Pursue Your Spark: Midlife Fitness & Mindset for Women Feeling Stuck

By Heike Yates

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It's 3 a.m., and you're staring at the ceiling, wondering why everything feels a little off — even when nothing is wrong. You've been telling yourself it's fine, but you keep hesitating on decisions you know matter. Pursue Your Spark is a midlife fitness and mindset podcast for women feeling stuck in the in-between seasons of life, when the routines, expectations, and habits that once worked no longer fit who you are today. Each episode explores the patterns that quietly slow your momentum — including overthinking, staying reasonable, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and "it's fine" habits — and helps you rebuild confidence, consistency, energy, and forward motion without forcing a reinvention. Hosted by midlife fitness expert and author Heike Yates, the show blends embodied strength, practical clarity, and 40 years of coaching experience to help women get unstuck, rebuild self-trust, and move forward with confidence in midlife. If you've outgrown where you are, it may be time to take the next step. 🎙️See a list of other "niche podcasts" that I produce https://heikeyates.com/category/podcast/ 📙 Order My New Book Pursue Your Spark https://heikeyates.com/l/pursueyoursparkbook/ 🤩 ⁠Visit My Website!⁠ https://heikeyates.com/ 🆓 Grab your free Midlife Reset Guide https://heikeyates.com/l/midlife-reset-guide/ 🤩 ⁠Join the Pursue Your Spark Blueprint Course ⭐️ https://heikeyates.com/l/spark-blueprint/ 💥 ⁠Follow me on Instagram⁠ https://www.instagram.com/heikeyates/

Episode Date
262. Midlife Anxiety: Doing All the Right Things… and Still Feeling On Edge| Dr. Nicole Cain
May 28, 2026
261. Why You Keep Starting Over and Still Feel Stuck in Midlife
May 14, 2026
260. How Good Girl Rules Keep Women Feeling Stuck in Midlife / Sue Willoughby
Apr 30, 2026
259. Why Your Midlife Fitness Routine Stopped Working (It's Not Discipline)
Apr 16, 2026
258. How to Get Organized in Midlife Without Feeling Behind / Tracy Hoth
Apr 02, 2026
257. Midlife Confidence: Why Speaking Up Still Leaves You Feeling Small
Mar 19, 2026
256. Why Midlife Women Quiet-Quit Their Relationships / Colette Fehr
Mar 05, 2026
255. How to Get Unstuck in Midlife When You've Been Playing Small
Feb 19, 2026
254. Starting Over in Your 50s Without Guilt When You Feel Stuck / Ande Lyons
Feb 05, 2026
253. Building Consistency In Midlife When Your Routine Stops Working
Jan 22, 2026
252. Midlife Eating Habits That Actually Stick: A Simpler Mediterranean Approach / Dr. Anna Pleet
Jan 08, 2026
251. How To Get Back On Track In Midlife When Your Energy Drops
Dec 25, 2025
250. Midlife Confidence: How to Adjust to Skin Changes Without Starting Over / Dr. Mary Alice Mina
Dec 11, 2025
249. How to Restart Your Midlife Fitness Routine After Missing Workouts
Nov 27, 2025
248. Midlife Symptoms: How To Get Back On Track When Something Feels Off / Andrea Nakayama
Nov 13, 2025
247. How To Stay Consistent In Midlife Without Burning Out
Oct 30, 2025
246. Healing From Sexual Abuse in Midlife: Finding Support, Recovery, and Hope / Stacey Hettes
Oct 16, 2025
245. What To Eat After 40 To Boost Energy
Oct 02, 2025
244. The Surprising Benefits of Aqua Yoga for Midlife Women / Christa Fairbrother
Sep 18, 2025
243. How to Reset After Summer Without Diets or Guilt In Midlife
Sep 04, 2025
242. The Missing Link Between Eastern and Western Healing / Tatiana Miller
Jul 24, 2025
241. The Confidence Gap In Midlife No One Talks About
Jul 10, 2025
240. From Trauma to Purpose: One Woman's Journey of Healing/ Amy Thurman
Jun 26, 2025
239. Why Overthinking Keeps You Stuck in Midlife
Jun 12, 2025
238.How to Navigate the Empty Nest Transition Without Losing Yourself / Anthony Damaschino
May 29, 2025
237. What's Secretly Draining Your Energy in Midlife
May 15, 2025
236.Balancing Motherhood and Business With More Confidence and Less Guilt / Marta Spirk
