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. 1d ago

    138. Break the Pattern, Keep the Gift: Human Design, Ancestry & Midlife Reinvention

    Do you ever catch yourself repeating a family pattern you swore you'd never repeat? Or feel frustration toward the ancestors who handed you the habits, wounds, and expectations you're now untangling? In midlife, those inherited patterns can feel heavier than ever, and it's easy to blame the past without seeing what was given to you, too. This episode invites you to honor your lineage with both eyes open. Name the gifts you received, identify the patterns you're ready to transform, and use Human Design to see how conditioning and your own design shape the legacy you pass on. Key Takeaways: The gifts that may be woven through your lineage Why blaming your ancestors keeps you stuck, and what shifts when you look for gifts How asking for a specific sign can open a door to your ancestors' messages Your open centers: where family conditioning most easily sneaks in What happens when a non-sacral grows up in a sacral household Parenting with awareness: honoring a child's emotional authority and closed taste Chiron, the South Node, and your Sun as clues to inherited patterns Your legacy: which decisions might free the generations that come after you 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Not sure what kind of support you need? Book a chat: https://calendar.app.google/XvaVioiS2V9bdQTZ6 🔗 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. Oct 26

    137. 2027 Wild Woman Pep Talk for the New Paradigm

    Midlife is your invitation to stop trying to be the woman everyone expects you to be and be who you came here to be. In this episode of Midlife by Human Design, Lori shares a Human Design Type pep talk for the new paradigm, connecting midlife reinvention, perimenopause and menopause (Happy Menopause Awareness Month!), and the wild woman archetype.  We'll explore what it means to honor your design while navigating a major life transition, including the inherited patterns we carry and the pressure to become a certain kind of "empowered" woman. Your wild woman doesn't have to look like anyone else's. Tune in to hear: How the upcoming Human Design shift invites a new relationship with self-reliance and personal energy What your Human Design Type can teach you about working, resting, and making space for who you're becoming Pep talks and Permission slips for every Energy Type Why to be wary of any box--including the wild woman archetype 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Not sure what kind of support you need? Book a chat: https://calendar.app.google/XvaVioiS2V9bdQTZ6 🔗 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. Oct 19

    136. The 2027 Shift: What Human Design Says About Midlife and Personal Sovereignty

    Feel like the ground under you is shifting? The institutions and agreements we once leaned on are breaking down at the same time when big midlife questions arise. The solution starts with your own authority. This episode explains the energetic shift from the Cross of Planning into the Cross of the Sleeping Phoenix in February 2027, and how to navigate it during midlife. In this episode, Lori reads Ra Uru Hu's teaching on the 2027 shift and what it means for women in midlife. She explores what's changing, why so many of us feel guilty for wanting sovereignty, and how this new cycle invites personal authority and resonance over old group loyalties. Key Takeaways: Why the structures we've depended on are changing, and what Ra said about it Why wanting sovereignty in midlife can feel selfish, and why it's part of a much larger shift What the 20-34 Manifesting Generator channel asks of you How the solar plexus moves from a motor to an awareness center, and what that means for emotional authority Gate 59 and the deeper intimacy that comes from resonance A simple authority check to practice during this retrograde season Your incarnation cross: how you're here to be, not a list of what you must do 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Not sure what kind of support you need? Book a chat: https://calendar.app.google/XvaVioiS2V9bdQTZ6 🔗 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. Oct 12

    135. Human Design Chart Explained: Make Sense of Your Chart for Midlife Reinvention

    Ever look at your Human Design chart and think, "Okay… but what the hell am I actually looking at?" What are all those shapes, colors, lines, and numbers?  In this Human Design 101 episode, we're going back to the basics so you can understand what you're looking at when you pull up your chart, what all those shapes and numbers mean, and where to start experimenting. And there's an important piece here: Human Design isn't meant to become another system that tells you who you're supposed to be. It's an experiment. Your chart gives you places to get curious, try things out, and notice what actually helps you come back to yourself. Key takeaways: Why your Human Design chart may look different depending on where you get it What those nine shapes in the bodygraph represent Where the gates and channels come from, and how they create the color in your chart What those four arrows at the top are telling you about your design Why your exact birth time matters more than you might think What the different arrow directions can reveal  Why there is no "better" Human Design chart, and what that means for your experiment How all of these pieces start to come together when you're making big midlife decisions If you've been listening to the podcast and still feel like you're "lost in the sauce" when you look at your chart, this episode is a good place to start. 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Not sure what kind of support you need? Book a chat: https://calendar.app.google/XvaVioiS2V9bdQTZ6 🔗 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. Oct 5

