Pimples look pretty cool under a nice magnification mirror in midlife, don’t they? I’m not sure exactly how old I was when I discovered how much fun and also how scary a magnification mirror could be. It was decades ago! I think it must have been when I was about 12 or 13 years...
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Kids aren’t required for your nest to feel empty in midlife. Like retirement, many parents don’t even think about the whole empty nest thing until it happens to them. The term “Empty Nest Syndrome” is pretty familiar. It refers to parents’ feelings of sadness and even grief after children move out of the home....
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There’s something exciting about making a vision board for 2020. Do you feel it? Perhaps it’s everything that 2020 stands for, including clear vision. Excellent vision. Clarity of vision. Creating the path to your future…that works. Throw in some arts and crafts? Really, what could be better? A vision board really is an awesome...
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At this age, being stuck in midlife is super common. One of the main reasons this can happen is that you’ve been putting others first for years and years. And, at this point, it’s getting old. And, you’re starting to feel the effects. You feel drained. You feel like you have nothing left to...
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s important to think on purpose. Why you have to make a big effort to think on purpose. How to remind yourself to think on purpose. How thinking on purpose can change the outcomes in your life. Five key steps to retrain your brain to think on...
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s so common for a midlife funk to drag on for several years. Why turning 50 can spark a big life change. How decisions can seem so difficult, but can quickly become clear. How focusing on writing after leaving her husband was the first of many changes....
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Are you stuck? You probably feel like you have a ton of thoughts swirling around up there. Sounds like a classic thought-loop or spin. If you’re feeling stuck, thought-loops like this are a likely culprit. There are all kinds of reasons that you feel stuck. Let’s take a look at what’s really going on...
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s so common to think about running out of time in midlife. Why you need to be aware of how you’re thinking about life passing you by. How you can manage your mind about the way you think about time. How you can learn to “catch” your...
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s so common to think and act on autopilot in midlife. Why you need to have awareness of your autopilot thinking. Why thinking on autopilot isn’t thoughtful at all. How you can learn to “catch” your autopilot thoughts and decide to think on purpose. How the framework...
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s so common to want to finally be first in midlife. Why you need to have an awareness of how willing you are to take care of yourself. How not putting yourself first can become a habit. How you can learn to think on purpose to support...
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