When you think about it, being young at heart is a state of mind. What’s so great about midlife mindfulness work is that you learn that we have way more control over what we think than we might expect. Thoughts about the way you think about age is a great example of this; you...
Continue readingEP #60: How to Think and Grow Young: Being Young at Heart
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why being young at heart is a state of mind. Why you fight aging. Why thinking “I just don’t look as good as I did” isn’t useful at all when it comes to your feelings. How feeling silly can be related to thinking you’re young at heart. How...
Continue readingWhy Midlife is the Perfect Time to Regret-Proof Your Life!
I think that your midlife is actually the best time to regret proof your life. Why? Because you’re older and wiser. Simple as that. Here’s what I mean by regret-proofing. Regret-proofing is what you can do ON PURPOSE to make sure that you don’t have regrets in your life. See what I mean? As women...
Continue readingAre you a woman in the middle? Loving your life after 50
Do you love your life at this point in your life, over 50? I’ve started to think about this age and stage of midlife as being a WOMAN IN THE MIDDLE. Now, we all know that a certain age in midlife isn’t necessarily the “middle” of your life. We have no clue how long...
Continue readingWhy a midlife funk is the best news ever!
What if being in a midlife funk was a good thing instead of a bad thing? Seriously. Think about it. There are lots of times in your life that something “bad” ends up turning into something “good.” Sometimes it’s surprising, but it’s hard to deny. Midlife transition can be one of those times. Let’s...
Continue readingWhat are you too old to do?
What do you think you shouldn’t do, wear or be now that you’re older? I bet you want to think that you’re never too old to do whatever you want, no matter your age. But I’m curious if that’s really honest. There’s a lot of talk in the news right now about an outfit...
Continue readingTo dream or not to dream…that’s YOUR question!
Sometimes I forget how old I am. I’m not even that old. But it kind of feels like a dream when I remember. I definitely think it happens more now in my 50s than it happened in my 30s. I don’t think it’s a memory thing. I think it’s more of a “WTF” thing. I...
Continue readingThe Road to 50
Turning 50 can really shake you up. Let’s face it, you know you’re turning 50 for years. The anticipation doesn’t help. There’s a really big build up. There is nothing you can do that will slow things down. It’s kind of like being pregnant. The outcome is predictable and on a somewhat predictable date....
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