Thrive After 45™
Thrive After 45™ is a leadership, identity, and personal transformation podcast for women navigating midlife.
Hosted by Denise Drinkwalter — Heart Whisperer, Midlife Mirror & Mentor — the show features intimate conversations that explore identity shifts, self-trust, emotional healing, and personal sovereignty after 45.
Each episode offers grounded wisdom and lived experience to support women in reclaiming their voice, purpose, and inner authority during midlife transitions in life, relationships, and work.
Episodes
54 episodes
The "Duck Syndrome" is the Silent Thief of your Success - with Rochel Lawson
Running on fumes? Today we’re diving into something Rochel Lawson calls the "Duck Syndrome," that exhausting state where we look perfectly calm and collected on the surface while our feet are paddling like crazy underneath just to stay afloat.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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38:08
Stop Hating Your Body. It's Not Broken, Your Strategy Is - with Heike Yates
Heike Yates has been working with women and their bodies for forty years. She’s seen every trend come and go, but her approach is so much deeper than just fitness. We talked about how midlife isn't this scary "crisis" we’ve been to...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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35:57
Money Doesn’t Have to Be Scary: The 5-Minute Habit to End Financial Anxiety - with Suzette Wheeler
Have you ever felt that little knot in your stomach when it comes to money - maybe you avoid the bank app or just feel like "numbers aren't your thing"? Suzette Wheeler is basically the finance whisperer we all needed years ago. Sh...
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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29:17
Aged Out, Not Done: How to Spot the Moment Your "Comfort Zone" Becomes a "Casket" - with Heidi Solomon-Orlick
Heidi Solomon-Orlick spent decades as a top performer in a high-stakes, male-dominated world, only to face a massive life shift at 60. After losing both of her parents within days of each other, she didn't just sit back. She paused...
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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46:15
What Pressure Reveals: Leadership Lessons from an Avalanche Rescuer - with Caroline Elliott
Caroline Elliott spent over twenty years in ski rescue and mountain rescue units, literally working on the front lines of avalanche response with her dog, Fjord. Imagine being in a situation where the stakes are life or death and e...
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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36:45
Why Aging Is Not Something to Fix - with Alina Wilson
Alina has spent nearly two decades in the wellness and aesthetics world, but she isn't interested in the "anti-aging" noise we’ve been fed forever. She’s actually pioneering this beautiful concept called "thoughtful aging." It’s all...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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26:35
Why You're Stuck in a Life You Hate (and How to Open the Door ) - with Andy Semotiuk
Andy Semotiuk spent over forty years as an immigration attorney, but this isn't a dry talk about paperwork and legalities. Andy is a true expert in the art of transition and opening doors that people didn't even realize were there for them....
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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30:26
The Secret to Solving Your Midlife Identity Crisis - with Dr. Salma Samaha
Dr. Samaha is one of those people who just radiates light. She’s a former academic who decided to retire early at 53 to follow a mission that was pulling at her heart. She’s navigated over 30 years of transitions, some by choice an...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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33:25
The #1 Lie Women Believe About Divorce - with Kimberly Lorah
After over 25 years with her partner, Kimberly’s world was completely upended by a divorce she never saw coming. She describes that season as "temporary insanity," and honestly...Who hasn't felt that way when life pulls...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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33:56
How to Stop Shaming Yourself & Reclaim Your Power - with Emma Lyons
Emma Lyons and I are diving deep into something we all carry but rarely talk about: Shame.Emma spent 15 years in human rights law before burning out and realizing she had to dismantle her own trauma patterns from the ground up.&nb...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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37:43
Why You're Stuck In A Cycle (And the One Step To Break It) with John James Santangelo
John James Santangelo is an expert in NLP and has spent over thirty years helping people get their sparkle back, but he does it in such a grounded and no nonsense way. We really dug into the idea that none of us are actually broken...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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34:05
The Secret Why You're Failing... And It's NOT Your Fault - with Dr. Alain Salas
Have you ever felt burned out while chasing a dream? Dr. Alain Salas, the "Mind Clearing Doctor," was living the ultimate success - a thriving practice, sailing in the South of France - but inside, he was overwhelmed and exhausted....
