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Featured Conversations, Podcasts & Guest Appearances

Midlife conversations that are practical, honest, and grounded in real life — not extremes or quick fixes.

Heike Yates is a guest on the midlife wellness podcast, known for practical, no-fluff conversations about strength, energy, and confidence in midlife. With 35+ years of experience, she brings grounded, relatable insights to podcasts, panels, and summits—without extremes or quick fixes.

Heike is known for calm, thoughtful interviews that resonate with listeners and give hosts content their audience can use immediately

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Topics I’m Known For…

  • Confidence and identity shifts in midlife
  • Rebuilding energy and strength without extremes
  • Why “starting over” doesn’t work — and what does
  • Simple habit-building that fits real life
  • Midlife mindset, resilience, and self-trust
  • Fitness, movement, and longevity for midlife women

Featured Podcast Conversations

Selected interviews where I share practical, no-fluff conversations about thriving in midlife.

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On Women Talk Fierce: Stop Dimming Your Light: Fitness, Midlife Confidence, and the Truth About Starting Again with Heike Yates

Finding Your Purpose After 40 (When You Feel Behind in Life)

Midlife Wellness After Divorce: Simple Steps to Feel Strong Again

Are You Living Your Life or Someone Else’s? with Heike Yates

The After-60 Reset: Strength, Energy, and Resilience with Heike Yates

295. Midlife Fitness, Hormones & Reinvention: Women 40+ Reignite Energy, Strength & Confidence | Heike Yates

Heike as a guest on the How To Lose The Wait Midlife Podcast to talk about how to pursue your spark.

107. Pursue Your Spark with Heike Yates on the How To Lose The Wait Podcast

Heike Yates is interviewed on the Unstuck podcast by Jay Abbasi.

156. Interview on the Unstuck podcast: Pursue Your Spark

Rebuilding Self-Trust After 40: What Women Need to Know with Heike Yates

The daily surrender Podcast interview with Heike Yates about redefining midlife.

Strength Without Force: Redefining Midlife Fitness and Surrender with Heike Yates

Sis, We Outta Here podcast talks with midlife fitness coach Heike Yates about that it's not too late to get in shape during midlife.

Getting In Shape During Midlife, It’s Not Too Late with Heike Yates. On the Sis, We Outta Here Podcast

Thrive after 45 podcast interview with Heike Yates for midlife women

Stop Hating Your Body. It’s Not Broken, Your Strategy Is – with Heike Yates

Interview with Heike Yates on the Ego Was Here Podcast about the hidden truths about midlife

#28 The Hidden Truths About Midlife Every Woman Must Know | Heike Yates

Between mountains podcast interviews Heike Yates about midlife empowerment

Between Mountains with Midlife Empowerment Expert Heike Yates

Project you 2.2 interviews Heike Yates about rebuilding strength, energy and confidence over 40

How to Rebuild Strength, Energy, and Confidence after 40 with Heike Yates

7 Ways to Rebuild Strength and Energy After Menopause With Heike Yates.

Midlife courage podcast interview Heike Yates about creating healthy habits it midlife

Finding Midlife Courage and Creating Healthy Habits with Heike Yates.

Fit for hiking podcast interviews Heike Yates about finding your spark in midlife

Finding Your Spark In Midlife with Heike Yates.

The Life Fulfilled Podcast interviews Heike Yates about ways to transform life and work by finding your spark.

Transform your life and work by finding your spark with Heike Yates.

Can a Strong Body Help You Escape a Midlife Crisis? Interview with Heike Yates on Ask Faleskini

The New Body Era Loving Yourself Through Midlife Change | EPISODE 3 WITH HEIKE YATES

How Women in Midlife Can Rebuild Their Strength, Energy, and Confidence with Heike Yates

Ignite Your Spark: Reinventing yourself at any age with Heike Yates

Is This All There Is? | Reinventing Yourself in Midlife with Heike Yates

Heike Yates: From Overtraining to Self-Trust and Sustainable Strength

Heike is a podcast guest on the FitMitTuro Podcast talking about the importance of strength training for women over 50 in midlife

Why Women Over 50 Must Start Strength Training (With Heike Yates) on the FitMitTuro Fitness Podcast

Pursue Your Spark with Heike Yates On Coffee and Tea with Carrie Vee

Body Wisdom & Bold Living: Tuning Into Your Power featuring Heike Yates

Wisdom in action chats with Heike Yates about why 80% consistency beats beats perfection in midlife.

Why 80% Consistency Beats 100% Perfection in Midlife Fitness with Heike Yates

The Better Divorce Podcast talks to Heike Yates about why you're not broken and momentum makes all the difference in midlife.

Ep. 07 Heike Yates: You Are Not Broken — You Are in Transition

The Inspire, Create, Manifest podcast talks to Heike Yates about why you're not stuck in midlife and how momentum makes all the difference.

What if you’re not stuck… you’re just not listening yet? With Heike Yates

Heike Yates on the Nickels and Dime podcast talking about reclaiming yourself after 50.

Listen in as I am interviewed on the Nickels and Dimes podcast.

The 40 plus fitness podcast interviews Heike Yates on how to live fully in midlife.

