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Midlife by (Human) Design is the podcast for women in midlife who feel called to redesign the second half of life--consciously, spiritually, and on their own terms.
If you're asking:
Who am I now?
Why doesn't the life I built fit anymore?
Why does everything feel off, even though nothing's technically wrong?
What choice would I make if I actually trusted myself?
--you're in the right place.
This show is for women navigating midlife as the initiation it is. Through Human Design, spirituality, perimenopause and menopause wisdom, and grounded real-life practices, we explore what it means to become the woman you're here to be in the second half of life.
I'm your host, Lori Lisai, a Human Design guide and coach for midlife women. I help women stop outsourcing their authority, understand their energy, and make aligned decisions as they shed the shoulds and be who they came here to be.
Each week, we dive into:
✨ Human Design teachings that help you trust yourself and your decisions
🌙 Perimenopause + menopause through a mind–body–energy lens
🔥 Identity shifts, purpose pivots, and the unraveling that precedes reinvention
🌿 Energy management and self-care that actually restores you
💫 Spiritual insights, archetypes, and real stories of women consciously authoring the second half of life
If you've been wondering where your spark went and how to get it back, you're in the right place.
This is a space for women who are dreaming bigger (or want to) and who know that midlife is the opportunity to finally be your authentic self. It's where meaning deepens, intuition sharpens, and a truer life becomes possible.
Each episode is part teaching, part reflection, part permission slip—with practical tools, honest conversations, and the occasional well-placed F-bomb.
Midlife is the perfect time of life.
You're becoming someone new.
Let's make sure she feels like home.
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Where midlife meets real talk, Human Design, sweetness and sass
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*Disclaimer: Information provided in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. The information is not intended or implied to supplement or replace professional medical treatment, advice, and/or diagnosis. I share the strategies that have worked for me and you are advised to do your own research and speak to your medical provider for care.
If you're asking:
Who am I now?
Why doesn't the life I built fit anymore?
Why does everything feel off, even though nothing's technically wrong?
What choice would I make if I actually trusted myself?
--you're in the right place.
This show is for women navigating midlife as the initiation it is. Through Human Design, spirituality, perimenopause and menopause wisdom, and grounded real-life practices, we explore what it means to become the woman you're here to be in the second half of life.
I'm your host, Lori Lisai, a Human Design guide and coach for midlife women. I help women stop outsourcing their authority, understand their energy, and make aligned decisions as they shed the shoulds and be who they came here to be.
Each week, we dive into:
✨ Human Design teachings that help you trust yourself and your decisions
🌙 Perimenopause + menopause through a mind–body–energy lens
🔥 Identity shifts, purpose pivots, and the unraveling that precedes reinvention
🌿 Energy management and self-care that actually restores you
💫 Spiritual insights, archetypes, and real stories of women consciously authoring the second half of life
If you've been wondering where your spark went and how to get it back, you're in the right place.
This is a space for women who are dreaming bigger (or want to) and who know that midlife is the opportunity to finally be your authentic self. It's where meaning deepens, intuition sharpens, and a truer life becomes possible.
Each episode is part teaching, part reflection, part permission slip—with practical tools, honest conversations, and the occasional well-placed F-bomb.
Midlife is the perfect time of life.
You're becoming someone new.
Let's make sure she feels like home.
🎧 Next Steps:
📬 Get Wild Woman Wisdom in Your Inbox
Get my newsletter for Human Design transits, astrology, & offerings I don't share anywhere else.
👉 lorilisai.com/#newsletter
📥 Get your Human Design chart and the free HD Mini Guide (and grab the Perimenopause Survival Guide while you're at it)
👉 https://www.lorilisai.com/workwithlori
📱 Follow Me on Instagram + Threads
Where midlife meets real talk, Human Design, sweetness and sass
👉 @lorilisai
💬 Got a Question for the Pod?
DM me on IG or drop a message—your story might inspire a future episode.
*Disclaimer: Information provided in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. The information is not intended or implied to supplement or replace professional medical treatment, advice, and/or diagnosis. I share the strategies that have worked for me and you are advised to do your own research and speak to your medical provider for care.
