Do you catch yourself thinking it’s finally your time in midlife? Do you even know what I mean by that? I wonder. I want you to wonder. Just for a few seconds. YOUR TIME means taking time and prioritizing your personal priorities. You might think of it as SELF-CARE. You might think of it...
Continue readingEP #70: Reinventing the Family Farm for Midlife Happiness with Andrea McFadden
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Reinventing the Family Farm & Midlife Happiness: Why it’s important to look to your childhood for clues about what really brings you joy in midlife. How a “midlife funk” can be the push you need to find more fulfillment in your career. How a family farm and...
Continue readingEP #69: Be a Mentor, Have a Mentor & Change Your Life, Interview with Tyson Sharpe
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Being a Mentor and Having a Mentor with Tyson Sharpe: Why it’s so fulfilling to be a mentor in midlife. How having a mentor can help with an early “midlife funk,” in your 20s. which can be similar to a midlife transition. Why it’s important to ask...
Continue readingEP #68: Designing your Home after your Empty Nest, Interview with Tobi Fairley
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Designing your Home after your Empty Nest with Tobi Fairley: How empty nest can open the door to re-designing your home after your empty nest. How you can find happiness in unexpected places when your kids leave, including with your new found space. Why thinking about how...
Continue readingEP #67: 50 Unplugged Mastermind: Fall in Love with your 50s and Regret-Proof your Life!
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 #66: The Awesome Power of Midlife Mentorship, Interview with Susan Hyatt
What You’ll Learn from this Podcast Episode about Midlife Mentorship with Susan Hyatt: Why Susan Hyatt is one of my mentors in midlife. How midlife mentorship can have a huge, meaningful impact on people without knowing them personally. How being confidently authentic, even when you’re too “extra” for some, can be incredibly impactful. Why...
Continue readingEP #65: How to Relocate with Confidence, Interview with Margaret Vandergriff
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Tips to avoid a disastrous relocation experience. How having an empty nest can open exciting doors to relocate. Why Internet searches can make moving to a new town more complicated. Why it’s important to really understand what you want when you think about moving. How it becomes difficult...
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 readingEP #62: How Midlife Envy can Lead to Moving Abroad, Interview with Leslie Ender
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like to envy your kids’ college plans. What it’s like to learn to trust your adult children when they travel. How empty nest can open doors for your own midlife adventure. What lifestyle changes are like when you move to Austria. How noticing that you’ve always...
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