From Decoding Women's Health: Decoding Happiness in Midlife

The Happiness Lab: Getting Unstuck

Pushkin Industries

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.7 • 14.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Midlife can be a period of immense change and, sometimes, challenging emotions. But it’s also an opportunity to cultivate deeper, more lasting happiness. Dr Laurie recently joined another Pushkin podcast, Decoding Women's Health with Dr Elizabeth Poynor, to share insights on how midlife women can thrive. Dr Laurie breaks down the components of happiness, explains why we’re often mistaken about what makes us happy, and provides practical tools and habits to boost wellbeing, manage negative emotions, and navigate burnout.

On Decoding Women’s Health, Dr Elizabeth Poynor makes the science of women’s health accessible—from hormones to metabolism to longevity—so you can thrive at any stage of life. A world-renowned gynecologic oncologist and advanced pelvic surgeon, Dr Poynor speaks with leading physicians, researchers, and educators to share the latest science on wellness, disease prevention, and what it really means to age on your own terms. Because mid-life isn’t a crisis—it’s an opportunity.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed human.
0:10.7	Pushkin.
0:13.4	Hey, Happiness Lab listeners.
0:15.0	Today, you're in for a treat.
0:16.6	Because in this special episode, we're switching things up a bit.
0:19.7	On most episodes of the Happiness Lab, you get to hear me interviewing experts about the science of well-being.
0:25.2	But today, I'm the one in the interview seat. In this special episode, I sit down with
0:30.1	Dr. Elizabeth Pointer for an episode of her new podcast, Decoding Women's Health. And we talked
0:35.6	about a topic that doesn't get nearly enough attention,
0:38.6	happiness in midlife. If you're a fan of the happiness lab, you may have heard me share that I
0:43.7	recently turned the big 50. And so these days, I've been thinking a lot about happiness in midlife,
0:50.0	but you certainly don't need to be middle-aged or even a woman to get something out of this
0:53.7	conversation with Dr. Pointer.
0:55.8	We dig into what research shows about how happiness changes across all our lifetimes,
1:00.6	why it dips and rises when it does, and the strategies that we can use to boost well-being at all different ages.
1:06.8	I hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do, make sure to follow Decoding Women's Health with Dr. Elizabeth Pointer, wherever you get your podcasts.
1:15.6	This show is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
1:22.2	It is for informational purposes.
1:24.5	Please consult your health care professional with any medical questions.
1:29.0	There are lots of structural things that make midlife hard, but a lot of what makes midlife
1:33.1	hard is that we have very high standards for ourselves. Like the world has high standards,
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