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Tune in each week to learn from Desiree Leigh Thompson, an academic, a modern mystic, and a personal leadership and lifestyle redesign coach, as well as a published author of Healing Worthlessness: Coming into Self-Love as a Trauma Survivor and the CEO of Desiree Leigh Coaching. In each episode of Midlife Redesigned, Desiree will share the truth about what it takes to develop personal mastery skills to lead a life with intention and integrity by choosing courage over comfort and creativity over conformity.

With Desiree's 10+ years in academia and practical science-based skills as well as her metaphysical and mystical studies and personal divine experiences, Desiree shares a broad range of modalities to support women to enrich their lives, positively impact others, and leave a legacy they are proud of. 

In addition to weekly solo episodes, where Desiree shares up-to-date practices necessary to live an energized life filled with abundance, Desiree will also be interviewing industry leaders, innovators, trailblazers, and disruptors to give listeners an inside scoop of what it takes to build personal power and authority over oneself to increase self-acceptance and self-love.]]></description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:04:00 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:17:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Resonate Recordings https://resonaterecordings.com</generator><atom:link href="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/midlife-redesigned" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" rel="hub"/><itunes:author>Desiree Leigh Thompson</itunes:author><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Join Desiree Leigh Thompson on the Midlife Redesigned podcast that inspires and encourages highly driven women, who want to lead the second half of their lives with intention, purpose, and integrity, to reconnect with themselves, and to take hold of their future. Midlife Redesigned podcast supports women who desire deep connection, contribution, and ambition from the heart for a richer sense of meaning and purpose. Midlife Redesigned encourages women to step forward and contribute to the next generation by sharing their greatness and wisdom with the world. Let’s age gracefully and consciously. Together, we will reshape the future we want to live into, by leveraging the power of our heart.

Tune in each week to learn from Desiree Leigh Thompson, an academic, a modern mystic, and a personal leadership and lifestyle redesign coach, as well as a published author of Healing Worthlessness: Coming into Self-Love as a Trauma Survivor and the CEO of Desiree Leigh Coaching. In each episode of Midlife Redesigned, Desiree will share the truth about what it takes to develop personal mastery skills to lead a life with intention and integrity by choosing courage over comfort and creativity over conformity.

With Desiree's 10+ years in academia and practical science-based skills as well as her metaphysical and mystical studies and personal divine experiences, Desiree shares a broad range of modalities to support women to enrich their lives, positively impact others, and leave a legacy they are proud of.

In addition to weekly solo episodes, where Desiree shares up-to-date practices necessary to live an energized life filled with abundance, Desiree will also be interviewing industry leaders, innovators, trailblazers, and disruptors to give listeners an inside scoop of what it takes to build personal power and authority over oneself to increase self-acceptance and self-love.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:complete>No</itunes:complete><image><url>https://prod-podcast-media-public.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/migrations/com-resonaterecordings-public/cover-art/vLTtLcCldzbctIk6VDkXWGBTXGfSszYW1fLKOaS1.jpg</url><title>Midlife Redesigned</title></image><itunes:image href="https://prod-podcast-media-public.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/migrations/com-resonaterecordings-public/cover-art/vLTtLcCldzbctIk6VDkXWGBTXGfSszYW1fLKOaS1.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Desiree Leigh Thompson</itunes:name><itunes:email>desiree@desireeleigh.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:category text="Spirituality"/><itunes:category text="Self-Improvement"/><itunes:category text="Philosophy"/><podcast:locked>no</podcast:locked><podcast:guid>019e6fcb-dc00-7246-a9a5-a5450db0dc92</podcast:guid><item><title>7. The Divine Message that Saved My Life</title><itunes:title>7. The Divine Message that Saved My Life</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[If Desiree didn't receive this message from the divine, she wouldn't be here today. She owes it all to her practice which has supported her in making many life's decision. In the podcast, find out what she does to be open to receive such divine messages.

