Midlife Intimacy, A Grown Folks Conversation

Intimacy at midlife doesn’t break. It evolves. We open up a frank, compassionate conversation about how desire, confidence, and connection change as our bodies and lives change—and why that shift can lead to deeper, steadier, more soul-filling closeness. From performance pressure to presence, we unpack the scripts we inherited from culture, friends, and faith communities and trade them for safety, honesty, and intention.

We get real about the physiology and the psychology. Hormonal shifts, stress, medications, sleep debt, caregiving, and grief all shape libido and arousal. Men often carry quiet pressure that drives risky quick fixes for ED; women may feel shame about changing bodies and desire. We offer grounded alternatives: medical guidance when needed, trauma-aware support, and practices that make space for tenderness instead of tests. You’ll hear how agenda-free closeness—15 minutes of gentle touch, soft conversation, and shared breath—can reignite connection without turning intimacy into a pass-fail exam.

Self-intimacy is the foundation. We share prompts to grieve what’s gone and appreciate what’s here, plus language to express needs clearly without blame. Small moves compound: better sleep, daily appreciation, creative privacy in a busy home, and affirmations that rewire self-talk. Try these anchors this week: I am desirable beyond performance. My body is evolving, not betraying me. Slower does not mean less powerful. Along the way, we honor community, acknowledge legacy, and keep the focus on alignment—because when your values, body, and relationship are aligned, connection flows.

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Transcript

Opening And Show Milestones

Coach Stacy 0:03

Nobody set us down and said, Hey, your body will change. Your desire, that might change too. Your confidence might wobble. And intimacy? It will require a whole new skill set. We're taught performance, but where we're not taught is presence.

Coach Wayne 0:31

You found the midlife revolution unleashed the space to embrace your wisdom, reignite your passions, and move boldly into what's next. I am Coach Wayne, the VIP coach.

Coach Stacy 0:45

And I'm Coach Stacy M. Lewis. We're here with insights, stories, and strategies to fuel your midlife journey. So take a breath, lean in. Your revolution starts now.

Coach Wayne 1:02

Bring your bottle to the table. It's grown folks' conversation tonight, Stacy.

Coach Stacy 1:09

Bottle to the table and children someplace else.

Honoring Jesse Jackson’s Legacy

Coach Wayne 1:15

Tonight we have a lot going on, but before we have to celebrate and talk about our atheist and uh celebration, this is our atheist show, Stacy. And we are moving on and moving along. What else is there to say that's going on?

Coach Stacy 1:33

It's hard to believe that it's been 80 episodes, Wayne. Hey, I love it. You know, some other things that are happening is uh this is one of our February episodes, and we would certainly be remiss if we did not mention that it is Black History Month, and we want to acknowledge that I say not only the Black community, but our society, our country, um, and the world has lost someone uh that many of us consider a pillar uh in our community, and that is of uh the one and only Jesse Jackson.

Coach Wayne 2:21

Yeah, Stacey, people don't realize how involved you know he was. He ran for president, uh making way for President Obama as a excuse me, as a black man, and uh he he's been involved, as you know. Uh I saw an ode by Reverend Sharp Sharpton. Sharpton. Uh Jesse died at 84. And uh he is, I think he has about 12 years on Reverend Sharpton. And Reverend Sharpton was saying how he looked up to him as a civil rights leader, as an advocate for just human rights and all that you know, Jesse was involved in. So may he transition in peace.

Coach Stacy 3:04

Amen. Amen. Definitely. Uh uh my mom was, you know, kind of active in Shirley Chisholm's campaign, and he came after that. And so I very much recall uh his run, the run Jesse Run uh pin, which I think I actually still have um in my souvenirs, my history, family history souvenirs. So certainly we uh express our heartfelt sympathies to his family and um pray everyone's strength for sure.

Coach Wayne 3:39

Just quickly, did you know that Mayor Dinkins, the first black mayor in New York City, he paved the way for Mayor Dinkins as well?

Setting The Topic: Intimacy Redefined

Coach Stacy 3:47

That sounds about right, yeah, yeah. And you being a a bit of a Jamaican to New Yorker, right? Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yeah. We know that New York City history, absolutely. And I remember that well too. But what are we talking about tonight, Sir Wayne?

