Mapping the New Midlife

By Maggie Wheeler

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Today's midlife is rapidly evolving in response to our increasing life spans. The "Third Act" is quickly becoming the "Third Quarter." Join Maggie Wheeler, midlife specialist and award-winning mystery writer, as she explores the challenges, opportunities, and new realities facing the modern midlife woman. We're not navigating the Midlife Map. We're creating it--for the 21st century!

Episode Date
S3 E35: Night Moves (Listening to the Sound of Midlife)
Jun 17, 2026
S3 E34: The Winner's Circle (Synthesizing Success in Midlife)
Jun 10, 2026
S3 E33: The Analog Diaries - The Best Laid Plans (and the Analog Prescription)
Jun 03, 2026
S3 E32: Quantity or Quality? (The WHO Decides What Our Lifespan Numbers Mean)
May 27, 2026
S3 E31: Life Stretching (The Longevity Revolution Phase 2)
May 20, 2026
S3 E30: To Savour Midlife is to Know It (for the First Time)
May 06, 2026
S3 E29: The Science of Wellbeing (You Can Take It From Yale!)
Apr 29, 2026
S3 E28: The Best Midlife (Why We Do What We Do)
Apr 22, 2026
S3 E27: Activating Midlife Celebration (The 4-Letter Word with Three Letters)
Apr 15, 2026
S3 E26: The Soft Life (Let's Build a Soft Spring)
Apr 01, 2026
S3 E25: The Analog Diaries (Sleeping with the Enemy)
Mar 25, 2026
S3 E24: The Quiet Revolution (The Midlife Edge in a Major Social Shift)
Mar 11, 2026
S3 E23: Wintering's True Gift to Midlife (Stand Firm)
Mar 04, 2026
S3 E22: Halftime and Your Tempo (Choosing Mastery over Momentum Isn't Easy)
Feb 25, 2026
S3 E21: Halftime (Trading Momentum for Mastery)
Feb 18, 2026
S3 E20: The Analog Life (Seems We are the Midlife Masters!)
Feb 11, 2026
S3 E19: Winter Inventory (Our Annual Heart Recalibration)
Feb 04, 2026
S3 E18: Dance It Out (Enjoy the Midlife Advantage)
Jan 28, 2026
S3 E17: Listening and Leaving Space (The Sound of Life in Winter)
Jan 21, 2026
S3 E16: Hope and Hard Work (The Mechanics of Our New Year)
Jan 14, 2026
S3 E15: 2026: A Year of Hope and Hard Work (And the F-Word It All Rests On)
Jan 07, 2026
S3 E14: A New Midlife Christmas (The Best of the Season)
Dec 17, 2025
S3 E13: Midlife Christmas, Not Crisis (Overcoming Overwhelm)
Dec 10, 2025
S3 E12: Nesting Season (Living the Deeper Life)
Nov 26, 2025
S3 E11: Check Your Filters (And Not Just Your Furnace!)
Nov 19, 2025
S3 E10: Lifesizing Part 2 (Harness the Magic)
Nov 12, 2025
S3 E9: Taking It to the Street (Level) - The Mechanics of Lifesizing
Nov 05, 2025
S3 E8: Fall Cleaning (The Celebration of Our Midlife)
Oct 29, 2025
S3 E7: Our Masterclass in Lifesizing: Diane Keaton
Oct 22, 2025
S3 E6: Interview with Author Amy Weinland Daughters
Oct 15, 2025
S3 E5: Back to the Future (Our New Triangle)
Oct 08, 2025
S3 E4: Back to Back (The Two Lives of Midlife)
Oct 01, 2025
S3 E3: Back to Basics (Wrestling with the Guilt of Change)
Sep 24, 2025
S3 E2: Payback Time (The Coin of Life)
Sep 10, 2025
S3 E1: We're Back (and Back at It!)
Sep 03, 2025
S2 E41 Rewind: When the Heart Has No Reply
Aug 27, 2025
S2 E40: Rewind S2 E18 The Real Imposter Syndrome (Our Second Exhale)
Aug 20, 2025
August Rewind: S2 E16: Love, Light and Letting Go (The Master Plan for 2025)
Aug 13, 2025
Rewind: S2 E1 The Real Midlife Pivot
Aug 06, 2025
S2 E37: Train of Thought (Plan a Placeholder)
Jul 30, 2025
S2 E36: Interview with Rita Lussier, journalist and author of "And Now, Back to Me"
Jul 23, 2025
S2 E35: The Indolence of July Part 2 (Rules of Engagement)
Jul 16, 2025
S2 E34: The Indolence of July (We Shall Slow Time)
Jul 09, 2025
S2 E33: Levelling Off (Building with Our Bubbles in Mind)
Jun 25, 2025
S2 E32: The Sounds of Silence (Catching the Wave)
Jun 18, 2025
S2 E31: Building Stronger Part 2 (The Foundation of the Matter)
Jun 11, 2025
S2 E30: Building Stronger (The Conscience of the King)
Jun 04, 2025
S2 E29: When the Heart Has No Reply (Stasis is All It's Cracked up to Be)
May 28, 2025
S2 E28: The Season of Release (Revisiting Our New Spring)
May 21, 2025
S2 E27: Course Corrections Part 2 (The Heart of the Matter)
