Mind Your Midlife: Confidence and Self Care for Women Over 40, with Cheryl Fischer

We rush at a FAST pace through our tasks and our days sometimes.  We open a message or an email, take a quick look, fire off a reply, and move on.   But then there are misunderstandings, or no one has answered the full set of questions, or you provide the wrong thing... the list goes on.   What if we take a breath, calm ourselves a tiny bit, then open and read the next message with a little more f...

Rest.  It's a popular topic today, especially in a world where we are often overwhelmed and overstimulated with work, with environmental stimuli, with people (or people-ing as my friend likes to say).   Cherry Poon-Crowie joins me today to share with us what the seven types of rest are and why they make a powerful difference in our bodies, our emotions, and our mental state.   We know we need...

Credit cards, minimum payments, credit card debt, interest rates... ahhhh! Let's take five minutes and make it all make sense. Credit cards are powerful financial tools, and at the same time they can cost you a lot of extra money if you aren't paying bills on time and if you are only making the minimum payment.   If this has intrigued you, listen to the series on money, OMG Teach Me epis...

A year ago, I started a podcast.  I love it.  I'm thrilled to have done it.  And yet, I started without any idea of how it would go and where I would be after a year.   Every time we start a new business or a new hobby or try a new activity or learn a new concept, we learn lessons that apply to all different parts of life.  This week I'm sharing what I've learned in a year of podcas...

I'm taking inspiration from Nate Bargatze today!  He recently talked about having to pay more attention to what he eats now that he's in his 40s... because what we eat really affects how we feel. Yes.  That's true. Let's talk about the ways we might justify how we're feeling instead of realizing that a certain food or drink or habit could have caused it.  The most importan...

There are five types of hunger... and four of them are emotional hunger.   Jennifer Dent Brown, Health and Life Coach, joins me today to walk through what hunger feels like and how to recognize the type of hunger you are feeling.   We dive into the idea that no foods are off-limits and you can decide individually what foods give you energy and what foods create sluggishness for you.   We're t...

It's healthy to go outside - even for a few minutes - even right where you are. More time and more greenery (lake or beach, anyone?) is even better! Let's talk about why just stepping out of doors is so powerful for your brain, your body, your heart, and your sleep. Step outside for your health.   Find all the podcast info, special offers, music lists and episodes at www.omgteachme.com a...

It's week 3 of our three week *know yourself* series! This week is about one of my favorite ways to understand our personalities, motivations, and fears... and that is the enneagram.  Take a look at the picture below as you listen in today.   Wendy Montgomery, Life Coach, joins me today to walk through each of the 9 enneagram types.  We're adding special emphasis on the core fears, core...

Sometimes the things we learn in elementary school stick with us...   Today I'm sharing with you the full body relaxation exercise I learned when I was about 10 years old and still use today.  When you are struggling to fall asleep or you simply know that you're carrying a lot of stress in your body and you need a method for relaxing and calming your body, I'm here for you!   Relaxa...

Robin S sings, "Words are so easy to say... You've got to show me love!" How do you show love (or appreciation or friendship)? Often we express our love in the ways that we like to receive love.  It's so much more powerful and meaningful if we express love in the way that the other person best feels and receives it. And that brings us to Gary Chapman's Five Love Languages:...

Today! It happens to be a Take Five Friday and also International Women's Day, so I have a couple of quick messages for you as we celebrate the achievements of women. We have come SOOOO far as women.  Just take a look back 50 to 100 years and you can absolutely see the gains.   Women's Day is not Anti-Men Day. Are you the main character in your life? Of all the things we do to hold ourse...

Leadership - let's talk about it.   Every single person who has the desire to do so can be a leader.  We lead ourselves, and we can choose to lead others - whether we have a title that says so or not.   Breanne Sufrin of The Leadership HQ joins me today to talk about leadership.  We'll look at what the key skills are that leaders need (communication, confidence, and the ability to handle...

