Halfway To Dead, A Midlife Awakening

Jen Lovell
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Let’s have a moment of real talk. Life is f*****g hard. You and I didn’t get to midlife without hitting a few bumps in the road. Sure, on the surface your life seems pretty great. You’ve accomplished some amazing things. But dig a little deeper and we’ve been through some shit. I’m talking big T traumas. We armored up and battled through…it’s worked for us…until now.  Now, you and I have reached the age where we are done with all the b******t. Time feels more precious and we have the wisdom to know we aren’t going to live forever.  That’s ok, because you and I plan on finishing this life strong.  Midlife is our chance to flip the script and experience life on our terms. It’s time to reconnect with our highest selves and reclaim our inner peace. A spiritual journey or a spiritual awakening isn’t about religion. It’s about connecting with yourself and your higher power directly. It’s not just about the woo-woo stuff either. Don’t get me wrong, we are going to explore all things woo-woo…like tapping into our intuition, meditation, manifesting, how to connect with your spirit team, human design, reiki, past lives and so much more. For you and I, it also means figuring out how to love and care for our aging bodies. Plus, it’s time for us to break free from the bubble we've been living in and open our hearts and minds to the world around us. We can change things for the better as a collective. Basically, it’s time for us to become better f*****g people. When we know better, we can do better. Every person’s awakening is unique. You may have no idea what your awakening is going to look like. That’s ok, we’re going to figure this out together. We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, and we’ll use too much profanity.  That’s just how we roll. Are you ready with an open heart and an open mind?  Awesome. You're i the right place. Hop in and ride shotgun with me as we transform and grow through enlightened conversations, practical tips, and inspiring stories. It’s time to embark on this midlife awakening together!  

  1. 4d ago

    Sleep Easy In Midlife with Morgan Adams

    3 a.m. hits and suddenly your brain is writing disaster fan fiction about your entire life. If that sounds familiar, we’re getting into the real reasons midlife sleep gets weird and what actually helps, with holistic sleep coach Morgan Adams. Morgan shares her personal road through insomnia, including nearly a decade of prescription sleeping pills, and explains why being sedated is not the same as getting restorative sleep. We talk about what changes in women’s sleep during perimenopause and menopause, why wakeups cluster in the second half of the night, and how your brain’s threat system can hijack your thinking after midnight. You’ll hear practical, non-cringey tools for those moments, including when to get out of bed, what to do instead of doom scrolling, and simple strategies like cognitive shuffle and longer-exhale breathing. We also dig into overlooked issues that can keep you stuck, like sleep apnea in women that doesn’t look like the “typical” case, overheating from bedding, and the way bathroom trips can become a habit instead of a true need. Then we bust common sleep myths: whether you really need eight hours, how naps can backfire, what screens actually do, and the nuanced truth about melatonin dosing, magnesium, alcohol, THC gummies, and sleep trackers that can trigger orthosomnia anxiety. You’ll leave with two high-impact moves you can start tonight: a consistent wake time and morning light outdoors to anchor your circadian rhythm. If you want more conversations like this, subscribe or follow, share this with a friend who’s awake at 3 a.m., and leave a five-star rating and review. Morgan Adams is a transformative holistic sleep coach for women who struggle with getting a good night's sleep consistently. Her SleepEasy™ Method helps women improve their sleep quality AND their relationship with sleep so they can live less stressful days. Morgan understands firsthand how insomnia can impact quality of life and spent almost a decade dependent on prescription sleeping pills She’s also a two-time breast cancer survivor who advocates for a lifestyle of disease prevention. Let' Connect! Free Consultation with Morgan Free Guide: 3am Wakeups Morgan's Instagram Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: Jen@HalfwayToDeadPodcast.com

