Mixing Up Midlife

Can a virtual photo shoot be effective and successful? Possibly, but when these two friends get together, its all about connection, trying something new and laughing. A lot. View Melissa's real photography here Have you seen Kid 90 ? It's Melissa's Weekend Watch and now Terri HAS to get Hulu Get the recipe for the Empress 1908 Bee's Knees here Follow Terri on Instagram Mixing Up Midlife Facebook P...

Terri and Melissa met Gin in Terri in a Clubhouse room called "Women 50+, Should We Podcast". Gin is the Editor for Society and Culture at Podcast Magazine and although she's had her podcast's url since 2017, she never pressed publish, until just recently. We talk to Gin about why she waited, what she wishes she had known and what advice she has for anyone who wants to start a podcast  Gin's boldn...

Here's the Why, the When, the How of podcasting for women over 50. Should we? In a nutshell... you bet. Follow Terri on Instagram Email Usi : MixingupMidlife@gmail.com Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website and Check us out on Clubhouse every weekday, M-F 12 EST with Wellness While Walking's Carolyn Cohen in our room Women 50+

Terri and Melissa talk about the ALL the things, including the Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin, Cross Country Skiing, Instagram Reels, Vitamin D, The Weekend Watch of Rectify and I Care A Lot. Most importantly here is Melissa's Youtube channel , where she's creating vlogs. Check out the gorgeousness of her cross country ski trip. Find Terri every M-F at 12pm EST on  Clubhouse where she and Ca...

Is it possible to stay on your own path, put the blinders on to what others in your "space" are doing and stay happy? In this episode Melissa and Terri talk about competitive feelings and walking their own walks. Will reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin help? Cocktail of the week: The Godfather 2oz. Blended Scotch and 1/4 oz Amaretto. Weekend Watch: Men in Kilts with Sam and Graham Lis...

Terri and Melissa try to find the treasures in the tragic by doing the homework that life & laughter coach Pasha Marlowe gave them in episode 57. Melissa came up with a good one. Sad, touching and funny. Just like life. Terri is burning up with a HOT FLASH (a little life moment that really gets us hot and sometimes sweaty) and kisses Dry January goodbye with a Smoked Sazerac. We're hanging out in...

Terri & Melissa take on the world of comedy and improv and have Pasha Marlowe to lead them! Pasha is a life and laughter coach, podcast host, and author. In her ROAR with laughter program, she empowers womxn to speak their radical truths on live comedy stages.   Pasha's first book "My Next Husband will be a Lesbian" will be out in February 2021 and is a compilation book of stories from 20 womxn in...

Terri and Melissa have been following the PopUpPurge, an incredible method for clearing your home and your mind, by author Mary Vraa, for a week. They've written their charters and have been tackling the clutter that has creeped into their homes. Who knew magnifying glasses and knitting needles could be difficult to get rid of? Talk turns to TV and our latest watches, some reality TV, some French,...

Too much clutter in your mind and in your home? Today we're talking with Mary V., a certified Master Life Coach, Senior Move Manager, and the author of the book, PopUpPurge: Release Midlife Clutter & Reclaim Inner Clarity.  Mary helps women over 40 uncover their next life chapter by decluttering what they no longer need, use or want in the house. Her process begins with us each creating a manifest...

Welcome back! It's our first episode of season 2! Can you believe it?! we celebrate the new year, by wishing Melissa a happy birthday then talk about what we watched over the break. Melissa watched Handmaid's Tale and Terri went for Bridgerton. Then CLUBHOUSE came onto the scene and we've been taking a deep dive into this new, audio only, social app. It's like live radio and you're the DJ. Terri i...

This is the last episode for 2020, but we'll be back in mid January! Even though we're taking a break for the holidays and some much needed rest, we'll still be active on Instagram & in our Facebook group, Mixing Up Midlife Discussion. You can always reach us by email , too!  We'd love to know what you're up to and how you're challenging yourself, living creatively and redefining the aging "norms"...

We had so much to talk to Tammy about, that we turned this episode into a two parter. Go back and listen to Episode 51 to hear about the money archetypes, which were fascinating. The Close the Fist exercise is an easy way to slow your spending roll and be a bit more intentional when you do spend. Hot Flash of the Week: Terri isn't into sending holiday cards and sending them is a yearly fight with...

