Welcome to Mid Life Crisis - Bomb Drop and Beyond!

Season 1

June 17, 2025

Surviving Cancer and Infidelity: Maggie's Story

Maggie's life turned upside down when her husband of 33 years revealed an affair, compounded by Maggie's diagnosis of stage three breast cancer. Her husband's request to open their marriage, juxtaposed with her urgent fight f...

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June 14, 2025

Father's Day THANK YOU to the Dad Who Stayed

This episode flips the script! NOT ALL MEN RUN! Some stay. Some fight. THEY RISE! This Father's Day we honor those dads, the dads holding the line while your wife spirals out - YOU are the hero of this story!

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June 13, 2025

Meet Joe Dillon, Co-Founder of Equitable Mediation Services

Divorce Mediator & Negotiation Expert Joe is a pioneer in divorce mediation who has been helping couples navigate the end of their marriages with dignity and financial wisdom for over 17 years. As co-founder of Equitable Mediation Services, Joe combines his MBA in Finance with specialized traini…

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June 12, 2025

Father's Who Vanish: Cowardice Disguised as Crisis

Unpacking the impact of midlife crisis on fatherhood and families. As we approach Father's Day, while many celebrate, others are left with questions, grief, silence. Today we talk about the father's who DIDN'T stay, and what ...

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June 9, 2025

Bomb Drop on their 25th Wedding Anniversary

In this heartfelt podcast episode, we delve into Kevin's personal account of his wife's sudden departure during a midlife crisis. Kevin shares how his wife initially kept her emotional struggles hidden, which were exacerbated...

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June 6, 2025

Rare Opportunity to Speak Directly with a WIFE in MLC

In this podcast episode, your host Trina converses with Melissa, a woman experiencing a midlife crisis. At 39, Melissa recounts mistaking her feelings for another bout of clinical depression. She describes the restlessness, i...

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June 5, 2025

Unveiling Stacy's Story: When Love Meets Crisis

Stacy shares her personal journey through the tumult of a midlife crisis in her marriage. After 23 years together, raising two children, facing financial and emotional upheavals, and enduring natural disasters, Stacy's life t...

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June 1, 2025

Power, Control and the Diddy Effect: Coercive Control and its effects…

The recent footage and allegations against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has hit a nerve for so many survivors. In this episode we'll touch on coercive control, how it hides in plain sight and the devastating effects it has ...

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May 31, 2025

Becoming YOU - 3 questions for the MLC'er

Today I'm speaking to those men and women battling the brain fog of mid life crisis. We know you're in pain, we know you feel guilt, shame, fear. Join us today as we have three questions for you to think about in an effort to...

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May 22, 2025

Memorial Day Mindfulness: Embrace Peace Amidst Chaos

In this episode of 'MLC, Bomb Drop and Beyond,' host Trina explores the emotional turmoil of a midlife crisis, focusing on how such struggles often disrupt holidays. Trina offers practical advice for divorced or divorcing par...

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May 18, 2025

The Affair Partner: From Fantasy to Nightmare

This podcast episode delves into the psychological turmoil experienced during a midlife crisis, focusing on why individuals often choose affair partners who seem to be a 'downgrade.' The show explores the role of Cluster B pe...

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May 18, 2025

MLC Playbook EXPOSED!

This podcast episode explores the complexities of a midlife crisis, a psychological struggle often mistaken for mere stereotype. It delves into the subtle beginnings of a midlife crisis, revealing how it starts up to three years before any major upheaval. Listeners are reminded of the silent unrave…

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May 17, 2025

Midlife Crisis Unveiled: A Guide for Partners

Midlife crisis is a profound psychological struggle often emerging between the ages of 40 and 60, marked by an identity crisis, impulsive decisions, and reevaluation of life roles. Women generally experience a five-stage process where they transition from feelings of discontent to eventual healing …

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May 11, 2025

Celebrate Resilience This Mother's Day

This episode of 'Midlife Crisis Bomb Drop and Beyond' is dedicated to mothers who feel overlooked or replaced, especially amidst midlife crises. It acknowledges the strength of women who hold their families together through h...

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May 9, 2025

After the Bomb: One Wife's Story of Betrayal and Strength

In this gripping podcast episode, Janie reveals the devastating impact of her husband Bob's affair, which surfaced after nearly two decades of marriage. Despite the outward appearance of a loving relationship, red flags emerg...

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May 7, 2025

Inspiring Pastoral Counselor Jenny Miller Discusses Attachment Styles…

In this compelling podcast episode, your host invites inspiring pastoral counselor Jenny Miller to discuss the profound effects of a midlife crisis (MLC). Jenny shares her journey as a spouse blindsided by her partner's MLC w...

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May 3, 2025

Wife Battles MS all alone while Husband Remarries during MLC

Today's guest shares her story of a husband who left during MLC, peeked out of the tunnel for a moment but went back in, married his affair partner and now has a child with her. Is he trapped? It sure feels like it. Today's g...

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April 30, 2025

Meet the fascinating Laurie McDermott, CEO of TheWifeExpert.com

Happily married mother of 3, Laurie McDermott is a fearless Marriage & Family advocate who uses humor from 2.5 decades of standup comedy to enlighten and entertain loyal fans and followers on her podcast, YouTube and websites: TheWifeExpert.com and TheLifeExpert.com.  Award winning Columnist in …

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April 25, 2025

Navigating Betrayal and Flying Monkeys

This podcast episode sheds light on the tumultuous experience of a midlife crisis, often overlooked as mere cliché. It delves into the role of 'flying monkeys,' or enablers, who support narcissistic behaviors and false narrat...

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April 18, 2025

What Happens When A Covert Narcissist is in MLC?

What's it like when a covert narcissist ends up experiencing mid life crisis? In a nutshell, they still do the typical MLC behavior, discard, rewriting history, smear campaigns of their former partner, but do they emerge a ha...

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April 1, 2025

Forward Moving Spouse Finds New Love

In this podcast episode, the host discusses the often underestimated severity of a midlife crisis (MLC), likening its symptoms to depression and identity crises. The episode features Jane, who recounts her marriage unraveling...

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March 27, 2025

Continue with KENDA-RUTH STUMPF, Founder of The Hero's Spouse (part 2…

Join us for PART TWO with Kenda-Ruth Stumpf! Please see below for links: Free Resources Understanding Midlife Crisis Free Online Video Course Quiz: How Can I Tell if my Spouse is Having a Midlife Crisis? The Hero’s Spouse For...

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March 24, 2025

Meet KENDA-RUTH STUMPF, Founder of The Hero's Spouse (part 1 of 2)

Completely unfamiliar with MLC, Kenda's husband began to experience the signs of MLC back in 2005, only seven years into their marriage. Hear how Kenda discovered and learned about MLC, armed with this knowledge she was able to support her husband over a four year period despite his escape to an af…

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March 13, 2025

PART TWO Husband Emerging from 8 years in MLC

Our story continues with part two as our guest shares a story he wrote for his wife, trying to explain what happened. Feeling like he was living a tug of war with his brain, he felt guilt but was completely unable to stop his...

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