Making Life Beautiful Again | Health and Beauty for Midlife Women

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Making Life Beautiful Again | Health and Beauty for Midlife Women episodes

October 07 106 | Makeup Over 50: 5 Habits That May Be Working Against You
Have you ever put on your makeup exactly the way you always have, looked in the mirror a few hours later and thought, “Why does this suddenly look so different?”

Your foundation is finding every dry line. The smoky eye you used to love is smudging into the little creases around your eyes. Your eyeliner seems to be making your eyes look smaller instead of more defined.

The problem may not be your face.

A lot of us are still applying makeup using techniques we learned on a very different face, and those old habits don’t always give us the same result in midlife.

In this episode, I’m sharing 5 makeup habits worth rethinking after 50, including how much foundation and powder you really need, why your eyeliner placement matters, what moving your blush can do for the face, and how to add definition as our features naturally begin to soften.

We’ll also talk about why I am NOT interested in giving you another list of things women over 50 are no longer “allowed” to wear.

Wear the shimmer. Wear the lipstick. Have fun with your makeup.

This episode is for you if makeup has started feeling frustrating, heavier, or simply a little “off” and you want to learn how to work with the woman you are now.

In this episode:
- Why more foundation can actually call more attention to texture
- Where powder can help and where it may be making dryness more obvious
- How full-wrap eyeliner can visually make the eye look smaller
- Simple eyeliner and eyeshadow placement changes I use on my own eyes
- Why blush placement can change the direction your eye follows
- What my nanny taught me about trying to recreate definition as our features soften
- Why changes in your face don’t mean makeup no longer looks good on you

Most importantly, remember: you are not signing a lifelong contract with your makeup.
Move the blush. Try less powder. Change the eyeliner. Play with it. It washes off.

Ready to figure out where to start with your own beauty routine?
Take my FREE Beauty Assessment and discover the area that could make the biggest difference for you right now.
https://makinglifebeautifulagain.com/beauty-assessment

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Come into the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain

About Making Life Beautiful Again
Michelle Rose is a health + beauty strategist helping Christian midlife women care for the woman they are now, rebuild confidence, and fully show up for the life and calling still in front of them.

EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
👑 Get your copy of Crowned in Beauty here:
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20 min
September 30105 | Beauty Is a Microphone: Cheryl on Pageantry, Purpose & Femininity
What if beauty was never supposed to be the whole message?
My sister Cheryl spent most of her early life as a tomboy. Then she entered a pageant, expecting to lose, and eventually became Mrs. Tennessee.
What surprised both of us was how much that season taught her about far more than hair, makeup, dresses, and crowns.
In this episode, we're talking about beauty as a platform for purpose, rediscovering parts of your femininity you may have ignored, and what happens when another woman's beauty stops feeling like competition.
Cheryl also shares one of my favorite ideas from the conversation: beauty and pageantry can be a “microphone” for what is already inside you.
You'll hear us talk about:
what made Cheryl enter pageantry in the first place
• how it changed the way she experienced her femininity
• why she wasn't intimidated competing beside 51 other women
• the stereotypes we both once believed about pageant women
• what Cheryl calls “fractured femininity”
• how she intentionally stays connected to her feminine side today
• what she hopes women take away from Crowned in Beauty
This was originally part of my book launch celebration, so you're also getting a very real sister-to-sister conversation, including a few stories I could never tell quite the same way without her sitting beside me.
If this conversation makes you want to go deeper into the ideas Cheryl and I are discussing, read Crowned in Beauty
👑 Get your copy of Crowned in Beauty here:
https://a.co/d/09tvJYio
Join the Conversation
Come into the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
About Making Life Beautiful Again
Michelle Rose is a health + beauty strategist helping Christian midlife women care for the woman they are now, rebuild confidence, and fully show up for the life and calling still in front of them.
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
39 min
September 24104 | Finding Your Style and Confidence After 50 with Sherrie Fisher
Podcast Show Notes
Have you ever looked at a closet full of clothes and thought, “Why do I have nothing to wear?”
Sometimes the problem isn’t that we need more clothes. We’ve simply stopped seeing what we already own with fresh eyes, or we’ve gotten so used to dressing “safe” that we’ve forgotten what actually feels like us.
In this episode, I’m joined by my friend Sherrie Fisher, Certified Master Life Coach, host of the Soul Journey Podcast, and the woman behind the wonderfully fun “What the Walmart?” fashion videos.
We’re talking fashion after 50, but this conversation quickly turns into something bigger: courage, confidence, color, self-expression, and giving yourself permission to experiment again.
You’ll hear us talk about:
stretching summer pieces into fall with simple layering
• an easy way to start mixing patterns
• using accessories to make basic outfits feel intentional
• experimenting with colors outside the “rules”
• why courage often comes before confidence
• noticing the styles you admire in other women as clues to what may be calling you
• the connection between taking care of yourself and remembering that you matter
I also share the story of the green leopard-print dress that made me realize I wanted to be seen more than I had been willing to admit.
And stay through the end because Sherrie leads us through a beautiful breath prayer around comparison, confidence, and showing up as the woman God created you to be.
CONNECT WITH SHERRIE
https://pensight.com/x/jointhesouljourney
LISTEN NEXT
Look for my episode on colors, necklines and jewelry that help midlife women feel more confident being seen on camera.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/81-colors-necklines-jewelry-that-help-midlife-women/id1755919162?i=1000757262872
SCRIPTURE MENTIONED
1 Samuel 16:7
“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
FEATURED BOOK
👑 Get your copy of Crowned in Beauty here:
https://a.co/d/09tvJYio
Join the Conversation
Come into the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
About Making Life Beautiful Again
Michelle Rose is a health + beauty strategist helping Christian midlife women care for the woman they are now, rebuild confidence, and fully show up for the life and calling still in front of them.
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
34 min
September 16 103 | Can Christian Women Love Beauty Without Becoming Vain?
Have you ever loved a beautiful dress, enjoyed doing your makeup, cared about your skin, or simply wanted to feel beautiful... and then wondered what someone else might think about you for caring?
For Christian women, beauty can get complicated fast.
The world gives us one definition of beauty. Scripture gives us a much deeper one. And somewhere in between, many of us have picked up ideas about vanity, modesty, appearance, and what a “godly woman” is supposed to look like.
In this episode, we’re opening Chapter 4 of Crowned in Beauty: The Lie That Beauty Is Vanity and drawing a clearer line between beauty and vanity.
I’m sharing the pageant story that challenged some of my own assumptions about beauty, how I realized I had been judging what was happening in someone’s heart by what I could see on the outside, and why Esther’s story made me rethink beauty as part of preparation rather than something automatically shallow.
We’ll also look at why Esther’s beauty opened a door, while her character and favor helped her carry what came next.
This episode is for the Christian woman who loves beauty but does not want beauty to define her, and who wants to enjoy skincare, fashion, makeup, and feeling beautiful without constantly wondering whether someone else will misunderstand her.
By the end, I hope you’ll have a better question to ask than, “Does this look vain?”
Instead:
What place is beauty holding in my life?
That is where discernment begins.
SCRIPTURE MENTIONED
1 Samuel 16:7
“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Esther 2
Esther’s preparation, beauty treatments, favor, and path to becoming queen.
FEATURED BOOK
Crowned in Beauty
If this conversation made you rethink what you’ve believed about beauty, Chapter 4 goes much deeper into the lie that beauty is vanity and the beliefs many Christian women have carried for years.
👑 Get your copy of Crowned in Beauty here:
https://a.co/d/09tvJYio
Join the Conversation
Come into the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
About Making Life Beautiful Again
Michelle Rose is a health + beauty strategist helping Christian midlife women care for the woman they are now, rebuild confidence, and fully show up for the life and calling still in front of them.
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
NEXT WEEK
Next week I’m joined by Sherrie Fisher, master life coach and the woman behind the hilarious “What the Walmart?” fashion videos.
We’re talking fall fashion on a budget, how to look great without spending a fortune, and knowing Sherrie, probably a whole lot more.
You are going to love her.
20 min
September 09 102 | The Beauty Rules You’re Still Living By