Coach Wayne 4:07

Today, Stacey, we're gonna be hello, Delane. Welcome to the Midnight Leash. Today we're gonna be talking about intimacy, and you know, we're talking about more than performative intimacy, we're talking about connectivity, we're talking about uh confidence, uh, safety as our bodies evolve. And you know, before we introduce ourselves, Stacey, someone once said that intimacy is into me, see, but it's more than that, right? It's into our partners or friends as well. So we're gonna talk about all of that today. And I'm the VIP coach Wayne. I help men navigate midlife so that their second half can be their best half. And I'm delighted that shotgun riding up front with me is the one and only. You better play that applause, Miss Stacy.

Coach Stacy 5:13

It is always good to be with you, Coach Wayne. Uh, I am Stacy, I am a midlife woman's coach, a nonprofit executive, and a lover of God and his people. I'm always excited to be here. And I find this conversation that we're about to have um a little fresh and new. And so, welcome, Angie, uh, who says this conversation is right up my alley. So let's get it, let's go.

Outgrowing Old Blueprints Of Sex

Coach Wayne 5:42

And Diaz in the house. So, yeah, we have a lot of ladies on tonight. I'm not checking over on our other channels, such as uh LinkedIn, but I imagine later on we'll get a chance to look in on them as well. Welcome everyone. Yeah, Stacey. You know, we have inherited a blueprint about what intimacy is. And as we age, unfortunately, sometimes we get stuck with that blueprint in terms of what we ought to be and how we ought to be. We are stuck in that blueprint of what the 20s looked like when we had roaring muscles and our our we were at our peak in terms of our hormones and bodily functions. And so we compete and compare ourselves with a time gone, which is part of the problem uh when we talk about intimacy and sharing.

Coach Stacy 6:43

You're right. Often we are operating on the script uh that that we started in our 20s, right? Um really focused on uh how we looked and and how we felt and uh kind of the the hormones that were happening in the 20s. And I think we have really been a great part of this communication shift, where I don't know about in your home, Wayne, um, but there was not a lot of conversation growing up, even as I became a young adult. Uh, there was not a lot of conversation uh from my parents about any aspects of intimacy. There was not a lot of conversation from my mother about how your body will change, right, as you get older. Yes, we want, you know, young folks to live and be present where they are. Um, but what a gift it would have been to really have some of these conversations to normalize what is our midlife season and how things change, but it doesn't mean that it all has to change for the bad.

Coach Wayne 7:59

Yeah, a lot of us at Midlife Now got those uh tidbits, that information, that knowledge in what they call sexual ed at school, but then it was still curtailed somewhat and you know, was very textbook-oriented. And or or you went outside and you caught up with big boy, you know, or somebody else who was older and perhaps more uh informed, uh, whether it was good information or bad information or misinformation. But that's kind of how people kind of felt their way through uh back in a few decades ago.

Culture, Faith, And Shame Scripts

Coach Stacy 8:40

Yeah, uh the the beauty, the beauty of midlife, uh, I think also exposes the cracks in those models, right? In the assumptions that our 50s and 60s are going to be the same in some ways as our 30s, even. And so, you know, that's that's a big fallacy, and certainly we are here to fracture that one.

Coach Wayne 9:10

Yeah, some of the things that uh I've had to learn, and and in the groups that I run, we talk about is the fact that as you get to connect to know your partner, as you age and sage, uh ripeness, good old wine, intimacy is a lot more of mind engagement, mental engagement. There's still a lot of physicality, you know. One doesn't hang up the the the thing and say it's we're over. So there's still that, uh, there's a need for that. As humans, we like social interaction, we like to be touched, uh, to be held, to be hugged. Um, and so that's important to nurture. Uh, but some of that, the idea that we have to spontaneously combust, you know, as when you were 20, that that that those days are oftentimes gone. And so, what do you do? How do you make the adjustment? You know, do you have conversations? Do you share experiences? And so, and then you start judging, you know, you're you're uh my wife is not gonna look like a pinup Barbie doll, and I don't know that I could handle that, though I'm in Florida. Almost every every every other person in in Miami looks like that with all the uh surgeries, but you know, uh, but uh the reality is, you know, we all value the persons with us, and we take on a different lease when we come to to sharing intimacy as we get older.

Mindful Connection Over Performance

Coach Stacy 10:43

Yeah, you know, I was thinking as I was thinking about this this topic and tonight's episode, um, thinking about some of the scripts that we brought with us unknowingly, right? I think about scripts not only from culture, but the scripts that we bought from church, right? Or or whatever our faith walk was, and the whether it be the stigma or any shame or um any judgments around what intimacy is, should be, um, and how that really plays into the mindset that we have today. And so um, you know, I've been thinking about, of course, the hormonal shifts that take place. Um I can only speak to those that take place as a woman, um, and how those hormonal shifts impact body image and um even emotional safety and how we process um what desirability is now, and even as we look at ourselves and our changing bodies, um, how that affects our own mindset about our desirability. Um something we should talk about.

