Pod Ep #97: START HERE for Midlife Manifesting: How to Fall in Love with the Second Half of Your Life

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✨ Start Here (Part 2)✨
Manifesting Your Next Chapter — Redefining Midlife, Joy, and Possibility

Let’s start with this:

That whole “it’s all downhill from here” idea about midlife?

Total. Nonsense.

You are not behind.

You are not too late.

And your best years? They’re still ahead.

Midlife “ugliness” — that tired old stereotype — is nothing more than cultural conditioning. We were raised in a world that told us youth equals value and aging equals loss. But what if that story isn’t true? What if the second half of your life could be your freest, most magnetic, most aligned chapter yet?

Welcome to Part 2 of the Start Here series — where we shift from physical wellness to emotional and energetic alignment. Because taking care of your body is important (see Part 1!), but taking care of your energy? That’s how you create your next chapter intentionally — and joyfully.

Manifesting isn’t about forcing outcomes or pretending everything’s perfect. It’s about feeling better, noticing more, and letting alignment lead the way.

Videos for you:

• Start Here (Part 1): The Perimenopause Wellness Guide Every Woman Needs
• Manifesting For Beginners
• The Ultimate Guide to the Law of Attraction: 6 Steps for Manifesting Your Dreams
• Midlife & Feeling STUCK in Your Manifesting? | Manifesting Map for Women in Midlife
• Self-Care for Midlife: 7 Essential Practices to Raise Your Vibration & Feel Great!
• A Practical Guide to Finding Your True Desires : 4 Powerful Exercises to Gain Clarity | WORKBOOK

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🧭 Part 1: Redefine Midlife — On Your Own Terms

So, let’s start with an honest question:

When you think of midlife, what words come up for you?

Pause for a moment. Maybe even write them down.

For many women, those words might be tired, uncertain, invisible, or in transition. And that’s okay — because the truth is, you’ve probably spent decades pouring your time, your energy, and your love into everyone else’s needs.

But here’s your permission slip to rewrite that story.

Grab a piece of paper, open a note on your phone, and make a list called:

“Why Right Now Is the Best Time of My Life.”

Write down things like:

✨ “I know myself better than ever.”

✨ “I care less about what other people think.”

✨ “I finally make choices that feel true to me.”

This is the foundation of your midlife mindset reset.

Because midlife isn’t a crisis — it’s a calling.

It’s life saying: You’ve built and cared and given so much. Now it’s time to remember who you are and what you want next.

So… what if this wasn’t your decline, but your becoming?

🌈 Part 2: The Essence of Manifesting in Midlife

Let’s clear something up: Manifesting isn’t magic.

It’s not about sitting on a meditation pillow wishing for a new life to drop from the sky. It’s energy meets awareness.

Here’s how it works (in real, grounded terms): your brain has a built-in filter called the Reticular Activating System (RAS). It’s what decides which details to pay attention to. When you shift your energy — when you feel calmer, happier, more hopeful — your RAS starts noticing new opportunities, possibilities, and connections that align with that energy.

So, no — manifesting isn’t about pretending. It’s about training your brain to look for what supports you, instead of what drains you.

If you haven’t watched my Manifesting 101 video yet, it’s the perfect next step after this. It dives deeper into how energy and awareness work together — and how to start shifting yours right now.

And let’s be real: many of us midlife women are really good at being responsible. We carry “fix it” energy everywhere we go. But manifesting isn’t about earning or proving — it’s about allowing and receiving.

You don’t have to try harder. You just have to feel better first.

💖 Part 3: Step 1 — Love Your Life Now

Before you can attract something new, you have to make peace with where you are. That starts with gratitude — and not the “write three things in your journal” kind (though that’s great too).

Gratitude is a muscle. It’s a practice of noticing joy, even in small ways.

Our generation was taught that worry equals love. That being busy means you’re doing something right. But joy and gratitude aren’t indulgent — they’re essential. They are how you start to rewire your energy toward expansion instead of depletion.

Need some ideas to start? Watch my YouTube episode:

👉 Self-Care for Midlife: 7 Essential Practices to Raise Your Vibration & Feel Great

Then, try noticing joy in simple, everyday moments:

☕ A great cup of coffee.

🌳 A quiet morning walk.

🌞 The way the light hits your living room at 4 PM.

🧘‍♀️ A yoga practice that helps you come home to your breath.

🎨 A hobby you’ve been curious about — learning Spanish, painting, cooking something new.

The more you notice joy, the more life gives you to notice. That’s not magic — that’s alignment.

🌠 Part 4: Step 2 — What Do You Really, Really, Really Want?

This question can feel impossible at first — especially if you’ve spent decades putting other people first.

We forget what we want.

Or we think our desires are “too late,” “too much,” or “not realistic.”

But midlife isn’t about shrinking — it’s about expansion.

So, grab your journal and write these prompts:

💭 “If I could let myself want anything, what would it be?”

💭 “If my next chapter could feel any way — how would it feel?”

💭 “What would make my future self say, ‘Thank you for not giving up on me’?”

These aren’t small questions. But they’re the doorway to remembering what lights you up — not what’s expected of you.

And if you want help uncovering those answers, check out my podcast episode A Practical Guide to Finding Your True Desires — it includes a workbook with exercises designed to help you reconnect to your inner clarity.

Here’s the truth: you don’t need to reinvent your entire life overnight. You just have to start following the spark — those little moments of aliveness that whisper, “more of this.”

🪞 Part 5: Your Midlife Manifestation Practice

So, where do you start?

Here’s your simple 3-step midlife manifestation reset:

1. Redefine your story.

You are not fading — you’re unfolding. Midlife isn’t your ending; it’s your awakening.

2. Feel better first.

This isn’t about faking positivity — it’s about finding small, honest ways to feel good now. Because your energy creates your perception, and your perception shapes your world.

3. Dream again.

Let yourself want things — even if they don’t make sense yet. Let desire be a form of self-trust.

Here’s your affirmation for this season:

“I’m not behind. I’m blooming at exactly the right time.”

Say it again. Out loud.

Let it settle in your chest.

You’re not too late to reinvent yourself.

You’re not too old to dream again.

And you’re certainly not done growing.

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