Midlife by Human Design: Reinvention, Purpose, Perimenopause, Wellness, & Mindset for Midlife Women

Lori Lisai, Human Design Teacher, Speaker, Coach, & Retreat Leader
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Midlife by Human Design is the podcast for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and midlife reinvention who are ready to stop second-guessing themselves and start deeply trusting themselves. Hosted by Human Design teacher and coach Lori Lisai, this podcast blends Human Design, personal growth, mindset, energy management, spirituality, and midlife wellness to help women come home to themselves, make aligned decisions, and create a life that finally fits who they are becoming in the second half of life. If you're asking: What is Human Design, and how can it help me? Why do I feel so different in my 40s or 50s? Is this perimenopause? Why don't I feel like myself anymore? Why doesn't the life I built fit anymore? Why am I suddenly questioning my career, marriage, or purpose? How do I stop people-pleasing and trust myself? Why is making decisions so hard now? Is it too late to reinvent my life/change careers/leave my marriage/move my home? What's my purpose now that my kids have left home? Who am I now? Why doesn't the life I built fit anymore? Why does everything feel off, even though nothing's technically "wrong?" Why do I feel so restless? you're in the right place. Despite what you've been told, midlife isn't a crisis to survive. It's an invitation to rediscover who you are beneath the expectations, roles, and responsibilities you've carried for everyone else. Through Human Design and honest conversations about identity, perimenopause, menopause, and purpose, we'll explore how to navigate this season with more clarity, confidence, self-trust, and joy. I'm your host, Lori Lisai, a Human Design guide, coach, former educator, and fellow midlife woman who's passionate about helping women stop outsourcing their authority and start living in alignment with who they were always meant to be. Human Design gave me permission to trust myself, and now I help other women do the same. It's time to shed the shoulds and be who you came here to be. Each week, we'll explore topics like: * Human Design for beginners and beyond: Energy Types, Strategy, Authority, Profiles, Centers, Channels, Gates, planetary placements, and practical ways to apply your chart in everyday life * Human Design through the lens of perimenopause, menopause, relationships, parenting, purpose, and personal growth * Midlife reinvention, identity shifts, empty nesting, career pivots, and discovering what's next * Energy management, nervous system support, mindset, and self-care that actually restores you * Archetypes (like the Wild Woman phase you're stepping into), spirituality, intuition, astrology, and grounded wisdom that helps you make confident, aligned decisions Whether you're discovering Human Design for the first time or you've had your chart for years, this podcast will help you move from confusion to clarity, from self-doubt to self-trust, and from simply getting through midlife to creating a life that feels deeply authentic. If you've been wondering where your spark went and how to get it back, you're in the right place. Here, we dream bigger (or learn how to) and remember that midlife is the opportunity to finally be your authentic self. Each episode is part teaching, part coaching, part reflection, part permission slip—with practical tools, honest conversations, relatable stories, and the occasional well-placed F-bomb. If you're ready to trust yourself, embrace reinvention, and create a life that feels deeply aligned, welcome to Midlife by Human Design. 🎧 Connect with Lori: 📬 Get Wild Woman Wisdom in Your Inbox My newsletter for Human Design transits, astrology, midlife reflections, & offerings I don't share anywhere else. 👉 lorilisai.com/#newsletter 📥 Get your free Human Design chart & Resources Download your Human Design chart, the Human Design Mini Guide, and the Perimenopause Survival Guide 👉 https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 📱 Follow Lori on Instagram + Threads Where midlife meets real tal

  1. 3d ago

    127. How to Reinvent Yourself in Midlife--Even When There Are So Many "Reasons" Not To: Becoming the Wild Woman

    Have you ever wanted to make a change in your life, but found yourself thinking about what your partner, kids, parents, friends, coworkers, or everyone else might think? Sometimes the thing standing between us and the life we want isn't a lack of desire. It's the expectations we've absorbed from the people around us and the ways we've learned to keep ourselves comfortable, acceptable, and easy to live with. In this episode, Lori shares a six-part roadmap for becoming the woman you actually want to be, even while you're in relationship with other people. This isn't about blowing up your life or ignoring the people you love. It's about deciding that your desires matter, getting specific about the life you're creating, and learning how to take small, intentional steps toward it. Key Takeaways A bucket list for doing AND being Are you letting someone else's expectations make your decisions for you? What does your future self already know how to do? The one-degree pivot: How tiny daily actions can begin changing your identity. What does your "wild woman" look, feel, smell, and move like? Lori has an exercise for that. Where to look in your Human Design for help 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Book a Midlife by Human Design session: https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai

