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 readingThe Call for Calm, Even Now
A lot sure has happened in the world recently that is the opposite of calm. So much intense emotion that’s actually a bit shocking. This public health news story came in with a ROAR. There didn’t seem to be an initiation phase to get “us” fully informed. There wasn’t really a problem that required...
Continue readingEP #43: Empty Nest from the Inside Out, Interview with a Kid who Flew Away
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s really like to leave home and go away to university. Why living with other students is an awesome intermediary stage of life. How being away at camp is both similar and different to going away to college. How cleanliness is greatly appreciated. How having a lot...
Continue readingEP #41: How to Build an Adventurous Attitude, Interview with Stacey Newman Weldon
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s important to take baby steps when it comes to trying new things. How you never know where you’re going to get insight that will change your life. How blogging can help you share your story and grow your business. Why it’s important to shift your thinking...
Continue readingEP #40: How Selling my Business Helped Me Discover Myself Again, Interview with Sara Petroff
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How getting too busy after a significant death in the family can prevent proper grief. How to finally make a painfully difficult business decision. How walking through fear can be one of the most important things you need to do. How it can be time to move on...
Continue readingEP #39: Why What You Loved as a Kid is Important in Midlife
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s important to understand what you loved as a kid. How identifying what you always loved growing up can bring you insights in midlife. How to look at your passions and interests from your childhood in a different light. How clues from your past can help you...
Continue readingEP #38: How Yoga Pants Help You Hide
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Your relationship with yoga pants. Why it’s important to understand what you make yoga pants mean. How yoga pants can help you disconnect from the truth about your weight. How yoga pants can get in the way of your exercise intentions. How yoga pants may be related to...
Continue readingEP #37: Interview with Jennifer Thornton, Clifton Strengths Coach – The Importance of Knowing Your Strengths
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What “strengths” are. Why it’s important to understand your strengths. How understanding your strengths can help you contribute at the highest level. What the Clifton Strengths assessment and tools are all about. How re-connecting with your strengths can help drive your happiness in midlife. How your strengths can...
Continue readingEP #36: Why Multitasking is Bad for Your Health
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s common to think multitasking makes you more productive. How multitasking actually slows you down. Why multitasking feels efficient. Why multitasking is really “switchtasking.” Tips to focus on one thing at a time. Welcome to another episode of the Women in the Middle podcast! This week’s episode...
Continue readingEP #34: Expect the Unexpected when You Have an Empty Nest, Lizards and All
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like when kids go in and out of the nest for years How, even with adult children, the unexpected will happen, for sure How difficult it can be when a pet dies when your kid is away at college or university How your thoughts can block...
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