Can getting in touch with your sexuality change everything else about your life?

Sarah Nelson thought she had it all figured out. Good marriage, two kids, a high-powered nonprofit career. But underneath it, she'd spent decades editing herself into the good girl she was taught to be, especially when it came to sex.

This conversation about women over 40 and midlife reinvention traces what happened when Sarah finally got honest with herself, and how that honesty led to separating from her husband, entering an open relationship, and becoming a sex and relationship coach.

Featured Quote: "When you are honest with yourself, you actually make the other person happier." — Sarah Nelson

Resources and Links:

Sarah's coaching website: sarahnelsoncoach.com

Sarah's Substack: sarahnelsoncoach.substack.com

About Sarah Nelson: Sarah Nelson is a sex writer and relationship coach trained in the Somatica method of sex and relationship coaching, as well as positive intelligence. After two decades in a marriage built on a good girl narrative, she began a journey of sexual reintegration that led her to interview 50 women about reclaiming their sexuality in midlife. She now coaches women and men toward sexual wholeness, confidence, and self-honesty.

About Your Host: Aransas Savas is a wellbeing and leadership coach specializing in helping women over 40 navigate midlife transitions, career changes, and second-act reinvention. With 20+ years of behavioral research experience partnering with companies like Disney, Weight Watchers, and Best Buy, she hosts The Uplifters Podcast, featuring women doing transformative work in the second half of their lives. Aransas brings both research rigor and personal experience to conversations about courage capital, midlife transformation, and building meaningful second acts.

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