Finding Your People in Midlife

Heal, Survive & Thrive!

Stephanie Lyn

Education:self-improvement, Self-improvement, Education

4.9 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Am I the only one who notices that in midlife our social lives and friendships often take a huge back seat? We don’t always have the time or energy to invest in these relationships, and it can feel lonely even though we still crave the connections we once had. I hear this so often from women in their mid-30s and beyond, especially until the kids leave the house. Their social life feels nonexistent. Today I want to share a little about my own experiences because I am on the search for my people, the group of women who are my best friends, who I hang out with often, and who I can chat with throughout the day about what we are going through. Building these friendships with women is so important. The good ones are our anchors. They cheer us on, offer comfort when we need it, and give us the space to let loose, be ourselves, cry, or laugh uncontrollably. For more information visit her at www.StephanieLynLifeCoaching.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StephanieLynCoaching LTK: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/StephanieLynStyle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanielyncoach/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeg1m9pu/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanielyncoaching Thank you for your love and support! Stephanie

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Welcome back to He'll Survive and Thrive. I wanted to have a conversation today. I have
0:05.7	some notes because I want to hit every point because I feel like at this age and stage of life,
0:13.0	this topic is something that a lot of us go through and just how like our friendships have
0:19.1	changed. You know, when we're in our 20s and 30s, like we just have the time to be with our friends.
0:24.4	We have time to nurture those relationships.
0:26.7	And as I've gone older, I have realized that unless you just have a lot of sisters
0:33.2	or you have that like one or two solid best friend that you've had majority of your life,
0:39.4	it's harder to meet friends at this age.
0:42.3	I'm 44.
0:43.3	And life is super busy and we're all in the same playing field.
0:46.7	I just feel like, yes, of course, all of us women could just say, we're going to start
0:50.5	fostering our relationships and we're going to make more of an effort.
0:53.5	But we're tired. I mean, we're going to make more of an effort. But we're tired.
0:54.8	I mean, we're tired at the end of the day.
0:57.9	So it's just difficult.
0:59.9	And I feel like I hear this so often from women that will say, again, unless they have a lot of sisters
1:05.8	or maybe they have a lot of close friends that they've had majority of their life. I think a lot of
1:11.8	us are searching for those really significant relationships to have in our lives. We have a lot of
1:20.4	acquaintances. We have a lot of mom friends that we might see at like sporting events or things
1:25.7	that the kids are doing. And I feel like Saturday
1:27.9	afternoon is my Friday night, like it used to be in my 20s, where I'm like, okay, I'm at the
1:33.9	soccer field and I get to see like all the moms that I just love and we get to sit there.
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