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I’m just low-maintenance,” “I don’t like attention,” or “I’m more comfortable behind the scenes”?
What if those statements didn’t begin as personality at all?
What if they started as protection?
A comment about your body. A moment of embarrassment. A relationship where being noticed felt unsafe. A message about modesty or vanity that landed harder than anyone realized.
Those moments do more than hurt. They teach.
And when those lessons go unquestioned long enough, they start shaping the way you dress, receive compliments, use your voice, and decide whether it feels safe to be seen.
In this episode of Making Life Beautiful Again, we continue our Crowned in Beauty book tasting by opening Chapters 2 and 3 and talking about what happens when the wound becomes the teacher.
We’ll look at how protection can start looking like personality, why hiding can continue long after the original season has passed, and how Christian women can begin attaching spiritual language to behaviors that are actually rooted in fear.
We’ll also look at Esther’s own season of hiding and why her story gives us an important distinction: hiding can have a purpose, but it was never meant to become an identity.
This episode is for the woman who has started wondering whether the quieter, more careful version of herself is really who she is or simply who she learned to become.
Scriptures Mentioned
Esther 2:10
Matthew 5:14–16
Join the Conversation
Come into the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group and finish this sentence with us:
“I realized I may have been calling __________ my personality when it was actually protection.”
https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
Crowned in Beauty
Crowned in Beauty releases September 16, 2026.
Inside the book, we go much deeper into the beliefs Christian women carry about beauty, vanity, hiding, preparation, and what it means to steward the woman God created you to be.
About Making Life Beautiful Again
Michelle Rose is a health + beauty strategist helping Christian midlife women care for the woman they are now, rebuild confidence, and fully show up for the life and calling still in front of them.
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
24 min
September 02101 | Why You Don't Feel Like Yourself Anymore After 40
Have you ever looked at an old photo of yourself and thought, “There she is”?
Maybe you assumed you were missing your younger face, your old body, or the woman you were before midlife changed so much.
But what if you’re actually missing something deeper?
In this special Episode 101, I’m opening Crowned in Beauty for our very first book tasting and sharing part of Chapter One, “Do You Remember the Last Time You Twirled?”
We’re talking about the little girl who enjoyed being herself before beauty became something she evaluated, compared, fixed, or questioned.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
why looking at your younger self can stir up more than nostalgia
what we may really mean when we say, “I don’t feel like myself anymore”
why feeling like yourself again doesn’t mean becoming your younger self again
what Hadassah, before she became Queen Esther, can teach us about identity and becoming
one simple question that can help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that still belong in this season
Here’s the question I want you to carry with you:
What did you know about yourself before you learned to question it?
Scripture Mentioned
Esther 2:5–7
Join the Crowned in Beauty Waitlist
Crowned in Beauty isn’t available for preorder quite yet, but the waitlist is open.
Join here:
www.michelledayrose.com
Join the Conversation
Inside the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group, we’re answering this week’s Twirl Question:
Before beauty became something you evaluated, what made you feel beautiful, alive, playful, or completely yourself?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
Next Week
We’re opening Crowned in Beauty again for another book tasting and going deeper into what happened between the girl who twirled and the woman who began questioning whether beauty was something she was even allowed to care about.
About Making Life Beautiful Again
Michelle Rose is a health + beauty strategist helping Christian midlife women care for the woman they are now, rebuild confidence, and fully show up for the life and calling still in front of them.
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
23 min
August 27100 | What Are You Tuning Into? Frequencies, Stress + Your Face After 40
Hello beautiful!
Have you ever noticed how one conversation can leave you feeling peaceful while another has your jaw clenched and your shoulders up around your ears?
Or how a certain song, scent, room, person, or even the thoughts running through your own mind can completely change how you feel?
In this episode, we’re talking about everyday frequencies and the inputs your mind, body, and spirit are responding to all day long.
And yes, we’re going to talk about David and Saul.
Long before we had words like emotional regulation, Scripture gives us this fascinating picture of David playing his harp and Saul experiencing relief. It raises an interesting question: What are we tuning into, and how might it be affecting the way we feel and even the way we carry our face and body?
We’ll talk about:
What I mean when I use the word “frequency”
The surprising ways frequency and sensory input show up in everyday life
How sound, words, people, color, scent, thoughts, and our surroundings can affect us
Why stress and emotional tension often show up in the jaw, brow, breathing, posture, and facial expression
The David and Saul story and what music can teach us about the way we respond to our environment
Why the most important question may be less about what you need to tune out and more about Who you are tuning into first
Because you can spend all day trying to control every input around you, or you can build your day on a stronger foundation.
For me, that foundation is Papa God.
Psalm 3:3 calls Him the One who lifts my head, and that has become an important part of how I think about beauty, face exercise, emotional regulation, and the way we care for ourselves as Christian women.
Ready to practice this with me?
I’ve brought these ideas together in my 12-Minute Non-Surgical Facelift for Women Over 40, combining face exercise with Scripture, intentional thought, breathing, emotional regulation, and supportive sensory inputs.
It’s designed for the woman who wants to care for her face and spend intentional time with God without adding another long routine to an already-full day.
You can purchase the course and continue practicing with me inside the membership for $12/month.
https://makinglifebeautifulagain.com/12-minute-facelift-690560
Because before we worry about lifting everything we see in the mirror, we can tune into the One who lifts our heads.
Go Deeper
The What Are You Tuning Into worksheet is available inside the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
Scriptures Mentioned
1 Samuel 16:14-23
Luke 19:40
Proverbs 18:21
Matthew 6:33
Psalm 3:3
Share This Episode
Do you know a woman who needs this message? Please send it to them. This may be the breakthrough they need.