Welcome to your Friday Take Five moment! Each week I'll share a short episode for you with smart tips, life lessons, funny stories, or empowering quotes.   I think we all need a quick boost sometimes.  Make sure to share this with others - grab a screen shot and share on your social media.   Let's talk about glimmers - if we can train our brains to look for tiny moments of joy and happin...

I feel like I'm disappearing... Who am I?   Midlife can be a time of feeling a little bit lost.  The ways that we organized our days and determined our value may be changing.  The world may see us differently (can you say ageism?).   No matter what... no matter when... we are worthy.  Worthiness is the quality of being good enough.  We have value, and we matter.   Worthiness coach Jillie John...

Are you familiar with hypnotherapy? Have you ever been hypnotized?   The power of hypnosis to change life-long patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting is truly amazing.  Clinical Hypnotherapist Andrew Bennett joins me today to explain what hypnosis is and how and why this is such a powerful form of therapy.   I have seen hypnotherapy work in some amazing situations with multiple people, so let&a...

Doesn't it feel like everyone either has a strong opinion on gluten or is simply confused about what gluten is and why it's an issue?   Let's clear up the story on gluten this week!   I'm walking you through what gluten is, where it comes from, and how it has changed.  We'll talk about celiac disease, gluten allergies and gluten sensitivity.  We'll talk about how you...

If only we knew that our paths would be smooth and without any pitfalls or challenges... OR What if the pitfalls and challenges are where we find the growth?  What we if we look back and see that the challenge was the way we created new skills or turned in a new direction that turned out to be amazing?   Jorge Gonzalez, author of Answer the Call, joins me on this episode to talk about how we make...

We hear about burnout related to famous people who had to leave the spotlight for a period of time.  I know I used to think that burnout wasn't something that would affect "regular" people.  And then I hit burnout in my teaching job...   Robyn Krugman, therapist and coach, joins me today to talk us through symptoms of burnout and what we can do to soothe ourselves and hopefully star...

It's bonus month... New episodes 2x/week throughout February!   Urmi Hossain, CFA, speaker and mentor for women in finance, joins me on this episode to talk about what it takes to be a woman in leadership.   What do we as women want in our professional lives? We want to feel valued in our jobs and we want to be recognized for our contributions.   How can we get there? We can speak up (especia...

Have you ever felt like you are left out of the cool group?  Wondered if that group in the other room was talking and laughing about you?  Felt silly because you thought so?   Let's talk about what to do.  First of all, most people are focused on ourselves, not on anyone else.  And even if they are talking about you, it's none of your business unless they want to talk directly to you abo...

It's a brand new year and that means we're evaluating all sorts of things.  Would you include your romantic relationships and your friendships in that list? As the new year starts, have you decided to do things differently?  If so, we're here for you this week! Girisha Andrea Steigler, org*sm coach, trauma healing and grief recovery specialist, joins me this week to talk about relat...

Ok, this week we're circling back to decision making, intuition and human design.   And while we do that, we're talking about the power of EMOTIONS.   If you are like me and you weren't in touch with your emotions at all for periods of time in your life (or now?), you'll want to hear this.   Decision making is one of the most important things we do - because we are making decis...

This week we're diving into a topic that often sparks debates - body positivity and health. We'll talk through the definitions and misconceptions surrounding body positivity and health.  Are they the same thing?  Are they opposed to each other? Body positivity and health can coexist harmoniously. I'll leave you with some takeaways on how to be your healthiest self while still feelin...

Compassion.  We talk about compassion in terms of helping others and being involved in important causes.  Do we talk about compassion in terms of being kind and compassionate to ourselves? Not as often.   Holly Zajur, wellness educator, joins me this week to share with us how to switch from self criticism (that is often far more mean than we would ever be to someone else) to self compassion.   Hol...

It's a new year... and we may have overindulged over the holidays.  Just me? Let's talk about it. If you are starting the new year by beating yourself up and cataloging your mistakes or the parts about your body that you don't like, Lesley Zwick, a certified Health, Wellness and Mindset Coach, is here to help us make a shift. The number on the scale is... just a number.  That's...