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Midlife Confidence Lab
Midlife Confidence Coach | Kristin Hamilton
21 episodes
20 hours ago
In this episode, we explore how to end the year with integrity by completing open emotional loops so we enter the next year lighter, clearer, and more confident. We redefine integrity as coherence, share body-based ways to acknowledge what happened, and offer simple prompts that build capacity without forcing positivity. • redefining integrity as the coherence between lived experience and acknowledgement • understanding open loops in the nervous system and why “fine” is a cognitive override ...
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In this episode, we explore how to end the year with integrity by completing open emotional loops so we enter the next year lighter, clearer, and more confident. We redefine integrity as coherence, share body-based ways to acknowledge what happened, and offer simple prompts that build capacity without forcing positivity. • redefining integrity as the coherence between lived experience and acknowledgement • understanding open loops in the nervous system and why “fine” is a cognitive override ...
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Personal Journals,
Education,
Religion & Spirituality,
Society & Culture,
Spirituality
Episodes (20/21)
Midlife Confidence Lab
Ending the Year with Integrity in Midlife: How to Let Go of Emotional Weight and Move Forward Confidently - #20
In this episode, we explore how to end the year with integrity by completing open emotional loops so we enter the next year lighter, clearer, and more confident. We redefine integrity as coherence, share body-based ways to acknowledge what happened, and offer simple prompts that build capacity without forcing positivity. • redefining integrity as the coherence between lived experience and acknowledgement • understanding open loops in the nervous system and why “fine” is a cognitive override ...
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21 hours ago
13 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Decluttering in Midlife: How Clearing Your Space Rebuilds Calm and Confidence - #19
Decluttering in midlife is about far more than getting rid of stuff. It’s about nervous system regulation and rebuilding calm, confidence, and self-trust during a season of identity change. In this episode of Midlife Confidence Lab, Kristin explores how physical clutter affects your nervous system, emotional regulation, and sense of self - especially for women in midlife who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or like something in their life no longer fits. Using a relatable story about seasonal ...
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1 week ago
25 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Feeling Stuck in Midlife? How to Navigate Change When You Don’t Know What’s Next - #18
That slightly “off” feeling isn’t something you need to fix, it’s a starting place. We talk about this uncomfortable in-between place we sometimes feel when a former identity loosens, but your next chapter hasn’t fully come into focus yet. And we show how to move through it with steadiness and trust rather than panic. I walk through how the nervous system reacts to unfamiliar change, why you may be toggling between freeze and urgency, and simple regulation practices - breathwork, somatic chec...
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2 weeks ago
11 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
7 Life-Changing Things I Learned This Year - #17
In this episode, I’m sharing the seven lessons from the year that completely transformed my life as I learned how to reinvent myself in midlife and learned how to be more confident at 50+. From becoming the CEO of your own days to embracing imperfect action, these are the mindset shifts and practical tools that build real midlife confidence, self-trust, and momentum. We talk about what it looks like to design a life that fits your wiring - not the expectations you’ve outgrown. I have learned ...
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3 weeks ago
15 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
7 Ways to End the Year Strong - #16
Ready to finish the year strong? We explore ending the year rooted in identity, choice, and self-trust in midlife - so the next chapter starts with natural momentum. Framed by the energetic shift from the Year of the Snake to the Year of the Horse, we trade shedding and inner work for bold, forward movement grounded in presence and clarity. We walk through seven practical steps to end the year with intention: offering real gratitude to the people who changed you, running a full tech reset to...
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4 weeks ago
18 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
The Psychology of Midlife Reinvention: Why You Want More Now - #15
We reintroduce our show as Midlife Confidence Lab (formerly Edge of Real Podcast) and explore why midlife restlessness is not a crisis but a call to a deeper, truer identity. We share the psychology, the signs to watch for, and practical steps to regulate, reflect, and follow small, brave moves. • Midlife Confidence Lab has a deeper focus on self‑trust and boldness • Carl Jung’s individuation and the shift from roles to inner truth • Three driving forces: role disruption, cognitive maturing,...
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1 month ago
17 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Big News: Edge of Real is becoming Midlife Confidence Lab - #14
Today we share a decisive shift - Edge of Real is becoming Midlife Confidence Lab - to best support women in a midlife transformation to move from self-reflection to embodied, practical confidence. The heart stays the same: honest stories, truth-telling, and those moments of knowing you are seen. We walk through the why behind the rename and how it helps the right listeners find us. Midlife signals who we serve. Confidence names the skill most women ask for. Lab sets the tone: low-risk tests,...
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1 month ago
20 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Low Confidence? Learn Better Decision-Making - #13
Staring at a menu too long, rewriting the same text, or living in the land of maybe isn’t a character flaw - it’s a signal that your confidence got outsourced. In this episode, host Kristin Hamilton opens up about how that happens in midlife and share a simple, repeatable way to rebuild self-trust so choices feel cleaner, calmer, and more aligned with who you are now. We start by redefining confidence as the ability to handle what comes next, not the pressure to predict the perfect outcome. ...
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1 month ago
16 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
How to Find Meaning in Midlife When Everything Is Fine But Nothing Feels Real - #12
The quiet question “Is this all there is?” can actually be an invitation. We trace the origins of midlife restlessness back to generational scripts that prized endurance over expression and to a Gen X upbringing that taught independence without teaching self-connection. That context matters: it explains why a life that looks complete on paper can still feel thin in your body, and why longing is not failure but a sign of expansion trying to surface. I share a personal turning point that unfol...
