Health, Fitness & Personal Growth Tips for Women in Midlife: Asking for a Friend

The beauty of doing the podcast is getting to meet people like Rechelle Conde-Nau.  She is a fellow podcaster, mom, blogger, and a coach, who wants to encourage other midlife women to stop waiting for good things to happen and hop in the driver's seat to find their passion and purpose.   After Rechelle and her husband lost a child, the events to follow would lead her life on an unexpected and...

Scarcity and abundance.  When the chips are down, could it be an opportune time to focus on what you do have, create win-win situations, and incorporate gratitude into your daily life?  But how do we do this when we feel overwhelmed or even hopeless?  In this episode Michelle Fishburne shows us how using a simple whiteboard helped her on the journey to training her mind to recognize possibilities...

So you think you are ready to get back into the dating scene, but the thought of using a dating app feels paralyzing and overwhelming or you've already been down that road with lackluster results.  Before you start this process, have you done the work on the front-end to ensure your success?   Building dating confidence, defining your values, and embracing self-love are not steps to be missed...

There is a whole lot out there in the media concerning weight loss.  Semaglutide, otherwise known as Ozempic, has been in the headlines as of late and not without controversy.  There are plenty of diets from which to choose and also body procedures, but how do you make heads or tails as to what would work best for you? Reality check.  You've tried and tried with little or no results.  Now wha...

When you choose a therapist or a coach, ones who have had their own struggles and hurdles provide a certain amount of comforting empathy that is relatable and very real.  Our guest on this episode walked through the fire to find what called her to be what she was meant to be. Building a coaching practice that is specifically focused on nurturing families and families who are in business together,...

There are many personality tests out there, and the one of which most are aware is Myers-Briggs.  It was published in 1962 and was considered the gold standard for many years, but it is really just a tool that analyzes behaviors.  The Enneagram, however, takes a deep-dive into one's personality and provides a course of true self-discovery.  The modern Enneagram, which has origins that go back...

The pillars of good health for midlife women are proper nutrition with plenty of protein and the correct ratio of carbs and fat, weightbearing and resistance exercise, stress management, social connections, and of course, sleep.  If you think about it, all of these are adversely affected by poor sleep.  Getting optimal sleep is really the building block of great health.  Can I get an amen? Morgan...

What does the phrase, "It's never too late," mean to you?   I like to think that for me, it means that I am never too old to be whom I've always wanted to be or live a life that I love.  Our guest on this episode decided in her early sixties it was time to change up her health and her mindset.  The first step was to find a coach and then kick her Chardonnay and Thai food habit....

Do you ever have a sense of untapped potential and purpose as you've hit the second half of life?  Have you asked yourself what you can offer the world?  This week's podcast guest has created a resource to help you get the clarity and confidence that you need to pivot to a life reimagined, informed by meaning and inner trust instead of external validation and hustle.    Career and life p...

Once again a podcast guest proves that many of us find our real passion and purpose in midlife.  Sometimes it is very intentional, and other times, life experiences propel us onto a path that was meant to be. The impressive accomplishments of Joanna Zeiger are too numerous to mention, but it wasn't until a horrific biking accident that she discovered her true calling.  You won't want to...

Loss can come in many forms.  It can be a beloved career, a pet, the unfathomable loss of a child, or perhaps a marriage or life partner.  The grief and trauma that can follow such life events can be daunting.  Sometimes awful things happen to us, and we somehow gather up the courage to handle whatever life puts in our way, but how we get there is different for everyone. When you are ready to heal...

Have you been curious about the practice of Reiki?  I was, so I went on a search to find someone who was an expert on the subject.  How excited was I to find a Reiki Master, who is also a clinical hypnotist and regression therapist.  Jackpot! Laura Giurdanella is a Mindset Coach and Holistic Wellness Practitioner.  When her own journey inward began, it brought to the surface the many layers of iss...

