Over the last three weeks in this series, we have talked about Awakening, Identity, and Healing.
In Week 1, we talked about awakening — that moment in midlife when a woman begins to realize something in her life no longer fits. She starts feeling restless. She starts wanting more truth, more peace, more purpose, and more alignment. She starts waking up to herself.
In Week 2, we talked about identity — the story a woman has been living from, the roles, labels, and survival patterns she may have confused with her true self, and what it means to begin asking:
Who have I been, and who am I becoming now?
In Week 3, we talked about healing — the pain women carry, the patterns that often grow from that pain, and the truth that many women are functioning, but not fully healed.
And once a woman begins awakening…
and once she starts questioning identity…
and once she begins healing…
the next place all of that often lands is the body.
And this one is deeply personal.
Because for so many women, the body is where midlife becomes impossible to ignore.
It is often through the body that a woman feels:
And I want to say this clearly right from the beginning:
This conversation is not just about weight.
It is not just about food.
It is not just about workouts.
It is not just about beauty.
It is not just about looking younger.
This is about relationship.
It is about the relationship a woman has with her body.
Because many women are not only struggling with their body.
They are struggling with how they have learned to see it, judge it, speak to it, compare it, control it, neglect it, and sometimes even resent it.
That matters.
When we talk about body in this series, we are not just talking about appearance.
We are talking about:
The body is not just something to be looked at.
It is something to be lived in.
It is where a woman:
That is why body work matters so much.
Because a woman’s body relationship affects:
This is one of the biggest problems so many women carry.
A lot of women were not taught to relate to their body with:
They were taught to relate to it through criticism.
They learned to ask:
And after years of that, body criticism starts to feel normal.
A woman may speak to herself in ways she would never speak to another woman.
She may think:
And because that kind of inner talk is so common, many women do not even realize how harsh they have become with themselves.
But criticism does not create peace.
It may create panic.
It may create urgency.
It may create temporary control.
But it does not build a healthy relationship.
A woman cannot keep speaking to her body like an enemy and then wonder why she does not feel at home in it.
For many women, midlife changes the body relationship in very real and emotional ways.
The body may not respond the same way it used to.
Energy may feel different.
Recovery may take longer.
Hormones may shift.
Weight may move differently.
Sleep may change.
Stress may hit harder.
Skin may change.
Strength may need more intention.
And all of that can stir up a lot.
Not just practical frustration.
Emotional things too.
A woman may feel:
This matters because body change in midlife is not just physical.
It can also touch:
That is why women need more than “just try harder.”
They need a new relationship.
This is one of the most overlooked parts of midlife.
A lot of women are grieving their bodies and do not even fully realize it.
A woman may be grieving:
This kind of grief is not shallow.
It is not silly.
It is not vain.
It is often about much more than appearance.
It can be grief over:
And when this grief is not named, it often turns into:
But when grief is named honestly, something softens.
A woman can say:
This is hard.
This is tender.
And I want to build a better relationship from here.
That is honest.
And that honesty matters.
This is one of the biggest truths in this pillar.
The body is not only a thing to be judged.
It is a relationship.
It is a home.
It is a history.
It is a messenger.
A lot of women have spent years treating their body as if its only value is how it looks.
But the body is so much more than that.
It is the body that:
That does not mean you have to instantly love every part of your body.
But it does mean the body deserves more than judgment alone.
It deserves honesty.
It deserves care.
It deserves more respect than many women have ever been taught to give it.
A lot of women have learned to override the body.
They ignore:
They push through.
They stay productive.
They keep going.
They treat the body like something that should just keep performing.
And because pushing through is often praised, women can go years without realizing how disconnected they have become.
They stop asking:
Then one day, the body gets louder.
Sometimes midlife is that louder season.
Not to punish a woman.
But to get her attention.
Not to shame her.
But to invite a new relationship.
This is such an important part of the conversation.
The body does not only respond to food and exercise.
It also responds to:
That can show up as:
And sometimes the body is not failing you.
Sometimes it is revealing what it has been carrying.
This is why body care in midlife cannot only be:
Sometimes the body needs:
That matters.
This may be one of the biggest mindset shifts a woman can make.
A lot of women approach body change through punishment.
Punishment sounds like:
Stewardship sounds different.
Stewardship says:
Punishment may create short-term pressure.
Stewardship builds relationship.
