Tranquility du Jour #1: Healing Heartbreak
Season 2
Welcome to Season 2 of Tranquility du Jour, where we’re diving deep into the world of midlife. This season is all about you. Whether you're facing new beginnings, embracing change, or simply seeking more balance and beauty in your daily life, this season is designed to help you feel seen.
Each episode will explore topics like redefining identity, cultivating self-care rituals, finding purpose, and managing physical changes. Together, we’ll chat with inspiring guests, learn practical tips, and create space for the reflections and insights.
Join me on this journey as we navigate midlife together—one tranquil (and not-so-tranquil) moment at a time.
In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with returning guest Sara Avant Stover about her latest book Handbook for the Heartbroken. We discuss:
🎀 Heartbreak and Rebirth: Sara shared her journey of deep heartbreak after discovering her fiancé’s infidelity, which led her to experience a slow, quiet process of rebirth and self-rebuilding.
🎀 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: IFS was instrumental in her healing process, helping her explore her inner parts and regain a sense of wholeness. She later became certified in IFS and integrates it into her work.
🎀 Midlife as a Season: Sara views midlife as a season of slowing down and introspection, similar to the fall, allowing her to reorganize and prepare for a second spring in life.
🎀 Physical Wellness Adaptations: As she moved into midlife, Sara made adjustments to her physical wellness routine, incorporating gentler exercises like yin yoga, walking, and weight-bearing activities to support her body’s changing needs.
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Grab your journal, a cuppa tea, and settle in.
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No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
Previous TDJ Podcasts: #219 The Way of the Happy Woman, #169 The Way of the Happy Women, #358 The Heroine’s Journey
Our Guest: Sara Avant Stover
Sara Avant Stover (she/her) is a Level 3 Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitioner and teacher and mentor of women's spirituality, empowerment, and entrepreneurship. She's also the author of The Way of the Happy Woman, The Book of SHE, and Handbook for the Heartbroken.
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Summa cum Laude from Columbia University’s all-women’s Barnard College, Sara had a cancer scare, moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand, and, there, embarked on a decade-long healing and spiritual odyssey throughout Asia. Since then, she’s gone on to uplift tens of thousands of women worldwide.
Sara specializes in supporting women to discover and fulfill their true potential at the intersection where entrepreneurship meets personal and spiritual growth. She has been featured in Yoga Journal, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, Natural Health, and on ABC, NBC, and CBS. She lives in Boulder, CO, and is online at SaraAvantStover.com.
Instagram: @saraavantstover
Facebook: @saraavantstoverauthor
LinkedIn: @saraavantstover
Podcast Host: Kimberly Wilson
Kimberly Wilson is a psychotherapist, author of seven lifestyle books, and host of the Tranquility du Jour podcast. She also designs an eco-fashion capsule collection and serves as president of the Pigs & Pugs Project.
With over 25 years of experience, Kimberly is dedicated to helping midlife women find balance and beauty in their lives. She holds master’s degrees in Women’s Studies and Social Work and has been featured in publications such as Huffington Post, The Washington Post, and Cosmopolitan.
Living in Washington, DC with her rescue pugs and longtime partner, Kimberly shares her passion for tranquility, ballet, loving her 50s, and more at kimberlywilson.com.
Instagram: @tranquilitydujour
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Substack: @kimberlywilson