Modern Latina in Midlife
by Sonia Flores
Exploring the mindset shift from midlife crisis to midlife opportunity. A judgment free space to talk openly about the third chapter in a woman's life, fully embracing the midlife journey and creating meaningful and intentional experiences. Your host, Sonia Flores, shares her midlife awakening journey to peel back the layers society has placed on her, reawaken the spark inside and come back to her inner authentic woman. She is also joined by experts in different areas of learning and growth for women in the midlife stage, 40 to 60 years of age.At the heart of her coaching approach lies a deep-rooted belief that we have the ability to create the life we truly want. But many times, we are hanging on to what has outlived its usefulness.The intention is that these conversations will spark something in you too.
Episodes
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Champagne Charlas: Soul Activation, Alignment and Purpose (ep. 104)
Have you ever found yourself asking, "What am I really here for?" Whether you are navigating a major life shift, burning out in a corporate career, or stepping out of the stay-at-home mom season to prioritize yourself, your soul's calling is constantly nudging you toward alignment. In this…
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3 Reasons You Feel Disconnected from Your Calling (Ep 103)
Have you spent years feeling a persistent pull toward something deeper (healing, spirituality, or creating a life with real meaning) only to end up overthinking, questioning yourself, and right back where you started? Many modern, high-achieving women believe they can't find their purpose because...
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The Most Expensive Way to Figure Things Out (And What to Do Instead) (Ep 102)
Have you ever caught yourself overthinking a goal for six months, convincing yourself that if you just buy one more book, Google one more answer, or consult ChatGPT one more time, you'll finally have it all figured out? We modern, high-achieving women in midlife wear total self-reliance like a...
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Coming Out of the Woo-Woo Closet: Architecture to Intuitive Business (Ep 101)
What happens when you reach a point in midlife where you realize the life you've been living no longer fits? In this episode, I'm joined by Shanon, a retired architect, intuitive, podcast host, and founder of La Finca Loca Ranch, for a fun and honest conversation about reinvention, trusting your...
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From Corporate Burnout to Total Freedom: What 16 Years Taught Me About Betting On Yourself (Ep 100)
Can you believe we are officially standing at 100 episodes together? 🥂 Reaching this moment has me reflecting on all the twists, turns, and bold moves that got us here. In this milestone episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on my 16-year corporate ladder climb, the heavy weight of single-mom...
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One Choice Changed Everything (Ep 99)
What happens when you reach a breaking point and decide that your current reality is no longer an option? In this vulnerable episode, I share my pivotal moment at age 46 when, facing a relationship breakdown, financial insecurity, and a duty to protect her son's mental health, I packed up my car...
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Demystifying Philanthropy & AI: How Women Are Changing the Future of Giving with Tanya-Adamo Johnson (Ep 98)
Welcome back to another episode of Modern Latina in Midlife! In this episode, I sit down with philanthropy strategist and Fulbright Specialist Tanya Adamo-Johnson to talk about what it really means to redefine ambition, step out of self-doubt, and reclaim your purpose in your 40s and 50s. Tanya...
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What if your fear of being seen isn't even yours? (Ep 97)
Are you holding back from stepping into your spotlight, hesitating to share your work on social media, or constantly putting off being seen in your business or at work? Maybe you don't speak up for yourself. In this episode, we break down why trying to push through visibility blocks with more…
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Preferment: A Modern Alternative to Retirement for High Achievers with Anne van Leynseele (Ep 96)
In this episode of Modern Latina Midlife, host Sonia Flores sits down with five-time career reinventor, three-time author, and former Obama administration attorney advisor Anne van Leynseele to challenge traditional concepts of life after 50. Anne introduces her research-backed "Preferment"...
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New Moon Energy Healing Meditation for Rest, Reflection and Intention Setting (Ep 95)
Meditation begins at the 8 minute mark. This episode features a powerful New Moon Energy Healing Meditation specifically designed to help you tap into your divine feminine, To receive, rest, reflect and relax. In a world built on rigid 24-hour hustle cycles, our cyclical bodies are constantly…
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Waning Moon Energy Healing Meditation for Focus, Details, Finishing Projects and Putting in the Work (Ep 94)
Meditation begins at 10 minutes and 18 seconds. This episode features a powerful Waning Moon Energy Healing Meditation specifically designed to help you focus, details, finish projects and put in the work. In a world built on rigid 24-hour hustle cycles, our cyclical bodies are constantly being...