Coach Wayne 12:15

Yeah, you know, uh men that I work with, they deal with a lot of self, I think self-infused pressure, performance pressure, and tell themselves, and this is why one of the most popular things on the shelf is how to manage erectile dysfunction. And that uh happens not not to everyone, and it's not a prerequisite to aging per se. But if you don't take care of yourself, don't use it, you lose it. If you don't take care of your body, if you don't sleep, if you don't rest, all that good stuff, uh, if you're stressed, if you're on some medication, those things happen. Um, but delicately speaking, can be managed, right? And you know, a lot of folks are going behind the scenes and buying uh substances that are not prescribed because of the pressure they put themselves under. And one of the key that I think the most important thing I find when I do groups and I work with men, and right now, Stacey, I'm doing some clinical work with men, uh, not men of color, to be honest, a mixed group. And one of the things, the pressure uh when it comes to relationship and and those issues as men get older, um, they are artificially stimulating themselves, which means they are, you know, trying everything possible. Uh injections with hormones, the blue pill, uh cocaine, you know, and and those are dangerous waters. Yeah, the most important thing, if I may say, Stacey, the most important thing is to have a partner that supports you and understands you and does not call you out and judge you.

Coach Stacy 14:07

Yeah, I think that that that is the most important thing under any circumstance, right? And under uh any subject matter. And I would add to that that it is important that you acknowledge within yourself um what might what some of those false narratives might be, right? And I think about some of the men in my life that I talk to, right? And and that uh comparison or that equating masculinity with their level of function, their level of performance. Um, and I think that you know, women can do something similar, uh, right. And and that's why, you know, oftentimes they may they may not feel it, but they fake it. And so uh really thinking about safety and vulnerability, I think is something we should talk about to really um start to ground or disrupt some of the negative thinking or the the false mindsets around this.

Coach Wayne 15:19

Yeah, I think emotional safety is the foundation for intimacy. Um, when when there is trust built between the partners, when there is a level of equity in the relationship, so there is no pressure of me being over you, you're sub, you know, substandard or inferior to me. And when there is the feeling of you know, emotional safety, um, and you can share with each other your vulnerabilities. That's one of the things I know with men. I work with black men particularly, so uh I find this to be true with them. Uh, we don't get vulnerable, we're afraid to get real, real. And if we're not vulnerable, sometimes there's avoidance, you know, things are happening, maybe stress. Sometimes duress and stress causes it too, Stacey. The inability for men to perform as they would. And when that happens, they go into avoidance, and oftentimes they get outside of their relationship to uh to test.

Safety, Vulnerability, And Trust

Coach Stacy 16:31

One of the things I find interesting, and you know, my um job in a nonprofit sector um is in the oncology field, right? So folks um that have been diagnosed with cancer. And often, as we talk about or educate around um how cancer treatment impacts your body, it is also deeply connected to reconnecting with yourself. So you talked about the um emotional safety with a partner. Um often we, regardless of our health status, have to remember or sometime even reconnect with ourselves in a safe way, right? From a safe mindset where we're not judging ourselves or shaming ourselves for whatever the situation is, but where we are understanding, um, you know, kind of you you mentioned into me see, um, but understanding into me see, right? Into what do what do I feel, what do I need in a way that is presented with safety, right? That is presented, yes, with a level of vulnerability, but to ourselves, right? A level of safety. And um, you know, as we have this conversation, we get to talk about both in the partner setting, but also talk about this intimacy with ourselves, you know, as grown, mature people then.

Coach Wayne 18:23

Yeah, and that means being able to speak truth to power, speak about what it is you need from your partner, um, what your fears are, what your concerns are, because you know yourself much better than someone else. And though in in some instances, not all, because uh sometimes mid-age people have new partners, but if you have been existing with the same person and you kind of know them like hand in glove, uh, don't assume that they can mind read what your needs are. And so it's important to, as you said, uh get into me, see, and be vulnerable and share where you are, what you're feeling, what you're thinking, what you fear, and what you enjoy.

