What You’ll Learn in this Episode about the Effect of Labels and Asking Yourself the Question, Who Do You Think You Are in Midlife: Who do you think you are in midlife is powerful. Why using labels about yourself can have a negative effect. Why labels from your childhood can still affect you in...
Continue readingMidlife Lessons from a Mulberry Tree
Midlife lessons are everywhere and sometimes they are surprising. I saw something pretty interesting last week with my Mulberry tree. One day it was full of leaves. The next day, it had none. It dropped ALL of it’s leaves over night. One night. It was standing there naked when I noticed it in the...
Continue readingEP #169: Naked, Afraid and Vulnerable in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Being Naked, Afraid and Vulnerable in Midlife: What it’s like to be naked, afraid and vulnerable in midlife What it’s like when every day starts to feel the same in midlife. What it’s like to have big epiphanies in midlife about overwhelm and procrastination. How to find...
Continue readingEP #168: How I Finally Put Myself First & Got Excited about My Life Again with Lisa Russell
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Why You Need to Get Unstuck & Put Yourself First: What it’s like when every day starts to feel the same in midlife. How the Finally First Club supports you putting yourself first. What it’s like to have big epiphanies in midlife about overwhelm and procrastination. How...
Continue readingEP #167: 9 Mind Hacks When You’re Feeling Troubled by Uncertainty
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Mind Hacks and Uncertainty: Why it’s so common to assume that life is more certain than it is. How thinking that life should be different than it is can create more anxiety. How both the midlife and Covid-19 experience share much unpredictability. Why understanding what your thoughts...
Continue readingIs it Finally your Time?
Do you catch yourself thinking it’s finally your time in midlife? Do you even know what I mean by that? I wonder. I want you to wonder. Just for a few seconds. YOUR TIME means taking time and prioritizing your personal priorities. You might think of it as SELF-CARE. You might think of it...
Continue readingEP #166: Are You Worried about Looking your Age? You’re Not Alone!
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Worrying about Looking your Age: Why it’s so common to be worried about looking your age; you’re not alone. How looking your age is more than wrinkles, turkey neck and your skin. Why it’s important to understand being worried from the perspective of appearance, perception and reinvention....
Continue readingHow to Break Midlife Habits
Habits can be hard to break. Especially in midlife. Do you know how habits develop? Habits are just practiced behavior that eventually become involuntary; midlife habits can be hard to break. Whatever you practice becomes a habit. What you practice DOING becomes a habit. What you practice NOT DOING also becomes a habit. This...
Continue readingWhy it’s Time to Put Yourself First in Midlife
At this age, being stuck in midlife is super common. One of the main reasons this can happen is that you’ve been putting others first for years and years. And, at this point, you’re getting older and IT’S getting old. It’s obvious, but what this means is that you don’t put yourself first. And,...
Continue readingWhat do you Crave to Live your Best Life?
What do you crave to live your best life these days? Do you even know? Maybe you’re just picking up a low grade, unidentified feeling perhaps? I’ve been thinking about this lately. I think it’s one of those weird midlife experiences on the road to figuring out how to live your best life. Craving....
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