Connect with Desiree:

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/desireeleighthompson">@desireeleighthompson</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/coachdesireeleigh/">@coachdesireeleigh</a></p>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:04:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f952c5ee-8ba8-46ea-8513-6084cdb13be3</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/midlife-redesigned/019e7000-5ed9-736e-b9e8-9abf45ce852b/019e7039-92f0-7346-a242-eb2e837425b8/midlife-re-designed-7-the-divine-message-that-saved-my-life-mixmp3.mp3" length="12047258" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode><itunes:summary><![CDATA[If Desiree didn't receive this message from the divine, she wouldn't be here today. She owes it all to her practice which has supported her in making many life's decision. In the podcast, find out what she does to be open to receive such divine messages.

Connect with Desiree:

@desireeleighthompson

@coachdesireeleigh]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>753</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>6. We All Need to Wake Up Now!</title><itunes:title>6. We All Need to Wake Up Now!</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[When we are asleep, we are not conscious to our true sense of reality or of who we genuinely are. We live from a veil of lies and distorted beliefs. But there is a bigger agenda for people to stay asleep and something is greatly at stake when one chooses to remain unconscious to the truth. Come listen to why we all need to wake up now.

Connect with Desiree:

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/desireeleighthompson">@desireeleighthompson</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/coachdesireeleigh/">@coachdesireeleigh</a></p>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">e51d8dce-db41-4f07-a1f7-97e81bde30fb</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/midlife-redesigned/019e7000-5e98-7200-a9d2-0441187bea5d/019e7039-745f-7229-bb65-8d1f2dff5bfb/midlife-re-designed-6-we-all-need-to-wake-up-now-mixmp3.mp3" length="8254226" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:summary><![CDATA[When we are asleep, we are not conscious to our true sense of reality or of who we genuinely are. We live from a veil of lies and distorted beliefs. But there is a bigger agenda for people to stay asleep and something is greatly at stake when one chooses to remain unconscious to the truth. Come listen to why we all need to wake up now.

Connect with Desiree:

@desireeleighthompson

@coachdesireeleigh]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>516</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>5. Why Is Psychological Healing So Important?</title><itunes:title>5. Why Is Psychological Healing So Important?</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[Have you been bypassing healing emotional and mental trauma because society tosses the term around, normalizing it and saying that you don't need to, because it happened so long ago, or because you think you're doing "just fine"?

I can tell you one thing for certain. If you haven't done the work, you are making decisions and having emotional reactions based on the trauma experience. 

Learn why healing is so important to psychological health and wellbeing. Don't listen to the social norms! Take a moment and listen.

<p>Connect with me:</p>

<p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/desireeleighthompson/">@desireeleighthompson</a></p>

<p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/coachdesireeleigh">@coachdesireeleigh</a></p>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">7d6bfa2a-51be-41f5-b818-ba366f7ceb30</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/midlife-redesigned/019e6fff-8412-7188-b962-31a1fdd12b81/019e7035-ee6c-712e-9f5a-324fd98f4b2e/midlife-re-designed-5-why-is-psychological-healing-so-important-mixmp3.mp3" length="9128675" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Have you been bypassing healing emotional and mental trauma because society tosses the term around, normalizing it and saying that you don't need to, because it happened so long ago, or because you think you're doing "just fine"?

I can tell you one thing for certain. If you haven't done the work, you are making decisions and having emotional reactions based on the trauma experience.

Learn why healing is so important to psychological health and wellbeing. Don't listen to the social norms! Take a moment and listen.

Connect with me:

Instagram: @desireeleighthompson

Facebook: @coachdesireeleigh]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>571</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>4. Women Reshaping Their Future by Leveraging the Power of Their Heart</title><itunes:title>4. Women Reshaping Their Future by Leveraging the Power of Their Heart</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[Desiree talks about her new book Midlife Redesigned: Women Reshaping Their Future by Leveraging the Power of Their Heart. Midlife Redesigned book makes you wonder if you are fulfilling your dreams and goals as you approach midlife. Are you paying attention to this new stage of life and do you really know how you want to lead it? Listen to Desiree's passion about designing a life you want to live into. Desiree also talks about a new special release, that is close to her heart, based on how to build lasting self-worth. 