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Full Moon Energy Healing Meditation for Communicating, Collaborating, Promoting and Attracting | Ep 93
Meditation starts at the 7 minute and 50 second mark. This episode features a powerful Full Moon Energy Healing Meditation specifically designed to help you harness peak visibility, magnetism, and receptivity. In a world built on rigid 24-hour hustle cycles, our cyclical bodies are constantly…
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Waxing Moon Energy Healing Meditation for Planning, Brainstorming and New Beginnings (ep 92)
Meditation begins at the 9 minute and 16 second mark. This episode features a powerful Waxing Moon Energy Healing Meditation specifically designed to help you maximize your curiosity, creative vision, and inspired planning. Mirroring the follicular phase of the body's cycle, the waxing moon is…
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Your Hidden Impact: You Are Inspiring People You Don't Even Know (ep 91)
If you've been hanging out with me lately, you know we are officially in the thick of our Summer of Joy Experience, and today, I wanted to pull back the curtain and give you our very first two-week check-in. To be completely honest, I started this journey as a personal promise to my ancestors, my...
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Why I'm Still Struggling to Live Fully Authentic at 54 (ep 90)
We've all seen the inspiring Instagram posts claiming that once you hit age 50, you magically stop caring about what other people think. I love that idea, and I call it "Fuck It" energy. But I have to be completely honest with you: I'm 54 years old, and I'm just not quite there yet. In this...
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Healing Ancestral Burnout: Your Invitation to a Summer of Joy (ep 89)
Are you tired of treating joy like a reward you have to earn only after everyone else is taken care of? In this episode, we tackle the chronic over-functioning and midlife overwhelm that leaves so many modern women running on empty. Drawing from the science of positive psychology, neuroscience…
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5 Tools to Trust Your Intuition and Stop Second-Guessing Yourself (ep 88)
Ever find yourself making a decision, only to immediately second-guess it a few minutes later? In midlife, we are constantly navigating transitions—whether in our careers, relationships, or personal identities—and yet we often find ourselves looking outward for validation instead of trusting the...
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Your Codependency is Showing (ep 87)
Have you ever put a major life decision on pause because you were terrified of how someone else would react? In this episode, I'm getting vulnerable about my recent transition to move in with my boyfriend, and the exact moment I realized my hesitation was actually my own codependency showing up.…
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Eldest Daughter, Divorce, and Awakening: Reclaiming My Intuition (ep 86)
In this deeply personal episode, I sit down with my friend Kimberly Katherine from The Lightkeeper's Path to share the story behind my spiritual awakening and how life's hardest moments led me to the work I do today. We talk about growing up as the eldest daughter of immigrant parents, navigating...
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How to Trust the Process When Growth Feels Slow (In Life or Business) (ep 85)
Have you ever followed a deep intuitive nudge, taken the scary leaps, done the inner work, and still found yourself staring at physical results that feel painfully slow? In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the unpolished reality of my own "messy middle." I'm sharing the raw,...
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From Triggered to Aligned: Healing the Patterns Keeping You Stuck (ep 84)
In this episode, I welcome back my beautiful friend Indra Kelly for a powerful conversation about triggers, healing, intuition, and coming back into alignment. Indra shares the deeper meaning behind her program, Triggered to Alignment, and explains how triggers are not something we need to fear…
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3 Steps to Creating an Aligned Business with Astrology & Human Design (ep 83)
In this episode, I'm joined by my long-time mentor and friend, Monica Lorraine, for her fourth appearance on the show. We're having a deep conversation about the journey of finding yourself and finally uncovering the purpose work you were put on this earth to do. So many women spend years seeking...
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Uranus in Gemini: Reclaiming Your Voice in Midlife (ep 82)
After seven years of the "cosmic earthquake" that was Uranus in Taurus, the ground has finally stopped shaking. On April 26, 2026, we officially entered a new seven-year era: Uranus in Gemini. In this episode, we move beyond the surface-level horoscopes to dive deep into the 84-year historical...
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81. From Corporate Burnout to Energy Healer: Reclaiming Your Life and Career After 50
In this episode, I sit down with Brenda Lenweaver, energy healer and graduate of my Start a Soulful Business program. We talk about her transition from corporate burnout into a more aligned and intuitive life and business. Brenda shares what it really felt like to step into the empty nest phase,...
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80. Signs You're Out of Alignment with Your Life Purpose (And What to Do Next)
In this episode, I walk you through what it really means to live in alignment with your true life path and purpose, and how to recognize when you're not. Drawing from my own journey of questioning, pivoting, and ultimately finding clarity in my 50s, I share the signs, experiences, and intuitive...
