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Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships

Author: MJ Murray Vachon LCSW | Midlife Stress & Anxiety Therapist

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Coping Skills for Midlife Stress and Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships

Forget the midlife crisis—how about creating midlife calm? The anxiety and stress of this life stage can drain your energy, fuel overthinking, and make it hard to enjoy what should be the best years of your life. This podcast offers practical coping skills to help you reduce anxiety, manage stress, and rediscover a calmer, more confident version of yourself.

In Creating Midlife Calm, you’ll discover how to:

  • Be happier, more present, and more effective at home and work.
  • Transform stress and anxiety into powerful tools that boost your clarity, energy, and confidence.
  • Cultivate calm and joy through practical, affordable coping skills that help you handle life’s daily challenges.

Join MJ Murray Vachon, LCSW, a seasoned therapist with over 50,000 hours of clinical experience and 32 years teaching mental wellness, as she guides you to reclaim your inner calm. Learn to stay grounded in the present, navigate midlife transitions with clarity, and build emotional resilience using proven coping tools.

Every Monday, MJ dives into real stories and science-backed insights to help you shift from anxious to centered—ending each episode with an “Inner Challenge” you can practice right away. Then, on Thursdays, she shares a brief follow-up episode that connects, deepens, or expands the week’s topic, helping you apply these skills in real life.

Let’s evolve from crisis to calm—and make midlife your most balanced and fulfilling chapter yet.
 🎧 Start with listener favorite Ep. 138 to feel the difference calm can make.

 

 

 

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Are you a couch potato? A Sofa Spud? Does your critical voice constantly call you lazy? Do you plan on working out but don’t follow through? Someone looking to stop the weight gain as you juggle all the demands of midlife which leave little time for the gym? This is the episode for you!!!! We all know the stats: working out is essential for the wellness of our body, spirit and mind. But, what to do if you’re a GOOD person but can’t get yourself to exercise? Maybe you’re are...
Could doing something completely unproductive actually help you feel less stressed, anxious and overwhelmed? When life is full, the answer may not always be doing less. In this episode, you’ll discover: 1. How purposeless activity may help you experience less internal resistance—even when you have more to do than usual. Take 3 minutes to discover how making room for purposeless play might help your busy life feel a little easier—you’re worth it. Send us Fan Mail **** About th...
What if one of the most important questions about retirement has less to do with what you'll do next and more to do with how you want to live now? Whether retirement is years away, right in front of you, or already part of your life, changing roles can bring unexpected stress, anxiety and questions about who you are. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why retirement can feel unsettling even when you’re looking forward to the freedom it brings.How your skills, strengths and experience can remai...
Has thinking about retirement suddenly made getting older feel a lot more real? You’re not alone if retirement is beginning to feel surprisingly personal long before you’re ready to stop working. In this episode, you’ll discover: 1. Why retirement can trigger stress and anxiety in midlife that goes much deeper than money. 2. Why it can be difficult to picture your older self and how that affects the way you care for your future. 3. A simple coping skill ...
Can a trip to the grocery store actually help you become calmer when someone else is rude or stressed? Everyday moments give us opportunities to practice responding differently to stress. In this episode, you’ll discover: How one ordinary moment in the tortilla aisle reminded of how good growth feels. Take 5 minutes to practice creating your own calm right in the middle of the wild. Send us Fan Mail **** About the Host: MJ Murray Vachon, LCSW, is a seasoned clinician, ed...
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