Loving that Midlife
Are you a woman navigating the sometimes beautiful - sometimes challenging - season of midlife? If so, this podcast is for you!
Together, we'll explore how to take control of your thoughts to take control of your life, how to parent teens and young adults, how to reconnect with your husband, how to discover the new you as you enter the next chapter of life, and much more.
Join me, Lori Buck, certified Christian life coach, for practical advice, relatable stories, and a community of women who get it.
Loving that Midlife
Feeling Overwhelmed in Midlife? How to Lead Yourself When Circumstances are Hard
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When circumstances are objectively hard, midlife can feel overwhelming — and no amount of positive thinking can change that.
In this episode of Loving That Midlife, Lori Buck, master certified Christian life coach, shares a real-time story from the Nashville ice storm and what it revealed about emotional responsibility, nervous system regulation, and how people respond so differently to the same hardship.
This conversation isn’t about minimizing pain or pretending everything is fine. It’s about learning how to lead yourself emotionally when life is genuinely disrupted — whether that’s power outages, displaced friends and family, or seasons where normal routines completely fall apart.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why some situations are truly difficult (and that doesn’t mean you’re failing)
- How your thoughts can make hard seasons harder — or steadier
- What emotional adulthood looks like in midlife
- A simple self-coaching tool to help you feel more regulated and grounded this week
If you’re a woman in your 40s or 50s navigating stress, disruption, or emotional overload, this episode will help you feel seen — and show you a calmer, more grounded way forward.
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