You can love your life and still want more from it.

Maybe nothing is terribly wrong. You’ve built a life, raised people, worked, loved, handled the hard stuff.

But somewhere along the way, you started wondering: Is this really how I want to spend the next 20 years?

That’s where I come in.



Kathy
Woodard
Bates

Get clear.
Get confident.
Go after what’s next.

So, what exactly is The Middle Girls?


It’s a place for women 50+—whether you’re 50, 70, 90 or somewhere in between—who are done assuming the rest of life is already mapped out. Because being a Middle Girl isn’t really about being middle-aged. It’s about realizing you’re still in the middle of the adventure.

Through coaching, conversations, retreats, and a little style and fun along the way, we’re figuring out what we want next—and giving ourselves permission to go after it.


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I’m Kathy—and somewhere along the way, “fine” stopped being enough.

I’m the founder of The Middle Girls, a space for women over 50 who are asking a bigger question: What do I want the next 20 years to look like?

After 25 years creating lifestyle content for millions of women, I’ve learned that a life can look perfectly fine on paper and still leave you wanting more. More purpose. More adventure. More confidence. More you.

I still love a sharp blazer, great lipstick and a really good pair of sweats—but these days, I’m far more interested in what’s underneath all of that: the choices we make, the stories we’ve outgrown, and the courage it takes to change direction.

The Middle Girls is about figuring out what’s next—and actually doing something about it.

Because fine isn’t the same as fulfilled. And we are definitely not done.

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