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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Experience 50 is going on a brief, yet purposeful, hiatus. The next episode will release on June 25th, 2021.
Enjoy listening to the who, why. when, where, and how behind the season-long spring break for host, Mary Rogers.
I believe the finish line of your Experience 50 experience is that you become the person you’ve chosen to be.
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Transcript:
MARY: In recent episodes, I’ve been dropping some obvious and not-so-obvious hints that I’ve been itching to shake things up in the 57-year-old version of me.. Like so many of you, I’m not completely certain which way I want to shake, but shake things up I must or I am going to lose my mind.
So, I’ll cut to the chase:
I am taking a three-month break, a spring break, from producing the Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife. The podcast returns on June 25th.
It’s really no wonder. After six years of featuring hundreds of midlifers telling their stories of audacious career changes, exciting entrepreneurial endeavors, bold experiences planting the seeds for tremendous personal growth and transformation well, it should come as no surprise that I would be inspired, right along with you, my listeners.
I’ve also mentored, advised, encouraged, and cajoled mentoring clients to shed the weight of their labels, the must-dos and should dos, to get out their own way and live a little. Shake things up. Do the unexpected. Find out what you’re made of, see who they just might be under the armor of their comfortable existence.
At 57, I have personally navigated my way through most of the milestones that you will experience in this stage of life. I have learned and shared my own advice as well as the gems of wisdom that my guests brought forth.
In my early 50s, I made a huge leap- away from the comfort of my executive chair in a respected leadership position in my region’s business community to enter the world of independent podcasting and freelance writing, My husband and I have cared for aging parents who have now passed, watched our children grow into a couple of very cool independent adults and we have found our way into new relationships with each of them.
Also, my husband and I have successfully redefined what our 24-year marriage can look like when co-parenting is no longer the focus of our conversations and our relationship.
Together with this amazing man, we have grieved the loss of loved ones, supported each other through my health scare with cancer, grown into people we never expected to be, and like you, as individuals and as a couple learned how to live through a pandemic.
I absolutely believe that our 50s offer us the greatest challenges in learning who we are when the labels become fewer, less obvious, and significantly less important. I believe the finish line of your Experience 50 experience is that you become the person you’ve chosen to be.
The person that I have chosen to be is: a woman who is nowhere done living my life story. There are I hope, at the very least,a couple of big chapters ahead which will define my life.
This brings me to my decision, that I need 3 months of undistracted headspace to take the first few steps in writing the next chapter, exploring my options for the sake of exploring. I can’t really see the destination, but I do know how to lay the groundwork for being able to jump into what’s next.
.To that end, my husband and I have decided we must be nimble. We use that word a lot lately.
So we are walking the walk not just talking the talk.
This week we closed on the sale of our house. I now have 30 days to downsize our possessions to a fraction of what we currently own. Then establish a new minimalist home in a rented house about a mile from where we live now. As of today, we are mortgage-free, completely debt-free, child-free, and in short order, we will be free of literal generations of things and stuff, only keeping what we absolutely need.We are learning Spanish and over time making increasingly longer trips, traveling outside of the country to see if, perhaps, an expatriate life suits us and where that might be. Mexico? Ecuador? Thailand? Don’t know, need to take a look..
The show will be back June 25th, and that’s not much time. But it gives me just enough time to manage the mundane chores of moving, unloading possessions, improving my Spanish, and spending some time exploring Ecuador first and perhaps Mexico, Costa Rica, well, several by the end of the year.
While the podcast is on hiatus, I will be taking a break from my various social media platforms and even Experience 50 email - effective April 1st through the end of June. The only place I will remain in touch, providing updates, and responding to messages is my Patreon page. I am eliminating the higher levels of membership because I will no longer be offering the accompanying benefits. Members donating $2 each month will have access to limited updates, with more detailed videos and posts remaining exclusive to $5 Friends of Mary.
I can’t wait to see what I have to share with you on June 25th!
I encourage you to take a spring break from whatever you can, big or small, stop doing things you don’t want to do or have to do and focus your attention on your own next chapter.
To follow me on my adventure on Patreon, visit patreon.com/maryrogers
You’ve got this.
Hasta luego (see you later) !
Mary Rogers answers her listeners' most asked question "How can I learn to meditate?"
Includes two recommended resources: Sam Harris Waking Up and Dan Harris Ten Percent Happier.
Includes a guided Loving Kindness Meditation with Mary
This story of a midlife pivot goes south, way south - to Ecuador. Meet Amelia (52) and JP (49), American Expatriates living in Ecuador since 2017 when they faced the fact that they had no choice but to leave the United States.
Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/241
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Joan Lunden, former host of Good Morning America, meets with the Experience 50 Virtual Book Club to chat about her latest book, Why Did I Come Into This Room, A Candid Conversation on Aging.
Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/240
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Midlife divorce. Hear Dr. Katy Jane's story of divorce, including the business and financial losses which led to her becoming one pissed-off yogi. Her anger was preceded by denial and guilt and when she discovered that her husband had destroyed her business and livelihood - leaving her with only $500 to her name - that is when she allowed herself to be pissed-off.
We discuss anger triggers, meditation practices, the divine feminine, Hindu goddess Kali, western adoption of yoga and meditation, self-love, and opening yourself to new love.
Full show notes, guest info links, and images: https://www.experience50.com/239
Named “One of 75 Yogis Who are Shifting the Planet” by Origin Magazine, Dr. Katy Jane is a counseling Vedic astrologer, Sanskrit & world religions scholar, and teacher of yoga teachers. Dr. Katy received her doctorate in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2001, taught at the University of Colorado and Naropa University in Boulder, CO. She also created Sanskrit for Yogis, an innovative and traditional method for learning the sacred language of yoga. She’s the author of Awakening with Sanskrit and teaches immersions in Vedic astrology online. After 30 years of traveling and studying yoga & Sanskrit throughout India, Dr. Katy now lives at Dunagiri Retreat (in India’s northeastern Himalayan foothills) which she shares with her husband, five Tibetan mastiffs, and frequent groups of yoga retreatants and spiritual seekers.
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Amy Newmark's 50th birthday included a newly empty nest and the purchase of Chicken Soup For The Soul. She didn't just buy a book, she bought the company.
Now 63, Amy speaks with Mary Rogers about her own midlife transitions while discussing the latest CSFTS book, Age Is Just A Number, 101 Tales of Humor and Wisdom for Life After 60.
Full Show Notes and Links: https://www.experience50.com/238
Lend your voice to the podcast! Send your questions for Mary's next Cleopatra's Vagina: Answers to Listeners' Questions. Send voicemail: https://www.experience50.com
Book Club with Joan Lunden 2/17 & 19, 2021: https://www.experience50.com/book-club-lunden/
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Jetty Nieuwenhuis, 49, has been through some stuff. Lots of it. Now she says "F*ck it".
This is one woman's midlife pivot story.
She is sharing the lessons learned from her experience with us today - and as a midlife influencer on Instagram as Trujetty I think of her as an early-achiever in the midlife experience beginning with the loss of both parents in her late 30s. If you've listened to many episodes of my show, you have no doubt noticed this pattern of huge shifts in perspective and circumstances after the loss of one or both parents.
She also became quite ill, a mysteriously familiar theme in midlife following a major loss.
Jetty experienced years of fatigue, chronic pain, an eating disorder, and depression. For years, her maladies remained undiagnosed and she found herself defending her illness to those who would say, "It's all in your head".
Now properly diagnosed and receiving treatment (breast implant illness and Lyme disease), Jetty shares her story.
Enjoy!
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Book Club with Joan Lunden 1/17 & 19, 2021: https://www.experience50.com/book-club-lunden/
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Is midlife looking frighteningly dull? Let's take those chains off! Your emotional baggage and old beliefs will hold you back from any glimmer of growth, so listen in.
Joanie Marx joins Mary for a deep dive into how to improve your outlook toward life by doing a bit of inward-focused detective work. Yes, this episode comes with homework.
Buy the Book, Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/236
Book Club with Joan Lunden 1/17 & 19, 2021: https://www.experience50.com/book-club-lunden/
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Middle seat. Middle child. Oh, woe is the middle of anything. So here we are in the middle of our adulthood, sigh.
Think of your life as a story. Beginnings and endings are easy. It is in writing the middle part of any story that things get a bit messy.
Full show notes and quotes: https://www.experience50.com/235
Mary Rogers launches Experience 50 Book Club 2021 with Joan Lunden's book "Why Did I Come Into This Room, A Candid Conversation on Aging". To participate in Book Club Zoom meetings, become a Patron! Register here: https://www.experience50.com/donate
Canadian Brit, Tamara Bee, 50, has traveled to 76 countries, on a shoestring budget and usually alone. Blessed by the Dalai Lama, boarding down a volcano, threatened in Ethiopia, tangling with gorillas, are just a few of her tales.