Organic chemistry lab partners, Hillary and Liz, had an immediate connection when they met at UMass Amherst, and what ensued is a forty year friendship that has withstood marriages, the birth of children, and busy careers.  So what do two dieticians do to spice up things up in midlife?  The funny and engaging duo writes a book and start broadcasting their health and wellness conversations from Hil...

In the very first episode of the Asking for a Friend Podcast, I speak of listening to podcasts for the first.  I had lost my job, it was during the pandemic, and I was walking A LOT!  The podcast that drew me in was called Failing Forward.  The guests all have had some measure of failure or a life misstep that provided them a pivotal moment.  The question is, are they truly failures or stepping st...

The field of regenerative medicine has made great strides, in recent years, to become established as credible and effective treatment for joint and spine degeneration.  While stem cell research has been controversial in the past, the FDA regulates its use, and the process is quite safe.  So why is Europe is so far ahead of the US in embracing the benefits of this technology? Neurosurgeon, Jeffrey...

January has been dubbed Divorce Month, likely because couples wait until after the holiday to initiate filing.  If you have been through a divorce or someone close to you is struggling with this life-changing experience, please listen to this episode.  There is coaching out there to help you reevaluate and rethink how you are going to recover and get your life back. Peg Ruppert has spent the bulk...

When you put a survey out to midlife women, and many respondents indicate that they feel "invisible", what do you do with that information?  Well, Kwavi decided it was time to help other women navigate the complex, over-fifty path to create a future more exciting than their past.  She created a community of like-minded women, where each can grow in her own unique way, in a safe, non-judg...

When you decide to write a book in your fifties, no one prepares you to be named as best motivational read of the new year, by a best-selling author on the Today Show.  That is what happened to our podcast guest, Andrea DeWitt!  Her book, Name Claim & Reframe , is more than a self-help book.  It is really an expression of her very relatable journey to calming her own inner critic and limiting...

"I think you always hold back when you have a net," says Debra Atkinson, women's fitness expert.  In the thick of midlife changes of her own, at the age of forty-nine, she felt the itch to do more and take a huge risk.  Debra quit her very secure positions in academia and as a personal training director, packed up her house, and moved to another city to start her new adventure.  Tal...

"Fashion is like art. It means something different to everyone," says Deborah Sorlie, a former Nordstrom show coordinator and personal shopper.  What could be more fun than wrapping up 2022 than talking about fashion and the latest trends for spring?  Deborah Sorlie is now a personal stylist and wardrobe consultant, who has a large Instagram following.  She is very passionate about helpi...

After a recent conversation about ADHD with a family member, it dawned on me that this subject is not really discussed much in women and is typically considered a disorder in children, particularly boys.  I started looking into ADHD in midlife women, and I was surprised to find that it goes largely undiagnosed in women and girls, as the signs are not as obvious as they are in males. Katy Weber, co...

One of our most popular guests is back!  In episode 8 we chatted about midlife relationships and intimacy, especially important in the wake of menopause and the many life changes thrown at us in midlife.  This time Julie Hattershire, a licensed sex and relationship therapist, and I discuss infidelity, its aftermath, and we unpack ethical non-monogamy.  A staggering 40-45% of marriages are rocked b...

The term "sober curious" was coined by the author Ruby Warrington, who wrote a 2018 book about the topic.  Since then, this movement has seen a rise in social media interest, support groups, and apps to support others in the exploration to assess their own relationship with alcohol.  The alcohol-free beverage market is also booming, which is providing more choices and palatable options b...

I thought it might be interesting to get a man's perspective on midlife, and when I started my search, I stumbled upon a midlife-focused podcast, hosted by a male, who speaks to both men and women.  Perfect! As Broc Edwards was moving into his 50s, he realized that he really didn't know how "to do" midlife.  He decided at this "crossroad", that he would start a podcas...

I love a great "pull yourself up by the boot straps" story!  When you have walked through the fire of illness, divorce, loss of parents - these hardships can prepare us for an extraordinary destiny. We speak a lot about the midlife crisis.  Is it really a crisis or is it an ascension?  How you approach your situation makes all the difference.  Do you need a sherpa or transformational gui...