Are you the Queen of your Brain Domain? For women over 50 who want to stop living on autopilot, the idea of being intentional about your life sounds good in theory. But there’s a gap between understanding that and actually doing it and that gap is worth talking about honestly. Five years ago I...
Continue readingEP #457: Rewriting the Story: A Novelist’s Midlife Reinvention with Jennifer Oko
What you will learn in this episode about: How your milestone birthdays like 40 and 50 can affect you The importance of curiosity and compassionate with yourself How writing a novel can relate to your life The story of how this book came to be Why being stuck or trapped alone in an elevator...
Continue readingEP #454: How to Balance Your Hormones in Menopause and Beyond with Sarah Haas
What you’ll learn in this episode about how to balance your hormones in menopause and beyond. How your child’s illness can inspire your next chapter career. The reality of personal midlife curve balls like breast cancer. Why navigating menopause can be a difficult challenge. Why embracing the concept of “starting small” when starting again...
Continue readingEP #453: When Your Life Looks Fine… But Feels Slightly Off after 50
What you’ll learn in this episode about When Your Life Looks Fine… But Feels Slightly Off after 50: Why your life can look completely fine on paper… but still feel slightly off The surprising reason this feeling is so common for women over 50 How decades of being responsible, productive, and capable can quietly...
Continue readingEP #452: When It Finally Makes Sense: Adult ADHD in Midlife with Robynne Pendaries
What you’ll learn in this episode about when adult ADHD finally makes sense in midlife: Why ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in adults can feel like life finally makes sense in midlife What the ADHD struggle can look and feel like in midlife. How doing things like paperwork in everyday life can be difficult...
Continue readingEP #451: Reconnecting People with their Natural World Through Wildlife Rehabilitation with Hope Swinimer
What you’ll learn in this episode about Reconnecting People with their Natural World Through Wildlife Rehabilitation with Hope Swinimer: Why reconnecting people with their natural world through wildlife habilitation because Hope’s life work. How the awareness of wanting to work with animal patients and people helped Hope determine what role she wanted for her...
Continue readingThe Doodle-Think Method: Mindful Doodling to Slow Down and Create Space to Think in Midlife
The Doodle-Think™ Method: Mindful Doodling to Slow Down & Create Space to Think in Midlife A mindful doodling practice inspired by the Zentangle® Method that helps midlife women slow down, notice their thoughts, and reconnect with themselves. If you’re a woman over 50, you may have noticed something. Your life might be full in...
Continue readingEP #450: Living on Autopilot in Midlife: What I See Differently Now
What you’ll learn in this episode about living on autopilot in midlife and what I see differently now Why autopilot after 55 doesn’t always look dramatic; it looks stable • The difference between planning your life and interrupting default living • How “we are closer to the end than the beginning” can be empowering...
Continue readingEP #449: The Sneak Attack on Autopilot: How My Art Journal Helped Me Stay Present in Midlife
What you’ll learn in this episode about the sneak attack on autopilot and how my art journal helped me stay present in midlife Why the sneak attack on autopilot and the art journal worked to help stay present Why many high-functioning midlife women carry a deep productivity identity, especially in midlife Why the real...
Continue readingEP #448: Overcoming Fear and Living a Braver Life after 50 with Louisa Swaden
What you’ll learn in this episode about overcoming fear and living a braver life after 50: What you can learn from overcoming fear and living a braver life after 50. Why noticing yourself coasting through life can be a sign that you may want a change. What you can learn from cycling and mischief...
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