Mercury retrograde gets blamed for everything—ghosted texts, tech issues, plans falling apart—but what if it’s not here to disrupt you… what if it’s here to slow you down on purpose?

For many women over 40, that pause isn’t a problem—it’s exactly what your body and your life have been asking for.

In this episode, I’m joined by Sheila Hawkins, a personal productivity alchemist who blends strategy with astrology, energy, and intuition. We go beyond the surface-level frustrations—miscommunication, delays, tech glitches—and look at what’s really happening underneath.

Because often, Mercury retrograde reveals where you’ve been rushing, ignoring your intuition, or forcing something that no longer fits.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed or out of sync, this is your invitation to pause. To reset your routines, clear what’s no longer aligned, and reconnect with what actually matters.

And just like Mercury retrograde, midlife is a shift—not a punishment, but a form of communication.

Your body is speaking.
Your life is redirecting.

You’ll leave with simple questions to help you respond instead of react, plus a free resource from Sheila to support your next steps.

If this resonated, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review—because more women need this kind of reset.

Bio

Sheila Hawkins, productivity strategist and founder of Third Eye Group, is the author of Wielding Time, co-author of Who’s Going to Stop Us Now?, and featured expert in Michael Brecht’s The Productivity Book. For 13 years, Sheila has shared her expertise with thousands of Metropolitan Detroit business owners via her column in the Detroit Smart Pages, a newspaper focused on
building business-to-business and business-to-community relationships.

Known as the Personal Productivity Alchemist, she guides women business owners and leaders to reclaim their time, energy, and freedom through personalized systems rooted in who they are, not who the world tells them they should be.

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Mercury Retrograde + Midlife: The Reset Your Body Has Been Asking For