Midlife can arrive with so many emotions – grief, joy, shame, overwhelm – but often we have neither the time to feel them nor the understanding to make sense of them. We’re too busy to acknowledge what we’re feeling but our emotions are there anyway, coming out in unexpected and unwanted ways.
This grounding workshop, led by Claire Fitzsimmons – Emotions Coach, Writer + Wellbeing Practitioner — offers you the time and space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with your emotional life through guided journaling, gentle support and honest conversation. Together we’ll explore tools to untangle what you’re feeling, name what’s present, and build a kinder, clearer emotional toolkit for this time of your life.
However, you’re feeling – anxious or overlooked, sad or angry, regretful or optimistic – this workshop is designed to give you the time and space to check-in with your emotional life.
Expect thought-provoking prompts, group discussion, and a warm, welcoming circle of women navigating this with you. You’ll leave with deeper self-awareness, new insights, and practices you can return to beyond the page.
Who this is for:
Women in midlife (40+) who are:
Feeling emotionally overwhelmed, flat, or curious
Wanting space to explore their feelings and how that connects with shifting needs and values
Craving more emotional clarity or just time to think
Looking for something beyond “I’m fine.”
You don’t need to be a writer. The writing prompts are for you to explore where you are without the pressure to share or produce a perfect piece.
What to Expect:
Guided journaling exercises & reflective prompts
Insight into emotional wellbeing in midlife
Group discussion + supportive conversation
Techniques to better understand and manage your feeling
Things to bring/materials required : Notepad and pen for attendees
Venue: Zoom
Date of event: Friday 5 December, 2025
Time: 12 to 1pm
Cost: FREE (by signing up for this workshop, you agree to be added to our mailing list for If Lost, Start Here and our midlife community It’s a lot, actually)
Biography
Claire Fitzsimmons is the co-founder and co-director of If Lost Start Here, a wellbeing company that helps people get to a better place. As an ICF Associate Certified Coach and a certified Emotions Coach Practitioner, Claire helps women navigate the emotional shifts of midlife. Claire is also the host of the podcast A Thought I Kept, about the one idea that stayed, and has written on wellbeing subjects for Liz Earle Magazine, Breathe, Happiful and The Simple Things, among others.