    134: Venus Retrograde Pt.2: What TRULY MATTERS to you in midlife? Human Design Gate Transits + Midlife Reinvention

    In part 2 of this Venus Retrograde episode, Lori dives into Gates 50 and 32--where Venus spends the second half of her retrograde cycle. Where have your values shifted without you even realizing it? What still has staying power in your life, and what doesn't? Tune in for a walk through the important themes of these gates and some journal prompts to help you navigate this important cycle. Key Takeaways: What your beauty standards might reveal about conditioning versus your own values How to recognize when something has genuinely run its course Why "success" doesn't necessarily mean doing something for the rest of your life How to use Venus retrograde for reflection, curiosity, and those one-degree pivots What your Human Design chart can and cannot tell you about your next move How the Venus cazimi could offer a moment of clarity 🔗 Next Chapter Summit October 5-8, 2026: https://heatherrussell.co/the-next-chapter/?sc=0t9M5HkX 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Not sure what kind of support you need? Book a chat: https://calendar.app.google/XvaVioiS2V9bdQTZ6 🔗 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

  6. Sep 28

    133. Venus Retrograde, Midlife & the Urge to Change Your Life, Your Look or Your Relationship

    When you're already questioning everything in midlife, Venus retrograde arrives to deepen that reflection. October 3-November 13 is a time for consideration of the midlife challenges you've been facing around Venus themes. And when we look at this period through the lens of the specific gates, we get an even deeper understanding of what's going on with beauty, love, relationships, and the things we hold near and dear to our hearts.  Key Takeaways: Venus Retrograde themes Venus in Scorpio: what's it mean and how does it impact you?  Venus retrograde in Gate 44 to start: all about patterns Venus retrograde in Gate 28: what struggles bring meaning?  Journal prompts for each of the gate transits 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Not sure what kind of support you need? Book a chat: https://calendar.app.google/XvaVioiS2V9bdQTZ6 🔗 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. Sep 21

    132. What If You Don't Actually Want to Change Your Life? How to Tell the Difference Between True Desire and What's Underneath for your Midlife Reinvention

    You want to quit your job. Leave your relationship. Move somewhere warm. Start a business. Change your body. Blow up your life and start over. And maybe you really do need a big change. But before you make one, there's another question worth asking: What do you actually want to feel? In this episode, Lori Lisai explores the underlying desires beneath those big midlife urges.  Human Design can help you sort through the desire, conditioning, and midlife chaos so you can make decisions from your own authority rather than reacting to what you think you're supposed to do.  In this episode: The question to ask before making a major midlife change Why "when I have X, I'll feel Y" can reveal what you're really seeking How Human Design authority can help you discern your next move Where conditioning may be influencing what you think you want How to experiment with one-degree pivots When a big change really may be necessary The goal isn't to talk yourself out of what you want. Your desires matter. The goal is to understand what they're telling you so you can move toward the life you actually want, one decision at a time. 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Not sure what kind of support you need? Book a chat: https://calendar.app.google/XvaVioiS2V9bdQTZ6 🔗 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

  8. Sep 14

    131. Are You Overreacting, or Is Your Body Trying to Tell You Something? Human Design, Menopause & Emotional Waves Pt.2

    What if the feeling you're having is real... but it doesn't necessarily mean you need to do something about it? In Part 2 of this series on Human Design and emotional waves, Lori Lisai explores what happens when emotional energy intersects with perimenopause and menopause. Hormonal changes can heighten sensitivity, change our reactions, lower our tolerance for b******t, and make it harder to recognize what is actually happening in our bodies. Human Design doesn't explain your hormones, but it can give you a framework for understanding your body's patterns and your own decision-making process. Lori digs into the difference between having a defined or undefined Solar Plexus, how emotional waves can amplify the meaning we attach to everyday situations, and why a mood doesn't always need to be fixed, explained, or turned into a decision. Most importantly, she gives you a simple process for figuring out what the hell is actually going on: • What are you experiencing physically in your body? • What meaning are you immediately giving that sensation? • Is this yours, or are you picking up someone else's energy? • If you have emotional authority, where are you on your wave? • Do you need to communicate right now, or do you need to wait? You'll also hear practical examples of communicating your needs to the people you love, allowing yourself time before making big decisions, and recognizing when a recurring feeling deserves deeper attention. Your body is communicating with you. The work is learning how to listen without immediately turning every sensation into a story. If you're ready to understand your own Human Design and how it intersects with what's actually happening in your life, that's exactly the kind of work Lori does with women in private readings and coaching. 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter  🔗 Not sure what kind of support you need? Book a chat: https://calendar.app.google/XvaVioiS2V9bdQTZ6 🔗 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

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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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