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 in midlife. 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...
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: Why it’s important to understand Kara Loewentheil’s perspective about feminism and midlife. How a feminist perspective can help you become even more aware of the ways you think about your body in midlife. Why...
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...
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 readingWhen your Podcast has its FIRST birthday!
Happy Birthday to Women in the Middle! There’s excitement in the air my friends! The Women in the Middle Podcast is turning 1 !!!!! Yes. It’s true. MY BABY IS TURNING ONE. I really can’t believe it. Much like when you’re kids grow up and get ready to move out. So much has happened...
Continue readingEP #31: Orthopedic Surgeon by Day, Musician by Night in Midlife
What you’ll learn about Joy from Being a Orthopedic Surgeon by Day and a Musician at Night in Midlife with Dr. Jackie Auguste. Why no matter what you do, prioritizing joy in midlife is critical. Why being an orthopedic surgeon doesn’t mean you can’t prioritize playing music. How achieving your goal doesn’t always protect...
Continue readingThe #1 reason I’m in love with my tweezers in menopause
Ladies, I’m in menopause and having a midlife love affair…with my tweezers. I can’t imagine going a day without them. Without holding them in my hand. Without being so grateful we know each other so intimately. My tweezers know my deepest, darkest secrets. We’re all quite aware of many of the physical changes that...
Continue readingTop 4 ways retired friends can be good for your health
I’m only 53 and am surrounded by retired friends. I love having friends of all ages. Lately, I find myself going to retirement parties just as frequently as 50th birthday parties and baby showers! It’s a phase of life that I know less about and I’m fascinated to learn more. Just fascinated. Not because...
Continue readingAre you stuck in the muck of your mind?
Many of us feel stuck from time to time in our lives. Midlife. Mind muck. Stuck. Yuck. Feeling stuck is soooooo common when we roll into our midlife transition years. You know, milestone birthdays, 40s and 50s, perimenopause and menopause. We’ve been told that it’s a time of great opportunity. That doors can be...
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