Promotional image for a podcast titled 'Confessions of a Freebird' with Laurie James, featuring Laurie in a blue blouse, and a light blue background with a dove illustration.

What if the life you've been quietly longing for has been inside you all along — waiting for you to finally come home to yourself?

Laurie is the author of Sandwiched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go, a certified Somatic Experiencing practitioner, life coach, and the host of Confessions of a Freebird. She helps women in midlife reconnect with their bodies, rediscover who they are beneath the roles they've been playing, and build a life based on authenticity, freedom, and joy.

If somewhere between diaper changes, caregiving, and watching your kids walk out the door, you lost track of yourself — this podcast is your invitation back.

Pop in those earbuds and let’s go for a walk, because you belong here.

Have you ever asked yourself, “Is this all there is?”

“What will I do as an empty nester?”

“What's after divorce?”

“How do I grieve the loss of a spouse who passed away?”

“How do I date later in life?”

“How do I navigate being part of the sandwich generation?”

“What is longevity and how do I take better care of myself as I age?”

“How do I heal my trauma that keeps haunting me?”

“How do I simply find more happiness and joy in my daily life?"

As a mother of four adult daughters, divorcée, and recovering caregiver, Confessions of a Freebird Podcast is your midlife best friend. My podcast offers coaching tips, actionable steps, soulful thoughts, and conversations with influential experts who will help you with all things, midlife and beyond. I will talk about sex, dating, divorce, loss, grief, midlife reinvention, empowerment, finances, and so much more.

My guests and I will share confessions and successes that helped them redesign their lives so you can learn from us and make the most of your second or third act, one confession at a time.

My bi-weekly episodes drop on Thursday mornings. If you sign up for my newsletter, you can be the first to know when they drop!