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Recent Episodes
When Being Seen Feels Scarier Than Skydiving—And How to Do It Anyway
What if the bravest thing you’ll ever do isn’t leaping out of a helicopter, but allowing yourself to truly be seen? In this powerful episode of Message in the Middle , I sit down with Angie Hawkins , an Inner Glow Coach and a...
Learning to Trust Your Inner Wisdom: Anna Quigley on Intuition, Align…
Have you ever felt like there’s something more calling you, something deeper, more aligned, more you ? If you’ve spent years showing up for everyone else and are now facing a quiet inner nudge that’s hard to ignore, this conv...
Slip, Recovery, and the Messy Middle with Mallary Tenore Tarpley
Healing our relationship with food, our body, and ourselves is rarely a straight line. In this eye-opening episode of Message in the Middle, Marianne sits down with journalist, author, and educator Mallary Tenore Tarpley to explore the often-overlooked “messy middle” of eating disorder recovery. Ma…
Mindset Matters: Finding Confidence and Clarity in Midlife with Chery…
Midlife often brings big transitions, changes in identity, priorities, relationships, and even our own sense of self. But what if the biggest challenge isn’t the circumstances around us, but the stories we tell ourselves abou...
Healing Through Grief, Change, and Midlife Transitions
Midlife brings so many shifts—children leaving home, aging parents, career changes, identity shifts, and layered on top of it all, grief in its many forms. Sometimes it’s the loss of a loved one, and other times it’s the ache...
The New Old: Erika Andersen on Crafting Your Best Later Life
What if aging wasn’t about decline, but about becoming more fully yourself? In this episode of Message in the Middle, I sit down with bestselling author and leadership coach Erika Andersen to talk about what it really means to age well—and how we can begin preparing for a vibrant “third act” of lif…
MindShifting with Mitch Weisburgh: How to Rewire Your Brain for Resil…
Have you ever felt like your own mind is working against you? That no matter how much you want to change, old patterns and doubts keep pulling you back? In this episode of Message in the Middle , I sit down with educator, ent...
Body Image, Self-Trust, and Food Freedom: What Midlife Can Teach Us
If you’ve spent years counting calories, restricting foods, or shaming yourself for not having the “perfect” body, you’re not alone. For so many women, especially in midlife, the relationship with food and body image can feel...
America in Therapy: Healing Ourselves to Heal Our Nation with Phyllis…
If you’ve been feeling the weight of the world lately, wondering how we got here, why everything feels so divided, or how to reconnect to yourself in a culture that seems more disconnected than ever, this episode offers a tho...
Recent Blog Posts
Embracing Your Second Act with Shannon Russell
If you’re like many women I talk to, you might feel like you’ve spent the first half of your life checking all the boxes, doing all the things. Career, family, helping with your aging parents, responsibility after responsibility, a…
Can We Really Have It All? A Candid Conversation About Burnout and Ba…
What if the path to a more fulfilling life didn’t require running yourself into the ground first? In this week’s episode of Message in the Middle, I sat down with Dr. Denise Brown—Stanford-trained physician, former CEO, strategic …
Creating Safer Spaces: How to Help Your Loved Ones Age in Place with …
As our loved ones get older, many of them express a strong desire to stay in the homes they know and love—but that doesn’t mean those spaces are ready to support them as they age. From fall risks to poor lighting and tricky stairs, the h…