MEfirst Midlife Badassery Podcast

Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery | Women over 40
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“There has to be something more than this.” If you’re a midlife woman who has lost weight, regained it, and is tired of starting over — you’re in the right place. Welcome to the MEfirst Midlife Badassery Podcast, where weight loss, mindset, meditation, and real-life habits come together to help you stop fighting your body and start building a life you actually love. I’m Addie B — Certified LIfe Coach (and Fast like a Girl Coach), Meditation and Yoga Instructor, former corporate leader, and a woman who’s lost over 100 pounds ... regained weight… and is choosing to build it differently this time.  Because this isn’t about white-knuckling your way thin. It’s about self-trust. Habits that fit real life.  Healing the part of you that keeps starting over. And creating a life that feels so good, you want to take care of yourself inside it. We talk: Midlife weight loss & weight regainReal-life habit changeMeditation & nervous system workSpiritual growth without the fluffIdentity shifts & future-self embodiment Weight loss is part of the journey. But becoming is the point. You’re not broken. You’re becoming. Let’s light this B up.

  1. Aug 13

    S4 Ep 242: You Don't Need Another Diet- You Need An Alter Ego | Real Life Transformation Stories

    You think you need another diet. But what if what you really need is a new identity to step into? In this episode of Midlife Badassery, I’m joined by Christie and Kathy—two women using alter egos to make weight loss, reinvention, and the messy middle of becoming her feel practical, powerful, and even fun. Christie shares how Sovereign Phoenix helped her leave “golden footprints,” regulate her nervous system, interrupt old choices, and build evidence of the woman she is becoming—even while life was seriously life-ing. Kathy shares her evolution from Phoenix to Queen, why the Queen doesn’t need to keep starting over, and how curiosity, ritual, community, and one more aligned decision helped her step into a bigger life. This isn’t about pretending to be someone else. It’s about practicing being the woman you’re becoming. In this conversation: Why information and another diet are rarely the whole answer How an alter ego creates a bridge between your current identity and your future self Why weight loss becomes a byproduct of identity-aligned choices How to use “What would she do next?” in real life Nervous-system regulation, meditation, and changing automatic reactions Why community matters when life knocks you off routine What to do if alter ego work feels too woo, silly, or make-believe How to stop waiting for the scale before living your life YOUR NEXT MOVE Ask yourself: What would she do next? Then take one small action that leaves evidence of who you’re becoming. Want to build your own alter ego? Join the Midlife Badassery community and step into the Alter Ego Agency experience:https://www.skool.com/midlifebadassery/about Come for the weight loss. Come for the woo. Stay for the transformation—and for each other. Chapters 00:00 You don’t need another diet 01:02 Why an alter ego changes behavior 02:22 Addie resurrects Slayer 04:00 Meet Christie and Kathy 05:06 Christie’s story: before Sovereign Phoenix 06:25 Golden footprints and Walking on Sunshine 08:08 Building Sovereign Phoenix 11:30 The first real-life identity shift 16:38 Making weight loss an adventure 19:28 Nervous-system regulation changes the choice 25:50 Santorini and the future-self bridge 28:00 Identity first; the body catches up 32:00 Staying in the room when life lives 34:18 What Christie would tell the skeptic 38:23 Kathy’s story: Phoenix rises 39:53 From Phoenix to Queen 42:20 The Queen doesn’t start over 45:52 Bringing the woo—and the science 48:50 Why the community changes everything 52:23 “Come in curious and play” 54:00 What would Queen do next? 56:47 Stop hiding behind the weight 57:05 Becoming her—starting now 59:06 Build your alter ego Join SKOOL community Midlife Badassery is open HERE FOLLOW/WATCH ON YOUTUBE addiebeall55 Free Visioning Meditation (goes with Ep 160 Unlock Your Future: Create Vision for Midlife Transformation)   Get Social with Me! YouTube: Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery Facebook Namaslayer Instagram @addiebeall_namaslayer