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1 month ago
25 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Feeling Fully Alive Again: Reclaiming Freedom, Joy, and Choice in Midlife - #11
What does it really mean to feel alive again - to wake up each day knowing you have the power to choose how you show up, what you want, and who you want to be? In this episode of Edge of Real, Kristin explores the exhilarating freedom that comes when you start living life on your own terms. From breaking old patterns to embracing your desires, this soulful conversation dives into what it means to live in full spectrum - to reconnect with your autonomy, your joy, and your sense of self after y...
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2 months ago
16 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Stop Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone: Start Expanding Who You Are - #10
What if the real block isn’t leaving your comfort zone, but believing you have one in the first place? We explore a gentler, more powerful approach to growth: living as expansion. Instead of muscling through fear, we look at how language, identity, and energy can shift the way you move through your day so progress feels safer, more aligned, and actually sustainable. I share how a single phrase - “stepping outside my comfort zone” - felt small and constricting, and how replacing it with “I’m ...
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2 months ago
13 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
How to Trust Yourself Again: The Foundation for Alignment and Expansion - #9
We explore how self-trust erodes through small betrayals, then rebuild it through nervous system regulation, compassionate reframes, and seven practical steps that create proof you can rely on yourself. • how self-trust erodes through people-pleasing and overthinking • signals of lost self-trust such as overexplaining and decision paralysis • energy, alignment, and why doubt repels what you want • fear as self-protection and walking with it anyway • regulating the nervous system to acc...
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2 months ago
19 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
The Weight of Shame and the Freedom Beyond It - #8
We take a hard, honest look at shame - the kind that tells you you’re the problem - and trade the old scripts for a new practice of self-return. Along the way, we unpack how culture taught many midlife women to internalize blame, explore why younger stories are reframing shame as something external, and draw strength from surprising places: the action-packed K‑pop Demon Hunters with a deeper message and Keely Jones’s refusal to carry someone else’s violation in Ted Lasso. I share the languag...
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2 months ago
19 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Living Out of Alignment? How to Recognize the Signs and Realign with Your Authentic Self - #7
You now that quiet nudge you sometimes feel inside, that whisper that something just feels off? That heaviness in your body, flatness in your mood, or racing thoughts you can't quiet? These aren't random feelings - they're powerful signals that you've drifted out of alignment with your authentic self. In this deeply reflective episode, we explore what it truly means to live in alignment and the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways our bodies tell us when we're off course. For so many women, espec...
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3 months ago
21 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Feeling Unsettled? How to Learn From It - #6
Ever feel that familiar tightness in your chest when someone says something that pushes your buttons? That sensation isn't just discomfort, it's a doorway to profound personal growth. Emotional triggers - we're taught to avoid them, manage them, or push them down. But what if these uncomfortable moments are actually powerful mirrors showing us exactly where we need to heal? In this deeply personal episode, I share a recent interaction that could have sent me spiraling into old patterns of pe...
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3 months ago
18 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Embodying Your Highest Self: How to Live It Today - #5
What happens when you stop waiting to become your future self and simply embody her right now? Discover the radical power of living as if you're already on the other side of transformation. Most of us believe identity transformation happens after achievement - once we've lost the weight, gotten the degree, healed from heartbreak, or figured everything out. But what if this approach has it backward? Your identity isn't just a story you tell yourself; it's a frequency you're broadcasting into ...
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3 months ago
18 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Empty Nest, Divorce, Loss… and Finding Yourself Again - #4
Midlife transitions often strip away roles that once defined us, leaving us questioning our identity and worth beyond titles like mother or wife. • Society tends to assign women value based on what we do for others • Roles like mother, wife, and caregiver become entwined with our sense of self • These roles are parts of us but not our complete identity • When roles change, we have the opportunity to rediscover our authentic selves • We can choose which aspects of former roles to keep and whi...
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3 months ago
13 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
6 Ways to Reclaim Your Visibility in Midlife - #3
Reclaiming visibility in midlife means finally aligning the version of yourself the world sees with the woman you truly are inside. In this episode of Edge of Real, I share personal stories and practical tools to help you rediscover your identity, step into your authentic confidence, and embrace the power of becoming visible again. Here’s what we’ll explore together: • The moment an acting coach’s simple question exposed how I had abandoned my true self • Why assertiveness is not ...
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3 months ago
23 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Permission to Not Know Yet - #2
If you've ever felt lost between who you were and who you're becoming, this episode is for you. As women in midlife, we often find ourselves in this uncomfortable limbo, feeling lost and disconnected while simultaneously hungry for something more. We discuss that the uncomfortable place of uncertainty isn't a detour, it's precisely where transformation happens. Most of us have been taught that clarity equals competence, that knowing exactly where we're headed somehow makes us more worthy or s...
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4 months ago
15 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
Paper Dolls and the Real Girl - #1
Ever have that uncomfortable feeling that you've tucked away parts of yourself to please others? You're not alone. In this revealing episode, I share the two pivotal moments that cracked me open and ultimately birthed this podcast. First, a breakthrough therapy session where I realized my true self wasn't lost at all, just carefully hidden away for safekeeping. Then, the strange way Pinocchio's question "Am I a real boy?" haunted me for over a year, highlighting how I'd become more wooden pu...
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4 months ago
18 minutes

Midlife Confidence Lab
In this episode, we explore how to end the year with integrity by completing open emotional loops so we enter the next year lighter, clearer, and more confident. We redefine integrity as coherence, share body-based ways to acknowledge what happened, and offer simple prompts that build capacity without forcing positivity. • redefining integrity as the coherence between lived experience and acknowledgement • understanding open loops in the nervous system and why “fine” is a cognitive override ...