<p>Buy the book:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.balboapress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/813557-midlife-redesigned">Midlife Redesign, Balboa Press</a></p>

<p>Connect with me:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/desireeleighthompson/">@desireeleighthompson</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/coachdesireeleigh">@coachdesireeleigh</a></p>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">440ff836-126e-4b1e-91eb-4ab3cb3ec1d8</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/midlife-redesigned/019e6fff-6b2a-7176-8939-25c21b20dad8/019e7035-77d8-70b3-8c25-5ac80eaab1f4/midlife-re-designed-women-reshaping-their-future-by-leveraging-the-power-of-thei.mp3" length="8633696" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Desiree talks about her new book Midlife Redesigned: Women Reshaping Their Future by Leveraging the Power of Their Heart. Midlife Redesigned book makes you wonder if you are fulfilling your dreams and goals as you approach midlife. Are you paying attention to this new stage of life and do you really know how you want to lead it? Listen to Desiree's passion about designing a life you want to live into. Desiree also talks about a new special release, that is close to her heart, based on how to build lasting self-worth.

Buy the book:

Midlife Redesign, Balboa Press

Connect with me:

@desireeleighthompson

@coachdesireeleigh]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>540</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>3. Your Comfort Zone Is Killing You</title><itunes:title>3. Your Comfort Zone Is Killing You</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[Do you assume that by being in your comfort zone that it escapes you from a sense of uneasiness, fear, and anxiety? Your host Desiree Leigh Thompson explains how your comfort zone can be a form of self-care when done appropriately, but it can also be a place that is psychologically killing you and what to do about it. 

<p>Follow Us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/desireeleighthompson/">Instagram</a></p>

<p>Grab Desiree&#39;s Book:<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Worthlessness-Coming-Self-Love-Survivor-ebook/dp/B08XWTZ9TG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=140WGVTHZ2WEI&amp;keywords=healing+worthlessness&amp;qid=1652478555&amp;sprefix=healing+worthlessness%2Caps%2C116&amp;sr=8-1">Healing Worthlessness: Coming Into Self-Love as a Trauma Survivor</a></p>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">906099a4-8deb-43ad-9f5e-e5d03f022d92</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/midlife-redesigned/019e6ffe-e8e4-7299-9b5d-738f0215ea4d/019e7032-a2c7-7377-aebf-e3e1e7ec7b2b/midlife-re-designed-3-your-comfort-zone-is-killing-you-mixmp3.mp3" length="9410150" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do you assume that by being in your comfort zone that it escapes you from a sense of uneasiness, fear, and anxiety? Your host Desiree Leigh Thompson explains how your comfort zone can be a form of self-care when done appropriately, but it can also be a place that is psychologically killing you and what to do about it.

Follow Us on Instagram

Grab Desiree's Book:

Healing Worthlessness: Coming Into Self-Love as a Trauma Survivor]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>588</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>2. How Type-A Personalities Are Similar to Survivors of Unresolved Trauma and What You Should Do to Find Out if This is True for You</title><itunes:title>2. How Type-A Personalities Are Similar to Survivors of Unresolved Trauma and What You Should Do to Find Out if This is True for You</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[It's difficult to stay on top of your health when you are a high-achieving, driven woman, but have you considered if there is something more to this way of living. High achieving Type-A women have a lot of similarities to survivors of unresolved trauma. They both live in the stress response cycle. 

Being filled with adrenaline on a daily basis can compromise a woman's health especially as she approaches or is in midlife. Find out what the stress response is, how it impacts your health, and whether you are a Type-A or a survivor so you can better connect with your health and heart.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">a361112e-8d33-4006-bf6c-5f47115884e0</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/midlife-redesigned/019e6ffe-e476-73f6-bedf-b97784b2c45e/019e7032-da46-7375-ad8a-d22447b5207d/midlife-re-designed-2-type-a-personalities-mixmp3.mp3" length="14270285" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's difficult to stay on top of your health when you are a high-achieving, driven woman, but have you considered if there is something more to this way of living. High achieving Type-A women have a lot of similarities to survivors of unresolved trauma. They both live in the stress response cycle.

Being filled with adrenaline on a daily basis can compromise a woman's health especially as she approaches or is in midlife. Find out what the stress response is, how it impacts your health, and whether you are a Type-A or a survivor so you can better connect with your health and heart.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>892</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>1. Why We Are Short on Time and How Self-Reflection Can Change This</title><itunes:title>1. Why We Are Short on Time and How Self-Reflection Can Change This</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[When did society become challenged by the concept called “time”? Does it really matter if we even ask this question? Is this question important and relevant to our lives today?  

