The Midlife Rebel Podcast

Host - Nadine Shaw - Midlife Rebel, Astrologer, Gene Keys Guide, Human Design Enthusiast
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How do you know if you're a Midlife Rebel? Maybe it starts with a feeling. A growing sense of discomfort that something isn't quite right. The life you've been living might look perfectly fine from the outside, but something inside you is asking for change. Maybe some of the rules and expectations you've lived by simply don't fit anymore. That's where rebellion begins. Being a Midlife Rebel isn't about breaking rules for the sake of it. It's about questioning the rules, stories and expectations that have shaped the life you've been living — and deciding for yourself what stays, what goes and what comes next. Because rebellion can lead to personal revolution. And personal revolution creates freedom: the freedom to change your mind, rewrite your story, experiment, begin again and create a life that fits who you are now. I'm Nadine, and each week I sit down with experts, teachers, authors, coaches, researchers, wisdom keepers and ordinary people with extraordinary stories to explore the many ways our lives can change in midlife. We talk about identity, health and ageing, menopause, relationships, purpose, spirituality, psychology, courage, reinvention and the experiences that make us question the status quo. These conversations bring together different perspectives, lived experiences, ideas and practical wisdom so that you feel supported as you navigate your own midlife journey — and a little less alone as you figure out what comes next. Because there's a little bit of rebel in all of us. Contact Nadine: https://midliferebelpodcast.com/contact

  1. 2d ago

    Body Literacy: What We Were Never Taught About Our Bodies with Katrina Christian

    Send us Fan Mail Most of us grew up knowing very little about our menstrual cycle beyond getting a period once a month. We weren’t taught how our hormones influence our energy, mood, hunger, exercise, relationships or the way we feel in our bodies. And for many women, it’s not until perimenopause that we begin to realise just how much we didn’t know. In this episode of The Midlife Rebel Podcast, I’m joined by teacher and body literacy educator Katrina Christian to talk about what changes when women understand their bodies — and how we can give the next generation of girls something many of us never had. Katrina takes us through the four phases of the menstrual cycle and explains how understanding them can help us recognise changes in energy, appetite, mood and physical performance without immediately wondering what’s wrong with us. We also talk about painful periods, endometriosis and adenomyosis, the shame many women inherited around menstruation, and why conversations about periods need to include boys and men too. But body literacy becomes particularly interesting in midlife. As our hormonal landscape changes during perimenopause, the things we’ve spent years tolerating, carrying and pushing through can become much harder to ignore. Anger, frustration and exhaustion may be hormonal, but Katrina invites us to also listen to what those feelings are telling us about our relationships, boundaries, workload and the way we’ve been living. We talk about puberty and perimenopause happening under the same roof, the mental load of the sandwich generation, motherhood and changing identity, and perimenopause as a rite of passage — a time when the body may finally be asking us to make some changes. And perhaps one of the greatest things we can take from our own experience is the opportunity to do things differently for our daughters: teaching girls to understand, listen to and trust their bodies from the beginning. Visit our website to find out more about this week's guest. All of our guests, including this one, are included in our Guest Directory so that you can find out more about them and the work that they do. https://midliferebelpodcast.com/guest-directory If you'd like to support the show you can buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/midliferebelpodcast

    Body Literacy: What We Were Never Taught About Our Bodies with Katrina Christian

  2. 4d ago

    Life After Loss: Navigating Grief and Learning to Live Again

    Send us Fan Mail What if grieving is, in many ways, a process of relearning the world? This idea sits at the heart of the work of philosopher and author Thomas Attig, who has spent decades exploring death, dying, grief and loss. When someone we love dies, it's not only their physical presence that disappears. The world we knew with them in it has changed, and we have to gradually learn how to live within that new reality. In this episode, Thomas joins me to explore his philosophy of grief and what it means to relearn a world that has been profoundly changed by loss. Grief can touch our relationships, routines, work, finances, faith and even our sense of who we are. Learning to live again means finding our way through all of it. We talk about why we can feel so uncomfortable around grief, and what we can actually say or do when someone we care about is hurting. Sometimes there are no right words and nothing to fix. Being willing to listen, to stay present and to allow someone to speak honestly about their loss can be far more meaningful. We also explore Thomas's distinction between problems that can be solved and the mysteries of life that ask something different of us. Love, mortality, suffering and loss aren't experiences we can neatly resolve or tick off a list. And yet, grief doesn't mean the end of our relationship with the person who has died. Thomas introduces the beautiful idea of "loving in separation" — finding new ways to remember, speak about and remain connected to those we love while continuing to live our own lives. For anyone experiencing loss, supporting someone who is grieving, or simply wanting to understand this inevitable part of being human, this conversation offers a compassionate and deeply thoughtful perspective on what it means to grieve — and to slowly relearn the world. Visit our website to find out more about this week's guest. All of our guests, including this one, are included in our Guest Directory so that you can find out more about them and the work that they do. https://midliferebelpodcast.com/guest-directory If you'd like to support the show you can buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/midliferebelpodcast

