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Finding Love in Midlife
Discovery Corner® Podcast Show Notes
Episode 6: Finding Love in Midlife
To coincide with Valentine’s Day and the month of love, I’m joined by Dating and Relationship Coach, Sibylle Ansley for an honest conversation on finding love in midlife.
Discover how to navigate dating in your 40s and 50s with confidence – from rebuilding self-worth to meeting the right partner for you, with clarity and intention.
There’s laughter, seriousness and a reminder that if you want to find love, you need to leave your home in search of it, and it’s OK to buy a new top too!
Here are 3 key takeaways from this episode:
- Dating in midlife is different and that’s OK: as people reach their 40s and 50s, life is fuller, more complex, and comes with children, careers and responsibilities. This doesn’t make love impossible – just different.
- Doing the inner work first makes dating healthier and easier: Sibylle encourages women to pause dating initially and focus on self-reflection, boundaries, and clarity before getting back out there.
- The right relationship brings support, stability and mutual growth: a healthy partnership in midlife isn’t about rescuing or being rescued — it’s about two people investing, communicating, and building something that makes life lighter, not harder.
Guest information:
- Name: Sibylle Ansley, Dating and Relationship Coach
Guest Details:
- Contact details: hello@loveinyourlifecoach.com
- Website: https://loveinyourlifecoach.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sibylle-ansley/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sibylle.jasinski/
Bio: Sibylle Ansley
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Sibylle Jasiński-Ansley, is a Dating and Relationship Coach for single women mid-life.
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Her main motivation for retraining as a coach in her 40s was cracking the biggest mystery of her life: how to find a man to experience true, lasting happiness with?
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After many painful struggles in relationships, after depression, divorce and being a single mum, Sibylle was almost ready to give up on love.
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And then, finally, relationship coaching helped her find a way, and it led her to her perfect match, Michael, who’s been by her side since 2016.
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Her motto: relationship success is learnable – no matter how old you are and no matter how much you’ve struggled in the past.
Here are some resources and links mentioned:
- Alain de Botton – we talked about his view that finding someone for a relationship isn’t that hard; making it work is the hard part.
- Logan Ury ‘How Not to Die Alone’
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/resolution-not-conflict/201602/love-after-50-5-tips-for-finding-love-later-in-life-or-now
- https://www.sunlife.co.uk/press-office/news/over-50s-dating-habits/
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/online-dating/mature-dating/over-50s-dating/
Join me for another journey of discovery…
Claire Melvin is a mindset coach and host of Discovery Corner®, a podcast inspiring women to navigate the twists and triumphs of midlife with confidence. She specialises in helping women in their 40s and 50s break free from burnout, self-doubt, and the “is this it?” moments to rediscover purpose and create a life that truly lights them up.
When she’s not championing women’s transformations, Claire can be found walking along canal paths, enjoying good coffee, or exploring her next creative project.