And midlife often becomes the season where women need to stop treating their body like a problem to punish and start treating it like something they are responsible for caring for with honesty and dignity.
A lot of women delay dignity.
They think:
But that teaches a woman that her current body is not worthy of:
And that is painful.
A woman can still have body goals and treat herself with dignity right now.
She can:
Dignity does not have to wait for the future body.
That is one of the most important truths in this whole pillar.
If this post is stirring something in you, spend time with these questions:
You do not need to fix your whole body relationship this week.
This week is about noticing.
Because sometimes the first body shift is not on the scale.
Sometimes it is in the relationship.
Sometimes it is the moment a woman says:
I do not want to keep being at war with my body.
I want to build something more respectful and healing from here.
That matters.
This blog post is part of The Midlife GlowGetter 8-Week Awakening Series, and each week has a coordinating podcast episode.
For Week 4, listen to:
In that episode, I go deeper into:
The podcast and blog are designed to work together, so be sure to listen too.
If this post stirred something in you, and you know you want more than a blog post or podcast episode — you want support, structure, reflection, and community as you walk through these 8 pillars — I want to invite you to apply for something special.
I am opening a free beta group for 10 women over 40 who want to go deeper into this work in a guided group coaching experience.
This is called:
The Midlife GlowGetter Awakening Virtual Coaching Beta Experience
What it includes:
Dates:
May 31, 2026 through July 19, 2026
Time:
Every Sunday from 6:30 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Cost:
No cost for this beta round
This beta experience is for women 40+ who are ready to stop just consuming inspiration — and start doing the deeper work in real time, with support.
How to Sign Up
If you are interested in joining the beta group, head to my website and fill out the contact form to let me know you want to be considered for:
The Midlife GlowGetter Awakening Virtual Coaching Beta Experience
Tell me you are interested, and I will make sure you are added to the list as I prepare to open this first round.
If this post spoke to you, I hope you hold onto this truth:
Your body is not just a problem to solve.
It is a relationship to rebuild.
It is a home to care for.
It is a story to heal.
And it still deserves dignity now.
Next week, we will move into Pillar 5: Relationships — because once a woman begins awakening, questioning identity, tending to healing, and rebuilding the relationship with her body, the next place truth often rises is in how she loves, gives, receives, and connects.
Until then, be gentle with yourself.
Sometimes the most powerful thing a woman can realize is this:
I do not need to keep fighting my body to care for it.
I can begin building a more honest relationship now.
And that is where real change begins.
Age 49, Down 200 lbs naturally.
90 more pounds to loose.
My early 6am Saturday morning routine including stretching, strength training, quick breakfast and walking.
Wake 5am
Hydrate
Wash Face
Brush Teeth
Check Emails
Dress
Stretch
Vibration Plate
Gym 6am
Weight Machines
Sauna
Breakfast-Cold Brew Black & Egg Bites
Home
News
Walk Outside
Then 8am ready for the day 👟♥️😘
Come follow and join the party for real life midlife motivation and inspiration in wellness, weight loss, mindset and lifestyle.
Soon to come a midlife women`s glow-up online community and glow-up retreats in Charleston SC.
Podcast - The Midlife Glowgetter
Website: www.jaxstys.com
Free Newsletter & Guides in link in bio.
Soon to come glowgetter retreats in SC & CO.
Oh and remember it is never too late to create a life and lifestyle you love.
Live a life you’d want to live twice.
Love, Jax
#womenover40
#midlifereinvention
#weightlossjourney
#transformyourlife
#midlifewomen
I have lost 200 lbs naturally.
I have obtained a new corporate position make $35k more per year in project management and this is what I`m implementing at my in person job for wellness, longevity and weight loss.
✅ stand-up desk
✅ elliptical under the desk
I am going to search for a stand-up desk on facebook marketplace to save money. I am going to get a life pro elliptical from Amazon.
Hope this helps anyone looking to improve their health while having a sedentary job.
I have another 90 lbs to lose and hopefully this will help some to get me there.
Follow me for real life midlife, women over 40 motivation and inspiration in wellness, weight loss, mindset and lifestyle.
Podcast - The Midlife Glowgetter
Website: www.jaxstys.com
Free Newsletter & Guides in link in bio.
Soon to come glowgetter retreats in SC & CO.
Oh and remember it is never too late to create a life and lifestyle you love.
Live a life you’d want to live twice.