    Sleep Easy In Midlife with Morgan Adams

  2. Oct 15

    The House Whisperer On Energy Clearing For Homes

    You know that moment when you walk into a house and your body says yes or no before your brain can explain it? We’re leaning into that today with Pam Vitaz, founder of the Hestia House Method and author of The House Whisperer, who’s spent decades bridging real estate with intuitive awareness and energy clearing for homes. Her premise is blunt and weirdly freeing: when the vibe is off, so is the sale, and the fix is not always another coat of paint. Pam shares her own path from a childhood full of “seeing” and sensing what others couldn’t, to shutting it down to fit in, to a midlife spiritual awakening that cracked everything open again. We talk human design, boundaries, and what it looks like to build a real-world vocabulary for intuition so it becomes usable, not just woo-woo. If you’ve ever wondered whether a space is holding old arguments, grief, stress, or just the weight of transition, you’ll hear how Pam thinks about what homes can carry and how to shift it without making it a big performance. We also get practical: what a remote house clearing actually is, what kinds of recommendations help a home reset, and why intention matters more than the “perfect” tool. We go into empty nest energy, decluttering charged objects, and how guilt can keep us tied to rooms and items we’ve outgrown. Whether you’re buying, selling, listing homes as a realtor, or just trying to feel good in your own space again, you’ll walk away with grounded ways to raise the vibration of your home and your life. Subscribe or follow so you don’t miss what’s next, and if you enjoyed the conversation, share it with a friend and leave a five-star rating and review. Pam Vitaz is the founder of The Hestia House Method, the first practice dedicated to helping realtors integrate intuitive and energetic tools into how they work. With 22 years at the intersection of energy clearing and real estate, Pam has helped hundreds of properties move from stuck to sold by addressing what traditional real estate ignores: the unseen energetic elements that determine whether a home sells and whether a buyer truly belongs there. She is the author of The House Whisperer and trains and certifies realtors as Hestia House Method field facilitators. When she is not working, you can find her painting, hosting retreats on her Michigan property, and raising four adult children  Hestia House Method Website Pam's Book The House Whisperer Pam's Instagram Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: Jen@HalfwayToDeadPodcast.com

    The House Whisperer On Energy Clearing For Homes

  3. Sep 30

    Becoming A NeuroHeir by Healing Generational Trauma

    Your body can’t “mindset” its way out of survival mode. When anxiety, overwhelm, people pleasing, or shutdown keeps showing up, it’s often your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do to keep you safe, even if the strategy is costing you now. We talk with Leanna Hunt, an associate clinical mental health counselor, certified performance coach, and certified brainspotting therapist, about what regulation really looks like for midlife women who are tired of carrying everyone else.  We get into the deep definition of safety in the body, how fight, flight, freeze, and appeasement drive our reactions, and why “I’m fine” can be a cover that blocks real healing. Leanna shares the idea of becoming a NeuroHeir: recognizing generational trauma and inherited survival patterns, then choosing what you want to pass forward. We also explore how family pain can be healed without living in blame, including what to do when a parent won’t participate, or when the relationship can’t be repaired in the traditional way.  You’ll leave with practical nervous system tools you can use immediately, including the Four Ns framework (Notice, Name, Nurture, Navigate) and why diaphragmatic breathing is the most powerful place to start. If you’re ready to feel more embodied, set cleaner boundaries, and stop outsourcing your safety to other people, this conversation is for you. Subscribe or follow, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a five-star rating and review so more midlife women can find the support. Leanna Hunt is an Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Certified Performance Coach, author, and certified Brainspotting therapist who specializes in nervous-system and body-based approaches. She helps women understand the patterns behind anxiety, overwhelm, people-pleasing, and other protective responses so they can create greater safety, connection, and choice. She is the creator of the NeuroHeir™ framework and host of The NeuroHeir™ Podcast, where she explores nervous-system healing, generational patterns, and what it looks like to choose what comes next. Let's Connect! Leanna's Website The NeuroHeir Podcast Leanna on IG Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: Jen@HalfwayToDeadPodcast.com

