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Your body can’t “mindset” its way out of survival mode. When anxiety, overwhelm, people pleasing, or shutdown keeps showing up, it’s often your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do to keep you safe, even if the strategy is costing you now. We talk with Leanna Hunt, an associate clinical mental health counselor, certified performance coach, and certified brainspotting therapist, about what regulation really looks like for midlife women who are tired of carrying everyone else.  We get into the deep definition of safety in the body, how fight, flight, freeze, and appeasement drive our reactions, and why “I’m fine” can be a cover that blocks real healing. Leanna shares the idea of becoming a NeuroHeir: recognizing generational trauma and inherited survival patterns, then choosing what you want to pass forward. We also explore how family pain can be healed without living in blame, including what to do when a parent won’t participate, or when the relationship can’t be repaired in the traditional way.  You’ll leave with practical nervous system tools you can use immediately, including the Four Ns framework (Notice, Name, Nurture, Navigate) and why diaphragmatic breathing is the most powerful place to start. If you’re ready to feel more embodied, set cleaner boundaries, and stop outsourcing your safety to other people, this conversation is for you. Subscribe or follow, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a five-star rating and review so more midlife women can find the support. Leanna Hunt is an Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Certified Performance Coach, author, and certified Brainspotting therapist who specializes in nervous-system and body-based approaches. She helps women understand the patterns behind anxiety, overwhelm, people-pleasing, and other protective responses so they can create greater safety, connection, and choice. She is the creator of the NeuroHeir™ framework and host of The NeuroHeir™ Podcast, where she explores nervous-system healing, generational patterns, and what it looks like to choose what comes next. Let's Connect! Leanna's Website The NeuroHeir Podcast Leanna on IG Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

The moment you realize your life looks “fine” but feels wrong can be terrifying and clarifying at the same time. I’m sitting down with Nathalie Cordell, an accredited psycho-spiritual coach and the author of Awakening the Sleeping Queen: How to Reclaim Your Feminine Wisdom and Power, to talk about that exact threshold. Nathalie shares how a slow-building discontent, plus a family health crisis, snapped her awake and made the old metrics of success feel meaningless.  We dig into why so many women fall asleep to their own needs and intuition, and why midlife often triggers a crisis of meaning. Nathalie explains her psychosynthesis lens, the idea of sub-personalities, and how protectors like the inner tyrant (perfectionism, overdoing, control) and the inner witch (cold anger, shutdown, revenge fantasies) aren’t “bad,” they’re trying to keep us safe. We also talk about reclaiming the crone era, the powerful wisdom that can come with aging, and why anger is energy that needs movement, not shame.  Then we get practical: remothering, emotional safety, and how to start listening to the nudge without rushing to fix yourself. Nathalie’s favorite first step is journaling because it helps you see patterns clearly and reconnect with your authentic self from the inside out.  If you’re ready to stop outsourcing your worth and start living with real inner sovereignty, hit play, subscribe, and share this with a friend who’s feeling the shift. And help Jen out, leave a five-star rating and a review so more women can find this work. Nathalie Cordell is an accredited psycho-spiritual coach and writer of Soul Seeds on Substack, a space for women navigating the messy middle of life. After 20 years climbing the corporate ladder in pharma, she got tired of climbing and decided to see if she could fly instead. She retrained as a coach, earning an MA in Psychosynthesis Leadership Coaching. Now she helps women discover who they really are and reclaim their authentic power. Passionate about exploring life's mysteries and the depths of the human soul, her new book Awakening the Sleeping Queen guides women on the journey home to themselves. Let's Connect! Buy Awakening the Sleepin Queen Book Nathalie's Link Tree Nathalie's LinkdIn Soul Seeds Blog Nathalie on Instagram Nathalie on Facebook Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