Since her early 20s, Tamara has worked odd jobs, bartending or waiting tables, to fund her wanderlust. Now she is sharing her stories of solo female travel across the continents on her Many Roads Traveled Podcast, her website, and YouTube Channel.
Grab all the links and details in the full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/234
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Nobody wants to be a beginner. Tom Vanderbilt, 52, spent a year as a beginner surfer, chess player, juggler, singer, jewelry maker, and more. His newest book, Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Learning, is his memoir of becoming a beginner in midlife.
Full show notes with links: https://www.experience50.com/233
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Who joined our ranks in 2020? Mary welcomes the birth class of 1970 into their 5th decade. Also, in a first for Experience 50, Mary names her 50-Year-Old of the year. Congratulations MacKenzie Scott, 50!
Full Show Notes at https://www.experience50.com/232
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The Happy Life formula is all about your response reflex. Michelle Fishburne, 57, joins us from her RV to share her story of how she responded rather unconventionally to the events of 2020.
Michelle's project, Who We Are Now, is her response to finding herself unemployed and without a home, a partner, or kids, or... anything.
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Aching to travel? Travel writer, Karen McCann of enjoylivingabroad.com whets our appetite for international travel. With a vaccine now in sight, maybe we can begin to plan our future adventures? Please?
We discuss travel with purpose as opposed to travel to relax, how to meet locals, the importance of being open to serendipity while traveling and... oh, it just feels so good!!!
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Full show notes at https://www.experience50.com/230
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You've Got This!
Midlife crisis at 50? Mary Rogers takes you through the hallmark signs of female misery at 50, why it is a good thing, and how to speed up the process so you can get to the good part!
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Full show notes at https://www.experience50.com/229
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You've Got This!
Midlife pivots in a pandemic require flexibility in your planning but should not be abandoned. Colleen Chapman's midlife pivot plan changed over 13 months since her mentoring session with Mary Rogers, but she has achieved major accomplishments moving her closer to the full vision.
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Full Show Notes/links: https://www.experience50.com/228
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The empty nest transition is not just a "woman thing". Bruce Buxton, host of The Gray Beard Podcast gives us a man's perspective on empty nest living and relationships with adult kids & your co-nester.
Bruce and Mary swap strategies on building a stronger marriage when kiddie parenting is done, how to shift to a new relationship with your adult kids and their significant others, and how to know when you're in trouble.
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Full Show Notes: https://www.experience50.com/227
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Buckets (!) of wisdom shared by Mimi Feldman, author of He Came In With It, A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness. You'll sit in on E50's Fall 2020 Virtual Book Club when Patrons of the podcast met with the author to discuss schizophrenia, family chaos, mental illness, difficult teenagers, health scares, parents dying, acceptance and surrender, female friendships, unconventional marriage, and more. Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/226
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Cole Baker Bagwell's Experience 50 Moment at the age of 48 fueled her pivot toward leading a kindness revolution. Immediately upon leaving her successful career, Cole knew that she needed to "unfold herself" before she could lead the revolution to bring kindness to the world of business. At 51, Cole is the founder of Cool Audrey. Her midlife story is relatable and inspiring. Mary Rogers and Cole discuss the Cool Audrey approach to bringing kindness and mindfulness into boardrooms and breakrooms.
Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/225
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Does coloring your gray hair promote ageism? Anti-wrinkle creams? What if you use a moisturizer? Is it all about intention? Vanity? Do you make jokes about being old? Hear guest Rachel Lankester of Magnificent Midlife who calls out host Mary Rogers and in turn, Mary declares herself GUILTY! Is that okay?
So much to discuss and think about!!! Full show notes and resource links at https://www.experience50.com/224 Check out Magnificent Midlife: https://www.experience50.com/magnificent
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Tina Zaremba has found her way to less noise, more calm, and a new appreciation for life's small gifts. Her breast cancer story of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery gives voice to every woman's fears and how this traumatic experience changed her perspective on living.
Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/223
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Stay-at-home moms find themselves at a unique pivot point when 50 comes knocking. Amy Schmidt "amped up" at the prospect of less kid business and now boasts such titles as a speaker, author, and independent podcaster. Host, Mary Rogers explores the stay-at-home midlife experience with Amy while they discuss her book, Cannonball; and her podcast, Fearlessly Facing Fifty.
Full show notes at https://www.experience50.com/222
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Mary Rogers interviews Nancy Davis Kho who embarked upon her 50th year filled with gratitude for how well life was treating her. Her new book, The Thank You Project, Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time is a funny and inspiring read of how her 50th year became challenging and the lessons learned (along with some how-to advice) on the "who and how" of those letters.
Full show notes with links: https://www.experience50.com/221
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Stories of being exactly where needed at just the right moment. Was it you? Or was a fellow human being there for you? Either way, we witness a bit of magic when we play a role or witness these moments of human connection.
Can you create those connections? Yes, if you are paying attention.
Full Show Notes and links: https://www.experience50.com/220
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Meet the author of the Experience 50 Book Club selection, "Mimi" Feldman. Her memoir, He Came In With It, tells of her "ten bad years" -from 48 to 58 years old- midlife's Main Street.
A 20+ year marriage, four teenagers, dying parents, running a business, a 50th birthday, and... the bombshell no parent ever wants to hear.
Full show notes, links, and Book Club details https://www.experience50.com/219
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Tips for when your kid leaves for college from Mary Rogers. Originally aired in August 2016, this episode continues to help parents get a grip on letting go.
Full show notes: https/www.experience50.com/218
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Author Queen Michele returns to the podcast to share her story, detailed in her most recent book, Considerations of the Soul presents Traveling Home Together.
From her home near Mexico's Lake Chapala, Queen joins host Mary Rogers to walk us through her experience of "an awakening" to a new school of thought, perspective, and practice of BEing. It started with a guided meditation.
Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/217
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My #1 best strategy for mental health and wellness is found in practicing mindfulness and visualization through meditation and self-hypnosis.
I share my own struggles with getting on board, where I started, how you can find your starting place AND I share a condensed version of my 2015 episode with Chel Hamilton, host of the Meditation Minis Podcast.
Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/216
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We get an update, five years later, from Carol Vernam who was very nearly killed in a freak storm on August 2, 2015. We revisit her "worst/best day ever" in a condensed version of E#003 The Big Storm... and then Carol joins me in the studio to reflect on what happened after the storm.
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Mary Rogers is pivoting... again!
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The Experience 50 Podcast is the go-to midlife podcast for honest conversations on this decade of pivots. Now, Mary is looking at a pivot of her own.
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Entrepreneur Jennie Nash, 56, visits the podcast with her story of empty nest brilliance including her many pivots in business. A successful author of nine published books, Jennie is now the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator. Her path was not a straight line.
Just as we all bob and weave to create a life that we love, the very same signs and symptoms that change is needed can be found in a business. A great conversation on sensing trouble ahead and taking action. A fine midlife pivot!
Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/213
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The first-ever Experience 50 Virtual Book Club featuring Jennifer Louden's newest book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next.
Mary Rogers and the author are joined by podcast supporters to discuss the book's message to midlifers looking for answers to the questions, Why bother? and then, What's Next?
Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/212
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Many, if not most, of my stories, opinions, and advice spill out when I am the guest on other podcasts where the host is asking me questions. As the host, I rarely get asked questions.
This episode offers you a preview and then a serendipitous detour to my just-released interview on the Office Anywhere Podcast, Episode 111 with Mary Rogers, hosted by Peter Fritz. We interview each other, using Tim Ferriss' Tribe of Mentors questions to guide us. Listen to the full episode on any podcast player (Office Anywhere E111) or listen with Peter's full show notes, time stamps, links, etc... https://bit.ly/E50OA
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Why is Mary Rogers fed up with American individualism? PLUS! A taste of Jennifer Louden, author of Why Bother - the Experience 50 Virtual Book Club selection for July 2020.
Order Why Bother - Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/210
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Midlife worrying can keep you up all night or even make you sick. How to get your burdens off your chest? Remove the weight of the elephant on your chest by declaring your independence! Mary Rogers explains it all plus a history lesson in American independence.
Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/209
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Morning pages, journaling, to-do lists... Lana, JaJami, and host Mary Rogers compare notes on their love for journaling, living intentionally, crushing roadblocks and irritants, and enjoying this particular stage of life.
Each embraces a daily habit of writing to maintain their focus and avoid insanity.
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Thank you for listening, You've got this!
ADHD Women! Women over 45 are the fastest-growing demographic of those newly diagnosed with ADHD. However, my guest Diann Wingert suggests that the numbers are probably much higher than reported. Why? Because general practice physicians, therapists, and other health care providers address the symptoms rather than the underlying cause.
