Our March theme is Adventure as Orientation — the understanding that before adventure becomes action, it begins as attention.
In midlife, that attention often sounds like this:
“I don’t want to do this alone anymore.”
Not loud. Not dramatic. But clear.
In this episode, Laureen Quick is joined by Nechumah Getz, founder of Better Outside Together, to explore midlife as a second spring — not a reinvention, but a relational reorientation.
Together, they reflect on what happens when women stop trying to carry everything alone and begin turning toward connection, community, and shared experience. This conversation gently challenges the idea that independence is the highest form of strength, and instead invites a different possibility: that strength, in this season, may look like allowing yourself to be supported.
Grounded in both lived experience and research — including insights from The Harvard Study of Adult Development — this episode explores why meaningful connection is one of the strongest predictors of long-term health, vitality, and well-being. It also looks at how time in nature supports nervous system regulation, how “soft fascination” allows the mind to settle, and why walking alongside others creates a kind of co-regulation that cannot be replicated alone.
This is not a conversation about doing more. It is a conversation about coming back into relationship — with your body, with other women, and with the life that is still unfolding.
~Conversation Timeline~
00:00 — Opening the conversation + March theme: Adventure as Orientation
02:10 — The quiet midlife moment: “I don’t want to do this alone anymore”
05:30 — Independence vs. isolation: how we learned to carry everything
09:15 — Why vulnerability creates real community
13:40 — The Harvard Study of Adult Development + the science of connection
18:20 — Why connection matters more than we think in midlife health
22:10 — The limits of solo wellness + why habits don’t stick alone
26:45 — Shared movement: what changes when women walk together
31:30 — Nervous system regulation + “soft fascination” in nature
36:10 — Co-regulation: the body in relationship
40:20 — Redefining strength beyond independence
44:00 — Building Better Outside Together + accessible community
48:30 — Closing reflections: midlife as a second spring
~About Nechumah Getz~
Nechumah Getz is the founder of “Better Outside Together,” an outdoor community designed specifically for women navigating midlife. After more than 25 years in leadership roles, including serving as a COO, she experienced two layoffs in two years, a moment that pushed her to rethink what she wanted the next chapter of her life to look like. At the same time, she was experiencing many of the transitions midlife brings: an empty nest, menopause, and the realization that built-in community doesn’t automatically exist at this stage of life. Drawing on her lifelong love of hiking and the confidence that came with this chapter, she built “Better Outside Together” to help women move their bodies, build strength, and create real connection outdoors.
~Connect with Nechumah Getz~
Website: https://betteroutsidetogether.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nechumah.getz
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nechumah-getz/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betteroutsidetogether/
~Connect with Laureen Quick~
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