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 readingWhen your Podcast has its FIRST birthday!
Happy Birthday to Women in the Middle! There’s excitement in the air my friends! The Women in the Middle Podcast is turning 1 !!!!! Yes. It’s true. MY BABY IS TURNING ONE. I really can’t believe it. Much like when you’re kids grow up and get ready to move out. So much has happened...
Continue readingIs your vision in THE BOX?
Who love’s a good, ol’ fashioned surprise in a box? We all love a good box. Even cats love a good box. Sometimes you know what’s in the box, sometimes you don’t. It doesn’t seem to matter. Boxes are so much fun. What would you say if I told you that your vision for...
Continue readingEP #49: My Decision to let my Hair Go Gray in Midlife, Interview with Perri Bender
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about the Decision to Go Gray in Midlife: What it’s like to struggle with the decision to go gray in midlife. What it’s like to struggle with the decision to keep coloring your gray hair in midlife. Why you can feel chained to this expensive and time-consuming routine...
Continue readingEP #46: Why I Left Teaching & Moved Home after my Husband Died, Interview with Jen Mowrer
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like to question your happiness in your career when you have a stable teaching job. What it’s like to be a widow in your 40s. What dating in your 40s is like as a widow. How working with children helped me cope after my husband died....
Continue readingCareer Change: Why I Said Goodbye to my Medical Practice, Interview with Katrina Ubell, MD, Ep 45
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Career Change: The Decision to Leave a Medical Practice with Katrina Ubell, MD: What it’s like to think about a career change and question your happiness in your career, especially as a physician. How having aging parents helped focus my priorities and realize my career wasn’t a...
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 readingEP #31: Orthopedic Surgeon by Day, Musician by Night in Midlife
What you’ll learn about Joy from Being a Orthopedic Surgeon by Day and a Musician at Night in Midlife with Dr. Jackie Auguste. Why no matter what you do, prioritizing joy in midlife is critical. Why being an orthopedic surgeon doesn’t mean you can’t prioritize playing music. How achieving your goal doesn’t always protect...
Continue readingEp #21: Turning 50 this Year? Here’s the One Thing You MUST Do
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Turning 50 this Year: Why turning 50 is a good time to think about shaking things up. The one thing you MUST do when you reach this important midlife milestone of turing 50. The importance of being intentional about what you want to create in your life....
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