Mar 05 2025 17 mins
In this bite-sized episode, I sit down with Amy Schroeder, founder of The Midst, an online magazine that’s redefining what it means to thrive in midlife.
Amy shares how a personal blog about perimenopause turned into a global community of women living midlife on their own terms. We talk about the power of honest storytelling, the importance of connection, and why midlife isn’t a time to slow down—it’s a time to step fully into who we are.
We also dive into:
✅ How midlife is the longest and most transformative stage of life
✅ How The Midst is moving from online to offline
✅ Balancing work, family, and creativity—without burning out
✅ Using AI to scale ourselves (without losing our essence)
If you’ve ever felt like midlife was something to “get through” this conversation will make you think again.
🎧 Join us for a fresh, empowering take on middle age.
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: Meet Amy Schroeder & the story behind The Midst
02:15 – The origins of The Midst: From personal blog to global movement
05:30 – Midlife is not our parents’ middle age—how we’re redefining it
09:20 – The importance of storytelling & collective voices
12:10 – Transitioning The Midst from digital to in-person events
15:30 – How AI is changing content creation & personal productivity
17:21 – Closing thoughts & where to find The Midst
🔗 Find The Midst Online:
🌍 Website: https://the-midst.com/
📩 Newsletter: The Midst on Substack https://substack.com/@themidst
💬 Connect with Host Shelley Doyle:
🌐 Website: The Communiverse https://thecommuniverse.com/
📌 LinkedIn: /shelleydoyle https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleydoyle/
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I hope our conversation inspires you to rediscover connection in your personal or professional life.
Subscribe now and let the magic unfold.
Love & sparkles,
✨Shelley
About Your Host
Hello you, I’m Shelley Doyle, founder of The Communiverse.
Through our 90-day program, The Social Wealth Roadmap, we empower remote and relocated leaders, founders, and creators build real-world social wealth—so they feel connected, trusted, and supported, both online and offline, no matter where they are in the world.
We also support hybrid and distributed teams, combining cutting-edge research on social well-being and social wealth with two decades in corporate communications to deliver mind-shifting talks, workshops, and programs around the world.
Find out more at TheCommuniverse.com or find me on LinkedIn.
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