Made for More — Holistic Health and Purpose for Women in Midlife

Have you ever had that persistent feeling that there's more for you? More energy. More meaning. More of a sense that you're living the life you were actually made for?It may be a signal.In this episode, Karen Renaud introduces the SPIRE model of whole-being happiness — developed by Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, Dr. Maria Sirois, and Megan McDonough at the Wholebeing Institue in Massachusetts— and explains why fixing just one area of your life never creates the lasting transformation you're looking for. She also covers the research on meaning, character strengths, and why this season of life can be your most powerful chapter yet.In this episode:The research on meaning and why it's a fundamental human need (not a luxury)Viktor Frankl and what concentration camp survivors teach us about purposeThe SPIRE model — Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Relational, EmotionalWhy fixing just one thing never creates lasting changeYour character strengths — and how they point toward your purposeThe Best Possible Future exercise — and the research behind itHow to take your next step toward the woman you were made to beResources & links mentioned:📖 Dr. Martin Seligman📖 Man's Search for Meaning — Viktor Frankl🔗 VIA Character Strengths free assessment: www.viacharacter.org📩 Free inSPIREd Reset Guide: https://www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com/free-reset-guide💼 I Was Made For More program: https://www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com/program📋 Apply for the program: https://www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com/forms/2149591591Connect with Karen: 🌐 Website: www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredintegrativehealth 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredintegrativehealth 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenrenaudiih 🎙️ Made for More is the podcast for women in their Prime Years who are ready to stop surviving and start thriving — body, mind, and soul.

Feeling stuck is one of the most frustrating experiences there is. You know what you want. You know what you need to do. And you cannot make yourself do it.But here's what most people don't understand — feeling stuck is almost never about capability or discipline. It's about self trust. And self trust can be rebuilt.In this episode, Karen Renaud breaks down the neuroscience of why we get stuck, what's actually happening in your brain when you can't move forward, and a research-backed approach to building momentum again — without overhauling your entire life overnight.In this episode:Why feeling stuck is almost never about capabilityThe self trust account — and what's been draining yoursThe neuroscience of stuck and why your brain resists changeHow small kept promises rebuild momentumThe identity shift that changes everything (James Clear's Atomic Habits)The "As If Principle" — faith it till you make itYour one-promise challenge for this weekResources & links mentioned:📖 Atomic Habits — James Clear📖 The As If Principle — Richard Wiseman📩 Free inSPIREd Reset Guide: https://www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com/free-reset-guide💼 I Was Made For More program: https://www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com/programConnect with Karen: 🌐 Website: www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com 📩 Free inSPIREd Reset Guide: https://www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com/free-reset-guide 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredintegrativehealth 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredintegrativehealth 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenrenaudiih 🎙️ Made for More is the podcast for women in their Prime Years who are ready to stop surviving and start thriving — body, mind, and soul.

If you feel tired all the time — even after a full night's sleep — this episode is for you.Most women assume exhaustion is about sleep, diet, or discipline. But what's actually happening in your body is far more interesting — and far more fixable — than that.In this episode, Karen Renaud breaks down the science behind chronic exhaustion, what cortisol is actually doing to your body, and why the answer is not to push harder or do more.In this episode:Why exhaustion is almost never just a sleep problemHow your stress response works — and why it's keeping you depletedThe cortisol rhythm your body was designed for (and what disrupts it)The Rain Barrel Effect — and why your barrel may be overflowingSurprising research from Dr. Kelly McGonigal that will change how you think about stressThe missing piece most women never address — recoveryThree practical tools to start feeling better this weekResources & links mentioned:📖 The Rain Barrel Effect — Dr. Stephen Cabral📖 The Upside of Stress — Dr. Kelly McGonigalConnect with Karen:🌐 www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com📩 Free inSPIREd Reset Guide: https://www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com/free-reset-guide📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredintegrativehealth👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredintegrativehealth💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenrenaudiihMade for More is the podcast for women in their Prime Years who are ready to stop surviving and start thriving — body, mind, and soul.

Do you remember when you used to show up for your life without second guessing every decision? In this first episode of Made for More, host Karen Renaud gets raw and real about the moment she chose fear over faith — and how that one decision quietly became a pattern that lasted years.If you're a woman in midlife who feels stuck, exhausted from the cycle of starting over, and wondering why nothing ever sticks — this episode was made for youKaren breaks down the real reason so many women in perimenopause and menopause feel stuck and disconnected from the woman they used to be. Spoiler — it's not a willpower problem. It's a system problem. And today she's giving you the missing piece.Topics covered:— Why high achieving women in midlife lose their courage and confidence— How the menopause transition adds to the chaos of feeling lost and stuck— The willpower vs waypower framework that explains why you keep starting over— Karen's personal journey through menopause and finding her way back— How to rebuild self trust and momentum one small promise at a time— Your weekly Made for More courage challengeGrab your free inSPIREd Reset Guide at www.inspiredintegrativehealth.com