Here’s what you’ll discover about Wanting Something Just Because: Why wanting something just because you want it (without practical justification, problem-solving or serving anyone else) is one of the most radical and important things you can do in midlife The crystal and beach glass story: how Suzy almost talked herself out of a small,...
Continue readingEP #464: Forks in the Road: When Fear Has Been Making Your Decisions
Here’s what you’ll discover about Forks in the Road: When Fear Has Been Making Your Decisions: Why Suzy revisited one of her most personal stories and what she finally saw in it that she’d never connected before, even after years of teaching this material How losing both parents unexpectedly at a young age and...
Continue readingEP #463: Envy for Good: The Unexpected Tool for Figuring Out What You Really Want
Here’s what you’ll discover about using Envy for Good in midlife: Why envy gets such a bad reputation and why that reputation is completely wrong because you can use envy for good. The difference between envy and jealousy, and why that distinction actually matters for this work. How envy operates differently in your 60s...
Continue readingEP #462: Empty Nest Joyride After Family Crisis with Linda Hanstra
Here’s What You’ll Discover in this Episode About writing about an Empty Nest Joyride After a Family Crisis How an empty nest joyride developed after family crisis How reimagining retirement that included part-time work led to a strategy and solution that you never imagined How a diabetes crisis led to insight into a passion...
Continue readingEP #461: Queen of your Brain Domain – The Midlife Upgrade
Here’s what you’ll discover about being the Queen of your Brain Domain – The Midlife Upgrade: Why understanding your thoughts isn’t always enough and what’s often missing even when you’ve done the work What coasting really looks like in everyday life, and how it sneaks up on even the most self-aware women The updated...
Continue readingEP #460: How Your Past Can Inspire Your Customized Retirement with Suzanne Albanese
Here’s What You’ll Discover in this Episode About How Your Past Can Inspire Your Customized Retirement with Suzanne Albanese How your past can inspire your customized retirement. Why pre-retirement thinking and planning is critical. Why your family’s history with Alzheimer’s can affect priority setting. How Suzanne has been intentional about self-care. Why realizing you...
Continue readingEP #459: When You Feel Stuck in Midlife (Even When Your Life Looks Fine)
Here’s What You’ll Discover in this Episode About When You Feel Stuck in Midlife (Even When Your Life Looks Fine) Why you can still feel stuck even though your life looks fine Why feeling stuck may not have nothing to do with not knowing what you want What “spinning” actually looks like and why...
Continue readingEP #458: Midlife Transitions After 50: What’s Really Happening (and What to Do Next)
What you will learn in this episode about: What a midlife transition actually is (and what it’s not). Why nothing seems “wrong”… but something still feels off. The role of autopilot in midlife. How your relationship with time changes after 50. Common midlife transitions (empty nest, career, retirement, relationships). Why trying to “fix” yourself...
Continue readingEP #457: Rewriting the Story: A Novelist’s Midlife Reinvention with Jennifer Oko
What you will learn in this episode about: How your milestone birthdays like 40 and 50 can affect you The importance of curiosity and compassionate with yourself How writing a novel can relate to your life The story of how this book came to be Why being stuck or trapped alone in an elevator...
Continue readingEP #456: Am I Too Old to Get Out of a Kayak in Midlife?
Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode about thinking through whether or not you’re too old to get out of a kayak…or do anything else…in midlife Why getting out of a kayak turned into an unexpected midlife wake-up call. The surprising moment when something you’ve always done suddenly feels harder, and what that can...
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