Full Show Notes & Links: https://www.experience50.com/207
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Two stories of experiences relevant to my personal response while reflecting on current events of May/June 2020 racism and police brutality.
Full show notes and links to resources at: https://www.experience50.com/206
Experiencing and adapting to the COVID-19 imposed "stay home - shelter in place" lifestyle is ridiculously similar to the Experience 50 experience of going through your midlife transitions. Mary breaks down the 10 Keys to both.
Full Show Notes and links: https//www.experience50.com/205
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Do you have a DNA mystery? Spit in a tube, wait for results. Chances are, the results bring more questions than answers. Guest Mary Eberle is a genetic scientist and former patent attorney who digs through the data in your DNA test to find missing parents, half-siblings, and many surprises. Get ready for DNA Storytime!
Full Shownotes with links: https://www.experience50.com/204
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Women over 50 do come into a world of special wisdom, but the pathway is not easy. Host Mary Rogers, 57, and her guest Cerridwen Fallingstar, 67, share the powers of observation, personal growth, emotional peace, and surviving the all to common experience of depression at midlife.
Full show notes and links: https://www.experience50.com/203
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Cerridwen Fallingstar is a shamanic Witch and Priestess who has taught classes in magic and ritual for over forty years.
Sue Wiliam Silverman is trying to beat death, with her sense of humor and mastery of storytelling. We dive into stories of her obsession with Adam Lambert, a moment of compassionate clarity in a grocery store bathroom, attending funerals as young children, and having your memoir made into a Lifetime TV Movie (yes, really).
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Full Show Notes with Links: https://www.experience50.com/201
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The midlife crisis or identity crisis, whichever name you choose is driven by questioning our current state of being. You may begin to question everything.
Host Mary Rogers guides you through the quest for answers by helping you to design better questions.
Full Show notes at https://www.experience50.com/200
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Recording artist Lisa Bell's new album Back Seat gives voice to the complicated mix of emotions of the empty nest. Lisa and host Mary Rogers share stories of new opportunities, fear, hopefulness, depression, and coming to terms with the reality of sacrifices made for our kids.
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Dry eye is a common problem for women over 45. In this episode, we find out why and how you can find relief from my guest Dr. Jenna Zigler, co-founder of Eye Love. https://www.eyelovethesun.com
Janis Wilkins was "discovered" at 62, featured in an ad campaign for Third Love Lingerie. She shares her experience and attitude on aging and beauty.
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Quarantines and Lockdowns make for some interesting human dynamics. We get military-grade advice on weathering the odd circumstances at home, in our work, and within our community organizations during COVID-19.
Shortly after launching her professional career, Angie Morgan saw a need in the workplace: professionals consistently showed the capacity to be leaders, but no one was actively helping them get there.
Former U.S. Marine Officer, Angie Morgan founded Lead Star to help professionals understand how they can achieve greater success by implementing leadership practices into their work routines.
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Angie is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of SPARK: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success and Leading from the Front. She has written numerous articles on leadership and organizational excellence appearing in a wide variety of publications including Forbes, Fast Company, and SUCCESS. She’s been a dynamic guest on CNBC, FOX News, and CNN.
Fear, uncertainty, even shame. Everything is on the corona-emotional table in this episode as Eric Zimmer of The One You Feed Podcast leads us through the stages and strategies of skillfully coping with difficult emotions.
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While social distancing, you can nourish your friendships through phone calls and long-form emails. Learn the 5 types of friends who will enrich your 50s: The Fan, the Newbie, the Adventurer, the Challenger, and the Historian.
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Lucia Knight shares her research on changing careers after 50 and the options to consider. The author of XCHANGE guides you through the four questions to ask yourself before blowing your current job. Host Mary Rogers and Lucia discuss the smaller creative tweaks such as becoming a freelancer for your current employer which gets you out of the office to the big bold moves into business ownership - and everything in between.
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Every transition requires letting go. Jill Sherer Murray let go of her fear of being single and shared that story on stage at TEDx Wilmington Women. The talk has been viewed online over 2 million times.
Letting go of fear, love, people, jobs, or beliefs is a scary business.
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Can we create a good death? A beautiful death? For ourselves and our loved ones, let's get more comfortable talking about death. Anne-Marie Keppel, author of Death Nesting: Ancient and modern death doula techniques, mindfulness practices and herbal care, joins Mary in an intimate, frank, and at times funny chat about creating the best death experience possible. Get the book: https://amzn.to/2vMFI6J
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What to do when your gut tells you that something isn't right?
Middlessence can be a struggle, but it doesn't need to be, a solo episode with Mary Rogers.
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Bill Palladino is a professional merrymaker, teaching humans the value of and shortest route to being happy through engagement, resiliency and, umm, just being nice to other people.
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Tidy up the last year's memories and get your story straight before you move ahead. A podcast workshop on how to reflect with purpose, with host Mary Rogers.
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We talk about Stephanie's "What do I do now?" moment, remembering what we wanted to do before life got in the way, knife and dance lessons... you know, the usual!
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Taking responsibility for your life, past and future, is the theme of today's conversation with the author of Man at 50: A Journey of Crisis, Revelation and Survival. Not your ordinary male midlife crisis, quite the opposite! Buy the book: https://amzn.to/2Tby6nU Join the E50 Community: https://www.experience50.com/email Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MaryRogers You've Got This!
At 49, Yogi and Healer Jennifer Sokolov, answers to her calling not her career. Feral, untamed by the conventions of life, she shares her story of making a living. Self-awareness is her greatest gift.
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Kelly has been housesitting full time for the past 10 years, globetrotting during a sabbatical that never ended! She cares for homes and pets while the owners travel without worries. Big win-win.
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Gap year, sabbatical, call it what you like. Time spent away from the normal responsibilities and routines of life is a gift that gives the clarity of perspective.
Elizabeth Martin shares her story of "living in the void" and learning to appreciate life's experiences as riches.
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An inspiring midlife profile of Christie Minervini, 51. Learn how volunteering, community building, and public service helped turn a sense of midlife struggle into being interested and interesting. She's now an empty nester living life to its' fullest!
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Behind the scenes with Mary's Inbox of listener letters, show news, and a word or two about life coaches. Buckle Up.
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Before you quit your job, consider the option of changing the environment. Guest Peter Fritz, host of the Office Anywhere Podcast shares his Experience 50 moment, the shift in priorities and the steps you can take to join his beloved, freedom-based work style.
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Time to learn how to apologize when you really screw up. Listener Kendra Holliday and Mary Rogers share their stories and lessons on saying I Apologize.
Could a psychic give you the answers you are looking for? Meet Camille Procassinni, who Mary Rogers went to 23 years ago when her life was turned upside-down
Mary tells the chillingly accurate details of her reading by The Psychic Next Door.
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Want to quit your job but you don't know what you would do next? You know you aren't showing up 100%, but who would you be if you weren't... that thing you do.
Reyna Marder Gentin resigned as a criminal public defender because after 18 years her heart just wasn't in it. Hear her story and lessons as she found her next chapter.
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Come along on my 2016 mammogram trip, my annual celebration of my breast cancer surgery. Recorded in real-time, this episode includes my rest stop primer, exam room visit and the end of day wrap-up with a twist.
This is an edited and reproduced version of Episode 083 from October 2016.
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Get the skinny on caring for an aging or ailing parent. Kelli cared for her own mother, owned a senior care business, has written a book and now offers all of her knowledge and experience on her online platform: https://www.thedevoteddaughter.com
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Getting "unstuck" in midlife can seem impossible. Dreama Tolle Perry knew that owning and managing an Italian restaurant with her husband was not where she wanted to be at 50. She used to have a dream for her future, but a lack of confidence and a need to pay the bills had gotten in the way. At 50, she made a shift in her thinking. She never would have guessed where it would lead her.
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Dave Rose says that he is a new person at 51, the person he was always meant to be. So how do you say goodbye to the old you? How do you even begin to wrap your head around being a new person?
It must feel a bit like starring in a science fiction movie of your life.
To mark the 4th Anniversary of the podcast, Mary answers listeners questions.
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Mary chats with humorist author Kim Dalefrese and the narrator of her audiobook, Amanda Newcomb.
An odd assortment of big ideas on small index cards drive the conversation in this solo episode. Ageism, people pleasers, mentoring, weight loss, trashy divorces, and video tech are all up for grabs. Visit https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers for full video. https://www.experience50.com/169 for show notes
I'm interviewing Maria Olsen, the author of my new favorite book on midlife transitions 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life.
In our interview, and in her book, Maria shares her story of changing everything in her life. Some changes were her own choices, some were not.
A solo episode, Mary Rogers urges parents to Get A Life when grown kids move out of the nest.
