Couverture de Message In The Middle

Message In The Middle

Message In The Middle

De : Marianne DeMello-Smith
Écouter gratuitement

À propos de ce contenu audio

This podcast is a safe and supportive space for listeners to explore life's challenging lessons and gain inspiration for their personal development journey. Through a variety of engaging formats, including interviews, book clubs, master classes, and discussions, the podcast delves into topics related to perseverance, self-empowerment, and self-discovery. With a focus on sharing expertise, inspiring stories and insights from a diverse range of voices, the podcast aims to help listeners navigate difficult experiences, provide hope and inspiration, and develop the resilience and strength needed to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals.

At its core, this podcast is a platform for personal growth and development. It provides a welcoming space for listeners to explore life's toughest lessons and learn from others who have overcome similar challenges. Through a variety of formats, including interviews with experts and everyday people, book clubs featuring thought-provoking works, and discussions focused on specific topics, listeners are exposed to a range of perspectives and ideas that can help them on their own personal journeys.


One of the key themes of this podcast is perseverance. Many of the stories shared on the show highlight the importance of pushing through difficult times and not giving up, even when the odds seem insurmountable. Whether it's overcoming eating disorders, grief, addiction, navigating a health crisis, or dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic experience, the podcast emphasizes the resilience and strength of the human spirit.

Another important theme of the podcast is self-empowerment. Listeners are encouraged to take control of their own lives and pursue their goals with confidence and determination. By sharing stories of individuals who have transformed their lives through hard work and self-discovery, the podcast inspires listeners to believe in their own potential and take steps to create the life they want and to recognize that we are all capable of rewiring our thoughts and behaviors.

Finally, the podcast is focused on self-discovery. Through discussions and interviews, listeners are encouraged to explore their own values, beliefs, and desires, and to gain a deeper understanding of themselves. By reflecting on their own experiences and learning from the stories of others, listeners can gain valuable insights that can help them navigate life's challenges and live more fulfilling lives.


Overall, this podcast is a powerful resource for anyone seeking inspiration, guidance, and support on their personal development journey. By exploring life's difficult lessons through inspiring stories, interviews, book clubs, and discussions, listeners can gain the tools they need to persevere through tough times, empower themselves to achieve their goals, and discover their true selves.

© 2026 Message In The Middle Hygiène et vie saine Psychologie Psychologie et psychiatrie Sciences sociales
Épisodes
  • When Being Busy Stops Working: Curiosity, Connection, and Midlife Leadership

    When Being Busy Stops Working: Curiosity, Connection, and Midlife Leadership
    Feb 28 2026

    So many women in midlife are craving something they can’t quite name. It’s not another productivity system. It’s not better time management. And it’s definitely not one more thing to add to an already full plate. It’s genuine connection.

    In this episode of Message in the Middle, Marianne is joined by Dr. Mickey Fitch-Collins, a leadership development expert who believes that when we center human connection in how we learn, lead, and live, everything changes.

    Mickey’s journey is anything but typical. At fourteen years old she became the youngest professional bass fisherman in the country and was managing dozens of sponsors and speaking confidently to rooms full of adults while most teenagers were still figuring out who they were. Those early experiences shaped her understanding of leadership, credibility, and presence in powerful ways.

    Years later, after building a successful career in higher education, educational technology, and corporate learning, Mickey found herself living the very patterns she now helps others break. Over-functioning. Burnout. And the deeply ingrained belief that busy equals valuable.

    In this conversation, we explore why connection is often dismissed as a “soft skill” and why it may actually be the most essential leadership skill we have. We talk about work-life integration, identity shifts in midlife, and what it really takes to build a life and career that feels aligned.

    Connect with Mickey:

    htpps://www.learnit.com/mickey

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickeyfitchcollins/

    Connect with Marianne:

    • Website: Message In The Middle with Marianne
    • Message In the Middle Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
    • Email: Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne


    Subscribe to Message In the Middle:

    • Apple Podcasts
    • Spotify
    • YouTube

    Leave Us a Review: If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a review and share your favorite takeaway. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and bring you even more valuable content.

