The Vibrant Mom Blog

Little by Little: Building Vibrant Health in Midlife Feb 02, 2026

If you’ve been feeling tired, foggy, overwhelmed, or a little disconnected from yourself, this episode is for you. I walk you through a gentler, more realistic approach to midlife health — one buil...

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Understanding Perimenopause Jan 19, 2026

In this episode of the Vibrant Mom Podcast, I share my personal journey into early perimenopause—a season I didn’t recognize at first and one that deeply affected my sleep. I talk honestly about th...

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Embodying Your Emotions Jan 12, 2026

Did you know your physical body creates the container for personal work to unfold? In this episode, I invite you to intentionally layer emotional embodiment into movement. Rather than trying to thi...

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A Gentle Start to the New Year for Busy Moms Dec 29, 2025

In this end-of-year episode, Cara invites moms to release the pressure of January 1st resolutions and approach the new year with patience and self-compassion. She encourages using January as a time...

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Binding Yourself to Peace in a Full Holiday Season Dec 22, 2025

In this episode, Cara explores what peace can really look like during the holiday season. Rather than something we reach once the chaos ends, peace is framed as an inner practice, something we acti...

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First Interview Episode: Investing in Emotional Wellbeing Dec 15, 2025

In this episode of The Vibrant Mom Podcast, Cara sits down with her friend Sarah Hubbard— a realtor in Boulder, CO, branding strategist and single mom of a 3 year old. Sarah shares how life in her ...

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Two Nutrition Shifts That Can Change Your Daily Energy Dec 08, 2025

In this episode, Cara shares the two simple nutrition shifts that can dramatically improve your mood, energy, focus, and sense of self-connection as a midlife mom: front-loading your eating with a ...

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How to Feel More Present in Full Mom Life (Without Adding More to Your Plate) Dec 02, 2025

In this episode, Cara unpacks why time feels like it’s speeding by for so many moms and what we can do to feel more rooted in our everyday lives. She explores the mental load, multitasking, and rou...

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Six Game-Changing Supports for Midlife Brain Fog Nov 25, 2025

Cara dives deep into one of the most common and most frustrating experiences shared by working moms in their late 30s and 40s: brain fog. She unpacks the major causes behind forgetfulness, mental f...

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The Vibrant Mom Framework: Reclaiming Energy and Purpose in Midlife Oct 28, 2025

In this episode, therapist and mentor Cara Maiolo introduces the Vibrant Mom Framework—a holistic, research-based approach designed to help working moms navigate the “critical decade” of midlife (a...

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How to create the space for emotional well-being Oct 16, 2025

Today’s episode centers on the idea of creating space as the foundation for emotional well-being, especially for women navigating motherhood and midlife transitions. Drawing from her professional a...

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The biggest mistake I made as a therapist + what I know now Sep 30, 2025

In this episode Cara opens up about the biggest mistake she made in her 20 years as a therapist—overlooking how profoundly perimenopause and midlife hormonal changes affect women’s mental health. S...

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