May 01, 2025
235. Fitness After 50: Find Your WHY Before You Start
Apr 17, 2025
234. How Parkinson's Changed One Son's Life and Purpose / Dr. George Ackerman
Apr 03, 2025
233. Overcoming Fear of Failure in Midlife
Mar 20, 2025
232. How To Own Your Power and Pleasure In Midlife / Sue Camaione
Mar 06, 2025
231. How to Stay Resilient When Life Feels Out of Control
Feb 20, 2025
230. Why Self-Care Feels So Damn Hard For Midlife Women / Lesley Logan
Feb 06, 2025
229. Why Losing Motivation In Midlife Is Not Your Fault
Jan 23, 2025
228. What Happens When Your Business Finally Aligns With Who You Are / Shannon Russell
Jan 09, 2025
227. Break Through Overwhelm In Midlife To Find Your Focus and Energy
Dec 26, 2024
226. How to Stop Wanting Change and Start Making It Happen / Allan Misner
Dec 12, 2024
225. How to Build Strength in Midlife Without Self-Judgment
Nov 28, 2024
224. Building Your Caregiving Team Without Guilt / Lynn Smargis
Nov 14, 2024
223. Why the Workouts That Worked at 30 Stop Working After 40
Oct 31, 2024
222. When "Fine" Isn't Really Fine: A Conversation About Cancer and Prevention / Deb Krier
Oct 16, 2024
221. Why Midlife Women Are Rethinking Alcohol
Oct 03, 2024
220. What Your Midlife Insomnia Is Trying to Tell You/ Martha Lewis
Sep 19, 2024
219. Building Consistency in Midlife This Fall
Sep 05, 2024
218. How To Get Back On Track In Midlife When Life Feels Overwhelming/ Janet M. Tailor
Jul 25, 2024
217. What Midlife Women Can Learn from the Blue Zones
Jul 11, 2024
216. How Black Women Advocate for Better Healthcare / The Body Wealth Sisters
Jun 27, 2024
215. Building Consistency in Midlife With 5 Simple Habits
Jun 13, 2024
214. Building Consistency In Midlife Through Simple Daily Habits / Dr. Jen Haley
May 30, 2024
213. Why Midlife Women Need to Think Differently About Bone Health
May 16, 2024
212. Midlife Habits That Actually Stick: How To Stay Consistent Without Starting Over/ft. Jill McCauslin & Chris Brown
May 02, 2024
211. The Midlife Mindset That Builds Strength and Flexibility
Apr 18, 2024
210. The Hidden Midlife Barriers to Confidence and Self-Love | Deb Blum
Apr 04, 2024
209. How to Break the All-or-Nothing Cycle and Stay Consistent
Mar 21, 2024
208. How to Get Back on Track in Midlife When Life Feels Overwhelming / Tracy McCubbin
Mar 07, 2024
207. 6 Ways To Redefine Courage In Midlife
Feb 22, 2024
206. What No One Tells You About Dating After 40 / Hoyt Prisock
Feb 08, 2024
205. Building Consistency In Midlife When Motivation Is Gone
Jan 25, 2024
204. The 5 Pillars That Help You Thrive in Midlife | Bernie Borges
Jan 11, 2024
#203. The Menopause Body Image Struggle No One Talks About | Dr. Maria Luque
Dec 28, 2023
202. How to Enjoy the Holidays Without Starting Over in January
Dec 14, 2023
201. Why Midlife Women Must Advocate for Their Healthcare | Susan Salenger
Nov 30, 2023
200. What I've Learned About Getting Unstuck in Midlife After 200 Episodes
Nov 16, 2023
199. Getting Unstuck in Midlife by Reimagining What's Possible | Wendy Valentine
Nov 02, 2023
198. Could Alcohol Be Keeping You Stuck in Midlife?