There's no better way to find yourself than to physically leave everything behind you. That is what travel does. I can't think of a more accelerated path to midlife transformation than heading on a journey to unfamiliar territory.
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After a visit to Maryland, you will be treated to the real-life story of midlife transformation with Shann VanderLeek.
First, get comfy for some personal time with Mary then join in Shann's story of the unusual circumstances which provided the perfect cushion for her midlife transformation and learn where she landed on the other side.
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Graduates, be seated for a Midlife Commencement speech by Mary Rogers.
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Do you feel like you've lost your mojo at 50? Are you burned out? Probably.
Nisha Jackson, PhD joins Mary in addressing what you can do to get that mojo back through getting your hormones and nutrients in balance, enough sleep, and learning to unplug your brain.
We discuss her newest book: Brilliant Burnout.
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Does your family tree hold some mystery? Today, I speak with Diane Dewey, the author of Fixing the Fates: An Adoptee's Story of Truth and Lies.
How important is your DNA to your backstory? What if there are lies and deception? Whose story is the true story, and does it even matter?
Midlife pivots are all about the need to have an impact, creating a better world and living our lives with purpose. Today we speak to a veteran changemaker who gave up the frequent flyer perks to create her own ideal next act.
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What would you be willing to give up in order to say goodbye to aches and pains, headaches, fatigue, gut issues, imbalanced hormones, and excess weight? Sugar? Did you just start to panic at the thought? My guest, Lynne Wadsworth spells it out for us.
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Hannah Brown joins us from Isreal to chat about her recent article reflecting on the 40th anniversary of Woody Allen's 1979 Oscar-winning film Manhattan.
Manhattan was just one of several films released during our teenage years which glamourized sexual relationships between teenage girls and much older men. What was the impact on our age of women, coming of age in that environment?
Hannah also shares her personal story of midlife transition as she adapts to a partially empty nest after her autistic son begins living in a group home during the week and only spending weekends at home.
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Author Karen C. L. Anderson is helping us out with our ever-evolving relationships with our mothers.
I've always said that even after your mother passes, the relationship continues. For those of us with daughters, we simply change hats.
THIS conversation settles around the topic of difficult mothers - and aren't they all at some point.
Grandmothers, mothers, daughters, and granddaughters, we all continue this woman to woman generational dance. May we all survive relatively unscathed.
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Jennifer Louden has been a powerful figure for 30 years, dating back to her first book, The Woman's Comfort Book.
She is a pioneer in the transformational space writing several books, appearing on Oprah, as well as hundreds of radio and TV shows.
In this episode, she and Mary discuss the midlife experience and how to pass on the regrets and cynicism.
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Today Mary responds to a listener's email about Feeling Funky - or what Mary refers to as having a dark day.
Get an action-packed list of what to do to get out of a temporary funk.
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Maureen Joyce Connolly is drawn to both science and language arts, she always has been. After getting her degree in physiology, she began her career with the pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer. Meanwhile, she was writing poetry and earning her Master's Degree in liberal studies.
As far back as high school, she felt that she needed to make a choice between her loves as she chartered her education and career.
Now 59, Maureen no longer works in the pharmaceutical business. She is thriving in the frenzy of her book launch. When we spoke, she was juggling interviews, details of her book tour, and calls to her publicist and agent. This is a big pivot!
Her novel, Lovely Little Things just launched on April 2nd and there are a million details...MORE
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Why do so many Aha! Moments happen at the grocery store? Mary explains why and what they look like.
It could be shredded cheese, Crest vs. Colgate, or maybe even Jello? How the choices we make in the grocery store define us.
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The Childless and Childfree are getting their time on the podcast. Kate Kaufmann, 67, author of Do You Have Kids? Life When The Answer is No joins Mary as part of her personal quest to spark 2 million conversations on living life as a non-parent.
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Stephanie Dalfonzo, now 59, experienced crushing anxiety in her mid-30s, ending a career in morning radio. Her experience drew her to research and examine the "state of chill" which she now enjoys.
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Author Nicki Steinberger, PhD., shares her story of defeating Type 2 diabetes with Lifestyles practices we can all benefit from.
Mary Rogers is high on midlife pivot analogies this week. Take a ride as we look at the murkiness of deep waters and hang out in the third-floor hallway of a Holiday Inn Express.
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Mark VanderKlipp shares his Experience 50 reality of pivoting to an independent consultant from the security of the President's seat in a consulting firm.
Episode 069, Mark VanderKlipp's Badass Midlife Pivot featured Mark in the first weeks after making the decision to jump out on his own. Now two and a half years later, we ask if he is still buzzing with excitement.
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Online dating, ugh. Today we are in the trenches of online dating for those over 50 and returning to the dating scene. Profile pictures, personal profile, red flags, knowing what you want from a date. All this and a bunch of fun.
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Another awesome example of a happy guy who was purposeful and intentional in being happy through his 50s. Mark Ross coaches executives in finding their next thing.
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Take an early retirement to Mexico? Ever feel like selling everything and moving out of the country? Spend your days doing yoga on the beach, living like royalty in a Central American country? It sounds great, living where your dollar goes so much further. But what about missing family, will I be safe, can I still vote, will I lose my citizenship, lose my friends ... So Many Questions!
My guest, Queen Michele, 55, decided that she was up for the adventure and retired early (at 52!) from a 27-year teaching career. A Michigan native, she had lived in Las Vegas and then Georgia when the single-mom turned empty nester downsized her belongings, did her research and headed for a new life in Mexico.
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Instead of resolutions to give something up Mary suggests that you go on a Mission!
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Allan Misner and Mary Rogers talk about the road from fat to fit in midlife.
Just before his 39th birthday, Allan Misner had a wake-up call. While vacationing at a tropical resort, he tried to play volleyball but got too tired to stay in the game. Once an athlete, he had let himself go as work stress, a toxic relationship and, frankly, poor health choices had gotten him to well over 250 pounds. As he sat on the beach, the water lapping at his feet, he realized he needed to make a change and decided to improve his lifestyle and reclaim his fitness.
Over the next eight years, he rode countless waves of wellness and fatness. It was this rollercoaster ride that made him realize that a decision wasn’t enough. So, one day, while lying on the bed of a hotel room, hung-over and fat again, he made a commitment to his health and well-being.
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Heads up! Susan Stewart, PhD gives us a sneak peek into our future state of mind as we discuss her new book Winter's Graces: The Surprising Gifts of Later Life.
Nature and neuroscience come together in our 70s, 80s, and 90s bearing gifts for creating a state of reflective contentment as we complete our turn on this earth.
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A Professor of Psychology for over thirty years (now emerita), a retired therapist, and four times a grandmother, Susan Avery Stewart, Ph.D., is passionate about sharing the gifts of late life in a culture that mistakenly equates old age with debilitating decline. Her own journey into the apparent abyss of old age began quite by accident, but it has enhanced her view of aging, and her life, immensely. At age 54, a series of encounters with the word crone left her unsettled yet curious, and she went looking for good news about growing older, not at all sure she would find any.
Fifteen years later she completed Winter’s Graces: The Surprising Gifts of Later Life. In its pages, she weaves together folktales, current research in gerontology and other fields, themes from the world’s wisdom traditions, stories of her own and other older women’s experience, and characters from film that reflect qualities that ripen in later life, such as contentment, agelessness, simplicity, and necessary fierceness. Susan is also a singer and a cellist and loves to dance.
Pamela Lamp left her life and her friends behind in Houston, TX when she moved to Nashville, TN. How do we make new friends in our 50s?
Pam had a great idea, she would commit to a daily practice of doing something, anything, just one new thing each and every day with the intent to meet people in her new city.
That personal project, My New Thing For Today was her salvation. She shares her story and how those experiences encouraged her to begin writing her own blog, Who I Met Today.
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Your fifth decade will bring more changes than any previous decade. Get ready and hold on tight. Guest Rob Bialostocki guides us through his experiences and his lessons of graceful navigation.
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Midlife creates some interesting holiday twists. Adult kids and their relationships may put traditions on the back burner.
You can ruin Christmas in a SNAP! by:
This episode includes, in part, my conversation with Diann Wingert from E017.
Our annual check-in with midlife health - wellness coach and trainer Kim Acedo of Transformation Wellness for Women.
A gentle reminder to be kind to yourself during the holiday season as we look back on our year, plan ahead, and face the buffet table.
You think YOU are going through a transition? Midlife changes come in different sizes, scopes, and packaging. Caroline Leyburn, 58, transitioned from a male body to a female body. That is a big pivot!
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Midlifers are just as bad as teens when it comes to internet addiction. True! Facebook, Candy Crush, Pinterest. Meet Kevin Roberts, author of Cyber Junkie: Escape the Gaming and Internet Trap and Get Off That Game: The Essential Family Guide to Healthy Screen Behavior
Mary and Kevin discuss our bad habits and tech fasting.
