The Mindful Midlife Mom - Mindfulness Practices and Techniques for Mentally Exhausted Moms Juggling Kids & Aging Parents

92 | Why “Just Getting Through It” Keeps Midlife Moms Stuck (Mindfulness Helps You Grow Instead)

Valerie Mekki Episode 92

Ever feel like life is changing faster than you can keep up—leaving you wondering, “How did I end up here?”

Whether you're managing aging parents, adapting to career shifts, or navigating a chapter you never expected, one truth remains: you're not just surviving these changes—you’re being invited to grow through them. This episode is your personal invitation to pause, reflect, and root yourself in resilience.

Through heartfelt storytelling, a powerful GROW framework, and a soul-anchoring affirmation, you'll walk away not only with perspective—but with a plan to thrive right where you are.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • The GROW method: four steps to help you navigate life transitions with grace and courage
  • A grounding affirmation to shift your mindset from “getting through” to “growing through”
  • A visualization that reminds you—you’re blooming, even in unfamiliar soil

🌱 Press play now to begin growing through your current season, one breath and one brave step at a time.

You’re listening to the right show, formerly known as the Mindful Life Changes or Mindful Career Change Podcast. We’ve made some pivots through the years, but we’ve finally landed on the right path: producing content for moms seeking calm within the chaos of midlife changes.

New episodes drop on:

  • Sundays: 20-minute episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a featured mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)
  • Wednesdays: Short guided practice sessions to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique and 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 exhaustion, building emotional resilience, harnessing inner strength, and preventing caregiver fatigue for those in the sandwich generation through expert advice on boundaries setting.

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