In this episode of The Midsters, Elizabeth and Mary Ann talk with Jonathan Marion—a transformational life coach, consultant, photographer, and Brazilian zouk instructor who is redefining what it means to live a meaningful life.

Jonathan invites us to reconsider the external achievements we often use to measure success and instead move toward a life rooted in alignment, creativity, connection, and authenticity. From the dance floor to the coaching space to the art of photography, he explores how presence, collaboration, and deep curiosity can guide us toward a more rewarding way of being.

This conversation is an inspiring reminder that midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s a doorway. And stepping through it begins by listening to who we really are beneath the noise.

In this episode of The Midsters, we explore the quiet force shaping so many of our choices: fear. From childhood warnings to the fears we inherit from society, to the hidden anxieties behind change, rejection, parenting, aging, and even living too small — we look at how fear can both hold us back and push us forward.

Mary Ann and Leslie Ann talk openly about the fears that shaped their younger years, the fears that still show up in midlife, and the unexpected ways fear can become fuel. Whether it’s fear of missing out, fear of rejection, fear of change, or the deeper fear of not living fully, this conversation reveals what happens when we sit with our fears, name them, challenge them, and choose growth anyway.

A reflective, honest, and empowering episode about becoming braver — not by eliminating fear, but by understanding it.

In this week’s episode of The Midsters, we explore who we were before the world told us who to be. From childhood curiosity and innate joy, to the social conditioning that shaped us as women, mothers, partners, and professionals — we unpack what it means to return to our truest selves in midlife.

Leslie Ann and Mary-Anne reflect on the roles we take on, the expectations placed on us, and how much of our natural self gets edited along the way. They share stories about rediscovering curiosity, creativity, spirituality, and the quiet power of simply being — not performing.