The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond

By Lorrie Mickelson, Habits & Self Care

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Are you excited yet anxious about your next chapter?


Whether it's retirement or empty nesting, the opportunities and possibilities can be overwhelming. Everything from a good night’s sleep to a fit and strong body to living each day with more vitality and less overwhelm…it is all possible with this new found freedom.


In this podcast, you’ll gain things like…

1. Solid morning & evening rituals to help you sleep and live better

2. Quick & easy exercises to boost your fitness

3. Self care & spiritual practices for mental resilience

All equipping you to crush your day AND your bucket list.


I’m Lorrie Mickelson. As a yoga and pilates teacher, certified personal trainer with a masters in health and physical education, I’ve found the recipe for restful nights that smoothly roll into joy-filled days. Recently, I faced sleep issues, decreased strength, and mental fuzziness. Although I was going through menopause I knew something else was going on and was feeling the toll of neglecting self-care. Never again.


If you want to regain your MOJO and ensure this chapter is your best chapter, go and listen to our fan favorite Episode 3: How to build habits that last and help you live a healthier and happier life!


Episode Date
205: Strength Training, Strong Backs & Knowing When NOT to Lift the Cottage Fridge
May 23, 2026
204: Cardio Confidence — Your Heart, Your Pace After 50
May 16, 2026
203: May Movement: Setting the Stage for the Type and Amount of Exercise Women Need in Our Me Now Years
May 09, 2026
202: Boost Your Spring Energy with Ayurveda: Dry Brushing, Coconut Oil Abhyanga, Clearing Clutter & More
May 02, 2026
201: Spring Habits: What Do Iyengar Yoga, Fruit, and Eating to 80% Full Have in Common?
Apr 25, 2026
200: Do This One Movement Every Morning to Boost Energy & Mood This Spring (Ayurvedic Kapha Reset)
Apr 18, 2026
199: Feeling Heavy This Spring? Do the Opposite (Ayurvedic Reset for Energy)
Apr 11, 2026
198: A Spring Reset : Ayurvedic Habits to Harmonize with Spring & Feel Energized
Apr 04, 2026
197: Create Your Best Possible Outcome: A Mindful Visualization Habit for Cultivating Optimism & Restful Sleep
Mar 28, 2026
196: From Snowstorms to Spring: A Spring Equinox Shift into the Habit of Cultivating Optimism
Mar 21, 2026
195: Let’s Travel Boldly
Mar 14, 2026
194: Your Next Bold Move…..Part 2
Mar 07, 2026
193: Your Next Bold Move: Habits, Routines & Our Me Now Women’s Wellness Wheel
Feb 28, 2026
192: The Push & Pull of the Year of the Fire Horse: Forge ahead without Burning Out - Self Care Practices
Feb 21, 2026
191: 4 Self Practices: Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, Self-Love and Self-Care (Part 2)
Feb 14, 2026
190: 4 Self Practices for February: Self Acceptance, Self Compassion, Self Love, and Self-Care
Feb 07, 2026
189: Mindfulness & Heartfulness: Calming the Mind with the Power of the Heart
Jan 31, 2026
188: 3 Gentle Habits (Daylight, Oil & Movement) that Create a Steadier Day
Jan 24, 2026
187: Habits That Unsteady Us — What’s Quietly Draining Your Energy and Calm
Jan 17, 2026
186: Habits that Steady us in an Unsteady World
Jan 10, 2026
185: A Bold Invitation to 2026: Habits, Routines, and Rituals to Help You Thrive
Jan 03, 2026
184: Listening, Living & Thriving: Honouring the Habits, Routines & Rituals That Carry Us — A 2025 Wrap-Up and Bold Invitation for 2026
Dec 27, 2025
183: Making Podcast Listening Easy: Habits, Routines, Rituals & Holiday Exploration
Dec 20, 2025
182: Why Podcasts Are the Perfect Wellness Ritual for Women in Their Me Now Years
Dec 13, 2025
181: Understanding chronic pain through habits, routines & rituals: A mind-body conversation with Natalie St-Denis
