In midlife and beyond, it is beneficial to forge new social connections and deepen the ones you have. A fun-filled way to make that happen is, well, by having fun together!

This episode gives you reasons for having fun with other women and some ideas for making it happen.

I was at an Adam Ant concert when my background as a health coach kicked into high gear.

Listen in to hear what hit me hard and for some life-or-death messaging. Tune in with an open mind and an open heart for Y O U.

Play is a powerful wellness tool you may forget to use in midlife and beyond, my friend.

If it’s been a while since you engaged in an activity for no other reason than enjoyment, listen to this episode!

I cover 3 benefits of play and give you 4 ideas for bringing more of it into your life.

Feel like your life is boring? It’s time to have more fun!

Listen in for the benefits of spontaneous and planned fun and why both are important. I’m also sharing 5 tips to help you create more fun in your life.

Change is on my mind lately, my friend. We're experiencing a lot of it in midlife and beyond. We're creating a lot of it. Our friends are going through a lot of it.

Want to know more about the phases of change?

Listen in to recognize where you are on your journey of change and to help move through it with greater understanding.

Summer is coming, my friend. It’s time to clean the slate so you can actually have fun having fun!

This episode helps you pause all of the ‘doing’ and focus on ‘being’ so you can look at fun a bit differently. Listen in to hear the benefits of adding more of this kind of fun to your life.

It’s time to release the fears that no longer serve you, my friend!

Listen to this episode for 3 motivating reasons to release unproductive fears and 3 strategies to make it happen.

Your midlife and beyond is about to feel SOOOOO good!

It’s never too late to take steps to boost your financial wellness, my friend.

As women in midlife and beyond, there’s A LOT of emotion behind the way we think about money and building independent wealth. Have you ever thought about how your money mindset came to be?

Listen to this micro-episode to learn more. Once you do, share your thoughts with me!

I’m back with another guest, my friend! This time Dr. Leigh Lewis is joining me and you’re going to get SO much out of our chat.

Leigh is a naturopathic physician in the state of Arizona. She has been in clinical practice for over 20 years and her focus is women's health, specifically hormonal health. She pursued extra training in menopause, so she is an expert in this area we ALL want to know more about.

In this episode, Leigh shares her story of how she ended up in this specialty, helps us understand the stages of menopause, and gives us reliable fact-based resources we can trust for accurate and current information.

Leigh busts some of the hormonal myths we hear about and gives us insight on how the ‘pink tax’ relates to prescriptions for women.

And, of course, Leigh shares her personal favorite about midlife and beyond!

Understand how fear has helped and hindered you in the past to enlighten your path forward.

In this episode, I share a few reasons why looking back at fears in your past is meaningful.

It’s time to accept and honor your fear, my friend!

Midlife and beyond is a good time to shift your relationship with fear. 

After all, don’t you have the desire to uncover who you are and get excited about who you are becoming? Why not identify and understand your fears while you’re at it??

In this episode, I cover a few ways to work WITH your fear rather than against it. Listen in to learn how and know how the prompts below can help you.

A turning point in my late 40s came about thanks to a belief that started with four words I’m guessing you can relate to.

My perspective on those words has changed over the last decade. Listen to this micro-episode to hear what it is.

Wanna know the 'F' word I hear over and over again as I chat with women in midlife and beyond? Tune in, my friend!

In this episode, I’m talking about 4 ways you can be more aware of your ‘F’ word. It’s time to get comfortable with it!

There’s an innate desire that drives babies to put EVERYTHING in their mouth and three-year-olds to incessantly ask ‘why?’. If you aren’t tapping into your curiosity in midlife and beyond, you are missing out! 

Listen in for 5 compelling reasons to start thinking like a curious kid again.

You're in for a treat, my friend! For the FIRST TIME EVER I have a guest on the show.

Claudine Wolk is an author, podcaster, and woman in midlife and beyond who helps aspiring authors publish and sell their books. You can learn more about her at claudinewolk.com.

In this episode, Claudine shares her shift into the world of writing and book publishing and how her two books IT GETS EASIER! AND OTHER LIES WE TELL NEW MOTHERS and GET YOUR BOOK SEEN AND SOLD came to be.

Learn the first step Claudine tells aspiring authors to take and the first thing to do before you start writing a book. Hear her take on different publishing options, too.

Her book and podcast, GET YOUR BOOK SEEN AND SOLD, are exactly the resources you need if you are an aspiring writer. Because midlife and beyond is the perfect time to make it happen!

Pssssttt...listen to the end to hear Claudine's favorite thing about her journey in midlife and beyond!

Whether you have an itch to be an author or not, you'll learn A LOT about the publishing world and have a greater appreciation for the book writing process.

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Hear PART 2 of my conversation with Claudine by joining my ELEVATE membership at flipsideofmidlife.com. You can sample March 2024 content for FREE at this link (and yes, the content is relevant far beyond 2024)

In PART 2 of my chat with Claudine, you'll hear what she wishes she had known when she started her writing career and the answer to the question I was dying to ask her in PART 1 but saved for my ELEVATE members to hear.

Claudine shares more details on publishing options and something to look out for if you have a book contract in front of you. She even talks about book marketing and how to make it fun.

You know it, we chat about some common struggles of women in midlife and beyond and wrap with a personal story of Claudine's you can relate to your own life.

Don't miss it!

How do you rate your social wellness? 

If you feel it can use a boost, listen in!

In midlife and beyond, social connections become increasingly important. NOW is the time to create awareness and practice easy ways to enhance your overall well-being.

In this episode, you'll find 4 actions you can take that help you raise your social wellness rating and positively impact your unique wellness lifestyle.

This episode helps you develop an impactful layer of your wellness lifestyle.

Use the best friend inside of you to create a consistent habit that enhances your satisfaction with life. Listen in for 5 of my favorite ways to make it happen!

Do you remember Candid Camera? I used to LOVE watching it with my mom!

Sometimes midlife and beyond feels like an episode of that show to me. I’m convinced there’s a camera crew close by just waiting for my reaction to the latest (and not always the greatest) change I’m experiencing.

That’s not my point of this short episode - seriously, it’s short! - but you’ll have to listen to my MIDLIFE MUSINGS to learn what is.

Even though I’m a fan of living in good health, I’m not so fond of the word ‘healthy’.

Listen in to hear my thoughts, what I encourage you to think about instead, and 3 key decisions to make as you create your life-changing lifestyle.

Prompts start at 03:46

How do you define wellness? Write your personal definition here.

What does a lifestyle of wellness look like in each of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness for you? The 8 Dimensions are Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, Social, Intellectual, Occupational, Environmental, and Financial.

Why is it important for you to create a lifestyle of wellness? List all of the reasons you want to live this way.

What possibilities do you see emerging when you foster a wellness lifestyle? How might you change? How might your life change?

Midlife and beyond is an ideal time to kick-start your self-care practices. Wonder where to start?

Tune in to hear a four-step process you can use and get a few self-care ideas you may not have thought about.

Learn more about me and what I do at flipsideofmidlife.com

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