Get clear. Lighten up. Express more.
Coaching, programs, speaking, and workshops for women navigating the messy middle of life.
Midlife has a funny way of changing the questions.
And hiding the answers.
The life that once looked “fine” may not fit quite the same way anymore.
Your body is changing.
Your energy is different.
You have fewer F’s to give.
Work may feel heavier. And your creativity may be tucked under the stack of bills, laundry, and “shoulds.”
Yet, in those quiet moments (you know like at 2:42 a.m.) something is stirring. That rumble of:
How do I want to live the rest of my story?
Welcome to Zula, y’all.
A place for women at midlife and mid-career to hear themselves more clearly, let go of what no longer fits, and make more room for what does.
So you can get clear. Lighten up. And express more of who you came here to be.
What if midlife and mid-career aren’t asking you to “fix” yourself?
But to come home to yourself.
By now, you’ve read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Gone to therapy. Made the vision boards.
And started over on more Mondays than you can count.
In theory, we know all about the importance of boundaries, self-care, artist’s dates, protein, and deadlifts.
And yet, when it comes to actually doing those things on a random Tuesday or when life gets messy, that’s where we can struggle.
And that gap isn’t just between knowing and doing.
Because for the love of all things holy, we don’t need another list of “shoulds” to change our behavior.
We aren’t broken.
We just need room to find our way home.
To make peace with a body we’ve spent decades trying to shrink.
To reclaim the dream, voice, or creative part that’s been tucked away and waiting for someday.
To question some of the rules we’ve been following since we thought SnackWell’s cookies were a food group and a big bangs were a defining life choice.
Think of Zula as a living lab for midlife — part playground, part gathering place, part permission slip.
A place to try on new ways of being, put our crowns, and write the rest of our stories in ways that actually fit.
Explore Your Path Forward
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1:1 Coaching
One-on-one conversations for women who feel stuck, heavy, restless, or that feeling that something needs to shift.
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Programs
Explore old ideas in new ways through self-paced programs and guided experiences.
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Speaking
Meaningful conversations with a little wisdom. A little humor. And definitely an ’80s reference.
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Hi, I’m Lara Zuehlke…
I’m a firm believer that it’s never too late to write the rest of your story.
Before life told me to tone it down, I sang Dolly records at full volume, built forts in the woods, and loved making the perfect mixtape.
Then I grew up and got really good at being the “good girl.”
The one achieving, hustling, caretaking, and telling everybody else’s stories — including nearly 30 years as an award-winning writer and communications leader.
Now, having navigated many Swamps of Sorrow to arrive at midlife, I’ve learned something much more valuable: how to come home to myself.
That is why I founded Zula.
Today, I bring together decades of storytelling, food psychology, wellness, creativity, and lived experience to guide and champion women at midlife.
Because the rest of your story still belongs to you.