Love From the Inside Out: Honest Conversations for Women About Midlife, Menopause, Body Changes and Becoming Yourself Again
Love From the Inside Out is an honest, empowering podcast for women navigating midlife, menopause, body changes, anxiety, burnout, relationships, shifting identities and the question so many of us quietly ask: “Why don’t I feel like myself anymore?”
Hosted by Susan Kricun, storyteller, PR strategist, speaker and midlife woman navigating many of these same questions herself, the show offers honest solo episodes, meaningful conversations and relatable stories to help you feel seen, less alone and more connected to yourself again.
Whether you are struggling with menopause symptoms, body image, people-pleasing, boundaries, grief, marriage, friendship, self-doubt, or roles that no longer feel like they fit, these conversations explore the emotional side of midlife without making this season feel like something you simply have to survive.
With warmth, humor and grounded perspective, Susan helps you slow down, name what you are feeling, reconnect with your own voice and begin trusting yourself in this next chapter. The conversations are emotionally honest without always feeling heavy, reflective without being overly therapeutic and real without leaving you stuck in what feels hard.
Because midlife is not the end of who you were. It can be an invitation to question what no longer belongs to you, remember what makes you feel alive and become more fully yourself again.
New episodes every Thursday featuring honest conversations about midlife, menopause, body changes, self-trust, relationships, identity and coming back to yourself.
Love From the Inside Out: Honest Conversations for Women About Midlife, Menopause, Body Changes and Becoming Yourself Again
When Motivation Disappears: Mental Fitness for Midlife Burnout
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What do you do when you know what helps you feel better, but motivation is nowhere to be found?
In this solo episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan explores the idea of mental fitness as one of the most important muscles women in midlife can build. Inspired by a moment during a Peloton class, she reflects on why motivation is unreliable and why mental fitness is what helps us keep choosing what supports us, even on the days we do not feel like doing it.
This episode is for you if you have been feeling burned out, overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or stuck in overthinking. It is also for you if you know that movement, meditation, rest, a walk, a workout, a boundary, or a small reset would help, but you still find yourself resisting the very thing you need most.
Susan shares how meditation, movement, consistency, and nearly a year of weekly podcasting have strengthened her own mental fitness and helped her build more self-trust. She also talks about the difference between discipline that feels punishing and discipline that feels supportive, especially in midlife when old ways of pushing through may no longer work the same way.
Through a personal story about preparing for a quick trip to Sedona, Susan looks at how easy it can be to chase control by trying to finish one more thing, answer one more email, or get everything handled before allowing yourself to rest, step away, or enjoy your life.
This conversation is not about forcing yourself through exhaustion or ignoring what your body needs. It is about learning to notice what is happening inside you, ask what would actually support you, and choose the next honest step when motivation disappears.
In this episode, Susan reflects on:
- Why motivation comes and goes, especially in midlife
- How mental fitness supports physical fitness, meditation, creativity, boundaries, and self-trust
- Why the days you do not feel like doing the thing may be the days you need it most
- How consistency and small choices build confidence over time
- The difference between pushing through and truly supporting yourself
- Why women in midlife may need a new relationship with discipline
- How meditation and movement can help shift your state
- Why chasing control can keep you stuck in overthinking
- How to come back to yourself when your mind is making a convincing case for doing the opposite
Susan also shares more about Notes From the Inside Out, her new monthly note for women in midlife. If you already signed up, you do not need to do anything. You will receive the new version when it is ready. If you have not signed up yet, Notes From the Inside Out will feel more like a note from a friend than a regular podcast update, with personal reflections, simple resets and reminders, things worth sharing, and episodes to revisit when you need encouragement or a moment to reconnect with yourself.
You can find both the Spotify playlist and the waiting list for Notes From the Inside Out at LoveFromTheInsideOut.co.
If this episode resonates with you, share it with a woman who may be trying to do too much, push through burnout, or wait until everything is finished before she lets herself breathe.
Love From the Inside Out is a podcast for women in midlife navigating menopause, body changes, burnout, self-trust, relationships, anxiety, overthinking, identity shifts, and the process of finding their way back to themselves.
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