Midlife Audacity

This is about the reality of midlife madness and the audacity to live bold, soulful, and unapologetic. I’m not claiming to be an expert, but after 30-plus years of teaching, building businesses, navigating life, and diving deep into soul work, I’ve learned a lot along the way. And now, I want to share all of it with you, the madness and the magic, so you can step into midlife with courage, clarity, and a whole lot of audacity. So grab your coffee, or your walking shoes, hit play, and let’s dive in. Welcome to Midlife Audacity .

Midlife Audacity is a education podcast hosted by Celeste DiDona, with 44 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Celeste DiDona hosts Midlife Audacity, a education show with 44 episodes published.

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  Episode #41

  Ep 41 - How to Stop Self-Abandoning and Return to Your Authentic Self

  Aug 3, 202639 minS1

  Love to hear your take aways. Send me a message. What if the woman you're searching for isn't someone you need to become...but someone you simply need to remember? This week I'm sharing a special episode from a live masterclass I taught called Here I Am . After revisiting it recently, I realized the message is just as relevant today as it was when I first taught it. So many women spend years wearing masks, people pleasing, overgiving, and living according to roles they've outgrown. Somewhere along the way, they lose touch with the woman God created them to be. In this episode, we explore: • Why self-abandonment happens and how it quietly becomes our default • The difference between living from fear versus living from your soul • Why your worth has never been tied to your productivity or other people's approval • How to reconnect with your authentic identity in this season of midlife • Two simple exercises you can begin using today to strengthen your intuition and trust yourself again This isn't about becoming someone new. It's about coming home to yourself. Grab your journal, settle in, and let's begin the work of remembering who you've always been. Journal Prompts from this Episode: Where in your life are you betraying your truth to gain love, control, or acceptance? What would it feel like to choose yourself instead? ✨ Book Study Seminars begins this week, and I couldn't be more excited. We'll be spending the next four weeks using The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron as our guide to recover our creativity, strengthen our intuition, and return to the flow that's been within us all along. If you've been thinking about joining, there's still time to grab a seat at the table. I'd love to have you with us. If this episode resonates with you, I'd love for you to share it with a friend, leave a review, and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Until next time...keep being bold, soulful, and audacious. Soulful Sunday Newsletter : Each week, you’ll hear from me in a way that’s simple, intentional, and easy to stay connected to. Book Study Seminars : Soul School has opened up new room called, Book Study Seminars. This room meets four times a year to read, study and unpack not only the words, but our lives, together. Our summer theme is identity FLOW and we start May 7th. For four weeks, we’ll study together using, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, as our anchor text. Together, we will explore reconnecting to creativity, intuition, fun, movement, and authentic expression. Soul School: A curriculum for midlife women who are ready to remember their wisdom, protect their energy, project their power and come back into alignment. You don’t need fixing. You need to remember. Open for enrollment NOW. Follow @the_conscious_coach_

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  Episode #40

  Ep. 40 - How to Refill Your Well: Finding Your Way Back to Creativity, Flow & Yourself

  Jul 27, 202628 minS1

  Love to hear your take aways. Send me a message. This week, I sat down to record a podcast... and nothing came. No big lesson. No inspiring story. No topic I was excited to teach. At first, I thought I needed to push through it. But then I realized maybe the answer wasn't to force another episode. Maybe it was to ask a different question: How do we refill our well? In this conversation, I'm reflecting on the importance of stepping away from constant output and creating space to receive. We explore the rhythms of creativity, why inspiration can't be forced, and a few of the simple practices that help me reconnect with God, myself, and the flow that's always waiting beneath the noise. If you've been feeling uninspired, stretched thin, or like you've been pouring from an empty cup, this episode is your permission slip to pause, breathe, and refill your well. Because sometimes the most productive thing we can do... is receive. Soulful Sunday Newsletter : Each week, you’ll hear from me in a way that’s simple, intentional, and easy to stay connected to. Book Study Seminars : Soul School has opened up new room called, Book Study Seminars. This room meets four times a year to read, study and unpack not only the words, but our lives, together. Our summer theme is identity FLOW and we start May 7th. For four weeks, we’ll study together using, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, as our anchor text. Together, we will explore reconnecting to creativity, intuition, fun, movement, and authentic expression. Soul School: A curriculum for midlife women who are ready to remember their wisdom, protect their energy, project their power and come back into alignment. You don’t need fixing. You need to remember. Open for enrollment NOW. Follow @the_conscious_coach_

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  Episode #39

  Ep 39 - What My Birth Chart Taught Me About Myself | Cancer Sun, Aquarius Moon & Gemini Rising