Adoption stories usually get flattened into a single viewpoint, and that is where so much pain and misunderstanding starts. I sit down with Donna Pope, executive director of Heart to Heart Adoptions and host of the Voices of Adoption podcast, to talk about adoption from all three perspectives: birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees. We get honest about the emotions people do not say out loud, and we name the myths that keep families stuck, especially the cruel idea that a birth mother does not love her child. Donna explains what birth mothers often carry privately, why voluntary relinquishment can be about protection and stability, and how adoptive parents can avoid creating a loyalty tug of war that puts the child in the middle. We talk about open adoption, age-appropriate honesty, and the practical reality that adoptive parents are human too, with real insecurities and real challenges, including mental health and prenatal drug exposure concerns and the added layers in transracial adoption. We also spend time on adoptee trauma and healing, including the way separation can live in the nervous system and show up later as anxiety, anger, addiction, or deep identity questions. Donna breaks down trauma blind, trauma aware, and trauma stuck, and we discuss therapy options that can help at any age. If you are a midlifer feeling called to foster or adopt, or you want to help kids in the foster care system without bringing a child into your home, we talk about CASA, the court appointed special advocate role, and why one consistent adult can change everything. We also share a new community resource Donna is building: adoptions.com. Donna Pope is a compassionate leader and dedicated advocate in the adoption community, serving as the Executive Director of Heart to Heart Adoptions. With a deep commitment to supporting women experiencing unexpected pregnancies, Donna has made it her life’s mission to walk alongside birth mothers with empathy, respect, and unwavering care.Whether providing emotional support, helping navigate financial concerns, or ensuring access to appropriate medical care, Donna is known for going above and beyond to support the women and families she serves.Donna plays a vital role in creating a safe, non-judgmental environment where birth mothers and adoptive families feel heard, supported, and empowered to make informed decisions. Her expertise in thoughtfully matching birth mothers with adoptive families has made her an invaluable part of the adoption community.In addition to her work in adoption, Donna is the host of the Voices of Adoption Podcast, along with three other podcasts, where she shares real and authentic stories from across the adoption triad. Through these meaningful conversations, she brings awareness, connection, and understanding to the complexities of adoption, helping others feel less alone in their journeys. Subscribe or follow, share this with someone who needs a more compassionate adoption conversation, and leave a review to help more people find the show. What part of the adoption triad do you want to understand better? Let's Connect! Heart To Heart Adoption Donna's Linkedin Voices Of Adoption YouTube Listen to Voices of Adoption podcast on all platforms Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

You can have the title, the money, the house, the “good on paper” life and still feel like something is missing. That quiet misery is the signal we dig into with Jasmyn Quianna, author of Falling Madly in Self-Love and founder of the Absolute Self-Love Movement. Jasmyn brings a rare mix of real-life grit and spiritual depth, and she names what a lot of high-achieving women don’t want to admit out loud: you may not have a burnout problem, you may have a self-trust problem. We talk about self-love as something deeper than self-care and way bigger than confidence. Jasmyn lays out what it means to stop treating love like a transaction you earn through perfection, productivity, or people-pleasing. We also get honest about how shame-based conditioning and strict religious upbringing can wire you to fear your own inner voice, and what it looks like to rebuild your connection to the divine in a way that actually expands your worthiness instead of shrinking it. From there, we get practical. We unpack key pillars like self-awareness across conscious, subconscious, and superconscious thought, self-accountability as boundaries, and self-forgiveness as a daily practice you can repeat in real time when the inner critic shows up. Jasmyn also shares a powerful part of her story, including an involuntary psychiatric commitment, and how that experience became a mirror for the ways we sedate, abandon, and punish ourselves when we’re stuck in survival mode. We close with tools, support options, and a simple truth that matters in midlife: five minutes a day can change everything if you keep showing up. Jasmyn Quianna is the author of Falling Madly in Self-Love and founder of the Absolute Self-Love Movement. A former oncology clinical research leader, she now helps high-achieving women who feel stuck and burned out realize they don’t have a burnout problem - they have a self-trust problem. They already know what they want, but don’t trust themselves enough to choose it. Through her work, she helps them stop overthinking, stop second-guessing, and finally act on what they know is right so they can build a life that actually feels as good as it looks. Subscribe or follow for more midlife healing conversations, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a five-star rating and review so more women can find the path back to themselves. Let's Connect! Book: Falling Madly in Self-Love FREE Chapter Jasmyn's Website Follow Jasmyn on Instagram Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

