt, or the feeling that your old roles no longer fit, each episode is designed to help you slow down, name what you’re feeling, reconnect with your own voice, and begin trusting yourself in this next chapter.
With decades of experience in storytelling, communications, and connecting people through honest conversation, Susan explores the emotional side of midlife, the parts we don’t always say out loud, but so many women are quietly carrying.
At its heart, Love From the Inside Out is about telling the truth about this season of life without making midlife feel like something to survive. It is about noticing what you’ve been carrying, questioning what no longer belongs to you, and remembering that this part of life can still hold beauty, joy, movement, confidence, friendship, laughter, style, pleasure, freedom, and a deeper connection to yourself.
You’ll hear honest solo episodes and real conversations about midlife, menopause, body changes, self-trust, people-pleasing, burnout, boundaries, identity, grief, anxiety, relationships, and what it means to stop living on autopilot.
If you’re asking, “Is this menopause, midlife, burnout, anxiety, or something else?” “How do I stop people-pleasing and trust myself again?” or “What do I want for this next part of my life?” you’re in the right place.
New episodes every Thursday. Follow along for honest conversations about midlife, menopause, self-trust, and coming back to yourself.
Love From the Inside Out: Real Life Conversations for Women Going Through Midlife, Menopause Body Changes and Identity Shifts
From Numb to Nourished: Choosing Presence Over Distraction
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Episode Overview
In this deeply personal episode, Susan shares her 50-year journey from childhood cookie binges to reclaiming her health and joy through Dr. Joe Dispenza’s frequency-tuning methods (from "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself & "Becoming Supernatural") and mind-body practices.
You’ll discover how to reinforce any new habit, whether around food, work, relationships, creativity and more, by tuning your internal “radio dial” from “Autopilot FM” to “Presence 101.”
🔑 Key Segments & Timestamps
- 00:00 – 02:00 | Introduction & Why Reminders Matter
- The gap between insight and action—why reinforcing truths helps us remember our magnificence.
- 02:01 – 05:50 | The Cookie Comfort Story
- From six-year-old wafer binges in rural Maryland to 2012’s gut-wrenching health crisis.
- 05:51 – 09:00 | Frequency Concept Demonstration
- Guided micro-exercise: shift from “Autopilot FM” to “Presence 101” (apply before meals or any challenge).
- 09:01 – 12:30 | Applying the Frequency Principle Broadly
- How the same tuning method rewires work habits, creativity blocks, relationship patterns, and more.
- 12:31 – 15:00 | Science Behind Neuroplasticity & HRV
- “Nerves that fire together, wire together” + 6-breaths/min breathing boosts heart-rate variability.
- 15:01 – 17:30 | Dr. Jim Doty on Manifestation
- Excerpt from The Mel Robbins Podcast: writing intentions, visualization, and embedding new neural pathways.
- 17:31 – 19:15 | Episode 3 Essentials Recap
- Reinforce to Remember
- Frequency Micro-Exercise
- Mind-Body Tune-In Before Any Challenge
- True Self-Love Through Compassion
- Science-Backed Change
📚 Books & Resources
- Dr. Joe Dispenza
- Dr. Jim Doty
- Mel Robbins Podcast – Dr. Jim Doty interview
- Studies Cited:
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🎶 Music Credit:
“Seize the Day” by Andrey Rossi, via #Uppbeat (uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day)
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