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Millennial Midlife

Millennial Midlife

Written by: Cecelia Mandryk
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This is the podcast for millennial women in midlife who’ve done everything “right”—career, family, success—but still feel anxious, tired, and disconnected. You’re not broken. You’re just burned out from a life of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and performance. Hosted by Cecelia—a recovering high achiever, life coach, and nervous system guide—Millennial Midlife offers honest conversations, compassionate coaching, and science-backed tools to help you unlearn old patterns, reconnect with yourself, and feel calm, clear, and emotionally well again.Copyright 2026 Cecelia Mandryk Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Leadership Management & Leadership Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Knowing Is Less Than Half The Battle
    Jan 22 2026

    You already know what to do, but you’re still not doing it. Sound familiar?

    In this episode, Cecelia explains the frustrating gap between awareness and action, and why more information isn’t the answer. If you’ve ever wondered why you're not making progress despite all the books, podcasts, and insights you’ve gathered, it’s likely your nervous system (not your willpower) that’s in charge. This conversation explores what’s really keeping high-achieving women stuck and how to stop blaming yourself and start working with your body and beliefs instead.

    Episode Resources:
    1. Instagram: @ceceliabmandryk
    2. The 5-minute shift
    3. The Life Lab
    4. The Life Series
    5. 1:1 Coaching
    6. Let’s work together

    Mentioned in this episode:

    The 5-Minute Shift Mini Course

    Learn more about The 5-Minute Shift mini course, a brain-based approach to feeling better now. It’s on sale for $29!

    The 5-Minute Shift Mini Course

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    20 mins
  • Why Can't You Get It Together? (And What To Do About It)
    Jan 15 2026

    Why is it so hard to follow through, even when we want to?

    In this episode, Cecelia unpacks the quiet, persistent question so many high-achieving women carry into the new year: “Why can’t I get it together?” If your life looks fine on the outside but still feels like a struggle, this episode will shift how you see yourself and your goals. Cecelia reveals how outdated beliefs and a protective nervous system (not a lack of willpower) might be behind the resistance, and how learning to work with yourself rather than against yourself can unlock a whole new way forward.

    Resources:

    1. Instagram: @ceceliabmandryk
    2. The 5-minute shift
    3. The Life Lab
    4. The Life Series
    5. 1:1 Coaching

    Mentioned in this episode:

    The 5-Minute Shift Mini Course

    Learn more about The 5-Minute Shift mini course, a brain-based approach to feeling better now. It’s on sale for $29!

    The 5-Minute Shift Mini Course

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    20 mins
  • Becoming Her: The Identity Work that No One Teaches Women
    Jan 8 2026

    What does it really mean to become the woman who can hold the life she wants? In this final episode of the three-part series, Cecelia explores the identity work that sits at the heart of everything—the shift from who you've been told you are to who you're actually becoming. Most of the identities you carry (I'm too much, I'm not enough, I'm behind, I'm inconsistent) were never yours to begin with. They were handed to you by people, workplaces, cultures, and moments that needed you to be someone safe and acceptable. But those old identities are keeping you stuck in a past version of yourself and your work isn't to fight them, but to forgive them so you can release them with love. Cecelia shares her own stories of identity shifts (including a powerful moment on her yoga mat where she decided to stop listening to the old thoughts as truth) and walks you through what it really takes to expand into a larger life. This isn't about becoming someone new—it's about returning to yourself, choosing the future version of you over the past one, and building the capacity to feel and hold more goodness, more alignment, more you. If you've been waiting for permission to step into the woman you're becoming, this episode is it.

    Resources:

    • Instagram: @ceceliabmandryk
    • The 5-minute shift
    • The Life Lab
    • The Life Series
    • 1:1 Coaching

    Mentioned in this episode:

    The 5-Minute Shift Mini Course

    Learn more about The 5-Minute Shift mini course, a brain-based approach to feeling better now. It’s on sale for $29!

    The 5-Minute Shift Mini Course

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    19 mins
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