The wildest part of Machan Taylor’s story isn’t the backstage access or the legendary names. It’s the quiet moment when she realizes the life that looks “made” from the outside is still built on old trauma, old shame, and a nervous system that never learned safety.  I sit down with Machan, a singer, songwriter, educator, and author of the memoir “Naked Out Loud,” to talk about what happens when you stop saving face and start telling the truth. We get into her Japanese American upbringing, the early rupture of leaving Japan as a child, and the long shadow of not belonging. Machan shares how family dysfunction and an alcoholic father shaped her self-worth, and how those patterns echoed later in an abusive marriage she ultimately had to leave to survive. We also talk candidly about panic attacks, anxiety, and the way trauma can imprint on the body for years.  From there, the conversation opens into the healing tools that helped her rebuild from the inside out: chanting and Buddhism, meditation and yoga, intuition and energy, and the sacred, demanding work of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Machan explains her guided experiences with MDMA and psilocybin, why intention and integration matter, and how those sessions helped her find the “original” wound that talk therapy never fully reached. We end with the part I want every midlife listener to hear: reinvention is real. Machan goes back to school at 54, becomes a professor at NYU, keeps performing, and proves that turning 70 doesn’t mean shrinking your life.  If you take something from this, subscribe or follow, share it with a friend who needs a second act, and leave a five-star rating and a review so more women can find this work. Let's Connect! Machan's Website Buy Her Book Naked Out Loud Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

Tantra Talk Part 2 Tantra has a branding problem, and it’s costing a lot of us the exact thing we’re craving in midlife: peace in our bodies, clarity in our desires, and real connection that doesn’t require performing. I’m back with Rosa, founder of the London School of Tantra, to strip the topic down to its roots. Tantra, as Rosa defines it, is a tool for weaving and expanding consciousness, a path of liberation that includes sexuality without being reduced to it. We talk about how tantra got popularized in the West through neo-tantra, why desire was treated as “bad,” and what changes when you stop shaming your wants. Rosa breaks down key concepts like Shiva and Shakti, kundalini life force energy, and polarity in relationships, with a grounded take that keeps it practical instead of preachy. If libido feels flat, intimacy feels tense, or you’re tired of leaking energy through people-pleasing, this part will hit home. Then we get into Rosa’s framework: the 12 fundamentals of the human experience. We walk through the base fundamentals that create safety (boundaries, desire, rejection, emotional connection), the core that brings your magnetism back online (authenticity, presence, love, play), and the source tier that expands everything (surrender, intuition, sexuality, energy). You’ll also hear why real change takes work at the subconscious level, the nervous system level, and the behavior level, plus a guided foundation breath you can try today. If you’re ready to feel more alive, more sovereign, and more you, press play. Subscribe or follow so you don’t miss what’s next, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a five-star rating and review to help more women find the show. Rosa Maxwell is the founder of the London School of Tantra, the UK’s largest female-founded Tantra school, and a leading voice in the modern Tantra movement  An international facilitator and sex magic expert, Rosa is the creative force behind the school’s visionary approach that unites science, spirituality, and sexuality. With over a decade of experience in psychology, coaching, and embodiment, Rosa bridges ancient wisdom with modern neuroscience to create world-class training for facilitators and profound transformation for her students. Her work helps people regulate the nervous system, awaken erotic energy, and experience true freedom—living, loving, and leading from authenticity and liberation.  When she’s not holding space, Rosa can usually be found with a cacao in hand, dancing barefoot somewhere warm, or dreaming up new ways to make spiritual work more accessible, inclusive, and deeply human. Let's Connect! Rosa's Website The Secret Diary of a Tantrica Secret Podcast Rosa on Instagram Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