Dec 06, 2025
180: Just Breathe: The Simple Daily Habit Practice that Reduces Stress and Restores Calm
Nov 29, 2025
179: Embrace Your Creative Side: How Small Habits Boost Energy, Confidence & Joy in Our Me-Now Years
Nov 22, 2025
178: How Your “Me Now” Habits Help You Reframe Self-Talk, Self-Care, and Excuses
Nov 15, 2025
177: Finding Rhythm in the Light & Dark: How your habits, routines and rituals ground you
Nov 08, 2025
176: “Fall Back” with Mindfulness: Habits, Routines, and Rituals for November Self-Care
Nov 01, 2025
175: Sleep Series: Part IV – Mindfulness: The Gateway to Habits, Routines, Rituals and Rest.
Oct 25, 2025
174: Sleep Series: Part III – The Evening Ritual: From Dinner to Dreamland
Oct 18, 2025
173: Sleep Series: Part II - Sleep Myths & Mindset Shifts: A Better Way to Rest
Oct 11, 2025
172: Sleep in Our ‘Me Now’ Years: A 4-Part Podcast Series for Women – Part 1 – Why Sleep Matters
Oct 04, 2025
171: Seasonal Shifts: Closing September’s Habits and Routines and Opening October’s Sleep Reset & Rituals
Sep 27, 2025
170: Ayurvedic Wisdom to Strengthen Belief in Your Habits & Routines
Sep 20, 2025
169: Believing in Your Everyday Habits: The Secret Sauce to Making Them Count”
Sep 13, 2025
168: Why Your Daily Rhythm Matters: Sleep, Health & Habits in our Me Now Years
Sep 06, 2025
167: Getting Yourself Out of a Hole: A Simple Daily Habit to Reduce Stress and Cultivate Optimism
Aug 30, 2025
166: When Me Now Becomes Now What? A Loving Tribute
Aug 23, 2025
165: A Nourishing Breath Ritual for August Self-Care
Aug 16, 2025
164:The One-Minute Mindfulness Habit Hack: A Simple Ritual for Calmer Days in August
Aug 09, 2025
163: Relaxation Reimagined: A Skill You Grow, a Habit You Keep, a Ritual You Cherish
Aug 02, 2025
162: August: The Sunday of Summer - Habits, Routines, & Rituals to Reset and Renew
Jul 26, 2025
161: Three Years In - Habits, Routines, & Rituals that continue to Lighten me up in my Me Now Years
Jul 19, 2025
160: Mindfulness ~A Habit for Keeping Your Cool: An Interview with Mindfulness Teacher and Former Monk Stephen Schettini
Jul 12, 2025
159: 2 Cooling Summer Breaths to Calm Your Body and Mind: A Ritual for Inner Chill
Jul 05, 2025
158: Spring-to-Summer Habit Shift for Women 50+: 3 Uplifting Steps to Realign with the Season
Jun 28, 2025
157: Listening Forward to Wise Women: Shift Your Habits to Amplify Your Happiness, Peace, and Perspective
Jun 21, 2025
156: Lime, Mint & Me: A Juicy little Ayurvedic Summer Ritual
Jun 14, 2025
155: Ayurvedic Abhyanga: Nourishing Your Skin, Mind & Body for the Summer Ahead
Jun 07, 2025
154: My #1 Breath Practice for Managing Overwhelm and Reclaiming Calm
May 31, 2025
153: Feel your Best Every Day: Habits and Rituals for Weekly Energy & Seasonal Balance
May 24, 2025
152: The Habit of Slowing Down: How to Avoid Spring Overwhelm
May 17, 2025
151: How to Release Decluttering Shame: An Ayurvedic Perspective to Help you Feel Lighter and More Aligned
May 10, 2025
150: Boosting your Happiness: Why Now is the Time to Sharpen Your Social Skills Habits
May 03, 2025
149: From Restriction to Rhythm: Nourishing your Body and Mind In Your Me Now Years with Lorene Sauro
Apr 26, 2025
148: Why a Long Exhale Is the Self-Care Habit Every Woman in her Me Now Years Needs
Apr 19, 2025
147: How Traveling Boosts Gratitude for Your Life & Your Daily Habits
Apr 12, 2025
146: April - The Messy Middle: Habits and Routines to Embrace the In-Between
Apr 05, 2025
145: Designing Your Spring and Summer with Intention: Why Themes Work Better Than Goals
Mar 29, 2025
144: Spring Equinox Rituals to Anchor, Renew, and Empower Women in Our Me Now Years!
Mar 22, 2025
143: Writing a "Future Me" Letter - How to use this simple habit to get things done, reduce stress, and celebrate your win
Mar 15, 2025