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Grieving goes with midlife. In this short episode - a Midlife Moment - I share my surprise lesson in passing through the grieving process.
All of a sudden, one day, it is okay.
Dating over 50 is one thing. Finding love and a "soul match for life" is quite another. Dr. Diana Kirschner, dating expert and the author of Find Love in 90 Days, joins Mary to discuss her approach to finding love in midlife.
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Settle in for a very relaxed and informal conversation between Mary and listener Susan Mazonson. It all began with an email from Susan, introducing herself and telling her own midlife story of self-discovery and transformation.
Mary discovered that Susan was posting on Facebook Live, talking about her midlife experiences as she walked through New York's Central Park.
If you aren't having conversations like this with your friends... you need to find some new friends. Here we are.
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How to tap into your intuition.
Lynn Robinson, author of seven books including Put Your Intuition to Work joins Mary to discuss how to tune in to your intuitive powers when navigating the midlife adventure.
Our 50s taunt us with pivots, changes, opportunities. But which move is the right move?
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Midlife crisis? Why is being in your 50s a worthy topic for a podcast? I basically boil it down to three reasons that all have to do with the term "experience". Fancy that!
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Today, a quick check-in with listeners.
I know, I know, I haven't kept up with my once diligent commitment to 2 episodes of new and awesome content each and every week.
I was a bit lazy but also busy doing other things. Awesome things, scary things, foolish things and I'll be telling you all about it. But not today... but I will, promise!
Meet Mary Black- Dog-sledding strong woman. Two Marys couldn't possibly be any more different!
Mary Black has lived in the frozen tundra with 40 to 50 dogs, hauling 50 lb. buckets of water to the outhouse. She is out of the woods (literally) now and competing in Strong Woman competitions, and of course, yes, she is over 50. You can learn more about Mary Black and her podcast at agingyouthful.com
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Lisa Betts-LaCroix host, of the Super Power U Podcast, helps us identify our inner super powers. Each of us has one, at least one, but sometimes we fail to recognize our own gifts.
Lisa shares her story of entering the arena of competitive ballroom dance, her involvement in the independent learning community and why 50 is NOT too late to pivot into new adventures.
What is your super power?
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Lisa Betts-LaCroix is a podcaster, speaker, actor, and dancer. As host of the Super Power U Podcast, she does long-form interviews revealing the mental models and tactical skills needed to be your very own superhero. She's been featured in over one hundred films, television episodes, and movies-of-the-week and is a dance performer and speaker who inspires audiences to embrace vitality and passion and reclaim empowered living in later life. In spite of taking up dance at age 50, she is a World Champion Pro-Am American Rhythm Ballroom dancer.
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Today's episode is based on a piece of unpublished cathartic writing I did on December 8, 2017, after interviewing Karen Smith of Episode 122.
The universe has been at it again. Playing with me, steering me. At 54, I know how this stuff works now. You may call this God doing his work. I don't know what to name it, but I know it when it shows up.
Maybe you have experienced this? Life brings something quite random to your attention, into your peripheral vision at first; then, with each subsequent visit, the experience becomes more poignant until it demands that you show it some respect and try to pay attention and connect the dots.
I've been in that "thing". Okay, I'm listening now; I'm paying attention. What's with this? I don't know about you, but I am just freaking fascinated by how our world and our brains intersect; knitting people and things and experiences and thoughts together like an undeniably destined to be worn sweater.
In case you are wondering at this point: No, this is not drunken blogging.
Here's my story:
Two weeks ago, or so, I was sent a list of questions in advance of an interview I was giving. The guy who wants to interview me asks all of his guests the same 12 questions, no deviation. He believes that within the answers to these 12 questions, a person's "story" is revealed. Interesting concept.
One of the questions: "What is your favorite song?"
Initially, I thought, what a dumb question. How could I, or anyone, ever pick ONE song as my favorite? Music has been at the core of my being since Elton John's Goodbye Yellowbrick Road album in 1973. But it did lead me to consider which of my many favorite songs would I rate as the most personally significant piece of music in my life.
I did not come to any conclusive selection, but the question has been bouncing around in my head ever since.
A couple of days later, a mentor/coach/friend of mine asked What is your number one go-to song that can immediately take you right back to the time in your life when it was fresh music? Again, I thought how could I choose just one song. Any song from Saturday Night Fever took me to my junior high days, anything by Dave Matthews Band to my divorce in 1996, etc... Music has always been my calendar connection to life events. I also wondered why I was being asked such similar questions in a short time span. Two more times in the next few days, I hwas asked similar questions about music as a prompt to reveal something about myself. Very strange.
Okay, as I said at the beginning, I'm Paying Attention Now. There is a reason for this. I don't know what it is yet, but I do know that it will be revealed, at some point. This kind of thing has happened to me enough times over the years that I have learned to just take my seat on the Trust Train, shut up and enjoy the view as I travel towards... something.
Getting Closer To Something
A few hours ago, I was the one doing the interviewing. My guest, 59-year-old Karen Smith of New Jersey and I were recording episode 122 of Experience 50 discussing guardianship of, for lack of a better term, "special needs relatives". After the interview was done and we were just chatting, out of the blue, she mentions that she now lives in the home of a former member of The E-Street Band. Yes, Bruce Springsteen's band. Really? She goes on to mention that her son is friends with Clarence Clemons' (The Big Man, Bruce's saxophone player) son, Nick Clemons. Sweet Jesus. The Trust Train is picking up speed.
Bruce Springsteen's song Jungleland is the most powerfully significant song of my life. No question. Bam! When Karen Smith mentioned Bruce Springsteen, I was instantly awash in goosebumps and her words faded away like Charlie Brown's teacher's squawky voice in Peanuts cartoons. It is October 1980, I am at Cobo Arena in Detroit and Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are on stage performing Jungleland, where I am sobbing along with the entire crowd and don't know why.
Stay with me.
After the call with Karen, with my most awesome headphones still on, I visit my iTunes playlist and hit the play button on Jungleland. I turn up the volume, close my eyes and immerse myself in the sound of the violin, the piano, the drums, the guitar and then the voice, and the saxophone solo of all time. The epic lyrics of an opera mixed with a common man - street gang storyline reminiscent of West Side Story. Nine minutes and thirty-three minutes later (yes, it is a very long song), hot tears are streaming down my face, my eyes remain shut and I am being to understand. The engineer of the Trust Train has just collected my ticket. This is beginning to make sense to me, almost.
I move my cursor on the player back to the 08:30 mark and listen to the last minute again. And again and again and again, I keep listening to that loop of the final minute. Then I hit YouTube for another couple of rounds of the live performance. More tears.
For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, Jungleland ends with Bruce Springsteen letting out a series of six guttural, wailing, howling and beautifully shifting notes that literally give voice to the most completely despairing and brutally honest pain of the human experience. It is beautiful. Beautiful pain. The tears that came to me in 1980, hearing the song performed live and sharing the experience with 12,000 fellow human beings, were tears of collective joy and pain of the human condition, experience and connection.
So why did I need to hear this? Why was I being led by the hand of coincidence to listen to this song, today?
Here goes: My family has been touched by great loss lately, by people we love very much. Our closest friends have lost loved ones and we know that we too will be losing one of our own due to age and illness in the coming weeks or months. Here come those hot tears again.
The pain in those notes at the end of Jungleland are beautiful, the pain we feel in our hearts is beautiful. Beautiful, because we are human and we love and we get hurt, we sometimes feel exuberant and then insignificant. Babies are born and people die. We fall in love. We laugh. The towers fall. A rainbow takes our breath away. It is life.
I heard a version of Bruce's notes just weeks ago, in the gut-wrenching wail of sorrow from a man just learning his brother had killed himself. The cry of pain was primal, he loved his brother and now his brother was gone, forever, in spite of having done everything he could to prevent this final act of despair. So raw, so real, so very human. I've heard that scream of complete sorrow too many times in my life. I've made those sounds myself, in private moments of coming to terms with loss.
That, my friend, is what I needed to come to. I needed to hear and feel the beauty of pain. I needed to listen to the last minute of a song from 1980 in order to make sense of 2017. It took five unrelated human beings to cross my path over a period of a few weeks to get me where I would come to terms with the human connection between the heights of joy matching the depths of our sorrows
The alternative would be a flat line existence. No thank you.
My friend, when coincidences occur, pay attention. It may not be a song but whatever it is, trust that there is a reason and do pay attention. M.R.
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!
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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.
The midlife dicision of divorce is a growing concern for many. Our guest helps us to navigate that decision in this first of three episodes.
