Midlife Schmidlife Podcast
Midlife Schmidlife
For women, over 40, who are ready to turn their “maybe somedays” into today.
Midlife Schmidlife
Midlife Schmidlife
For women, over 40, who are ready to turn their “maybe somedays” into today.
My guest in this episode is New York Times and USA Today's best-selling author, Jane Porter. She's written over 70 romances and women's fiction novels has had 3 of her books turned into Movies of the Week, started a publishing company at forty-in to give writers more opportunities, and now at 58 works placing Tule Publishing stories with film producers. Jane believes you're never too old to reinvent yourself or create the life you want. I know you will love our conversation!
Today's guest encourages other women to embark on their solo travel journeys. Yolanda DeLoach finds empowerment and peace in solo travel, camping, and hiking. Her schedule as a hospice/palliative care nurse enables her to have long stretches off to pursue travel and hiking.
She shares her advice to women in midlife: "Don't be afraid to try things solo. The most common response women say when they hear about my solo adventures is, "I wish I could do something like that!" You can! Take small steps."
Ready to reclaim the definition of fitness in midlife?
Let me introduce you to Cheryl Whitelaw. She is a Move More without regrets coach, teacher, and CEO of Peace and Power Movement Services. She supports her clients to learn through their movement through body-based coaching, Vitamin MM Mindful Movement classes, and hands-on work to support functional activity. Her clients share a desire to live with vitality, keep going as they age, and often recover from life-changing conditions like MS, Fibromyalgia, or brain injuries. She found true joy in a movement when she started training in aikido at age 46. Currently, she is preparing for her black belt test.
How would your life be different if you accepted and celebrated all of who you are?
All the “flaws” you feel you have are magnified in how you see yourself. While all of your gifts are downplayed. You brush away all the areas where you have been successful or are proud of. What if, you could think, “Hot damn, I’m pretty amazing!”
And I think that’s one of the amazing attributes Kim Romain brings to the show.
Grace and I have many similar life experiences and do identical work supporting women over 40 with their business mindset. And I've been very fortunate to know Grace through the Courageous Living Coach Certification. So we've even met in person! And our conversation in today's show makes it feel like yesterday. In fact, we were talking about reclaiming midlife, and neither of us realized we had started the podcast conversation! So it's a good thing; I had hit the record button early.
Grace believes that women can achieve anything anytime and that her age should never be a factor. It was only in her early 40s, after she started her 1st business that she realized that JOY was hers to have (she always thought she needed permission). And that doubt didn't need to be her constant sidekick.
Kerstin Martin, a leading SquareSpace Expert and Calm Business Educator who helps entrepreneurs simplify their business tech with the all-in-one SquareSpace platform.
Kerstin also publishes the popular Eule Planner®, an analog business planner specifically designed for digital entrepreneurs. As an HSP and empath Kerstin’s approach to teaching and running an online business is calm and gentle, with a focus on delivering high quality content, service and training. She advocates and practices kindness, integrity and inclusivity. Kerstin is originally from Germany and lives in the Pacific Northwest with her American husband, fluffy grey cat 'Stinky', and their plane 'Ginger.'
Best of all? Kerstin started her business in her 50’s.
Hey Schmidlifers. I have a question for you: when was the last time you listened to your Inner Wise Woman, aka your Inner Knowing, in other words, your intuition?
She is the one who whispers to take a new route home, and you later find out there was a bad car accident on your usual route. Or she whispers that a particular person gives you the creeps, so you steer clear. She is also gut-feeling when a new opportunity feels right (even if it's a bit scary). If we listen hard enough, we can hear her whisper about what we really want.
Marianne de Kleer did! She is a Canadian ex-pat living in the French countryside. Her intuition told her precisely what she REALLY wanted in the early stages of her career - but she took the way that most of us do…she chose what seemed like the practical choice…
This week's podcast guest is Valerie Albarta. Valerie is a, author, blogger and podcaster at Midlife-a-Go-Go, a speaker, a TedX Charlotte presenter, and is working on another novel. She is a kick-ass woman. Despite her diagnosis in 2020, Valerie continues to show up and inspire us to do the same.