Love, Jax
#womenover40
#midlifereinvention
#wellnessjourney
#healthylifestyle
#midlifewomen
Please answer the poll, I need your help.
If you could create your dream life in midlife what would you focus on the most?
Age 49, Down 200 lbs naturally, paid down $45k in debt, new career in project management, life coach certified. This is by far my best, highest and most productive season of my life.
Midlife-My best season yet...
Come follow and join the party for real life motivation and inspiration in wellness, weight loss, mindset and lifestyle.
Soon to come a midlife women`s glow-up online community and glow-up retreats in Charleston SC.
Podcast - The Midlife Glowgetter
Website: www.jaxstys.com
Free Newsletter & Guides in link in bio.
Soon to come glowgetter retreats in SC & CO.
Oh and remember it is never too late to create a life and lifestyle you love.
Live a life you’d want to live twice.
Love, Jax
#womenover40
#midlifereinvention
#weightlossjourney
#healthylifestyle
#midlifewomen
Age 49, Down 200 lbs naturally, paid down $45k in debt, new career in project management, life coach certified. This is by far my best, highest and most productive season of my life.
Midlife-My best season yet...
Come follow and join the party for real life motivation and inspiration in wellness, weight loss, mindset and lifestyle.
Soon to come a midlife women`s glow-up online community and glow-up retreats in Charleston SC.
Podcast - The Midlife Glowgetter
Website: www.jaxstys.com
Free Newsletter & Guides in link in bio.
Soon to come glowgetter retreats in SC & CO.
Oh and remember it is never too late to create a life and lifestyle you love.
Live a life you’d want to live twice.
Love, Jax
#womenover40
#midlifereinvention
#glowupafter40
#transformyourlife
#midlifewomen
Starting to plan a trip solo to Charleston SC in January or February.
Flying this time.
Now is my time and I`m going to make each moment count.
Follow me for real life motivation and inspiration in wellness, weight loss, mindset and lifestyle.
I hope you have an amazing day today and I look forward to meeting you in my future community, retreats or here online in the comments.
Podcast - The Midlife Glowgetter
Website: www.jaxstys.com
Free Newsletter & Guides in link in bio.
Soon to come glowgetter retreats in SC & CO.
Oh and remember it is never too late to create a life and lifestyle you love.
Live a life you’d want to live twice.
Love, Jax
#womenover40
#midlifereinvention
#glowupafter40
#transformyourlife
#midlifewomen
Midlife awakening and midlife reinvention I a real thing.
I did not have a midlife crisis…I had a midlife glow-up.
I have lost nearly 200 lbs mostly naturally.
I have paid off over $45K in debt as a single mom, single income household with a son away in college.
I have obtained a new corporate position make $35k more per year.
I have become a certified life coach by The Life Coach School.
All of these milestones the last 4 years have completely upgraded my confidence and mindset and growth as a woman over 40.
I feel like I have really come to my own and created my dream life. I am still working and creating my dream life everyday.
I have another 90 more pounds to loose. I want to work on certifications for my career and here online. Nutrition and Wellness Certifications I am working on with NASM. I want to become a Master Certified Life Coach.
I want to continue to help women over 40 all over the world to create the life of their dreams with support and a strong community. I want to create a monthly paid online community and app and in-person midlife glow-up retreats. I want to reach more women on my free podcast and free weekly newsletter.
I want to help you, my friend.
Follow me for real life motivation and inspiration in wellness, weight loss, mindset and lifestyle.
I hope you have an amazing day today and I look forward to meeting you in my future community, retreats or here online in the comments.
Podcast - The Midlife Glowgetter
Website: www.jaxstys.com
Free Newsletter & Guides in link in bio.
Soon to come glowgetter retreats in SC & CO.
Oh and remember it is never too late to create a life and lifestyle you love.
Live a life you’d want to live twice.
Love, Jax
#womenover40
#midlifereinvention
#glowupafter40
#transformyourlife
#midlifewomen
I lost 198 lbs in the last 4 years naturally as a single mom, working full time in corporate finance.
I was on weight loss medication for 3 months, got off it because of cost and side effects.
I have anther 90 lbs to go to reach my goal weight.
Back at the gym after 3 months off.
Hope this helps someone move their body today.
Follow for midlife wellness, lifestyle, & mindset inspiration and motivation.
Love, Jax
#midlifewellness #weightlossjourney #womenover40 #healthylifestyle #midlifereinvention
I lost 198 lbs in the last 4 years naturally as a single mom, working full time in corporate finance.
