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This is the podcast for high-achieving women in midlife who want to make midlife their best life.
Women who have worked their entire lives, whether that’s in a traditional career or as the CEO of their household, or for many women, both. And they look around at their life in midlife, and think “I’ve worked my ass off for this?”
They have everything they always thought they ever wanted, but for some reason, it feels like something is missing.
This is the podcast for midlife women who are experiencing all sorts of physical changes in their bodies, while navigating changes in every other part of their lives, too: friendships, family life, work life.
This is the podcast for midlife women who find themselves wide-awake at 2.00am, asking themselves big questions like “what do I want?” “is it too late for me?”, and “what’s my legacy beyond my family and my work?”
Each week, we’re answering these questions and more at the School of Midlife.
When it comes to midlife, there are a lot of people talking about menopause and having a midlife crisis. This isn’t one of those podcasts. While we may occasionally talk about the menopausal transition, but that’s not our focus. Because we believe that midlife is so much more than menopause. And it’s certainly not a crisis.
At the School of Midlife, we’re looking to make midlife our best life.
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184. Stop Calling It a "Passion Project." How Brooke Amidei Built Babble
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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183. Did You Actually Choose This Life? Or Did You Just Do What Was Expected?
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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182. Why Your Cholesterol, Your Weight, and Your Brain Fog May Be Hormone Problems | Conversation with Tammy Hadfield
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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181. You Keep Saying "Someday." Here's What That's Actually Costing You
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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180. Dream Job, Perfect Life...and Still Feeling Like Something Was Missing. Here's What She Did About It | Conversation with Hillary Dater
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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179. There Are Only 15 Summer Weekends. Are You Wasting Them...or Ruining Them Trying Not To?
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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178. The Worst Thing a Leader Can Do, According to a Coach Who's Worked With 1,000 of Them | Conversation with Allison Dunn
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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177. It's Time to Shoot Your Shot -- Even When You'd Rather Look Away
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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176. You Already Know the Answer. So Why Haven't You Made the Decision?
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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175. Fewer Years Ahead Than Behind: A Radical Wake-Up Call for High-Achieving Women
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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174. Who Am I Now? The Silent Identity Crisis of Midlife Women During Graduation Season
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May 26, 2026 |
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173. The Vacation Guilt Trap: Why High-Achieving Women Are Afraid to Pause
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May 19, 2026 |
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172. Bravery in the Pivot: An Honest Conversation with Annie Tevelin About Next Chapters, Personal Sovereignty, and Choosing Purpose over Pressure
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May 07, 2026 |
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171. Stop Choosing! Why Executive Coaching Is Failing High-Achieving Women
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May 05, 2026 |
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170. The Post-Retreat Hangover: Why Your New Life Disappears on Monday (and What to Do Instead)
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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169. "I Thought It Was Just Me": The Secret Relief of Finding Your People in Midlife
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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168. The Missing Link to Your Best Life: Why You Must Claim What You Only Dared to Want
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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167. Stop Coasting! The "Sleeper Quarter" Secret to Saving Your Year
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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166. Is Your Career More Important Than Your Life? The Hard Truth Every Midlife Woman Needs to Hear
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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165. The "Me First" Movement in Midlife: Time to Put Yourself First (And Stop Feeling Guilty About It)
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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164. You Might Be 75% to Living Your Best Life (And Not Even Know It)
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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163. You Don't Need a New Life. You Need a New Perspective.
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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162. Just Because You’re Good at It Doesn’t Mean You Should Keep Doing It
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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161. Stop Keeping Score: A Midlife Reset for Your Relationship
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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160. The Life You Have vs. The Life You Want
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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159. What Got You Here Won't Get You There
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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158. From Fear Frequency to Fulfillment: How to Reclaim Your Midlife Power
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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157. They Want You Quiet. Why Midlife Is the Time to Get Loud.