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🔗 Get on the email list for readings access: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: In this milestone 100th episode of Midlife by (Human) Design, Lori explores a quiet but powerful midlife experience many women recognize yet rarely name: the ache for lives that were never lived. Inspired in part by the cultural response to Heated Rivalry and similar stories that awaken desire, connection, and intensity, Lori explores why many midlife women find themselves unexpectedly stirred by media, relationships, and fantasies that highlight what feels missing or dormant.Through the lens of Human Design, she reframes longing as meaningful information that points to identity shifts, evolving values, and the parts of us asking to be integrated rather than acted out impulsively. This episode invites listeners to slow down, feel what's stirring, and approach midlife questions with curiosity, discernment, and compassion instead of urgency or self-judgment. Key Takeaways: Why longing tends to appear after we've lived enough life to recognize it The difference between grief, fantasy, and meaningful midlife reckoning Why certain stories or shows can awaken longing more powerfully in midlife, and how to see them as mirrors What Human Design reveals about identity shifts and emotional depth in midlife Questions to ask yourself before deciding whether a longing needs action or integration Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Access to Human Design readings in my email: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Shane & Ilya's astro charts by Astro Katya: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS27Xk5CN_B/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Show Summary: In this episode, Lori offers a bit of "HRT"—Heated Rivalry Therapy—for the soul. She dives into the cultural phenomenon of the Heated Rivalry series and explores why the love story between hockey rivals Shane and Ilya resonates so deeply with women, particularly those navigating midlife. By examining the Human Design charts of these characters, Lori uncovers how their journey mirrors our own struggles with deconditioning, the "good girl" burden, and the deep desire to be truly recognized. Whether you are a "loon" rewatching the series or a newcomer seeking a beautiful escape, this episode explores how story can speak directly to our hearts and help us redesign our own lives. Key Takeaways: The "Peer" Dynamic: How removing gendered scripts and creates a level playing field that midlife women find deeply attractive. Shedding the "Good Girl" Burden: What Shane's specific profile can teach us The Power of the "Asshole": How Ilya's design provides a lesson in vulnerability, resilience, and freedom The Projector Gaze: Why the intense connection between two Projectors offers a powerful antidote to "midlife invisibility". The Midlife Pivot in Private: Why your next big transformation might need the protection of "secrecy" before it's ready for the public eye. Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Readings through the email list: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD & Astro Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: In this episode of Midlife by Design, Lori explores the North Node through both astrology and Human Design as a lens for understanding why midlife often feels disorienting, tender, and quietly energizing. The North Node is a trajectory and a growth edge that invites us toward what we are becoming, even when it feels unfamiliar. Lori shares why midlife is the ideal time to consciously work with your North Node themes, how the South Node can keep you anchored to old identities, and why discomfort is often a sign of meaningful growth. You will hear an overview of North Node sign themes, insights into house placement, and how Human Design refines this work all the way down to the gate level, using Lori's own chart as a real-life example. This episode invites you to step out of prescriptive living, question inherited expectations, and approach your next chapter with curiosity, intention, and self-trust. Key Takeaways Why the path that feels unfamiliar may be the one calling you forward How midlife reveals the limits of patterns you have already mastered What your North Node can show you about purpose and direction in this phase of life Why small, intentional shifts create lasting change How astrology and Human Design together offer a clearer picture of who you are becoming Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Readings, Coaching, & more on my email list: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: Inspired by the Eras docuseries, Lori looks at Taylor Swift's chart and tour through the lens of Human Design—and what it reveals about midlife awakening, reinvention, and embodiment. Lori explores how honoring every era of your life can become a powerful deconditioning practice in midlife. Using Taylor's publicly available Human Design chart as a case study, this conversation isn't about celebrity worship—it's about recognizing how energy, intuition, determination, empathy, and authenticity evolve over time. Whether you love Taylor Swift or have never watched a single concert clip, this episode offers grounded insight into how midlife is the perfect time for wisdom, self-trust, and embodiment finally come online. Key Takeaways: How Taylor Swift's Eras Tour demonstrates what it looks like to honor every phase of your life What a 3.5-hour show with extreme logistical