In this special guest episode, I’m joined by Dr. Christina Guttuso. She is a dedicated veterinarian and advocate for both pets and their families. 

Dr. Christina, as she is professionally known, founded Arizona’s first in-home pet euthanasia service and hospice program, pioneering a compassionate approach to end-of-life care that emphasizes education, communication, and pet welfare.

Dr. Christina shares how she came to specialize in this service, the best thing you can do as a pet parent, and what she says is the worst indicator of quality of life for your pet. She also tells us a bit about her challenging midlife experience and how it led to her favorite thing about midlife and beyond.

To create harmony in your life, it doesn’t take a giant overhaul or a longer to-do list. What it does take is a different way of thinking. 

In this episode, I help you find your harmony mindset by reframing inner dialogue that puts you into a state of disharmony. 

You are capable and deserve the peace and ease that come into your life when you find your harmony mindset! xo Karli

Some days, everything just flows. Other days? It feels like you’re pushing a boulder uphill. That’s the difference between harmony and disharmony. 

To have more of those free-flowing days, you have to notice your disharmony and make the right adjustments.

In this episode of FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE®, I help you recognize signs of disharmony before they derail your day and discover adjustments to bring harmony back into your life.

Disharmony is a cue that helps you shift to harmony. Make the adjustment that works for you, and more of those easy, flowing days are in store! xo Karli 

Hi there, my friend! I’m back with a short visualization that ties into the core message of my Midlife Musings email (replacing information overload with inner peace). 

If you don’t receive my emails, I’d love to land in your inbox! Join my email list at this link and get an impactful reading AND listening experience.

In midlife and beyond, your mental load is huge, and the constant influx of information can leave you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. In this short episode, I’ll guide you through a 5-minute visualization to help you leave those feelings behind and replace them with inner peace.

⏲️The guided visualization starts at 01:12 and is just under 5 minutes long.

Have your journal close by because I follow this visualization with two writing prompts to help you deepen your experience.

I’d love to hear how this resonates with you, so feel free to email me at karli@flipsideofmidlife.com or leave a comment. Your feedback means so much as I create these episodes for you. xo Karli

Do you find yourself craving a better life balance? Yeah, I’ve been there, too.

Instead of chasing balance, what if you focused on harmony instead?

In this episode of FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE®, I share 3 benefits of seeking harmony and 3 ways to create it in your daily life.

A harmonious life allows you to flow through different seasons with your self-love and self-compassion intact.

In this special guest episode, I’m joined by Kate Weed. She is the founder/owner of Luckyfish Marketing and an expert in fractional marketing.

Kate shares how her career journey led her to marketing, explains fractional marketing, and gets real about her most and least favorite things about entrepreneurship. Tune in to hear Kate’s advice for women who want to start their own business and what she loves about midlife and beyond.

Hello, my friend! As February fades into March, it’s time to pause and reflect on your self-love journey. What have you learned? What has shifted? And how can you continue nurturing self-love in a way that feels meaningful to you?

In this episode, I guide you through three powerful reflection prompts to help you explore your beliefs, practices, and challenges around self-love—so you can carry your growth forward into the months ahead.

Hi there, my friend! I’m back with a short meditation that ties into the core message of my Midlife Musings email (using the frequency illusion with intention). 

If you don’t receive my emails, I’d love to land in your inbox! Join my email list at this link and get an impactful reading AND listening experience. 

n this episode, I lead you through a short guided meditation designed to help you plant a seed of focus and use the frequency illusion to enhance your well-being and satisfaction with life.

Settle into stillness, open your mind, and allow your awareness to shift toward what you want to cultivate. After the meditation, I share a simple journaling prompt to help you take inspired action.

There’s one person you spend every single moment with—yourself.

If you had to rate your self-love on a scale from 1 to 5, what number would you choose? No judgment—just an honest check-in. Because wherever you are right now, there are ways to deepen your self-love and make it a part of your daily life.

In this episode, I’m sharing three ways to nurture self-love. They start at 02:32

Tune in, take a breath, and deepen your self-love.

Recently, I stepped out on my husband… and I loved it. It wasn’t the first time either.

But before you get the wrong idea, let me clarify—this was a self-date. And let me tell you, there’s something truly magical about spending intentional, quality time with yourself.

In this episode, I’m sharing why self-dates are one of the best ways to practice self-love, how they shift your mindset, and three unique self-date ideas to inspire you. Whether you’ve never taken yourself on a date or you’re overdue for one, this is your reminder to put it on the calendar this month.

Tune in, get inspired, and start planning your next self-date—you deserve it! xo Karli

Hi there, my friend! I’m back with a short visualization that ties into the core message of my Midlife Musings email (shifting your mindset around money). 

