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Little by Little: Building Vibrant Health in Midlife
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 built on small changes,...
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Understanding Perimenopause
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 the months I spent...
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Embodying Your Emotions
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 think your way through...
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Building a Vibrant Life Within
In this opening episode of 2026, I invite you to resist the urge to strive, and instead, begin the year by turning inward. Rather than chasing goals or consuming other people’s ideas of a “good life,” the episode...
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A Gentle Start to the New Year for Busy Moms
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 for reflection and...
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Binding Yourself to Peace in a Full Holiday Season
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 actively nurture even...
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First Interview Episode: Investing in Emotional Wellbeing
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 40s with a toddler...
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Two Nutrition Shifts That Can Change Your Daily Energy
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 nourishing breakfast...
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How to Feel More Present in Full Mom Life (Without Adding More to Your Plate)
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 routines that make days...
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Six Game-Changing Supports for Midlife Brain Fog
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 fuzziness, disrupted...
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The Vibrant Mom Framework: Reclaiming Energy and Purpose in Midlife
n 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 (ages 36–46). Drawing...
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How to create the space for emotional well-being
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 and personal...
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