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Speak Truth - How to live Healthy, Happy and Holy with Stacey Ziegler | Holistic Life Coach
Is it time for you to take a leap of faith? 10 years ago today, I took a risk on online dating and it changed my life forever. Today, I’m sharing what I’ve learned about starting over, taking action, and why the hardest part of any journey is always...
10:18•29 Sept 2026
Why Starting Over in Midlife Feels Hard – And How Small Steps Make It Easier
Episode Overview
- Starting new in midlife feels hard because old routines are comfortable, but change requires stepping out of those familiar patterns.
- Real progress begins with taking action, even if it’s messy or uncomfortable, rather than staying stuck in talk and procrastination.
- Small, stacked habits over several weeks can shift something from feeling "too hard" into becoming automatic daily behaviour.
- Grounding each day in faith, prayer and time with God can give strength and courage to face big life changes.
- Investing in yourself – whether through an app, a challenge, or a new practice – can kick-start confidence and visible results.
“If you never start, you never take the leap of faith, take the action, you're going to stay stuck where you are.”
Stacey shares her own 10-year anniversary story of meeting her husband through online dating, remembering how she chose to show up as her "real" self – summer dress, light make-up, no mask – and took a simple but scary step: "If you never start, you never take the leap of faith, take the action, you're going to stay stuck where you are." You'll hear her talk about investing in herself through the WeRise app, pushing through the "this is too hard" phase, and watching six weeks of effort turn from "hard" into habit.
How do people find hope in the darkest times? This midlife chat with holistic life coach and mum Stacey Ziegler is all about that question, with a big focus on faith, taking risks, and finally getting unstuck. The episode centres on why starting anything new in midlife feels so hard, whether it's leaving a bad relationship, trying online dating, writing a book, changing careers, or rebuilding health after years of unhealthy habits.
That experience sparks her idea for a "Habit Stacker" style challenge: week by week, stacking simple habits like time with God, movement, hydration, nutrition, and personal goals so that, by six weeks, the new routines feel automatic. The tone stays warm, faith-filled, and very real.
Stacey admits to brain fog, maintenance-weight weeks, and procrastination, yet keeps bringing it back to action, responsibility and God’s strength: "With God, all things are possible." For women in midlife, especially those wrestling with unhealthy patterns and craving a fresh start, this episode offers gentle but firm encouragement to stop talking and start walking – literally and figuratively.
It asks a simple question: if you want change, are you ready to be the change and take that first awkward step today?
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