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Being Well Aware Being Well Aware is the functional medicine health coaching practice of Carla Moss, FMCHC, NWC-HWC.

Helping midlife women reclaim longevity, pleasure & purpose | Functional Medicine + Intimacy Coaching + Spiritual Life Path | Book a free intro call at hub.beingwellaware.com Carla is a functional medicine certified health coach, and national board-certified health and wellness coach who has been practicing for 10 years. She coaches women in midlife who are navigating hormone imbalances such as PC

OS, adrenal dysfunction, thyroid dysfunction, estrogen dominance, peri-menopause, menopause, cardio-metabolic issues, gut issues, and autoimmune conditions. She received training and certification from The Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, a collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine, the Institute of Transformational Nutrition and from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition where she also received specialty certifications in Hormone Health and Emotional Eating Psychology. If you want to learn more about health coaching, or if you're wondering if health coaching is right for you, book time to connect with Carla to discuss.

05/07/2026

If you’ve ever felt like you see things clearly but your voice gets translated into something softer or more acceptable, you might recognize Mary Magdalene in a whole new way.

I created The Women Who Knew, a five‑part series on Substack, to explore her story and the patterns it reveals in our own lives. Part 1 is free for all subscribers.

Start with “Mary Magdalene Was Not Who They Said She Was” on The Midlife Renaissance — link to read it is here: https://www.themidliferenaissance.com/p/mary-magdalene-was-not-who-they-said-she-was 🤎

This is the moment.Applications for The Untamed Threshold are now open.There comes a point where clarity isn’t the probl...
05/01/2026

This is the moment.
Applications for The Untamed Threshold are now open.

There comes a point where clarity isn’t the problem.
You already know.
The question is what you’re willing to do with what you know.

If you’re standing at that edge—details are here:
https://untamedthreshold.com

Eventually, a moment arrives when something shifts.Not loudly. Not all at once. But clearly.What used to work… doesn’t.�...
04/30/2026

Eventually, a moment arrives when something shifts.
Not loudly. Not all at once. But clearly.

What used to work… doesn’t.�What you once carried with ease… now feels like cost.

Nothing is wrong.

It’s just that something in you is no longer willing to stay where it no longer fits.

This is the threshold.

The Untamed Threshold is a private 6-month initiation. for midlife women who are done shrinking.

Applications open May 1.

And I take a deeper look at this in today’s Substack article. If you’re interested, read it here:
https://www.themidliferenaissance.com/p/the-threshold-is-not-loud

When the need for approval quiets and your own authority becomes undeniable. As hormonal patterns stabilize after perime...
04/27/2026

When the need for approval quiets and your own authority becomes undeniable.

As hormonal patterns stabilize after perimenopause, many women report greater steadiness, clarity, and a reduced tolerance for what feels inauthentic.

In my latest article, I explore this stage as one of sovereignty — not as perfection, but as the capacity to lead oneself with clarity.

For those following the full series, this piece completes a larger arc on midlife as a psychological and biological threshold.

Read today’s Substack article, “The Crone in Modern Life: Power, Vision, and Sovereignty" found here:
https://www.themidliferenaissance.com/p/the-crone-in-modern-life

04/24/2026

After the questioning… after the emotional storms… something surprising often appears.

Clarity.

A new In My Voice audio reflection arrives this Sunday. This week we’re exploring the grounded authority that often begins emerging in midlife.

Subscribe to receive it the moment it goes live.
https://www.themidliferenaissance.com/p/the-woman-emerging-on-the-other-side

If you’ve been feeling more irritable lately… it may not be random.Midlife has a way of loosening what you’ve been holdi...
04/23/2026

If you’ve been feeling more irritable lately… it may not be random.

Midlife has a way of loosening what you’ve been holding in place for years. What you tolerated. What you carried. What you made work—even when it cost you.

And when that starts to shift, it doesn’t always feel like clarity. Sometimes it feels like anger. Like impatience. Like a shorter fuse than you’re used to.

But not all anger is something to fix.

Sometimes it’s the nervous system saying: this no longer works for me.

Sometimes it’s truth, rising faster than your ability to contain it.

This is the part many women don’t expect.

The second storm.

Not because something is going wrong. But because something real is finally being felt. 🖤💛

At some point during midlife, a moment catches even the most self-aware woman off guard.You’ve done the work. You’ve pro...
04/20/2026

At some point during midlife, a moment catches even the most self-aware woman off guard.
You’ve done the work. You’ve processed. You’ve healed.

And then one evening, you find yourself furious…over something small. The dishwasher. A comment. A tone. And you know — in your body — it isn’t about the moment.

It’s about decades.

Midlife has a way of surfacing what you thought you had already worked through.

Rage that feels disproportionate. Grief with no clear source. Resentment that surprises you with its intensity.

I call this the second storm.

Not because something is wrong. But because something that was never allowed to be felt… is finally rising.

As hormones shift, the body becomes less willing to suppress. Less willing to override. Less willing to abandon itself to maintain stability.

What you may call “too much”…may actually be truth.

This week’s article explores why this happens — and why the storm is not destruction.

It’s clearing. Real the full article here: https://www.themidliferenaissance.com/p/when-the-second-storm-approaches

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