It's 2:47 a.m. and you're wide awake. Not dramatically tossing and turning. Just awake, staring at the ceiling while your brain pulls up a slideshow of everything you've ever said, done, or forgot to do.

At 47, I did something I never imagined I'd do. I lost 55 pounds, trained for an entire year, and competed in three sprint triathlons. I even placed third in my age division! Not bad for a woman who spent most of her life telling people she was allergic to running. 😂 I was probably in the best shape of my adult life. I could squat my own body weight, and I'd discovered I was capable of doing things I never thought possible. But here's the thing about life. It doesn't stop ha

What Anxiety in Midlife Women Can Look Like For a long time, I think we’ve had a very narrow picture of what anxiety is supposed to look like. We think panic attacks, hyperventilating, or being visibly overwhelmed. And yes, anxiety can look like those things. But anxiety in midlife women can also show up in quieter ways that are easy to brush off or blame on stress, hormones, lack of sleep, or just being “busy.”