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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156. If You’re Still Waiting for the Right Time, This Is Your Midlife Wake-Up Call
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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155. SMART Goals Are Ruining Your Personal Life—Here's What to Do Instead
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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154. Reset Without Burning Out: How to Build a Life You Actually Want This Year
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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153. Stop Skipping the Most Important Part: The Year-End Ritual Every Midlife Woman Needs
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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152. The Holiday Episode Every Overwhelmed Midlife Woman Needs to Hear
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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151. Hope Is Not a Strategy: How to Create a Midlife You Love Now
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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150. When You Finally Trust Yourself Enough to Start Living the Life You Actually Want | Conversation with Wendy Harrop
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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149. From Dream to Departure: The Midlife Retreat That Changes Everything
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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148. Why You Should Treat Midlife As Your Most Important Dress Rehearsal | Conversation with Francine Azel
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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147. Modeling Good Midlife Behavior, Including Feeling All the Anxiety and Excitement
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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146. From Retirement to Reinvention: How One Woman Unlocked Her Hidden Creativity | Conversation with Kathi Holzer
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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145. What Are You Actually Claiming in Midlife? (Because Hoping Isn't Enough)
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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144. The Real Reason Diets Don't Work After 40 (And What Actually Does) | with Juliana Leamen
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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143. You’re Not Here to Be the Martyr: Reclaiming Your Life in Midlife
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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142. From Abuse to Act Three: How One Woman Rebuilt Her Life (and a Business) | Conversation with Megan Hodgdon
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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141. What If This Isn’t All There Is? The Real Talk You’ve Been Avoiding
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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140. Stronger, Not Smaller: The Midlife Health Reframe You Didn't Know You Needed | A Conversation with Renee Bellinger
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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139. Midlife Isn't a Crisis. It's the Opportunity You've Been Waiting for
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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138. Don’t Lose Her: Keeping the “Retreat You” in Everyday Life
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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137. You Don't Need Their Permission Anymore (Midlife Truth Bomb)
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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136. When You Finally Decide to Stop Waiting and Start Living | A Conversation with Judith Balis
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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135. Why You Still Feel “Not Enough” in Midlife After Crushing Big Goals—and How to Fix It
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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134. What If You Could Stop Feeling Guilty for Doing What's Best for You? | A Conversation with Jessica Frew
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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133. No Boys Allowed: Why Midlife Women Need Spaces of Their Own | Replay
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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132. Why Smart Women Procrastinate (And What Clutter Is Trying to Tell You) | A Conversation with Dr. Christine Li
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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131. Life Lately, Real Talk, and What's Next for the School of Midlife
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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130. The Midlife Wake-Up Call You Didn't Know You Needed | Replay
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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129. How to Escape the Midlife Achievement Trap | Replay
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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128. Stop Waiting for January—Your Midlife Reset Starts Now
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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127. What to Do When the Life You Built Isn't the Life You Want? | Replay
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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126. The Real Flex in Midlife? Being Able to Say, “I’m Good” and Mean It
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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125. The Mountain That Changed Me: A Midlife Woman’s 3-Day Trail Challenge | Part 1 of the 29029 TRAIL Challenge
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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124. You Didn't Come This Far to Only Come This Far: Lessons from the Final Climb | Part 2 of the 29029 TRAIL Challenge
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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123. The Real Midlife Crisis: Thinking You Have More Time Than You Actually Do
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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122. Stop Performing, Start Becoming: Your Midlife Declaration of Freedom
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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121. After the Unraveling: How to Reconnect with Who You Really Are in Midlife
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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120. Feeling "Off" in Midlife? Maybe You Were Never "That Woman" to Begin With
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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119. Midlife Feels Off? It’s Not Your Hormones—It’s Something Deeper
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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118. Are You in Midlife? If You're Asking Big Questions, You Already Are
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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117. Two Panic Attacks, One Funeral, and Zero Regrets: My Midlife Reboot
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May 27, 2025 |
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116. Postcards from the Beach: Ass-Sitting and Other Essential Midlife Skills | Replay
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May 20, 2025 |
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115. The "Me First" Movement: The Revolution for Midlife Women
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May 13, 2025 |
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114. Closer Than You Think: Why You Might Already Be 75% to Your Best Life
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May 06, 2025 |
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113. Redefining Success in Midlife: Why Chasing More Won't Make You Happier | Replay
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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112. Midlife Confidence in the Bedroom Starts Here—No Intercourse Required | Lee Jagger (Replay)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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111. The Truth About Balance: Why You're Burned Out (And It's Not Your Fault) | Replay
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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110. The Career, the House, the Family…and Still Unfulfilled? You’re Not Alone (And Here’s What to Do)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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109. Midlife "Crisis" Is a Lie (Here's What's Actually Going On)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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108. "You've Changed." Why That May Be the Highest Compliment Paid to a Midlife Woman
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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107. From Mindset to Motion: How to Move Beyond Thinking and Start Doing
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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106. From Midlife Obligation to Opportunity: The Power of Changing Two Words
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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105. The Midlife Realization: Are You Living the Life You Truly Want?
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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104. No Plane Ticket Required: Creating a Life You Don't Need a Vacation From
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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103. 3 Simple Ways to Keep Intimacy Alive in Your Midlife Marriage | Replay
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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102. From Crisis to Opportunity: Redefining the Midlife Experience for High-Performing Women
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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101. Striving vs. Thriving in Midlife: How to Stop Chasing and Start Living
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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100. Take Out the Trash: Why You Need to Change How You Think to Transform Your Life
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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99. You're Just One Decision Away from Living the Life You Want in 2025
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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98. How You Can Be in Service to Others When "I'm So Sorry" Just Doesn't Seem to Cut It
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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97. The Real Reason the "New Year-New Me" Mentality Is Holding You Back (and What to Do Instead)
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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96. Want 2025 to Be Your Best Year Yet? Do This Before You Get Started!
