How It's Really Going with Shana Recker
How It’s Really Going is where I share real conversations about midlife, business, health, and identity.
I'm a midlife woman, wife, and entrepreneur navigating perimenopause, ADHD, body changes, and the evolving reality of running a business in midlife. This podcast isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about talking honestly through the highs, the lows, and the messy middle, without pretending everything is fine.
Some episodes focus on hormones, health, and feeling at home in your body again. Others focus on business, creativity, burnout, reinvention, and what it actually looks like to build a life and career that still fits as you change.
This is a solo show by design.
No interviews.
No performance.
Just real reflection, lived experience, and conversations.
Earlier episodes reflect a previous chapter of my work in network marketing, mindset, and business coaching. This podcast has evolved as I have, into something more grounded, more personal, and more honest.
If you’re a midlife woman building a business, questioning old identities, or trying to feel like yourself again, you’re in the right place.
How It's Really Going with Shana Recker
Walk with Me: Letting Go, Setting Intentions, Business Goals, Trying New Things & Diet Coke.
Walk with me as I share my thoughts on 2024... the highs, the lessons, and what I’m leaving behind as I step into the new year. From overcoming challenges and letting go of what wasn’t serving me (bye, people-pleasing!) to rediscovering simple joys (yes, I’m back on Diet Coke!) and setting intentions for growth, this episode is all about real talk and fresh starts.
I also share my plans for 2025, including building a team, embracing self-acceptance, trying new things like pickleball, and making more time for fun, like reading omantasy books 👀.
Grab your headphones and join me for a walk and talk!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction and Holiday Reflections
03:15 - Getting Intentional: What I’m Leaving Behind in 2024
08:32 - How Letting Go Opened New Doors and Taking Risks
12:48 - Building a New Business and Embracing Success Without Social Media
18:05 - Self-Acceptance and Leaving Body Image Worries Behind
21:42 - Rediscovering Reading for Fun (Romantasy, Anyone?)
24:15 - Why I’m Back on Diet Coke (and Loving It)
26:30 - Business Goals for 2025: Building a Team and Scaling Smartly
30:18 - Trying New Things: Pickleball and Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
33:45 - Final Reflections and Encouragement for Setting Intentions
Take a moment to reflect on what you’re leaving behind in 2024 and what you’re excited to bring into 2025. If something I shared resonates with you, I’d love to hear about it! Tag me on Instagram @iamshanarecker and share what you’re working on for the new year.
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Oh and here are those stats on Diet Coke!
For a 165 lb person, you would need to drink about 21 cans of Diet Coke per day to reach the FDA's safe daily limit of aspartame. This threshold is well below toxic levels, as the ADI includes a significant safety margin.
To actually get sick (e.g., nausea, headaches) from aspartame alone, you'd likely need to consume far beyond the ADI, which is impractical for most people. Drinking this much Diet Coke would likely cause issues from overconsumption of fluids and caffeine long before aspartame toxicity occurs. (From Chat GPT)
Thank you all so much for listening!
It makes me happy to know that my journey and what I'm learning helps you!
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