If you’ve been doing “all the right things” for your health - but consistency still feels hard - this episode speaks directly to you.

In Episode 15 of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan explores the real reason so many midlife women struggle to sustain healthy habits, even when they know exactly what to do. Spoiler: it’s not discipline, motivation, or more information.

This episode pulls back the curtain on the missing piece that makes habits stick in midlife - and why trying to do everything alone may be the very thing keeping you stuck.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• The difference between “trying harder” and being truly supported
• How community, accountability, and environment shape consistency
• Why habits feel easier when they’re normalized instead of isolated
• The role support plays in reducing shame - and keeping you in the game

Joan also shares personal stories from her own life, her coaching communities, and the women she works with every day - illustrating why support isn’t optional in this season of life, it’s strategic.

This episode leads directly into Your Midlife Reset, a 21-Day Habit Challenge designed to help women 40+ build simple, sustainable habits with structure, accountability, and community.

🎯 Ready to establish healthy habits you can sustain longterm?
Join the 21 challenge (beginning Monday, January 12), and doors close soon. $21 for 21 days. What are you waiting for?

👉 Learn more and join here: https://www.joandandeneau.com/midlife-reset

Here's how we can stay connected:

Follow @joansfitzone on Instagram → for simple, sustainable fitness and nutrition tips for women in midlife to create lasting change.

Join the The Midlife Glow Up Collective FREE Facebook community → a supportive space for women 40+ who want accountability, encouragement, and realistic ways to stay consistent with health and self-care.

Apply for 1:1 coaching with Joan → Ready to take your fitness, nutrition, and healthy habits to the next level with a customized plan and one-on-one support + accountability? Apply here!

Most New Year’s resolutions fade - not because women lack motivation, but because the approach itself doesn’t support real life, especially in midlife.

In this episode of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan invites listeners to pause and rethink how they begin a new year. Instead of chasing rigid resolutions or vague goals, she introduces a more intentional, identity-based approach that focuses on who you are becoming and how you want your life to feel.

Listeners will explore why traditional goal-setting often backfires, what it means to lead with intention instead of pressure, and how clarity - not willpower - creates lasting change. Joan shares how choosing a word of the year and pairing that with a vision board (physical or digital) can create clarity - but lasting change comes from the habits you build in real life.

If you’re ready to move beyond resolutions and create routines that actually stick, Joan invites you to join Your Midlife Reset: the 21-Day Habit Challenge - designed specifically for women 40+ who want better energy, stronger routines, and simple habits that fit real life.

Inside the challenge, you’ll focus on one habit at a time, learn how to make it work even on busy or imperfect days, and build momentum with the support of a like-minded community and coaching guidance every step of the way.

✨ The challenge begins January 12.
👉 Here are all the details and registration link: https://www.joandandeneau.com/midlife-reset

And if you choose a Word of the Year or create a vision board after listening, Joan would love to see it.

Send her a message on Instagram at @joansfitzone and share what you’re stepping into this year.

Here's how we can stay connected:

Follow @joansfitzone on Instagram → for simple, sustainable fitness and nutrition tips for women in midlife to create lasting change.

Join the The Midlife Glow Up Collective FREE Facebook community → a supportive space for women 40+ who want accountability, encouragement, and realistic ways to stay consistent with health and self-care.

Apply for 1:1 coaching with Joan → Ready to take your fitness, nutrition, and healthy habits to the next level with a customized plan and one-on-one support + accountability? Apply here!

In this episode of The Midlife Glow Up Podcast, Joan continues her two-part habit series by answering the question so many midlife women ask: “Okay, I get why habits matter - but how do I actually make them stick?”

Joan breaks down why most habits don’t fail because of a lack of motivation or discipline, but because they aren’t designed to fit real life in midlife. She introduces a simple, practical framework for building habits that feel doable - even during busy, imperfect seasons.

Inside this episode, Joan touches on:

• Why clarity matters more than willpower
• How starting smaller than you think leads to long-term consistency
• The power of habit stacking and environment design
• Why planning for imperfection is essential in midlife

This episode is about removing guilt, simplifying the process, and helping women move habits from the “should” list into everyday life.

Joan also shares how listeners can take these ideas further inside Your Midlife Reset: The 21-Day Habit Challenge designed specifically for women 40+ who want habits that finally stick.

Join Today - $21 for 21 days! Make 2026 the year it finally sticks!

Here's how we can stay connected:

Follow @joansfitzone on Instagram → for simple, sustainable fitness and nutrition tips for women in midlife to create lasting change.

Join the The Midlife Glow Up Collective FREE Facebook community → a supportive space for women 40+ who want accountability, encouragement, and realistic ways to stay consistent with health and self-care.

Apply for 1:1 coaching with Joan → Ready to take your fitness, nutrition, and healthy habits to the next level with a customized plan and one-on-one support + accountability? Apply here!