Is midlife burnout just the price of success? Not if Karen DiGenova has anything to say about it. In this episode of The Midwife Life, Karen joins Diane to talk about reframing midlife from a season of decline into a time of powerful transformation.

A former global HR leader for brands like Deloitte, Nike, and Columbia Sportswear, Karen knows firsthand how professional women get stuck in go-mode—until their health forces a full stop. She shares her own journey through perimenopause, Hashimoto’s, and PCOS, and how it inspired her to leave corporate life and launch Ms. Midlife, a wellness company built to help women thrive instead of just survive.

We dig into Karen’s signature framework, the Seven Branches of Midlife Wellness, and talk practical, bio-individual strategies for energy, sleep, movement, and hormone balance. Whether you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, or just ready to feel better in your body, this episode will leave you feeling clear and empowered.

Karen DiGenova is the founder of Ms. Midlife, a wellness company that helps high-achieving women become the CEOs of their health. After 30+ years in HR leadership and her own lived experience with autoimmune and hormonal challenges, Karen created the Seven Branches of Midlife Wellness Framework—a personalized system designed to transform burnout into sustainable vitality. She offers 1:1 and group coaching, corporate workshops, and retreats, all grounded in evidence-based lifestyle strategies that work in real life.

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Midlife isn’t the beginning of the end—it’s the start of a whole new chapter. Let’s make it a powerful one.