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79. Why Age 50+ Is Your Most Powerful Era Yet!
If you've ever looked at a social media highlight reel and felt like you were "behind," this episode is your permission slip to breathe and recalibrate. We often mistake midlife for a finish line, but in reality, it is the ultimate starting block. After five decades of navigating challenges,...
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78. How to Have it All (An Easy Strategy You Can Use Today)
In this episode of Modern Latina in Midlife, we're debunking the idea that "having it all" is a lucky accident or a polished myth. It is a reality—one I've built for myself over the last decade by moving from self-abandonment to radical authenticity. At 54, I am living the life I once only…
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77. From "Perfect on Paper" to Soul-Led: Choosing Yourself Over a "Stable" Career with Laura Dionisio
There's a moment so many women quietly experience… everything looks good on paper, but something inside just isn't right. In this episode, I sit down with Laura to talk about that exact moment, the one where you can't ignore your truth anymore. From her high-achieving career in aerospace...
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76. Dating Yourself: The Ultimate Self Worth Reset with Michelle Chalfant
In this special crossover episode of Modern Latina in Midlife, I'm sharing a conversation where I was the guest, interviewed by my friend, mentor, and client Michelle Chalfant on her show. What started as a casual team-meeting moment turned into a powerful discussion about something I tried while…
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75. Your Skills are Your Cushion: Navigating Career Shifts and Single Motherhood
In this episode, I'm doing something a little different. I was recently a guest on my friend Laura Dionicio's show, The Pivot Point Podcast, and the conversation moved me in a way I didn't expect. Laura asked the kind of deep, searching questions that forced me to look back at my own 18-year...
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74. The Red Fire Horse: Why 2026 is the Year of "No More Waiting"
Are you tired of feeling like you're running in place? In this episode, we officially say goodbye to the slow, introspective "shedding" phase of the Wood Snake and step into the most electric energy of the decade: The Year of the Red Fire Horse. This rare 60-year event brings a "Double Fire"...
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73. The Ghost in the Mirror: Grieving the Body You Used to Have
A couple of years ago, I caught my reflection while fixing my eyeliner, and for the first time in decades, I didn't recognize the woman looking back. I saw a softness in my jawline and a tiredness in my eyes that no "hack" or serum could fix. I didn't reach for a solution, I just sat on the edge…
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72. Stop the Hustle: Why "Doing Less" is Your New Success Strategy
Are you wearing your "busy-ness" like a badge of honor? I've been there, running on caffeine and fumes, trying to squeeze a smoothie into a two-minute gap between meetings, and feeling like if there's a white space on my calendar, I must fill it. But here's the truth I had to learn the hard way…
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71. What the Ocean Taught Me About Fear: Unfiltered Notes from Belize
What if the thing you're avoiding is exactly where your next breakthrough is hiding? In this special "on-location" episode, I'm taking you with me to the docks of San Pedro, Belize. This wasn't originally intended to be a podcast episode; it started as a raw voice note to myself. But as I sat by...
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70. How I Read 18 Books While Training for Mt. Whitney (And the 9 That Changed Me)
For years, "read more books" was a permanent fixture on my New Year's intention list. This year, I finally cracked the code. By joining two book clubs and utilizing audiobooks while training to hike Mt. Whitney, I hit a personal record: 18 books in one year. In this episode, I'm not just sharing…
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69. Why I Don't Set Goals in January (The Science Behind Wintering)
In this episode of Modern Latina in Midlife, I'm sharing why I don't jump into "New Year energy" in January and why slowing down during this season has been one of the most supportive practices for my body, mind, and nervous system. For years, I noticed a clear pattern: after the holidays, my...
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68. New Year Vibes: Chakra & Energy Clearing for 2026
In this guided meditation episode, I lead you through a deep energy clearing and chakra balancing practice to help release negative and stagnant energy from the past year and gently welcome 2026. I begin with extended grounding to calm the nervous system and clear your energy field, then guide…
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67. 10 Lessons from 10 Years in Business
Something powerful is happening. And it's being led by women. In this episode, I pull back the curtain on what it really looks like to be a woman in business in 2025—the growth, the resilience, the truth behind the numbers, and the inner work no one talks about. Women now own nearly 4 in 10 U.S....