Anthony J. Diaz, Esq., RScP is a family law attorney and mediator specializing in resolving disputes easily, effortlessly and amicably. In his practice, he is known as the Peacemaker. He is also a Licensed Practitioner with the Centers for Spiritual Living. As a coach, attorney and mediator, Anthony utilizes his spiritual practices to guide others from pain to peace. He also helps others to resolve conflict with compassion and create powerful relationships with passion and purpose. Anthony is also an international speaker whose passion, mission and purpose are to help those in pain to move on from their divorce with dignity to co-create the life they were meant to live.
Anthony has authored articles for the Science of Mind Magazine and is the co-author of “Faces Behind the Pages” and “Creating Relationships and Family with Courage and Compassion”. He has also authored “Divorce With Dignity – 3 Powerful Steps to Heal and Move Past Your Divorce N.O.W.”; “!n-joy Your Relationships! – 7 Pillars to Deepening Your Connections With Passion and Purpose” and “Moving Consciously Through Conflict – 5 Meaningful Steps to Mediating Conflict With Compassion”.
Additional information may be obtained on his website.
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Lisa Cini is an established expert in the specific field of senior living design, having worked on broad projects enhancing how groups of people of all ages live best when living together. Her work with the U.S. military is just one example of enhancing “group living”. Now, Lisa’s work truly shines when you take those best-practice principles and apply them to senior living facilities or personal residences.
Things get even more interesting when Lisa decides to bring her research and experiments into her own home, renovating a house to meet the needs of a 4 generation family including her two teenagers, herself and husband, her parents and her grandmother who suffers from Alzheimer’s.
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Grandparenting! Learn how to have a strong connection to your adult children and their kids when miles keep you apart.
Caryn Payzant, The Midlife Guru, shares tips for today''s global families.
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Karen McCann is back! This time to share her insights as an expat living in Seville, Spain where she has a residency card but maintains her American citizenship.
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Today's quick episode shares the Cherokee legend of The Two Wolves.
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.
“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
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Guest Karen McCann of the blog Enjoy Living Abroad how traveling opens your mind to new possibilities. Her stories of unstructured international travel will inspire midlifers to grab a bag and go!
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Midlife is a time for right now or never decision-making, and our health (in this case, obesity) becomes a priority for reasons of quality AND quantity.
Reeger Cortell is a Family Nurse Practitioner and the creator/host of the Weight Loss Surgery Podcast. She joins us today to remove the mystery and debunk the myths of bariatric surgery.
For complete information on this episode, visit Experience50.com
Teri Speight shares her story of crying in bed for a month before her good friend told her it was time to get moving and move on.
Teri shares her story and her voice. A remarkably strong woman, who did not choose the changes and challenges in her life, found that returning to her love of gardening and writing gave her a sense of purpose and self-worth. Her blog, Cottage in the Court, is a wonderful collection of her writings and photos.
You DO have control of your happiness. Really? Yes, really. Even with the losses and adjustments that come in midlife, you must remember that you are in charge of YOU.
Christina Nicole has been a psychotherapist for 25 years and brings us the goods on happiness.
For complete show notes and links, visit this podcast post at experience50.com.
Forget New Year's Resolutions! Instead, declare your independence from whatever you want to get rid of, need to distance yourself from or just want to leave behind!
Mary explains her hiatus. Hey, life gets messy for all of us, right?
The Sixties: Drugs, Sex and Rock n' Roll were the background of author Rifka Kreiter's coming of age.
After a defining spiritual experience on an acid trip, Rifka set off on a quest to recapture her personal discovery.
After surviving a fraught childhood in New York and L.A., Rifka Kreiter revels in studying acting at the High School of Performing Arts and dancing the Twist at the Peppermint Lounge. Her road leads through broken love affairs and virtually all the great movements of the sixties, including civil rights marches in Mississippi, antiwar demonstrations in San Diego, and est seminars in Manhattan. On a deeper level, this is a profound quest to heal her psychic wounds and find spiritual meaning that she intuits lies beneath all the tumult of those times.
Here is an exploration of life’s deepest questions, as Rifka strives to bust free, be it with drugs, therapy or meditation. A triumphant story about a search for liberation on every level, Home Free: A Child of the Sixtiesends with a jaw-dropping discovery—one as unexpected as it is transformational.
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We, the men and women raised in the 1960s and 70s, are the first generation to grow up expected to adopt the "She can have it all" mantra. How'd that work out?
You know I'm over 50 the minute I use the phrase "Open the mailbag." Yeah, I know, it's all email. Take a listen to what your fellow listeners want me to know. Good stuff.
The 3 Massive Mistakes Women in Their 50s Make That Keep Them Overweight, Overworked, and Overwhelmed
Kim Acedo partners with the overweight, overworked, and overwhelmed women in their 50s and offers the guidance, support, and accountability they need in order to look, feel, and perform at their personal best. Kim has a Master’s degree in Kinesiology, is a Certified Health & Wellness Coach, and is the owner of Transformation Wellness for Women where she works with all of her clients virtually in the comfort of their own home or office. Learn more at www.TransformationWellnessForWomen.com
A lot can happen between 49 and 59. My guest experienced changes in every aspect of her life and documented them in writing her blog, A Boomer Woman's Life After 50.
Now looking ahead to her 60s, blogger Judy Freedman shares how she reinvented herself: Mind, Body and Spirit through these years.
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Worry not, this IS a fun episode with lots of laughs. Yes, we are talking about death and cremations and vessels, but we still have a good time. My guest: Marcy Lindberg, co-owner of Stardust Memorials, an online cremation urn and accessory shop.
For all links and resources mentioned in the episode, visit my website at experience50.com/podcasts.
Enjoy my casual chat with friend Robyn Marcotte, 50, a self-employed leadership consultant, wife and mother of 2 adult children in college. We share our stories of raising responsible and independent children, downsizing, and taking a quiet bath. Robyn and her husband have been deliberate parents.
Robyn pivoted from a consuming corporate career in her early forties to a more flexible schedule as an independent business consultant in order to spend more time with her kids before they slipped through her hands.
She is now enjoying her children as young adults and shares her experiences and advice on being a "mean mom".
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People ask me how I got into podcasting and broadcast radio. Total fluke. Today, I'm sharing the ghastly story of getting my own daily morning talk radio show on 106.7 WSRT. It's not pretty.
There is much more to this story, more lessons than I share here and certainly more people who came to my aid and helped me to believe in myself.
Bottomline: Sometimes, awesome and incredible opportunities will just land in your lap. Ignore the fear and make the most of it. The alternative is to play it safe, say no and always wonder "What if?"
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How do you explain the coincidences that surround the death of a loved one? Spiritual or divine intervention? The universe working its magic? Or is it just coincidence?
I share my own story of losing my mom and three very inexplicable events that left me a believer... in something.
After a lifetime of being a busy entrepreneur, Joe Weaver at age 57 finally decided it was time to get serious about getting fit.
Over the next two years he scoured the internet, and read everything he could about losing fat and building lean muscle after 50. He tried several programs and got stronger but also got fatter!
Then at 59 he discovered a couple of ancient Ayurvedic techniques that changed his whole relationship with fitness and diet. Instead of a boring chore, exercise became energizing and rejuvenating for the first time.
Over the next six months he was able to shed his excess weight and get in the best shape of his life in time for his 60th birthday. In fact he felt so good he entered an online physique contest for men over 40 and was amazed when he took second place!
Since then he’s written an ebook that’s been sold to thousands of people in 52 countries around the world.
Today Joe is still lean and strong at 65.
His message is: with the right knowledge fitness and weight loss can be easy and enjoyable. And only when it becomes enjoyable will it be sustainable.
It doesn’t require extreme workouts or diets to make this work. And you don’t have to buy any pills, powders or shakes.
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Midlife is a time for self-correcting your course. Diann Wingert, Master Transitions Coach, and podcast host Mary Rogers help you to uncover how you might be "buffering" to keep you from addressing the changes you really DO want to make at midlife.
More information available HERE
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Part Two of my conversation with Marnie Grundman, author of MISSING A True Story Of A Childhood Lost.
We return to Marnie's story as she returns to her mother and stepfather at the age of 17 having given birth a week prior.
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Meet author Marnie Grundman, 50, who lived on the streets as a runaway from age 13 to 17. Her book, MISSING: A True Story of a Childhood Lost is her story of survival after escaping a home diseased with emotional dysfunction, abuse, mental illness and addiction. It is a story of suffering, of rising up against all odds and discovering an appreciation of life.
Artist and entrepreneur Marnie Grundman began writing as a way to release herself from the wounds of her past. She shares her life and experiences in hopes of inspiring and empowering others who have felt lost, broken and less than.
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Is writing a book on your bucket list?
Are you looking for a bit of income from sharing your personal or professional knowledge. At this age you have an enviable asset: your experience. You can turn that experience and wisdom into personal satisfaction, cash or both by publishing your work.
