Ep. 183 How Daily Chores in Midlife Fuel Stress & Anxiety & the Free Coping Skill That Helps

Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships

Are daily chores leaving you overwhelmed and anxious in midlife?
There’s a free tool that can feel like a coping skill when life starts to pile up.
In this episode, you’ll discover:

1. How to use one simple, free tool to break down overwhelming household tasks into calm, manageable steps
2. Why this tool helps reduce decision fatigue and supports your mental clarity without replacing your inner voice
3. How to experiment with this approach even if you’re skeptical or tech-shy — no expertise needed

🎧 Pop in your earbuds and learn how to turn everyday chaos into calm—starting with just one chore.

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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.