Laurie Reynoldson

School of Midlife

Education EN ↓ 183 episodes

This is the podcast for high-achieving women in midlife who want to make midlife their best life. Women who have worked their entire lives, whether that’s in a traditional career or as the CEO of their household, or for many women, both. And they look around at their life in midlife, and think “I’ve worked my ass off for this?” They have everything they always thought they ever wanted, but for some reason, it feels like something is missing. This is the podcast for midlife women who are experiencing all sorts of physical changes in their bodies, while navigating changes in every other part...

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Laurie Reynoldson

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7. There Is No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance 25.04.2023 27:12

Do you ever find yourself looking around at all the other women, thinking that they seem to have it all figured out? That there's something wrong with you because you haven't figured out how to perfectly balance your work and your life? That something from home always seems to be competing for your attention while you're at work, and vice versa? You're not alone. In this episo...

6. Why Setting Healthy Boundaries Is So Hard -- But Important -- for Midlife Women 18.04.2023 30:47

Personal boundaries help us have healthy relationships with ourselves and others. Why then, do midlife women find it so hard to set and maintain healthy boundaries? Much of it relates to the lessons we learned as little girls. But we're all grown up now, and those people-pleasing ways that seemed to serve and protect us when we were young are no longer serving us. In order to have healthy lo...

5. Love the One You're With (Or Not): Grey Divorce, Midlife Affairs and More 11.04.2023 45:04

This one's a little spicy! We're talking about why midlife women have affairs. The answer will probably surprise you. And you'll certainly be surprised about how pervasive some affairs are. Then, we'll talk about the rise of grey divorce. Although the overall divorce rate has declined slightly, the rate of grey divorce has doubled in the last 20 years. Why are so many over-50 c...

4. The Best Planning Framework: Accomplish More in Less Time 04.04.2023 38:05

Do you ever feel like the goals you are working on are too big? Like you want to stop before you even get started because the pace of progress is too slow, and it's going to take you FOREVER to accomplish that goal? I get it. I've been there. Which is why several years ago, I started setting quarterly goals. And you know what? I accomplished more because I had less time. In this episode,...

3. BONUS: Power of 3 04.04.2023 16:14

It's Episode 3! And because of the special relationship I have with the number 3, I'm celebrating with this short bonus episode! Tune into to hear how an afternoon run 3 years ago in 2020 sparked the idea that became Act III Coaching. 📩 JOIN MY MAILING LIST https://www.schoolofmidlife.com/newsletter 👉 CONNECT WITH LAURIE: 📩 Email Laurie 💻 Website On Instagram On LinkedIn Work with L...

2. Was I a Job Whore? 28.03.2023 42:23

It took me 20 years to realize I was in the wrong career. For so long, I was convinced that I'd find the happiness, fulfillment and job-satisfaction I was seeking once I landed the next job. But it turns out, I was going about it all wrong. Spoiler alert: I never did find it what I was looking...until I risked a big career change in my mid-40s by walking away from the job I'd worked my...

1. My Year of Good Enough 21.03.2023 26:07

Somewhere between waiting until everything is perfect, and the saying "yes" to all the new shiny objects, is the sweet spot that I call "good enough." This episode discusses how I am overcoming my perfectionist tendencies by taking action when things are "good enough." Shondra Rhimes had her "Year of Yes"; I'm exploring my "Year of Good Enough.&quo...

A Peek at the Syllabus: School of Midlife Podcast 16.03.2023 22:46

Welcome to the SCHOOL OF MIDLIFE podcast. School will be in session when our first episode drops on March 21st, but you can get a quick peek of the syllabus in this trailer. This is the podcast for high-performing midlife woman who is absolutely crushing it in her professional life -- either sitting in a corner office or the CEO of her household -- but is feeling a little lost or adrift in her pe...