How to Recover and Reclaim Who You Are with Mary Dobson, LMFT, CEDS|6.4.2025

In this episode, Kristen talks with Mary Dobson, psychotherapist and founder of LIFT Wellness and LiftWell Health, about the emotional and mental toll midlife can take on women and how reclaiming your sense of self is essential for long-term well-being.

You'll Learn

• The unique pressures and expectations on women in midlife
• The guilt and shame mothers often carry—and how to challenge it
• Mary’s journey from personal burnout to self-reclamation
• What it means to “recover yourself” and practical ways to do it daily

Resources

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Mary Dobson's Book Recommendations:

1. The Power of Intention
2. Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao
3. Excuses Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits
4. Power of Awakening, The: Mindfulness Practices and Spiritual Tools to Transform Your Life
5. Self Help: This Is Your Chance to Change Your Life
6. The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith
7. Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon
8. Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
9. 12 Rules For Life An Antidote To Chaos And Beyond Order 12 More Rules For Life Jordan Peterson

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