Midlife Strategies for Badass Women

What happens when life forces you to stop—and finally listen to what your body’s been trying to tell you all along?

In this powerful episode of Midlife Strategies for Badass Women, host Sue Willoughby welcomes speaker, consultant, and founder of UnshakableMe, Heidi Blackie. After a lifetime of pushing through pain, burnout, and chronic illness, Heidi made a radical decision: to trust herself—and her body’s ability to heal.

What followed was a complete shift from survival mode to a soul-led life rooted in resilience, joy, and self-trust.

🌿 In this episode, we explore:

• The high cost of hustle culture—and how to break free from it
  
  
• How chronic illness became Heidi’s greatest teacher
  
  
• Why women hit midlife burnout (and how to recover)
  
  
• The daily practices that build unshakeable self-trust
  
  
• How to rewrite your story and reclaim your power—at any age
  
  

If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode, doubted your worth, or wondered “Is this all there is?”, this conversation is your reminder that the answers aren’t out there—they’re already within you.

🔗 Explore Heidi’s work at unshakableme.com 

[00:00:00] - Intro
[00:01:24] - Guest Introduction
[00:02:32] - Athletic Life Background
[00:05:15] - 2016 Losses and Stressors
[00:07:46] - Turning Inward to Heal
[00:12:26] - Self-Healing Conversation
[00:14:16] - Velodrome Cycling Explained
[00:17:38] - Breakthrough via Daily Ritual
[00:23:35] - Living Present Like Animals
[00:24:56] - Joy Examples with Dogs
[00:26:01] - Creating “UnshakableMe” Program
[00:30:02] - Relationship with Self & Community
[00:34:32] - Acceptance Without Labels
[00:40:12] - Client Case on Boundaries
[00:42:42] - Women, People-Pleasing & Guilt
[00:45:53] - Horse Coaching Reveals Patterns
[00:47:19] - Future Program Plans & Grants
[00:48:08] - Gratitude for Ongoing Challenges
[00:49:02] - Midlife Strategies & Tips
[00:54:26] - Seed of Self-Belief; Closing Remarks
[00:55:26] - Episode Ends

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Thanks to my amazing Producer and Editor Jess Grace Garcia (they/them) of Springwood Productions. https://www.springwoodproductions.com/ 

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