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66. Behind the Scenes: How to Move Through Deep Emotions in 3 Steps
This week on Modern Latina in Midlife, I'm pulling back the curtain in a way I honestly haven't before. I hit record in the middle of a really emotional moment — no filters, no perfect lighting, no polished script — just me, feeling everything. And in sharing it, my hope is that you remember you...
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65. The 10-Minute Shift That Will Change Your Entire Day (starting now!)
In today's episode, I'm sharing a simple little moment that completely shifted my energy in under 10 minutes. On the morning of 11/11 — a day all about alignment and intention — I woke up tired, foggy, and fully ready to stay in my PJs all day. But during my journaling and meditation, I received...
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64. Simplify Your Podcast Launch: The 3 Essential Steps to Get Started
If you've had that little whisper telling you it might be time to start a podcast… this episode is your confirmation. Today, I'm breaking down the exact 3 steps you need to build the foundation for a soul-led podcast, one that feels aligned, intentional, and totally doable (because it is). Think…
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63. Champagne Charlas: The Biggest Surprise About Becoming an Empty Nester
In this Champagne Charlas episode of Modern Latina in Midlife, I'm sitting down with my dear friend and intuitive healer, Kimberly Katherine, to talk honestly about what it's really like to become an empty nester. We're only a few weeks in, week five & six, and already it's brought up waves of...
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62. Latine Herbalism: Modern Curanderismo, Healing Plants and Folk Traditions with Josie Castañeda Morales
Note: the connection was poor, so the sound suffered a little. In this episode, I sit down with herbalist, author, and modern-day curandera Josie Castañeda Morales to discuss the world of ancestral healing—exploring how herbalism, ceremony, and connecting with your heart can help you return to…
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61. Purpose to Profit: How to Launch a Soul-Led Business
This is a conversation where I was interviewed on Intuition Activation podcast by the host and my mentor, Jessica Rachel. She is a spiritual medium and intuition coach who mentored me to help me trust the intuitive downloads I was receiving, and connect others to their spirit guides. If you've…
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60. 5 Step Roadmap: Turn Your Gifts Into Profit Now
Feeling the call to do work that feels meaningful but unsure how to turn that passion into profit? In this episode of Modern Latina in Midlife, I walk you through a grounded, soulful roadmap to help you start a purpose-driven business without the overwhelm. Whether you're craving more freedom,...
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59. How Climbing Mt. Whitney Alone UNLOCKED My Courage, Clarity, and Inner Power
In this deeply personal and raw episode, I share the entire story behind one of the most challenging and transformational experiences of my life—hiking Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the continental U.S. With over 22 miles and 6,100+ feet of elevation gain, this wasn't just a physical…
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58. The Power of the Pause: Walking into my Soft Life Era
In this channeled episode of Modern Latina in Midlife, I share the message that came through loud and clear from my spirit guides, my ancestors, and my own body: it's time to pause. After receiving the same message over and over—from an Temazcal ceremony in Costa Rica, to intuitive sessions, to...
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57. Navigating Unrest as a Daughter of Immigrants: 5 Coping Tips
In this deeply personal episode, I share what it feels like to be the eldest daughter of immigrant parents during a time of heartbreaking unrest in Los Angeles and across our country. The energy is heavy, the anxiety is real, and the emotional toll is undeniable, especially for women of color who...
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56. The Greatest Gift My Son Ever Gave Me: A Mother's Day Downloaded Message
This Mother's Day, I'm sharing one of the most profound soul lessons I've ever received. One that came through my journey as a mother. In this deeply personal episode, I reflect on how my son has been one of my greatest teachers, guiding me to release control, surrender expectations, and return…
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55. The Truth About Abundance Cathy Heller Helped Me See
What if abundance wasn't something you chased, but something you allowed? In today's solo episode, I'm sharing the 9 biggest takeaways from Cathy Heller's powerful book Abundant Ever After. These insights cracked me open in the best way, challenging how I think about money, purpose, success, and...
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Exploring the mindset shift from midlife crisis to midlife opportunity. A judgment free space to talk openly about the third chapter in a woman's life, fully embracing the midlife journey and creating meaningful and intentional experiences. Your host, Sonia Flores, shares her midlife awakening journey to peel back the layers society has placed on her, reawaken the spark inside and come back to her inner authentic woman. She is also joined by experts in different areas of learning and growth for women in the midlife stage, 40 to 60 years of age.At the heart of her coaching approach lies a deep-rooted belief that we have the ability to create the life we truly want. But many times, we are hanging on to what has outlived its usefulness.The intention is that these conversations will spark something in you too.
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