A little over a year ago, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 57. "It's been a difficult journey filled with unexpected dips and turns, but I continue to navigate life as best as I can. The good days far outnumber the bad days, so I hold onto that."
We are diving into our series, "How they got started." In this week's conversation with me, Moira Cleary shares how being inquisitive opened one possibility after another. From Googling what she loves to land on life coaching, to seeing a need she wanted and creating it.
Moira Cleary is a professional life coach and mindfulness practitioner as well as a big geek when it comes to online technology. She created Surviving the Waiting Room and coaches moms of kids with chronic illness & medical conditions.
I love hearing about a person's journey - where they began with the twists and turns that led them to where they are now. But, here's a hint - where we all end up isn't always where we had planned. And thank goodness for that! I mean, I would have never thought I'd be a podcaster!
My first guest for 2022 and the series, “How they got started” is Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, a multi-passion entrepreneur: abstract artist, leadership & life coach, and author. Clarissa is a serial career pivoter. She's worked in various industries from retail to higher education to healthcare and other places in between. Art and championing/developing others have been her through lifelines. In 2010 she landed her dream job as an internal development coach for a top-ranking healthcare organization. By 2018, Clarissa knew it was time to pivot again. That's when she decided to write about her desire to move to entrepreneurship. In 2020 she self-published her book Painting Your Path. I'm also featured in the book, so check it out!
Nariah is one of my trusted coaches and friends and we are both on the Leadership Team for the Courageous Living Coach Certification. With the current backdrop of race relations and social injustice, I hope this conversation inspires you to take messy action. Resource links included.
My guest this week is Paula Jenkins, host of the podcast, Jump Start Your Joy. Paula is a podcast producer, consultant and mentor. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Paula since 2015 when we were certified as life coaches in the Courageous Living Coach Certification. She was the one who helped me launch this podcast. Our discussion today is about choosing joy - and why it’s an important choice right now.
Valerie Tookes is a health and wellness coach and is my personal health & wellness coach plus an amazing friend of mine. She has helping me shift from measuring my worth from the #'s on the scale to learning to love my body. I invited Valerie to have a conversation about about easy and loving shifts we can make for ourselves during this time.
During this roller coaster of a ride through this global pandemic, many of us are experiencing a wide range of emotions - stress, anxiety, anger, fear, sadness and even guilt. Often these emotions can be all in one day and sometimes they can seem overwhelming. Mental health professionals are recognizing how this time will have lasting effects on us all.
Join me on this episode with my guest Deb Cooperman while we talk about processing our emotions through writing - even if you aren't a writer!
This week, I’m introducing you to two of my favorite humans - Lara Heacock and Jo Casey. We are in a business mastermind together and have been meeting for over two years. But this conversation isn’t just for business owners - what I’m hoping that you get out of this conversation is the fact that real connection can be made even in these trying times and this mastermind is proof.
This is the first of the “Now More Than Ever” Series during the Coronovirus Pandemic Crisis. Join me with my guest Dorena Kohrs, The Space Doula while we talk about boundaries, why they are important and ways to create them in our homes. Dorena is a Feng Shui master and intuitive space & energy clearer. She is a believer that we can use our homes to reflect the lives we want to live and it’s some fascinating stuff. Come have a listen for tips and other practical advice to help you - now more than ever.
My guest, Staci Witten, is a career and leadership coach, as well as a friend for over 20 years. As this episode is being released, we are mid-July. I'm seeing friends and family who have lost their jobs due to the fallout of COVID-19.With back-to-school, there is uncertainty from teachers and parents as they wrestle with decisions that affect their families. Many parents are asking what's next for their careers during this uncertain time. I've seen teachers thinking of switching careers and parents looking to be able to manage their children in distance learning while working. Helpful insights on your job search now are in this podcast episode.