Tantra Talk with Rosa Maxwell Part 1 Your body can look calm while your nervous system is in full survival mode, and if you’ve ever wondered why talk therapy alone doesn’t always create lasting change, this conversation clicks things into place. We sit down with Rosa Maxwell, founder of the London School of Tantra and an international facilitator known for trauma-informed coaching that weaves together embodiment, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and sexuality without the fluff. Rosa shares the behind-the-scenes story most people never see: just a few years ago she’s dealing with depression, severe anxiety, numbness in her body, and trauma flashbacks that derail her life in the corporate world. EMDR helps stop the flashbacks and ease PTSD symptoms, but it doesn’t automatically reconnect her to pleasure, desire, and aliveness. That search leads her to Tantra, and what starts as curiosity about sex becomes something much bigger: a daily practice of coming back home to herself, peeling away what isn’t truly her, and building real inner safety. We also unpack a powerful moment for Jen at a retreat in Greece where a sudden burst of rage triggers a freeze response. Rosa explains what’s happening through the lens of fight, flight, freeze, dissociation, and co-regulation, including why gentle grounding and being witnessed can shift the body faster than logic ever will. If you’re exploring somatic healing, inner child work, IFS-informed practices, or midlife spirituality, you’ll leave with language and insight that makes your own patterns feel understandable, not shameful. Part two goes deeper into Tantra fundamentals and myths, so make sure to hop over and listen now! If this resonates, share it with a friend and leave a five-star rating and review so more people can find the path back to embodiment. Rosa Maxwell is the founder of the London School of Tantra, the UK’s largest female-founded Tantra school, and a leading voice in the modern Tantra movement.  An international facilitator and sex magic expert, Rosa is the creative force behind the school’s visionary approach that unites science, spirituality, and sexuality. With over a decade of experience in psychology, coaching, and embodiment, Rosa bridges ancient wisdom with modern neuroscience to create world-class training for facilitators and profound transformation for her students. Her work helps people regulate the nervous system, awaken erotic energy, and experience true freedom—living, loving, and leading from authenticity and liberation.  When she’s not holding space, Rosa can usually be found with a cacao in hand, dancing barefoot somewhere warm, or dreaming up new ways to make spiritual work more accessible, inclusive, and deeply human. Let's Connect! Rosa's Website The Secret Diary of a Tantrica Secret Podcast Rosa on Instagram Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

Your nervous system isn’t the enemy, and “try harder” isn’t the answer. Jen Lovell sits down with somatic healing practitioner and author Lori Montry to get honest about what midlife really reveals: the coping patterns that once helped us survive can start running the show, leaving us stuck in stress, overwhelm, people pleasing, emotional eating, and that quiet sense of “What is wrong with me?”  Lori shares her own path from high achievement on the outside to feeling unsteady on the inside, and she reframes the shame loop with one simple truth: you’re not the problem. We dig into nervous system regulation as a real, body-based foundation for sustainable behavior change, including why trauma-informed support matters and how survival mode can show up as both high alert and functional freeze. This is practical and science-aware, from safety and capacity to the role energy plays when you feel exhausted even after sleep.  Then we walk through Lori’s Freedom Framework: regulate first, discover what’s true for you, then build a life that matches it. You’ll hear an actionable way to start today with simple self check-ins throughout the day, what to look for in your body, and how to respond with care instead of control. We also talk about how authenticity can change relationships, sometimes in challenging ways, and why community support can make the discomfort doable.  If you’re ready to stop treating yourself like a project and start listening to what your body has been trying to say, hit play. Subscribe or follow so you don’t miss what’s next, and if the conversation helps, share it with a friend and leave a review. Lori Montry is a somatic healing practitioner, author of You’re Not the Problem, and the creator of the Freedom Framework, a nervous system–based roadmap for sustainable behavior change. She helps people who feel stuck in stress, overwhelm, or self-sabotage understand the survival patterns driving their choices so they can build the safety, capacity, and clarity needed to take aligned action in every area of their lives.  Let's Connect! Lori's Website Nervous System Self Discovery Quiz Join The Circle Lori on YouTube Lori's FB Lori's Insta Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

