The Midlife Mentors

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss how to balance striving vs letting go. This is easier said than done, especially in today’s ‘always on’ society. The expectations we place on ourselves have multiplied and it can lead to a great deal of unhappiness and even burnout.  So we walk you through some key insights, hopefully providing you with some ideas on how to achieve your goals and aspirat...

Send us Fan Mail Making a career change at any point in your life can feel scary or overwhelming, but in midlife we may have career changes forced upon us - or we may just realise that what we are doing isn’t lighting us up. In this episode I, James am joined by Patrick Reid who at the age of 38 gave up a successful career in television to move into something in which he had no experience - tradin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I Claire, go solo, talking about my fitness and health journey over the past 18 months.  It’s been really up and down and I want to share what forced the change, as well as what I learnt and what I had to let go of.  There was a sort of personal identity for me around fitness and health and going through these shifts was humbling but incredible for my self growth....

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode, we sit down with Michelle Ford - host of the incredibly successful podcast, Two Women Chatting.  Michelle shares her story about becoming an empty nester, to discovering her love and passion for podcasting.  She also describes how, as she’s entered this new  phase of her life, she’s overcome many of her doubts and fears. So much so that Michelle has intervi...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s podcast episode we’re joined by J.J. Virgin,  a world-renowned celebrity nutrition expert, fitness authority, and New York Times best-selling author of books such as The Virgin Diet and The Sugar Impact Diet .  She’s helped millions of people transform their health by challenging conventional wisdom and offering practical strategies for eating, moving, and living be...

Send us Fan Mail As life progresses, it’s easy to fall into a routine with your partner—going through the motions of daily life, handling responsibilities, and sharing the same space. But sharing space doesn’t necessarily mean you’re sharing a connection.  By midlife we can begin mistaking proximity for intimacy, believing that just being physically present is enough to maintain a strong relations...

Send us Fan Mail Being a parent isn’t easy, and being a modern father carries its own set of challenges. Larry Hagner spent half of his childhood without a father figure in his life and the other half with toxic father figures that came and went.   He made one decision as a young boy, and it was that his kids would know who their father was.  Larry knew firsthand the devastating effects of growing...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss the concept of time and how we spend it - in particular how we’re in an endless pursuit of trying to be productive, only to feel like we’re failing. The truth is there will always be more to do, and they’ll always be things you can’t achieve.  Accepting that we are limited beings and deciding to focus on what’s truly meaningful, is where we can begin to...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, we have a fascinating conversation with Professor of Public Policy Bobby Duffy, about generational myths and stereotypes, focussing specifically on Generation X, who are midlifers just like us!  Bobby’s career spans 30 years and is not only the Director of the Policy Institute at Kings College London, but author of two books  - The Perils of Perception – Wh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk to nutritionist and hormone expert Nicki Williams about the “Feisty Four” hormones that are crucial for women at midlife as they navigate peri-menopause and menopause. Nicki talks us through her personal journey where her own symptoms and research inspired her to leave the corporate world to study nutrition and hormones so that she could help empower other...

Send us Fan Mail Many people are opting to go alcohol free for various health reasons and Claire is one of them. She's done long stints alcohol free since 2021 and now, she's excited to publicly commit to a year. Claire knows it’s going to happen because her mindset is in the right place. In this episode James interviews Claire about the reasons for her choice, the upsides to being alcoh...

Send us Fan Mail Burnout - we hear this word more and more but actually - what is it? How do we know if we’re in burnout? What causes it? And how do we either avoid it or recover from it? In this episode we’ll share why burnout is at an all time high in western society - and increasing year on year. We’ll draw on our own personal and professional experience - diving into why stress is different to...

Send us Fan Mail Navigating the complexities of modern day relationships can be overwhelming and often we don’t have the tools and understanding to deal with it effectively. In this episode we talk to psychologist and licensed sex therapist Dr Kate Balestrieri about retroactive jealousy, infedelity, sex and intimacy and how to best communicate our emotions.  This is an incredibly real and enlighte...