142: Springing Forward: How to Harness the Time Change to Reset your Habits & Routines
Mar 08, 2025
141: My Top 5 Heart-Healthy Habits to Wrap Up Heart Month
Mar 01, 2025
140: Your Heart-Brain Connection: Daily Habits to Stay Sharp, Strong & Thriving
Feb 22, 2025
139: Science-Backed Benefits of Hugging: The Daily Habit to boost your happiness, immunity, connection and joy
Feb 15, 2025
138: The Habit of Mantras Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Healing and Happiness with Suzanne Mongrain-Smith
Feb 08, 2025
137: Ocean Rituals: The Healing Sound of Huatulco, Mexico
Feb 01, 2025
136: Resting the Ayurvedic Way: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Relaxation
Jan 25, 2025
135: Stress Relief and Burnout Prevention: Habits for Harmony in Midlife with Dr. Camila Moore
Jan 18, 2025
134: Rest and Reset: One Simple Habit to Let go and Refresh
Jan 11, 2025
133: Embracing January Themes, Goals, Habit and Routines
Jan 04, 2025
132: Making a Calm Habit: Your Personalized Recipe for 2025
Dec 28, 2024
131: The Elusive Search for Balance—And Why It’s Overrated (Especially Over the Holidays)
Dec 21, 2024
130: A Grounding Ritual for More Calm and More Joy
Dec 14, 2024
129: Combining Routines & Rituals for Holiday Peace, Calm & Joy
Dec 07, 2024
128: Reclaiming Decembers: Holiday Rituals to Reclaim our Holiday Joy
Nov 30, 2024
127: Are You Ready to Rock Your Sleep Habits and Routine This Holiday Season?
Nov 23, 2024
126: A Digital Detox Ritual for Better Sleep: An Interview with Loftie Founder Matthew Hassett
Nov 16, 2024
125: Nighttime Breathing Ritual: Your Guide to Returning to a Blissful Sleep
Nov 09, 2024
124: Five of My Favourite Phrases to Help Me Get Into and Stay Asleep
Nov 02, 2024
123: Let Go Into a Blissful Sleep: Your Evening Letting Go Ritual
Oct 26, 2024
122: Why is it so challenging to start and maintain a healthy daily routine?
Oct 19, 2024
121: The #1 Sleep Habit Hack for Sleep Success
Oct 12, 2024
120: Breath Technique - Pause Breath
Oct 05, 2024
119. 5 Steps to a Fit, Fearless and Fabulous Fall Season: Step 5 Hygge it up!
Sep 28, 2024
118. 5 Steps to a Fit, Fearless & Fabulous Fall Season - Step 4: Meditation
Sep 21, 2024
117. 5 Steps to a Fit, Fearless & Fabulous Fall Season - Step 3: MOVE With the Fall Season
Sep 14, 2024
116: Five Steps to a Fit, Fearless, and Fabulous Fall Season - Step 2: Change It Up
Sep 07, 2024
115: 5 Steps to a Fit, Fearless and Fabulous Fall Season
Sep 01, 2024
114: Social: To Be or Not To Be - A Habit Approach
Aug 24, 2024
113: Balancing Deadlines and Relaxation - A Habit Approach for August
Aug 17, 2024
112: An August Habit Practice: Mindfulness
Aug 10, 2024
111. How to “Begin Again” Each Month: Welcome to August, the Sunday of Summer
Aug 03, 2024
110. The #1 Reason I Love Ayurveda
Jul 27, 2024
109. Gratitude in July & Envisioning August: Embracing your Summer Rituals and Rhythms
Jul 19, 2024
108. Super Easy and Fun Summer Self-Care Skincare Rituals: An interview with Holistic Skin Therapist Shari Miller
Jul 13, 2024
107: What’s up with sleep issues in the summer? [July Habits, Routines & Rituals]
Jul 06, 2024
106: Why is strength training so difficult for me? An Ayurvedic Perspective
Jun 29, 2024
105. How to Create a Mindful Strength Habit
Jun 22, 2024
104: How to create a Strength Habit, Routine, or Ritual
Jun 15, 2024
103: A Strength Challenge
Jun 08, 2024
102: From Wheelchair to Weightlifting to Empowering Women: An Interview with Kim Rahir
Jun 01, 2024
101. What is the best time of day to exercise? May Mindful Movement Series
May 25, 2024
100. Celebrating 100 Episodes of Habits, Routines & Rituals!
May 18, 2024
99. Habit Stacking Movement and Exercise? May Mindful Movement Series
May 11, 2024
98. May Movement Series: Can We Make Ourselves Love Exercise? - An Ayurvedic Perspective