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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26:31
Your "Second Brain" Can't Lie To You - with Anna Quigley
Anna Quigley is basically the "Intuitive Yoda" for women in midlife looking to figure out their next chapter. Anna has spent over 40 years steeped in metaphysics, quantum physics, psychology, and spiritual studies....not just readi...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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43:46
Heal Your Wounded Inner Teenager (and Stop Generational Trauma) - with Tatjana Simakova
How much of your teenage self is still showing up when you parent, love, or even react to things today? That voice that just wanted to be seen and heard? My incredible guest, Tatjana Simakova, believes that version of us i...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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37:34
Why 99% of Women Over 40 Can't Find Their Purpose (And The Simple Fix) - with Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall has spent years diving deep into the science and spirit of transformation. He's talking about something he calls "The Natural Law of Becoming," and trust me...it’s a total game-changer for how we think about aging and growth.
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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1:07:35
STOP Eating Like This Immediately - The ONE Mistake That Is Killing Your Digestion and Energy - with Dr. Len Lopez
Dr. Len Lopez has been a licensed chiropractor and natural medicine specialist for over 30 years. He's the guy who coined the phrase “eating right and training smart,” and he’s sharing how that’s expanded into a whole philosophy for su...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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40:54
It's NOT Too Late! The MIND GYM Secret to Manifesting Anything After 45 - with SuZan Peltekian
SuZan Peltekian is a global speaker, a peak performance coach, and a total game-changer who has spent years helping people remember they are powerful beyond measure. The heart of our chat is getting out of "default living" and actually designin...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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34:33
The #1 Mistake Midlife Women Make When Designing Their Home (It's Killing Your Peace) with Kim Depole
This Thrive After 45™ episode is all about creating a home that’s actually a sanctuary for your soul, and it has me looking at my living room completely differently.I sat down with Kim Depole, a mindful living design consultant. S...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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31:40
The LIE Midlife Women Believe About Being Broken - with Elizabeth Kelly
Hey friend, you need to grab a cup of coffee and sit down for this one. This episode of Thrive After 45™ with the incredible Elizabeth Kelly is truly honest and so, so needed.Elizabeth is a transformative self-love and mindset coach who ...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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36:12
STOP Letting Your Mind Run Your Life: The 3-Step System to Reclaim Your Power with Nami
Hey friend, grab a cozy seat and that mug of coffee - I have an incredible conversation to share with you! This week on Thrive After 45™, I'm so honored to introduce you to Nami, a leadership and mindset coach who is challenging us to think dif...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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32:56
How to Find Answers Within Yourself - with Kathy Walden
Get ready for an incredibly open-hearted chat with Kathy Walden that feels like a big, warm hug! Kathy is a spiritual life coach who's been through the deep work herself, and she’s here to remind us that the guidance we've been sea...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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30:14
From Molotov Cocktails to Millionaire Maker - with Nicky Billou
Get ready for an incredibly powerful conversation with Nicky Billou, a man whose life story is a testament to the transformative power of freedom and courage. This episode of Thrive After 45™ is a deep dive into how he went from literal...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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43:05
She Left Law to Follow Her Intuition... and Now Flies Planes and Channels Spirit - with Kristen Swinehart
Kristen Swinehart is seriously redefining what it means to follow a truly unique path.You know that feeling when you realize you're completely out of alignment? Kristen did too. She walked away from practicing law, became a fligh...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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30:43
Stop Self-Doubt NOW: The #1 Belief Holding Midlife Women Back - with Sabrina Trobak
Get ready, because this conversation is going to make you rethink the voice inside your head! I had the absolute honour of chatting with Sabrina Trobak, a registered clinical counsellor, clinical supervisor, speaker, and auth...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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26:25
From Panic Attacks to Purpose - with Linda Mallard
This episode is for anyone who has ever felt lost, like a part of you disappeared to keep the peace. I sat down with my dear friend, Linda Mallard, a transformational coach for midlife women. Linda's story is a beautiful, raw journ...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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31:38