My Interview on the 40+ fitness show, where we talk about living your midlife fully!

Heike Yates interview on the Becoming your best version podcast for women in midlife on your best version

Listen in as I am interviewed by Maria Olsen on the Becoming Your Best Version Podcast.

The Going North Podcast interviews Heike Yates on Pursuing Your Spark

Pursue Your Spark with Heike Yates

The menopause rise & thrive show talks to Heike Yates about finding your spark in midlife.

131. How to find your Spark in Midlife w. Heike Yates

The Got Clutter? Get Organized podcast talks to Heike Yates about midlife reinvention.

Reignite Your Confidence: Midlife Reinvention with Heike Yates

Heike Yates as a midlife fitness expert podcast interview on the BFF Show.

256 | The Flat Stomach Myth: Strong, Confident, and Energized in Midlife with Heike Yates

Heike Yates as a guest on the Reset To Reinvention show talking about discoverability in midlife.

Episode 34: Discover the Possibilities When You Pursue Your Spark with Heike Yates

Over the next Hill interviews Heike Yates about Mindset, Muscles and truth about aging well

S3 Ep 23 Stronger At 60: Mindset, Muscles, And The Truth About Aging Well

Heike Yates guest on the Empowered woman show discussing midlife fitness, mindset, and wellness for women over 50 with Martha Spirk.

Thriving in Midlife: Fitness, Mindset, and Self-Care with Heike Yates

Midlife wellness speaker Heike Yates featured on the "We Can Do It Women Show, sharing insights on energy, confidence, and lasting health habits with Debra Morrison.

Why Intermittent Fasting Isn’t a Diet | Women Over 50 Must Know This

Heike Yates is interviewed on the Health & Wellness Trailblazers podcast about midlife wellness.

It’s Time to Become You—Midlife Wellness that Lasts With Heike Yates

Heike Yates joines the Living To 100 Club with Dr. Joe Casciani and talks about how to empower you midlife health.

How to Empower Midlife Health: A Conversation with Heike Yates

Grace Simmons invited Heike Yates to talk about finding your spark in midlife while traveling.

Finding Your Spark and Embracing Adventure with Heike Yates

Heike Yates as guest on the Be It Until You See It podcast with Lesley Logan to talk about what feels right in your body in midlife and how to get stronger.

487. The Mindset Shift You Need to Thrive in Midlife

In the Dawnversation podcast Heike Yates talks about what is important after you pass midlife and how to stay strong and health.

Life AFTER Midlife on the Dawnversations Podcast.

The Pacific Northwest Seniorcare interviews Heike Yates on how to nurture yourself while caregiving for aging parents and importance of strength and wellness.

Join me as Pacific Northwest Seniorcare interviews me.

Karin Freeland interview Heike Yates on the Rock Your Reinvention Podcast where they talk about reclaiming your health in midlife and staying strong and confident.

As Karin Freeland interviews me on the Rocking Your Reinvention Podcast.

Shannon Russell interviews Heike Yates about her inspiring midlife transformation on the Second Act Success.

Are you ready for your Second Act Success? Listen in to me guesting with Shannon Russell.

On the What are you made of show Heike Yates talks To Mike about the importance of strength, fitness and mindset tips for midlifers.

What are you made of? Mike “C-Roc” Ciorrocco

Heike Yates and George talk about Pilates for Parkinson's disease and the difference Pilates can make.

Interview on the TogetherForSharon podcast. This episode explores how Pilates can benefit Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers.

Podcast interview with Heike Yates o the Women & Wealth Podcast and how to embrace a healthy mindset in midlife.

Women & Wealth Podcast: Health and Mindset in Midlife.

On the Hey Boomer show Heike Yates talks to Wendy about how it is possible to thrive in every decade and especially in midlife. Talking about nutrition and fitness tips.

Guest on the Hey Boomer Show!

In in the Happyish ever after podcast Heike Yates defines what whole body health is and how Pilates can help getting you strong, healthy and aligned.

No More Punishing Workouts: How the Whole Body Benefits from Pilates. Guest on Happyish Ever After

Janet M. Taylor interviews Heike Yates on the Got Clutter? Ge Organized Podcast where they chat about how to elevate your midlife mindset for a fit and healthy midlife.

Got Clutter? Get Organized with Janet: Elevating Your Midlife Mindset for a Fit, Healthy You

On the Becoming Elli Fit Strong Women over 50 we dive into the Midlife Mindset and Wellness Strategies that Heike Yates recommends for midlife.

Becoming Elli Fit Strong Women Over 50: Midlife Mindset and Wellness

The Soaring Prophets podcast invited Heike Yates to share all about helping midlife women to wellness with simple nutrition, fun workouts and positive vibes

My appearance on the Soaring Prophets Podcast live on YouTube. (Click the graphic to listen and watch)

Bernie Borges talks to Heike Yates about what a fulfilled midlife might look like for women in midlife and how to make exercise a priority in midlife. Join me on the Midlife Fulfilled podcast.

Midlife Fulfilled: If You Want to Save Money in Midlife, Make Regular Exercise a Priority

Maria Allyn from The Vow podcast talks to Heike Yates about Intermittent fasting and the health benefits of it.

