Episodes

You’re exhausted but can’t sleep. Your brain feels foggy. Your mood has changed, stubborn belly fat seems to appear from nowhere, painful periods derail your life, or recurring UTIs keep coming back. If you’re in your 40s, 50s, or beyond, these symptoms aren’t something you should automatically dismiss as “just getting older.” In this episode of V.I.B.E. Living Podcast, Lynnis Woods-Mullins sits down with osteopathic physician Dr. Jeffrey Brown, who specializes in hormone imbalance and chronic ...

If you’ve been feeling anxious, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or like something is “off,” you’re not alone. Many women are carrying unprocessed grief, trauma, anxiety, and emotional burnout after years of stress, loss, and major life changes. In this episode, I talk with Barbara Palmer, CEO of BP Life Coaching Services and author of Healthy, Happy Whole, about trauma, grief, depression, and emotional healing in midlife and beyond. We explore what trauma really is, how it affects us (even...

One sentence can change the way you carry loss—and for our guest Laura Bratton, that sentence was, “I want to give you permission to grieve.” In this deeply moving conversation, Laura—an author, speaker, and resilience coach—shares how she learned to move forward without denying the pain of what she had lost. After beginning to lose her sight at age nine and becoming completely blind by the end of high school, she faced depression, daily panic attacks, and the difficult work of rebuilding her i...

If you are a woman over 40, burnout doesn't always come from working too hard. Sometimes it happens because you've slowly drifted away from the life you actually want. If you're a woman over 40 juggling career demands, family responsibilities, aging parents, relationships, and everyone else's expectations, you may recognize the feeling: you're constantly busy, yet somehow disconnected from yourself. In this powerful episode of the V.I.B.E. Living Podcast, we explore why so many midlife women ...

Have you ever felt like you've changed—but the world still sees the old version of you? For many women over 40, life brings a season of reinvention. Whether you're starting a business, changing careers, pursuing a long-forgotten dream, or simply stepping into a new chapter, one question quietly lingers: How do I help others see the woman I've become? The answer may be something you've never considered—your personal brand. It's not about becoming an influencer or creating a polished online ima...

What if the real source of your chronic pain isn't where it hurts? Millions of women live with persistent pain, stiffness, frozen shoulder, sciatica, headaches, or unexplained tension—even after normal scans, physical therapy, injections, or being told that everything "looks fine." In this eye-opening episode, we explore one of the most overlooked pieces of the wellness puzzle: fascia—the connective tissue that supports every muscle, organ, nerve, and joint in your body. Joining us is Gwen Be...

If your doctor has ever told you, "Your labs look normal," while you're struggling with exhaustion, brain fog, weight gain, anxiety, poor sleep, or hot flashes, this episode is for you. Millions of women navigating perimenopause and menopause are told their symptoms are simply part of aging. But what if there was more to the story? In this podcast, we sit down with Jackie Roberts, a midlife health educator with more than 30 years of experience in laboratory medicine and the pharmaceutical ind...

If you've ever felt confused, frustrated, or completely unprepared for perimenopause and menopause, you're not alone. For generations, women have been expected to navigate this major life transition with little information, limited support, and far too many unanswered questions. In this empowering episode of the V.I.B.E. Living Podcast, Lynnis Woods-Mullins sits down with Michelle Jacobs, co-founder of Womaness, to have an honest conversation about menopause, perimenopause symptoms, hormone t...

What if the exhaustion, irritability, overwhelm, and restlessness you're experiencing in midlife aren't signs that something is wrong—but messages your body is trying to send? For many women, these symptoms are rooted in chronic stress in women over 40, a growing health concern that impacts everything from hormones and sleep to mood, energy, and overall well-being. In this powerful episode of the V.I.B.E. Living Podcast, Lynnis Woods-Mullins sits down with psychotherapist, holistic coach, yog...

Are your hormones changing—or are you simply being told that feeling exhausted, anxious, gaining weight, losing sleep, and struggling with brain fog is just a normal part of aging? In this eye-opening episode of the V.I.B.E. Living Podcast, we sit down with women's health expert and nurse practitioner Carolyn Zaumeyer to uncover the truth about menopause, hormone health, and why so many women are suffering unnecessarily. Carolyn breaks down the critical roles of estrogen, progesterone, and tes...

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Sleep can feel like the first thing to fall apart in midlife, and the most frustrating part is not knowing why. We sit down with sleep expert Dr Benjamin Long to unpack what actually changes for women after 40, why perimenopause and menopause can disrupt sleep, and why sleep apnea in women is so often missed. If you are exhausted but not a loud snorer, wake up unrefreshed, or feel stuck in a cycle of fatigue and insomnia, this conversation helps you spot the patterns worth taking seriously. We ...

