On Sunday, we asked you a question: what are you actually good at? If you sat with that question and had an answer — incredible. But if it stumped you, if you're still sitting with it a few days later without a clear answer — that's exactly why this episode exists.
In this short mid-week reset, Valerie goes deeper into the research behind crystallized intelligence — the science that proves your accumulated wisdom doesn't fade with age, it strengthens. Then, for anyone who's already taken the CliftonStrengths assessment from Sunday, she walks through an AI prompt designed to help you go deeper with your results and actually start recognizing your strengths in your own life.
Whether you've taken the test or you're still sitting on it — this one's for you.
Resources & Links:
Check out more of Valerie’s writing on her blog, ‘Oh, Hello Midlife’.
And if you sign up for the newsletter, as a thank you, we’ll send you the “10 Min. Calm Kit for Sandwich Generation Moms.” It includes three guided sessions for morning, mid-day, and bedtime, so you can find your calm in the midst of this chaotic season of life.
• CliftonStrengths Assessment: search "CliftonStrengths"
• Episode 161 | When the Rug Gets Pulled
• Episode 129 | Feeling Stuck in Midlife
Your Strengths Deep-Dive AI Prompt (copy and paste):
"Here are my top 5 CliftonStrengths: [list your results]. I'd love your help understanding these more deeply. For each strength, can you explain what it really means, ask me questions to help me see how it's already shown up in my life — at work, at home, in caregiving, anywhere — and help me recognize patterns I might not have noticed about myself?"
You’re listening to the right show, formerly known as the Mindful Life Changes or Mindful Career Change. We’ve pivoted through the years, but finally landed on the right path: content for moms in the ‘Sandwich Generation’, because midlife disruption doesn't have to break you.
New episodes drop on:
- Sundays: 20-min episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)
- Wednesdays: Bite-sized episodes to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique & reset your week
More from The Mindful Midlife Mom:
Discover Valerie's articles on ohhellomidlife.com or watch her videos on YouTube @ohhellomidlife
This podcast explores patience, meditation, confidence, presence, and overcoming resentment while cultivating calm, peace, mindfulness, clarity, mantras, and addressing loneliness and burn out; it covers boundaries, caregiving, guilt, affirmations, working moms, self-care, midlife crisis, empty nesters, empowerment, people pleasing, compassion fatigue, family caregiving, stress relief, self-worth, stress management, and how to shift from reactive to centered when feeling short tempered, offering tools for self acceptance, easing mental exhaustion, building emotional resilience, harnessing inner strength, and preventing caregiver fatigue for those in the sandwich generation through expert advice on boundaries setting.
