Create Your Midlife™
Where self-agency becomes the new feminine power.
Women can be in midlife and live each day with
ease, clarity, and presence.
Dr. Oksana Skidan - author and podcast host.
In my life and work, I explore self-agency as the shift
from adaptation to authorship.
Midlife is where a woman becomes the author of her own life.
Start with Your Story
Your life isn’t just a list of years and events.
It’s your greatest resource for creating what comes next.
I created this 43-page guide to help you see your story through your own eyes, uncover the wisdom it holds, and begin shaping your midlife with clarity and confidence.
Conversations for women in midlife
about life, change, identity,
and what comes next.
Hosted by Dr. Oksana Skidan, featuring real, inspiring dialogues with women who are shaping their midlife with intention.
Create Your Midlife™ Podcast
The art of leading yourself with ease, clarity, and presence — the new luxury of the 21st century.
Coming Winter 2026!
“The Courage to Know”
A life in music as a lens for understanding who we become.
Stories and lessons about identity,
resilience, choice, and learning to
trust what shaped you.
From the Midlife Blog
Short reflections on midlife, clarity, choice, and creating what comes next.
“I was going through all the motions — successful career, grown kids, busy life — but inside I felt restless and invisible. I didn’t know what was missing, only that I was tired of pretending I was fine.
Through Create Your Midlife™, I finally had a framework that made sense. I started writing my own story again, literally in a journal, and realized how much strength my past actually gave me. Now, at 49, I feel clear, centered,
and excited for what’s next instead of anxious about it.”
— Melissa K.
From Women Like You
“When I found Oksana, I was exhausted by all the ‘fix yourself’ advice. Diets, skincare, reinvention programs — nothing was helping me feel like me again.
The idea of being my own M.U.S.E. changed everything. I stopped looking outside for validation and began to anchor myself in the truth that I have myself. Now, I’m building routines that actually work for me, and even my friends say I look lighter, happier, and more myself.”
— Diana R.
“My circle of friends had gotten smaller, and I felt lonely even in a crowd. Curate Your Sphere™ helped me realize I get to choose who and what surrounds me.
I’ve updated my home, cleaned out my closet, and started reconnecting with women who inspire me. My daughter even told me, ‘Mom, you look happier now than you did ten years ago.’ That meant everything.”
— Sofia B.
Sleep problems in midlife don’t happen overnight. For many women over 40, sleep becomes lighter, more reactive, or inconsistent long before they realize why. Even with good routines and all the “right” advice, rest can still feel fragile or unpredictable. This blog explores the deeper reason sleep changes in midlife — the evolving relationship women have with rest itself — and how awareness, agency, and a more respectful approach to sleep can make a meaningful difference.