The Midlife Edit
The Midlife Edit Podcast is where reinvention meets a killer playlist.
Hosted by Jen Weinstein, this is your backstage pass to midlife — the unfiltered, unapologetic era where we stop chasing who we were and start owning who we’re becoming. From fitness and nutrition to mindset, mental health, family, and the soundtrack that got us here, every episode hits a different note of what it means to rewrite your story and rediscover your power.
Whether you’re lifting weights, lifting your mood, or just trying to hold it all together between school drop-offs and 90s playlists, Jen brings honest conversations, real-life advice, and the occasional rock lyric that reminds you: you’re not too old — you’re just getting started.
This is your comeback tour.
Your permission slip to evolve, not age.
Let’s make it a damn good chapter.
The Midlife Edit
Reclaiming Pleasure in Midlife with Elana Auerbach
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Midlife changes everything - our bodies, our relationships, our identity, and sometimes even our sense of connection to ourselves.
In this episode, I sit down with pleasure coach and author Elana Auerbach to talk about intimacy, shame, ritual, and what it really means to reconnect with your body and your desires in this season of life.
Elana shares how spending more than a decade struggling with intimacy in her own relationship led her to create The Sure Thing - a weekly ritual designed to remove pressure, build emotional safety, and bring playfulness back into long-term relationships.
But this conversation goes far beyond intimacy.
We talk about:
• Why so many women feel disconnected from their bodies in midlife
• How shame and conditioning impact our relationship with pleasure
• Why desire changes in long-term relationships - and why that’s normal
• The power of ritual in creating safety and anticipation
• What it actually means to take responsibility for your own pleasure
• How reconnecting with your body can rebuild confidence and identity
If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable in your changing body… unsure of what you want… or hesitant to prioritize yourself without guilt - this episode is your permission slip.
Midlife isn’t about losing yourself. It’s about rediscovering who you are now.
💛 Key Takeaways
✨ Intimacy fades without intention - and that’s normal
✨ Shame is one of the biggest barriers to pleasure and connection
✨ Ritual creates emotional safety in relationships
✨ Playfulness can revive desire more than pressure ever will
✨ You are allowed to prioritize connection, joy, and pleasure without apology
📚 Resources Mentioned
• The Sure Thing by Elana Auerbach Buy it here
• Learn more about Elana and her work: The Sure Thing Experiment