Inside the Studio
Stories, books, and small moments becoming conversations
Inside the Studio is where the world of Midlife Health Studio comes to life — where stories, books, questions, and lived experience become conversations between Sara, Mira & Zuri.
Here you’ll find the themes, stories, books, and questions that can help you join the conversation yourself. Watch the videos, respond with your own thoughts, share what you recognise, or use a story as a starting point for a conversation with friends, family, colleagues, or your wider community. Midlife often becomes clearer when it is not carried alone.
Use this page as a gentle starting point for your own reflection or initiative. You might follow a book, start a small book club, discuss a theme after watching a video, or bring one of the studio questions into your own circle. MHS offers structure, inspiration, and practical handholds — not final answers, but ways to help stories become conversations.
Books that spark a conversation
#005
Emily & Amelia Nagoski
Burnout
#007
Emily Nagoski
Come As You Are
#008
John Kim
Single on Purpose
#009
Bessel van der Kolk
The Body Keeps the Score
#011
Cheryl Strayed
Wild
#012
Tricia Hersey
Rest Is Resistance
#013
Oliver Burkeman
Four Thousand Weeks
#014
Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry
#015
Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu & Douglas Abrams
The Book of Joy
#016
W. Chris Winter
The Sleep Solution
#017
Ethan Kross
Chatter
#01 8
Satchin Panda
The Circadian Code
#019
Nedra Glover Tawwab
Set Boundaries, Find Peace
#108
James Clear
Atomic Habits
#114
Loehr and Schwartz
The Power of Full Engagement
#118
Greg McKeown
Essentialism
#120
Gregg D. Jacobs
Say Good Night to Insomnia
#144
Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins
The 36-Hour Day
#146
Cal Newport
Deep Work
#153
Matthew Walker
Why We Sleep
#167
Elizabeth Gilbert
City of Girls
#176
Lindsay C. Gibson
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
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How to join a conversation
Inside the Studio is not only something to watch — it is something you can take with you. Choose a story, a book, or a question that feels familiar, and use it as a starting point for a conversation in your own life.
Conversation prompts
Questions to bring into your own circle
- What part of this story feels familiar?
- Which question keeps returning in your own life?
- What has changed in the way you see yourself?
- Which book, sentence, or idea would you like to discuss with others?
- What would feel helpful to explore next?
From Studio to Life
The Studio is only the beginning. The real value appears when a story opens a conversation — around a kitchen table, in a book club, after a video, or in a quiet moment of reflection.
