
Episode 12: When You Feel Left Out or Overlooked
It happens to the best of us—those moments when your adult kids make plans, share inside jokes, or connect over things you’re not part of. You love them, but a quiet ache settles in: Am I being left o...
4 Aug 202522min

Episode 11: Horizontal Parenting: A Better Way to Love and Lead
Are you still parenting from the top down—even though your kids are grown? In this episode of Midlife with Brooke, host Brooke Oniki explores the transformative shift from vertical to horizontal paren...
28 Jul 202526min

Episode 10: When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan
We all carry dreams of how life "should" go—but what happens when those dreams don’t match reality? In this compassionate episode of Midlife with Brooke, host Brooke Oniki offers a heartfelt and faith...
21 Jul 202526min

Episode 9: When It Stings: Finding Peace in Honest Feedback
In this soul-centering episode of Midlife with Brooke, host Brooke Oniki invites you to release the pressure of carrying the emotional burdens of everyone around you. Whether you’re holding onto your ...
14 Jul 202522min

Episode 8: When Their Mood Becomes Yours: How to Stop Emotional Mirroring
Have you ever noticed your peace disappear the moment someone else walks in the room with a heavy sigh or a short tone? In this episode of Midlife with Brooke, host Brooke Oniki explores the concept o...
7 Jul 202518min

Episode 7: Unwritten Expectations, Unnecessary Pain
In this powerful episode of Midlife with Brooke, host Brooke Oniki explores how unspoken rules—our “manuals” for other people—quietly create pain, disconnection, and control in our closest relationshi...
30 Jun 202518min

Episode 6: When the Story Hurts, Start with the Facts
In this episode of Midlife with Brooke, host Brooke Oniki invites you to step back from the emotional swirl and gently ask: Is this the story—or just the facts? Whether it’s conflict with a daughter-i...
23 Jun 202525min

Episode 5: Working Through Emotional Dips
Life has its ups and downs—and sometimes the downs sneak up on us over a cup of spilled vinegar or an unexpected comment at a bridal shower. In this heartfelt episode of Midlife with Brooke, Brooke On...
16 Jun 202525min



