  2. Aug 4

    S4 Ep 241: Perfectionism Makes Me Procrastinate—Here’s How I Get Moving Again

    Perfectionism doesn’t always look like high standards and color-coded excellence. Sometimes it looks like spinning, overthinking, procrastinating—and waiting for Monday to start again. Ask me how I know. 😂  In this episode, I’m sharing how I interrupt the perfectionism-and-procrastination loop, take imperfect action, and use my MEfirst Guide to get moving again—even when overwhelm tells me I need the perfect plan.  I’m talking through the three mindset shifts I use when perfectionism and overwhelm have me frozen: • Why “imperfect” needs to become the new finish line • How one small, imperfect action creates momentum • Why I deliberately choose one thing to bomb every day 💣 • How I use the MEfirst Guide to stop carrying an impossible list in my head • Why getting back up quickly matters more than never spiralling.  The goal isn’t to become a woman who never gets overwhelmed, misses a habit, overeats, or has a weird day. The goal is to become the woman who doesn’t abandon herself when she does. We don’t stop. We adjust as we go. SELF-REFLECTION What are you willing to bomb today so the thing that matters most can actually move? INSPIRED BY EPISODE 10 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1433275/episodes/7199197 BONUS CONTENT on this episode on YouTube HERE behind the scenes of my very real Lunch Mode experiment—including tapping, three easy return actions, and the moment ChatGPT forgot the actual tapping points. We had words. 😂Join SKOOL community Midlife Badassery is open HERE FOLLOW/WATCH ON YOUTUBE addiebeall55 Free Visioning Meditation (goes with Ep 160 Unlock Your Future: Create Vision for Midlife Transformation)   Get Social with Me! YouTube: Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery Facebook Namaslayer Instagram @addiebeall_namaslayer

  3. Jul 28

    S4 Ep 240: I’m a Skinny B*tch at 262 Pounds—Here’s Why I Believe It

    I’m a skinny bitch. Yep—I said it. At 262 pounds, after losing 120 pounds, regaining 80, and now being down 30 pounds this year. And nobody can convince me otherwise. Because being her doesn’t begin when the scale finally gives you permission. It begins when you decide who you are, practice believing her thoughts, and keep showing up long enough for the evidence to catch up. In this episode, I’m riffing straight from our MEfirst 90 planning event about what it actually takes to believe in yourself again—especially when you’ve started over before, regained weight, or have people waiting to roll their eyes at your next attempt. We’re talking about: • Why I put on my detective hat instead of my judge’s robe • The Obstacle Playbook that exposed what was really behind my afternoon overeating • How commitment, courage, capability, and confidence build on one another • Why self-trust matters whether you’re losing weight, using a GLP-1, building a business, or chasing any big goal • How I practice new thoughts before I fully believe them • The bridge thought that can carry you when “I’m already her” feels too far away • Why your dreams have to get bigger than weight loss YOUR 1% ACTION: Choose one goal you want to reach in the next 90 days and ask yourself: What would I need to believe to be the woman who makes this happen? Then get honest about what you believe now. No judgment. Just curiosity. You don’t have to jump straight to “I’m a skinny bitch.” Start with a thought you can practice: I’m going to keep showing up, learning, and loving myself through this until I figure it out. That’s how belief gets built. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — “Who’s a skinny bitch? That’s me.” 01:38 — What believing in yourself looked like at the beginning 03:42 — Put on your detective hat, not your judge’s robe 04:18 — Building an Obstacle Playbook 07:15 — What my overeating was actually helping me avoid 09:14 — Identity work and GLP-1 weight loss 10:30 — Commitment, courage, capability, and confidence 13:18 — Practicing the identity before the evidence arrives 16:51 — Finding a bridge thought you can believe 19:20 — Why goals start feeling possible 20:17 — Your 1% action for the week 21:54 — There is no shame in regain 23:21 — What if your dreams became bigger than weight loss? Join SKOOL community Midlife Badassery is open HERE FOLLOW/WATCH ON YOUTUBE addiebeall55 Free Visioning Meditation (goes with Ep 160 Unlock Your Future: Create Vision for Midlife Transformation)   Get Social with Me! YouTube: Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery Facebook Namaslayer Instagram @addiebeall_namaslayer

  4. Jul 20

    S4 Ep 239: Dream Bigger After 50 | Future Self Diaries #2

    What if your biggest dreams aren't behind you... What if they're just waiting for your permission? In today's Future Self Diaries, I'm taking you behind the scenes as I dream out loud about the life I'm intentionally creating. No perfect plan. No pretending I've arrived. Just an honest conversation about the future I'm choosing to build—and why I think every midlife woman deserves to do the same. Because here's what I've learned... You don't accidentally become her. You become her one tiny decision, one tiny habit, and one tiny act of courage at a time. If you've been putting your dreams on hold while taking care of everyone else, this episode is your reminder that your next chapter doesn't have an expiration date. It's time to dream bigger. In this episode: ✨ Why dreaming is more practical than you think  🧭 How your Future Self becomes your compass  🌅 The power of visualizing an extraordinary life  💗 Why becoming always comes before achieving  🚀 One simple way to start becoming her today Join SKOOL community Midlife Badassery is open HERE FOLLOW/WATCH ON YOUTUBE addiebeall55 Free Visioning Meditation (goes with Ep 160 Unlock Your Future: Create Vision for Midlife Transformation)   Get Social with Me! YouTube: Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery Facebook Namaslayer Instagram @addiebeall_namaslayer