    Becoming A NeuroHeir by Healing Generational Trauma

  4. Sep 23

    It's Time To Awaken Your Sleeping Queen

    The moment you realize your life looks “fine” but feels wrong can be terrifying and clarifying at the same time. I’m sitting down with Nathalie Cordell, an accredited psycho-spiritual coach and the author of Awakening the Sleeping Queen: How to Reclaim Your Feminine Wisdom and Power, to talk about that exact threshold. Nathalie shares how a slow-building discontent, plus a family health crisis, snapped her awake and made the old metrics of success feel meaningless.  We dig into why so many women fall asleep to their own needs and intuition, and why midlife often triggers a crisis of meaning. Nathalie explains her psychosynthesis lens, the idea of sub-personalities, and how protectors like the inner tyrant (perfectionism, overdoing, control) and the inner witch (cold anger, shutdown, revenge fantasies) aren’t “bad,” they’re trying to keep us safe. We also talk about reclaiming the crone era, the powerful wisdom that can come with aging, and why anger is energy that needs movement, not shame.  Then we get practical: remothering, emotional safety, and how to start listening to the nudge without rushing to fix yourself. Nathalie’s favorite first step is journaling because it helps you see patterns clearly and reconnect with your authentic self from the inside out.  If you’re ready to stop outsourcing your worth and start living with real inner sovereignty, hit play, subscribe, and share this with a friend who’s feeling the shift. And help Jen out, leave a five-star rating and a review so more women can find this work. Nathalie Cordell is an accredited psycho-spiritual coach and writer of Soul Seeds on Substack, a space for women navigating the messy middle of life. After 20 years climbing the corporate ladder in pharma, she got tired of climbing and decided to see if she could fly instead. She retrained as a coach, earning an MA in Psychosynthesis Leadership Coaching. Now she helps women discover who they really are and reclaim their authentic power. Passionate about exploring life's mysteries and the depths of the human soul, her new book Awakening the Sleeping Queen guides women on the journey home to themselves. Let's Connect! Buy Awakening the Sleepin Queen Book Nathalie's Link Tree Nathalie's LinkdIn Soul Seeds Blog Nathalie on Instagram Nathalie on Facebook Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: Jen@HalfwayToDeadPodcast.com

    It's Time To Awaken Your Sleeping Queen

  5. Sep 16

    The Adoption Triad Explained With Compassion

    Adoption stories usually get flattened into a single viewpoint, and that is where so much pain and misunderstanding starts. I sit down with Donna Pope, executive director of Heart to Heart Adoptions and host of the Voices of Adoption podcast, to talk about adoption from all three perspectives: birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees. We get honest about the emotions people do not say out loud, and we name the myths that keep families stuck, especially the cruel idea that a birth mother does not love her child. Donna explains what birth mothers often carry privately, why voluntary relinquishment can be about protection and stability, and how adoptive parents can avoid creating a loyalty tug of war that puts the child in the middle. We talk about open adoption, age-appropriate honesty, and the practical reality that adoptive parents are human too, with real insecurities and real challenges, including mental health and prenatal drug exposure concerns and the added layers in transracial adoption. We also spend time on adoptee trauma and healing, including the way separation can live in the nervous system and show up later as anxiety, anger, addiction, or deep identity questions. Donna breaks down trauma blind, trauma aware, and trauma stuck, and we discuss therapy options that can help at any age. If you are a midlifer feeling called to foster or adopt, or you want to help kids in the foster care system without bringing a child into your home, we talk about CASA, the court appointed special advocate role, and why one consistent adult can change everything. We also share a new community resource Donna is building: adoptions.com. Donna Pope is a compassionate leader and dedicated advocate in the adoption community, serving as the Executive Director of Heart to Heart Adoptions. With a deep commitment to supporting women experiencing unexpected pregnancies, Donna has made it her life’s mission to walk alongside birth mothers with empathy, respect, and unwavering care.Whether providing emotional support, helping navigate financial concerns, or ensuring access to appropriate medical care, Donna is known for going above and beyond to support the women and families she serves.Donna plays a vital role in creating a safe, non-judgmental environment where birth mothers and adoptive families feel heard, supported, and empowered to make informed decisions. Her expertise in thoughtfully matching birth mothers with adoptive families has made her an invaluable part of the adoption community.In addition to her work in adoption, Donna is the host of the Voices of Adoption Podcast, along with three other podcasts, where she shares real and authentic stories from across the adoption triad. Through these meaningful conversations, she brings awareness, connection, and understanding to the complexities of adoption, helping others feel less alone in their journeys. Subscribe or follow, share this with someone who needs a more compassionate adoption conversation, and leave a review to help more people find the show. What part of the adoption triad do you want to understand better? Let's Connect! Heart To Heart Adoption Donna's Linkedin Voices Of Adoption YouTube Listen to Voices of Adoption podcast on all platforms Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: Jen@HalfwayToDeadPodcast.com