    Life After Loss: Navigating Grief and Learning to Live Again

  3. Oct 1

    Style, Identity & The Woman You're Becoming - Sarah Ryan

    Send us Fan Mail We change in midlife. Our priorities change, our bodies change, our relationships change, and the way we see ourselves can change too. But sometimes our style gets left behind. In this episode, I’m joined by Personal Development Mentor & Style Coach Sarah Ryan to explore what happens when the way we present ourselves to the world no longer reflects the person we’re becoming. For Sarah, style goes much deeper than clothes. It’s connected to identity, values, creativity, confidence and self-expression. As we go through the transformations of midlife, what once felt like “us” may no longer fit — literally or figuratively — and our wardrobe can become one of the places where that disconnect shows up. We talk about the conditioning that shapes how women believe they should look, the pressure to “dress your age”, why so many women focus on hiding or disguising their bodies, and how menopause messaging can turn normal physical changes into something we feel we need to fix. Sarah shares why she begins with the woman rather than the wardrobe, exploring values, roles, relationships and lifestyle before thinking about clothes. We also talk about colour analysis without rigid rules, taking the pressure out of shopping, experimenting with clothes and using small actions to build confidence and self-trust. And we hear the powerful story of one of Sarah’s clients who had removed every mirror from her home because she couldn’t bear to look at herself — and what became possible as she began reconnecting with herself. This is a conversation about allowing our style to evolve alongside us, letting go of some of the rules we’ve absorbed about what women should wear as they get older, and finding ways to express the woman we are now. Because maybe the loud coat, the sparkles or the electric blue trousers were never the problem. Visit our website to find out more about this week's guest. All of our guests, including this one, are included in our Guest Directory so that you can find out more about them and the work that they do. https://midliferebelpodcast.com/guest-directory If you'd like to support the show you can buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/midliferebelpodcast

    Style, Identity & The Woman You're Becoming - Sarah Ryan

  4. Sep 29

    Who Am I Without My Work? - George Jerjian

    Send us Fan Mail Retirement is supposed to be the reward at the end of decades of work. But when the diary clears and the job title disappears, it can leave us facing a much bigger question: Who am I without the role I’ve played for so long? In this episode, I’m joined by retirement transition expert George Jerjian to explore what really happens when we step away from paid work, and why retirement can become one of the biggest identity changes of our lives. George shares his own experience of reaching this point in 2016, including the 30-day silent retreat that gave him the space to look honestly at the life he had lived and consider what might come next. We talk about the strange in-between territory of retirement, when the old version of life has ended but the new one hasn’t quite taken shape, and why simply withdrawing from active life can leave people feeling lost, disconnected and without purpose. We also explore the practical side of creating a meaningful next chapter. George takes us through his DARE method — Discover, Assimilate, Rewire and Expand — and how it can help us uncover who we are beyond our careers, responsibilities and old identities. We talk about growth mindset, finding clues to what brings us alive through experiences of flow, the role fear can play in pointing us towards something meaningful, and why our physical and emotional wellbeing — including something as fundamental as sleep — can influence the decisions we make about what comes next. Drawing on his research with people across the English-speaking world, George also shares what he has learned about the people who thrive after retirement and those who struggle to find their footing. Whether retirement is still somewhere on the horizon, has recently arrived, or you’ve been there for years and find yourself wondering, “Is this it?”, this conversation is an invitation to see retirement differently — as an opportunity to discover what you want the next chapter of your life to be. Visit our website to find out more about this week's guest. All of our guests, including this one, are included in our Guest Directory so that you can find out more about them and the work that they do. https://midliferebelpodcast.com/guest-directory If you'd like to support the show you can buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/midliferebelpodcast