  5. Jul 13

    S4 Ep 238: The Happy Isn't at the Skinny (I Stopped Chasing It and Lost the Weight)

    I lost 120 pounds. Regained 80. Losing it again, live, right here with you. 👇 Come build your ritual with us this week: [SKOOL LINK] Diet culture has us believing the happy is at the skinny. Lose the weight, and then the happy shows up. I did the opposite. I stopped chasing skinny and started chasing joy — and the weight came off anyway. Then the opposite happened. Joy went out of my life, and the weight came back on. So it became a mission to create a life I loved again. And as I stepped into that, the weight started coming off again. I'm still in it. I've still got work to do. And I'm doing it right here with you. If you're a midlife woman who knows exactly what to do and still can't stay consistent, this one is for you. This isn't another video about discipline or willpower. Sustainable weight loss after 50 doesn't come from trying harder. It comes from building habits and rituals you actually want to wake up to. In this episode I'm telling you the thing that finally made my habits stick. I was a 300-pound ball of misery in Phoenix, and the first habit I ever built was a 20-minute meditation I bribed myself into with a cup of coffee. That one small ritual started everything. WHAT WE GET INTO: → Why your habits don't stick, and why it's not a discipline problem  → The coffee bribe: why bribing yourself isn't cheating, it's the mechanism  → Habit stacking (James Clear, Atomic Habits) and why a ritual is a habit stack with soul  → How to build a morning routine you don't have to force yourself into  → The beach house: I got everything on the vision board and I was still miserable  → The candy jar, the meditation room, and quieting the food noise  → Your primitive brain isn't broken, it's trying to keep you safe (nervous system regulation)  → Weight regain: showing up through the sickness, the eczema, the gaining, and why I never stopped  → Curiosity over judgment, and why awareness is your superpower MY PROMISE EVERY EPISODE: one small thing you can actually do this week, or one idea that shifts something in your brain. Not more information. You've got plenty of that. CHAPTERS: 0:00 The happy isn't at the skinny  0:57 If you're new here  1:38 My promise every episode  2:37 Back in Phoenix, where it started  3:00 The 300-pound ball of misery  4:26 My very first habit stack  4:57 I could just go walk five minutes  5:22 Where does your ritual live?  6:32 The coffee bribe  7:12 James Clear and habit stacking  8:53 Sick of doing it the same old way  9:13 Pulling the card  10:34 The beach house and the vision board  13:37 The candy jar  14:29 Your primitive brain is keeping you safe  21:58 Showing up through the eczema and the flare-ups  26:18 Curiosity over judgment  26:34 The awareness is your superpower This week inside Midlife Badassery we're building joy on purpose all week, leading into the Habits & Rituals workshop this Sunday. If you're done with diet culture and ready to build a life you love living, come walk with us.  Get on the ride with me, because I'm not stopping.  Get the Habits & Rituals inside the Premium Midlife Badassery Community.  https://www.skool.com/midlifebadassery/about Join SKOOL community Midlife Badassery is open HERE FOLLOW/WATCH ON YOUTUBE addiebeall55 Free Visioning Meditation (goes with Ep 160 Unlock Your Future: Create Vision for Midlife Transformation)   Get Social with Me! YouTube: Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery Facebook Namaslayer Instagram @addiebeall_namaslayer

  6. Jul 6

    S4 Ep 237: Six Months Later... I'm Back on the Mountain | Progress Over Perfection

    Six months ago, I sat on this very mountain wondering what the next chapter of my life would look like. Today, I'm back. I'm 30 pounds lighter, my community has grown from an idea into 450 incredible women, and somewhere along the way... I stopped chasing a perfect life and learned to truly love the one I was living. In this deeply personal reflection, I share what actually changed over the past six months—including the things I never saw coming. We talk about: ✨ Why the biggest transformation wasn't the number on the scale (although, I'll take 30 pounds down)! ✨ Building an alter ego that changed everything ✨ Learning to love my life—even when it was confined to one room ✨ Healing, health challenges, and why progress isn't always linear ✨ Dreaming bigger than weight loss ✨ Why I'm planning to work from Scotland next year (yes... really!) ✨ What I hope the next six months will bring If you've ever felt like your life is meant for something more than simply losing weight, being on the hamster wheel of life, same day in and out... This episode is for you. Because sometimes the greatest transformation isn't becoming someone new. It's finally becoming yourself.  Join SKOOL community Midlife Badassery is open HERE FOLLOW/WATCH ON YOUTUBE addiebeall55 Free Visioning Meditation (goes with Ep 160 Unlock Your Future: Create Vision for Midlife Transformation)   Get Social with Me! YouTube: Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery Facebook Namaslayer Instagram @addiebeall_namaslayer