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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95. The Perfect Gift You Don't Even Need to Wrap: Take a Gap Year
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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94. Midlife Gap Year: 12 Months to Figure Out Who You Want to Be When You Grow Up | Moya Dolsby
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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93. Why C+ Holidays Are the Best Holidays [Replay]
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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92. The One Question to Ask Yourself to Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed by All of the Holiday "To Do's"
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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91. Leaving Home to Remember Exactly Who You Are When You Come Back
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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90. Boundaries Are the Best Way to Protect Your Sanity This Holiday Season
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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89. Healthy Habits Are This Season's Best Gift to Your Future Midlife Self
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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88. Election Day Anxiety: 5 Ways to Stay Calm When the World Feels Chaotic
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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87. Why SMART Goals Are Ruining Your Life
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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86. Masquerading Through Midlife: Removing the Masks We Wear to Show Up as Our Authentic Selves
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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85. The Case for New Experiences: Why You Need to Go Away to Remember Who You Are When You Get Back Home
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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84. Who Run the World? Why the School of Midlife Is Not Co-Ed
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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83. Luxury Travel in Midlife: Leaving on a Jet Plane for the Price of Groceries and Gas | Megan Lanford
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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82. The Surprising Reasons Midlife Women Have Emotional Affairs and the Relationship to the Rise in Grey Divorce
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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81. When You Accidentally Manifest What You Don't Want: Three Simple Life Lessons Learned from a Health Scare
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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80. Clock's Ticking: Time to Stop Waiting to Live Your Best Life
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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79. In Our Sandwich Era: Navigating Tricky Conversations with Our Parents
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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78. Don't Touch Me! 3 Simple Ways to Avoid Meno-Rage Ruining Intimacy in Your Midlife Marriage
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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77. If Loving Yourself Was Easy, We'd All Be Doing It
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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76. Beyond Comparison: Creating Your Midlife on Your Own Terms
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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75. Best Life Retreat: Why You Deserve a Weekend Away | Monica Sowders
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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74. Midlife Beauty: Way Deeper Than Skin-Deep | Annie Tevelin (Part 2)
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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73. Beyond Botox: Midlife Skincare to Help You Love the Skin You're In | Annie Tevelin (Part 1)
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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72. Mind the Gap: Your Life Can Be Dramatically Different in 1 Year
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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71. More Than Hot Flashes: What a Doctor Wants You to Know About Hormonal Impact on Gut and Brain Health | Dr. Laura DeCesaris (Part 2)
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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70. Not Just Hot Flashes: What a Doctor Wants You to Know About Hormones | Dr. Laura DeCesaris (Part 1)
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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69. Are You Really What You Eat? | Emilee Wise
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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68. Dreaming with Your Eyes Wide Open: Creating the Life You Want to Live
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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67. Why "Someday" Shouldn't Be Your Retirement Plan
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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66. The Best Is Yet to Come! Midlife Reflections on Graduation Season
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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65. Stop Going It Alone: Why Midlife Women Need Community | Heather Johnson Durocher (Part 2)
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May 28, 2024 |
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64. Feel Like Every Part of Your Life Is in Transition? You're Not Alone | Heather Johnson Durocher (Part 1)
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May 21, 2024 |
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63. The Surprising Connection Between Your Sleep Mindset and Stress Level | Rebecca Vigelius
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May 14, 2024 |
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62. Back and Better Than Ever!
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May 07, 2024 |
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59. The #1 Midlife Confidence Booster That You're Not Using | Laura Tully
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May 07, 2024 |
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60. Rethink Everything You Thought You Knew About Nutrition | Taryn Perry
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May 07, 2024 |
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61. Want to Love Your Midlife Body? Do This | Jen Bobodzhanov
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May 07, 2024 |
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56. Live More Authentically You Through Human Design | Lori Lisai (Part 1)
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May 07, 2024 |
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57. Using Human Design to Make Better Midlife Decisions | Lori Lisai (Part 2)
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May 07, 2024 |
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58. What No One Tells You About Midlife Relationships | Kellie Resue
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May 07, 2024 |
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54. Feeling Stuck in Midlife? Here's What to Do | Jolene Atkinson-Kruse
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May 07, 2024 |
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55. Why It's Harder to Parent Your Parents Than Your Own Kids
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May 07, 2024 |
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Are You a Midlife Woman in Transition?
