Friend, why is it that we can be doing so well — growing, healing, renewing our minds — and then one holiday gathering with family can send us straight back into our old patterns? 

Today on Loving That Midlife, we’re talking about why that happens… and how you can show up as your true, grounded, adult self this holiday season, no matter how anyone else behaves. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:
 • Why your brain defaults to old childhood roles around family
 • The difference between emotional childhood and emotional adulthood
 • How to choose your responses instead of reacting out of old wounds
 • A simple mindset shift that will help you stay centered when others aren’t
 • A story from my own college-aged years when family patterns showed up loud and clear
 • How to decide — on purpose — who you want to be when you walk into the room this year 

This teaching will help you walk into Thanksgiving, Christmas, and every family gathering with more peace, more confidence, and more emotional maturity… even if no one else around you has changed. 

✨ If you want to go deeper with this work, A Joyful Christmas is officially open for enrollment.
It’s my 5-week Christian mindset coaching experience designed to help you move through this holiday season with joy, peace, and intention — no matter what’s happening in your home or your extended family.
Learn more and join us here: https://loribuckcoaching.com/joyful-christmas 
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Let’s walk into this holiday season renewed, grounded, and confident — together. 

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What really happens when your college kid comes home for Thanksgiving and winter break?
If you’ve ever dreamed of cozy family time — only to be met with attitude, exhaustion, or a debate tournament at the dinner table — friend, you are not alone.

In this episode of Loving That Midlife, Christian Life Coach Lori Buck shares what moms truly need to know about navigating the emotional ups and downs when young adults return home for the holidays. Whether this is your first freshman coming home or your fourth rodeo, this conversation will help you welcome them home with peace instead of pressure, connection instead of control, and realistic expectations instead of disappointment.

You’ll learn:

✨ Why holiday visits feel so emotionally intense for both moms and college kids
✨ How your child has changed — and how you’ve changed too
 ✨ What expectations to let go of (including curfews, chores, and family time)
✨ The One Thing Rule that will dramatically reduce conflict
✨ How to set house agreements instead of rules
✨ Why gratitude + rest matter more than grades...for the first week
 ✨ How to stay steady when your child asserts their newfound independence
✨ And how to enjoy this season without smothering, overthinking, or walking on eggshells

Lori also shares a hilarious (and relatable!) Thanksgiving story from her own family about the year her daughter came home ready to argue with everyone at the table — and what that taught her about parenting young adults with wisdom, calm, and compassion.

If you want this holiday season to feel calmer, more connected, and far less chaotic, this episode will give you the mindset shifts and practical tools you need.

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In this milestone episode, Lori is joined by her 22-year-old daughter, Langley, for a candid and heartfelt conversation about what it really takes to stay close to your young adult children. 

They share:
 • What their relationship looked like before emotional maturity and coaching
• The moment things shifted and why
• How to repair “old patterns” and rebuild trust
• What adult children actually need from their parents
• The surprising beauty (and awkward adjustment!) of adult kids moving back home 

This isn’t a mom-confessional or a blame session — it’s a story of growth, grace, and learning to love your adult children without controlling them. 

If you’ve ever wondered:
 • “Is it too late to repair the relationship?”
 • “Why does my adult child pull away?”
 • “How do I stay close without overstepping?” 

This episode will encourage you, steady you, and give you real language and tools to help your relationship flourish. 

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Feeling the pressure to make the holidays perfect? Hosting, planning, cooking, attending every event — all while staying cheerful and grateful? If the holiday season tends to trigger stress, people-pleasing, guilt, resentment, or emotional overload… this episode is for you.

In this episode of Loving That Midlife, Lori Buck, Master Certified Christian Life Coach, breaks down the Hidden Cost of “Shoulds.”
You’ll learn:

• Why your brain creates pressure and “should” thinking
• How to tell the difference between a Kingdom Should (rooted in love, calling, and compassion) and a Performance Should (rooted in guilt, fear, and expectation)
• How to set gentle but firm boundaries without being rude, selfish, or unkind
• How to create peace, emotional presence, and healthier family dynamics during the holidays

Plus, Lori shares real-life examples and simple boundary scripts you can use immediately — especially if you feel responsible for making everyone happy.

This episode will help you:

• Release holiday stress and pressure
• Stop people-pleasing during family gatherings
• Choose your “yes” and “no” with peace and confidence
• Love others without abandoning yourself
• Recognize when guilt is disguising itself as responsibility

Whether you are navigating caregiving, family expectations, hosting traditions, or just trying not to lose yourself in the holiday chaos — this conversation will give you clarity, grace, relief, and a grounded path forward.

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This week on Loving That Midlife, we’re going deeper than cute pumpkin décor and “write three things you’re grateful for” lists. Because gratitude isn’t just a seasonal theme or something nice Christians should do — it’s one of the most powerful tools we have to transform our mindset, our nervous system, and our relationships.

In this episode, we’ll talk about what gratitude does in your brain and body, why it strengthens your faith, and how to create a gratitude practice for the month of November that feels meaningful — not forced or performative.

