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Episode 693: Midlife, Limiting Beliefs, and the Dark Night of the Soul with Wendy Valentine

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I’m welcoming back Wendy Valentine, a pocket full of sunshine, reinvention expert, and empowerment coach, to celebrate her brand-new book, Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play. Whether you’re in midlife yourself or looking for a thoughtful gift for the women in your life, in this conversation and throughout her book, Wendy shares inspiration and tools you can carry into any season.

In this episode, Wendy brings frameworks, strategies, and encouragement for waking up to your fullest self. We explore what it means to move through the dark night of your soul, those heavy, disorienting seasons that can actually serve as a sacred initiation into your next chapter. Plus, we talk about self-reflection as the foundation for all of it, including simple ways to carve out space to check in with yourself, even when life feels overwhelming.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

  • The most common disempowering thought in midlife and how to overcome it (5:20)
  • The Freedom Framework: Wendy’s seven-step process for creating lasting change (16:10)
  • Midlife, menopause, and perimenopause and why these transitions are catalysts, not crises (24:48)
  • The Stop, Drop, and Roll method as a practical tool to reframe negative thoughts (32:15)
  • How to make self-reflection a priority, even when life feels too full (33:48)

Resources from this episode:

Andrea’s email list: andreaowen.com/free

Wendy’s website

Wendy’s book, Women Waking UpWendy on InstagramApp blocker

✨ If you’re in a season of stretching, expanding, or navigating complex emotions in your relationships, I’ve got something coming up just for you. This new, deeper program is designed to help you build shame resilience, reconnect to self-trust, and stop abandoning yourself for others’ comfort. It’s still brewing—but if you’re curious, DM me on Instagram @heyandreaowen or email us at [email protected]. I’ll personally reach out with more details to see if it’s for you.

Book recommendations: I love a good personal development book, and you do too, right? I’ve compiled a list of book recommendations, as mentioned in past episodes. Check out these amazing book recommendations here. Happy reading!

MSN is supported by: We love the sponsors that make our show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: andreaowen.com/sponsors/

Episode link: https://andreaowen.com/podcast/693

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I’m welcoming back Wendy Valentine, a pocket full of sunshine, reinvention expert, and empowerment coach, to celebrate her brand-new book, Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play. Whether you’re in midlife yourself or looking for a thoughtful gift for the women in your life, in this conversation and throughout her book, Wendy shares inspiration and tools you can carry into any season.

In this episode, Wendy brings frameworks, strategies, and encouragement for waking up to your fullest self. We explore what it means to move through the dark night of your soul, those heavy, disorienting seasons that can actually serve as a sacred initiation into your next chapter. Plus, we talk about self-reflection as the foundation for all of it, including simple ways to carve out space to check in with yourself, even when life feels overwhelming.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

  • The most common disempowering thought in midlife and how to overcome it (5:20)
  • The Freedom Framework: Wendy’s seven-step process for creating lasting change (16:10)
  • Midlife, menopause, and perimenopause and why these transitions are catalysts, not crises (24:48)
  • The Stop, Drop, and Roll method as a practical tool to reframe negative thoughts (32:15)
  • How to make self-reflection a priority, even when life feels too full (33:48)

Resources from this episode:

Andrea’s email list: andreaowen.com/free

Wendy’s website

Wendy’s book, Women Waking UpWendy on InstagramApp blocker

✨ If you’re in a season of stretching, expanding, or navigating complex emotions in your relationships, I’ve got something coming up just for you. This new, deeper program is designed to help you build shame resilience, reconnect to self-trust, and stop abandoning yourself for others’ comfort. It’s still brewing—but if you’re curious, DM me on Instagram @heyandreaowen or email us at [email protected]. I’ll personally reach out with more details to see if it’s for you.

Book recommendations: I love a good personal development book, and you do too, right? I’ve compiled a list of book recommendations, as mentioned in past episodes. Check out these amazing book recommendations here. Happy reading!

MSN is supported by: We love the sponsors that make our show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: andreaowen.com/sponsors/

Episode link: https://andreaowen.com/podcast/693

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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