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

Deciding to take a career break can be incredibly stressful. Today's episode features another interview in the Getting Real with Women in the Middle Series. My guest this week is Katrina McGhee and this is her story. Taking a break was nothing she ever imagined or planned, but the more she thought about it, the more it became obvious that it was the right path to take. Learn More: https://suzyrose...

Going back to your family roots can be surprisingly rewarding. This week my guest did this quite literally. Today's episode features another interview in the Getting Real with Women in the Middle Series. I'm thrilled to welcome Andrea McFadden to the podcast. Andrea went from being a teach of special education to running a vertically integrated herb farm specializing in lavender. Basically, she re...

Mentorship can totally change your life. And, there are many similarities between being in transition after college and in in midlife. This week's episode features another interview in the Midlife Mentorship Mini-Series, but this week you meet an amazing younger-than-normal guest who shares some insight with you about transitions. In fact, we're switching things up a bit. My guest is not a Women i...

Your home and the way you feel in it is so important. Empty nest can shake things up in your life, especially the way you relate to your home. This week's episode features another interview in the Weekly Wow Series, where you meet an amazing guest who shares some cool information with you! This week, I'm thrilled to welcome Tobi Fairley to the podcast. She's a woman in the middle who's a successfu...

This week we're talking about how common it is in midlife to think about what you CAN'T do instead of what you CAN do. You'll also hear about the 50 Unplugged Mastermind, an amazing new coaching program to help you fall in love with your 50s and regret-proof your life! Maybe you're almost 50, maybe you're in your 50s. Whatever your age, you're probably thinking about how old you are in some way or...

Mentorship in Midlife is a super important topic. This week's episode is the forth interview in the Midlife Mentorship Series on the Women in the Middle Podcast and features an interview with Susan Hyatt. Susan is a Master Certified Life and Business Coach based in Evansville, Indiana. She specializes in helping women get more of whatever they want—whether it's more money, more media recognition,...

Empty Nest Relocation! This week's Getting Real with Women in the Middle interview features Margaret Vandergriff, someone who turned her disastrous relocation experience into a business that helps people relocate with confidence and ease. Basically, she works with them to make sure they feel confident that they'll thrive in the new community of their dreams. When Margaret's found herself deep into...

This week's Getting Real with Women in the Middle interview features Elaine Hoffman, someone who left a full-time institutional art environment to pursue making her own art full-time. It took several years to make the decision, but now that she's on the other side of it, she's thrilled she took the leap. Elaine had a pretty traditional life. She had a job and raised her family. In order to do all...

This week's Getting Real with Women in the Middle interview features Carol Molko, a talented, busy mom who discovered her career path again when she had an empty nest. Her nest emptied out in a drastic way too because she had four children really close in age; in fact, three of them were triplets. Back in the day, Carol went to university and got a job related to her degree. Everything changed qui...

This week's Getting Real with Women in the Woman interview features Leslie Ender, someone who moved to Austria in midlife and started a small group travel business. She did what many of us fantasize about - she moved to a foreign country and did something cool! Moving abroad wasn't on her radar. She was quite busy dealing with her life. As her kids grew up, things became more difficult for her in...

This week's Getting Real with Women in the Woman interview features Rose Schmidt, someone who quit her job without a solid plan for how to make a living. She totally did something scary and is here to tell you all about how she did it and what she learned. Rose  lives in Ontario, Canada. She had  a  pretty  big  wake  up  call after some pretty significant loss. As a result,  she knew she just cou...

This week, we'll be talking about our efforts to stay young at heart. Specifically, we're taking a deep dive into what it's like to be young at heart, why it's a good idea to work on your thoughts and feelings about aging, and some solid ideas that can fit into your life when you want to be young at heart. Learn more here: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-60-how-to-think-and-grow-young-being-...