You’ll learn:

• How gratitude rewires the brain toward hope and resilience
• Why it lowers anxiety, stress, AND inflammation
• What Scripture teaches about thankfulness in hard seasons
• Why gratitude isn’t pretending everything’s fine — it’s choosing to see what is still good
• 6 different gratitude practices you can choose from this month

By the end of the episode, you’ll have a clear, personal plan for your own gratitude practice — one that meets you where you are and supports emotional and spiritual growth in real life, not just on paper.

And if this is the season where you’re ready to step into personal coaching to help rewire your thoughts for peace, confidence, and joy, I’d love to talk with you.
 Visit LoriBuckCoaching.com to schedule your free discovery call.

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There comes a point in parenting when correction starts sounding a lot like criticism — even when it’s about values and not preferences.
 So how do you know when to step in… and when to step back?

In this heartfelt episode of Loving That Midlife, Master Certified Christian Life Coach Lori Buck unpacks how to navigate the tension between guiding and letting go as your kids become teens and young adults. You’ll learn how to correct with calm instead of control, when correction turns into criticism, and how to build connection even when your children are making choices you don’t love.

Lori also shares a powerful word for moms watching a child walk away from faith — and how to trust God with your adult children’s hearts without falling into guilt or control.

You’ll walk away with:

• 3 practical tools for peaceful midlife parenting
• The difference between correction and criticism
• How to release control while holding on to love
• A faith-based framework for trusting God with your grown kids

Because loving your kids well in this season doesn’t mean managing their every move — it means modeling calm, compassion, and trust.

Listen now to learn how to guide your kids with peace instead of pressure.

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What if your pain isn’t the problem—but your resistance to it is?

In this episode of Loving That Midlife, Master Certified Christian Life Coach Lori Buck helps you uncover the difference between clean pain, the natural hurt that comes from being human, and dirty pain, the unnecessary suffering we add through guilt, shame, and self-judgment.

You’ll learn how to:
 • Recognize when you’re resisting pain and making it heavier
 • Allow emotions to move through your body so they can be released
 • Be emotionally honest—with yourself and with God
 • Stop shaming yourself for “feeling too much”
 • Turn pain into purpose through faith and emotional maturity

Lori weaves in Scripture, coaching tools, and a moving personal story about helping her daughter through heartbreak, reminding you that real love doesn’t erase pain; it holds space for it.

If you’ve been feeling weighed down by sadness, guilt, or disappointment, this episode will help you process pain in a way that brings healing, not harm.

✨ Key Topics: Christian mindset coaching, emotional processing, grief, midlife faith, resilience, healing, emotional regulation, letting go, parenting adult children

🎧 Listen now to learn how to stop resisting pain—and start growing through it.

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Do you ever feel like you’ve lost your passion, identity, or sense of purpose in midlife? Between empty nests, career shifts, caregiving, and hormonal changes, it’s easy to feel stuck. 

In this episode, Lori Buck, Master Certified Christian Life Coach, shares five practical shifts to help you move forward—even if you don’t know what you want next. You’ll discover how to 

• reframe your story, 
• start smaller than you think, 
• use the right tools for your brain, 
• allow emotions without letting them hold you back, and 
• redefine success. 

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What if the last 90 days of the year could change everything?

In this episode of Loving That Midlife, Master Certified Christian Life Coach Lori Buck shares why 90-day goals are so powerful—especially for women in midlife who feel tired of transitions, overwhelmed by regret, or unsure if it’s even worth starting something new. You’ll hear her personal story of setting a 90-day goal to finally learn jazz piano at 52, and why embracing being a beginner is the key to growth at any age.

You’ll learn:

• Why 90-day goals work better than year-long resolutions
• How to use the SMART+ method (SMART goals + mindset tools)
• 4 practical ways to stay on track and keep moving forward—even when it feels uncomfortable

Friend, it’s not too late to dream again. The next 90 days are going to pass anyway. What do you want to create with them?

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Making — and keeping — friends in midlife feels harder than it used to. Your kids grow up, friends move away, schedules don’t line up, and suddenly you realize: it’s been months since I’ve seen my closest friends.

If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t know how to make friends anymore,” you are not alone. Many women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond struggle with friendship in this season. But here’s the good news: nothing has gone wrong. Friendship isn’t broken. It’s just changing — and you can learn how to navigate those changes with confidence.

In this episode of Loving That Midlife, Master Certified Christian Life Coach Lori Buck shares 7 powerful shifts to help you reconnect, create new friendships, and strengthen the ones you already have. Through real client stories and her own experiences — from starting a neighborhood book club to learning how to stay close with “heart friends” even when life gets busy — Lori will give you practical tools you can use right away.

Whether you’re craving deep, lasting friendships or simply a circle of women to laugh with over coffee once a month, this episode will encourage you to stop waiting, take the first step, and build connection again.

✨ Listen in to learn:

• Why friendship feels harder in midlife (and why nothing has gone wrong).
• How to move from loneliness to connection with 7 practical tools.
• The mindset shifts that make creating new friendships easier.
• How to reconnect with old friends and be intentional with the ones you love.

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