What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Worrying about Looking your Age: Why it’s so common to be worried about looking your age; you’re not alone. How looking your age is more than wrinkles, turkey neck and your skin. Why it’s important to understand being worried from the perspective of appearance, perception and reinvention....
Continue readingPimples at 50 and other midlife surprises
Pimples look pretty cool under a nice magnification mirror in midlife, don’t they? I’m not sure exactly how old I was when I discovered how much fun and also how scary a magnification mirror could be. It was decades ago! I think it must have been when I was about 12 or 13 years...
Continue readingEP #68: Designing your Home after your Empty Nest, Interview with Tobi Fairley
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Designing your Home after your Empty Nest with Tobi Fairley: How empty nest can open the door to re-designing your home after your empty nest. How you can find happiness in unexpected places when your kids leave, including with your new found space. Why thinking about how...
Continue readingEP #67: 50 Unplugged Mastermind: Fall in Love with your 50s and Regret-Proof your Life!
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How it’s common to think about what you can’t do in midlife instead of what you can do. How the concept “50 Unplugged” is being used to refer to “unplugging” from negative aging stereotypes so you can get excited about your life. Why falling in love with your...
Continue readingEP #66: The Awesome Power of Midlife Mentorship, Interview with Susan Hyatt
What You’ll Learn from this Podcast Episode about Midlife Mentorship with Susan Hyatt: Why Susan Hyatt is one of my mentors in midlife. How midlife mentorship can have a huge, meaningful impact on people without knowing them personally. How being confidently authentic, even when you’re too “extra” for some, can be incredibly impactful. Why...
Continue readingEP #65: How to Relocate with Confidence, Interview with Margaret Vandergriff
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Tips to avoid a disastrous relocation experience. How having an empty nest can open exciting doors to relocate. Why Internet searches can make moving to a new town more complicated. Why it’s important to really understand what you want when you think about moving. How it becomes difficult...
Continue readingEP #64: How I Finally Became a Full-time Artist, Interview with Elaine Hoffman
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Tips to decide to pursue art full-time as a pre-retirement plan. What it’s like to manage your mind when the timing isn’t right in your life. How to be patient with yourself as you learn new skills and try on a new identity. What it’s like to finally...
Continue readingEP #63: Empty Nest after Triplets: How to Find Your Career Path Again, Interview with Carol Molko
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like to have a drastic empty nest experience after all your kids leave, including triplets. What it’s like to realize that your childhood dance training gave you teaching skills you never appreciated. How an empty nest can quiet down your life so you finally have the...
Continue readingEP #62: How Midlife Envy can Lead to Moving Abroad, Interview with Leslie Ender
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like to envy your kids’ college plans. What it’s like to learn to trust your adult children when they travel. How empty nest can open doors for your own midlife adventure. What lifestyle changes are like when you move to Austria. How noticing that you’ve always...
Continue readingEP #61: How to Find Joy when you Quit your Job without a Plan, Interview with Rose Schmidt
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about How to Find Joy in Midlife when You Quit Your Job without a Plan with Rose Schmidt: How to find joy in midlife when you quit your job without a plan. How a wake up call can really push you forward when you’re hesitant about change. How...
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