Midlife Made Simple: Purpose and Peace for Faith-Filled Women
Shelly Niehaus: Educated Empowered Inspired
167 episodes
4 days ago
Midlife Made Simple: Purpose and Peace for Faith-Filled Women is a podcast for women 40+ navigating midlife transitions—from empty nest and caring for aging parents to menopause, reinvention, and beyond. Host Shelly Niehaus offers faith-based encouragement, practical tools, and soulful strategies to help you rediscover your identity, simplify life, and find purpose in this season. Each short, actionable episode will leave you educated, empowered, and inspired to step into what’s next.
Midlife isn’t just a career pivot—it’s a whole life pivot.
Hosted by Shelly Niehaus, Midlife Made Simple is a faith-based podcast for Christian women 40+ navigating midlife transitions—from empty nest and life after kids, to caring for aging parents, menopause and beyond, and even midlife reinvention in business and purpose.
Rooted in the legacy of Educated, Empowered, Inspired, this show offers midlife encouragement and practical tools for faith-based living, spiritual growth, and finding purpose in midlife—without the hustle or overwhelm.
Each week, you’ll hear short, actionable episodes—some solo, some with inspiring guests—created to help you:
Simplify life with rhythms and routines that work for your season
Grow in faith and trust God’s timing
Rediscover your identity and purpose in midlife
Shift your midlife mindset toward clarity and confidence
You’ll feel Educated with practical strategies, Empowered by honest stories and expert insights, and Inspired to step boldly into what’s next.
If you’re ready to trade overwhelm for peace, complexity for simplicity, and uncertainty for alignment—this is your space for clarity, connection, and hope.
Let’s make midlife simple—together.
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Midlife Made Simple: Purpose and Peace for Faith-Filled Women is a podcast for women 40+ navigating midlife transitions—from empty nest and caring for aging parents to menopause, reinvention, and beyond. Host Shelly Niehaus offers faith-based encouragement, practical tools, and soulful strategies to help you rediscover your identity, simplify life, and find purpose in this season. Each short, actionable episode will leave you educated, empowered, and inspired to step into what’s next.
Midlife isn’t just a career pivot—it’s a whole life pivot.
Hosted by Shelly Niehaus, Midlife Made Simple is a faith-based podcast for Christian women 40+ navigating midlife transitions—from empty nest and life after kids, to caring for aging parents, menopause and beyond, and even midlife reinvention in business and purpose.
Rooted in the legacy of Educated, Empowered, Inspired, this show offers midlife encouragement and practical tools for faith-based living, spiritual growth, and finding purpose in midlife—without the hustle or overwhelm.
Each week, you’ll hear short, actionable episodes—some solo, some with inspiring guests—created to help you:
Simplify life with rhythms and routines that work for your season
Grow in faith and trust God’s timing
Rediscover your identity and purpose in midlife
Shift your midlife mindset toward clarity and confidence
You’ll feel Educated with practical strategies, Empowered by honest stories and expert insights, and Inspired to step boldly into what’s next.
If you’re ready to trade overwhelm for peace, complexity for simplicity, and uncertainty for alignment—this is your space for clarity, connection, and hope.
Let’s make midlife simple—together.
In Part 2 of my conversation with Fun Expert Treena Innes, we get practical about how to bring fun back into your life. Treena shares simple “fun experiments,” habits, and mindset shifts that make joy easier to access—no matter how busy or overwhelmed you feel. If you’re ready for small steps that make a big difference, this episode will help you reconnect with what lights you up.
In this episode, Fun Expert Treena Innes joins me to unpack why fun feels so hard in midlife and how we slowly lose our “fun habit.” We explore the guilt, comparison, and cultural messages that keep women stuck in responsibility mode—and why joy is actually essential for your emotional and physical wellbeing. If you’ve been feeling heavy, tired, or disconnected from yourself, this conversation will help you feel seen, validated, and hopeful again.
In Part 2 of this series, Shelly and parent coach Diana Davidson get practical about parenting from a distance — communication rhythms, boundaries, Life360, and creative ways to stay connected without hovering. If you’ve ever wondered what “support” looks like after drop-off, this episode gives you the tools and confidence to navigate this new season with peace.
Launching your teen to college brings a rush of emotions no brochure prepares you for. In Part 1, Shelly and parent coach Diana Davidson unpack the grief, pride, and identity shifts of this transition — and why your connection with your child doesn’t end at drop-off.
In today’s Community Conversation, Angel Miraya opens up about launching her youngest to college, stepping into grandmotherhood, and supporting her daughter as a single mom—all while caring for her aging grandfather. She shares how daily surrender, prayer, and perspective shifts have helped her navigate a season filled with both joy and grief. Her story will remind you that God meets us in every transition and often writes a better story than we imagined.
This Community Conversation will help you feel seen and supported as you navigate change. Dee Kline offers practical discernment tools—body cues, “sleep on it,” voice memos—to trust God’s plan over your expectations.