    Who Am I Without My Work? - George Jerjian

  5. Sep 24

    Midlife, Sobriety & the Power of Breathwork - Jon Paul Crimi

    Send us Fan Mail What does midlife actually feel like from the inside — especially for men? In this episode of The Midlife Rebel Podcast, I'm joined by renowned breathwork pioneer Jon Paul Crimi for a wide-ranging conversation about ageing, identity, addiction, sobriety, and the work of turning towards ourselves rather than continually finding ways to escape. We begin with midlife. The changes in our bodies, the strange new health routines we suddenly find ourselves adopting, and the deeper question of who we are when some of the things we've relied upon to define ourselves begin to change, and Jon Paul shares his perspective on navigating midlife as a man. From there, we move into Jon Paul's own story. He speaks openly about his early struggles with drugs and alcohol, the path that eventually led him to sobriety, and what he's learned about the emotions and experiences that can sit underneath addiction. We also explore the grey areas — when life can look perfectly functional from the outside while something inside you knows it's time for change. And then there's breathwork. Jon Paul has spent years teaching conscious connected breathing, and we explore what can happen when we use the breath to move beyond the thinking mind and into the body. He explains why breathwork can feel uncomfortable at first, what may arise during a session, and how it can help us access emotions and experiences we may have spent years avoiding. We also talk about nervous system regulation, intention, integration, finding space for practices like breathwork in ordinary life, and the importance of giving ourselves somewhere to put our attention other than the endless distractions competing for it. This is a conversation about getting older, getting sober, knowing yourself more deeply, and discovering what can happen when you're willing to feel what's actually there.  Because when nothing changes, nothing changes. Because there’s a little bit of rebel in all of us. Visit our website to find out more about this week's guest. All of our guests, including this one, are included in our Guest Directory so that you can find out more about them and the work that they do. https://midliferebelpodcast.com/guest-directory If you'd like to support the show you can buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/midliferebelpodcast

    Midlife, Sobriety & the Power of Breathwork - Jon Paul Crimi

  6. Sep 22

    Grey Area Drinking | The Habit So Many Women Ignore

    Send us Fan Mail When I stopped drinking in January 2022, I thought I was simply giving up alcohol. I had no idea it would become one of the biggest turning points of my life. That's one of the reasons I was so excited to sit down with Kate Bee. Kate is the founder of Sober School and has helped thousands of women change their relationship with alcohol. What I love about her approach is that it isn't about labels, shame or hitting rock bottom. It's about asking a simple question: Is alcohol adding to your life, or taking away from it? We talk about why women in midlife are now among the biggest drinkers, how wine became wrapped up in ideas of self-care and reward, and why so many successful, capable women find themselves relying on alcohol simply to switch off at the end of the day. Kate also explains grey area drinking, that space where life still looks perfectly fine from the outside, yet alcohol is quietly affecting your sleep, anxiety, confidence, relationships and overall wellbeing. It's a conversation I think so many women need to hear because you don't have to lose everything before deciding something needs to change. We also explore the science behind alcohol, why cravings can feel so automatic, how habits become wired into the brain, and why hangovers are often far more than simply "having one too many." Most importantly, we talk about what actually helps. Kate shares the approach she teaches through Sober School, including mindset, education, community and practical tools that make changing your relationship with alcohol feel empowering rather than restrictive. We also discuss taking a break from drinking, navigating social situations, alcohol-free alternatives, and why you don't have to commit to "forever" before discovering how much better you might feel. Whether you're sober curious, questioning your drinking, navigating perimenopause, or simply wondering if alcohol is holding you back more than you realise, I think you'll find this conversation incredibly honest, encouraging and full of hope. Because sometimes the biggest changes in our lives don't begin by adding something new. They begin by letting something go. Visit our website to find out more about this week's guest. All of our guests, including this one, are included in our Guest Directory so that you can find out more about them and the work that they do. https://midliferebelpodcast.com/guest-directory If you'd like to support the show you can buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/midliferebelpodcast