Your family could lose years of photos, messages, money, and answers because of one simple thing: a locked phone. That is the gut-punch question we start with, and it leads to a surprisingly empowering plan for anyone living in the digital age.  We talk with Niki Weiss, a digital thanatologist, founder of ENDevo, and host of the Digital Legacy Podcast, about how to build a “final playbook” that protects your loved ones from chaos when life happens. Niki walks us through a real-time pressure test, including how to set up iPhone Legacy Contact (and where Android users can start with Google Inactive Account Manager), why multi-factor authentication can trigger mayhem, and how to avoid turning your estate into a scavenger hunt. We also dig into the real-world stakes: blended families, underage kids, caregivers juggling aging parents, and the hidden subscriptions and accounts that can surface at the worst moment.  From there, we widen the lens into modern estate planning and digital asset management: password managers, digital vaults, quarterly digital hygiene, and the must-have “crucial doc box” that’s fireproof and waterproof. Niki also brings the future into the room, with conversations about digital twins, griefbots, and who actually owns an AI version of you. We close with beliefs, medical directives, and end-of-life options like Medical Aid in Dying, because your values should guide your plan, not fear or avoidance.  If you want less anxiety now and less burden later, start here. Subscribe or follow the show, share this with someone you trust, and leave a five-star rating and a review so more people build their playbook before it is urgent. Niki Weiss is the Founder and CEO of ENDevo, a digital thanatologist, project management leader, and host of the Digital Legacy Podcast. She helps people and organizations prepare for the realities created when human life, technology, risk, and legacy collide. Her work brings structure to questions most people postpone: What happens to our lives, businesses, data, decisions, and digital identities when we die or can no longer act for ourselves? As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in everyday life, Niki is also examining a more urgent question: how do we keep human agency, ethics, and meaning at the center of technological change? Drawing on experience in healthcare, hospice, project management, risk analysis, AI governance, and digital legacy, Niki turns emotionally complex subjects into conversations that are practical, direct, and surprisingly energizing. Her approach is grounded in one belief: preparation is not about fear. It is how we protect the people, choices, and meaning that matter most.  Let's Connect! Booking Inquiries: [email protected] Linkedin.com/in/NikiWeiss Learn More Digital Legacy Podcast Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

If you’ve hit midlife and suddenly your brain feels louder, foggier, and faster to snap, you’re not imagining it. I’m joined by Theresa Lear Levine, founder of Becoming More Me, international best-selling author, and an EFT master practitioner and hypnotherapist who helps ADHD entrepreneurs and high achievers create lasting calm, clarity, and confidence through nervous system and subconscious rewiring. We get real about late-diagnosed ADHD, including what changes when a lifelong suspicion becomes an official label. Then we dig into the question so many women are asking right now: is it ADHD or perimenopause? We talk about how hormonal shifts, especially erratic estrogen changes, can amplify ADHD symptoms like brain fog, emotional dysregulation, task initiation problems, and memory lapses. If you’ve spent years compensating with perfectionism, urgency, anxiety, or people pleasing, this conversation helps you name what’s happening without turning it into shame. Theresa breaks down three emotional states high achievers rarely learn to access: calm, clarity, and confidence, plus why most of us default to pressure as fuel. We also explore practical tools for nervous system regulation, including EFT tapping (and how to use it privately when you’re out in the world) and hypnotherapy for rewriting subconscious beliefs that keep you stuck. Finally, we talk procrastination and completion, including Teresa’s “seven minutes to finish what you started” method and why finishing early can feel strangely unsafe for an ADHD brain. If this hits home, grab the resources linked in the show notes, share this with a friend who’s spiraling in silence, and please subscribe, rate, and leave a review so more midlife women can find this support. Let's Connect! Buy The Book - Becoming More Me Finish What You Start Program Becoming More Me FREE Skool Community Theresa on Instagram Jen's Tapping Session Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