In Part 1 of this two part episode, we'll be talking with our guest , Tammy Shwieger about our relationships with money, money archetypes, and about the results of a quiz that we took and that you can take too. It was pretty enlightening! Tammy began her accounting career as an auditor for KPMG, And she has. 10 years of corporate accounting experience. She's a certified money coach and provides cl...

Happy Thanksgiving! We polled our Instagram followers and ask what they thought the most over rated Thanksgiving food was. We give our own opinions and talk about some games our listeners love to play. GAMES: Game of Mao http://gameofmao.com Jotto https://www.word-grabber.com/printable-word-games/a-mastermind-with-words-jotto   Dixit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixit_(card_game) Left Right Cente...

We're talking about difficult conversations surrounding the election and COVID and how we (mostly Melissa), put the lessons we learned from our last episode to use. We move from serious to light with singing in the car, turning our mentions of cheerleading into a game and we talk about our Weekend Watch. We both loved The Queen's Gambit, Had all sorts of thoughts on the Netflix holiday movie, Dash...

In this episode, Melissa and Terri speak with Nancy R Burger, Author, Speaker, Fear Strategist. We discuss how fear may be blocking you from becoming who you want to be, even in midlife and how to have difficult conversations that empower you. Follow Us on Instagram Mixing Up Midlife Facebook Page Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us : MixingupMidlife@gmail.com Visit the M...

In this episode Terri & Melissa wonder where their flexibility went.  Are the days of death drops and center splits gone forever? If Kyle Richards from RHOBH can do them, can our hosts? We'll be following this Youtube video for a month and might post our own videos in our PRIVATE Facebook group . It's Ladies only in this group, sorry guys! This week's cocktail is the Clermeil. You can find the rec...

Terri and Melissa start this show by talking what they believe- or don't! Do you think your loved ones who've passed watch you during your more intimate moments or are they just there when you need them?  We then talk to Roy Tomko, a Psychic Medium based in Rutherford, NJ. Roy talks about seeing people in spirit, how coming out as a Medium was tougher than the first time he came out, what a readin...

We're talking Halloween on the pod today. Do you like the holiday or no? What's your favorite movie and do you still dress up? Today's cocktail comes via The Jewels of New York  and it's called The Sleepy Hollow. Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day2U are great ,dark horror movies.  Even though we neg on Facebook, we love our Facebook Group. Join us! As always, follow us on Instagram  Send us an em...

In this episode Terri and Melissa come back with a report on how they did with the 3 exercises Martha Brettschneider of Damsel Wings, LLC. gave them. There were a couple of personal surprises here. Download Martha's 5 minute focused breath meditation here. It's FREE! Take a look at the wonderful meditations our guest, Tina Conroy (episode 36) has available on her podcast, The Intuitive Woman . The...

Terri and Melissa talk Mindfulness and Meditation with Martha Brettschneider, who is a Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute Certified Teacher, author, blogger, speaker, and award-winning nature photographer. Under the umbrella of her company Damselwings, LLC, her offerings help busy people cultivate daily mindfulness practices to flourish in all aspects of their lives. Formerly an internati...

Our new segment HOTFLASH has Melissa seeing red this week. Why do we women dislike pictures of ourselves SO much? We are beautiful creatures! Take selfies, ladies and post that sh*t all over social media. 50+ women need to represent! We talk about our experience with our Creative Live class on drawing, revisit middle school AGAIN, Terri gets the feels over Meatloaf (the artist, not the food) and w...

Remember when you were in elementary or middle school and got to take art classes? We want to recapture that feeling and see if we can use drawing as a way to be more creative. The problem is, neither of us are all that good at it. Terri feels like it might be more frustrating than not and Melissa would like to see if it can be an entry into a different way to be creative. Terri and Melissa are go...

Melissa is officially a most of the time co-host! Terri & Melissa have been friends for close to 40 years and have always wanted to work on a creative project together. This show and the challenges that the friends create for themselves and for you, the listener will have you laughing, shaking your head in wonder or have you thinking about your own challenges to Mix Up Midlife. Grab a friend or jo...

In this episode, Health Coach and fellow podcaster, Carolyn Cohen is back and helps answer some questions on who should hire a health coach and why. Visit Carolyn at Wellness While Walking podcast Follow her on Instagram here.  Do you have an idea you like to hear Terri & Melissa try in upcoming episodes? Leave us a message on Instagram or via email at mixingupmidlife@gmail.com and join us over on...