    Keep the conversation going - Join us for more insightful conversations in the Message in the Middle Private Facebook Community & subscribe to Message in th...
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    45 min
  • Rewiring the Mind in Midlife: Hypnosis, Curiosity, Manifestation and the Power of Imagination

    Rewiring the Mind in Midlife: Hypnosis, Curiosity, Manifestation and the Power of Imagination
    Feb 21 2026

    In this episode of Message in the Middle, Marianne sits down with Clinical Hypnotherapist, imagination advocate, and award-winning author Michelle Walters to explore how hypnosis, curiosity, manifestation, and imagination can help women in midlife rewire long-standing subconscious patterns.

    Michelle shares the deeply personal story that led her from a successful career in digital marketing into hypnotherapy after the sudden loss of her life partner. That heartbreak became the catalyst for an inner reckoning — and ultimately, a new way of understanding how the subconscious mind shapes identity, resilience, and possibility.

    Together, Marianne and Michelle talk about outdated mental scripts, what really happens beneath the surface when women start questioning long-held roles, and why curiosity is one of the most under-appreciated tools for transformation. They also unpack what hypnosis truly feels like, the myths that keep people skeptical, and where rewriting your internal story actually begins.

    Michelle also introduces MakeMyHypno, her innovative personalized hypnosis platform that blends her therapeutic approach with AI technology to deliver custom recordings designed to support real-world change.

    If you’re a woman in midlife feeling the quiet pull toward growth, clarity, or reinvention, this episode offers insight, hope, and a powerful reminder: change doesn’t start with force. It starts with awareness, imagination, and a willingness to see yourself differently.


    Connect with Michelle:

    https://michellewalters.net/

    https://makemyhypno.com/podcast_discount

    Connect with Marianne:

    • Website: Message In The Middle with Marianne
    • Message In the Middle Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
    • Email: Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne


    Subscribe to Message In the Middle:

    • Apple Podcasts
    • Spotify
    • YouTube

    Leave Us a Review: If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a review and share your favorite takeaway. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and bring you even more valuable content.

    Keep the conversation going - Join us for more insightful conversations in the Message in the Middle Private Facebook Community & subscribe to Message in th...
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    47 min
  • You Don’t Have to Earn Your Worth: Ruth Hirshberg on Burnout, Boundaries, and Believing You’re Enough

    You Don’t Have to Earn Your Worth: Ruth Hirshberg on Burnout, Boundaries, and Believing You’re Enough
    Feb 14 2026

    So many women in midlife are quietly carrying an exhausting belief: that their worth is something they have to earn—through productivity, perfection, and putting everyone else first.

    In this episode of Message in the Middle, Marianne is joined by registered social worker, meditation and breathwork teacher, and founder of The Self-Worth Solution, Ruth Hirshberg, for a deeply honest conversation about burnout, boundaries, and the hidden beliefs keeping so many high-achieving women stuck.

    Ruth shares why boundaries don’t work when you don’t believe you’re allowed to have them, how survival mode becomes a “normal” way of living, and why trying to fix behaviors without addressing the beliefs underneath rarely leads to lasting change. Together, they explore what it really takes to separate your worth from your productivity—and why you don’t need to become a different person to finally feel enough.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Why so many women intellectually know they’re worthy, but don’t feel it
    • How early beliefs around “not enoughness” quietly shape our adult lives
    • The difference between treating symptoms and addressing root causes
    • Why boundaries collapse without a foundation of self-worth
    • How productivity became a stand-in for worth, and how to untangle it
    • The role breathwork and nervous system regulation play in healing
    • Why you don’t need fixing, you need permission to stop proving yourself

    If you’re tired of chasing validation, running on empty, or feeling like you’re always falling short, this conversation offers permission to stop performing your worth and start owning it.

    Check out the Mini Meditation Marianne posted before the holidays: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1938384/episodes/18207054

    Connect with Ruth:

    • Face Book https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579052467890
    • Website: https://www.groundingwithruth.com
    • Instagram: @groundingwithruth
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-hirshberg

    Connect with Marianne:

    • Website: Message In The Middle with Marianne
    • Message In the Middle Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
    • Email: Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne


    Subscribe to Message In the Middle:

    • Apple Podcasts
    • Spotify
    • YouTube

    Leave Us a Review: If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a review and share your favorite takeaway. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and bring you even more valuable content.

    Keep the conversation going - Join us for more insightful conversations in the Message in the Middle Private Facebook Community & subscribe to Message in th...
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    45 min
Aucun commentaire pour le moment