    The Adoption Triad Explained With Compassion

  6. Sep 9

    Absolute Self-Love In Midlife

    You can have the title, the money, the house, the “good on paper” life and still feel like something is missing. That quiet misery is the signal we dig into with Jasmyn Quianna, author of Falling Madly in Self-Love and founder of the Absolute Self-Love Movement. Jasmyn brings a rare mix of real-life grit and spiritual depth, and she names what a lot of high-achieving women don’t want to admit out loud: you may not have a burnout problem, you may have a self-trust problem. We talk about self-love as something deeper than self-care and way bigger than confidence. Jasmyn lays out what it means to stop treating love like a transaction you earn through perfection, productivity, or people-pleasing. We also get honest about how shame-based conditioning and strict religious upbringing can wire you to fear your own inner voice, and what it looks like to rebuild your connection to the divine in a way that actually expands your worthiness instead of shrinking it. From there, we get practical. We unpack key pillars like self-awareness across conscious, subconscious, and superconscious thought, self-accountability as boundaries, and self-forgiveness as a daily practice you can repeat in real time when the inner critic shows up. Jasmyn also shares a powerful part of her story, including an involuntary psychiatric commitment, and how that experience became a mirror for the ways we sedate, abandon, and punish ourselves when we’re stuck in survival mode. We close with tools, support options, and a simple truth that matters in midlife: five minutes a day can change everything if you keep showing up. Jasmyn Quianna is the author of Falling Madly in Self-Love and founder of the Absolute Self-Love Movement. A former oncology clinical research leader, she now helps high-achieving women who feel stuck and burned out realize they don’t have a burnout problem - they have a self-trust problem. They already know what they want, but don’t trust themselves enough to choose it. Through her work, she helps them stop overthinking, stop second-guessing, and finally act on what they know is right so they can build a life that actually feels as good as it looks. Subscribe or follow for more midlife healing conversations, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a five-star rating and review so more women can find the path back to themselves. Let's Connect! Book: Falling Madly in Self-Love FREE Chapter Jasmyn's Website Follow Jasmyn on Instagram Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: Jen@HalfwayToDeadPodcast.com

    Absolute Self-Love In Midlife

  7. Sep 2

    Naked Out Loud -From Rock Tours To Real Healing In Midlife

    The wildest part of Machan Taylor’s story isn’t the backstage access or the legendary names. It’s the quiet moment when she realizes the life that looks “made” from the outside is still built on old trauma, old shame, and a nervous system that never learned safety.  I sit down with Machan, a singer, songwriter, educator, and author of the memoir “Naked Out Loud,” to talk about what happens when you stop saving face and start telling the truth. We get into her Japanese American upbringing, the early rupture of leaving Japan as a child, and the long shadow of not belonging. Machan shares how family dysfunction and an alcoholic father shaped her self-worth, and how those patterns echoed later in an abusive marriage she ultimately had to leave to survive. We also talk candidly about panic attacks, anxiety, and the way trauma can imprint on the body for years.  From there, the conversation opens into the healing tools that helped her rebuild from the inside out: chanting and Buddhism, meditation and yoga, intuition and energy, and the sacred, demanding work of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Machan explains her guided experiences with MDMA and psilocybin, why intention and integration matter, and how those sessions helped her find the “original” wound that talk therapy never fully reached. We end with the part I want every midlife listener to hear: reinvention is real. Machan goes back to school at 54, becomes a professor at NYU, keeps performing, and proves that turning 70 doesn’t mean shrinking your life.  If you take something from this, subscribe or follow, share it with a friend who needs a second act, and leave a five-star rating and a review so more women can find this work. Let's Connect! Machan's Website Buy Her Book Naked Out Loud Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: Jen@HalfwayToDeadPodcast.com

