What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Why Multi-tasking is Bad for Your Health in Midlife: 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...
Continue readingEP #35: Midlife, Mindfulness and Sex with Jessa Zimmerman
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Midlife, Mindfulness and Sex with Jessa Zimmerman: Why communication is so important when it comes to sex in midlife. What the challenges and opportunities are related to sex in midlife. How you know you need to get help. What the most important thing is that you can...
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...
Continue readingAccountability or Not? That is the Question!
Accountability really comes down to a question you ask yourself…consciously or unconsciously. Here it is…and it’s not rocket science. “Will I do what I said I wanted to do?” Notice, the word “wanted.” The thing is that we all have things we want to do. We prioritize them. So what’s the problem? Why don’t...
Continue readingEP #33: How to Start Regret-Proofing Your Life – BONUS Minisode
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Regret-Proofing your Life: What “regret-proofing your life is all about. Why you should regret-proof your professional contribution. Why regret-proofing your relationship with yourself is just as important as other kinds of regret-proofing. Why you should regret-proof your relationships with others. How regret-proofing can help you combat the...
Continue readingEP #32: How to be More Accountable
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about How to Be more Accountable in Midlife: How to be more accountable in mildife. What you can do to be more accountable to yourself. What accountability really feels like. What thoughts are useful for you when it comes to accountability. How you can create more accountability in...
Continue readingEp #27: How to Worry Less
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why you worry. How the thought model works with worry. The definition of worry. Why you choose to think thoughts that create worry. Why worry feels so necessary. How worry is an indulgent emotion, like doubt, overwhelm and confusion. How worry keeps you stuck. How to supervise your...
Continue readingEp #26: How to have more confidence
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Why many of you don’t have enough confidence. Why commitments to yourself can feel different than commitments to other people. Why it’s important to follow through on your word to yourself. How letting yourself down relates to lack of self-confidence. How learning to ride a unicycle is a...
Continue readingEp #24: New Year’s Resolutions
What You’ll Learn from this Episode about New Year’s Resolutions: Why you should consider making New Year’s resolutions. What prevents you from making them. What gets in the way of sticking to your resolutions. The detrimental effects of scaling back our goals to make them “more realistic.” The importance of understanding what guides our...
Continue readingEp #20: How to Enjoy the Holidays Without Gaining Weight
What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How you’re deciding, in advance, to gain weight over the holidays. Why you gaining weight after the holidays is not a fact. Why we often overeat. The importance of understating that you need to eat slower How to master the skill of not overeating. Listen to the Full...
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