Ep. 124 3 Science-Backed Coping Skills to Overcome Exercise Challenges in Midlife to Reduce Stress & Anxiety

Struggling to stay consistent with your exercise goals?
What if you could conquer the three biggest obstacles that hold you back?

In this episode you’ll discover:

1. How to face the "I don't want to exercise" mindset with practical tools to stay committed.

2. Why patience, not quick results, leads to long-term success

3. How to distinguish between genuine rest and excuses, so you can build consistency without risking burnout.

Hit play to unlock proven strategies for tackling your fitness obstacles and setting yourself up for less anxiety and a calmer 2025!!

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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.