207: Midlifology: Turn Your Breakdown Into Your Blueprint with Wendy Valentine

207: Midlifology: Turn Your Breakdown Into Your Blueprint with Wendy Valentine

June 10, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 207

About this episode

Wendy Valentine shares her journey from breakdown to breakthrough, empowering women to embrace midlife as a new beginning.

Wendy Valentine is an internationally published author of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play, an inspiring book that became a #1 Amazon New Release, Founder of Midlifology™, and Keynote Speaker. She's also the host of the top 1% globally ranked podcast, The Midlife Makeover Show, inspiring women worldwide to embrace midlife as a powerful new beginning. After navigating divorce, menopause, job loss, debt, and an empty nest—all at once—Wendy stopped living on autopilot and started designing a life that finally felt like her own. Her journey from breakdown to breakthrough fuels everything she does. Today, Wendy empowers women to kick fear to the curb, reconnect with their purpose, and create bold, joy-fueled lives. She's been featured on Good Day New York, CBS News Los Angeles, NBC News Philadelphia, and numerous top-rated podcasts and media outlets, where she shares her empowering message that midlife isn't a crisis—it's a catalyst. Splitting her time between Portugal and traveling the USA in her RV, Wendy is living proof that life gets better—not smaller—with age. 🌐 Website: wendyvalentine.com 📱 Instagram & Facebook: @hellowendyvalentine…

People in this episode

Host: Lyndsay Dowd

Guest: Wendy Valentine

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Midlifology, The Midlife Makeover Show

Books & works: Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play

Places: Portugal, USA

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