Coming Home to Your Values in Midlife

Midlife Reclaimed Teachings

Description

Midlife Reclaimed Teachings are occasional, theme-based gatherings for midlife women who want to tend to their wellbeing by staying connected to themselves — gently, intentionally, and without pressure to fix or optimise.

Each 90-minute session offers a calm, supportive space to:

• learn about a key midlife wellbeing theme through a compassionate, evidence-informed lens
• experience an embodied guided meditation
• reflect and integrate through journalling and gentle reflective inquiry
• ask questions that help the practice land in everyday life

They are ideal for midlife women who want a meaningful pause, a sense of orientation, and practical inner resources they can return to again and again.

They are not therapy — but they are therapeutic.

Sessions are offered a few times a year to honour depth, presence, and sustainable pacing.

What’s Included

• 90-minute live online session
• Teaching + guided meditation + reflective journalling
• Space for questions and integration
• A recorded meditation to keep
• A reflective prompt you can return to in your own time again and again

Please note that the teaching and meditation section will be recorded as audio for a resource to take with you. This will be shared via email in the following days after the event.

About the Teacher

Shannon A. Swales is an Australian Clinical Psychologist, speaker, and author who supports midlife women navigating stress, burnout, and life transitions. She is the founder of Midlife Reclaimed and brings a compassionate, evidence-informed approach grounded in mindfulness, reflection, and lived experience.

To learn more about Shannon and her work, visit www.shannonaswales.com/about

Other Ways to Work With Shannon

Alongside these teaching group sessions, Shannon offers a range of supportive spaces through Midlife Reclaimed. This includes a gentle online community for midlife women, weekly Heart Space gatherings, the Midlife Reclaimed podcast, and her book Nothing Left to Give. She also provides 1:1 telehealth psychotherapy support for midlife women across Australia.

You can explore these offerings at www.shannonaswales.com

Our First Offering (a soft launch introductory offer)

Session Description

The start of a new year can quietly stir questions in midlife — not just What should I do next? But how do I want to live?

After years of caring, contributing, and carrying responsibility, many women find they’ve drifted from what truly matters to them.

This guided session offers a compassionate pause to reconnect with your values — not as goals to achieve, but as qualities that help you orient your life with steadiness and self-leadership.

Together, we’ll explore:

• what values really are (and what they’re not)
• why values become especially important in midlife transitions
• how values can support wellbeing, boundaries, and meaning — without pressure or perfection

You’ll then be guided through a meditation, followed by a reflective journalling prompt designed to help you listen inward and clarify what values feel most alive for you now.

This is not about setting resolutions or fixing yourself.

It’s about coming home to what matters — and letting that guide your next steps, gently.

Session Structure (Approximate)

• Teaching on values in midlife
• Guided meditation to connect with your values
• Reflective journalling exercise (bring pen and paper)
• Space for questions for integration.

Who This Is For

• Midlife women seeking clarity without pressure
• Those feeling disconnected, stretched, or unsure of their next season
• Women wanting a calmer, values-led approach to wellbeing
• Anyone curious about the Midlife Reclaimed way of working

Who This Is Not For

• If you’re looking for goal-setting, productivity strategies, or high-energy motivation
• If you’re wanting individual therapeutic support (1:1 therapy would be more appropriate)

Gentle Disclaimer

Midlife Reclaimed Guided Teaching Sessions are reflective and educational spaces for connection, care, and sustained wellbeing. They are not therapeutic or health services.

While Shannon A. Swales is a registered clinical psychologist in Australia, within these sessions she acts as a teacher, not as your treating psychologist. The content, practices, conversations, and resources shared are for general reflection and learning only.

You are invited to participate at a pace that feels right for you, including pausing, stepping back, or leaving the session if needed. If you find yourself experiencing distress or requiring individualised care, please seek support from a qualified health professional or your local crisis service.

To help keep this a safe and respectful space, please remember:

• What’s shared here, stays here.
• All resources and recordings are for your personal use only.
• Write, speak, and listen with kindness, empathy, and confidentiality.

Thank you for helping co-create a compassionate, grounded space where women in midlife can stay connected, steady, and well.

Please note that, for insurance reasons, people residing in the United States or Canada cannot participate. I apologise for the inconvenience.

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