About this episode
Are you just "getting through" this year because it isn’t a milestone birthday? We often treat the years between the "big zeros" like a waiting room, but in this Midweek Reset, Valerie Mekki challenges you to stop sleepwalking and start living.Building on Sunday's episode, we reinforce the "Birthday Jackpot" mindset. This 10-minute guided session is designed to help you move from the weight of "adding age" to the joy of "adding life.In this Reset, you’ll experience:The Jackpot Reframe: Shifting from the burden of another year to the privilege of your current strength and presence.The "I Get To" Check-in: Identifying the mundane miracles—like driving, walking, and choosing—that we often take for granted.The Vitality Vow: A guided practice using the affirmation: "I am not just adding years; I am adding life to my years."Visualization for Growth: Seeing yourself step into new passion projects, health, and joy.Resources & Links:NEW! The Midlife Minuet on Substack: Join Valerie’s biweekly newsletter for hot takes on the three "A’s": Aging gracefully, AI in work, and Affirmations for grounding. [Link to Substack]The Calm Kit: Sign up for 'The Midlife Minuet' and receive your free "10-Minute Calm Kit for Sandwich Generation Moms" as a special thank you!Sunday’s Full Episode: Listen to Episode 143 to learn the full "Birthday Math" concept.Instagram: Connect with Valerie @themindfulmidlifemomYou’re listening to the right show, formerly known as the Mindful Life Changes or Mindful Career Change. We’ve pivoted through the years, but finally landed on the right path: content for moms in the ‘Sandwich Generation’, because midlife disruption doesn't have to break you. New episodes drop on: Sundays: 20-min episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations) Wednesdays: Bite-sized episodes to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique & reset your week More from The Mindful Midlife Mom: Discover Valerie's articles on ohhellomidlife.com or watch her videos on YouTube @ohhellomidlife This podcast explores patience, meditation, confidence, presence, and overcoming resentment while cultivating calm, peace, mindfulness, clarity, mantras, and addressing loneliness and burn out; it covers boundaries, caregiving, guilt, affirmations, working moms, self-care, midlife crisis, empty nesters, empowerment, people pleasing, compassion fatigue, family caregiving, stress relief, self-worth, stress management, and how to shift from reactive to centered when feeling short tempered, offering tools for self acceptance, easing mental exhausti
