Come home to yourself.
Life has a way of asking us to pause, listen and reconsider how we’re living. Through psychology, lived experience and compassionate curiosity, Clinical Psychologist Shannon A. Swales creates spaces for reflection, understanding and meaningful change — supporting people through burnout, midlife and the seasons of life that ask something different of us.
Psychology, lived experience, and a deeply human approach.
I'm Shannon A. Swales — Clinical Psychologist, author, speaker, and founder of Midlife Reclaimed.
For more than two decades, I've been curious about what helps us navigate the difficult, messy and meaningful parts of being human. My own experience of severe burnout in midlife deepened that curiosity — and changed not only how I live, but how I understand wellbeing, self-compassion and the importance of staying connected to ourselves.
That experience now sits alongside my psychological training and professional work, shaping an approach that is evidence-based, compassionate and grounded in real life.
Whether you're here for therapy, reflection, learning, or simply something that helps you feel a little more understood, you're welcome to explore this space at your own pace.
SERVICES
Individual Therapy >
This is not one-size-fits-all therapy. It’s personalised, grounded, and deeply attuned to the realities of burnout.
Work with Shannon A. Swales, a Clinical Psychologist with both professional expertise and lived experience, to gently explore what’s led to your exhaustion—and what’s possible beyond it.
Here, you’ll find a therapeutic space that sees you, supports you, and walks with you toward sustainable, meaningful wellbeing.
SERVICES
Coaching >
Midlife can bring quiet questions about who you are now and what you want from the years ahead.
Midlife Reclaimed Coaching offers a reflective, supportive space for women to pause, reconnect with themselves, and explore the next chapter of life with greater clarity and intention.
SERVICES
Supervision >
I offer reflective supervision for psychologists seeking a space to step back from the doing of the work and reconnect with their experience within it.
This is not supervision centred on case management. It is a space to explore the impact of the work, your relationship with it, and what it asks of you over time.
Grounded in over 20 years of experience, my approach is relational, spacious, and compassionate — supporting you to think, feel, and reflect in ways that sustain both your practice and your sense of self within it.
SERVICES
Events & Guest Appearances>
I speak on topics close to the heart: burnout recovery, emotional fatigue, psychological flexibility, and the complexity of midlife. Whether in professional spaces, podcasts, or community gatherings, I bring both clinical insight and lived experience to each conversation—always with care.
RESOURCES
Midlife Reclaimed Community>
A gentle, grounded community for women navigating the emotional, psychological and identity shifts of midlife. A place for real connection, meaningful conversation and space to explore what you need, what matters now, and what you might want to reclaim.
Come as you are. There’s nothing to keep up with here — just a place to navigate midlife alongside other women who get it.
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Midlife Reclaimed Podcast>
What is this season of life asking you to reclaim?
Midlife Reclaimed is a reflective podcast exploring the questions, changes and possibilities that emerge in the second half of life. Through personal reflection, psychology and compassionate curiosity, Shannon explores what it might mean to reclaim, release and reimagine the way we live.
Each episode invites you to pause, reflect and reconnect with yourself — with a guided practice to help you take the inquiry beyond the conversation.
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Midlife Reclaimed Blog>
Thoughtful words for the seasons that shape us.
My blog is a space for reflections, psychology, and gentle encouragement on midlife, burnout, identity, self-compassion, wellbeing and the experience of being human. A place to pause, explore what’s stirring, and perhaps see yourself and your life a little differently.
RESOURCES
My Burnout Memoir>
Nothing Left to Give is my deeply personal memoir of burnout, identity loss, and the slow, honest process of finding my way back to myself at the age of 41.
Written through a series of journal-style reflections, the book offers both story and gentle practices — inviting you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with your own inner experience.
Book & Podcast Testimonial
“I’m a mental health accredited social worker and counsellor who’s tuned into your work through the podcast and your book. I wanted to express so much gratitude to you for your work — it’s given me the courage to step back and prioritise my wellbeing. 🌸 It’s reinforced a sense of not being alone and brought me comfort when I needed it the most. Thank you 🙏”
Blog Testimonial
“Hi Shan, Hope you are doing well. I just wanted to say I’ve been following your blog and really finding it very helpful to read your story. Thank you so much for sharing it. I very much relate to your experiences and I am learning a lot. It’s also helped me realise that reducing my days to focus more on my art is the right thing for me to do, so I can have a better balance and bring me away from the path to burnout. Thanks again!”
Podcast Testimonial
“Shannon - thank you so much to you and Jenni for your latest podcast. It is so wonderful to hear my colleagues be so genuine. It’s such a brilliant interview. I think you have many callings in life. Thanks for acknowledging the hardships, and demonstrating life after pain.
Therapy is a gift. It is a choice to finally be heard, understood and supported.
– Bessel Van Der Kolk
A Gentle Invitation to Connect
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