There are many ways to celebrate life in midlife. The way you think about celebration and identify what is celebration-worthy is subjective. It’s up to you. Something weird can happen in midlife though, especially after 50. Fewer things can seem celebration worthy, for one reason or another. So…we celebrate less. I think that’s...
Continue readingNew Midlife Book: 50 Ways to Celebrate Life After 50, Ep 183
What You’ll Learn in this Episode about the new midlife book, 50 Ways to Celebrate Life After 50 Why it’s important to think about your tendency and interest in celebration in midlife. Why it’s good to know your mindset about life situations being a glass half full or a glass half empty. Why midlife...
Continue readingLearn the Secret to Making a Vision Board that Really Works
There’s something exciting about making a vision board in midlife. Updated: December 8, 2020 In midlife, you’re probably thinking about using a vision board to begin to MAKE things happen or happen AGAIN. Or maybe you’ve been wondering if you might even be having a midlife crisis and you’re ready to finally having a...
Continue readingEP #116: 49 and Fabulous with Wiona Porath
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why it’s important to celebrate turning 49 years old. How the range of emotions around this milestone birthday can be surprising. How your friends’ 50th birthday celebrations can help you figure out how you WANT to feel on yours. How “empty nest” doesn’t have to be doom and...
Continue readingEP #106: Demystifying Midlife Personal Parts with Dr. Heather Bartos
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why the menopause hormones are so confusing. Why it’s important to know more about a preventative approach to menopause related issues. What common changes are going on in your menopausal body. Why lack of sex drive, menopause and weight gain are popular topics for midlife women. Why it’s...
Continue readingEP #78: Why you should Celebrate Traditions in Midlife with Bob Schneeweiss
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 about Feminism and Midlife: A Look at Midlife and Body Image with Kara Loewentheil: How a feminist perspective can help you become even more aware of the ways you think about your body in midlife. Why the thoughts you grow up thinking don’t only come from your parents....
Continue readingEP #73: Turning 50 with Gratitude, Interview with Andrea Pines
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like to turn 50 with gratitude. What it’s like to truly think of 50 as just a neutral number. The importance of surrounding yourself with people to help you when things get hard. How to focus on celebrating your 50th birthday with role models who age...
Continue readingEP #72: Life after an Unexpected Divorce with Lynne Ellen
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: What it’s like to be surprised by an unexpected divorce. How Facebook makes it easy to reconnect with people from your past and is becoming more and more related to reasons for divorce. How noticing your spouse’s strange behavior with his or her phone can mean something’s up....
Continue readingEP #67: 50 Unplugged Mastermind: Fall in Love with your 50s and Regret-Proof your Life!
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How it’s common to think about what you can’t do in midlife instead of what you can do. How the concept “50 Unplugged” is being used to refer to “unplugging” from negative aging stereotypes so you can get excited about your life. Why falling in love with your...
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