What you’ll discover in this episode about wondering if you’re creative or not creative in in midlife: A decades-long belief like you’re “creative, but not really creative,” can hide in plain sight and can feel true. Small creative projects (like making a decorative valence, staining a chessboard table, and doodling whale tails) are proof...
Continue readingEP #470: 9 Year Anniversary of Women in the Middle Podcast: What Endurance, Discipline, and Letting Myself Be Real Actually Taught Me
What you’ll discover in this episode about the 9 Year Anniversary of Women in the Middle: What Endurance, Discipline, and Letting Myself Be Real Actually Taught Me How a childhood love of tape recorders, NPR, and CBC radio quietly set the stage for a podcast Suzy didn’t know she’d one day host The moment...
Continue readingEP #468: Joy on the Journey: Joy in the Green Months in Midlife
What you’ll discover in this episode about Joy on the Journey: Joy in the Green Months in Midlife: What Joy on the Journey has to do with Joy in the Green Months in midlife. Why we’ve been taught that happiness lives on the other side of the outcome: the vacation, the degree, the move,...
Continue readingEP #467: A Birthday Reflection: The Gifts of Getting Older Nobody Talks About
What you’ll discover in this episode about a birthday reflection and the gifts of getting older nobody talks about: What wisdom actually feels like from the inside and why it has nothing to do with having more answers. Why appreciating the power of keeping your mouth shut more is one of my favorite things...
Continue readingEP #466: The Day I Realized Animal Rescue Wasn’t My Whole Midlife Story with Amy Castro
Here’s What You’ll Discover in this Episode About the Day I Realized Animal Rescue Wasn’t My Whole Midlife Story with Amy Castro: What led to the day I realized animal rescue wasn’t my whole midlife story. Why animal rescue and sheltering made sense as a career shift. Why burnout and compassion fatigue can happen...
Continue readingEP #464: Forks in the Road: When Fear Has Been Making Your Decisions
Here’s what you’ll discover about Forks in the Road: When Fear Has Been Making Your Decisions: Why Suzy revisited one of her most personal stories and what she finally saw in it that she’d never connected before, even after years of teaching this material How losing both parents unexpectedly at a young age and...
Continue readingEP #463: Envy for Good: The Unexpected Tool for Figuring Out What You Really Want
Here’s what you’ll discover about using Envy for Good in midlife: Why envy gets such a bad reputation and why that reputation is completely wrong because you can use envy for good. The difference between envy and jealousy, and why that distinction actually matters for this work. How envy operates differently in your 60s...
Continue readingEP #462: Empty Nest Joyride After Family Crisis with Linda Hanstra
Here’s What You’ll Discover in this Episode About writing about an Empty Nest Joyride After a Family Crisis How an empty nest joyride developed after family crisis How reimagining retirement that included part-time work led to a strategy and solution that you never imagined How a diabetes crisis led to insight into a passion...
Continue readingEP #461: Queen of your Brain Domain – The Midlife Upgrade
Here’s what you’ll discover about being the Queen of your Brain Domain – The Midlife Upgrade: Why understanding your thoughts isn’t always enough and what’s often missing even when you’ve done the work What coasting really looks like in everyday life, and how it sneaks up on even the most self-aware women The updated...
Continue readingEP #460: How Your Past Can Inspire Your Customized Retirement with Suzanne Albanese
Here’s What You’ll Discover in this Episode About How Your Past Can Inspire Your Customized Retirement with Suzanne Albanese How your past can inspire your customized retirement. Why pre-retirement thinking and planning is critical. Why your family’s history with Alzheimer’s can affect priority setting. How Suzanne has been intentional about self-care. Why realizing you...
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