Send us Fan Mail Injuries can really set us back and it’s normal to lose our confidence or fear getting back to training. It’s something that’s come up for us and has pretty much affected all our clients to varying degrees over the years.  So in this episode we dive into 9 body and mind tips to regaining confidence after injury so you can feel like you again…and of course prevent it happening agai...

Send us Fan Mail It can be all too easy to fall into negative thought patterns, and once we’re there it can feel hard to move through them,  as we over catastrophise and start imagining the worse case scenario.  If we’re not careful our negative thought patterns can become a self-perpetuating habit, so how do we shift these thoughts to a more positive place and bring ourselves the peace we deserve...

Send us Fan Mail Uncertainty. Many of us fear it, and yet it’s an unavoidable part of being human. So how can we learn to understand uncertainty a little better and harness the opportunities it brings for self awareness and growth? In this week’s episode we’re joined by Sam Conniff, award-winning social entrepreneur, author, and the founder of The Uncertainty Experts. We dive deep into the heart o...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode of The Midlife Mentors, we speak to Josh Peck of Your Best Life - a midlife career change coach who helps mid to senior professionals change career for more fulfilment, without sacrificing their salary. We discuss how values begin to shift at midlife and how we can navigate the process into doing more of what we love, without having to forego financial secur...

Send us Fan Mail One of the biggest mistakes we see is midlifers taking an isolated approach to overcoming a struggle or challenge they have. Maybe they don’t feel good in their body so they’ll do a diet, get a PT or hire a nutritionist. Maybe they’ll try a gadget, app or test kit. Or maybe they feel depressed, anxious and demotivated, so they seek help - maybe with a doctor who prescribes pills s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’re joined by ex-special forces operative Joe Bates who’s also the founder of coaching brand Halen. We talk about Joe’s journey which took him from the armed forces, to trading in The City, to founding Halen. In this refreshingly honest conversation we cover topics as diverse as why men need “guy time”, the stress epidemic, the power of breath work and cold water...

Send us Fan Mail Procrastination - we all do it. But what happens when it’s stopping us from moving forward with goals that are really important to us? We can get really stuck in a rut with this, believing that we’ll never move ahead, which makes us procrastinate more! In this episode we discuss why we procrastinate, what kinds of people suffer from it the most and what are the main physcological...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is for anyone interested in finding out a little more about managing their relationship with alcohol. According to research, misuse is the biggest risk factor for death, ill-health and disability among 15-49 year-olds in the UK. In this episode we’re speaking to the wonderful Dave Wilson, who  is a certified grey area drinking coach, public speaker and no 1 bes...

Send us Fan Mail If you’re experiencing anxiety at midlife, you’re most definitely not alone. There’s so many factors causing anxiety at midlife - hormones, relationship breakdowns, careers, children, ageing parents, finances - you name it. But in this episode, we not only want to help you feel more compassionate with yourself, but give you actionable lifestyle strategies to help manage your anxie...

Send us Fan Mail There can be a lot of change to our career at midlife. It might be that we have change imposed on us through redundancy, or perhaps we want to shift direction. Maybe we want a slower pace of life, but don’t know how or what that looks like, so we continue to feel overwhelmed and compromise. In this episode I James, go solo, as I talk to executive search consultant Sally Dunwoody a...

Send us Fan Mail I’m so confused and overwhelmed! What’s the best exercise to do at midlife? We hear this all the time and in this episode we’re giving you the no nonsense, science backed lowdown on how to get the results you seek! There’s so much misinformation out there from so called experts, so first off we’ll break down the myths that keep holding you back, and then dive into the best strateg...

Send us Fan Mail Poor sleep troubles many of us, yet an often overlooked part of the puzzle is our sleep posture. In this episode we talk to Sleep Posture Expert James Leinhardt about the importance of night time postural care and the impact on our overall health. James has spent 10+ years helping the critically injured, the chronically ill, and the in-firm and has learnt a key fact. Whether it co...