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 readingEP #73: Turning 50 with Gratitude, Interview with Andrea Pines
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like to turn 50 with gratitude. What it’s like to truly think of 50 as just a neutral number. The importance of surrounding yourself with people to help you when things get hard. How to focus on celebrating your 50th birthday with role models who age...
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 readingFacebook greetings and and their surprising positive effect on your birthday
I had 154 Facebook greetings on my 52nd birthday. I have never had this many friends in my life, let alone wish me a happy birthday. Ok, ok. We all know they aren’t all the same “type” of friend. They all haven’t gone to Knapp Elementary School. They didn’t take tap lessons with me...
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