Coach Stacy 19:15

And as coaches, right, we if the if the issue or the challenge were not intimacy, we'll say, if it were uh shame or um invisibility, right, we would coach to get the client really in touch with themselves, right? And so to your point of those that have the the long-term relationships and how you you might be able to get to a place of of safety and vulnerability, expressing what you need, right? I would add the reminder that sometimes you need to reconnect with yourself to know what you need, right? To to start to write down what you need, to really think about what you need, not at a service level, um, but at a heart level, at a at an emotional level. Um, what what do you need? What you know, what do you need from yourself? What do you need from someone else you call a partner? You know, relationships definitely have many different levels. And how can you begin to identify um what what you do need? And even before you talk about it, just remind yourself to start small, right? Like don't throw it all out there on the table if you're not quite sure, it's a space of safety and vulnerability.

Self-Intimacy And Body Acceptance

Coach Wayne 20:59

Yeah, yeah. And even as professionals, Stacey, when I work with men who show up to talk about their personal issues, uh, the one thing we have to establish first is confidence and safety, right? So even in that, where they're paying for it, uh, we have to establish a safe zone, confidentiality so that they are able to be vulnerable and transparent and authentic. And the same is true in your personal lives when you're one-on-one with your partner. Stacy, is there any kingdom-related uh sharing around this piece?

Coach Stacy 21:40

Absolutely. And I would, you know, offer a couple of questions, right? Like, what is it that shut you down? Do you even know what shut you down? Or when was the last time you shared something vulnerable? Not dramatic, but vulnerable, just honest. And certainly reflecting on the word, the basic instruction before leaving earth and thinking about, you know, Adam and Eve in the garden, right? They were naked and unashamed. That's what the word says. And in that, it demonstrates that there was intimacy with God, which was originally about vulnerability without fear. And that's really what we want to engage in. It's not, it's not, it's not performance without flaws. It was that vulnerability without fear. And so really knowing who we are, what we need, and beginning to come to our own position with that, right? And our own emotional safety with that. And then beginning to share that with your partner.

Hormones, Lifestyle, And Stress

Coach Wayne 22:58

Yeah. Stacey, I had a chat with my urologist some time ago, and he was sharing with me that he's uh the whole industry, medicine, are paying attention to the fact that a time like now is at its highest level, the record of men, younger men, who are showing up with decreased testosterone. Uh, it used to be something that would show up as you age and evolved, um, but it's showing up at men with men much younger. And you know, we're seeing where it's, you know, they're having greater issues around those things. Um, and and it is established by some scientifically that some of this has to do with the food intake, the artificial food that we're having, uh, processed food, uh, additional estrogen in our food, and um and and and just lifestyle in general. So hark unto thee who thinks that you're gonna be invincible all your life, you know. Uh, middle-aged men uh who are accustomed to going through some of these body changes struggle with it. But it's important that you know there are various therapies that people use, but naturally, too, you can age gracefully and evolve knowing that some of these things are nature's way. We talk about hormonal shift, uh, stress. How do you manage stress? Are you functioning where you're being mindful and present in the place of intimacy, or are you wandering and stressed out and unable to think about being present for men? And there are a few more for men, too, um, which I think go across the board, Stacy. You talked about caregiving, self-care. Uh, do we do that properly? You know, get proper rest. Rest is a key, Stacey. Uh, you can't really function on two hours sleep, right? And uh, and and there are some other things. Let me hear from you, Stacey. What do you think about that?

Coach Stacy 25:14

The Yeah, I I I couldn't agree with you more. I was listening intently uh and in agreement because it is the realities of this season of our lives that impact, right? Our body is changing, and so are so many of those other things, right? Our the hormonal shifts you mentioned. Um, you know, now some of us, not all of us, but some of us may be taking more medications than we've ever taken in our lives. And how does that impact not only how our body feels, how we feel about our body, and how does that impact maybe the sleep that you just mentioned or the level of stress that we carry? And as we continue to move through this season, part of our real reality is that you know, life happens. We experience deep loss, and sometimes trauma resurfaces, and kind of the family dynamics may shift, and all of that impacts our home hormones, our stress, our sleep, which impacts how we present, how we are present, how we um engage, and um how our intimacy experiences are.

Home Context And Creative Romance

Coach Wayne 26:46

Yeah, you know, context also matters in a home where you have uh growing children, where you have uh aging parents, you get to feel sometimes that you're never alone, and it may uh may crowd your intimacy, so to speak, your opportunity. Um, sometimes, you know, if that's happening, we gotta get creative, uh get away, you know, uh do things, you know. We talk about date nights, we talk about just uh treating ourselves, but it's okay once in a while to to take a mini vacation and just get away with your partner. Uh things evolve and change, and um, you know, candlelit dinner. You did it when you were 30, 20, teenager, um, make it happen again. Uh say to your partner who has gained some weight or has lost some muscle mass that you still find them attractive, uh, nobody shaming, no judgment zone. And um, you know, accept it. Listen, if you love a person and they're dear to you, as long as they're healthy, it's more of them to love.