precision reveals about energy management, planning, and leadership What Taylor's Energy Type, Centers, and Gate/Channel placements demonstrate about her ability to execute the Eras tour, and what it means for you in midlife Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Planning by (Human) Design system/planner: https://www.lorilisai.com/planning-by-design 🔗 Intention-setting Workshop with Kim Horton: https://forms.gle/Aerah3pgHVR5eaPUA 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: Do you notice fewer people our age setting New Year's resolutions? Maybe it's because we've failed so many times... In this episode of Midlife by (Human) Design, Lori offers a gentler (and far more effective) alternative to resolutions: heart-centered intentions, grounded in Human Design and the lived reality of midlife women. In this conversation, we explore: Why willpower isn't a reliable strategy in midlife (especially if your Heart/Will Center is undefined) How Human Design explains resolution burnout Why one-degree pivots are your friend How white space in your calendar is essential for strategy + authority to work Why celebration is medicine in this phase of life This is an invitation to stop beating yourself up and start listening to your body, your energy, and the woman you're becoming. Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Planning by (Human) Design system/planner: https://www.lorilisai.com/planning-by-design 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: As 2025 comes to a close, this short and intentional episode of Midlife by Human Design invites you to pause before rushing into the next year. Lori shares a curated set of reflective questions—pulled directly from the Planning by Human Design Planner—to help you assess the past year through the lens of your body, your energy, and your Human Design. Rather than evaluating 2025 through productivity or achievement, this episode guides you to look at alignment: when you felt energized, when you overextended, what surprised you about who you're becoming, and how your design may have been expressed at both its highest and lowest frequencies. This is a gentle, grounded invitation to close the year with honesty, compassion, and clarity—so you can step into 2026 feeling intentional instead of behind. Key Takeaways Why reflection is the most supportive way to end a year How your body offers clear signals when you're in or out of alignment Where you may have lived in the high or low expression of your Human Design What feels unfinished and how to release it without guilt How reflecting now helps you plan 2026 from clarity instead of pressure Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Planning by (Human) Design system: https://www.lorilisai.com/planning-by-design 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport 🔗 Apply for coaching here: https://tinyurl.com/humandesigncoaching Show Summary: In this episode of Midlife by Human Design, Lori continues the conversation around planning by design by exploring one of the most overlooked elements of the Human Design chart: your Profile. Rather than treating profiles as personality labels, Lori reframes them as a planning tool—one that reveals what your body needs in order for your natural strengths to come online. You'll learn why the second number of your profile is the key to unlocking the genius of the first, and how honoring this dynamic can radically change how you plan your time, energy, and commitments. Walking through each profile combination, Lori offers practical planning insights designed especially for midlife women who are ready to stop forcing productivity and start working with their design as they close out the year and look ahead to what's next. This episode is part of a December planning series created to support reflection, clarity, and more aligned planning—and pairs beautifully with the Planning by Design Human Design Planner. Key Takeaways: Why your Profile isn't just descriptive—it's operational How the second line of your profile feeds the first What each profile needs before committing to plans Why white space, experimentation, or conversation may be non-negotiable for you How planning by Profile reduces burnout and self-judgment A new way to approach year-end reflection and 2026 planning Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Get the Human Design planning system here: https://www.lorilisai.com/planning-by-design 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Summary: In this preview-style episode of Midlife by Human Design, Lori introduces a brand-new way to plan your life using Human Design gate transits—think astrology forecasts, but far more precise. Focusing on the Sun's movement through Gates 11, 10, 58, and 38, Lori walks you through the energetic "weather" shaping the rest of December and the threshold into 2026. You'll learn how each gate influences your ideas, self-trust, joy, and sense of purpose—and how to work with these energies instead of pushing against them during an already full season. This episode is also a sneak peek into what's coming inside Lori's Planning by Design system and private monthly gate transit podcast, created to help midlife women plan their weeks and seasons in a way that actually supports their energy. If you're Human Design–curious, spiritually grounded but practical, and tired of planning systems that fall apart by midweek, this episode offers a gentler, more aligned approach to closing out the year—and stepping into what's next. Key Takeaways: Why gate