This episode features another one of my mentors, Jenny Shih! It's the third interview in my mini-series about the importance of mentors in midlife. Jenny is a business coach and just loves helping women be more successful in business! Specifically, Jenny's the creator of one of the most effective online business coaching programs around, Make It Work Online™. MIWO is a three-month coaching intensi...

Today's guest episode is going to give you insight into how words can help you change your life. Our Women in the Middle Weekly WOW guest is Mary Shores, the author of the book, Conscious Communications . Mary's someone who has a lot to share when it comes to empowering yourself and taking your natural skills and talents and applying them. She spends her career as an author, speaker, and entrepren...

This episode gives you an inside look into what resistance to starting something new looks like. In my case, it's running, but really, it could be anything, which is why I know you'll identify with it too. And…, it's a different spin on an interview because I'm the one who's going to be sharing what's going on in my mind that's been getting in my way. What you'll hear is a pretty candid interview...

Welcome to the one-year birthday episode of The Women in the Middle Podcast! To celebrate this growth, we're taking a deep dive into how it actually feels to be a grown ass woman! First, thank you so much for connecting with and listening to the Women in the Middle! This podcast wouldn't be a "thing" without you and your support. Please continue to send me email and connect with me about more topi...

This episode features another one of my mentors, Kendrick Shope! It's the second interview in my mini-series about the importance of mentors in midlife. Kendrick is a sales expert and just loves helping women be more successful in business! Specifically, Kendrick's the creator of the leading sales training for women entrepreneurs, Sales School. She also developed the Authentic Selling® process, wh...

This week's episode features an interview with Karen C.L. Anderson, someone who is an expert at creating inspiration and advice for difficult mother/daughter relationships. It's another interview in my series called Weekly Wow. Weekly Wow introduces you to amazing women who have something relevant to share with women in the middle. Specifically, today's episode introduces you to Karen C.L. Anderso...

This week's episode features an interview with Carol Rosenstein, Co-Founder of Music Mends Minds and 2018 CNN Heroes Award Nominee. Carol is one of these women. She's an unbelievably talented woman and has been recognized for her work creating musical support group bands for seniors with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, dementia, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and Vet...

This week's episode is all about the wonderful option of getting an "empty nest dog" to help fill the void when your kids leave home. We're going to be taking a close look at why this is an awesome idea for many people and also why it's important for you to become aware of your thoughts about your desired lifestyle before you make this decision. Making the transition from life with kids at home to...

Today's interview about drinking more than you want in midlife. Meet Master Certified Life Coach, Rachel Hart, who's the author of the new book Why Can't I drink like Everyone Else: A Step by Step Guide to understanding why you drink and how to take a break. Rachel knows first-hand that in order to change your drinking, you have to change your thinking. Learn more here: https://suzyrosenstein.com/...

Welcome to the 50th episode of Women in the Middle Podcast! Today's episode of Women in the Middle kicks off a miniseries developed in honour of the one year anniversary of the podcast about why mentors rock in midlife. Specifically, we'll be talking about the unbelievable value of a midlife mentor, why you NEED a mentor in midlife and also why it's amazing to BE a mentor in midlife. I couldn't th...

This week's episode features an interview with someone who thought about letting her hair go gray naturally for years and finally did it. The interview's part of the mini-series, Getting Real with Women in the Middle , where you're introduced to an amazing woman in the middle who made a big scary decision so that she would be happier in midlife. Learn More: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-49...

Today's guest episode  is  going  to  help  us  understand  a  common  life circumstance  for  women  in  the middle,  midlife  divorce.  Our  Women in the Middle Weekly  WOW  guest  is  a Certified  Divorce  Financial  Analyst  and founder  of  Divorce  Financial  Consulting  in  Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada.  She's  also  the  co-author  of  the book,  When  Harry  Left  Sally, Finding  Your  Way ...

This week's episode is about staying and playing small. It's when you make a decision not to show up the way you know you could. We're also talking about why you might be making this decision and what baby steps you can take to stop playing so small so that you can finally step into your zone of genius and shine. Learn more here: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-47-are-you-playing-small/