Ep 80: Sleep by Type: Human Design Strategies for Perimenopause & Beyond That Will Help You Get the Rest You Need
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
Release Date: 09/29/2025
Ep 100: Listen to the Ache: Understanding Midlife Longing through Human Design
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
🔗 Get on the email list for readings access: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: In this milestone 100th episode of Midlife by (Human) Design, Lori explores a quiet but powerful midlife experience many women recognize yet rarely name: the ache for lives that were never lived. Inspired in part by the cultural response to Heated Rivalry and similar stories that awaken desire, connection, and intensity, Lori explores why many midlife women...
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Ep 99: Why Shane & Ilya are HRT (Heated Rivalry Therapy) for Midlife Women, Even Beyond the Spice
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
🔗 Access to Human Design readings in my email: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: Shane & Ilya's astro charts by Astro Katya: Show Summary: In this episode, Lori offers a bit of "HRT"—Heated Rivalry Therapy—for the soul. She dives into the cultural phenomenon of the Heated Rivalry series and explores why the love story between hockey rivals Shane and Ilya resonates so deeply with women, particularly those navigating midlife. By examining the Human Design charts of these...
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Ep 98: Your North Node Placement: A Midlife Life Raft Hidden in Your Birth Chart
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
🔗 Readings through the email list: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD & Astro Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: In this episode of Midlife by Design, Lori explores the North Node through both astrology and Human Design as a lens for understanding why midlife often feels disorienting, tender, and quietly energizing. The North Node is a trajectory and a growth edge that invites us toward what we are becoming, even when it feels unfamiliar. Lori shares why...
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Ep 97: Taylor Swift, the Eras Tour, and the Art of Embodying Your Midlife Awakening
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
🔗 Readings, Coaching, & more on my email list: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: Show Summary: Inspired by the Eras docuseries, Lori looks at Taylor Swift’s chart and tour through the lens of Human Design—and what it reveals about midlife awakening, reinvention, and embodiment. Lori explores how honoring every era of your life can become a powerful deconditioning practice in midlife. Using Taylor’s publicly available Human Design chart as a case study, this conversation...
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Ep 96: Intentions with Your Heart Center In Mind: A Human Design Alternative to New Year’s Resolutions
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
🔗 Planning by (Human) Design system/planner: 🔗 Intention-setting Workshop with Kim Horton: 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: 🔗 Get your HD Chart: 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: Show Summary: Do you notice fewer people our age setting New Year's resolutions? Maybe it's because we've failed so many times... In this episode of Midlife by (Human) Design, Lori offers a gentler (and far more effective) alternative to resolutions: heart-centered intentions, grounded in Human Design and the lived reality of midlife women. In this conversation, we explore: ...
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Ep 95: Before You Plan 2026, Ask Yourself These Questions
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
🔗 Planning by (Human) Design system/planner: https://www.lorilisai.com/planning-by-design 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Show Summary: As 2025 comes to a close, this short and intentional episode of Midlife by Human Design invites you to pause before rushing into the next year. Lori shares a curated set of reflective questions—pulled directly from the Planning by Human Design Planner—to...
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Ep 94: Planning by Profile: Planning for the Second Line First
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
🔗 Planning by (Human) Design system: https://www.lorilisai.com/planning-by-design 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: 🔗 Apply for coaching here: Show Summary: In this episode of Midlife by Human Design, Lori continues the conversation around planning by design by exploring one of the most overlooked elements of the Human Design chart: your Profile. Rather than treating profiles as personality labels, Lori reframes...
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Ep 93: Planning by (Human) Design: Using Gate Transits to Close the Year with Clarity
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
🔗 Get the Human Design planning system here: https://www.lorilisai.com/planning-by-design 🔗 Get HD through the midlife lens in your inbox: https://www.lorilisai.com/#newsletter 🔗 Get your HD Chart: https://www.lorilisai.com/hd-chart 🔗 Support the pod with a donation: https://tinyurl.com/MbDpodsupport Summary: In this preview-style episode of Midlife by Human Design, Lori introduces a brand-new way to plan your life using Human Design gate transits—think astrology forecasts, but far more precise. Focusing on the Sun’s movement through Gates 11, 10, 58, and 38, Lori walks...
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Ep 92: The Human Design Way to Plan Your Week: Authority, Energetic Weather, Centers and Energy Flow
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
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Ep 91: Deconditioning Faith, Redefining Worth & Feeling It All: A Raw Midlife Dialogue with Megan Potter
Midlife by (Human) Design: Purpose, Perimenopause, Menopause, Wellness, Mindset & Woo that Works
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Show Summary
If you’re a midlife woman who’s wide awake at 3:00 a.m. wondering if you’ll ever get back to sleep, welcome to the club! Sleep challenges during perimenopause and menopause are incredibly common, but “one-size-fits-all” advice isn’t cutting it. In this episode of Midlife by Design, Lori Lisai explores sleep through the lens of Human Design. You’ll learn why different energy types (Manifestors, Generators, Manifesting Generators, Projectors, and Reflectors) need different rhythms, how to experiment with sleeping alone, and what practical shifts can help you get more restorative rest.
Forget generic sleep hacks. This is about aligning your sleep with your energy — so you can wake up clearer, calmer, and more yourself.
Takeaways:
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Why 40–50% of midlife women struggle with insomnia, and why it’s more than “just hormones.”
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How sacral vs. non-sacral types can approach sleep differently.
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The surprising truth about why sleeping alone might actually help you rest deeper.
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Specific tips for Manifestors, Generators, Manifesting Generators, Projectors, and Reflectors.
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How naps, nighttime routines, and even the moon cycle play into quality rest.
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Why experimenting with your own design is the key to better sleep in midlife.