The Next Phase
I used to be fun. I used to be driven. I used to be sexy. I used to be...young. What happened?
Dear Millennial moms in your late 30s or 40s -- former forces of nature,
Are you burned out, overwhelmed, and wondering where your energy (and your old self) went? You’re not alone.
The Next Phase is the podcast for overachieving moms navigating perimenopause who are dying to take back their energy, their bodies, and their magic. Here, we will not pummel you with hormone treatment plans or talk about perimenopause as if it's a diagnosis. Instead, we're going to celebrate it. We're going to use it as an excuse to really start taking care of ourselves. As a matter of fact, we're going to find ourselves in our perimenopause era.
Hosted by Stacey Hutson—certified health coach, wellness chef, former co-host of the Mother Plus Podcast, and mom of two—you’ll learn how to: Understand what’s really happening in perimenopause and how to work with your changing body, use nutrition, supplements, and sleep as medicine to restore your energy, get in tune with your cycle and learn practical ways to sync your life with your hormones, and create rituals (with a little woo) that help you slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with yourself.
Each episode blends personal stories, expert insights, and actual doable steps you can take right away.
✨ Subscribe now to The Next Phase and join a community of millennial moms redefining wellness in their 40s. Let’s make perimenopause your most magnetic chapter yet.
The Next Phase
#19: Minimalism in Midlife: Less Stuff, More White Space
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Lately, everything has felt like… too much.
Too many activities.
Too many Amazon boxes.
Too many decisions.
Too many tabs open in our brains.
In this episode, I sit down with Stephanie Seferian, host of the Sustainable Minimalists and author of Sustainable Minimalism, to talk about what minimalism actually looks like in midlife.
Not the white-wall, aesthetic version.
The nervous system version.
We explore:
• Why our generation struggles with overconsumption
• The pressure to over-gift and over-schedule our kids
• How social media quietly fuels “more”
• What white space does to your energy
• Why your tolerance for chaos drops in your forties
• And how protecting your capacity might be the most radical shift of this phase
Because minimalism in midlife isn’t about decluttering.
It’s about asking:
Why am I carrying so much in the first place?
If you’ve been craving more space — in your home, your calendar, or your brain — this conversation will feel like an exhale.
About Stephanie
Stephanie Seferian is the host of the top-ranked Sustainable Minimalists> podcast and author of Sustainable Minimalism. For over eight years, she has helped families embrace incremental minimalism as a practical way to reduce stress, live intentionally, and lessen their environmental impact.
Her work focuses on ethical decluttering, conscious consumerism, and sustainable living with kids — proving that living with less can be both realistic and life-giving.
Connect with Stephanie
Sustainable Minimalist Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/hn/podcast/sustainable-minimalists/id1329830361?l=en-GB
Sustainable Minimalism Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sustainable-Minimalism-Sustainability-Sacrificing-Housecleaning-ebook/dp/B08RZD6X2J?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainableminimalists/?hl=en
Resources Mentioned
Download my Cycle-Syncing Guide: https://stacey-noelle-llc.kit.com/cyclemap
Subscribe on Substack: https://substack.com/@staceyhutson?r=191989&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile&shareImageVariant=light