Desiree Leigh Thompson BSN MSN discusses the complexity of time. This lack of time that we profess to experience is not simply an individualistic problem; it is much more intricate, and in order for us to mentally conquer the lack of time we affirm in our daily lives, we need to understand the elaborateness of the concept of time. It is deeply rooted in the social, political, and economic context that we live in as well as our psychological avoidances or defence strategies.

If you really want to move passed the excuses of not having enough time, then this is a must listen to so you can take the steps to move forward into your dreams or vision of a better future]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3e79b04e-ddbc-4772-8107-053246811218</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/midlife-redesigned/019e6ffe-e3c6-732a-8d77-abf741581e53/019e7032-a135-7384-979e-3d62a515bce7/midllife-re-designed-1-why-we-are-short-on-time-mixmp3.mp3" length="14849498" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:summary><![CDATA[When did society become challenged by the concept called “time”? Does it really matter if we even ask this question? Is this question important and relevant to our lives today?

Desiree Leigh Thompson BSN MSN discusses the complexity of time. This lack of time that we profess to experience is not simply an individualistic problem; it is much more intricate, and in order for us to mentally conquer the lack of time we affirm in our daily lives, we need to understand the elaborateness of the concept of time. It is deeply rooted in the social, political, and economic context that we live in as well as our psychological avoidances or defence strategies.

If you really want to move passed the excuses of not having enough time, then this is a must listen to so you can take the steps to move forward into your dreams or vision of a better future]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>928</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trailer Episode</title><itunes:title>Trailer Episode</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to Midlife Redesigned podcast, the trailer episode. I am your host, Desiree Leigh Thompson, entrepreneur, published author, Coach, and mentor. The podcast is for driven, high achieving women, who want to lead the second half of their lives with intention and integrity, to reconnect with themselves to take hold of their future. Midlife Redesigned podcast supports women who desire deep connection, contribution, and ambition that serves from the heart for a richer sense of meaning and purpose. Midlife Redesigned encourages women to step forward to contribute to and empower the next generation by sharing their greatness and wisdom with the world.

Desiree Leigh Thompson offers straight talk with practical strategies to help courageous women unleash the dynamic visionary that they are, by stepping into their personal power, so that they can make real life changes with themselves, their relationships, health, and work and family life. 

Thank you so much for being a part of our community and listening to Midlife Redesigned. If you enjoyed this or any other episode, make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss an episode, and leave us a review so more women, like you, can find us and listen to life changing content that we share. 

I’d also love to hear from you personally. Come join the conversation on social. My Instagram handle is @desireeleighthompson and Facebook is @coachdesireeleigh. You can find these links and more at DesireeLeigh.com.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">02c5f3e5-34b5-4171-bc16-f08a9c56d859</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/midlife-redesigned/019e6ffe-bed7-728d-a73f-0234bbcee23c/019e7032-adf6-702a-add2-0fb1ad9ed450/midlife-redesigned-trailer-episode-revisedmp3.mp3" length="5827286" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to Midlife Redesigned podcast, the trailer episode. I am your host, Desiree Leigh Thompson, entrepreneur, published author, Coach, and mentor. The podcast is for driven, high achieving women, who want to lead the second half of their lives with intention and integrity, to reconnect with themselves to take hold of their future. Midlife Redesigned podcast supports women who desire deep connection, contribution, and ambition that serves from the heart for a richer sense of meaning and purpose. Midlife Redesigned encourages women to step forward to contribute to and empower the next generation by sharing their greatness and wisdom with the world.

Desiree Leigh Thompson offers straight talk with practical strategies to help courageous women unleash the dynamic visionary that they are, by stepping into their personal power, so that they can make real life changes with themselves, their relationships, health, and work and family life.

Thank you so much for being a part of our community and listening to Midlife Redesigned. If you enjoyed this or any other episode, make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss an episode, and leave us a review so more women, like you, can find us and listen to life changing content that we share.

I’d also love to hear from you personally. Come join the conversation on social. My Instagram handle is @desireeleighthompson and Facebook is @coachdesireeleigh. You can find these links and more at DesireeLeigh.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>364</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>trailer</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>