
Message In The Middle
This podcast is a safe and supportive space for listeners to explore life's challenging lessons and gain inspiration for their personal development journey. Through a variety of engaging formats, including interviews, book clubs, master classes, and discussions, the podcast delves into topics related to perseverance, self-empowerment, and self-discovery. With a focus on sharing expertise, inspiring stories and insights from a diverse range of voices, the podcast aims to help listeners navigate difficult experiences, provide hope and inspiration, and develop the resilience and strength needed to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. At its core, this podcast is a platform for personal growth and development. It provides a welcoming space for listeners to explore life's toughest lessons and learn from others who have overcome similar challenges. Through a variety of formats, including interviews with experts and everyday people, book clubs featuring thought-provoking works, and discussions focused on specific topics, listeners are exposed to a range of perspectives and ideas that can help them on their own personal journeys. One of the key themes of this podcast is perseverance. Many of the stories shared on the show highlight the importance of pushing through difficult times and not giving up, even when the odds seem insurmountable. Whether it's overcoming eating disorders, grief, addiction, navigating a health crisis, or dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic experience, the podcast emphasizes the resilience and strength of the human spirit. Another important theme of the podcast is self-empowerment. Listeners are encouraged to take control of their own lives and pursue their goals with confidence and determination. By sharing stories of individuals who have transformed their lives through hard work and self-discovery, the podcast inspires listeners to believe in their own potential and take steps to create the life they want and to recognize that we are all capable of rewiring our thoughts and behaviors. Finally, the podcast is focused on self-discovery. Through discussions and interviews, listeners are encouraged to explore their own values, beliefs, and desires, and to gain a deeper understanding of themselves. By reflecting on their own experiences and learning from the stories of others, listeners can gain valuable insights that can help them navigate life's challenges and live more fulfilling lives. Overall, this podcast is a powerful resource for anyone seeking inspiration, guidance, and support on their personal development journey. By exploring life's difficult lessons through inspiring stories, interviews, book clubs, and discussions, listeners can gain the tools they need to persevere through tough times, empower themselves to achieve their goals, and discover their true selves.
Show episodes

What If You’re Not Broken—Just Blocked? Tara Wiskow on Healing, Identity, and the Power to Rise
In this transformative episode of Message in the Middle, I’m joined by Tara Wiskow, an intuitive energy healer and life reinvention expert who’s helping women break free from the patterns that keep them small—self-abandonment, self-sabotage, and people-pleasing. After naturally losing 220 pounds and healing through lay
In this episode of Message in the Middle, host Marianne sits down with Amy Friesen—award-winning eldercare expert, best-selling author, and host of the Artful Aging podcast. With more than 20 years in the senior housing industry, Amy has become a guiding light for families navigating the emotional and logistical comple
In today"s episode I am sitting down with Sarah Wilson, a certified wellness coach, host of the Everything’s Messy podcast, and women with a mission to help other Type 1 Diabetics find the path of true understanding and to help them take their power. Sarah describes her background as messy, and while it may be unconven

Stepping Into Strength: What a Female Commodore Learned About Doubt, Trust & Growth
What does it really mean to lead when you"re filled with doubt, surrounded by resistance, and still expected to show up strong? In this episode of Message in the Middle, I’m joined by Dr. Jenn Donahue, a retired U.S. Navy Captain, former Commodore of an 1,800-person regiment, and a civil engineer who"s led high-stakes

Empowered Aging: Staying Independent, Choosing Care, and Thriving with Laura Lynn Morrissey
In today’s episode of Message In the Middle we’re diving into one of life’s most important, and often overlooked topics, aging well. We’re asking the big questions many of us face as we grow older or support aging loved ones:How do we maintain independence?Is aging at home the best choice for everyone?What do we need t
In this episode of Message in the Middle, I sit down with Marcia Heath, professional editor, writer, and founder of Bungalow Hill. Marcia’s career was the kind most people would envy—publicist at Simon & Schuster, executive editor at Harcourt, brand strategist for startups and Fortune 500s. But by her early sixties, sh