My So-Called Midlife with Reshma Saujani
Feb 25, 2026 · 43 min · 15 segments
With the Olympics reminding us what women’s bodies can do, we’re revisiting our conversation with Stacy Sims to talk about how everyday women, not just elite athletes, can train, fuel, and feel…
Stacy SimsGuestReshma SaujaniHost[upbeat music] So we start on this show by talking about how we feel about midlife, and so I wanted to know, like...
Difficult.
[laughing] Can we say difficult? Yeah.
Um, I often have this conversation with friends because we're at a point where we should be-
And we also aren't aged enough for people to look at us as, "Oh, okay, you're in the older category." So it's like this big mishmash of, where do I fit? Do I fit with people who are in their 30s and 40s, or do I start looking for people who are at their end of their 50s and 60s? It gets just really confusing from a managing standpoint, and then I'm the oldest mom, so it's like, okay, my friends [laughs] are often 15 years younger than me because their daughters are the same age as mine, but I'm a, a later-having-a-kid mom.
Ah! I got a 10-year-old and a five-year-old, and I'm turning 50, so I, too, feel like an old mom.
So you are one of the badass, best experts in the world when it comes to women's health and physical training.
I wanted to know, how did you get involved in this work? Like, how did this become your thing?
Like, if someone were to ask me what my life plan is or was, I wouldn't ever imagine I'd get to this point.
I just have always been, even from a really young age, the person to ask why and wanted to find out why-
[upbeat music] So we start on this show by talking about how we feel about midlife, and so I wanted to know, like...
Difficult.
[laughing] Can we say difficult? Yeah.
Um, I often have this conversation with friends because we're at a point where we should be-
And we also aren't aged enough for people to look at us as, "Oh, okay, you're in the older category." So it's like this big mishmash of, where do I fit? Do I fit with people who are in their 30s and 40s, or do I start looking for people who are at their end of their 50s and 60s? It gets just really confusing from a managing standpoint, and then I'm the oldest mom, so it's like, okay, my friends [laughs] are often 15 years younger than me because their daughters are the same age as mine, but I'm a, a later-having-a-kid mom.
Ah! I got a 10-year-old and a five-year-old, and I'm turning 50, so I, too, feel like an old mom.
So you are one of the badass, best experts in the world when it comes to women's health and physical training.
I wanted to know, how did you get involved in this work? Like, how did this become your thing?
Like, if someone were to ask me what my life plan is or was, I wouldn't ever imagine I'd get to this point.
I just have always been, even from a really young age, the person to ask why and wanted to find out why-
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