Messy Midlife
Messy Midlife is what happens when three women, all naturopathic doctors and one a therapist, going through midlife, pull up a chair to talk honestly. It is all on the table - hormones, families, burnout, and rediscovering who we are. It’s unfiltered, funny, and healing, like eavesdropping on the table of women who just get it.
Messy Midlife
Perimenopause + Parenting = A Ball of Chaos
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Just Karen and Aliza today!
Aliza starts with some frustration she is experiencing with parenting a teenager, and we work our way through to exploring some insights on the value of frustration in parenting and perimenopause.
00:00 Navigating the Messy Midlife
02:36 Balancing Parenting and Personal Challenges
04:56 Communication and Expectations with Children
07:31 Understanding Frustration in Parenting
10:16 The Nonlinear Journey of Parenting and Midlife
12:44 Finding Comfort in Discomfort
14:45 The Chaos of Hormonal Changes
17:18 Embracing the Complexity of Emotions
19:59 Radical Acceptance in Parenting
22:30 The Serenity Prayer and Parenting
24:59 Conclusion and Reflection
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