A 22-year-old entrepreneur goes out in Lansing, Michigan, and is found the next day in the Grand River. The case is ruled an accidental drowning, but the timeline, the surveillance footage, and one chilling detail keep sticking in our throats: eleven seconds after Brandon Mitchner and his business partner leave the camera frame, the partner reappears alone, runs to a gas station, then takes a cab home without calling for help. If you’re a true crime listener, you already know why that matters.  Jo Figueras joins us with a perspective you do not hear every day, because she is the psychic medium Brandon contacts to deliver messages to the people he loves. We talk through the wild synchronicities that connect Jo to Brandon’s best friend Jason, and then to Brandon’s mom Shirley, who has fought for answers while carrying the weight of grief for years. We also dig into what Shirley does with that grief, including her advocacy for a “duty to act” law and the push for safety changes where Brandon was last seen.  Then the conversation turns spiritual in the most amazing way. Jo shares the one line Brandon gives her when she asks for the truth: “Justice is a human construct.” We unpack closure vs peace, why the nervous system still hurts even when the facts feel “settled,” and what it looks like to heal when the world never delivers a clean ending. We also share what Jo is building now for intuitive development, including Intuition Lab and her coaching certification that blends somatics, human design, and self-trust.  If you’re drawn to mediumship, unsolved death stories, grief healing, or midlife spirituality, hit play, share this with a friend, and please subscribe and leave a review so more people can find the show. Let's Connect! Jo's website Sign Up For Astro Girlie Workshop Book a Reading with Jo   Use Coupon code: HALFWAY10 for 10% off!!! Jo Figueras is a Psychic Medium, Akashic Records Reader, Intuitive Development Coach, and Silversmith with over a decade of experience guiding individuals through deep soul-level inquiry and integration. Jo writes Guided Journals and host workshops & retreats to explore them. She frequently shares content on all things Akashic Records, reincarnation, numerology, astrology, Human Design, mediumship & channeling. Jo has worked at the intersection of intuitive development, personal transformation, and coaching since 2016.  My work has always been centered on helping my clients recognize the wisdom they already carry within themselves as I guided them through spiritual mentorship and intuitive readings. At the core of thousands of interactions, I’ve taught my clients to strengthen their self-trust by deepening their self-awareness. Over the years, she began to notice a gap in both the coaching and spiritual industries. Coaches regularly encourage clients to "trust their gut," yet very few are taught how intuition actually works, how it communicates through the body, or how to help clients build the evidence necessary for lasting self-trust. ​The Intuition Lab Coaching Certification was born from years of observing patterns across thousands of client conversations and integrating insights from Human Design, astrology, numerology, nervous system practices, intuitive development, and spiritual mentorship into one practical framework. ​To give her clients the most detailed access to their energetic blueprint, my work has guided me to create the Soul Architecture framework incorporating numerology, astrology, Human Design and the energy of the Akashic Records, as well as The Four Pillars of Intuitive Development™ - Empathy, Felt Truth, Intuitive Perception, and Pattern Recognition.  I have spent years translating complex spiritual concepts into teachable tools that coaches can confidently integrate into their existing work. ​ ​ Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

"Parasite Flu 2026" Explosive diarrhea...Time to revisit the need for a parasite cleanse...Parasites are the topic nobody wants to bring up, but the symptoms show up everywhere: sugar cravings you can’t control, insomnia that never fully lifts, IBS, skin flares, brain fog, and that feeling that your body is working against you. Jen Lovell sits down with Kim Rogers, known online for making parasite education painfully practical, to talk about why “I eat organic” doesn’t automatically protect you and why a negative test doesn’t always mean you’re in the clear. We get into the real-world sources people forget: produce that may not rinse clean, seafood and undercooked meat, and water exposure that happens through showers, brushing your teeth, or even handling contacts. Kim breaks down the different categories people lump together as “parasites,” shares what die-off can feel like, and explains why adding a binder like activated charcoal is a crucial step many doctors never mention. We also talk about preparation that supports detox, including the simple but powerful goal of keeping your drainage pathways open so your body can actually move toxins out. Then we zoom out to the midlife angle: how physical stressors can shape mood, mental health, and your sense of peace, plus the claim that parasite activity can spike around the full moon through serotonin changes. You’ll also hear practical guidance on household factors like pets and shared microbiomes, plus how maintenance and seasonal routines can make this feel doable instead of overwhelming. If you’re ready to take your health and clarity seriously, listen, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Let's Connect! Kim Rogers, "The Worm Queen," is the Co-Founder of RogersHood and inventor of the viral ParaFy Parasite Cleanse. She has built a community of over 1 million supportive followers and a company with 30+ employees all while healing her self of multiple chronic illnesses using natural methods! On the frontlines of a global medical awakening, Kim is passionately trail blazing a movement to help others become their own patient advocates and heal themselves!  Order your Parafy Kit Here with an exclusive discount! or use coupon code: JENLOVELL20 Check out Rogershood What's Eating U? Podcast Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

“Love and light” can become a trap when it’s used to silence your needs. We’re digging into the spiritual red flags that show up for so many of us in midlife, especially when we’re trying to be compassionate but end up exhausted, overgiving, and easy to manipulate. I talk about why boundaries are spiritual, how compassion and distance can exist together, and what it really means to choose something as hard as no contact while still wishing someone well.  Then we get into a big one for midlife women with childhood trauma and chronic stress: confusing intuition with hypervigilance. Both can make you highly observant, but they feel different in your body. We break down the “urgent and racing” energy of fear versus the “calm and clear” tone of wisdom, plus a simple time test and a set of pause questions to help you separate what you’re noticing from the story you’re adding. We also talk nervous system regulation as a practical spiritual practice, including breathwork, walking, therapy, mindfulness, sleep, movement, and nature.  From there, we zoom out to the healing industry pitfalls: becoming addicted to healing, handing your authority to gurus, and staying stuck in constant courses, retreats, readings, and certifications without real integration. We also name the myth that healing means never feeling negative emotions, and why spiritual bypassing (“everything happens for a reason”) can block grief, accountability, and real validation. If you want a grounded spiritual awakening with humor, discernment, and self-trust, press play, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a five-star rating and review so more women can find this conversation. Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