May 07, 2025
S2 E26: Course Corrections (From Dreams to Reality)
Apr 30, 2025
S2 E25: What Dreams May Come Part 3 (To Awaken the Sleeping Giant).
Apr 16, 2025
S2 E24: What Dreams May Come Part 2 (The Difference with Midlife Dreaming)
Apr 09, 2025
S2 E23: What Dreams May Come (Full Credit to Shakespeare)
Mar 26, 2025
S2 E22: The New Spring (In Your Dreams, Kid!)
Mar 19, 2025
S2 E21: Planning a New Spring (The Discomfort of Growth)
Mar 12, 2025
S2 E20: The Weight/Wait of the World (Dealing with the Elephant at the Table)
Mar 05, 2025
S2 E19: We're at the Head of the Pack (The Atlantic Says So!)
Feb 12, 2025
S2 E18: The Real Imposter in Imposter Syndrome (Our Second Exhale)
Feb 05, 2025
S2 E17: The Great Footnote to Life (Never an Endnote)
Jan 29, 2025
S2 E16: Love, Light & Letting Go (The Master Plan for 2025)
Jan 22, 2025
S2 E15: Stepping Into 2025 With Our Social Muscles (Let's Review)
Jan 15, 2025
Rewind 3: S1 E27 Patience with Uncertainty (The Calm Before the Storm)
Jan 03, 2025
Rewind 2: S1 E26 Are You Busy? (Revisiting the Power of Language)
Dec 27, 2024
Rewind: S1 E25 Timelines Vs. Lifelines (Reframing the Big Question)
Dec 18, 2024
S2 E11: The Season of Miracles (Using Our True Strength)
Dec 11, 2024
S2 E10 The Season of Sharing (Your Fabric of Belonging)
Dec 04, 2024
S2 E9: Time Change (Test Your Tempo)
Nov 27, 2024
S2 E8: The Season of Giving (Your Starting Point)
Nov 20, 2024
S2 E7: Dry Leaves Before the Wild Hurricane (Lead On)
Nov 14, 2024
S2 E6: Ceremonies of the Season (Ceremonies of the Heart)
Nov 06, 2024
S2 E5 Lifesizing Your Heart (Fall Cleaning our Emotional Health)
Oct 16, 2024
S2 E4: Lifesizing Your Health (Remembering What Really Matters)
Oct 09, 2024
S2 E3 Lifesizing Your Hearth (We Call it the Big Dig)
Sep 25, 2024
S2 E2: Downsizing is a Distraction (Sign Up for the Real Mission!)
Sep 18, 2024
S2 E1: The Real Midlife Pivot (The Journey Begins!)
Sep 11, 2024
Episode 28: Pause Between the Notes (Artistry as Agency)
Jul 24, 2024
Episode 27: Patience with Uncertainty (The Calm within the Storm)
Jul 10, 2024
Episode 26: Are You Busy? (Revisiting the Power of Language)
Jun 26, 2024
Episode 25: Timelines vs. Lifelines (Reframing the Big Question)
Jun 12, 2024
Episode 24: Turbulence (Your Secret Weapon)
Jun 05, 2024
Episode 23: New Moves (And Mind the Gap!)
May 22, 2024
Episode 22: The Fifth Power Principle (The Road Ahead)
May 08, 2024
Episode 21: The 4th Power Principle (Flipping the Big Switch)
May 01, 2024
Episode 20: The Milestone
Apr 24, 2024
Episode 19: The Third Power Principle (This is Getting Complex!!)
Apr 17, 2024
Episode 18: The Second Power Principle (Fill Your Own Shoes to Walk Your Own Road)
Apr 03, 2024
Episode 17: The Five Power Principles (Starting with the Big One)
Mar 27, 2024
Episode 16: The Role of a Lifetime (And It's Time to Roll!)
Mar 20, 2024
Episode 15: The 21st Century Midlife (The Role of a Lifetime)
Feb 28, 2024
Episode 14: The Fourth "E" of Midlife Evolution (Giving It To You Straight!)
Feb 21, 2024
Episode 13: The Three E's of Midlife Evolution (And, No, One of Them is NOT Estrogen)
Feb 14, 2024
Episode 12: Step Back, Step Forward (Learn to Stand Still)
Feb 07, 2024
Episode 11: When Time is Everything (The Time of Your Life)
Jan 31, 2024
Episode 10: It's Time for Your Tempo (Time for Change)
Jan 24, 2024
Episode 9: Managing Your Narrative (Get Your Goggles On!) Part Two
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 8: Managing Your Narrative (Get Your Goggles On!)
Jan 10, 2024
Episode 7: Recap, Renew, Reach Out (and Merry Christmas!)
Dec 20, 2023
Mind That Curve (Here Comes the Pivot)!
Dec 13, 2023
Episode 5: Where is Your Triangle (Where is my What?)?
Dec 06, 2023
Episode 4: Just the Facts, Ma'am (or...You're kidding, right?)
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 3: Two Words You Will Not Hear (and One More)
Nov 22, 2023
Episode 2: The Undiscovered Country (Or Why Am I a Midlife Specialist?)
Nov 15, 2023
Episode One: Where's the Map (or Coming to the Table)?
Nov 06, 2023