Midlife Rising
This is not just another midlife podcast about belly fat, Botox, or bone broth.
We’re not here to help you stay young, offer makeup tips, or share recipes to sneak kale into your brownies. If you’re looking for hacks to stay small or “age gracefully,” this might not be the space for you.
We’re here to burn down the old rulebook - and help you rise from the ashes.
We unpack the invisible systems and internalized conditioning that keep midlife women stuck, over-functioning, and exhausted. We talk about the links between patriarchy, stress, and menopause symptoms. This is the conversation behind the conversation—raw, wise, and necessary.
We’re Sheri and Jen - twin sisters, former “good-girls” turned paradigm-breakers, and your new favourite midlife truth-tellers. Our unfiltered conversations crack open the things women don’t say out loud. We’re here to offer you the tools, re-frames, and permission slips to finally stop performing and start becoming.
Expect “why didn’t anyone tell me this sooner?!” kinds of insights, advice to nix your menopause symptoms without HRT, and paradigm-shifting “aha” moments that make you want to take your power back.
So if you’re ready to stop performing, and rise into the woman you were always meant to be - pull up a chair. We saved you a seat.
Midlife Rising
4: The Biggest Lie You've Been Told About Aging as a Woman
When someone asks you how old you are, what happens? Do you cringe? Lie? Shamefully (or defiantly) tell the truth?
This cringing feeling about aging is exactly what is keeping you stuck - feeling like your body is going downhill fast, and time is running out.
You’re feeling this way because society has quietly told you that you have to fight aging at all costs.
So, you’re starting to feel invisible because you’re “less attractive”, you're busier than ever trying to prove that you can still cut it, and wishing away your peri-menopause symptoms.
This is happening because of “gendered aging”. And if you’ve bought into this concept, you’re probably trying your best to cover up the grey hair, push through the symptoms while pretending everything is fine, and wear “age-appropriate” clothing that still makes you look youthful.
If you think you might be caught in the gendered aging trap, listen to today’s conversation. You’ll walk away knowing how to recognize when you’re being subjected to the gendered aging trap, drop the shame, and reclaim the power that this lie has been stealing from you.
Join the Midlife Red Tent program
The Invisible Woman book
Find us on instagram:
Jen: @jenreimercoaching
Sheri: @sherijohnsoncoaching