Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships Ep. 172 Building Bridges to Ease Midlife Loneliness and Holiday Stress & Anxiety
Have you ever felt unexpectedly lonely on holidays like the 4th of July?
You’re not failing—your midlife may simply be calling you to build a new bridge and make an update.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Why midlife loneliness is more common than you think
- One powerful mindset shift to help you move from isolation to interdependence
- A practical framework to help you reconnect with loved ones—with energy, purpose, and ease
🎧 You are not alone. You may just need a new way to build back connection—one breath, one reach, one invitation at a time.
Want the BRIDGE Framework one-pager?
📩 Email me at mj@mjmurrayvachon.com and I’ll send it your way.
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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.