My guest also advocates for your consideration of commercial writing if you are looking to make a midlife career change.
Meet my guest, Peter Bowerman, The Well-fed Writer
Peter Bowerman, veteran commercial writer, is the self-published author of the three award-winning Well-Fed Writer titles (www.wellfedwriter.com), how-to “standards” on lucrative “commercial” freelancing. He chronicled his self-publishing success (100,000 copies of his books/ebooks in print and a full-time living since 2001) in the 2007 release and its 2014 update (both multiple-award-winners), The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living. www.wellfedsp.com. In 2010, he launched The Title Tailor, his book-titling specialty (www.titletailor.com).
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Are family tensions running high in your not-so-empty nest? You are not alone. Mary speaks with the authors of Whose Couch Is It Anyway? Moving Your Millennial, Dr. Phyllis Goldberg and Dr. Rosemary Lichtman on how to make the best of what can be a stressful situation.
The number of "boomerang kids" has increased by 50% in the past 30 years. In fact, one-third of those between the ages of 18 and 34 live with their parents, an all-time high. Many Millennials are unemployed or underemployed, and as a group, they carry $1 trillion in student loans.
What created the shift? Baby Boomer/GenX parenting or did our society create these millennial kids?
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This episode is dedicated to show patron, Doug Downer. His donation earned him a personalized Limerick, written and recited by Mary:
Doug Downer is so very handsome
He gets frisky from physical action
When he bikes on the trails
His wife Laurie wails!
‘Cause she knows that she’s gonna get some
Mary announces big changes for the show AND how to get her new eBook, Making Midlife Easier: Five Powerful Phrases To Lean On.
The Five Phrases will help you in your midlife transformation.
Experience 50 is now a listener supported podcast! Premium patron only content is just one reward for pledging monthly support.
Has your career stalled? Is is a plateau that needs smashing? David Shriner-Cahn joins Mary to discuss what you can do when your career seems off-track.
David is the host of his own podcast, Smashing The Plateau, and a wealth of knowledge on career shifts, making connections and amping up your career.
There is more to being a citizen than voting in elections. Huh? Oh yes! Mary "The Government Geek" drags out her non-partisan soapbox.
For women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, the ubiquitous pink ribbons are another reminder that it could come back. We know. We self-exam ourselves with fear, some everyday. The ribbons are fine to remind the lucky ones to get their mammogram, the rest of us never forget the day we got the bad news. Every pink ribbon brings that moment right back.
Experience 50 host Mary Rogers takes us along for the day of her annual breast cancer check-up at a cancer center 250 miles from her home. A lot of miles to spend thinking, bargaining with God.
Midlife, white, American men are killing themselves at an increasing rate. Men, as a group, represent 8 of every 10 "successful" suicides.
This episode includes:
Heavy stuff. Real Life.
Visit the Experience 50 website for the full blog post and more information.
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
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We each have an outlet for our creativity. Lauren Rader, author of Studio Stories: Illuminating Our Lives Through Art is providing women with a studio art workshop called Releasing The Creative Powers Within. her book is the result of teaching the workshop over the past eleven years.that is teaching the very essence of creativity, not art technique.
Your outlet may be dancing, cooking, singing, or making music. You may find that sharing the experience with a small group is best for you, or you may prefer to go solo on your creative journey. Lauren encourages you to give it a try, your way, and experience the benefits of letting go.
Her book is available on amazon.com
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Claire Westwood, 50, joins us from her home in Bournemouth, England to share her story of many pivots. She has had highs and lows on her quest to live her best life. Suffering at times from depression and addiction, she is now sober and working as the Seaside CEO.
Claire has a wonderfully compassionate and relatable way about her. She encourages midlifers to find their true identity, ignore the negative chatter and find joy in every day. She is proof that reinvention IS possible, at ANY age.
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The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly DepartingClaire has 3 very different CV’s in her life – nursing, performing and coaching. She understands how it can feel to have lots of interests and a desire to make a difference, but no real idea how to do it or answer the questions ‘Am I too old?’, ‘What will people think?’ and ‘Where do I start?’
In the last 16 months she has created her tribes online and runs her coaching and inspirational programmes – Dive In To Live, Maverick Marketing Magic and her high-energy, high-end coaching group The High Divers Club.
Reinvention is possible at any age – Claire is 50 and was surfing on her birthday and on the zipwire the day after. It’s all ahead of you…..
Claire lives by the sea in Bournemouth and loves being by the beach as the Seaside CEO!
You are in the homestretch of saving for retirement. Debbie Craig, CFP, author of Piece By Piece, A Commonsense Approach To A Secure Retirement joins host Mary Rogers to advise midlifers what we should be focusing on 7-10 years prior to retirement.
Just as we are reinventing ourselves in our careers, spirit and fitness, why not in the bedroom? The kids are gone and empty nesters are reclaiming their sex lives. Woo Hoo!
As we move into our 50’s our sex lives change, just like every other aspect of our lives. It is a time to reflect and reinvent ourselves into who we wish to be NOW. This episode focuses on intimacy within a committed relationship.
Becoming an empty nester changes many of the dynamics of sex between partners as well as the natural aging process. This is what we are talking about today.
I have invited Rebekah Beneteau, the founder of Pleasure Evolution to be my guest today. She is a Sex, Kink and Intimacy Coach and Workshop Leader based in Asheville, NC. At age 53, she says that she’s having the juiciest time of her life!
Learn more about Rebekah and her services at experience50.com/pleasure
Find out about her couples retreat in Costa Rica (March 2017)
Jeanne Andrus walked into a therapist's office married and came out with her husband's declaration that it was over. What happens next? Author Jeanne Andrus shares her story with listeners.
Mary shares her story of being the butt of her children's joke. What should have, could have, been a lovely family dinner went south when her kids bonded over making fun of her.
Do you hate your job? Lost the job you loved? It is never too late to reinvent your career when passion and purpose fuel your search for the next step in your professional life. Career reinvention coach, Harry Pritchett, walks us through his 4 Stage Process.
The burning question is What Do I Want To Do Now?
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Is it hankie time or happy hour when your kid leaves for college? Probably a bit of both. You will be fine, they will be fine. Just be ready for the rollercoaster ride that both you and your kid are about to jump on.
They are excited and scared to take that next big step toward independence while you want to read them Goodnight Moon, one last time before they kick your heart to the curb.
You will pick up tips for how to get through this transition is a way that is a win-win for both you and your kids.
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I'd rather not think of this as a rant, but some time taken to look at what the hell went wrong. I'm happy to be responsible for my own happiness, thank you very much. I'm never going to tell somebody else how to be happy, because how would I possibly know?
But I do see, that as a country, we are self-reporting high numbers of unhappiness, and I for one am starting to connect the dots between what we value as a society, and as individuals, compared to what science shows us results in lifelong happiness and there is a huge disconnect.
The good news is that once we turn 50, we seem to start seeing this disconnect in how we spend our time and money and have time to change our ways.
Here are but a few reflections on how the world worked 40 years ago that I can now honestly say... I miss.
I'd love to read your thoughts on this as well. What else from the "good Old Days" should make a comeback?
Please leave me a rating and review on iTunes!
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Eileen Williams, of Feisty Side of Fifty, joins Mary to disuss the surprises of life post-menopause. Men and women will find hope and understanding of this chapter in women's lives.
Eileen shares the Five Happy Surprises of Menopause and The Three Keys to Making The Most Of The CHANGE.
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Making a career shift at midlife? Considering freelancing or going full time as a consultant? Mary Rogers brings in Joe Sanock to discuss one of his tools for fighting paralysis by perfection as you get going.
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"Everyday since I left my job has been awesome. Just awesome", says Mark Vanderklipp, 51.
He joins Experience 50 host Mary Rogers to discuss his midlife pivot on The Experience 50 Podcast giving inspiration and advice to others feeling the urge to pivot themselves. No midlife crisis needed.
Mark VanderKlipp's story of a professional pivot at midlife. Why he isn't freaking out.At the top of his game, midlifer Mark VanderKlipp resigned from his position as president of an employee-owned wayfinding design firm without knowing exactly what would follow. What he did know was that he was ready to move on.
Mark had become passionate about a new discipline and he resigned. Yikes! He was drawn to the chance to combine his passion with his purpose and there was no looking back.
Would he begin a job search? Start a new business and hire employees? Go solo and consult? As Mark tells Mary and her listeners, "Anything is possible."
Having recently survived prostate cancer and completing a successful run in the Boston Marathon, Mark was becoming more comfortable with challenging himself in uncharted territory. He and his wife Suzanne are about to become empty nesters, and with an increased value for quality of life and personal/professional development, the decision to take that leap of faith was easier than you might expect. Early retirement? Hardly! He is taking a leap of faith that he can do the work he loves, stay true to his passion and create a lifestyle that honors his values and love of life.
