Midlife Isn't a Breakdown—It's a Breakthrough

with Sandra Lena Silverman

Episode Description

Welcome to Wake UP! with Joni, the podcast where spiritual awakening meets real life—real conversations, real courage, and the invitation to stop performing, start telling the truth, and remember who you are.

In this candid, funny, and deeply illuminating episode, Joni sits down with Sandra Lena Silverman—author, speaker, beauty rebel, and host of The Party's Over. Sandra is living proof that midlife isn't a breakdown—it's a breakthrough.

Together, they explore what happens when a woman looks in the mirror, tells herself the truth, and chooses reinvention over illusion. From love bombing and narcissistic relationships to beauty standards, Botox, heartbreak, boundaries, and embodied self-worth, this conversation goes where many avoid—but so many women need.

Sandra shares her deeply personal journey through a 27-year marriage, emotional manipulation, radical self-reckoning, and ultimately reclaiming her power, her body, and her soul. With humor, honesty, and heart, she reminds us that the party isn't over—it's just getting interesting.

In This Episode, You'll Hear About:

• Why midlife is not an ending, but an initiation

• Love bombing, gaslighting, and narcissistic relationship dynamics

• How beauty standards can become a prison—and how to break free

• External transformation vs. true inner work

• Rebuilding self-worth after emotional abuse

• Dating after divorce, red flags, and boundaries that protect your peace

• Embodiment, self-care, lymphatic health, and strength training as empowerment

• Why loving yourself changes everything

About the Guest

Sandra Lena Silverman is an author, speaker, and unapologetic truth-teller redefining what beauty, love, and aging really look like. As the host of The Party's Over, she brings humor and heart to the chaos of midlife reinvention—one laugh, one heartbreak, and one Botox injection at a time.

Sandra's journey didn't begin with a microphone—it began with a mirror and a reckoning. Through candor, comedy, and courage, she challenges outdated narratives and helps women build confidence rooted in truth, not illusion.

Find Sandra Lena Silverman

• Website: https://www.sandralenasilverman.com

• Instagram: @sandrasilverman

• Books:

  • From Bullsht to Botox* (available on Amazon & Barnes & Noble)

  • From Bullsht to Broken Hearts* (releasing soon)

• Podcast: The Party's Over (YouTube & all podcast platforms)

About the Host

Joni Lerner is the host of Wake UP! with Joni, a podcast dedicated to conscious conversations about awakening, embodiment, healing, and living fully alive—especially through life's initiations, losses, and reinventions.

Find Joni Lerner

• Website: https://wakeupwithjoni.com

• Book: STOP LOOK CHOOSE: Your Journey to Peace and Freedom

If this conversation moved you, stirred something in you, or gave language to what you've been feeling, please take a moment to rate, review, and share this episode with someone you care about. It truly helps these conversations reach the women who need them most.

If you're ready to learn how to live an embodied, excellent life, connect with Joni directly through her website, book a session, or explore her book to uncover and sustain your aliveness.

And now, beautiful human—it's your turn. Go out and live your most alive life. ✨