Always Putting Everyone Else First? One Woman's Midlife Wake-Up Call with Angela Burk

Many women reach midlife feeling physically and mentally exhausted not just from being busy, but from years of living by expectations they never consciously chose.

In this episode of Own Your Midlife, Angela Burk, author of Real Girls Guide to Midlife, joins me to talk about navigating midlife transitions and the "invisible rule book" of expectations that so many women are quietly living by.

Angela shares her story of navigating motherhood, menopause, divorce, and the moment she finally started questioning everything she had accepted as normal.

We talk about people pleasing, the pressure to keep everyone else happy, why change can feel like failure, and how midlife can become the moment women start questioning the patterns they've been living by.

If you've ever struggled to say no, felt burned out from holding everything together, or wondered why it's so hard to put yourself first, this conversation will resonate.

In this episode we talk about:

• The invisible expectations many women carry
• Feeling exhausted in midlife
• Struggling to say no and learning to own your voice
• Keeping the peace at your own expense
• Unlearning expectations and reclaiming identity

Angela's Website & Substack: Real Girls Guide to Midlife

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