The Courageous Middle Podcast

“You can have it all” was supposed to be a gift. Somewhere along the way, for Lisa, it quietly became you should be able to do it all. In this episode, Lisa unpacks the should warrior, the invisible weight of being the...

Two women, one gym, 6:30 in the morning, and neither one sounded unhappy about how much they were carrying. That's exactly what caught Lisa's attention. In this episode, Lisa unpacks the real difference between an hour...

A LinkedIn post about being let go after twenty five years turned into hundreds of messages that all said some version of the same thing: I thought I was the only one. This episode is about why that silence exists, and...

You didn't eat until four in the afternoon yesterday. The day before wasn't much different. Somewhere in the first weeks of a new leadership role, without deciding to, you start running on empty. This episode isn't...

For twenty-five years, Lisa was known as the girl who worked for the telecom company. Then the company was gone, and so was the version of her that everyone recognized. In this episode, Lisa unpacks what happens when...

I used to believe that being tired meant I was valuable. It took years before I had a word for what was actually happening underneath. In this episode, Lisa shares her burnout experience and what was really happening...

You've rescheduled your whole day to avoid it. You've told yourself it just isn't the right time. This week, we're not talking about the conversation itself; we're talking about everything you do instead. Coach Lisa...

You've done this before. You get excited about something, and somehow, a few days later, it quietly disappears. This week, we're looking at why that happens, and it has nothing to do with how badly you wanted it. We get...

“I just think maybe we should revisit the timeline.” Say that sentence out loud. Now say it again without the first four words - We should revisit the timeline. Same thought. Completely different weight. In this...

In midlife, your body is changing, so is everything else, all at once. This episode is about learning to tell the difference between the change you choose and the change that chooses you. In this episode, Lisa unpacks...

You're not behind because you're doing it wrong. You're behind because everything on your list looks the same. In this episode, Lisa Blanchet gets into the thing underneath the to-do list, the cognitive spiral that...

<p>You're not behind because you're doing it wrong. You're behind because everything on your list looks the same. In this episode, Lisa Blanchet gets into the thing underneath the to-do list, the cognitive spiral that...

<p>On his 18th birthday, my son's school communication app revoked my access. No warning. No transition. Just: you no longer belong here. And while that sounds like a small, practical thing, it didn't feel small at...

<p>What if trusting yourself didn't require a dramatic decision or a complete life overhaul? What if it started with just noticing?</p> <p>In this episode, Lisa introduces the Courage Circle, a simple three-part...

<p>We’ve been told that change happens in a moment, a leap, a lightning bolt, a breaking point that clarifies everything. And sometimes it does. But most of the time, that’s not the whole story.</p> <p>In this episode...