Let's talk about the Spiritual Red Flags nobody is talking about. Your spiritual awakening can be the most beautiful thing that ever happens to you and it can also quietly turn into the thing that makes you anxious, obsessed, and second-guessing every move. We’re getting real about the spiritual red flags that show up when you’re opening up fast, especially in midlife when everything seems to change at once: menopause and perimenopause, divorce, empty nest grief, aging parents, career pivots, chronic illness, and even late diagnosed ADHD. When old identities fall away, it’s easy to start hunting for certainty anywhere you can find it. We dig into the moment when every coincidence starts to feel like divine instruction. We talk synchronicities, confirmation bias, and the difference between urgent proof seeking and the calm simplicity of real intuition. We also look at how easily we outsource our inner knowing to tarot readings, psychics, astrology, angel numbers, and pendulums and how to use tools without becoming dependent on them. Then we go straight at the social and emotional traps: spirituality becoming your entire personality, losing humor and everyday joy, and slipping into spiritual superiority where “low vibration” becomes a judgment. We challenge the idea that certainty equals wisdom, and we question the way “soul contracts” and “everything happens for a reason” can keep you stuck in toxic relationships or workplaces. We close with a reminder that spiritual bypassing is real: your body still needs sleep, nutrition, therapy when needed, and medical care, especially during the hormone shifts of midlife. If you want a grounded midlife spiritual journey that builds freedom, discernment, and self-trust, listen now, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a five-star rating and review. What’s one spiritual red flag you’ve noticed in yourself lately? Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]

Your job title, your relationship status, your “role” in the family, even your reputation in a community can feel like an identity, until life changes and suddenly you are asking, “Who am I without that?” We go straight into that uncomfortable question with Marcia, pulling lessons from her book Soulfulloy and the “10 things I wish I’d known” that can save you years of stress, people pleasing, and self-doubt. We talk about staying in your power when work or friendships get messy, and why holding onto grievance quietly drains your energy. Marsha shares the inner shift that happens when you stop defending yourself and start answering with grounded truth, even if someone else does not agree. We also get honest about approval seeking, pedestalizing “gurus,” and the importance of spiritual discernment so your intuition stays stronger than any trend, teacher, or course. Then we move into practical tools: forgiveness as freedom, comparison as fear, and why your life force energy does not age even if your body does. We explore “the art of allowing” (letting people be without condoning harmful choices), plus high-vibration habits that actually work on a Tuesday, like music, a two-song dance break, sunshine, and a quick reset before a hard task. The anchor idea we return to is simple and sharp: if it’s not love, it’s fear. If you enjoy real-talk spirituality, personal development, emotional resilience, and mindset tools you can use immediately, hit subscribe or follow, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a five-star rating and review so more people can find the show. After a rewarding thirty-plus-year career in financial services technology and consulting, Marcia Wakeman transitioned from an intrapreneur to a passionate entrepreneur helping others find more joy.  Marcia embraces the truth that "if it's not love, it's fear"—yes, even in the corporate world.  Marcia offers personalized workshops tailored to your unique corporate or personal needs and provide limited coaching to support your growth. As a speaker, she is available to share the wisdom she has gained through her healing journey.  For over three decades, Marcia has helped hundreds of clients, colleagues, and friends to unlock their potential, achieve success in their careers or businesses, release deep-seated fears, and embrace a life filled with meaning and joy.  To those feeling crushed by the corporate grind, shadowed by the weight of oppressive religious upbringings, or simply yearning for a brighter spark of joy in their lives, Marcia is eager to walk alongside you, sharing light to guide your journey toward freedom and fulfillment. Let's Connect! Soulfulljoy.com Buy Marcia's Book, SoulFullJoy HERE Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: [email protected]