    Grey Area Drinking | The Habit So Many Women Ignore

  7. Sep 17

    Menopause Metabolism: Why What Used to Work Suddenly Doesn’t

    Send us Fan Mail If there's one thing I've learned from all the menopause experts I've interviewed, it's this: so many of the symptoms women experience in midlife are dismissed as "just getting older." But what if they aren't? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr Christina Enzmann, a certified menopause practitioner who combines conventional medicine with a functional medicine approach to help women better understand what's really happening in their bodies during perimenopause and menopause. One of the things I loved most about this conversation was how practical it was. Rather than chasing quick fixes, Dr Christina explains why menopause often magnifies underlying issues that may have been quietly building for years. As oestrogen and progesterone decline, our ability to buffer stress changes, meaning the same lifestyle that once felt manageable can suddenly leave us exhausted, struggling to sleep, gaining weight, experiencing brain fog, digestive issues, or feeling like we've completely lost ourselves. We explore the hidden drivers that can make menopause symptoms worse, including chronic stress, insulin resistance, blood sugar imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, environmental toxins, mould exposure and under-fuelling. Dr Christina explains these concepts in a way that's easy to understand and offers practical strategies that women can begin implementing straight away. Of course, we also talk about hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Dr Christina shares a balanced perspective on where HRT can make a significant difference, where it has its limitations, and why supporting your overall metabolic health remains just as important. We also discuss vaginal oestrogen, genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), and why so many women are suffering unnecessarily with symptoms that are both common and treatable. One of my biggest takeaways from this conversation was that menopause doesn't suddenly create a broken body. More often, it shines a light on the areas of our health that have been asking for our attention all along. If you're navigating perimenopause or menopause, feeling frustrated by symptoms that don't seem to make sense, or simply looking for practical, evidence-based ways to support your health, I think you'll find this conversation incredibly reassuring. Because menopause isn't just something to get through. It can also be an opportunity to build a healthier foundation for the decades ahead. Visit our website to find out more about this week's guest. All of our guests, including this one, are included in our Guest Directory so that you can find out more about them and the work that they do. https://midliferebelpodcast.com/guest-directory If you'd like to support the show you can buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/midliferebelpodcast

    Menopause Metabolism: Why What Used to Work Suddenly Doesn’t

  8. Sep 15

    Getting Fired Changed My Life

    Send us Fan Mail What would you do if you were fired at 63? For many people, it would feel like the end of the road. After decades of building a career, losing your job can shake your confidence, your identity, and your belief that there's still time to start again. That's exactly where David Nassief found himself. Instead of seeing himself as a victim, David made a decision that completely changed the trajectory of his life. He rebuilt with purpose, created financial freedom, and discovered that sometimes life's biggest setbacks become the doorway to something even better. In this conversation, we explore what it really means to navigate a major life transition in midlife. We talk about identity, resilience, family expectations, faith, and the courage it takes to let go of the life you thought you were supposed to live. David shares why he believes retirement isn't about stopping work, but about graduating into your next adventure. We discuss purpose after your career, owning your time, and why true wealth is about far more than money alone. Of course, we also get practical. David introduces his simple one-page Wealth Compass, a framework for building long-term financial security through sensible home ownership, managing debt wisely, and investing in low-cost index funds. He also challenges some common financial advice, including whether you really need a fully funded emergency account before you start investing, and explains how a long-term mindset can help you navigate market ups and downs with confidence. If you've ever wondered whether it's too late to reinvent yourself, been forced into an unexpected career change, or you're thinking about what you want the next chapter of your life to look like, I think you'll find this conversation both inspiring and incredibly practical. Because getting fired wasn't the end of David's story. It was the moment he finally began writing a better one. Visit our website to find out more about this week's guest. All of our guests, including this one, are included in our Guest Directory so that you can find out more about them and the work that they do. https://midliferebelpodcast.com/guest-directory If you'd like to support the show you can buy me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/midliferebelpodcast

    Getting Fired Changed My Life
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How do you know if you're a Midlife Rebel? Maybe it starts with a feeling. A growing sense of discomfort that something isn't quite right. The life you've been living might look perfectly fine from the outside, but something inside you is asking for change. Maybe some of the rules and expectations you've lived by simply don't fit anymore. That's where rebellion begins. Being a Midlife Rebel isn't about breaking rules for the sake of it. It's about questioning the rules, stories and expectations that have shaped the life you've been living — and deciding for yourself what stays, what goes and what comes next. Because rebellion can lead to personal revolution. And personal revolution creates freedom: the freedom to change your mind, rewrite your story, experiment, begin again and create a life that fits who you are now. I'm Nadine, and each week I sit down with experts, teachers, authors, coaches, researchers, wisdom keepers and ordinary people with extraordinary stories to explore the many ways our lives can change in midlife. We talk about identity, health and ageing, menopause, relationships, purpose, spirituality, psychology, courage, reinvention and the experiences that make us question the status quo. These conversations bring together different perspectives, lived experiences, ideas and practical wisdom so that you feel supported as you navigate your own midlife journey — and a little less alone as you figure out what comes next. Because there's a little bit of rebel in all of us. Contact Nadine: https://midliferebelpodcast.com/contact

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  • Creator
    Host - Nadine Shaw - Midlife Rebel, Astrologer, Gene Keys Guide, Human Design Enthusiast
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    253
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    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Midlife Rebel Podcast
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