What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Empty Nest from the Inside Out: What it’s like to experience empty nest from the inside out, your kids’ perspective What it’s like for your kid to to leave home and go away to university. Why living with other students is an awesome intermediary stage of life....
Continue readingEP #42: When you Get a Midlife Wake Up Call
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What a midlife wake-up call looks like. What a wake-up call feels like. How to take the important next steps when you get a wake-up call. How wake-up calls can seem obvious but still be surprising. Why milestone birthdays, like turning 50, can really shake you up. The...
Continue readingEP #41: How to Build an Adventurous Attitude, Interview with Stacey Newman Weldon
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about How to Build an Adventurous Attitude with Stacey Newman Weldon: Why it’s important to build an adventurous attitude in midlife. Why it’s important to take baby steps when it comes to trying new things. How you never know where you’re going to get insight that will change...
Continue readingEP #40: How Selling my Business Helped Me Discover Myself Again in Midlife, Interview with Sara Petroff
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about How Selling a Business Helped with Self Discovery in Midlife: How getting too busy after a significant death in the family can prevent proper grief. How to finally make a painfully difficult business decision. How walking through fear can be one of the most important things you...
Continue readingEP #39: Why What You Loved as a Kid is Important in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Why What You Loved as a Kid is Important in Midlife: Why it’s important to understand what you loved as a kid, especially in midlife. How identifying what you always loved growing up is important and can bring you insights in midlife. How to look at your...
Continue readingEP #38: How Yoga Pants Help You Hide
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Your relationship with yoga pants. Why it’s important to understand what you make yoga pants mean. How yoga pants can help you disconnect from the truth about your weight. How yoga pants can get in the way of your exercise intentions. How yoga pants may be related to...
Continue readingEP #37: Interview with Jennifer Thornton, Clifton Strengths Coach – The Importance of Knowing Your Strengths
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What “strengths” are. Why it’s important to understand your strengths. How understanding your strengths can help you contribute at the highest level. What the Clifton Strengths assessment and tools are all about. How re-connecting with your strengths can help drive your happiness in midlife. How your strengths can...
Continue readingEP #36: Why Multitasking is Bad for Your Health in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Why Multi-tasking is Bad for Your Health in Midlife: Why it’s common to think multitasking makes you more productive. How multitasking actually slows you down. Why multitasking feels efficient. Why multitasking is really “switchtasking.” Tips to focus on one thing at a time. Welcome to another episode...
Continue readingEP #35: Midlife, Mindfulness and Sex with Jessa Zimmerman
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Midlife, Mindfulness and Sex with Jessa Zimmerman: Why communication is so important when it comes to sex in midlife. What the challenges and opportunities are related to sex in midlife. How you know you need to get help. What the most important thing is that you can...
Continue readingEP #34: Expect the Unexpected when You Have an Empty Nest, Lizards and All
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like when kids go in and out of the nest for years How, even with adult children, the unexpected will happen, for sure How difficult it can be when a pet dies when your kid is away at college or university How your thoughts can block...
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