Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships
Coping Skills for Midlife Stress and Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships
Forget the midlife crisis—how about creating midlife calm? The anxiety and stress of this life stage can drain your energy, fuel overthinking, and make it hard to enjoy what should be the best years of your life. This podcast offers practical coping skills to help you reduce anxiety, manage stress, and rediscover a calmer, more confident version of yourself.
In Creating Midlife Calm, you’ll discover how to:
- Be happier, more present, and more effective at home and work.
- Transform stress and anxiety into powerful tools that boost your clarity, energy, and confidence.
- Cultivate calm and joy through practical, affordable coping skills that help you handle life’s daily challenges.
Join MJ Murray Vachon, LCSW, a seasoned therapist with over 50,000 hours of clinical experience and 32 years teaching mental wellness, as she guides you to reclaim your inner calm. Learn to stay grounded in the present, navigate midlife transitions with clarity, and build emotional resilience using proven coping tools.
Every Monday, MJ dives into real stories and science-backed insights to help you shift from anxious to centered—ending each episode with an “Inner Challenge” you can practice right away. Then, on Thursdays, she shares a brief follow-up episode that connects, deepens, or expands the week’s topic, helping you apply these skills in real life.
Let’s evolve from crisis to calm—and make midlife your most balanced and fulfilling chapter yet.
🎧 Start with listener favorite Ep. 138 to feel the difference calm can make.
Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships
Latest Episodes
Ep. 301 The Surprising Way You May Be Disrupting Your Own Calm and Increasing Anxiety & Stress in Midlife
What if some of the little things disrupting your calm aren’t worth giving your energy to?Sometimes creating more calm begins by noticing what unnecessarily pulls you out of it.In this episode, you’ll discover:...
Ep. 300 How to Calm Anxiety and Overwhelm in Midlife When So Much Feels Out of Your Control
What happens when anxiety has you feeling like you need to control everything just to feel okay?When life feels out of control, overwhelm can quickly take over.In this episode, you’ll discover:1. How to re...
Ep. 299 Why You Feel Behind When Fall Begins and How It Affects Your Nervous System, Stress & Anxiety
What if feeling behind when fall begins isn’t only about your schedule—but about how your nervous system responds to change?If the shift from summer to fall increases your stress and anxiety in midlife, you’re not alone.In thi...
Ep. 298 Anxiety Wants Answers—Calm Begins With One Breath
What if the calm you’re searching for isn’t found in having the answers, but in taking one gentle breath?If anxiety keeps pulling you into the future or back into the past, you’re not alone.In this episode, you’ll discover:
Ep. 297 The Simple Coping Skill That Keeps Anxiety From Stealing Connection With the People You Love in Midlife
What if the people you love don’t need you to fix anything—they simply need your presence?If you’ve ever found yourself worrying about the future instead of fully experiencing the moment you’re in, you’re not alone. <...