Coach Stacy 28:05

Amen. Um, you know, thinking about the the household and the context. Uh, you talked about, you know, having children, whether they be young children, adult children, maybe you even have um a parent or an in-law um in the home as well, or that you're responsible for as well. And part of it, I think, is also just showing yourself some grace in those seasons and not expecting that the the even the drive that you have to be intimate is going to be the same, right? When you are in a season that is emotionally and physically demanding, like caretaking, um, you know, something's gotta give. And I think normalizing that, right? And normalizing things like the hormonal shifts that may cause a lower libido. Like, let's normalize some of these realities that you know, we talk to, I don't know how brothers do it, but I know, you know, I'll talk to my good girlfriend about it on the phone. Um, you know, it's normal in these small settings, and to really normalize it at a higher level, I think is, you know, one of the things we want to we want to really do with this conversation.

Normalizing Changing Desire

Coach Wayne 29:43

It is so funny because guys don't do it. Guys don't have those conversations. You know, guys have those conversations, and unfortunately, sometimes uh they lack it even when they get older, but they should have it almost as if their kids take in score, you know, what score is and they're competing and still lying about performative stuff, even at 50, right? To their friends, and of course, you know, uh none of that is necessary because uh your business is your business with the person that you share intimacy with, it's not something to be broadcast unless you're getting uh professional coaching or therapy for the purpose of enhancing and improving the relationship. So I would I would tell brothers to hold back on the need to take your business out there and broadcast it, especially if it's not from someone that has done the work professionally to guide you.

Coach Stacy 30:52

Yeah, I think it's it again. I I'm I'm not here to speak for the brothers, um, but to your point of like not broadcasting your business, you know, also uh making sure that as you're thinking about that broadcast, that it's not from this place of uh tale telling or you know, spinning the story. Uh sometimes if you feel the desire to broadcast from a place of authenticity, uh that could really be a benefit to someone else, that's great. But if you're gonna come out here with a whole bunch of hype and and untruths, that's that's not uh not helpful. Um, I think we get to remember that slower doesn't mean broken, just like you say, aging is really saging. Um, slower doesn't mean broken.

Coach Wayne 31:48

Yeah, Delane says that it's about pride for for guys, I guess. They're ashamed of feeling less than, so they'll oftentimes make it up and lie. I would think women also, some women experience the same thing with their girlfriends.

Coach Stacy 32:03

Yeah, yeah, I I agree. Um, I think sometimes there's I don't know that there's as much pride. I mean, certainly I can't speak for all women, but I do think that when there are those changes, even in uh the level of joy or enjoyment you have in intimate experiences, there's more a sense of shame or like something is wrong with me, which is why I feel like the normalizing some of some of these real changes is so important.

Privacy, Pride, And Honest Sharing

Coach Wayne 32:40

Yeah. And Stacey, as a coach, you know this. We share, we don't tell people what to do, we guide them, we make recommendations, and we ask them to call on their strengths and what they're capable of doing so that they sustain these things. But, you know, one of the things in terms of habits, right? We're talking about habits, eating differently and so forth, but also uh the mental health part is a big part of it. So, one of the exercises that I want to share, excuse me, today with folks is asking, what am I grieving about, you know, regarding my younger body and what's not there of the younger body. What am I grieving about? And to that end, uh coupled with that is what am I appreciating about my current body?

Coach Stacy 33:29

I always like the uh the the positive, the what am I appreciating? Um, I think the what am I grieving is just as valuable. Uh, it helps you tap into what might I need to tend to that grief. Um, so great questions, Coach Wayne. Great questions. Thank you, Stace.

Coach Wayne 33:51

Stacy, are we gonna leave some to-dos for the folks as we're or where do you want us to take it?

Coach Stacy 34:03

I think I think we must, right? We want to really ensure that we are adding value and and tips and tools. And um, I think one practical thing to do is to just let's get off the whole intimacy myth carousel, right? Let's let's stop going spinning around. I don't know how many of you remember the whole spin around, right? And you see kids hanging on like that. Um, but let's let's stop telling ourselves things that are not true. And and when especially when it comes to our intimacy, let's do maybe a a temperature check, five, ten minutes. What's working, what feels awkward, and what do we want more of?