The Vow with Maria Allyn: Sadness, Words, Cakes, and Fasting

On the Got Clutter? Get Organized show Janet M. Taylor and Heike Yates discuss holiday strategies to eat and live healty.

Got Glutter: Holiday Strategies To Eat and Live Healthy

The Air Hug Community invited Heike Yates to talk about the pros and cons about Empty Nesting and how it might contribute to a healthy life.

Air Hug Community: The Merriment and Misery of Empty Nesting

Fit Is Freedom was curious about Intermittent Fasting and Pilates to help midlife women stay strong and lean. Heike Yates had plenty of tips and strategies for midlife women.

Fit Is Freedom: How Intermittent Fasting and Pilates Make You Lean and Strong

The Jen Marples Show: Finding Your Spark In Midlife

Wendy Valentine interviewed Heike Yates on the Midlife Makeover show to learn more about menopause, muffins and midlife.

The Midlife Makeover Show: Menopause, Muffins, and Midlife Oh My

Dawn Mathis from To Your Greatness show chatted with Heike Yates about health, strength and confidence for aging women.

To Your Greatness: Health, Strength, and Confidence for Aging Women

Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast chatted with Heike Yates about ways to pursue your spark in midlife.

Becoming Elli/Fit Strong Women Over 50: Pursue Your SPARK

The Motivational Movement show wanted to know everything about how to find your passion and turning it into a business in midlife from Heike Yates

The Motivational Movement: Finding Your Passion And Turning It Into A Business

On the Ask Win Show Heike Yates chatted about how to make your midlife the healthiest ever.

Ask Win: A Conversation with Heike

Kristina Crowley chatted with Heike Yates about what it takes to pursue your passion in fitness and health.

Go After Your Passion Podcast: How To Go After Your Passion

Cat Coluccio and Heike Yates chatted about how to become fit in your 50s on the Rocking Midlife podcast.

Rocking Midlife: Becoming Fit In Your 50s

In the mile after mile podcast Heike Yates shares all about staying strong and fit as we age and how she ran the JFK 50 miler.

Mile After Mile Podcast: Conversations about Heike running the JFK 50 Miler and more

The Passionistas Project chatted with Heike Yates about how to take back your health and strength and empower women over 50.

The Passionistas Project: Empower Women Over 50 to Take Back Their Health and Strength

In the Toxic Terminator Show Heike Yates elaborated on how to create a balanced life with exercise, nutrition and mindset strategies.

Toxin Terminator: Balancing Exercise, Nutrition, and Mindset

Sharon Rolph and Heike Yates talk about how to tune up your fitness lifestyle so that you feel energized, fit and confident on the Fresh Courage show.

Fresh Courage: Tune up your fitness lifestyle so that you feel energized, healthy, fit, and confident

The 24 Carat Conversations with Phylis and Rhonda, Heike Yates talked about how find your spark in midlife.

24 Carat Conversations: Finding your spark – Interview with Heike Yates.

In the Living Happier Longer Podcast, Heike Yates shares simple ways to incorporate movement into your day in midlife.

Live Happier Longer: Finding a way to incorporate movement into your life.

Chaundria Singleton from the Let's Chit Chat podcast was curious about: Do Mammograms hurt? from a midlife women's perspective.

Let’s Chit Chat – Wellness & Travel Podcast: Do Mammograms Hurt?

Million Marker: An Introduction to Pilates with Heike Yates.

In the OSSA lounge Heike Yates chatted about midlife, Pilates, strength and how to create a strong mindset in midlife

OSSA Lounge: OSSA Featured Podcaster Interview.

Summits, Seminars & Collaborations

In the Longevity Power online event Heike Yates shares how to maximize your health, energy and happiness in midlife.

Longevity Power Event To Rock Your Life

The Rocking Midlife Summit invited Heike Yates to share all about how to Ignite Your Spark in midlife.

The Rocking Midlife Summit

Elizabeth Faison invited Heike Yates on the Embracing your 50 year old body and life to discuss midlife health and fitness.

Embracing Your 50 Summit

Magazine & Online Contributions

In the Canvas Rebel online article we talk about midlife, fitness and health as Heike Yates is interviewed.

Canvas Rebel: Meet Heike Yates

Heike Yates is interviewed by the Go-Solo Subkit about her business, fitness, and mindset strategies in midlife.

Go Solo – Subkit: Meet Heike Yates

The VoyageBaltimore invited Heike Yates to an online interview for their magazine about business, fitness, health and wellness in midlife.

Voyage Baltimore Trending: Baltimore’s most inspiring stories featuring Heike Yates

Heike Yates interviewed by BOLD Journal about her entrepeneurial spirit and her fitness, wellness coaching for women in midlife.

Join me as Bold Journey interviews me.

As Valiant CEO Magazine interviews Heike Yates bout the challenges of scaling and maintaining a quality business in midlife.

As Valiant CEO Magazine interviews me: Insights on Scaling Challenges and Maintaining Quality

Developing the Power of Connection by Communicating Effectively with Heike Yates