  2. Aug 10

    126. The Blame Game: Midlife Shadow Work & Owning Your Sh*t: Human Design, Projection, Accountability & the Leo Eclipse

    Sometimes people really are assholes. 😂 And sometimes the thing that's pissing us off about someone else is pointing directly at something we haven't wanted to look at in ourselves. As eclipse season stirs things up, Lori is diving into the messy, uncomfortable territory of projection, shadow work, accountability, and self-leadership. When someone projects their fears, feelings, or patterns onto us, how do we discern what actually belongs to them and what is ours to examine? And when we're triggered, how can we use the experience as information rather than immediately deciding who's right and who's wrong? With the Leo solar eclipse as the backdrop, Lori explores the shadow and light of Leo energy: the desire to be seen, recognized, and special, but also the ways we can suppress our own visibility and resent people who confidently take up space. She connects this to Human Design Strategy and Authority and the practice of coming back to what you actually know to be true for yourself rather than getting swept up in someone else's story about you. And because this is midlife, there's another layer. Sometimes the discomfort is a sign that the identity, relationships, roles, and expectations we've carried for years are no longer fitting. Midlife can crack us open enough to question what we actually want, what we're willing to carry, and who we're becoming. This episode is an invitation to stop asking only, "Who's at fault?" and start asking, "What's mine here?" Because self-leadership doesn't mean accepting everyone else's projections as truth. It means learning to recognize what isn't yours, take responsibility for what is, and use even the uncomfortable moments as an opportunity for growth. Key Takeaways:  How do you tell the difference between someone else's projection and your own shadow? Your anger has a story. What might your trigger be trying to tell you? Leo has a shadow side. Where might it be showing up in your life? What does self-leadership actually require?  How do you separate what you know from what you've been conditioned to believe? What if the conflict is part of the growth? How midlife is an opportunity for rebirth into the wild woman 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Book a Midlife by Human Design session: https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport     Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai

  3. Aug 4

    125: How Fitting In Keeps You Stuck: Aquarius North Node, Your Midlife Freak Flag and Self Confidence, and Human Design

    For most of our lives, we may have believed that confidence comes from fitting in, being liked, and earning approval. We learn to tone ourselves down, hide the parts of ourselves that seem "too much," and become who we think we're supposed to be. But what if that's exactly what's keeping us stuck? With the collective North Node's recent shift into Aquarius and the South Node into Leo, we're being invited to rethink what confidence really means and to consider whether our uniqueness is actually our greatest gift, not something to hide. In this episode, Lori explores how the Aquarius-Leo nodal axis mirrors the journey from external validation to authentic self-expression. Through a hilarious story about an unforgettable middle school outfit, reflections on Human Design as the science of differentiation, and practical journal prompts, she shares why midlife may be the perfect time to stop shrinking yourself and start letting your freak flag fly. You'll leave with a new perspective on confidence, individuality, and how embracing your authentic design can become your greatest contribution to the world. Key Takeaways How to ditch confidence built on other people's approval  The connection between the Aquarius North Node and embracing your individuality. How Human Design reveals your special sauce. Why midlife is the perfect season to peel back layers of conditioning. Four journal prompts to help you reconnect with your authentic self. How to stop waiting for permission and start becoming the main character of your own life. Episode mentioned: 98. Your North Node Placement: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-98-your-north-node-placement-a-midlife-life-raft/id1754592104?i=1000745713942 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Book a Midlife by Human Design session: https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai

  4. Jul 27

    Ep 124: Stop Asking "What's Wrong With Me?" Ask This Question Instead in Midlife

    Have you caught yourself asking, "What's wrong with me?" It's one of the most common questions I hear from women in midlife. We compare ourselves to the woman we were ten or twenty years ago and assume that because we feel different—physically, emotionally, mentally—something must be wrong. But what if that's the wrong question? In this episode, I invite you to consider a different question. Instead of viewing midlife as a loss, what if it's a renovation? We'll explore why trying to get back to your "old self" may actually be keeping you stuck, and how Human Design can help you understand the woman you're becoming instead of mourning the one you've outgrown. Key Takeaways The hidden assumption behind asking, "What's wrong with me?" Why your younger self may not be the version you actually want back. A simple mindset shift that changes how you experience midlife. What your body might be trying to tell you through the changes you're experiencing. How Human Design can reveal where you're forcing life instead of flowing with it. The practical insight you'll gain from understanding your unique energetic blueprint. If this episode resonated with you, share it with another woman who's been wondering if something is wrong with her. She may just need a different question. 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Book a Midlife by Human Design session: https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai

  5. Jul 20

    Ep 123: How to Stop the Midlife Self-Pity Party: One Question & One HD Element to Get Unstuck Today

    We all have moments when life knocks us flat. Midlife is full of them—career disappointments, relationship struggles, health changes, financial stress, empty nests, and dreams that didn't unfold the way we imagined. Feeling your feelings is healthy. It's necessary. (See episode 118) But what happens when processing turns into mental loops you can't get out of? When self-compassion slips into self-pity? When being right about your circumstances starts costing you your peace? In this episode, I'm exploring the fine line between honoring your emotions and getting stuck in the story. We'll talk about why curiosity is one of the fastest ways back to your power, how Human Design can help you reconnect with your inner wisdom, and why sometimes the most transformative thing you can ask isn't "Why me?" but "What now?" If you've been feeling stuck lately, this episode is an invitation to stop reliving the same chapter and start writing the next one. Key Takeaways The subtle shift that tells you you've moved from healing into self-pity. Why being "right" about your situation may be keeping you stuck. The simple question that can change your perspective in an instant. How Human Design can help you find your next aligned step. Why your emotions deserve to be honored but not handed the keys to the kingdom. Why we genuinely all need someone to hold up a mirror from time to time. How a Human Design reading can help you see beyond the story you've been telling yourself. Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Book a Midlife by Human Design session: https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport

  6. Jul 13

    Ep 122: What the World Cup Taught Me About Reinventing Yourself After 40: 7 Midlife Lessons

    Are you still playing life the way they've likely been taught? Staying safe, avoiding mistakes, putting everyone else's expectations first, and wondering if your best years are already behind you? Watching the World Cup, I realized these incredible athletes weren't just showing us how to win soccer matches—they were modeling the exact mindset shifts that help us navigate reinvention, trust ourselves, and step into the second half of life with confidence. Listen in for 7 surprising lessons from the World Cup that every midlife woman can apply to her own life. Through the lens of Human Design, we'll explore how to stop playing small, trust your inner authority, embrace the wisdom you've earned, and remember that the final whistle hasn't blown on your dreams. Whether you're a die-hard soccer fan or have never watched a match, these lessons will challenge the way you think about aging, confidence, and what it really means to live in alignment. Key Takeaways Why "playing it safe" may be the very thing keeping you stuck The reason resilience matters more than getting it right What a soccer field can teach you about your unique Human Design When one call or play changes the game The hidden advantage midlife women vastly underestimate How the crowd is your conditioning It's not over til it's over Pods Mentioned Ep 118: Feel your feels: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-118-your-feelings-arent-the-problem-your/id1754592104?i=1000771756156 Ep 31: How the Profiles handle stress: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-118-your-feelings-arent-the-problem-your/id1754592104?i=1000771756156 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Book a Midlife by Human Design session: https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai

  7. Jul 6

    Ep 121: Parenting by Design: Why Letting Your Kids "Fail" Prevents Mom's Burnout

    Feeling like motherhood has turned you into a burnt-out machine?  If you're a Generator or Manifesting Generator mom, you may feel like you're carrying everyone's needs, repeating yourself all day long, and wondering if you're somehow "doing Human Design wrong." In this episode, I answer a listener's question about parenting through the lens of Human Design. We explore why burnout happens even for energy types, how to tell the difference between responding and initiating, and why your children's mistakes might actually be the very thing that helps them become independent. Most importantly, this is your reminder that Human Design isn't another standard you have to live up to. It's a tool for more grace, more awareness, and a lot less guilt. In this episode, you'll discover: Why Generator moms are especially vulnerable to burnout (even with a defined Sacral) The difference between teaching your kids and initiating for them A simple mindset shift that changes how you think about parenting forever Why constantly rescuing your children may be keeping both of you stuck How repetition actually helps Generator children learn The hidden energy leaks that may be draining you every single day Why your open centers matter just as much as your defined ones How to stop using Human Design as another way to criticize yourself One small experiment that can bring more joy, spontaneity, and ease into family life If this episode resonated with you, send it to another Generator mama who could use the reminder that she doesn't have to do it all. Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Book a Midlife by Human Design session: https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport

  8. Jun 29

    Ep 120: Ode to the F-Bomb: Why Midlife Women Are Finally Ready to Say F*ck It

    What if the word you've been taught is "too much" is actually the key to your liberation? In this episode, Lori explores the deeper meaning behind the F-bomb—why it's so triggering, why it's so powerful, and what it might reveal about where you're still editing yourself to make other people comfortable. For many women, midlife is the season of running out of fcks to give—and that may be exactly what's needed. Lori unpacks the good girl conditioning that teaches women to be polite, pleasing, and palatable, and why reclaiming raw, authentic expression can feel so freeing. Through the lens of Human Design, she explores how the throat center and specific throat gates (12, 23, 35, and 8) can shape the way we express emotion, truth, and individuality. Key Takeaways: Why vulgarity can feel liberating (and why it can feel threatening) The connection between "good girl" conditioning and self-censorship How the F-bomb functions as every part of speech and why that matters What your reaction to swearing might reveal about shame and conditioning Where you may be editing yourself to fit other people's expectations How Gate 12, 23, 35, and 8 influence emotional truth and authentic expression Why "fck no" might be one of the most powerful boundaries you can set The deeper invitation of midlife: stop making yourself smaller This isn't about swearing more. It's about expressing yourself more honestly. And maybe, finally, giving fewer fcks about what everyone else thinks. Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Book a Midlife by Human Design session: https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport

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Midlife by Human Design is the podcast for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and midlife reinvention who are ready to stop second-guessing themselves and start deeply trusting themselves. Hosted by Human Design teacher and coach Lori Lisai, this podcast blends Human Design, personal growth, mindset, energy management, spirituality, and midlife wellness to help women come home to themselves, make aligned decisions, and create a life that finally fits who they are becoming in the second half of life. If you're asking: What is Human Design, and how can it help me? Why do I feel so different in my 40s or 50s? Is this perimenopause? Why don't I feel like myself anymore? Why doesn't the life I built fit anymore? Why am I suddenly questioning my career, marriage, or purpose? How do I stop people-pleasing and trust myself? Why is making decisions so hard now? Is it too late to reinvent my life/change careers/leave my marriage/move my home? What's my purpose now that my kids have left home? Who am I now? Why doesn't the life I built fit anymore? Why does everything feel off, even though nothing's technically "wrong?" Why do I feel so restless? you're in the right place. Despite what you've been told, midlife isn't a crisis to survive. It's an invitation to rediscover who you are beneath the expectations, roles, and responsibilities you've carried for everyone else. Through Human Design and honest conversations about identity, perimenopause, menopause, and purpose, we'll explore how to navigate this season with more clarity, confidence, self-trust, and joy. I'm your host, Lori Lisai, a Human Design guide, coach, former educator, and fellow midlife woman who's passionate about helping women stop outsourcing their authority and start living in alignment with who they were always meant to be. Human Design gave me permission to trust myself, and now I help other women do the same. It's time to shed the shoulds and be who you came here to be. Each week, we'll explore topics like: * Human Design for beginners and beyond: Energy Types, Strategy, Authority, Profiles, Centers, Channels, Gates, planetary placements, and practical ways to apply your chart in everyday life * Human Design through the lens of perimenopause, menopause, relationships, parenting, purpose, and personal growth * Midlife reinvention, identity shifts, empty nesting, career pivots, and discovering what's next * Energy management, nervous system support, mindset, and self-care that actually restores you * Archetypes (like the Wild Woman phase you're stepping into), spirituality, intuition, astrology, and grounded wisdom that helps you make confident, aligned decisions Whether you're discovering Human Design for the first time or you've had your chart for years, this podcast will help you move from confusion to clarity, from self-doubt to self-trust, and from simply getting through midlife to creating a life that feels deeply authentic. If you've been wondering where your spark went and how to get it back, you're in the right place. Here, we dream bigger (or learn how to) and remember that midlife is the opportunity to finally be your authentic self. Each episode is part teaching, part coaching, part reflection, part permission slip—with practical tools, honest conversations, relatable stories, and the occasional well-placed F-bomb. If you're ready to trust yourself, embrace reinvention, and create a life that feels deeply aligned, welcome to Midlife by Human Design. 🎧 Connect with Lori: 📬 Get Wild Woman Wisdom in Your Inbox My newsletter for Human Design transits, astrology, midlife reflections, & offerings I don't share anywhere else. 👉 lorilisai.com/#newsletter 📥 Get your free Human Design chart & Resources Download your Human Design chart, the Human Design Mini Guide, and the Perimenopause Survival Guide 👉 https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori 📱 Follow Lori on Instagram + Threads Where midlife meets real tal

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