What You’ll Learn from this Episode about the Urge to Compare & Despair: Why understanding your urge to compare and despair can help you grow. Why comparing yourself to others can create unnecessary negative emotion in midlife. The common feelings and experiences created when you engage in “compare and despair”. Why it’s common for...
Continue readingHow to Communicate in your Empty Nest
Have you figured out how to communicate in your empty nest? I think there are several moving parts with this whole empty nest communication topic. It can really keep you on your toes! The pandemic only makes things more complicated; more things to talk about. First…there’s communication for the people left IN the nest....
Continue readingEP #163: Why You Need to Get Over Feeling Stuck in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Feeling Stuck: Why getting unstuck has everything to do with your thoughts. Why being stuck is a choice. How thinking about how you can help others can help you get unstuck. Why certain types of feelings can actually keep you stuck. Why the responsibility to unstuck yourself...
Continue readingEP #162: 5 Amazing Midlife Questions to Live your Best Life
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about How to Live your Best Life: The five best midlife questions to ask about how to life your best life. Why the questions you ask yourself in midlife out of habit are important. Why asking yourself certain questions will get in your way so that you don’t...
Continue readingEP #161: 4 Midlife Myths Women Need to Put Aside NOW for Their Own Wellbeing
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Midlife Myths: How to look for clues about the origin of the midlife myths you believe. What four common midlife myths are and why they are a problem. How understanding how a myth works in your brain can create more wellbeing. Why being intentional about your beliefs...
Continue readingIs it Possible to Dream in Midlife Right Now?
I bet you’re wondering if a midlife dream is even possible at all right now. What I mean is, you might be asking yourself how you can even entertain the idea of thinking about yourself and what you want in the future when everything is so weird and uncertain, both in midlife and in...
Continue readingEP #160: When the Pandemic Tries to Ruin your 50th Birthday with Diane Shephard
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about when the Pandemic Tries to Ruin your 50th Birthday Plans with Diane Shephard: How to rebound when the pandemic tries to ruin your 50th birthday plans. How to rebound when your extensive 50th birthday plans get cancelled. How to think through what’s really important about important milestones....
Continue reading5 Easy Steps to Think Through Your Thoughts
Sometimes your thoughts can be confusing. Especially in midlife. You feel stuck and know that you want to thrive in midlife. But before you know it, you’re reacting to something. Or you’re having trouble making a decision. Maybe you just don’t feel clear about what to do. You might even wonder if you’re having...
Continue readingEP #159: Stories that Keep You Stuck in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Stories that Keep you Feeling Stuck: Why the stories that you tell yourself can keep you stuck. How to move forward when you catch yourself believing a story automatically. Why it’s a good idea to be curious about your thoughts. The three different ways that stories can...
Continue readingMidlife, Mindfulness & Being the Queen of your Brain Domain
Midlife can be a coming of age for many, and it’s often like that with mindfulness. Being in midlife can help you finally feel like a grown-up, at least a little bit. I think of middle age as the perfect opportunity to become the “Queen of your Brain Domain™” and live your best life....
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