You can’t create a new life while speaking to yourself like your own worst critic. That’s really where this conversation with Julie Heaton begins—understanding that manifestation isn’t just about what you want, it’s about how you treat yourself along the way. We go beyond surface-level mindset talk and get honest about the patterns many of us have picked up—especially in high-achieving environments. The pressure to perform, the need for external validation, the quiet habit of overriding your in...

Mercury retrograde gets blamed for everything—ghosted texts, tech issues, plans falling apart—but what if it’s not here to disrupt you… what if it’s here to slow you down on purpose? For many women over 40, that pause isn’t a problem—it’s exactly what your body and your life have been asking for. In this episode, I’m joined by Sheila Hawkins, a personal productivity alchemist who blends strategy with astrology, energy, and intuition. We go beyond the surface-level frustrations—miscommunication...

Midlife has a way of showing up all at once. Your hormones shift. Your body starts to feel unfamiliar. Relationships evolve. Your role in your career or family begins to change… and somehow, through all of it, that quiet thought creeps in: “Maybe it’s just me.” That’s exactly why I wanted Angela Burke on the V.I.B.E. Living Podcast. She’s the author of The Real Girls Guide to Midlife, and in this conversation, she gives language to what so many women are feeling—but not saying out loud. The g...

Sometimes the deadlines we set for ourselves don’t feel motivating… they feel heavy. In this episode, I’m sitting down with Sunaina Mehta, founder of Design Your Next, and we’re having a real conversation about what success actually looks like when your life—and your energy—starts to shift. We talk about that space so many women find themselves in… where you know something needs to change, but you’re not quite sure what the next step is. And here’s the truth we get into: clarity by itself won...

The fastest way to disappear in your own life is to keep telling yourself, “I’ll do it later.” If you’re a midlife woman juggling career, family, and shifting roles, that line can quietly turn into years of postponed joy, ignored health, and a constant feeling of running on empty. We sit down with nurse practitioner, author, and coach Jennifer Robb to talk about what it really takes to reconnect with yourself when you’ve spent decades putting everyone else first. Jennifer shares the personal st...

A scary diagnosis can freeze you in place, especially in midlife when hormones, sleep, energy, and identity already feel like they’re shifting. We sit down with Dayna Wilder, an energy healing practitioner and author, to talk about what happens when you refuse the story that aging means decline and chronic illness means inevitability. Dayna shares how her multiple sclerosis diagnosis pushed her to look beyond symptom management and into root causes like trauma, chronic stress, and nervous syste...

Being single shouldn’t feel like you’re on trial every time you show up to a family dinner—but for so many women, it does. In this episode, we sit down with Franny Tristan—trauma therapist, coach, and founder of Soul Supply—to unpack what’s really going on beneath all that pressure. Because when family expectations, cultural messages, and even social media start treating relationships as the ultimate proof that you’ve “made it,” it can quietly make you question your worth. And for many Black a...

What if the most powerful career move after 50 starts with a single question: what do I really want now? We dive into that pivot with business mentor and author Patricia Noel Drain, unpacking how women can name their natural gifts, drop perfectionism, and design work that pays and feels right. From classrooms to recruiting to entrepreneurship, Patricia shares the patterns she’s seen for decades: brilliant women who’ve never been asked to define what they do best—and how everything changes when t...

Burnout doesn’t always shout. It shows up as sleepless nights, gut issues, short fuses, and feeling unlike yourself. In this conversation, we unpack why these signals intensify in this season of life—and how anxiety, hormone shifts, and nonstop stress can become a clear path toward calm, energy, and purpose. With trauma-informed leadership expert Dr. Melanie Gray, we explore tools that work: nervous system resets, smarter rest, calendar guardrails, and small micro-habits that rebuild resilience...

Hot flashes, brain fog, anxious nights, and a doctor telling you it’s “just stress” can make you feel powerless. We start the year by taking that power back. I sit down with Dr. Sarah Doyle—doctor of physical therapy and functional medicine practitioner—to map the real mechanics of midlife: how estrogen fuels brain energy and vessel health, why progesterone calms the nervous system, and how chronic stress diverts raw materials away from the hormones that stabilize mood, sleep, libido, and cognit...

Change the script, change the result. We dive into a grounded, grace-filled approach to midlife weight loss that rejects crash diets and embraces sustainable transformation through faith, neuroscience, and simple daily habits. With Dr. Lorette, a cognitive behavioral therapist and minister, we explore how thoughts shape beliefs, beliefs drive feelings, and feelings steer actions—so if you want new outcomes, start where your self-talk begins. We also unpack the role of self-love as a structural ...