Women in the Middle®: Loving Life After 50 - Midlife Coach Podcast

Have you felt really stuck about something in midlife? Once you're stuck for awhile, the next thought could be, who can help me? That's when you just might wonder if it would be worth it to you to hire a midlife coach. Does this sound familiar? If you want to save time and apply the coaching concepts you're learning here on the Women in the Middle Podcast, getting help with understanding your thin...

Do you know what you crave in midlife? It's common to be more disconnected from this kind of feeling as adults. However, you were likely an expert at craving what you wanted as a kid. As midlife women, it can be difficult to understand what you really want; this confusion about your desire can lead to feeling stuck in midlife. Join us today as we look at some basic questions to help you access wha...

Right now you might be thinking about food a lot more than usual. With all of the pandemic related stress, you might want comfort and to be comfortable. Food is one of those topics in life that comes with a lot of emotion attached to it. It's critical to understand how you think about food so that you can empower yourself to be intentional about eating. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-19...

It's hard to believe one midlife year has gone by in the pandemic. It would have been impossible to predict how the experience was going to go. This episode is a retrospective. The midlife experience was both similar and different; everyone's experience around the world was also similar and different. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-193-midlife-in-the-pandemic-one-year-retrospective/

Are you afraid of dying too soon in midlife? It's a common fear but one that is often a little more difficult to talk about. When you think thoughts about running out of time, which are also common, they're usually related to fear of dying too soon. Understanding this connection is really useful. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-192-the-fear-of-dying-too-soon-in-midlife/

Midlife career transitions can be challenging and exciting. This week's guest shares her story of new beginnings and career transitions as someone who is passionate about education. Gail Baker is a Co-Founder and past Head of School of The Toronto Heschel School and Co-Creator of The Intergenerational Classroom. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-191-following-your-passion-as-an-educator-in...

Who do you think you are in midlife? It's a great question to ask yourself now more than ever. This week's episode is all about how thoughts that label yourself can have negative effects that you're not even aware of. Midlife women get used to responding to other people's opinions and limiting beliefs about them. You can learn a skill to help raise your awareness to your habitual pattern and learn...

Making a career change in midlife can be scary and confusing. My guest today is Carolyn Gillespie and she was feeling stuck in her career. As you can imagine, this is super common with women our age. Carolyn felt stuck and wanted a new job. But she knew she needed to get more clear about what she actually wanted and to get over the hump of being stuck. She also knew she needed to gain confidence a...

Numbing your inner experience leads to more stress rather than less. It's a quick fix but it rarely helps you find what you're looking for. This week's guest, yoga expert Stephannie Weikert, shares her personal story of self-discovery and self-acceptance in midlife. Stephannie is someone who went from stressed and full of self-doubt to calm and confident. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-...

Vision boards and dream awareness activities are great first steps when it comes to thinking about what you want for your future. It's common not to take the time that's necessary to even think about your future and how to avoid regrets. When you do finally make some plans, it's still important to set priorities and drill down to specifics. Many times, a vision board alone won't help you do that....

What makes you uncomfortable can change in midlife. I like to call this kind of discomfort "squirm worthy." This is when you don't know whether to laugh or cry, but you know you're uncomfortable even if you don't know why. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-186-what-makes-you-squirm-in-midlife/

Sometimes your most creative problem-solving happens when you least expect it. Today's interview is with Michelle Fishburne, someone who was laid off during the early part of pandemic and turned it into an opportunity to make a contribution. Michelle was a single, empty-nester 57-year-old without a job and without a home. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-185-creating-a-career-on-the-road-...

When you're stuck, it's easy to think you're no longer on the right path. What this means to you is subjective; there are so many reasons to think it. It can be extremely frustrating though. Being stuck is difficult enough, but to start to question whether or not you're on the right path…that's different. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-184-are-you-on-the-right-path-in-midlife/

You can celebrate life more in midlife, especially after 50; this can be your new mantra! My new book,  50 Ways to Celebrate Life After 50: Get Unstuck, Avoid Regrets and Live your Best Life can give you amazing perspective about why more celebration in your life is a good thing. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-183-new-midlife-book-50-ways-to-celebrate-life-after-50/

Pets can have a powerful impact on your mental and physical health. Today's guest, veterinarian Dr. Margit Muller, sheds light on the scientific evidence to support why it's mutually beneficial and fun to have relationships with your pets (which often include dogs, cats, birds, horses and more!). Learn more: CLICK HERE.

Doing a vision board in 2021 is a great idea. For sure, vision boards, or dream boards, are a popular thing to do when you want to be more intentional about your life. But now, during the pandemic, you have an opportunity to be a little more intentional than you might think possible. The reason is that you might want to give yourself a chance to think about how you really want to experience the pa...

COVID-19 related family stress is alive and well in families everywhere. There are so many details to think about, understand and apply that it's no wonder it's difficult to feel calm and on top of your regular routine. My guest today, psychologist Sara Dimmerman, helps shed light on what's going on with COVID-19 related stress and what you can do about it. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/p...

If not now, when? Do you ever notice yourself thinking this? If so, you have a lot in common with my guest this week, Eileen McKenna. Eileen didn't have the confidence to pursue art back in college. She became a graphic designer instead. As she approached 40, however, she tried to figure out what was still holding her back. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-179-finding-my-passion-t...

Joan Lunden stops by the podcast today to talk about her new book, Why Did I Come Into This Room? What followed was an incredibly candid and hilarious conversation about aging. Joan's has such an interesting life. An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, motivational speaker, and women's health & wellness advocate, she has been a trusted voice in American homes for more than 30 years. Wome...

Get insight from the top five midlife lessons learned from the first year in the Finally First midlife membership. Join us today to explore consistent feedback about the transformation women are experiencing as they get the clarity, courage and connection they've been looking for by being a member of the Finally First Club. Learn More: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-177-5-top-midlife-lesson...

Learning how to explore when you're stuck in midlife is not always easy or comfortable. My guest today learned that first-hand but it was well worth it because she successfully got unstuck and is soaring now! Meet Paula Rosecky. She considers herself a "Human Insights Investigator" and is an independent customer insights (market research) professional, facilitator, and leadership coach with a part...

Jewelry Design as a second career in midlife sounds fun, right. Today's episode is about How Designing Jewelry Got My Career Unstuck in Midlife with Nancy Marland. It's funny about career change in midlife. It seems like you SHOULD know what you want once you decide you need to move on from your current job. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-175-how-designing-jewelry-got-my-career-...

Today we're talking about the Best Midlife Career Changes We All Wish We Made in Our 30s. It's funny about career change in midlife. Some women are more open to it than others. Personally, the emotion of fear had way more of an effect in my life on this topic than I ever expected. I was surprised by it. Fear isn't the only thing that gets in the way. I also wasn't even clear on what I wanted when...

Today we're talking about how to reimagine your career to get unstuck in midlife. My guest is Laura Blaisdell, MD, a doctor who took her love of medicine, public health and people and turned it into a successful consulting business. I'm thrilled to bring you this interview with Laura actually because as a past client, she shares the process of her self-discovery and transformation so well and in a...

Today we're talking about how to live less on autopilot and tell stories on purpose in midlife. It can be a real problem when you're not aware of how you speak and recap things that happen in your life. The problem is that much of what you say and think is not intentional. It's also not common to be really connected to the feelings you're creating. Once you understand the relationship, you can mak...