transits act like energetic weather and how to use them for weekly planning How Gate 11 helps you capture ideas without forcing action Why Gate 10 is especially potent during the holidays (hello, people-pleasing) How Gate 58 invites joy, vitality, and micro-wins What Gate 38 asks you to clarify as you cross from 2025 into 2026 How transits temporarily activate energy you may not have defined in your chart A simple way to experiment with each gate Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get the Human Design planning system here: https://www.lorilisai.com/planning-by-design 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport 🔗 Apply for 1:1 coaching: https://tinyurl.com/humandesigncoaching Local workshops: 🔗 Winter Solstice: 12/21 in Waterbury https://tinyurl.com/waterburysolsticeworkshop 🔗 2026 Intention Setting by Design: 1/11 in Burlington: email me lori@lorilisai.com 🔗 Self-care by Design: 1/25 https://tinyurl.com/selfcarebydesign Summary: Learn how to plan your week by design instead of conditioning. Lori shares a gentler midlife-friendly approach using your energy type, authority, centers, and even gate transits to structure your time in ways that support your real energy. If your Monday plans fall apart by Wednesday, this episode is your reset. Takeaways: Why planning on emotional highs leads to midweek burnout How to spot your emotional wave patterns in black and white Why every type needs more white space than they think The Rx for undefined roots How energetic weather can make planning easier Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: In this week's episode of Midlife by (Human) Design, Lori sits down with the luminous and deeply honest Megan Potter — a 3/5 Emotional Manifesting Generator whose 35 years have held enough twists, loss, reinvention, and spiritual unlearning to fill several lifetimes. Megan shares her journey from ministry to movie sets, from small-town Appalachia to a healing sabbatical in Hawaii, from young widowhood and autoimmune struggle to rediscovering joy, creativity, and agency. Together, Lori and Megan explore Human Design through the lens of grief, emotional waves, intuition, self-love (Gate 10), money mindset, boundaries, deconditioning religious programming, and the beauty of choosing yourself — even when it feels unfamiliar. This is an intimate, heart-forward conversation about feeling deeply, healing loudly, reclaiming worth, and letting your design guide you back home. Takeaways: How grief can become an emotional superpower when you're wired to feel deeply The surprising connection between intuition, gut responses, and emotional authority — and how Megan learned to trust all three What a completely open heart center reveals about worth, money, and martyrdom The moment Megan realized she'd been living by "shoulds" instead of joy — and what shifted Why younger women may be waking up to deconditioning earlier than generations before The unexpected way a sabbatical changed Megan's entire trajectory The spiritual + psychological mechanisms behind "seeing signs" How self-love (Gate 10) expresses in its highest and lowest forms — and the real-life stories behind both Connect with Megan: website- https://megan-potter.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/meganpotterhome/ Amazon Storefront- https://www.amazon.com/shop/meganpotter_coach Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 🔗 Sign up to be the first to get Black Friday deals: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter First dibs to learn Human Design through the lens of midlife (plus other BF steals)! 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: In this week's episode of Midlife by (Human) Design, Lori dives into Wicked: For Good and unpacks why the story of Glinda and Elphaba hits differently in midlife--especially when you're shedding the "good girl" conditioning and stepping into your truth. Drawing on decades of love for the book, musical, and now film, Lori explores how both witches are powerful mirrors for the midlife awakening: Glinda as the archetypal pleaser conditioned to fit in, and Elphaba as the intuitive truth-teller who refuses to shrink. Lori weaves Human Design through both character arcs—from undefined centers driving people-pleasing to channels of power, identity, and intuition—showing how Wicked brilliantly mirrors the real process of deconditioning. Takeaways: ✨ Why midlife is the moment you stop smoothing your edges ✨ The "Defying Gravity" moment in midlife ✨ How deconditioning can look through the lens of both characters ✨ The one thing awakening always requires ✨ How to use your inner authority as your broomstick (yes, really) Check out Lori's brand-new live midlife-focused Human Design program, dropping with a special Black Friday offer. If you're ready to finally understand your design in community and make your own midlife sovereignty non-negotiable, get on the email list to be first to know. Are you ready to be wicked? Threads: @lorilisai Instagram @lorilisai