In Part 2 of my conversation with Emily Schickli, we move from the “why” to the how. Learn her 3-minute nervous-system reset, simple “bite-size experiments,” and boundary habits that help you start—and protect—your own passion project in midlife.
Feeling like joy has slipped off your calendar? In this conversation with Emily Schickli, founder of Mind Body Dharma, we unpack what a passion project really is—and why creating something just for you can reignite purpose, energy, and fulfillment in midlife.
Feeling constantly connected but spiritually drained? In this Midlife Edit episode, Shelly shares five simple tools to help you quiet the digital noise, reclaim peace, and create space to hear God’s voice again. Learn how to unplug with intention, find stillness in a noisy world, and make midlife feel a little lighter—and a lot more grounded in faith.
Shelly shares how a quiet nudge became a cross-country move—and a framework for building a life that fits. If you’re a midlife woman craving change but scared to leap, this episode will help you feel seen and supported with faith, practical steps, and one 10-minute action to start today.
Former #1 morning-show host Kate McGwire shares why she walked away from the mic to build a life aligned with faith, family, and peace. We talk pay equity, dating in the public eye, changing friendships, and the midlife shift to boundaries and intention. You’ll leave with the courage to act on that whisper and design a season that fits your real priorities.
Discover how today’s choices shape tomorrow’s peace, purpose, and rhythms in midlife. A simple, faith-filled framework to release what no longer serves you and create habits that last.
In this Midlife Edit episode, I share 5 simple tech tools that are helping me use my phone with intention — to build connection with God, my people, and myself.
Friendships look different in midlife—and sometimes your circle feels smaller than you expected. In this episode, Shelly shares encouragement and 3 simple ways to rebuild connection without pressure or hustle. Because loneliness isn’t your identity—it’s just a signal your soul is craving connection.
In this raw and honest episode, Shelly shares a journal entry written during a tender season of transition—sending her boys to college, closing her business, grieving friendships, and facing family loss. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the space between what was and what’s next, this heartfelt reflection will remind you: you’re not alone, and you’re not behind. You’re becoming.
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure what's next in midlife? This episode will help you take a deep breath, simplify what matters, and rediscover purpose with faith, clarity, and community.
Whether you’re navigating an empty nest, caring for aging parents, questioning your identity, or simply longing for a new rhythm—this space was made for you.
In this honest and heartfelt episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on a big shift—one that’s been quietly unfolding behind the scenes for months. From turning 50 to launching our twins to college and stepping into the role of caregiver, this season of life has brought deep reflection, unexpected pivots, and a call to let go of what no longer fits.
n this short, heartfelt episode, Shelly shares what happens when life throws curveballs. After the sudden passing of her mother-in-law and moving her twin sons into college, she’s navigating grief, transition, and the new reality of empty nesting—all at once.
With only a few minutes to record, Shelly offers encouragement for anyone feeling overwhelmed: sometimes five minutes is enough. You don’t have to do it all, and God’s timing is always right on time, even when life feels messy.
Tired of relying on social media to grow your business? This episode is for you. I’m joined by podcast growth coach and host of Podcast Growth Club, Rayna Rokicki, to unpack how podcasting can become your most powerful marketing tool—whether you start your own show or simply guest on others. We’re talking visibility, audience building, expert positioning, and how to simplify your content strategy by making podcasting your home base.
Midlife Made Simple: Purpose and Peace for Faith-Filled Women
Midlife Made Simple: Purpose and Peace for Faith-Filled Women is a podcast for women 40+ navigating midlife transitions—from empty nest and caring for aging parents to menopause, reinvention, and beyond. Host Shelly Niehaus offers faith-based encouragement, practical tools, and soulful strategies to help you rediscover your identity, simplify life, and find purpose in this season. Each short, actionable episode will leave you educated, empowered, and inspired to step into what’s next.
Midlife isn’t just a career pivot—it’s a whole life pivot.
Hosted by Shelly Niehaus, Midlife Made Simple is a faith-based podcast for Christian women 40+ navigating midlife transitions—from empty nest and life after kids, to caring for aging parents, menopause and beyond, and even midlife reinvention in business and purpose.
Rooted in the legacy of Educated, Empowered, Inspired, this show offers midlife encouragement and practical tools for faith-based living, spiritual growth, and finding purpose in midlife—without the hustle or overwhelm.
Each week, you’ll hear short, actionable episodes—some solo, some with inspiring guests—created to help you:
Simplify life with rhythms and routines that work for your season
Grow in faith and trust God’s timing
Rediscover your identity and purpose in midlife
Shift your midlife mindset toward clarity and confidence
You’ll feel Educated with practical strategies, Empowered by honest stories and expert insights, and Inspired to step boldly into what’s next.
If you’re ready to trade overwhelm for peace, complexity for simplicity, and uncertainty for alignment—this is your space for clarity, connection, and hope.
Let’s make midlife simple—together.
