What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Underwear, Self-Care and Midlife: Why replacing underwear is self-care in midlife. Why your underwear drawer is stuffed with less-than-satisfactory undies and why that matters in midlife. Three amazing reasons to ditch your bad underwear in midlife. The thoughts that are holding you back from feeling great about...
Continue readingEp #5: Feeling Like You’re in a Midlife Funk, and Why It’s the Best News Ever!
What You’ll Learn from this Podcast Episode about Feeling Like you’re in a Midlife Funk : What exactly a midlife funk is and how it differs from a midlife crisis. The power of life coaching in midlife and why everyone needs it, especially us women in the middle. Why being in a midlife funk...
Continue readingEp #3: Do You Feel Your Age? – Tips for Good Mental Hygiene in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Podcast Episode about Feeling your Age and Good Mental Hygiene in Midlife: What you need to know about feeling your age and good mental hygiene in midlife. Why we sometimes forget our age in midlife. What makes us feel young or old. The best way to change how you...
Continue readingWhy my layoff was the best surprise ever!
When I received a layoff notice five years ago this week, it was an unwelcome surprise. I was minding my own business, deep in thought at work when I got the knock at my door. I was told, “I need you for a meeting.” Even though I was caught off guard, I knew instantly...
Continue readingWhy you should do something scary
We spend most of our lives trying to feel better, be more comfortable and avoid scary things. Most of us don’t go out of our way to do something that creates fear. Wouldn’t you agree? The older we get and more control we have over our lives, the more this seems to be so....
Continue readingHow to create amazing memories with midlife friends
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Midlife gals…are you having as much fun creating amazing memories with your friends as you could be? My guess is that you’re not. I had an interesting airplane seatmate last week while flying to California. I was settling into my window seat as a group of middle-aged men walked...
Continue readingThe #1 reason I’m in love with my tweezers in menopause
Ladies, I’m in menopause and having a midlife love affair…with my tweezers. I can’t imagine going a day without them. Without holding them in my hand. Without being so grateful we know each other so intimately. My tweezers know my deepest, darkest secrets. We’re all quite aware of many of the physical changes that...
Continue readingWhy a midlife funk is the best news ever!
What if being in a midlife funk was a good thing instead of a bad thing? Seriously. Think about it. There are lots of times in your life that something “bad” ends up turning into something “good.” Sometimes it’s surprising, but it’s hard to deny. Midlife transition can be one of those times. Let’s...
Continue readingThe #1 Secret to Conquering Overwhelm
It’s hard to know what to do when you feel overwhelmed. Feeling this way can be such a drag. And drag you down. And hold you back. It feels like a fuzzy cloud to me…but not soft and cuddly. It’s fuzzy and amorphous…unclear…murky. It’s just so…. I don’t know… OVERWHELMING! When do you feel...
Continue readingThe #1 reason I don’t feel over 50
Friends, I just can’t believe I’m a midlife gal who’s over 50. It’s mind-boggling to me. Sometimes I forget how old I am. I can’t remember if I’m 52 or 53. It takes me a minute. Then, when I remember, I’m floored that I’m this old. I suppose it shouldn’t be that much of...
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