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

Powerful questions can help you think better and deeper. When you practice asking yourself better questions in midlife especially, you help yourself increase awareness of your actual thoughts. This is because a question isn't the same as a thought, but asking questions sets up your brain to look for answers immediately. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-83-asking-powerful-questions...

Today we're talking about adoption and assisted reproduction from a midlife perspective. We'll be taking a look at a variety of issues related to the adoption constellation, including the areas of adoptees' sense of identity, attitudes in adoption, policy and legislation, openness, search and reunion, and step adoption, all from a midlife lens. Learn More: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-82-...

This week is all about what it's like to think you're committed to making a change, but then understanding that you're really not. It's about learning to tell the subtle difference in feeling 80% committed and 100% committed and why this is important when it comes to following through on your goals. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-81-understanding-how-to-commit-to-change-in-midli...

My guest today is the amazing Amanda Mueller. She went from being, in her words, "the fat woman in the room" who regularly hid in her own skin, to someone who lost over 100 lbs and became a marathon runner. She successful lost 140 lbs, to be specific. She also fell in love with Minnie Mouse and shares an interesting story about how this helped her start running marathons. Her story is super inspir...

This week is all about becoming aware of your beliefs about what's possible for you. We explore what your beliefs are about how you can become the person you want to be. The reason it's so important is because so many of us well-meaning humans find it easy to practice thinking that we have less control about who we become than we think. Learn More: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-79-believin...

Family traditions are really important to think about in midlife; you may be surprised when you are the one who's in charge of creating them and making them happen for your family to experience. The week's episode introduces you to Robert Schneeweiss (Uncle Bob), a talented and creative retiree who has decades of experience and specific expertise in the creation and celebration of life through fun...

A woman aging in today's society has many thoughts about her own beauty and self image that are due to societal messaging. Cursing and Language Warning: More than a few "F bombs" are dropped on today's episode.  You may NOT want to listen to this episode with others, or you may choose to skip this episode if you find cursing offensive. If you don't care, then you're in the right place. Learn More:...

This week is all about understanding fear-based decision making in midlife. We're talking about how common it is in midlife to feel stuck because you're confused, but realize that it's probably based on fear instead. When you catch yourself making fear-based decisions, you may never be satisfied with your reasons for doing what you're doing. You may not like the reasons. You may not be proud of th...

This week we're taking a deep dive into why it's important to connect with your thoughts about what you really want in your life and strategies for how to find the time to make it happen. For some reason, it's common for many midlife women to have difficulty connecting with their "passion." Without this awareness, they are left feeling like something's missing and feel compelled to look for it. Le...

Blogging is something that many women in the middle say they want to do. Today's episode features another interview in the Weekly Wow with Women in the Middle Series with someone who can totally help you finally get your blog off your to-do list. The Weekly WOW episodes introduce you to someone who's got some pretty useful info for women in the middle. My guest this week is Hope Hanson who's an ex...

Turning 50 is a common milestone we Women in the Middle experience, but we don't all experience it the same way. Today's episode features another interview in the Getting Real with Women in the Middle Series. I will be interviewing women in the middle who are across the board in terms of views about this important milestone. Today's guest is someone who celebrated her 50th birthday in style this s...

Being blindsided by an unexpected divorce can turn your world upside down. This week my guest experienced this first-hand. Today's episode features another interview in the Getting Real with Women in the Middle Series. I'm thrilled to welcome Lynne Ellen to the podcast.  Lynne went from being a happily married midlife woman in Pennsylvania who was beginning to plan her pre-retirement move to Flori...

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...