Archived Episodes

From Fixing to Formation: Health Is Built, Not Just Repaired

Most health efforts focus on fixing what is wrong. But sustainable health is formed over time through consistent rhythms and structured…

February 12, 2026

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Resilience: Strength to Move Forward

Resilience is the ability to move forward with strength after stress and burnout. In this episode, we explore how true strength…

February 5, 2026

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Why Change Feels Hard When You’re Exhausted

Exhaustion is often mistaken for laziness or lack of discipline—but it’s usually a sign of depletion. In this episode, we explore…

January 29, 2026

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Why Your Body Won’t Calm Down

Many people live in a constant low-grade stress state without realizing it. In this episode, we explore why the body struggles…

January 22, 2026

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Why You’re Not Broken: The Foundation for Lasting Health

Most people don’t fail at health because they lack discipline. They fail because their bodies are under chronic stress.In this episode,…

January 15, 2026

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Embodying Faith, Pleasure, & Purpose in Life Transitions

Midlife is a portal—not a crisis. Join Manon de Veritch and Dr. Pat for a transformative conversation on embodying faith, pleasure,…

January 8, 2026

Hosts: Manon de Veritch, Dr. Pat Baccili

What to Do When Motivation Fades: What to Do When Motivation Fades

Motivation fades for everyone—but what you do next matters.In this episode, we explore what happens when the excitement is gone and…

January 8, 2026

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Thyroid or Adrenals? The Real Reason You’re So Tired

Chronic fatigue is one of the most common complaints among women, especially after the holidays. But is it really your thyroid?In…

January 1, 2026

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

GLP-1s, Muscle Loss, and Midlife Metabolism: A Faith-Centered Conversation About Safer Weight Loss

GLP-1 medications are everywhere—and yes, they work. But at what cost, especially for women in perimenopause and postmenopause? In this episode…

December 25, 2025

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Why Calorie Counting Backfires After 40

Calorie counting may work short-term, but after 40, it often drives stress, metabolic slowdown, and frustration. This episode explains why restriction…

December 18, 2025

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

When Sex Meets God: Forever Jung

In this intimate conversation with depth psychology coach and author Deborah Lukovich, we dive into the lived story behind her memoir When Sex…

December 12, 2025

Host: Gwenm A. Carsley

Guest: Deborah Lukovich

Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Hormones

This episode explores the gut–hormone connection for women over 40. Dr. Kris explains how the gut affects estrogen metabolism, thyroid function,…

December 4, 2025

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Cortisol Chaos: How Stress Hijacks Your Hormones

In this episode, Dr. Kris Sargent exposes how chronic stress and cortisol imbalance disrupt midlife metabolism, energy, and sleep. Women over…

November 20, 2025

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Book of Wings: On Eros, Death and the Infinite

Poet, author, and sound artist Tawhida Tanya Evanson joins Gwenm to explore eros, death, mysticism, lucid dreaming, and the divine in…

November 14, 2025

Host: Gwenm A. Carsley

Guest: Tawhida Tanya Evanson

Menopause Metabolism, Weight Loss, and Mind Renewal

Midlife doesn’t have to mean weight gain or fatigue. In Menopause Metabolism, Weight Loss, and Mind Renewal, Dr. Kris Sargent—Functional Medicine Doctor…

November 6, 2025

Host: Dr. Kris Sargent

Fucking on Repeat: The Aphrodisiac of Opening

  Bedroom boredom isn’t about running out of positions or toys. It’s about the slow leak of presence — the touch…

October 3, 2025

Host: Gwenm A. Carsley

From Ashes to Embodiment: A Man’s Journey into Sensual Awakening with Kevin Hawkins

Kevin didn’t set out to become a sex and intimacy coach. For 25 years, he was devoted to one woman —…

May 30, 2025

Host: Gwenm A. Carsley

Guest: Kevin Hawkins

Ashakenings: Midlife Crisis/Awakenings that rupture your life.

There’s a point in life—often around midlife—when the script we’ve been reading from no longer fits the voice in our throat.…

May 16, 2025

Host: Gwenm A. Carsley

Commitment to Miracles

In the first of a two part series, Jacqueline and Chris discuss the benefits and, at times, miraculous outcomes of commitment…

October 28, 2024

Hosts: Jacqueline Wener-Kalbfleisch, Chris Kalbfleisch

Mid-Life and Merlot with Debbie Harbec, Coach for Women in Mid-Life

Are Mid-Life women the fastest growing group of addicts and alcoholics? What emotional situations are they facing and how can they…

June 12, 2024

Host: Ellen Stewart

Guest: Debbie Harbec

What will it take for you to commit to yourself, to creating the life you want to be living in 2020? Guest Host Susan Axelrod

Join guest host Susan Axelrod  for a discussion about what it takes to commit to oneself, to break through the \'shoulds\'…

December 31, 2019

Hosts: Susan Axelrod, Dr. Pat Baccili

Guests: Kelly Walk Hines, Pam Sullivan

MASTERING MIDLIFE MINDSET: How to make the rest of your life the best of your life with Gina Farrar!

Midlife - does the word strike fear in your heart? For many midlife is a mixed emotional bag but it doesn\'t…

August 22, 2019

Host: Dr. Pat Baccili

Guest: Gina Farrar

It’s an Unstuck JOY Zest Quest! Guest Host Vicki Todd & her guest Georgian Lussier

Join guest-host Vicki Todd and her guest Georgian Lussier, who is an advocate for women in midlife! She hosts an award-winning…

December 28, 2017

Host: Dr. Pat Baccili

Guests: Vicki Todd Ed.D., Georgian Lussier

Encore: Midlife Is Not A Crisis - The Key to Thriving in the Second Half of Life with Author Virginia Bell

Virginia Bell combines astrology, inspiration, and wisdom about aging to empower people to live more fully in the second half of…

May 29, 2017

Host: Dr. Pat Baccili

Guest: Virginia Bell