What if midlife isn’t a crisis, but the moment you finally stop pretending?
In this conversation, I sit down with Stacey Nye, whose life was reshaped by releasing the emotional charge that had been running it.
After a traumatic assault and years of holding everything together in silence, Stacey encountered a simple five-minute guided process that changed everything. The memories didn’t disappear — but her body stopped reliving them. The fear, the looping thoughts, the heaviness softened. For the first time, calm became available.
We explore how this process, known as the FIX Code, works at the level of feeling rather than behaviour. Stacey uses a powerful metaphor: emotions are the thread that holds a whole necklace of memories together. Most of us keep revisiting the individual beads — the events, habits and patterns — hoping something will finally shift. But when you remove the thread, the charge dissolves. The memories quieten. The nervous system settles. And life starts to move again.
From there, we talk about misalignment — how life can push us into operating in ways that aren’t natural for us. Planning when we’re wired for action. Caretaking when what we need is movement. Stacey explains how living in the wrong “mode” can create anxiety, burnout and stuckness — and how realigning with your natural orientation often restores momentum far faster than another self-improvement strategy.
Stacey’s story doesn’t stop with inner healing. After making a bold promise to learn and teach this work, she built a thriving practice grounded in calm, service and integrity — including a pay-it-forward model offering complimentary sessions. With her son now launched into adulthood, she’s also reclaimed travel and purpose, saying yes to a women-led project in Samoa that transforms fully compostable nappies into fertile soil and food gardens. It’s a living example of what happens when calm meets purpose: urgency falls away, and life expands.
If you’re navigating midlife shifts, feeling trapped in mental loops, or sensing there’s a truer way to live and serve, this conversation offers a clear starting point, practical language, and genuine hope. Try the free 15-minute session, explore the Passion to Purpose mini course, and consider this question: what’s the one feeling you’re ready to release?
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