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

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

著者： MJ Murray Vachon LCSW
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Forget the midlife crisis—how about creating midlife calm? The stress and anxiety of this life stage can be overwhelming, draining your energy, and making it hard to enjoy what should be the best years of your life. This podcast is your guide to easing midlife anxiety and discovering a deeper sense of calm.

Discover how to:

- Be happier, more present, and more effective at home and work.

- Transform stress and anxiety into powerful tools that ignite your inner energy, helping you gain clarity and confidently meet your needs.

- Cultivate calm and enjoyment by creating a positive internal mindset using practical, affordable coping skills to handle life's challenges.

Join MJ Murray Vachon, LCSW, a seasoned therapist with over 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years’ experience as a mental wellness educator as she guides you on a journey to reclaim your inner peace. Learn how to find contentment in the present moment, empowering you to handle the pressures of midlife with a confidence clarity that leads to calm.

Every Monday, MJ delves into the unique challenges of midlife, offering insights and concluding each episode with an "Inner Challenge"—simple, science-backed techniques designed to shift you from feeling overwhelmed to centered. Tune in every Thursday for a brief 5-10 minute "Inner Challenge Tune-Up," where MJ offers easy-to-follow tips to integrate these practices into your daily life.

Let’s evolve from crisis to calm and embrace the incredible journey of midlife. Tired of feeling overwhelmed? Tune into fan-favorite Ep. 63 for a boost! Let anxiety go and embrace your calm!

© 2025 Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships 心理学 心理学・心の健康 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Ep. 193 Break Free From Stress & Anxiety For GOOD Using This Science Backed Midlife Coping Skill

    Ep. 193 Break Free From Stress & Anxiety For GOOD Using This Science Backed Midlife Coping Skill
    2025/09/11

    What if science could show you a way to finally get free from anxiety in midlife?
    You’re not alone—so many believe anxiety is something they just have to manage, but research and real-life practice prove otherwise.
    In this episode, you’ll discover:

    1. Why your amygdala often misfires and fuels unnecessary anxiety
    2. How blame and avoidance quietly keep you stuck in midlife stress
    3. The one science-backed coping skill that retrains your brain and helps you move beyond anxiety for good

    Take 13 minutes to learn the coping skill science shows can free you from anxiety—you’re worth it.

    Send us a text




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    About the Host:
    MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.

    Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.

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  • Ep. 192 Why Your Brain Makes Midlife Anxiety Worse—and 3 Coping Skills to Calm Stress

    Ep. 192 Why Your Brain Makes Midlife Anxiety Worse—and 3 Coping Skills to Calm Stress
    2025/09/08

    Have you ever acted on anxiety, only to find out later your brain got it wrong?
    You’re not alone — your brain’s alarm system can misinform, and knowing how to respond changes everything.

    In this episode, you’ll discover:

    1. What your amygdala is and why it can trigger anxiety even when you’re safe

    2. Three science-backed coping skills to calm your amygdala

    3. How to shift from anxious reactions that cause mistakes to confident, clear-headed decisions

    🎧 Take 13 minutes to learn how to calm your amygdala and choose your next step with confidence — you’re worth it.


    Send us a text




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    About the Host:
    MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.

    Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.

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  • Ep. 191 Empty Nest Messy Middle — Coping Skills to Support Your Kids and Reduce Midlife Anxiety and Stress

    Ep. 191 Empty Nest Messy Middle — Coping Skills to Support Your Kids and Reduce Midlife Anxiety and Stress
    2025/09/04

    Do you feel like your nest is empty… but your kids still need you just as much?
    You’re not alone — this “in-between” stage is one of the most emotionally confusing seasons of midlife.
    In this episode, you’ll discover:

    1. Why the empty nest often feels more like a “messy middle” than a clean break.
    2. The Four D’s every parent needs to recognize — and how they shape your response.
    3. Practical coping skills to help you update your role, set boundaries, and anchor yourself in your own life.

    Take 12 minutes to learn how to navigate the messy middle of parenting — you’re worth it.

    Send us a text




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    About the Host:
    MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.

    Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.

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    13 分
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