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

97 | 3 Signs You’re In a Midlife Slump & How Mindfulness Can Restore Energy and Self-Worth for Sandwich Generation Moms

Valerie Mekki Episode 97

Have you started feeling like a background character in your own life? When you're constantly giving to everyone else—family, work, responsibilities—it’s easy to lose touch with who you are. If your days feel like an endless loop of obligation and your energy is running on fumes, this episode will help you reconnect with the vibrant woman you’ve always been.

In this empowering session, you’ll:

  • Learn the telltale signs of a midlife slump—and why it’s more common than you think.
  • Discover three gentle yet transformative self-care practices you can start today.
  • Reclaim your worth with soul-nourishing “I Am” affirmations designed to reignite your spirit.

Press play now to remember your worth, reset your energy, and step back into the lead role of your own life.

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

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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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