If growing is so hard, why bother putting in the effort? It wouldn’t surprise me if you asked yourself that question every once in awhile. Here are 4 amazing reasons to grow, even when you really have to push yourself. I like to call this concept “GROW TIME.” It’s about deciding when it’s time to...
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Is worry something you do every day? So many of us waste too much time on worry, so here are 4 easy tips to worry less. Are you curious why you choose to worry? Sounds a bit weird, right? I know you’re probably thinking, “hey, wait a minute. I don’t choose worry; it chooses...
Continue readingEp #21: Turning 50 this Year? Here’s the One Thing You MUST Do
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Turning 50 this Year: Why turning 50 is a good time to think about shaking things up. The one thing you MUST do when you reach this important midlife milestone of turing 50. The importance of being intentional about what you want to create in your life....
Continue readingEp #18: Chin Hair, Tweezers and You in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Chin Hair, Tweezers and You in Midlife: Our chin hair issues and how we decide to deal (or not deal) with them in mildife. Plucking vs tweezing in midlife. Why we do (or don’t do) anything in our lives. What’s preventing your from dealing with problems like chin whiskers....
Continue readingEp #12: How Your Expectations of Others Are Making You Suffer
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it means to have a “manual” for someone else. The most common expectations we have of other people. The detrimental effects of giving others the power to determine how you feel or act. How you can apply The Model to coach yourself through your issues related to...
Continue readingEp #7: Making Big Decisions in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Making Big Decisions in Midlife: Why making big decisions in midlife needs to be a priority. Why making big decisions is so difficult for many of us in midlife. Four easy tips to help you with your decision making process. The importance of getting crystal clear on...
Continue readingEp #4: Midlife Empty Nest and When It’s Finally Time for Your Baby to Go to College
What You’ll Learn from this Podcast Episode about Empty Nest in Midlife: Common anxious thoughts that plague empty nesters in midlife. My personal “Life Lessons from Mom” list that I run through before a kid leaves for college. The difference between thoughts and facts and why you must understand this distinction. How to manage...
Continue readingThree amazing reasons to ditch your bad underwear in midlife
Three Amazing Reasons to Ditch your Bad Underwear in Midlife Ladies, what’s going on with ugly underwear and the whole midlife thing? I remember having nice underwear, back in the day. It was never that fancy. And I never had a lot of it. But I remember having some particularly nice underwear, and a...
Continue readingStart here to regret-proof your life
It’s definitely time to regret-proof if you’re somewhere between 40 and 60 years old. Welcome to midlife, the land of time flying by. At record speed. Before you know it. Right before your very eyes. I mean, really, can you believe you’re as old as you are? I don’t feel my age and I...
Continue readingBig dogs and little owners: How I avoided a midlife crisis
Dogs were always part of my life. Big dogs, little dogs, slobbery dogs, messy dogs. The works. My family bred St. Bernards when I was a young child. We did the dog show thing too and I showed in the puppy class. My dad even became a dog show judge. Having five St. Bernards...
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