What You’ll Learn during this Candid and Humorous Conversation about Aging Well with Joan Lunden: Why aging can still be so awkward and difficult to talk about in midlife. Why thinking about aging through the lens of mind, body and soul is important. How being in the sandwich generation can be a uniquely challenging...
Continue readingA New Way to Be Hot in Midlife
For the first time in midlife, I want to be hot. It’s the strangest thing. I never saw this coming. I resisted it at first. But I couldn’t avoid the cold hard truth that in Toronto, a cold winter is coming and there’s nothing I can do about it. Or is there? Enter…the elusive...
Continue readingEP #164: Why You Need to Get to Know your Midlife Sexual Self with Dr. Sonia Wright
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about How to Get to Know your Midlife Sexual Self: Why libido, intimacy and sex can be big issues in midlife. How Sonia found her passion by helping others find theirs. Why it’s important to think about your sexual self in midlife as a separate phase of your...
Continue readingEP #141: Why your Midlife Crisis is Not the One your Momma Had
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Why Your Midlife Crisis is Not the One your Momma Had: Why it’s important to be aware of the use of the phrase “midlife crisis”. Why you many not want to use the phrase “midlife crisis.” Why your experience of a midlife crisis may differ from your...
Continue readingPimples at 50 and other midlife surprises
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...
Continue readingSpinning and Procrastinating in Midlife
Are you spinning instead of doing? Spin = procrastination = stuck. Do you agree with this math equation? I always feel so funny when I connect with math. It’s so not me. But THIS equation….Now we’re talking! Does this resonate with you? Are you spinning on a thought? Maybe a nice, big, fat thought...
Continue readingEP #106: Demystifying Midlife Personal Parts with Dr. Heather Bartos
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why the menopause hormones are so confusing. Why it’s important to know more about a preventative approach to menopause related issues. What common changes are going on in your menopausal body. Why lack of sex drive, menopause and weight gain are popular topics for midlife women. Why it’s...
Continue readingEP #97: Setting the Stage for Midlife Weight Loss
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Setting the Stage for Midlife Weight Loss: Why mindfulness is critical to weight loss. Why being oblivious to your thoughts may sabotage your diet. How to get more perspective on what you think about your ability to lose weight. Why it’s important to notice what you resist...
Continue readingEP #77: A Feminist Look at Midlife and Body Image with Kara Loewentheil
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Feminism and Midlife: A Look at Midlife and Body Image with Kara Loewentheil: How a feminist perspective can help you become even more aware of the ways you think about your body in midlife. Why the thoughts you grow up thinking don’t only come from your parents....
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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