May 04, 2024
97. Three Ways to Know if Your New Habits and Routines are Making a Difference
Apr 27, 2024
96. Ayurvedic Spring Habits and Routines: What to Delete or Shift for a Happy and Healthy Spring (Part 2)
Apr 20, 2024
95. Ayurvedic Spring Habits and Routines: What to Add for a Happy and Healthy Spring (Part 1)
Apr 13, 2024
94. A wave meditation from Turks and Caicos
Apr 06, 2024
93. How Mindfulness gives you the power to choose the habit, routine or technique that works the best for you
Mar 30, 2024
92. How Tapping (EFT) Can Power Up your Summer Plans: An Interview with Lindsay Hindle
Mar 23, 2024
91. Why we should be planning for our summer now … and why we don’t
Mar 16, 2024
90. Caring for our Heart Habits in our “Freedom” Years: An interview with Jane Hogan, The Wellness Engineer
Mar 09, 2024
89. Evening Rituals and Morning Routines for Health and Happiness
Mar 02, 2024
88. Heart Habit Hacks to Manage your Emotions
Feb 24, 2024
87. Heart-Loving Habits: How to Create Them & How to Stick With Them
Feb 17, 2024
86. Three Challenges to Embracing our Me Now Years and How to Overcome them
Feb 10, 2024
85. Are you in your Me Now Years?
Feb 03, 2024
84. Finding happiness in every day {Mini Habit Practice}
Jan 27, 2024
83. The Benefit of Breaking your Habits and Routines (Now and Again)
Jan 20, 2024
82. How the Habit of Writing a Letter to your Future Self can Change your Day, your Sleep and your Life!
Jan 13, 2024
81. Knowing when Enough is Enough: A Mindful Habit Approach to Reduce Overwhelm
Jan 06, 2024
80. Recommitting and Reconnecting to your Goals, Habits & Routines
Dec 30, 2023
79. The Habit of Slowing Down - 3 Tips to Make this Happen
Dec 23, 2023
78. The Power of Planning your Peace
Dec 16, 2023
77. A Loving Kindness Meditation for Calm, Peace & Letting Go {Mini Habit Practice}
Dec 14, 2023
76. Why Sleep Should be a Non-Negotiable Habit for the Holidays and How to Get it
Dec 09, 2023
75. Do you know the habits that serve and support you the most?
Dec 02, 2023
74. The Power of Monthly Rituals: Nurturing Self-Care Through Routine
Nov 25, 2023
73. Three Ways to Make this a Month of Self Care
Nov 18, 2023
72. Ayurvedic Seasonal Eating Habits and Routines to Nourish and Ground
Nov 11, 2023
71. How Ayurveda and Our Self-Care Habits & Routines Can Help us Navigate this Fall Time Change (and all Change)
Nov 04, 2023
70. How Simply Asking “Why” Enhances our Gratitude, Mindfulness and Wellbeing
Oct 28, 2023
69. The Power of Gratitude to Change our Habit of Comparing Ourselves to Others
Oct 21, 2023
68. How a Mindfulness Routine Strengthens Gratitude
Oct 14, 2023
67. Three Reasons Why Your Gratitude Practice May Not Be Working
Oct 07, 2023
66. Rock your Habits & Routines to Rock your Life For Women 50 & Beyond
Sep 30, 2023
65. The Best Kept Secret for Increasing your Happiness at 50 & Beyond
Sep 23, 2023
64. How the Habit of Exercise Boosts our Happiness
Sep 16, 2023
63. Planning Happiness: Managing the Mundane to Manifest the Marvelous
Sep 09, 2023
62. Why Planning your Happiness is a Self Care Habit Worth a Try
Sep 02, 2023
61. Timing your Relaxation Habits for a Blissful Sleep
Aug 26, 2023
60. How to Hone your Habit of Relaxing Amid the Chaos
Aug 19, 2023
59. Making Relaxation a Habit Using the C.A.R.E. Method
Aug 12, 2023
58: The Relaxation Paradox: We Know We Should and Why We Can't
Aug 05, 2023
57. Are your Habits and Routines Leaving you Feeling Fit, Fearless and Fabulous?
Jul 29, 2023
56. Chill & Thrill: Cool Stuff in your Kitchen and Garden
Jul 22, 2023
55. Keeping Your Cool…Habits That Help!
Jul 15, 2023
54. Your July Joy List Sprinkled with Mindfulness & Self Care
Jul 08, 2023
53. An Interview with Kelly Howard, Author of FIT: Active & Ageless for Life
Jul 01, 2023
52. Tweaking our Strength Habits to Get Stronger
Jun 24, 2023
