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I’m Hélène Stelian, the Midlife Mentor with a passion for facilitating personal development in women 40+. Through my THRIVE Courses, I help introspective, curious, action-oriented women 40+ deepen their journeys of self-discovery and growth—and create their next chapter with courage and intention.
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What Do People Love—That You Can’t Stand?
This past week, I asked this question in my Facebook group: What's something a lot of people love that you can't stand? In my group, I love to share interesting articles to promote discussion around...
I Needed New Friends…
Making friends can be hard in midlife. In our 30s and 40s, so many of us with kids found it easy to connect to other parents through our children's pals. Our social circles formed naturally via our...
You Do This Every 5 Minutes and Don’t Even Know It!
Did you know that we sigh every 5 minutes? Why is that? I recently came across interesting research explaining the purpose of habitual sighing, or taking a deep breath. Silvia Pagliardini, an...
Only 4,000 Weeks?
Did you know that our lifespan—80 years on average for US women—equates to about 4,000 weeks? When I read this in The Atlantic, it came as a bit of a shock. It feels short, doesn't it? Given that...
I Was Worried About My Drinking…
Over the last decade or so, Chardonnay has become a bit of a slippery slope for me. I love a big buttery oaky glass of wine at the end of the day. It has become my go-to way to decompress. Problem...
Are You “Too Sensitive”?
This past week, I did a Facebook Live interview with Susan Frances Morris, the author of The Sensitive One: A Memoir (see the YouTube recording or join my Facebook group to watch all my live...
Are You Suffering From Toxic Productivity?
In a conversation with one of my members this past week, we shared how we both are hard-working doers, relentlessly pushing ahead on our tasks and goals, with lists galore to keep us on track. I...
Wear the Good Socks
The other day, as I was getting dressed for my workout, I reached into my sock drawer and pulled out my old athletic socks. Next to those were my relatively new Bombas socks. (Love them!) Why am I...
Do You Play?
In a recent interview with Melissa Bowen discussing Brené Brown's ideas for wholehearted living, the topic of play came up. Now play often feels like four-letter word to me. We are urged to make the...
I’m Just Not Motivated…
I was chatting with a good friend the other day. She was telling me some of the things she'd like to do now that her kids are older—one out of the nest and the other more independent. She had...
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