Topics · Reinvention · 17 episodes, 13 guests
We've been given a script about aging that says we become less visible, less relevant and less central to the story. Society tells midlife women to fade into the background and stop taking up space. What helps me is asking myself daily what would feel good right now. Sometimes the answer is five minutes of sunshine on my face or the perfect cup of tea.
Pleasure isn't frivolous, it's fundamental.
Gabriella, host of Pleasure in the Pause, on Episode 57
Society tells us that women in midlife are supposed to fade into the background, become invisible, stop taking up space.
Gabriella Espinosa, on Episode 57 of Pleasure in the Pause
We've earned the right to take up space, to be seen and heard, to pursue what lights us up from the inside.
Gabriella Espinosa, on Episode 57 of Pleasure in the Pause
Here are a few of them, with the episode where we talked about it.
Ready to make 2025 your year of purposeful transformation? This guide provides the exact tools you need to create a midlife reinvention that feels authentic, exciting, and truly yours.
Play episode 40Medically-induced menopause threw Gaby Natale into hot flashes, insomnia, and confusion with no warning. What she built next is changing how Latina women access menopause support and solutions.
Play episode 71Society expects midlife women to fade into the background, but these 12 lessons prove that your 50s can be the most pleasure-filled, purpose-driven decade of your life.
Play episode 57Feeling invisible in midlife is common, and it doesn't start with other people. It often starts in the body. Here is why, and what actually helps.
Read the articleFeeling invisible in midlife is a real and common experience. It often begins with how the world treats you, then settles into your own body, showing up as feeling less noticed, less inhabited, less trusted. The shift can be undone. Presence and visibility can return, and they usually start in your body first. Read the article
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