What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How it’s common to think about what you can’t do in midlife instead of what you can do. How the concept “50 Unplugged” is being used to refer to “unplugging” from negative aging stereotypes so you can get excited about your life. Why falling in love with your...
Continue readingEP #64: How I Finally Became a Full-time Artist, Interview with Elaine Hoffman
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Tips to decide to pursue art full-time as a pre-retirement plan. What it’s like to manage your mind when the timing isn’t right in your life. How to be patient with yourself as you learn new skills and try on a new identity. What it’s like to finally...
Continue readingEP #63: Empty Nest after Triplets: How to Find Your Career Path Again, Interview with Carol Molko
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like to have a drastic empty nest experience after all your kids leave, including triplets. What it’s like to realize that your childhood dance training gave you teaching skills you never appreciated. How an empty nest can quiet down your life so you finally have the...
Continue reading5 Ways to Be Young at Heart in Midlife
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 readingFeeling STUCK as an ENTREPRENEUR?
Feeling STUCK when you really want to GROW as an entrepreneur is a total drag! Feeling stuck when you know how much you can help people can drive you crazy. It’s not like you’re not working hard. It’s not that you don’t care. It’s something else… This topic comes up all fo the time...
Continue readingWhen being green with envy is a good thing
Have you ever had that not-so-wonderful shade of “green envy” wash over your body? You know what I mean. It was a time that you noticed you actually felt green with envy, or inadequate or envious because you wanted what someone else had. Now that you’re older, you may have even thought that...
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