Belong Wellness: Where Smart and Sassy Midlife Women Talk Perimenopause, Personal Growth and Purpose
Belong Wellness is where smart, curious women in the messy middle of life come to get honest conversations about what the hell is going on with their hormones, relationships, careers and lives.
Hosted by health coach and fellow midlife woman Jessica Long, this show dives into: hormone health, career pivots, mental load, divorce, purpose, burnout, and all the ways we’re trying to feel like ourselves again.
We blend research and real talk, science and soul, learning and laughter—because we choose to find the humor in the chaos.
This show is for you if you want to hear about:
✔️ WTF is happening in perimenopause—and what you can actually do about it
✔️ How to support your physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness in midlife
✔️ Navigating career transitions, marriage changes, and caring for everyone (including yourself)
✔️ Smart tools for nervous system support, sleep, energy, boundaries, and joy
✔️ Experts, rebels, and wise women rewriting midlife on their own terms
Hit play and follow the show for weekly doses of insight and midlife magic. You BELONG here.
For more midlife musings, follow me on Instagram @belongwellness and join my email list at belongwellness.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
38:🎙️Do I Love Podcasting? The Honest Truth
In today’s minisode, I’m answering one of the most common questions I get: “So… do you love podcasting?”
The short answer? Yes! I love the challenge of learning a new industry, diving into conversatio…
37: Midlife Nutrition Tips for Belly Fat, Brain Fog and Sleep with Barbara Sobel
If you’ve hit your 40s and suddenly feel like your body got swapped out for someone else’s…I’m right there with you. For many midlife women, uninvited menopause belly fat shows up overnight, brain fo…
36: 🥣 5 Foods I Don’t Eat Anymore
In this episode, I’m sharing five foods I used to eat all the time that just don’t have a place in my life anymore. And no, this isn’t about demonizing food or creating rules. It’s about noticing how…
35: Ayurveda Says Perimenopause Is Your Golden Goddess Era with Heather Grzych
Perimenopause doesn’t have to feel like the end of your fire. In Ayurveda, this stage of life is actually called your Golden Goddess era.
In this episode, Jessica talks with Heather Grzych, Ayurvedic …
34: How Early Menopause After Hysterectomy Inspired Julie Parana’s New Career
When Julie Parana had a hysterectomy at 42, she expected relief from years of pain—which she got. What she did not expect was the immediate launch into menopause a decade earlier than planned. Even w…
33: A Midlife Surrogate on Pregnancy, Perimenopause, and Letting Go with Heather Nelson
In this episode, I’m joined by Heather Nelson to discuss her very personal story that sheds light on a topic that feels like a black box to many of us—surrogacy.
Heather is a mother, wife, business c…
32:🍴5 Protein Recipes for Midlife Women Who Don’t Want to Eat Chicken All Day
If you are a midlife woman trying to eat more protein—but you’re tired of people telling you to eat 100 grams a day, and you’re even more tired of eating chicken—then this episode’s for you.
I’m brea…
31: When the Patriarchy Pushes You Out, Chart a New Course: Cheyenne Richards on Starting Over in Midlife
What happens when a powerful woman gets pushed out by the patriarchy? If you’re Cheyenne Richards, you write a novel, get your captain’s license, and sail into your next chapter—literally.
In this epi…
30: Midlife Relationships: You’re Evolving. He’s Not. Now What? with Jessie Curtner
Why do so many smart, self-aware women feel emotionally disconnected from their partners in midlife? And how do you know if you should keep working on the relationship or separate?
These are the quest…
29: 📼 Midlife Mixtape: Can’t Miss Clips from the Last 6 Months—MHT, Colonoscopies, Goddess Visions and More
The Belong Wellness podcast just turned 6 months old! To celebrate, I’m taking you on a greatest-hits-style trip through some of my favorite podcast moments so far. From big laughs to aha moments, fr…
28: Your Body Isn’t the Problem—A Midlife Health Reframe with Courtney Townley from Grace & Grit
I have seen too many super smart, extremely capable women start to feel like the wheels are coming off in their 40s. But before we go blaming our hormones, our jobs, our spouses or our bodies—let’s p…
27: Laughing Through the Midlife Sh*tshow: Divorce & Reinvention with Donna Johnsen
What happens when divorce, single motherhood, turning 50, and perimenopause all hit at once? You get a full-blown midlife dumpster fire.
But today’s guest, Donna Johnsen, found a lifeline in laughter…
26: 🥳 My Birthday, A Mid-Year Check-In, and a Favor to Ask
It’s my birthday, and we’re halfway through 2025, so I’m doing a little mid-year reflection and inviting you to join me.
In this solo episode, I’m sharing what’s felt aligned this year, where I’ve ma…
25: Midlife Book Recs (and How to Actually Find Time to Read Them) with Alexis Lynch
If your nightstand is stacked with books you swear you’re going to read (someday), this episode is for you.
Jessica sits down with her oldest friend, Alexis Lynch—a lawyer, mom, and avid reader—who so…
24: How to Fit Strength Training Into Your Day—Even Without a Gym, Childcare, or Time to Spare with Judy Truong
If you’re a midlife woman who knows strength training matters but can’t figure out how the heck to fit it in, this episode is for you. Jessica talks with longtime fitness instructor and midlife mom J…
23: How Pilates Pro Jill Harris Became an Inventor and Built a Brand
Ever had a brilliant idea for a product but no clue how to make it real?
Whether you are a visionary with a dream, or just love a story of resilience and midlife woman badassery, this episode is for …
22: How to Help a Friend in Crisis: Real Advice from a Mom Who’s Been There with Tara Sharp
How to Help a Friend in Crisis: Real Advice from a Mom Who’s Been There
When someone you love is facing the unimaginable, what do you actually say? What can you do that really helps?
In this episode, J…
21: Frozen Shoulder, Hot Flashes, and Mood Swings: Acupuncture for Perimenopause Relief with Katharine Chaney
Acupuncture for midlife symptoms? Yes, please.
In this episode, licensed acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner Katharine Chaney explains how acupuncture, cupping, and Chinese herbs can help…
20: Girls Trips in Our 40s: What’s Different and What’s Wonderfully the Same
What happens when seven friends who’ve known each other for nearly 30 years head out on a girls trip in their 40s? Well… let’s just say some of my expectations about how things might be different now…
19: The Midlife Working Mom Struggle is Real: Burnout, Guilt and Finding Joy with Erin Holland
Career deadlines, school pickups, aging parents, hormonal chaos — and somehow we’re still supposed to have it all together? Please.
In this episode, I’m joined by Erin Holland — marketing manager, sin…