Stay ConnectedMen and women in midlife are drawn to Mary Rogers’ honest take on the experiences of the empty nest, aging parents, spending an inheritance, dating and sex, travel, downsizing things, trashing bad habits and figuring out who you want to be now that you really are all almost grow up.
The podcast is always smart, usually funny, and occasionally painfully real in speaking to the cusp of GenX and Baby Boomers.
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Karen Smith shares her powerful story of midlife transformation which includes taking over the guardianship of her sister Eileen after their parents' death.
Eileen lived her life at home with her parent's until the age of 25. Her permanent functional age is that of a 2 or 3-year-old. When Eileen and Karen's mother suffered a heart attack, it was necessary to have Eileen move into a group adult home.
After their parents' deaths, Karen became her sister's guardian. Eileen flourishes at her group home, where she receives expert care, trips to Walmart and amusement parks, ice skating outings and enjoys the company of her housemates.
In addition to hearing Karen's story of her own Experience 50, she speaks to others who may be caring for family members in their own homes rather than a group home or other a more institutionalized setting.
Keeping loved ones at home, which does seem the most loving answer, may in fact NOT be the most enriching environment after all.
Aging parents, adult children with emotional, developmental, physical or psychiatric challenges can benefit tremendously from residential care, away from family.
Guilt or fear of what others may think could be preventing you from giving your loved one the fullest life possible.
About my guest, Karen Smith, 59:Karen writes under the name Karen Victoria Smith. Her novel, Dark Dealings has received wonderful reviews and is available on Amazon in multiple formats.
She divorced in her 50s, bought a house, began a new career, and has a new man in her life. She visits her sister Eileen at least once a month and is in frequent contact with the group home staff and director.
Gretchen Harfst, 54, thought she had experienced the trigger of her midlife transition when she was downsized out of her corporate career. Little did she know that a heart transplant was in her near future. Read more...
Author Juju Hook is on a mission to change the lives of a million women. So, let's start with you. I am completely onboard.
Juju is 50, she gets it. After a long and very successful career spent working with global companies on their brand, she has turned her attention to midlife women.
We're talking about your mindset and your message; the message you tell yourself and the message you portray. This has NOTHING to do with your physical appearance and EVERYTHING to do with your brain.
Juju assaults our youth-oriented culture, favoring the experience and wisdom of the woman over 40. She recognizes that many of us have bought into this idea that leaves us practically apologizing for our age.
Join me on the Juju Train!Her book, Hot Flashes, Carpools & Dirty Martinis, has launched on Amazon but you can get it HERE free, you will only pay the shipping.
http://www.experience50.com/juju
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Take control of your holidays this year! Health and happiness can be yours with a helpful checklist. Guest, Kim Acedo, is back!
Kim Acedo, MS, CHWC works exclusively with women in midlife who have been putting their health and self-care on the back burner for most of their lives and now in their midlife years say “It’s MY turn to take care of ME!”.
Kim has a Master’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Science and is a Certified Health & Wellness Coach through Wellcoaches School of Coaching.
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We get to do some myth busting on preventing diminished cognition or Alzheimer’s Disease with Kate Pierce, LMSW with the Alzheimer’s Association.
How many time’s have you thought “OMG, I’m getting Alzheimer’s!”, when you lose your car keys, forget a password or can’t recall somebody’s name?
There are plenty of good reasons to fear old age. Most of us pray, that if we DO live to a ripe old age, that we’ll enjoy good health and mental fitness to our last breath. Suffering from any degree of dementia, severe cognitive disability, or Alzheimer’s Disease is a major concern.
What can you do?
Kate Pierce separates fact from fiction!
Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline number 1.800.272.3900
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Have you become asexual? Or perhaps looking to expand your sexual experience. My guest lived with a depressed libido for most of her adult life, until something very surprising happened. She tells her amazing story to midlifers on Experience 50.
Meet Suzanna Miller, 53:
Following a spontaneous awakening of ecstatic energy during meditation several years ago, Suzanna Miller set out to discover the nature of sexual energy beyond the physical act, and its ability to transform our lives. In the process, her experiences have revealed to her the sublime potential for pleasure that resides within every cell in our body. Suzanna now inspires women in the practice of awakening this energy and revamping their approach to sexuality through her blog and podcast at experience50.com/bliss.
My guest, Marie Pierre Stien, 54, is a listener of the podcast. In fact, she binged on the entire library of over 100 episodes over several weeks and then reached out to me, sharing her story in an email, that in turn changed MY story and that of the Experience 50 Podcast. Marie and I have become mutually smitten with each other.
Marie found the Experience 50 Podcast when she was searching for a way out of what she refers to as a "dark place". At the same time that she had listened to all of the prior episodes, I had taken a hiatus of several weeks because I was in a bit of a "dark place". And yes, those are the very words I used at the time, her words. Marie wrote to me. Her message was very emotionally honest about the difficulties she had been experiencing and the impact of my podcast on "shaking her up", helping her find her way to find purpose and light.
Moving out of the darkAs you will learn in our chat, she continues her successful career in business, while creating, selling and giving away her whimsical art and accompanying stories under the name P.M. Neist.
In this conversation, you will be drawn into her story of
Her advice for creative souls who chose a traditional career: Do it! Life is so short!
I must thank Marie for helping me to see the impact of Experience 50 on listeners. Her email meant the world to me and "shook me up", getting me back to the microphone with a renewed sense of commitment and appreciation for the difficulties that so many of us encounter as we reinvent ourselves at this age.
You can use the links above to visit Marie's artwork, listen to her podcast and subscribe to receive the weekly Project 105 newsletter.
Please email me your midlife story at mary@experience50.com.
In the last of three podcast episodes on navigating midlife divorce with my guest, Anthony J. Diaz, The Peacemaker, we discuss making your way through the aftermath.
If you sought the divorce or not, you now have to adapt to massive life changes. Once the legal process is over, yet another chapter of divorce begins, the process of moving on. Well-intentioned friends may invite you to celebrate the milestone and encourage you to dive back into the dating pool. This is far easier said than done. Anthony shares that most people have a difficult time letting go of the emotions and mindset that you held leading up to and then during the legal process.
In this episode, my guest and I discuss:
Why you must allow reasonable time to reflect on the losses that come with the end of a marriage. I ask Anthony to discuss how a newly divorced person can feel both anger and nostalgia simultaneously...Read More
Is there such a thing as a peaceful divorce. Yes! New approaches, such as the Collaborative Divorce Model, protect the interests of both parties while respecting the intensity of this emotional event.
Anthony Diaz is trained in such models and has personally experienced the unexpected emotional trauma of a conventional divorce proceeding.
Full show description HERE.
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