What happens when the life you planned doesn’t unfold the way you expected — and something even richer takes its place?

In this first-ever guest episode of Midlife Unfiltered, Margit is joined by her soul sister, occupational therapist and mentor Mary Beth Bezzina, for a deep and honest conversation about midlife awakening, surrender, and trusting life beyond effort and striving.

Together, they explore the shift many women experience in midlife — moving from manifesting and control into surrender, ease and grace. Mary Beth shares her personal journey of letting go of expectations around career and purpose, and how saying yes to unexpected opportunities led her into deeply meaningful work in Rwanda and a renewed sense of service, connection and joy.

This episode is about wisdom earned, not learned. About relationships over results. And about discovering that midlife is not a decline — it’s a powerful expansion into who you really are.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why manifesting can feel exhausting in midlife — and what comes after it
• The difference between striving and surrender
• How trust, ease and playfulness change the way life unfolds
• Letting go of the career you thought you were meant to have
• The quiet power of relationships and soul sisters
• Lessons from Rwanda about reciprocity, community and humanity

04:06 – From manifesting to surrender
05:00 – Ease, grace and letting go of effort
09:13 – Trusting life (when it hasn’t always felt safe)
11:28 – Surrendering to a different path and finding fulfilment
17:36 – The unseen impact we have on others
23:00 – “I want to be an interesting person”: a midlife awakening
26:04 – Rwanda, service and community
34:55 – Reciprocity, dignity and everyone having something to offer
40:20 – Soul sisters and evolving friendships in midlife
51:05 – How EFT tapping helps me shift

Mary Beth Bezzina is an occupational therapist, educator and mentor with decades of experience supporting people through periods of transition and change. She currently serves as Academic Lead in Clinical Education at Western University in Canada and has been involved in maternal and child health work in Rwanda. Mary Beth is known for her calm wisdom, relational leadership and her ability to create space for others to recognise their own gifts.

Connect with Mary Beth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybethbezzina/

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