Stop Running On Empty After 50

Stop Running On Empty After 50

Author: Gloria Grace Rand - Conscious Midlife Strategy Expert July 21, 2026 Duration: 45:11
You can be crushing it by every outside measure and still feel like you're running on empty after 50. Deborah Mallow knows that feeling intimately because it nearly cost her everything before she found her way back to joy. If you’re a woman who looks successful from the outside, but feels stressed, exhausted, and disconnected from your own joy on the inside, tune in as my guest, Deborah Mallow, explores how burnout takes hold and what it really takes to reconnect with your inner sunshine. Deborah is a former top-ranked biotech sales rep turned resilience expert and author of the award-winning book, "Six Steps to Fewer Days that Suck." She relates the exact moment that forced her to admit something had to change, plus the science-backed, deceptively simple practices that helped her rebuild resilience and self-kindness one small win at a time. You'll leave with tools for regulating stress, quieting your inner critic, and giving yourself permission to feel better, starting today. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why burnout doesn't always look like collapse. Sometimes it looks like “success” on paper while you're falling apart on the inside The neuroscience of small wins: how tiny daily habits rewire your brain for resilience and calm A simple morning practice to interrupt the cortisol spike that fuels midlife stress and anxiety Why it's never too late to reinvent yourself — and how letting go of others' judgment is the real permission slip you've been waiting for About My Guest Deborah Mallow is the award-winning author of "Six Steps to Fewer Days That Suck." After facing burnout as a #1-ranked biotech sales representative Deborah navigated her own struggles with burnout and created The Daily Decisions, a practical toolkit designed to help you stop running on empty and start living with more ease. Connect with Deborah: Website: thedailydecisions.com Positive Energy Club (free): thedailydecisions.com/inspire Book: amazon.com (search: Six Steps to Fewer Days That Suck by Deborah Mallow) Design Your Life, Your Way – next steps: Learn more about working with Gloria Grace Rand: gloriarand.com Join the Soulful Women's Network: bit.ly/soulnetwork Get your free self-love guide: gloriarand.com/selflove If this episode spoke to you, leave us a review. Follow/subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. Share this with a friend who's running on empty and needs permission to refill. Connect with me on LinkedIn @GloriaGraceRand to continue the conversation about midlife, resilience, and living on purpose.

For professional women who’ve reached a certain point and are asking, “What’s next?” there’s Design Your Life, Your Way. This isn’t about slowing down; it’s about intentionally building what comes after a successful career or a life spent raising others. Your host, Gloria Grace Rand, acts as a Midlife Empowerment Guide, drawing from her own journey and conversations with a diverse range of experts. Episodes move beyond vague inspiration to offer tangible strategies. You’ll hear discussions on launching a passion-driven business, redefining personal health and fitness after fifty, and navigating the psychological shifts that come with this liberating chapter. The core idea is that this time is ripe for reinvention, not retreat. Gloria and her guests provide the practical tools and candid perspectives needed to reclaim your sense of purpose and design a life that feels authentically yours. It’s a resource for women ready to move from automatic living to intentional choice, covering everything from entrepreneurial mindset and financial shifts to holistic wellness and personal growth. Tune in for a blend of solo reflections and insightful interviews, all aimed at empowering you to edit the next pages of your story with confidence and clarity. This podcast meets you exactly where you are-with plenty of experience behind you-and helps chart a purposeful path forward.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
Why Women Over 50 Need Community to Thrive [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:12
Are you feeling a lack of connection or community in this season of life? The women over 50 who are most alive have one thing in common, and it's not a morning routine or a business strategy. It's each other. In this edi…
Letting Go to Live on Purpose After 50 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:50
You've probably been holding on longer than you should — to a belief, a relationship, a version of yourself that no longer fits. This episode of Design Your Life, Your Way is about what becomes possible the moment you fi…
How to Know When It’s Time to Pivot After 50 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:12
It's not unusual for a moment to arrive after 50 when the life you've built stops fitting who you've become. This edition of Design Your Life, Your Way is all about learning to trust that inner knowing to pivot, even whe…
Recovery, Magic & the Power of Community After 50 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:03
Have you ever felt something was broken inside of you after hitting a low point in your life? Sunshine Witchski spent years believing that until sobriety taught her that rock bottom was really the foundation she'd been b…
Your Body is Talking – Are You Hearing What It Needs? (Women 50+) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:21
What if the reason your business feel harder than it should right now has nothing to do with strategy and everything to do with your body? If you're an over 50 woman who's been pushing through exhaustion, ignoring your b…
Midlife Rebirth: Silence & Self-Love for a New Start [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:16
What if the silence you've been avoiding in midlife is the very thing that could set you free? Laurie Jacobson spent years trying everything to find her way out of pain until 22 days of silence at a Buddhist monastery ga…
Breaking Free from Loneliness: Community After 50 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:57
If you've ever felt lonely in a room full of people — or quietly wondered why connection feels harder to find the older you get — this episode is your permission slip to stop waiting and start reaching out. The sad truth…
Boundaries are Self-Care: How to Stop People Pleasing in Midlife [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:17
If you've spent decades saying yes when you meant no, this episode is your permission slip to stop — and a gentle reminder that setting boundaries isn't selfish. It's sacred. Midlife women who engage in people pleasing o…
From Tired to Inspired: Make a Difference in Your 50s and Beyond [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:39
What if the next chapter of your life isn’t a wind-down — but the most powerful, purposeful season you’ve ever lived? Social impact strategist Suzanne Smith says women over 50 aren’t running out of time to make a differe…
Midlife Habits That Stick: Start Small, Stay Consistent [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:12
Do you know what it's like to release 50 pounds off your body one year and put all that weight back on the next year? That's been the story of my life for the last decade. If you've ever let a healthy habit slide like I…