Grief For Youth, Grace For Now

Coach Wayne 34:55

Yeah. I have a client now that is having some issues uh after surgery, and so one of the things that we ask him to do, and I'm putting this out there too for listeners, is to uh begin with uh gently have a 15-minute uh physical closeness without any agenda and no expectations, just uh intimacy in terms of a meshing of the spirit, the soul, and the hearts, and see how that goes. Um, and with this client, we also had him reintroduced uh just light touch by way of a non-sexual massage with his partner to see how that would work. Um, they had kind of fallen off the ball in terms of intimacy, and uh he came back and said, Wow, I was surprised to see that I could respond. You know, uh we didn't we didn't have sex, we didn't do that, but uh I was aroused and it made me feel so different about myself that I I went back to the bedroom. He they were sleeping in separate bedrooms, so so you know, um, those are pointers that uh the listening audience can take to their situation if they're yeah, I wanted to acknowledge um you know what Delaine said.

Coach Stacy 36:30

Sometimes scars on your body are your blessing, and um, you know, I I definitely have some some scars, right? And it's probably because of those scars or because of the surgery uh that you know that I'm alive and doing well. And so definitely a blessing. And another thing we can do to hop off of this intimacy myth, carousel, is to start revealing ourselves in small ways, and that's something we can do to ourselves or with ourselves, right? Just really looking at ourselves to your point, Wayne. Um, sometimes it is just becoming more or re-familiarizing yourself with yourself.

SPEAKER_02 37:23

Yeah.

Coach Stacy 37:23

This is who I am now, these are the scars that I have now, and begin to build trust in, you know, in your body and in who you are, so that as you even think about doing the same in a partnered relationship, um, that you're coming from a place of familiarity, you know who you are, and you're coming from a place of trust in who you are and your ability to decide to trust someone else with who you are.

Coach Wayne 37:59

Yeah, absolutely. Says, I want to drop if you are ready to do it some affirmations and declarations before we we wrap up with uh this week's uh and by the way, this is the love month. Yeah, we talk about that's true, yeah, right. So uh and next week we have a surprise, but hopefully we have a guest to continue on the level of of communications between uh individuals, Stacy. Uh as an affirmation and declaration, let's use I am desirable beyond performance as something we say to ourselves. I'm desirable beyond performance.

Coach Stacy 38:43

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's good. I'm gonna go with my body is evolving, not betraying me.

Coach Wayne 38:53

And slower does not mean less powerful.

Practical Reconnection Exercises

Coach Stacy 39:02

Fist raised in the air to that one. Slower does not mean less powerful. Um, this, my dear friend, has been such a rewarding conversation. We hope that it has been rewarding to those uh listening and watching, uh, whether you are catching the live or the replay. Uh, a couple of key takeaways we can make sure we share before we wrap tonight. Um, is the reminder that intimacy must evolve as we evolve. Nothing stays the same, everything must change.

Coach Wayne 39:44

In midlife, your intimacy can be deeper, richer, and so much more intentional.

Coach Stacy 39:53

Yes, indeedy. Know that Wayne and I are here as supporters, as coaches. Our contact information is always in the show notes. But Wayne, would you like to talk about your assessment before we bounce?

Coach Wayne 40:13

Real quickly, um, you know, Stacy, we have developed an assessment and we didn't do it alone. We beat up a lot of research and reading, and then we threw it at a few uh AIs that are out there that took us to the mill and did it a lot faster than we could, and came back with some stuff that was really revealing and profound. And I've used the assessment myself, but I've shared it with others, and it's on the money. So we will drop a link for folks who want a self-assessment about alignment. Stacy, you and I know this, it's all about alignment, right? When you are aligned, you will find flow, you will grow. Absolutely.

Coach Stacy 40:57

All right, for that little rhyme there, sir. You will find flow and you will grow. Uh, certainly our audience knows how to uh get in touch with me. If you'd like to learn more about my coaching or just to have a conversation, or like to learn more about the Midlife Sisters Collective, know that you can reach me however you are watching this stream or listening to this conversation. We respond to our messages. Coach Wayne, I want you to know that I am cheering our community on.

Coach Wayne 41:33

And Stace, I will see them all at the top. Until next time. At the top.

Coach Stacy 41:46

Thanks for tuning in to Midlife Revolution Unleashed. We're grateful you're part of this journey.

Coach Wayne 41:52

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Coach Stacy 41:59

I'm Coach Stacy, and I'm cheering you on.

Coach Wayne 42:02

And I'm Coach Wayne, and I'll see you at the top.