  Jul 20, 202640 minS1

  Love to hear your take aways. Send me a message. Have you ever discovered something about yourself that made you pause and think, "Huh... that actually explains a lot?" In this birthday reflection episode, I'm sharing what happened when I began exploring Tropical Astrology as a complete beginner. No predictions. No expertise. Just curiosity. After turning 53, I started learning about the three foundational pieces of a birth chart, often called The Big Three : your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs. As I explored my own chart (Cancer Sun, Aquarius Moon, Gemini Rising), I found myself asking deeper questions about who I've always been and how those qualities have quietly shaped my life. In this episode we explore: • What Tropical Astrology is (and how it differs from Sidereal Astrology) • The meaning of your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs • Why curiosity may be one of the greatest gifts of midlife • How astrology became another lens for self-awareness alongside neuroscience, faith, Human Design, and The Artist's Way • Why understanding ourselves is often more powerful than trying to fix ourselves This episode is less about astrology and more about self-discovery. Whether you've been studying your birth chart for years or have never looked at one before, my hope is that this conversation inspires you to become a little more curious about yourself. A heartfelt thank you to Gabi Turik , whose wisdom and guidance sparked my curiosity and encouraged me to explore my birth chart through the lens of Tropical Astrology. What I appreciated most was that she didn't tell me who I am. She simply offered another framework for understanding myself more deeply. If you're interested in learning more about Gabi's work or booking a reading, visit https://www.gabiturik.com . Gabi also recommends https://www.astro.com as an excellent free resource for generating your own birth chart. All you'll need is your birth date, the exact time you were born (if possible), and your birthplace to begin exploring your own Big Three. If this episode resonates with you, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Share your Big Three with me on Instagram or send me a message. I'm learning right alongside you. Until next time, keep being bold, keep being audacious, and keep walking yourself home. Keywords: tropical astrology, birth chart, Cancer Sun, Aquarius Moon, Gemini Rising, astrology for beginners, self-discovery, self-awareness, midlife, personal growth, The Artist's Way, curiosity, spirituality, women over 50, Midlife Audacity Soulful Sunday Newsletter : Each week, you’ll hear from me in a way that’s simple, intentional, and easy to stay connected to. Book Study Seminars : Soul School has opened up new room called, Book Study Seminars. This room meets four times a year to read, study and unpack not only the words, but our lives, together. Our summer theme is identity FLOW and we start May 7th. For four weeks, we’ll study together using, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, as our anchor text. Together, we will explore reconnecting to creativity, intuition, fun, movement, and authentic expression. Soul School: A curriculum for midlife women who are ready to remember their wisdom, protect their energy, project their power and come back into alignment. You don’t need fixing. You need to remember. Open for enrollment NOW. Follow @the_conscious_coach_

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  Ep 36 - Flow Isn't Something You Find, It's Something You Allow | Trust, Creativity & The Courage to Let Life Flow

  Jun 29, 202634 minS1

  Love to hear your take aways. Send me a message. What if flow isn't something you need to find? What if it's already there—waiting for room? In this solo episode of Midlife Audacity , Celeste explores a powerful shift in perspective: flow isn't something we create through more effort, more planning, or more control. Flow is our natural state. The real question becomes: what's blocking it? Drawing on a lesson from teaching the cardiovascular system and a simple garden hose analogy, Celeste unpacks how perfectionism, overthinking, fear, and the need for certainty can restrict the natural flow of creativity, joy, abundance, and possibility in our lives. This episode is an invitation to stop forcing and start allowing. To loosen your grip, trust the next step, and make room for what wants to emerge. In This Episode: ✨ Why flow may already be available to you ✨ The surprising connection between blood flow and life flow ✨ How perfectionism, fear, and control create "kinks in the hose" ✨ The difference between passive trust and participatory trust ✨ Why courage often looks like surrender ✨ A powerful question to help you identify what's blocking your flow If you've been craving more ease, creativity, intuition, and alignment in your life, this conversation is for you. Mentioned in This Episode Registration is now open for the August Book Study Seminar featuring The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. Together we'll explore the deeper theme of FLOW through creativity, intuition, trust, play, and authentic self-expression. Soulful Sunday Newsletter : Each week, you’ll hear from me in a way that’s simple, intentional, and easy to stay connected to. Book Study Seminars : Soul School has opened up new room called, Book Study Seminars. This room meets four times a year to read, study and unpack not only the words, but our lives, together. Our summer theme is identity FLOW and we start May 7th. For four weeks, we’ll study together using, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, as our anchor text. Together, we will explore reconnecting to creativity, intuition, fun, movement, and authentic expression. Soul School: A curriculum for midlife women who are ready to remember their wisdom, protect their energy, project their power and come back into alignment. You don’t need fixing. You need to remember. Open for enrollment NOW. Follow @the_conscious_coach_

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  Episode #35

  Ep 35 - Why Secure Men Aren't Threatened by Strong Women

  Jun 22, 202622 minS1

  Love to hear your take aways. Send me a message. In this Father's Day episode of Midlife Audacity, I reflect on the men who have shaped my life—my father, my husband, mentors, coaches, and friends—and explore a question that's been on my mind: Have we become so focused on criticizing unhealthy masculinity that we've forgotten to celebrate healthy masculinity? This isn't a conversation about men versus women. It's a conversation about partnership, wholeness, and the masculine and feminine energies that exist within all of us. I share my thoughts on: ✨ The difference between healthy and unhealthy masculinity ✨ Why secure men aren't threatened by strong women ✨ Masculine and feminine energy explained in simple terms ✨ The role of steadiness, responsibility, and support in healthy relationships ✨ How over-functioning and carrying everything can leave women exhausted ✨ What I've learned about trust, receiving, and allowing support in midlife ✨ Why the healthiest relationships aren't built on power, but partnership I also share personal reflections about my father, my marriage to Steve, and the lessons I've learned about balancing strength, support, leadership, and love. If you've ever found yourself carrying too much, trying to do it all, or wondering what healthy partnership really looks like, this episode is for you. Because perhaps the goal isn't becoming more masculine or more feminine. Perhaps the goal is becoming more whole. Soulful Sunday Newsletter : Each week, you’ll hear from me in a way that’s simple, intentional, and easy to stay connected to. Book Study Seminars : Soul School has opened up new room called, Book Study Seminars. This room meets four times a year to read, study and unpack not only the words, but our lives, together. Our summer theme is identity FLOW and we start May 7th. For four weeks, we’ll study together using, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, as our anchor text. Together, we will explore reconnecting to creativity, intuition, fun, movement, and authentic expression. Soul School: A curriculum for midlife women who are ready to remember their wisdom, protect their energy, project their power and come back into alignment. You don’t need fixing. You need to remember. Open for enrollment NOW. Follow @the_conscious_coach_

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