S7 Ep10 - How to Navigate Your Mid-Life Crisis

Is it a midlife crisis… or could it actually be an awakening?

In this week’s episode of Mums on Cloud Nine, we’re joined by transformational coach and breathwork facilitator Naomi Buff, who brings honesty, humour, and healing to the subject of midlife shifts. Whether you’re rethinking your career, rebuilding after a divorce, wrestling with perimenopause, or just wondering “Is this all there is?”, this conversation is a permission slip to pause, breathe, and reset.

Naomi shares her personal journey of losing everything: her marriage, her business, her sense of self, all at 40. She explains how that breakdown became a breakthrough. We talk about the emotional rollercoaster of midlife, the power of breath to regulate your nervous system, and why so many women feel like they’re constantly reinventing themselves, even before they hit the so-called “crisis” years.

This isn’t about clichés or quick fixes. It’s about reconnecting with who you really are, letting go of the stories that no longer serve you, and embracing the next version of yourself. That might mean a new job, a new rhythm, or simply learning to breathe again.

Episode Highlights:

• What a midlife crisis really is (and why Naomi calls it a midlife awakening)

• Naomi’s personal story of losing her marriage, business, and identity at 40

• How breathwork helps release emotional trauma and reset your nervous system

• The difference between conscious connected breath and everyday deep breathing

• Why grief, even from a toxic situation, is still grief

• The link between hormones, identity shifts, and emotional overwhelm

• Simple ways to process emotion without offloading it all onto friends or family

• How to spot if you’re stuck in survival mode or ready to move into growth

• Tips for redefining who you are after major life changes

• The emotional rollercoaster of perimenopause, divorce, career change, and empty nesting

• Why reinvention isn’t a failure, it’s a natural and powerful phase of life