We use Valentine’s Day as a doorway into a frank, funny, and tender look at intentional divorce, gray divorce myths, and designing a life that fits. We reframe a 25-year marriage as a success, talk through legal basics, and share the emotional tools that made the transition kinder.

• Choosing intentional separation and still believing in love
• Difference between separation agreements and divorce filings
• Why the 20-year mark matters for spousal support
• Covid’s role in midlife identity shifts and gray divorce
• Therapy as a safe room for ending well
• Emotional safety, vulnerability, and depth over “fine”
• Redefining home: renting, downsizing, flexibility
• Honest talks with kids about change and stability
• Balancing independence with a desire to be cared for
• Healing time, boundaries, and support circles

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We learn traditional mahjong with our longtime friend Anita and uncover why a simple game can rebuild community in midlife. Tiles lead to stories, culture, and a practical blueprint for hosting low-pressure gatherings that spark real connection.

• Roots of a 30-year friendship and why cadence keeps bonds strong
• Why mahjong lowers social anxiety and invites everyone in
• Anita’s heritage and learning traditional Hong Kong rules
• American vs traditional differences and what to teach first
• Hosting tactics that mix worlds and create instant rapport
• How table dynamics reveal learning styles and strengths
• Women’s face-to-face bonding and midlife community needs
• Pricing, group sizes, and formats for sustainable meetups
• Turning a one-off night into a recurring circle

Find Anita on Instagram at Mahjong Nights

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We explore how declining estrogen reshapes joint health and recovery, why some midlife pains linger, and how modern chiropractic, smart strength work, and informed medical care can change outcomes. Practical steps, clear resources, and a push to advocate for better midlife care.

• musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause explained
• differences and overlap between chiropractic and physiotherapy
• frozen shoulder, plantar fasciitis and gluteal tendinopathy patterns
• hormones, inflammation and slow recovery links
• HRT as a potential musculoskeletal ally
• strength training with low reps and true sprint intervals
• jumping and bone density for long-term independence
• labs, blood pressure, cholesterol and insulin resistance awareness
• realistic rehab expectations and referrals in a team model
• resources to learn and talk to your doctor confidently

Find Dr. Ashley at burlingtonsportsandspine.com and on Instagram at @ashburlington

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We talk with sleep expert and coach Alana McGinn about building a sleep business from baby years to midlife sleep, how chronotypes shape energy, and why stress tools matter more than perfect bedtimes. We share practical ways to handle midlife sleep topics like 3 a.m. wakings, napping, snoring partners, and how stress impacts that.

• Origins of Goodnight Sleep Site and team growth
• Pivot to adult and midlife sleep coaching
• Understanding lion, bear, wolf, and dolphin chronotypes
• Practical fixes for night wakings and routines
• Intentional tech use and morning habits
• Naps, nappuccinos, and sleep cycles
• Separate rooms, blankets, and sleep apnea screening
• Magnesium, dreams, and changing sleep with age
• Stress bucket, personal pauses, and practiced joy
• Divorce support, sleep as a legal tool, and new programs

Find Alana: AlanaMcGinn.com • Instagram: @alana.mcginn • TikTok: @alana.mcginn

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We strip the whispers from menopause and perimenopause, connect symptoms women often carry alone, and share how misread science fueled years of misdiagnosis. We offer language, tools, and momentum to help you advocate for care at home, at work, and in the doctor’s office.

• Defining the one-day menopause and the long perimenopause
• Why HRT fear took hold and what newer evidence shows
• Symptoms across mood, sleep, weight, cognition, and pain
• Misdiagnosis, antidepressants, and the case for individualized care
• Open-minded solutions from HRT to strength training and protein
• Real timelines of early menopause and heavy cycles
• Brain fog, focus strategies, and self-compassion
• Workplace realities, policy ideas, and leadership empathy
• Using community to filter info and find credible experts
• Upcoming guests on sleep, stress, musculoskeletal changes, and supplements

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We trade resolutions for a single guiding word and use reflection to turn a turbulent 2025 into clarity for 2026. One of us chooses Free after a year of shedding and change; the other chooses Gratitude while stepping into fifty with travel, health, and softer expectations.

• Swapping resolutions for a year theme that guides decisions
• A rapid review of 2025 promises kept and lessons learned
• Glamour versus grit of big life change and long-distance love
• Choosing Free for 2026 and creating space to be
• Choosing Gratitude at fifty with travel and health in focus
• Expectation, acceptance, and how to lower daily friction
• Audio journaling for family stories and legacy
• Small moments overtaking big milestones as markers of joy
• Practical reflection: camera roll audits and simple prompts
• Preview of next topic on menopause

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We reflect on how holiday traditions evolve as kids grow up, parents age, and priorities shift, and how to honour what still brings joy without carrying the entire mental load. Expectations ease when we calendar the moments that matter and let the rest flex.

• Redefining tradition as values shared, not fixed events
• Midlife realities of time, aging parents, teens, and adult children
• Opting out of rituals that drain and doubling down on those that delight
• Calendars, boundaries, and gentle “mandatory fun”
• Feminist lens on holiday films and the three words we want to hear
• The mental load, control loops, and how to actually share help
• Experience gifts that build one-to-one connection across generations
• Christmas mornings that move from sunrise to brunch without losing magic
• Permission to travel, rotate hosting, and change your mind year to year

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We explore how to turn midlife time into meaningful service, moving from good intentions to simple, repeatable actions that build purpose and community. We share practical ideas, stories from local charities, and ways to make giving feel easy, social, and deeply human.

• Difference between community roles and outward-facing charity
• Midlife as a window for service and purpose
• Easy entry points to volunteering with friends
• How giving circles amplify small contributions
• Examples from United Way and local charities
• Turning parties and traditions into donation drives
• Teaching kids the why behind giving
• Lending professional skills to nonprofits
• Building consistency with quarterly commitments
• Invitation to join our Leading Left events

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