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Feelings and Needs Inventory
Grief & Hard Stuff Belonging & Impact Caregiving & Family 1 more...

Feelings and Needs Inventory

This tool builds emotional awareness and strengthens communication by helping you identify your true feelings and needs—especially during conflict, overwhelm, or when seeking deeper connection.

The Center for Nonviolent Communication

The Center for Nonviolent Communication

April 20, 2025

How Mattering to Yourself & Others Can Change Your Life with Oprah, Jennifer Wallace & Ina Garten
Relationships, Dating & Sexuality

How Mattering to Yourself & Others Can Change Your Life with Oprah, Jennifer Wallace & Ina Garten

Listen to this interview with author Jenny Wallace as a reminder that you are not tied to your worth.

Jennifer Wallace

Jennifer Wallace

May 4, 2026

Reconnecting With Your Body After Breast Cancer | Intimacy & Self-Trust with Dr. Kara Catrelle
Relationships, Dating & Sexuality

Reconnecting With Your Body After Breast Cancer | Intimacy & Self-Trust with Dr. Kara Catrelle

Feeling at home in your body after breast cancer takes time. Join Dr. Kara Catrelle for an honest conversation about intimacy, body image, and self-trust. Try a simple body check-in, learn how to put your needs into words, and explore what feels right for you now—without pressure to return to who you were before.

Dr. Kara

Dr. Kara

October 16, 2026

How to Prepare Your Nervous System for New Goals
Relationships, Dating & Sexuality Mindset, Habits & Performance Belonging & Impact 2 more...

How to Prepare Your Nervous System for New Goals

This article offers practical, science-based strategies to align your body and mind before pursuing change—helping you manage stress, build resilience, and approach new goals with clarity and care.

Greater Good Science Center

Greater Good Science Center

April 20, 2025

Uncovering Your Inner Critic
Mindset, Habits & Performance Caregiving & Family Career & Leadership 2 more...

Uncovering Your Inner Critic

This reflective practice is for moments of self-doubt or inner criticism, helping you recognize and soften harsh thoughts to build self-compassion, emotional safety, and inner resilience.

Sam

Sam

April 20, 2025

Sex in Midlife
Relationships, Dating & Sexuality

Sex in Midlife

In this episode of Pull Me Out of This, we talk about sex in midlife. From the "inconvenient truths" of perimenopause to the psychology of responsive desire, this conversation is an honest, Expert-led look at what actually happens to our bodies as we age and how to take your power back.

Dr. Kara

Dr. Kara

October 4, 2026

How to Unlock Your Flirting Superpowers
Relationships, Dating & Sexuality

How to Unlock Your Flirting Superpowers

Watch this short TED Talk by Francesca Hogi if you're looking to build confidence in flirting and finding human connection.

TED

TED

May 12, 2026

Love, Your Beauty
Relationships, Dating & Sexuality

Love, Your Beauty

Midlife transitions—whether moving on from a long-term relationship, navigating divorce, or simply feeling the physical changes of aging—can leave you feeling disconnected from your own reflection. When you’ve been in the same routine for 10, 20, or 30 years, it is easy to lose that spark of confidence.

Rebecca

Rebecca

October 4, 2026

Strangers by Belle Burden
Relationships, Dating & Sexuality

Strangers by Belle Burden

Read this when you feel blindsided by a partner’s sudden change and need to know you aren't alone in the shock and heartbreak of a relationship ending.

Belle Burden

Belle Burden

May 4, 2026

Navigating Midlife Dating & Relationships
Relationships, Dating & Sexuality

Navigating Midlife Dating & Relationships

Whether you are navigating divorce after decades or simply ready to find a new kind of connection, the journey back into dating is often filled with both hope and hesitation. In this episode of Pull Me Out of This, Abby Nydam (CEO of Sam) sits down with Sam Expert, dating and relationship coach Vicki Pavitt to discuss why dating in midlife is a unique, nuanced experience. They explore how to transform fear into discernment and how to rebuild a life—and a heart—ready for healthy love.

Vicki

Vicki

October 4, 2026