Ep. 194 The Surprising Way You Can Turn the Comfort of Fall into Coping Skills to Reduce Midlife Stress and Anxiety

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

Are you overlooking the comfort of fall that could become a powerful coping skill for midlife stress and anxiety?
You’re not alone—many people miss how seasonal routines and autumn comforts can ease anxiety and strengthen resilience.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

1. How the comfort of fall can anchor you in calm and reduce stress and anxiety in midlife
2. The surprising difference between soothing and comfort—and why only one truly restores your energy
3. Why the science of comfort proves it’s not indulgent but a powerful coping skill for lasting midlife resilience

🎧 Take 10 minutes to reduce stress and anxiety with autumn comfort—you’re worth it.

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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.