The Threshold

The Threshold is a podcast for women navigating midlife, healing, and the in-between. Hosted by Angie Schaffer — threshold guide and a woman walking her own midlife crossing — these conversations and reflections are for the woman who feels something shifting. Something ending. Something not yet arrived. You haven’t found this by accident. New episodes every Tuesday.

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The Painful Space Between
5d ago · 23:04
There’s a season most of us try to escape as fast as we can - the in-between. The dream that didn’t happen yet, or the come-down after it almost did. The body in flux. The miles between the start and finish. The relationship that’s shifting. We find ourselves wanting to skip straight to the resolution: plan the next trip, fix the hormones, look away from the fading friendship. But the in-between space is not empty space, it’s where the pattern shows itself, if we’re willing to stay long enough to see it. In this episode, Angie walks through three real experiences of the in-between: the exhale-
At Summer’s End
12d ago · 14:10
A short reflection on the feelings I've been circling since May and thoughts for anyone in the in-between.
Staying Alone with Myself
19d ago · 19:56
This week I had four days completely alone… no plans, no one to perform for, nothing to manage but myself. What I found in that silence wasn’t loneliness. It was her. The little girl underneath everything, the one I’ve spent most of my life managing around instead of actually sitting with. In today’s episode, I talk about what it means to stay with yourself when no one is watching. Not fixing, not producing, not becoming. Just staying. And what happens when you finally let yourself be alone with the parts of you you’ve been avoiding.
The Ache is the Map
1mo ago · 18:35
I used to think I needed a map before I could move. Turns out, the ache itself was the map all along. This week I’m sharing something that surfaced in real time during a moment where I felt disagreement in my body before I could name why, and followed it instead of the easier agreement. That small moment traces back to something much bigger: the mid-thirties version of me who felt like a thousand scattered puzzle pieces, with zero clarity about where any of it was leading, and followed the ache anyway.
Nashville, Italy and the Marriage Portal
1mo ago · 29:31
Nashville almost cost us. Not in the way you’d think. This episode is about the marriage portal, the moment two people who love each other are asked to change together, not just separately. It’s about the old shame of wanting transformation and claiming it was worth the cost, and how that same shame showed up again in Italy, this time aimed at us instead of just me. It’s about watching my husband’s anxiety peak on the other side of that door, and realizing my job was never to fix it. It was to walk with him through it. Connect with Angie on IG @angielynnschaffer, via email at angie@angieschaff
The Parent I Swore I’d Never Become
1mo ago · 24:31
The tone. The words. The moment of recognition. A honest look at inherited patterns and the slow work of choosing something different.
The Contrast I’m Living In
1mo ago · 22:08
Nashville. Italy. The senses coming online. What it feels like to stand inside a question with no answer yet and why that’s not a failure, it’s a threshold.
The Woman Who Stopped Numbing
2mo ago · 21:50
I used to think the wine was unzipping me. Loose, fun, likable and I thought that was the real Angie finally showing up. It wasn’t. It was hiding in plain sight. In this episode I’m sharing the three experiments that changed everything: the sixty days sober, the year of no shopping, the thirty days off social media. And what I found waiting on the other side of each one. If you have a chosen vice (wine, scrolling, shopping, staying busy) this one is for you.
The Woman Who Came Back
2mo ago · 24:08
I came back from Italy different. Not just emotionally… something that had gone quiet became loud again. In this episode, I shares what I found my way back to, the story of Nash, and what it means to stop leaving the most important parts of yourself out.
The Permission Slip
2mo ago · 17:45
In this episode, recorded just days before stepping onto a plane to Italy, Angie talks about the permission slip we’ve all been waiting for. The one that would finally make it okay to want the expansive life, to go toward the dream, and stop deferring the long vision. What you carry to the threshold. The worthiness wounds that make us wait. And what happens when you finally stop waiting and write the permission slip yourself. This one is for the woman who keeps almost saying yes.
The Threshold of Going
2mo ago · 9:56
Standing at the edge of something you’ve always been pointed toward is its own kind of passage. There is guilt. There is leaving. There is the strange vertigo of the long vision finally arriving. In this episode, recorded just before Angie left for Italy, she explores what it means to choose to go anyway — and what it says about the woman you are becoming. When you hear this, she will already be there.
The Long Vision
3mo ago · 18:14
There is a dream you have been carrying for a long time. Maybe you stopped talking about it. Maybe you convinced yourself it wasn’t practical, or that it wasn’t really for you. In this episode, Angie explores why women abandon their long vision, what it costs them, and what becomes possible when they finally give themselves permission to say it out loud. Your horizon is not too much. It never was.
The Marriage in the In-Between
3mo ago · 25:09
What happens to a long partnership when one person is in radical transformation? Thirty years of love, nine months in a new city, and what depth without destruction actually looks like.
The Girl Who Read Every Room
3mo ago · 22:51