I was on weight loss medication for 3 months, got off it because of cost and side effects.
I have anther 90 lbs to go to reach my goal weight.
This is my meal plan for 9/14-9/18.
Hope this helps..
Follow for midlife wellness, lifestyle, & mindset inspiration and motivation.
Love, Jax
#midlifewellness #weightlossjourney #womenover40 #healthylifestyle #midlifereinvention
Your subconscious mind is always listening. Every thought you repeat becomes a belief. Every belief becomes your reality. If you keep focusing on what`s missing, the bank account, the age, the excuses, that`s exactly what you`ll keep creating more of.
These were my early morning thoughts this morning on my sunrise walk in the Metroparks here near Cleveland Ohio.
I hope you have an amazing day today.
Podcast - The Midlife Glowgetter
Website: www.jaxstys.com
Free Newsletter & Guides in link in bio.
Soon to come glowgetter retreats in SC & CO.
Follow to get inspired to transform and reinvent into the woman of your dreams.
It is never too late!
Love, Jax
#womenover40
#midlifereinvention
#glowupafter40
#transformyourlife
#midlifewomen
I lost 200 lbs in the last 4 years naturally as a single mom, working full time in corporate finance.
I was on weight loss medication for 3 months, got off it because of cost and side effects.
I have anther 80 lbs to go to reach my goal weight.
My supplements I take:
Loam Fiber Powder, Electroytes (sugar free), Pearl Powder in Water with Ice.
Lifecykel Mushroom Oils in black expresso
Vitamin D3K2
Omega 3
Fatty 15
NMN
Floraster Probiotic
Today’s Food
Breakfast: Homemade Protein Bars (27g protein, 12g finer, 6g sugar)
Lunch: Chipotle Chicken (Costco), cilantro lime cauliflower rice
Dinner: Factor Meal with Fresh Blueberries
Movement Today:
4:30am
Stretching
Vibration Plate
Arm-Dumbbells
Squats
Lunges
Disstastis Recti
Walk 35 min. (Japanese Style)
12:30pm After Lucnh
Walk 20 min. (Japanese Style)
6pm After Dinner
Walk 20 min. (Japanese Style)
8pm
Thigh Master 20 min. while reading/watching tv
Follow for midlife wellness, lifestyle, & mindset inspiration and motivation.
Love, Jax
#midlifewellness #weightlossjourney #womenover40 #healthylifestyle #midlifereinvention
I lost 200 lbs in the last 4 years naturally as a single mom, working full time in corporate finance.
I was on weight loss medication for 3 months, got off it because of cost and side effects.
I have anther 80 lbs to go to reach my goal weight.
My supplements I take:
Loam Fiber Powder, Electroytes (sugar free), Pearl Powder in Water with Ice.
Lifecykel Mushroom Oils in black expresso
Vitamin D3K2
Omega 3
Fatty 15
NMN
Floraster Probiotic
Today’s Food
Breakfast: Homemade Protein Bars (27g protein, 12g finer, 6g sugar)
Lunch: Chipotle Chicken (Costco), cilantro lime cauliflower rice
Dinner: Factor Meal with Fresh Blueberries
Movement Today:
4:30am
Stretching
Vibration Plate
Arm-Dumbbells
Squats
Lunges
Walk 35 min. (Japanese Style)
12:30pm After Lucnh
Walk 20 min. (Japanese Style)
6pm After Dinner
Walk 20 min. (Japanese Style)
8pm
Thigh Master 20 min. while reading/watching tv
Follow for midlife wellness, lifestyle, & mindset inspiration and motivation.
Love, Jax
#midlifewellness #weightlossjourney #womenover40 #healthylifestyle #midlifereinvention
I lost 200 lbs in the last 4 years naturally as a single mom, working full time in corporate finance.
I was on Zepbound for 3 months, got off it because of cost and side effects.
I have anther 80 lbs to go to reach my goal weight.
My supplements I take:
Loam Fiber Powder, Electroytes (sugar free), Pearl Powder in Water with Ice.