Oct 19, 2023
197. Fibromyalgia: Why So Many Women Struggle to Get Answers | Dr. Efrat LaMandre
Oct 05, 2023
196. Getting Unstuck in Midlife Without Guilt or Starting Over
Sep 21, 2023
195. Available As Is: Finding Love Again After Loss in Midlife | Debbie Weiss
Aug 01, 2023
194. The Surprising Link Between Midlife Fitness and Financial Stability
Jul 20, 2023
193. How Midlife Fitness Inspired One Woman's Greatest Adventures | Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jul 06, 2023
192. Midlife Fitness After Menopause: What Every Woman Needs to Know
Jun 22, 2023
191. How to Start Midlife Fitness When You Haven't Exercised in Years | Hope Zvara
Jun 08, 2023
190. Midlife Fitness and Bone Health: How to Stay Strong After 50
May 25, 2023
189. What If Everything You Learned About Aging Is Wrong? | Shari Berkowitz
May 11, 2023
188. Midlife Habits That Stick: A Realistic Guide to Intermittent Fasting
Apr 27, 2023
187. How to Find Your Voice and Trust Your Intuition in Midlife | Dr. Melissa Bird
Apr 13, 2023
186. Resistant Starch: The Gut Health Secret More Women Should Know About
Mar 30, 2023
#185 Overcoming Addiction: Mandy Alexis' Journey to Recovery and Entrepreneurship
Mar 16, 2023
#184 Simple Ways To Make Your Exercise Habit Consistent
Mar 02, 2023
#183 Sex and Intimacy In Midlife: Reclaiming What Sexy Means to You/ft. Dr. Juliana Hauser
Feb 16, 2023
182. How To Get Back On Track In Midlife With Your Health
Feb 02, 2023
#181 - 4 Steps To Achieve Any Goal, No Matter Your Age/ft. Dierdre Wolownick Honnold
Jan 19, 2023
180. Midlife Habits That Actually Stick: Nutrition That Supports Consistency
Jan 05, 2023
#179 - 7 Effortless Ways To Sneak In Exercise During The Holidays
Dec 29, 2022
#178 - Why Dating Again In Midlife Is Even Better Than Dating When You're Younger/ft. Martha Bodyfelt
Dec 08, 2022
#177 - 5 Ways To Fight For Your Empty Nest Marriage
Nov 24, 2022
#176 Eldercare, The Crisis Facing Working Daughters/ft. Liz O'Donnell
Nov 10, 2022
#175 - 5 Ways To Beat Recession Stress And Feel Healthier
Oct 27, 2022
#174 How To Reclaim Your Confidence To Do The Things You Want Over 50/ft. Kelly Howard
Oct 13, 2022
#173 - 3 Easy Ways How You Can Make Pilates Over 50 A Habit
Sep 29, 2022
#172 - How To Renew Your Commitment To Yourself Through Parenting /ft. Kim Muench
Sep 15, 2022
#171 - My Body Betrays Me! How Can I Still Love It?
Sep 01, 2022
#170 - How To Age Powerful Instead Of Graceful/ft. Judy Arazoza
Jul 28, 2022
#169 - The Astounding Power Of Feeling Connected For Women In Their Midlife Challenges/ ft Jen Marples
Jul 14, 2022
#168 - 3 Simple Ways To Eat Whole Foods Instead Of Eating Clean
Jul 07, 2022
#167 - How To Stay Active With Osteoarthritis/Ft. Alyssa Kuhn
Jun 30, 2022
#166 - How Yoga Can Help You To Speak Up For Yourself/ Ft. Dagmar Spremberg
Jun 16, 2022
#165 - 4 Steps To Watch What You Eat To Improve Your Health
Jun 02, 2022
#164 - How To ROCK Your Midlife And Beyond/ Ft. Cat Coluccio
May 19, 2022
#164 - How To ROCK Your Midlife And Beyond/ Ft. Cat Coluccio
May 19, 2022