    Naked Out Loud -From Rock Tours To Real Healing In Midlife

  8. Aug 26

    Tantra Talk Part 2 -The Midlife Guide To Tantra Beyond Sex

    Tantra Talk Part 2 Tantra has a branding problem, and it’s costing a lot of us the exact thing we’re craving in midlife: peace in our bodies, clarity in our desires, and real connection that doesn’t require performing. I’m back with Rosa, founder of the London School of Tantra, to strip the topic down to its roots. Tantra, as Rosa defines it, is a tool for weaving and expanding consciousness, a path of liberation that includes sexuality without being reduced to it. We talk about how tantra got popularized in the West through neo-tantra, why desire was treated as “bad,” and what changes when you stop shaming your wants. Rosa breaks down key concepts like Shiva and Shakti, kundalini life force energy, and polarity in relationships, with a grounded take that keeps it practical instead of preachy. If libido feels flat, intimacy feels tense, or you’re tired of leaking energy through people-pleasing, this part will hit home. Then we get into Rosa’s framework: the 12 fundamentals of the human experience. We walk through the base fundamentals that create safety (boundaries, desire, rejection, emotional connection), the core that brings your magnetism back online (authenticity, presence, love, play), and the source tier that expands everything (surrender, intuition, sexuality, energy). You’ll also hear why real change takes work at the subconscious level, the nervous system level, and the behavior level, plus a guided foundation breath you can try today. If you’re ready to feel more alive, more sovereign, and more you, press play. Subscribe or follow so you don’t miss what’s next, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a five-star rating and review to help more women find the show. Rosa Maxwell is the founder of the London School of Tantra, the UK’s largest female-founded Tantra school, and a leading voice in the modern Tantra movement  An international facilitator and sex magic expert, Rosa is the creative force behind the school’s visionary approach that unites science, spirituality, and sexuality. With over a decade of experience in psychology, coaching, and embodiment, Rosa bridges ancient wisdom with modern neuroscience to create world-class training for facilitators and profound transformation for her students. Her work helps people regulate the nervous system, awaken erotic energy, and experience true freedom—living, loving, and leading from authenticity and liberation.  When she’s not holding space, Rosa can usually be found with a cacao in hand, dancing barefoot somewhere warm, or dreaming up new ways to make spiritual work more accessible, inclusive, and deeply human. Let's Connect! Rosa's Website The Secret Diary of a Tantrica Secret Podcast Rosa on Instagram Halfway To Dead Podcast Website Facebook Instagram email: Jen@HalfwayToDeadPodcast.com

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Let’s have a moment of real talk. Life is f*****g hard. You and I didn’t get to midlife without hitting a few bumps in the road. Sure, on the surface your life seems pretty great. You’ve accomplished some amazing things. But dig a little deeper and we’ve been through some shit. I’m talking big T traumas. We armored up and battled through…it’s worked for us…until now.  Now, you and I have reached the age where we are done with all the b******t. Time feels more precious and we have the wisdom to know we aren’t going to live forever.  That’s ok, because you and I plan on finishing this life strong.  Midlife is our chance to flip the script and experience life on our terms. It’s time to reconnect with our highest selves and reclaim our inner peace. A spiritual journey or a spiritual awakening isn’t about religion. It’s about connecting with yourself and your higher power directly. It’s not just about the woo-woo stuff either. Don’t get me wrong, we are going to explore all things woo-woo…like tapping into our intuition, meditation, manifesting, how to connect with your spirit team, human design, reiki, past lives and so much more. For you and I, it also means figuring out how to love and care for our aging bodies. Plus, it’s time for us to break free from the bubble we've been living in and open our hearts and minds to the world around us. We can change things for the better as a collective. Basically, it’s time for us to become better f*****g people. When we know better, we can do better. Every person’s awakening is unique. You may have no idea what your awakening is going to look like. That’s ok, we’re going to figure this out together. We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, and we’ll use too much profanity.  That’s just how we roll. Are you ready with an open heart and an open mind?  Awesome. You're i the right place. Hop in and ride shotgun with me as we transform and grow through enlightened conversations, practical tips, and inspiring stories. It’s time to embark on this midlife awakening together!  

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