51. Should I Be Ramping Up My Walking Habit?
Jun 17, 2023
50. Summer Fitness and The WTF of your Walking Habit
Jun 10, 2023
49. An Interview with Mel Mason, Clutter Expert & Author of "Freedom From Clutter"
Jun 03, 2023
48. How We Do One Thing is How We Do Everything
May 27, 2023
47. Digital Decluttering - Are You Ready?
May 20, 2023
46. Decluttering the Heart-Heavy Stuff
May 13, 2023
45. Decluttering Your Way to Happiness: A Fun & Fresh Yogic Approach
May 06, 2023
44. Feeling in a Funk? Press Play
Apr 29, 2023
43. A Wave Meditation from the Bahamas
Apr 22, 2023
42. Is worrying a habit we can change?
Apr 15, 2023
41. How tweaking your habits makes you a better decision maker
Apr 08, 2023
40. How Spring Strengthens our Patience Habit
Apr 01, 2023
39. Spring Habit Shake-Up
Mar 25, 2023
38. Now's the time to Visualize an Awesome Summer!
Mar 18, 2023
37. Taking Advantage of the Spring Forward Time Change
Mar 11, 2023
36. New Month, New Season, New Opportunities
Mar 04, 2023
35. Opening and Aligning your Heart Chakra (A Meditation)
Feb 25, 2023
34. Caring for our Physical, Emotional and Future Me Hearts
Feb 18, 2023
33. The Easiest and Most Accessible Technique for Heart Health
Feb 11, 2023
32. Whole Heart Living - What does this mean to you?
Feb 04, 2023
31. An Interview with Kate Galliett, author of “Becoming Unbreakable: How to Build a Body you Love to Live in”
Jan 28, 2023
30. How to Feel Better
Jan 21, 2023
29. A Habit Loop for an Alcohol Free January
Jan 14, 2023
28. A New Year...A New Chapter: When to Rest and When to Move
Jan 07, 2023
27. The Habit of Stress (Part 5) Harnessing our Stress for an Awesome 2023!
Dec 31, 2022
26. The Habit of Stress (Part 4) The Power of Peace (Aum Shanti) with Suzanne Mongrain-Smith
Dec 24, 2022
25. The Habit of Stress (Part 3) Can Yoga Help?
Dec 17, 2022
24. The Habit of Stress (Part 2) The CALM™ Method with Nikki Gangemi
Dec 10, 2022
23. The Habit of Stress (Part 1)
Dec 03, 2022
22. Sleep Success (Part 4): Strategies to Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep
Nov 26, 2022
21. Sleep Success (Part 3): A Good Day's Waking Leads to a Good Night's Sleeping
Nov 19, 2022
20. Sleep Success (Part 2): Creating Your Evening Sleep Ritual
Nov 12, 2022
19. Sleep Success (Part 1): Putting Yourself to Sleep
Nov 05, 2022
18. Gratitude: Wrapping it Up With a Bow
Oct 29, 2022
17. Gratitude: During challenging times
Oct 22, 2022
16. Gratitude: How a gratitude practice can be like brushing your teeth
Oct 15, 2022
15. Gratitude: How taking photos strengthens our gratitude muscles
Oct 08, 2022
14. Gratitude: Why is it so powerful, and how do I make it a habit?
Oct 01, 2022
13. Planning Happiness - Should Happiness be Easy? (#4 of 4 Episodes)
Sep 24, 2022
12. Planning Happiness - Keeping the Flow ( #3 of 4 Episodes)
Sep 17, 2022
11. My favorite habit hack for better health and more happiness
Sep 10, 2022
10. Planning Happiness: Starting with the Rhythm of your Day ( #1 of 4 Episodes)
Sep 03, 2022
9. Your Meditation Practice : When to know if and when to throw in the towel
Aug 27, 2022
8. Taking your Meditation "To the Streets"
Aug 20, 2022
7. Will Meditation and Yoga really change my life?
Aug 13, 2022
6. Meditation - Why Bother?
Aug 06, 2022
5. How location and values influence your habits and routines
Jul 30, 2022
4. What do you want more of? What do you want less of?
Jul 23, 2022
3. How to build habits that last and help you live a healthier and happier life
Jul 16, 2022
2. It’s finally time to focus on yourself! How to be intentional about the next chapter of your life and prioritize yourself
Jul 16, 2022
1. Designing your next chapter: Why changing your habits according to seasonal changes leads to a more fulfilling life
Jul 16, 2022
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Jul 11, 2022