What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Midlife Lessons Learned from the Finally First Club: What the top lessons are from one year in the Finally First Midlife Membership. Why understanding what putting yourself first means to you is critical. Why learning to manage your thoughts and feelings is necessary for midlife change. Why...
Continue readingEP #116: 49 and Fabulous with Wiona Porath
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s important to celebrate turning 49 years old. How the range of emotions around this milestone birthday can be surprising. How your friends’ 50th birthday celebrations can help you figure out how you WANT to feel on yours. How “empty nest” doesn’t have to be doom and...
Continue readingEP #107: How to have More Fun with Midlife Birthdays
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about How to Have More Fun with Midlife Birthdays: Why it’s important to think about how to have more fun with midlife birthdays. What can happen when you have expectations on your birthday. How to have more fun with your midlife birthdays. How a “Guaranteed Birthday Strategy” (GBS)...
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 readingEp #5: Feeling Like You’re in a Midlife Funk, and Why It’s the Best News Ever!
What You’ll Learn from this Podcast Episode about Feeling Like you’re in a Midlife Funk : What exactly a midlife funk is and how it differs from a midlife crisis. The power of life coaching in midlife and why everyone needs it, especially us women in the middle. Why being in a midlife funk...
Continue readingEp #3: Do You Feel Your Age? – Tips for Good Mental Hygiene in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Podcast Episode about Feeling your Age and Good Mental Hygiene in Midlife: What you need to know about feeling your age and good mental hygiene in midlife. Why we sometimes forget our age in midlife. What makes us feel young or old. The best way to change how you...
Continue readingTime flies when your kid turns 21
Friends…time flies. I remember hearing my parents and grandparents say this over and over throughout my childhood. And then…I had my own kids and my firstborn turned 21. In. A. Blink. The passage of time and my own impending empty nest became something I also experienced at breakneck speed. I live in Canada. The...
Continue readingTurning 50? Lots of ways to leave your 40s
Turning 50 is so interesting. On just about every level. I hate the idea of a “bucket list when you turn 50.” Really, it turns me off. It’s not that I don’t want to embrace the fact that I’m growing older. I just don’t like the idea of talking about things I really want...
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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