  7. Jun 29

    S4 Ep 236 Why Your Morning Routine Isn't the Real Problem (The Missing Piece of Motivation)

    Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to do... and still couldn't make yourself do it? You want to stretch.  You want to meditate.  You want to lose the weight.  You want to build the business. So why does your brain seem to hit the brakes? In this episode, I'm sharing one of the biggest breakthroughs I've had in years of coaching midlife women. What started as research for my EFT tapping workshop turned into a completely new way of understanding motivation, procrastination, and why so many of us get stuck during life's transition moments. You'll learn why I no longer believe motivation is the problem—and why your nervous system may be trying to protect you instead. We explore: ✨ Why traditional morning routines aren't the whole answer ✨ How your nervous system influences motivation and procrastination ✨ The "Smoke Alarm" analogy for fight-or-flight ✨ The ancient Chariot story and what it teaches us about the mind, body, and soul ✨ Why I see our Arch Nemeses (like the Wine Wench and Fog Witch) as protective parts instead of enemies ✨ A new concept I'm calling The Transition Chamber—a simple way to move from survival mode back into alignment with your Highest Self Plus, I end with a short EFT tapping exercise you can use the next time you find yourself stuck, overwhelmed, or unable to take the next step. If you've ever asked yourself... "What's wrong with me?" I hope this episode helps you start asking a better question: "What is this part of me trying to protect me from?" Because I have a feeling that question might change everything. Chapters (Approximate) 00:00 – Why I think I finally figured this out 02:15 – My client's morning routine struggle 06:00 – Why morning routines aren't the real answer 09:30 – The nervous system & the Smoke Alarm 15:00 – The Chariot: an ancient map for the modern mind 22:00 – Why your Arch Nemesis might be trying to protect you 28:00 – The Transition Chamber 34:00 – EFT tapping for motivation & overwhelm GET THE TAPPING BLOCK TOOL:  https://go.addiebeall.com/tapping-blocks Join SKOOL community Midlife Badassery is open HERE FOLLOW/WATCH ON YOUTUBE addiebeall55 Free Visioning Meditation (goes with Ep 160 Unlock Your Future: Create Vision for Midlife Transformation)   Get Social with Me! YouTube: Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery Facebook Namaslayer Instagram @addiebeall_namaslayer

  8. Jun 23

    S4 Ep 235: EFT Tapping for Weight Loss: The 4 Questions Revealing What's Keeping You Stuck

    If you've ever felt like you know exactly what to do but still can't seem to follow through, this episode is for you. After losing 120 pounds, navigating a regain, and spending years exploring everything from mindset work to coaching to EFT Tapping, I've come to believe that most of us aren't stuck because we need more willpower. We're stuck because something inside us doesn't feel safe. In this episode, I'm sharing four powerful questions that can help uncover the hidden fears, beliefs, and emotional patterns that may be keeping you stuck—not just in weight loss, but in business, relationships, money, and life. We'll also talk about EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique), why it's become one of my favorite tools for nervous system regulation, and I'll walk you through a simple tapping exercise you can use yourself. The Four Questions ✨ What Happens If It Changes? ✨ How Will Other People Feel About It? ✨ What Pain Might I Experience If I Change This? ✨ What Will I Lose If I Make This Change? The answers may reveal more than you expect. Because they usually aren't about food. They're about safety. Join SKOOL community Midlife Badassery is open HERE FOLLOW/WATCH ON YOUTUBE addiebeall55 Free Visioning Meditation (goes with Ep 160 Unlock Your Future: Create Vision for Midlife Transformation)   Get Social with Me! YouTube: Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery Facebook Namaslayer Instagram @addiebeall_namaslayer

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“There has to be something more than this.” If you’re a midlife woman who has lost weight, regained it, and is tired of starting over — you’re in the right place. Welcome to the MEfirst Midlife Badassery Podcast, where weight loss, mindset, meditation, and real-life habits come together to help you stop fighting your body and start building a life you actually love. I’m Addie B — Certified LIfe Coach (and Fast like a Girl Coach), Meditation and Yoga Instructor, former corporate leader, and a woman who’s lost over 100 pounds ... regained weight… and is choosing to build it differently this time.  Because this isn’t about white-knuckling your way thin. It’s about self-trust. Habits that fit real life.  Healing the part of you that keeps starting over. And creating a life that feels so good, you want to take care of yourself inside it. We talk: Midlife weight loss & weight regainReal-life habit changeMeditation & nervous system workSpiritual growth without the fluffIdentity shifts & future-self embodiment Weight loss is part of the journey. But becoming is the point. You’re not broken. You’re becoming. Let’s light this B up.

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  • Creator
    Addie Beall | Midlife Badassery | Women over 40
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    246
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 MEfirst Midlife Badassery Podcast
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