What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why you need to be aware of the family traditions that you want to keep alive, on purpose. How family traditions are often food-based and can be more meaningful than you might imagine. How the transition of traditions to the next generation is often unplanned and at risk...
Continue readingEP #77: A Feminist Look at Midlife and Body Image with Kara Loewentheil
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How a feminist perspective can help you become even more aware of the ways you think about your body. Why the thoughts you grow up thinking don’t only come from your parents. How you can surprise yourself with awareness of how your own thoughts about your body don’t...
Continue readingEP #75: Why It’s Important to have a Whale of a Passion
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s difficult for many midlife women to identify a passion. What it really means to have a passion. How whale watching has become a completely satisfying and interesting passion for Suzy. How childhood joy can reveal things you’re still passionate about. Why it’s important to connect with...
Continue readingEP #74: How to have Fun with Blogging in Midlife with Hope Hanson
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How blogging can be an amazing vehicle to promote your business. Why blogging is still a great way for you to connect with others. How blogging can be a great resource for personal development and self-discovery. How you can use blogging to make an income by making recommendations....
Continue readingEP #71: How to take a Seemingly Impossible Career Break with Katrina McGhee
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s important to live in alignment with your true self in your career. How taking a break from your career to travel or do something else can actually be a viable option when you’re not content or excited about your job. How to you can actually feel...
Continue readingEP #70: Reinventing the Family Farm for Midlife Happiness with Andrea McFadden
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s important to look to your childhood for clues about what really brings you joy. How a “midlife funk” can be the push you need to find more fulfillment in your career. How a family farm and farm experience can get in your blood and be hard...
Continue readingEP #69: Be a Mentor, Have a Mentor & Change Your Life, Interview with Tyson Sharpe
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s so fulfilling to be a mentor in midlife. How a “midlife funk” is similar to the transition in your 20s, going from university to having a professional career direction. Why it’s important to ask yourself if you’re really taking the consistent action needed to make a...
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 #52: Is It Time for an Empty Nest Dog?
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why bringing a dog into your family can be great when you have an empty nest. How your relationship with your dog can help with loneliness and sadness. What some of the powerful research findings are regarding pets and people. How a dog can help bring some welcomed...
Continue readingEP #51: Drinking More than You Want in Midlife, Interview with Rachel Hart
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why there are many women “in the middle” who drink more than they want. How and why the amount you drink can change over your lifetime. Why shame is associated with drinking more than you want. How stress and anxiety can be challenging when you’re trying to drink...
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