Resources mentioned:
WORKSHEET: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
20 min
August 19 99 | Before You Exercise Your Jawline, Fix This First
Hello beautiful!
Noticing jowls, a softer jawline, turkey neck, or more tension around your mouth and neck? Before adding another face exercise, jaw exerciser, or “mewing” technique, there may be something much simpler you need to look at first: posture.
In this episode, Michelle shares the jawline mistakes she made when she first noticed her own neck changing, including the jaw-strengthening gadget that actually left her hurting. You’ll discover how body posture, tongue position, jaw clenching, sleep posture, and everyday tension may influence how your lower face looks and feels, plus why Michelle always works on posture before face exercise.
You’ll also learn one simple way to start noticing your own tension patterns today, especially if you’ve been concerned about jowls, facial asymmetry, TMJ symptoms, a sagging jawline, or neck changes in midlife.
Then join Michelle LIVE for the 100th Making Life Beautiful Again celebration on August 19 at 7:00 p.m. CST, where you can experience her new 12-Minute Facelift Using Frequencies for yourself.
Join the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group to participate.
There will be no replay.
Go Deeper
The Jaw Tension + Posture worksheet is available inside the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group. It will help you notice the posture, jaw, tongue, sleep, and tension habits that may be affecting how your face looks and feels, and choose one simple place to begin.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
Join the Crowned in Beauty Waitlist
The Crowned in Beauty waitlist is officially open. Join to receive book updates, behind-the-scenes news, and details about becoming part of the launch team.
https://michelledayrose.com/
Celebrate with Us
Join us for the 100th Livestream Celebration PJ Party on August 19 from 7:00–8:00 p.m. Central.
Michelle will walk you through her new 12-Minute Facelift Using Frequencies so you can experience how posture, release, and intentional facial movement work together.
There will also be giveaways and a special announcement.
No replay will be available.
Join the Facebook group here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
Scriptures Mentioned
Matthew 5:14–16
Share This Episode
Do you know a woman who needs this message? Please send it to them. Forgiveness may be the breakthrough they need.
Resources mentioned:
WORKSHEET: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
20 min
August 1598 | Root Bound: Breaking Free from Safe Christianity with Denette Kirschner
Have you ever felt like your faith has become comfortable, but you can’t quite explain why you still feel spiritually stuck?
You still love God. You pray. You believe He has a purpose for your life. Yet you may keep circling the same fears, habits, and struggles, wondering why breakthrough feels so hard to reach.
In this episode of Making Life Beautiful Again, I’m joined by Biblical Counselor, speaker, and Amazon bestselling author Denette Kirschner to talk about her book, Root Bound: Breaking Free from Safe Christianity to Grow Where God Plants You.
Denette shares what it means to become spiritually root bound, how to recognize when your faith has become too comfortable, and what that comfort may be costing you.
We also talk about the difference between staying faithful and staying safe, what it looks like to grow where God has planted you, how to recognize your mission field, and one practical step you can take today toward deeper faith.
If you’ve been asking God for more but feel unsure why you still feel stuck, this conversation will help you recognize what may be holding you back and how to begin moving forward.
In this episode, we talk about:
What it means to be spiritually root bound
Signs your faith has become too comfortable
The hidden cost of safe Christianity
Why spiritual breakthrough can feel elusive
How to recognize the mission field already around you
What courageous faith looks like in everyday life
One practical step toward deeper spiritual growth
Connect with Denette
Website: denettekirschner.com
Instagram: @forthinfaithwithdenette
Find the book
Look for Root Bound: Breaking Free from Safe Christianity to Grow Where God Plants You by Denette Kirschner on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969515236?lv=shuf&channelId=704&ref_=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_0KTN7V454MX1J2FTE9G6&plpRedirect=mhFallback
Coming up
Next week, we’re talking about jaw tension and how it may be affecting your face, jawline, neck, and the tired look you may be seeing in the mirror.
Join the Crowned in Beauty Waitlist
The Crowned in Beauty waitlist is officially open. Join to receive book updates, behind-the-scenes news, and details about becoming part of the launch team.
https://michelledayrose.com/
Celebrate with Us
Join us for the 100th Livestream Celebration PJ Party on August 19 from 7:00–8:00 p.m. Central. There will be giveaways, a live walkthrough of the 12-minute facelift, and a special announcement. No replay will be available.
Resources mentioned:
COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
38 min
August 12 97 | Summer Skincare S.O.S. for Women Over 40
Hello beautiful!
Does your skin feel sweaty and oily outside, then dry and tight the minute you step into air-conditioning?
Summer can make your skin feel like it has no idea what it wants. Add sun, wind, chlorine, extra sweating, and the temptation to wash your face every five minutes, and suddenly your usual summer skincare routine is not working the way it did a few months ago.
I know how frustrating that can be, especially when your skin is breaking out and feeling irritated at the same time.
In this episode, I’m sharing my simple Summer Skin S.O.S. framework to help you figure out what your skin is actually responding to before you start adding more products.
We’ll talk about the mixed signals mature skin can send in the summer, the habits that can quietly make dryness and irritation worse, and how to simplify your morning and evening routine so your skin can settle down.
And I’m saving one of my favorite practical tips for the end: how I handle sweaty summer skin without washing my face every thirty minutes.
You can also grab the Summer Skin S.O.S. worksheet inside the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group. It will help you decide what to continue, reduce, pause, or simplify this week.
XOXO,
Michelle
Go Deeper
The Summer Skin S.O.S. worksheet is available inside the Making Life Beautiful Again Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
Join the Crowned in Beauty Waitlist
The Crowned in Beauty waitlist is officially open. Join to receive book updates, behind-the-scenes news, and details about becoming part of the launch team.
https://michelledayrose.com/
Celebrate with Us
Join us for the 100th Livestream Celebration PJ Party on August 19 from 7:00–8:00 p.m. Central. There will be giveaways, a live walkthrough of the 12-minute facelift, and a special announcement. No replay will be available. Join the facebook group for details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain

Resources mentioned:
WORKSHEET: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinglifebeautifulagain
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.makinglifebeautifulagain.com
🎥Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelledayrose
20 min

About Making Life Beautiful Again | Health and Beauty for Midlife Women

From the publisher's feed

** Top 3% Global-Ranked Podcast for Midlife Women **

Are you feeling weighed down by the physical and emotional changes that come with midlife? Do you wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and barely recognize the woman staring back at you? Feeling lost and wondering who you are now that your kids are grown?

Welcome to ’Making Life Beautiful Again,’ the podcast designed for midlife women ready to take control, rediscover their spark, and reignite their passion for life. Here, you’ll find the guidance and encouragement you need to navigate this unique season with confidence and grace.

Hey, I’m Michelle. An empty-nester, grandma, and Jesus lover. I know firsthand what it feels like to wrestle with self-doubt and the inner critic during midlife. It’s like being caught in a storm where your mind, body, and spirit are all in flux.

I tried every beauty trick in the book, hoping to feel better, but the mirror kept reflecting my fears: ’Am I still beautiful? Do I still have a purpose?’

Then one day, I had a breakthrough. If I’m created in the image of Christ, how could I ever see myself as anything less than worthy and beautiful? Those negative thoughts were lies, diminishing the incredible woman God designed me to be.

The truth is, our bodies and lives change, and so should our self-care routines. I’m here to help you embrace this new chapter with grace and confidence.

If you’re ready to find a simple, effective plan tailored for midlife women… If you want solutions that fit seamlessly into your life, bringing you more energy, helping you shed those extra pounds, lifting your mood, and improving your sleep – this podcast is for you!

So grab your water bottle, lace up your walking shoes, and let’s get started making life beautiful again!

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