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May 02, 2024 |
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53. Not Your Mother's Midlife
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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52. Stop Believing Everything You Think: The Truth About Limiting Beliefs
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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51. Dreaming with Your Eyes Wide Open: Creating a Life You Want to Live
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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50. Why "Good Enough" Should Be Your New "Perfect"
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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49. One-Two Punch: Is it Cold and Flu Season or Constant Stress That's Making You Sick?
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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48. Got a Free Weekend? You Can Change Your Life | Monica Sowders
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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47. It's Not Your Fault: The Top 3 Reasons You're Not Living the Life You Want
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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46. Beyond Dry January: Is Alcohol Serving You? | Jennifer Fox
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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45. Want Goals Achieved? Start with Tiny Habits Formed
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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44. One Thing at a Time: The Key to Creating Your Best Year Ever
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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43. Hoping for Your Best Year Yet? Start With Your Year-End Review
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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40. BONUS: Closing Time: Why Complete a Year-End Review? (Part 1)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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41. BONUS: Closing Time: Initial Impressions of 2023 (Part 2)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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42. BONUS: Closing Time: The Best 11 Questions for an Effective Year-End Review (Part 3)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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39. 52 Candles: Hard, Vulnerable + Honest Lessons Learned This Year
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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38. Beating the Holiday Blues: When Festive Feels Like a Farce (Part 6 of the Have Yourself a Merry Little Midlife Holiday)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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37. Boundaries to Fight Holiday Burnout with Erica Davis (Part 5 of the Have Yourself a Merry Little Midlife Holiday Series)
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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36. Why the Best Holidays Are C+ Holidays (Part 4 of the Have Yourself a Merry Little Midlife Holiday Series)
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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35. Enjoy Thanksgiving This Year - Yes, Even With Family Drama (Part 3 of the Have Yourself a Merry Little Midlife Holiday Series)
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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34. Saying "No" Won't Land You on the Naughty List (Part 2 of the Have Yourself a Merry Little Midlife Holiday Series)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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33. Healthy Habits Are This Season's Gift to Your Future Self (Part 1 of the Have Yourself a Merry Little Midlife Holiday Series)
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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32. Unmasking the Real Me: My Complicated Relationship with Halloween
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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31. Big Moves in Midlife: How to Know If It's Time for a Major Life Shift
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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30. The Morning 5-10-5: My Secret to an Intentional Morning
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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29. Breaking Free: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs in Midlife
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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28. Redefining Success: What Does It Mean to You?
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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27. Work-Life Balance Is Bullsh*t
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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26. When Roles Reverse: Caring for Aging Parents with Compassion
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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25. The Trouble with "Someday" Thinking: Why We Assume Our Best Life Is Still Ahead
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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24. Time to Move On: Knowing When to Quit
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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23. Now What? How to Find Fulfillment in Midlife
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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22. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Why Fall Is the Best Time for a Reset
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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21. Beyond Comparison: 2 Questions Every Midlife Woman Needs to Answer for Herself
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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20. Rock the Bedroom: How to Have the Best Sex of Your Life Without Intercourse | Lee Jagger
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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19. Write Your Future: Manifesting the Life You Want Through Journaling
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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18. Ties That Bind: Exploring the Power of Midlife Friendship at a Personal Wellness Retreat
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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17. It's Independence Day: Time to Make Some Personal Declarations
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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16. Mid-Year Momentum: How a Look Back at the First 6 Months Will Elevate the Next 6 Months
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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15. Beyond the Bucket List: Living Life's Adventures Before Time Runs Out
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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14. Peak Perspectives: 15 Ascents and the Mindset Lessons Learned Along the Way
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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13. Jet-Set Chic: Stylish Summer Travel with Carry-On Couture | Haley Lamey
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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12. More Than the Finisher's Medal: Why I Train for Endurance Events
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May 23, 2023 |
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11. What Do You Want? How to Go from Profoundly Unfulfilled to Living Your Best Life
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May 16, 2023 |
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10. BONUS: Riffing on the Emotional Complexities of a Holiday Devoted to Motherhood
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May 12, 2023 |
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9. Sorry, Not Sorry: Stop Undermining Your Credibility in the Workplace
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May 09, 2023 |
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8. Starting Your Day Right: The Power of Morning Routines
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May 02, 2023 |
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7. There Is No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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6. Why Setting Healthy Boundaries Is So Hard -- But Important -- for Midlife Women
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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5. Love the One You're With (Or Not): Grey Divorce, Midlife Affairs and More
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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4. The Best Planning Framework: Accomplish More in Less Time
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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3. BONUS: Power of 3
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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2. Was I a Job Whore?
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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1. My Year of Good Enough
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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A Peek at the Syllabus: School of Midlife Podcast
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Mar 16, 2023 |