If you don’t receive my emails, I’d love to land in your inbox! Join my email list at this link and get an impactful reading AND listening experience. 

⏲️The guided visualization starts at 01:13 and is just under 6 minutes long.

Have your journal close by because I follow this visualization with two writing prompts to help you deepen your experience. Take time for yourself—you deserve it.

I’d love to hear how this resonates with you, so feel free to email me at karli@flipsideofmidlife.com or leave a comment. Your feedback means so much as I explore new ways to connect with you.

Press play to visualize the feelings that contribute to your positive money mindset and growing personal wealth.

xo Karli

Welcome to February, my friend. I love to focus on self-love during this month!

In this episode, I’m helping you create your own definition of self-love and assess where you are in your self-love practice. 

Merriam-Webster defines self-love as:
"An appreciation of one's own worth or virtue; proper regard for and attention to one's own happiness or well-being."

But the most important definition is your own!

In this special guest episode, I'm joined by Jade Hwang. She's a business owner, martial artist, and a source of positive inspiration.

Jade shares her journey from growing up in the world of martial arts to moving across the country to open a martial-arts-inspired kickboxing studio. Tune in to hear Jade's take on a positive mindset, community, and what she's most looking forward to as she steps further into midlife.

Hi, my friend! January is almost behind you, and now is the perfect time to celebrate your progress and create clarity for the month ahead. Tune in for encouragement to set aside 30 minutes to an hour over the next few days to make it happen.

These four prompts help you move into February: 🕒 Time Marker for Prompts: 03:29

1. What is one thing you can shift or let go of in the next month?

2. What is one thing you can explore or bring to the next month?

3. What feels most important to you for February?

4. What is one outcome you want to celebrate at the end of February?

Step into February with intention and self-compassion, my friend! xo Karli

Hi there, my friend! I’m trying something new with my every-other-Sunday episodes—a short visualization that ties into the core message of my Midlife Musings email. 

If you don’t receive my emails, I’d love to land in your inbox! Join my email list at this link to get the impactful reading AND listening experience. 

Have your journal close by because I follow this visualization with two writing prompts to help you deepen your experience. Take time for yourself—you deserve it.


The guided visualization starts at 00:59.

Hi, my friend! Ready to get creative and translate the ideas in your mind into something visual, tangible, and inspiring?

This week’s episode covers the benefits of using your creativity to create a vision board and 5 prompts to help you know what to include on it. They start at 1:51

• What are my top values and how do I want to live in alignment with them in 2025?

• What is my word, phrase, theme, or image for the year?

• How do I want to feel during 2025?

• What do I want to create, experience, and accomplish this year?

• What images came to mind as I answered the previous prompts?

Your vision board is a way to imagine your year and stay connected to your values, intentions, and dreams. Join me for this episode!

xo Karli

Hi, my friend! Ready to string intentional days together to create your purposeful life?

This week’s episode covers 3 ideas to help you develop an intentional mindset to stay grounded, aligned, and focused on what matters most to you in midlife and beyond.

• Set a daily intention

• Embrace where you are

• Quit the race

When you approach each day with intention, you’re not just reacting to what life throws at you—you’re choosing how you spend your energy and focus.

Join me for this impactful episode and take the first step toward creating intentional days that align with your heart and soul.

xo Karli

In this episode, I share a guided meditation designed to help you reconnect with your inherent worth and lose those feelings of “not enough.”

Affirmations are powerful, my friend. Use them to replace negative thought patterns and help you feel grounded in your truth: you are enough, you are worthy, and you are whole. 

Hit play whenever that mean girl in your head tells you you're not enough.

Don’t forget to have your journal or notebook handy—I’ll offer a writing prompt at the end to help you capture what comes up for you during this meditation.

he start of a new year can bring stress and negativity creeping back into our lives, but you don’t have to let it take over. In this episode, I’m sharing three simple tips to help you protect your energy, limit negativity, and reconnect with what matters most.

Plus, join me for a 3-minute guided meditation to find calm and focus on your intention for 2025. A slow, thoughtful approach to the new year will serve you well.

Want to connect more deeply with me and other women navigating midlife? Explore my ELEVATE membership, a space full of tools, virtual chats, and community connection to help you thrive.

Click play, take a deep breath, and let’s move through this season with clarity and calm. xo Karli

Ashley Snyder, a somatic breathwork practitioner, joins me in this episode to share her unique journey of healing, transformation, and finding purpose in midlife and beyond.

💡 What is Somatic Breathwork?
Ashley explains this powerful practice that activates the nervous system, reconnects the mind and body, and releases trauma stored in the body.

🌟 Who Can Benefit?
Ashley specializes in working with women who have experienced trauma, offering individual and group sessions in person and virtually.