Midway | Podcast Barbara Paulsen

You know when you get the very thing you thought you wanted…. and then it sucks? Lucy Pepper realized her fantasy of moving to Portugal, but she was miserable. She was wife to a workaholic husband, a city girl living in the country, an artist who no longer made art. This episode is about breaking free from places or people or roles that don’t feed us anymore. It’s about the courage it takes to grow up and become who you really are.
 

Donna Davis switched careers to pursue her dream job, travel the world, spend time with grandkids, and forage for wild mushrooms in the woods. Her life was a midlife success story…until she made a mistake. Today’s episode is about the importance of taking risks, even after you take a wrong turn.

When I felt I’d started aging faster, I wondered: Should I take hormones? Fifteen years after a landmark study scared millions of menopausal women off the drugs, I found out the case against estrogen is a lot more complicated. Part two in my personal hormone journey.

In the time between when my mother went through menopause and I did, the medical advice on how to handle it did a complete 180. So what happened? And what does it mean for me—for all of us—now?

Three years after launching Midway, I’ve pivoted to a new career, my son just started his senior year of college, and—well, I’m still trying to figure out this new period of my life. That’s what the second season of Midway is all about.

I’ve been dreading my son Miro leaving home for college. Now the moment has finally arrived—and I'm surprised by my reaction.