🔗 Join the Midlife Magic Membership for $33 with discount code MBHDTHANKS https://www.lorilisai.com/midlife-magic-membership 🔗 Wild Women Newsletter: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter for Human Design & Astrology transits, HD insights, & insider offers 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Register for Waterbury HD workshop series (next one is Wednesday 11/19): https://www.lorilisai.com/workshop-registration 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: Ever heard the phrase "delulu is the solulu?" On this episode of Midlife by (Human) Design, Lori breaks down what it really means for midlife women who are ready to shift timelines, collapse old versions of themselves, and actually manifest lives that feel aligned. Lori dives into the energetic and Human Design foundations of manifestation--especially in this moment of global transition as we move from the Cross of Planning into the Cross of the Sleeping Phoenix. She explores why the "future you" already exists, how to access her, and why embodiment matters more than forcing high vibes. You'll learn why manifestation isn't about pretending you're happy all the time, and why even during your emotional lows, you can still call in what you desire. Lori shares practical, playful delulu techniques, how to handle your nervous system when good things show up, and how the current Gate 14 transit amplifies the creative and sacral energy available to fuel your dreams. This episode is an invitation to soften, experiment, and embody the version of you who already has what you're calling in, one tiny aligned action at a time. Takeaways: The timeline shift happening collectively — and why it matters for manifesting in midlife How to embody your "future you" without bypassing your real human emotional waves The role your nervous system plays in receiving the good stuff Simple delulu practices that help collapse the gap between desire and reality Why this week's Gate 14 solar transit amplifies your creativity and abundance Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai Amoya Shante on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@amoyashante
🔗 Wild Women Newsletter: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter for Human Design & Astrology transits, HD insights, & insider offers 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Apply to work with me: https://www.lorilisai.com/1-1-human-design-coaching 🔗 Register for Waterbury HD workshop series (next one is Wednesday 11/12): https://www.lorilisai.com/workshop-registration 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: In this episode of Midlife by Design, Lori Lisai explores the spiritual and energetic significance of the 11/11 portal and how it intersects with 2025's collective 9-year cycle of completion. She weaves together numerology, astrology, and Human Design to illuminate why this year's 11/11 feels like a turning point and how midlife women can use it to align with what's next. From Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius, Scorpio season, and Human Design's Gate 43, Lori guides you through the layers of energy available right now — all pointing to one message: you're being invited to clear out what's no longer aligned and consciously co-create what comes next. You'll also hear 3 simple yet powerful rituals you can do on November 11 to help manifest, release, and reconnect to your intuition. Whether you've been seeing 11:11 everywhere, feeling a tug toward change, or simply craving clarity, this episode will help you harness the portal energy to step through your next beginning with confidence and ease. Key Takeaways: What makes this year's 11/11 portal different — and how to work with it. How Human Design's Gate 43 is the key to downloads on this day. Why manifestation starts with clearing space — not forcing outcomes. Simple rituals to tap into the energy of new beginnings. Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Wild Women Newsletter: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter for Human Design & Astrology transits, HD insights, & insider offers 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Register for Waterbury HD workshop series (next one is Wednesday 10/29): https://www.lorilisai.com/workshop-registration 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Episodes mentioned in this one: Episodes 61 & 62 on the Emotional Solar Plexus: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-61-why-do-i-feel-so-crazy-the-emotional-solar/id1754592104?i=1000710844897 AND https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-62-why-do-i-feel-so-crazy-stop-questioning-your/id1754592104?i=1000712062743 Episode 69: Eat by Design...:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-69-eat-by-design-how-human-design-digestion-can/id1754592104?i=1000718274333 Episodes 71 & 73 on Environment: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-71-where-you-thrive-human-design-environments-for/id1754592104?i=1000720565119 AND https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-73-from-caves-to-shores-where-you-thrive-human-design/id1754592104?i=1000721475749 Show Summary: The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the endless lists, expectations, and exhaustion that so many midlife women know too well. In this episode of Midlife by Design, Lori redefines self-care through the lens of Human Design, helping you navigate the holidays without losing your energy, your sanity, or your soul. Real self-care is about learning to tune into your energy, honor your body, and say no without guilt. Lori walks you through how your Human Design centers, environment, and digestion can guide your most aligned version of self-care, whether that means skipping the chaos, adjusting your rituals, or finally dropping traditions that no longer serve you. Takeaways: Human Design clues to your holiday burnout How to get even more out of your current self-care practices How to honor your energy type & still show up for the season Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Book