Some of us were never just children. We were the ones who held the family together by reading the room, managing the emotions, staying small so everyone else could feel okay. This episode is for the girl who carried what wasn't hers to carry. And for the woman she became.
The Empty Nest & Our Identity
3mo ago · 16:21
If you’ve ever felt the unexpected grief of not being needed the same way (and the equally unexpected space that opens when they step more fully into their own lives) this episode is for you. She was always underneath the roles. The empty nest is just the first time in years you can finally hear her.
To the Woman Who is Hiding
4mo ago · 23:50
In today’s episode I explore the armor I’ve worn as a woman and how all the hiding from being fully known has cost me. If you have been holding back from your truth, your dreams, desires. and everything in-between, this episode is for you. You can also find my work on Substack at The Threshold, IG @angielynnschaffer, or my website www.angieschaffer.com. I’d love to hear from you, via email at angie@angieschaffer.com or drop me a DM on IG. If today’s episode resonated and you’re ready for a gentle 21-daay companion to help you remember yourself, The Midlife Map is waiting for you here.
The Cycle Breaker
4mo ago · 25:38
What does it actually cost and what it actually gives when you are the cycle breaker. That is today’s conversation on The Threshold. I would love to hear about your journey in the threshold. Email angie@angieschaffer.com, follow on IG at @angielynnschaffer or follow on Substack @ The Threshold. If you're just arriving at your threshold and need a place to start — The Midlife Map was made for this moment. [https://angieschaffer.kit.com/products/the-midlife-map]
Staying In the In-Between
4mo ago · 19:46
In every Threshold, the decision to stay in it is the true discipline that leads to transformation. This is what today’s episode is all about. The staying. I hope you enjoy this episode, it truly is one of my favorites. To connect with Angie, please email to angie@angieschaffer.com, connect on IG at @angielynnschaffer or follow The Threshold on Substack. If you're just arriving at your threshold and need a place to start — The Midlife Map was made for this moment. [https://angieschaffer.kit.com/products/the-midlife-map]
She Isn’t Ready to Go
4mo ago · 21:14
In today’s episode, I share a personal reflection on living with all of the past, present and future versions of ourselves. I’d love to hear from you. You can reach me via email at angie@angieschaffer.com, connect via IG @angielynnschaffer and on Substack @ The Threshold.
The Mother Wound and Lineage
5mo ago · 18:26
The Mother Wound and Lineage Angie Schaffer In today’s episode, I share reflections on carrying the wounds of your lineage, generational healing and transforming our lives to be the legacy that ripples forward into our family and world. As mentioned, if you are looking to go deeper into your own Threshold, you can find The Midlife Map ~ a 21-day companion for women in the in-between. Learn more about this work and more at www.angieschaffer.com. Follow on IG @angielynnschaffer.
What the In-Between Actually Feels Like
5mo ago · 18:51
On today’s episode, I share how being in the season of in-between feels when you show up. This isn’t a polished chapter of life, but it is a real one. There’s a feeling of something ending and something has not yet arrived and it brings many unknowns with it. Today’s episode reminds the listener that you are not falling apart, you are in the threshold…and, you are not alone. Follow along on IG at @angielynnschaffer, connect with me via email at angie@angieschaffer.com, or at www.angieschaffer.com. There you will find The Midlife Map - a 21-day orientation for those walking their own threshold.
Why Now?
5mo ago · 16:09
The timing of awakening in never accidental. Today I share why a woman finds herself in the season of in-between at this exact moment and how midlife as a passage is not a crisis. Connect with me at angie@angieschaffer.com and learn more about my work at www.angieschaffer.com.
Welcome to The Threshold
5mo ago · 7:13
Welcome to The Threshold. A podcast of conversations and reflections from the in-between for the women in the thresholds of their life. On today’s episode, I share a brief introduction of The Threshold…what it is, why it exists and who it is for. You can learn more about my work at www.angieschaffer.com. I would love to hear from you at angie@angieschaffer.com.
Helping Your Teen Build Confidence in a World of Comparison
3y ago · 44:57
In today’s episode, Angie has a conversation with Natalie Borrell of Life Success for Teens. Natalie is a school psychologist and coach who loves working with students who need a boost of confidence to feel successful both in and out of the classroom. Our discussion will help the parents listening connect with their teen and build their confidence. You can learn more about Natalie’s work on Instagram @lifesuccessforteens, her website www.lifesuccessforteens.com or in her Facebook Group: Parents Raising Successful Teens.
Creating a More Intentional Relationship with Your Children
3y ago · 46:22
In this week’s episode, Angie brings Cynthia Kane onto the show to share a conversation on creating a more intentional relationship with your children. Cynthia is the CEO and Founder of Kane Intentional Communication Institute, LLC, a certified meditation and mindfulness instructor and the author of three books. This conversation is not one to miss if you are looking for tips to shift your relationship, respond more and react less and create a conscious conversation with your child. You can learn more about Cynthia and her work at: www.cynthiakane.com www.kaneintentionalcommunicationinstitute.

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