Lifecykel Mushroom Oils in black expresso
Vitamin D3K2
Omega 3
Fatty 15
NMN
Probiotic/Prebiotic
Today’s Food
Breakfast: Homemade Protein Bars (27g protein, 12g finer, 6g sugar)
Lunch: Chipotle Chicken (Costco), cilantro lime cauliflower rice
Dinner: Factor Meal with Asparagus
Movement Today:
4:30am
Stretching
Vibration Plate
Arm-Dumbbells
Squats
Lunges
Walk 35 min. (Japanese Style)
12:30pm
Walk 20 min. (Japanese Style)
6pm
Walk 20 min. (Japanese Style)
8pm
Thigh Master 20 min. while reading/watching tv
Follow for Midlife wellness, lifestyle, & mindset inspiration and motivation.
Love, Jax
#midlifewellness #weightlossjourney #womenover40 #healthylifestyle #midlifereinvention
High-protein breakfast bars that don’t taste like cardboard? Say less. 🍫✨
I’ve been perfecting these homemade protein bars for a long time and I’m finally sharing the recipe — 25g protein, 12g fiber, and 5g creatine per bar, made with clean ingredients like peanut butter, cashew butter, and no added sugar. Basically breakfast met dessert and they had a baby.
Perfect for busy mornings, post-workout fuel, or when you need a midlife-metabolism-friendly snack that actually keeps you full. No fancy equipment, no baking — just mix, press, chill, and go.
Follow me for more high protein recipes, gut health tips, and midlife wellness hacks (minus the boring stuff nobody asked for).
Comment “RECIPE” below and I’ll send you the full tecipe with all ingredient links! 💌
#womenover40 #CleanEatingRecipes #ProteinSnacks #MidlifeWellness #healthylifestyle
✨ Make Midlife Your Best Chapter!
Daily glow chat...
How I make midlife my best chapter yet.
Here are my tip for you:
Be more spontaneous 🎉
I am here to be a light in a season that can be looked at as stressful and lonely and depressing.
This should not be the case.
These tips are a field guide for the empty-nest, midlife, reinvention-ready woman.
🌸 Let`s glow in midlife together...
Love, Jax
#midlifewomen
#transformyourlife
#womenover40
#emptynest
#midlifejourney
✨ Make Midlife Your Best Chapter!
Daily glow chat...
How I make midlife my best chapter yet.
Here are my tip for you:
Redesign your home 🏡
I am here to be a light in a season that can be looked at as stressful and lonely and depressing.
This should not be the case.
These tips are a field guide for the empty-nest, midlife, reinvention-ready woman.
🌸 Let`s glow in midlife together...
Love, Jax
#midlifewomen
#transformyourlife
#womenover40
#emptynest
#midlifejourney
#travelandlifestyle #traveldiaries #midlifelifestyle #over40lifestyle #midlifetravel
I lost over 190 lbs, paid off $45K in debt, and completely rebuilt my life starting at 44, as a single mom, working full time in corporate finance.
…Why follow me
Real talk on health/weight loss after 40 that isn`t extreme or unsustainable
Money and debt payoff strategies that work on a real income, not a trust fund
Mindset and self-development tools from actual coaching training, not just platitudes
A peek into real estate/investing as you build that path too
A little style, beauty, and confidence-building along the way
The podcast and newsletter (The Midlife GlowGetter) and blog as the deeper-dive home base - check out my link in bio.
Follow along — this is just the beginning of my best chapter, and I want you to have yours too.
Love, Jax
#midlifewomen
#transformyourlife
#womenover40
#emptynest
#midlifejourney
Make Midlife Your Best Chapter!
Daily glow chat...
How I make midlife my best chapter yet.
Here are my tip for you:
1 Guard your calendar 📆
I am here to be a light in a season that can be looked at as stressful and lonely and depressing.
This should not be the case.
These tips are a field guide for the empty-nest, midlife, reinvention-ready woman.
Let`s glow in midlife together...
Love, Jax
#midlifewomen
#transformyourlife
#womenover40
#emptynest
#midlifejourney
Down 199 lbs naturally in my 40’s.
Paid down $45k in debt.
This is how I transformed my midlife.
Now empty nester & single. I’m still not done. 80 more lbs to go. Want to create a community of like minded midlife women wanting to transform their life into the life of their dreams.
Podcast - The Midlife Glowgetter
Website: www.jaxstys.com
Free Newsletter & Guides in link in bio.
Soon to come glowgetter retreats in SC & CO.
Follow to get inspired to transform and reinvent into the woman of your dreams.
It is never too late!
Love, Jax
#womenover40
#midlifereinvention
#glowupafter40
#transformyourlife
#midlifewomen