a 1:1 call: https://LoriLisai.as.me/support-chat 🔗 Learn more about 1:1 Human Design coaching here: https://www.lorilisai.com/1-1-human-design-coaching 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Register for Waterbury HD workshop series (next one is Wednesday 10/29): https://www.lorilisai.com/workshop-registration 🔗 Register for HD workshop series at The Sanctuary in Burlington (starts Thursday 10/30): https://www.lorilisai.com/sanctuary-hd-workshop-registration 🔗 Midlife Magic Membership: https://www.lorilisai.com/midlife-magic-membership 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: In this final episode of Lori Lisai's Halloween mini-series on Midlife by Design, we explore how to reconnect with the wisdom that never really left you. As the veil thins, Lori invites you to meet your spirit guides and ancestors—the unseen allies who are here to help you through midlife transitions. If you've been second-guessing your intuition, feeling disconnected, or wondering why clarity feels so out of reach, this episode will help you understand how to tune back in. Through Human Design, body wisdom, and grounded spiritual practices, Lori shares how to tell the difference between your logical mind and your intuitive voice, and how to begin trusting the signs and nudges that show up along your path. You're not meant to do this alone. Your lineage walks beside you, whispering guidance when you pause long enough to listen. Takeaways: The real reason your intuition feels quieter in midlife How to recognize the signs your ancestors are sending you Why overthinking blocks intuitive clarity (and how to shift it) A sacred practice for asking your spirit guides for help—without overcomplicating it Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Book a 1:1 call: https://LoriLisai.as.me/support-chat or learn more about 1:1 Human Design coaching here: https://www.lorilisai.com/1-1-human-design-coaching 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Register for Waterbury HD workshop series (next one is Wednesday 10/29): https://www.lorilisai.com/workshop-registration 🔗 Register for HD workshop series at The Sanctuary in Burlington (starts Thursday 10/30): https://www.lorilisai.com/sanctuary-hd-workshop-registration 🔗 Midlife Magic Membership: https://www.lorilisai.com/midlife-magic-membership 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: Ever felt like you're standing at the edge of something big but you can't quite see what's next? That feeling is sacred. In this episode of Midlife by Design, Lori Lisai invites you into the midlife portal—a powerful energetic threshold that mirrors the thinning of the veil during Halloween and Samhain. Through astrology, Human Design, and lived experience, she explores how midlife acts as its own initiation—a golden doorway between who you've been and who you're becoming. Lori unpacks the astrology of this transformative season, including Pluto's movement into Aquarius and the collective invitation to shed outdated versions of ourselves. You'll hear how the discomfort, restlessness, and uncertainty of this stage are not signs that you're lost, but proof that you're composting the old in preparation for your next evolution. Key Takeaways: The sacred reason midlife feels so uncomfortable How this Halloween energy mirrors the midlife journey What astrology reveals about your personal transformation right now The hidden power of sitting in the "in-between" instead of rushing through it Why this portal is your chance to become who you were always meant to be Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Book a 1:1 call: https://LoriLisai.as.me/support-chat or email me lori@lorilisai.com 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Register for Waterbury HD workshop series (next one is Wednesday 10/29): https://www.lorilisai.com/workshop-registration 🔗 Register for HD workshop series at The Sanctuary in Burlington (starts Thursday 10/30): https://www.lorilisai.com/sanctuary-hd-workshop-registration 🔗 Midlife Magic Membership: https://www.lorilisai.com/midlife-magic-membership 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: It's that time of year—the veil between worlds is said to grow thin. This is a time when we celebrate, and also use this moment for something powerful: rewriting the stories our ancestors left behind. In this first of Lori's 3-part Halloween mini-series, she invites you to explore the unseen threads connecting you to your lineage—beliefs, fears, and patterns passed down through generations—and how midlife offers a sacred opportunity to break free. Lori shares gentle, practical ways to connect with your ancestors, identify the stories that no longer fit, and take small, grounded steps toward rewriting your legacy. Because this time of year is a sacred invitation to cross a threshold and reclaim who you were always meant to be. Takeaways The "thin veil" between you and your ancestors may reveal more than you expect. Why midlife amplifies old family patterns (and how to work with it, not against it). How to spot inherited scarcity, fear, or self-sacrifice patterns through Human Design. A simple ritual to invite ancestral guidance without losing your boundaries. "Homework" Light a candle, open your journal, and call in only those ancestors working for your highest good. Ask: What generational pattern am I ready to release? Free-write whatever comes through—without judgment. Then thank your ancestors for the lessons and choose one small "one-degree pivot" to begin your rewrite.
🔗 Book a 1:1 call: https://LoriLisai.as.me/support-chat or email me lori@lorilisai.com 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Get my newsletter: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Register for Waterbury HD workshop series: https://www.lorilisai.com/workshop-registration 🔗 Register for HD workshop series at The Sanctuary in Burlington: https://www.lorilisai.com/sanctuary-hd-workshop-registration 🔗 Midlife Magic Membership: https://www.lorilisai.com/midlife-magic-membership 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport 🔗 The Feelings Wheel: feelingswheel.com Emotional Waves episode 62: https://tinyurl.com/ESPwaves Show Summary: Ever feel like you can't trust your emotions? In this episode, Lori unpacks the messy, magical intersection of emotions, hormones, Human Design, and manifestation. Midlife emotions can feel unpredictable, especially in perimenopause. One day you're fine, the next you're crying in the car and wondering if you can trust anything you feel. Lori explores what's really happening beneath the emotional chaos—and how understanding your Human Design can help you turn those emotional surges into intuitive guidance. You'll hear about the role of the Emotional Solar Plexus (your personal emotional compass), why some women feel everything more deeply than others, and how your emotions actually shape what you attract. Plus, Lori shares a simple tool to help you recognize what you're really feeling so you can move through it instead of getting stuck there. If you've ever been told you're "too sensitive" or felt like you have to tone it down, this episode is your reminder that your emotions aren't the problem—they're the portal. Key Takeaways: How to tell if your emotions are guiding you or gaslighting you The surprising Human Design clue that explains why you feel everything so deeply A mindset shift that turns emotional chaos into clarity What your body might be trying to tell you through your perimenopause symptoms Why your feelings may be the missing piece in your manifestation practice Connect with Lori: Instagram @lorilisai Threads: @lorilisai
🔗 Let's use HD to manifest! Book a 1:1 call: https://LoriLisai.as.me/support-chat or email me lori@lorilisai.com 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Register for Waterbury HD workshop series: https://www.lorilisai.com/workshop-registration 🔗 Register for HD workshop series at The Sanctuary in Burlington: https://www.lorilisai.com/sanctuary-hd-workshop-registration 🔗 Midlife Magic Membership: https://www.lorilisai.com/midlife-magic-membership 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: In this episode of Midlife by Design, Lori Lisai explores manifestation through the lens of Human Design—and why your ability to attract, receive, and create evolves as you do. It's not that the laws of the universe change after 40; it's that you do. Your body, your awareness, and your energy are shifting, and with them comes the power to manifest from clarity rather than conditioning. This conversation is about raising your frequency through alignment, self-trust, and your energy type—and learning to receive what you've been working so hard for all along. In this episode, you'll hear: The energetic link between midlife and manifestation How shedding the "shoulds" opens the portal to your next chapter What your Human Design type reveals about how you manifest best Why receiving is your most underdeveloped superpower A journaling prompt to realign your desires with your design If you're ready to stop chasing what looks right and start calling in what feels right, this one's for you. Follow Lori on socials: Threads: @lorilisai Instagram @lorilisai
Welcome to the Midlife by Design podcast! Here's a question for you: as a mama in midlife, are you clear about what's ahead, or are you perhaps struggling with redefining yourself as your kids grow older? Are you seeking more depth after living at a superficial level for years? Maybe you suddenly have more space and time and aren't quite sure what to do with it all. Coming back to who you came here to be is critical to living your midlife by design. If you continue to prioritize others, to live by others' expectations, then you're missing out on a huge opportunity to live the best years of your life. Instead of looking back and regretting that you never did the thing, NOW is the time to embrace those opportunities and leap. I'm Lori Lisai, a Human Design mentor, teacher, and coach living in Vermont, and I believe that midlife is THE best time of life. It's truly the time when we can live for ourselves and fill our days with those things that truly feed our souls–if we have the tools to do so and a healthy dash of courage. It takes attention to your mind, body, and spirit as you come back to the person you truly came here to be. The Midlife by Design podcast will help you blaze your path and fill it with purpose, satisfaction, peace, delight, and success so you can charge ahead in this phase of life with confidence, courage, and commitment to making it the best time of your life yet. Whether you're in your mid-30's, early 60's, or somewhere in between, this show will help you feel seen, inspired, and activated. You will learn how Human Design and other tools can support you through perimenopause and menopause, midlife transitions, career shifts, relationship shifts, and family dynamics so you can ground into your true self and live your midlife by design. Connect with me here: Website: https://www.lorilisai.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/lorilisai/ TH: https://www.threads.net/@lorilisai FB: https://www.facebook.com/lori.lisai/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorilisai/
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