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You will never know the importance sympathy cards until you are on the receiving end. Here is what you need to know, even if you are a slacker.
Men don't get an easy ride through their 50s. Steve Och's book, MIDMEN: The Modern Man's Guide To Surviving Midlife Crisis should be placed on the nightstand of every guy's bed, or couch, depending on how that midlife experience is going for him.
This episode contains new content, but is primarily a condensed version of nearly two hours of conversation between Mary Rogers and Steve Och's which originally aired as a 2 part series in November of 2015.
Och's discussion of finding out what is important and making every decision with an eye on protecting your radius is priceless advice. Visit our website for more information and links.
Enjoy this look back at Captain Kangaroo, Dark Shadows, Search For Tomorrow, As The World Turns, and network news going back to 1969. Danny's stories include many names you'll recognise: Morgan Fairchild, Bill O'Reilly, Martha Stewart, Peter Jennings, Connie Chung (who wrote the Forward in his book), Mike Wallace, and the whole crew from Captain Kangaroo (Bob Sheehan, Hugh Brannum...), the list goes on and on.
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Let's play Truth or Dare everyday. Come on, life is short! Face your truth and dare yourself to try something new. Midlife Transitions Coach and LCSW Diann Wingert has done both in the course of her 50s.
She marked her 60th birthday with a skydiving adventure, which tops off a long list of DARES. She also dared to come face to face with some truths.
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Are you gearing up for a "big conversation". Have you already imagined how it is going to go? You've written the script for all parties? This is the problem with big conversations that begin with "We Need To Talk".
If you love your family, please document your end of life wishes for your own passing. The shock and grief when a loved one dies is overwhelming. To have to try to recall or imagine what your family member's final wishes would have been is nearly impossible. Your judgement is poor, you find it difficult to make decisions and this is exactly the shape you do NOT want to leave your family in when you pass.
Chris Hill is on a mission to save family members from the situation he found himself in when his mother died. Nobody knew what she wanted. What type of service? What songs? Burial or cremation? What did she want to be dressing in, jewelry?
If you pay in advance or not, having pre-planned your funeral is indeed the greatest gift you can leave your family. There are downloadable guides, or just talk with your family or a funeral director.
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Increasing numbers of men and women are becoming first time parents in their 40s, 50s and 60s. How is that working out? Medical technology and adoption have made age irrelevant. Meet Cyma Shapiro, 58, the writer/creator of NURTURE: Stories of New Midlife Mothers, the first art gallery show dedicated to women choosing motherhood over 40, and the blog www.MotheringintheMiddle.com for all-things midlife mothers and fathers. She is also the editor/creator of the anthology, The Zen of Midlife Mothering, also featuring the essays of midlife mothers and fathers.
A Huffington Post contributor whose work has been featured on NPR and on Psychology Today (online), Cyma is passionate about supporting men and women who choose later parenthood and giving them a face, voice, and forum. In her most recent venture, as contemporary lifestyle talk show host (forwomenoverforty.com), she investigates anything and everything of interest to those in midlife! She is the mother of 11 and 13 year old children and 30 and 31-year-old stepchildren.
A Continuation of Episode 61... A pre-Mother's Day chat about the conflict between mothers and their adult daughters. One adult daughter, one mother, how tough could it be to get along? Haha! Karen Anderson, author of The Peaceful Daughter's Guide to Separating From a Difficult Mother dishes with Mary about the age old tension, manipulation, shame and guilt that bounces between women.
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A pre-Mother's Day chat about the conflict between mothers and their adult daughters. One adult daughter, one mother, how tough could it be to get along? Haha! Karen Anderson, author of The Peaceful Daughter's Guide to Separating From a Difficult Mother dishes with Mary about the age old tension, manipulation, shame and guilt that bounces between women.
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The first of FIVE episodesleadingup to Mother's Day! This episode tell the history ofMother's Day inthe USA. Established by US President Woodrow Wilsonat the urging ofAnn Jeeves, Mother's Day had it's roots in apre-civil war erawomen's pacifist organization which hosted events to support safetymeasures within the workplace and to reduce contamination ofmilk.
During the war, these womentended to the soldiers of both armies and protested on behalf ofpeace, offering the opinion that if women were in charge, therewould be no war.
Ann Jarvis' daughter, Anna Jarvis took up the cause for an official Mother's Day in memory of her special mother, minus the political activism. Learn more athttp://www.experience50.com/podcasts
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In this solo episode, Mary Rogers discusses three self inflicted sabotage and how to kick the habit.
Three Sure Fire Ways To Sabotage Your Midlife
#1 Ignore the Whispers
#2 Go for the Old
#3 Get Bitter and Blame
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Justin Micheal, President of Eulogy.com joins Mary to share tips on writing and delivering an outstanding eulogy. His staff of compassionate and professional speech writers offer an extra pair of skilled hands in writing your stories and creating a complete eulogy. Who knew there was such a service?!
This episode includes tips on the writing process, delivery and how to approach the entire task. Justin also shares how his writers can assist.
If you choose to write the eulogy yourself, consider the following tips. Eulogy.com offers a wealth of information on their website which is invaluable!
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This episode has a single message. You only get ONE chance to speak at a loved one's funeral service. Deb Callison, 56, shares her story of regretting that she did not deliver the eulogy at her mother's funeral. She had naturally assumed that she would, and was actually looking forward to honoring her mother in this way. But an awkward moment (or 3) created by the pastor, and her mother's voice to not hurt the pastor's feelings, changed how things unfolded.
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This midlife pivot episode has two elements. One of transitioning from an employee to an entrepreneur and also a lesson on how to connect with seniors, especially those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's Disease.
Mary Sue Wilkinson started her own business in her mid 50s.is the founder of Singing Heart to HeartTM and the Young at Heart Music Program. She is a career educator and a professional musician. And she loves to sing! Her flagship program, Young at Heart Music, is devoted to bringing the joy of music and singing to seniors with decades of life experiences and memories tied to music. Mary Sue recently published "Songs You Know By Heart: A Simple Guide for Using Music in Dementia Care." Leading dementia care specialist Teepa Snow contributed to and endorses the book, which includes Mary Sue's recording of 18 familiar sing along songs.
Mary Sue is available as a trainer and as a keynote speaker sharing her expertise about the power of music to connect, to awaken memories and bring joy. In addition to her book, her CD “Songs You Know By Heart” and her E-Book “Finding Memories through Music: A Family Interview” as well as other resources are available on her website: www.SingingHeartToHeart.com.
Mary Sue currently lives in Traverse City, Michigan. She is 62 years old and has one son and a daughter-in-love. In addition to singing with seniors, Mary Sue still occasionally finds time to sing with young children and her Americana duo Drive South.
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Realtor Lisa Rossi advises listeners on what home improvements will return on the investment and what to leave as is.
At 50+, your home is likely to be one of your largest investments and it is essential to maximize your profit while selling at the highest price possible less the cost of pre-sale updates.
Lisa Rossi is a dual licensed full time Realtor, specializing in residential sales and International 2nd home sales. She is a Member of the Global Real Estate Council of Orlando, Realtors association of Citrus County and Traverse Area Association of Realtors.
Her areas of expertise are Leelanau, Grand Traverse & Benzie counties in Michigan. In Central Florida the areas, of Orlando, Marion & Citrus Counties. Rossi is a Certified International Property Specialist who understands the issues that are an integral part of working with global buyers and sellers. She resides in Leelanau County, Michigan and owns homes in both Florida and England, UK. Member of the Global Real Estate Council of Orlando, Realtors association of Citrus County and Traverse Area Association of Realtors.
Part 2 of Mary's conversation with Peggy McKee, CEO of Career Confidential on getting past the biases of agism when searching for a job.
Is your age making your job search difficult? If you are over 50, it may feel impossible. Meet Peggy McKee, CEO at Career Confidential. Mary Rogers and Peggy discuss the top 3 age-based negative stereotypes that you must overcome as an older job candidate.
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Is your age making your job search difficult? If you are over 50, it may feel impossible. Meet Peggy McKee, CEO at Career Confidential. Mary Rogers and Peggy discuss the top 3 age-based negative stereotypes that you must overcome as an older job candidate.
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Our guest transformed at 50. Now 73, Micki Berg, PhD, author of I Don't Want To Be Anybody But Me, looks back at her "rock bottom" and how she navigated her way to helping others with the midlife transition.
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We all have small secrets. Shenandoah Chefalo had a big secret, that she only shared with her husband after the wedding. Her new book, Garbage Bag Suitcase, tells the world her childhood story of being neglected and abused by a drug addicted mother and choosing to be placed into the foster care system at 13. Now, a highly respected and successful professional woman living in a small midwestern town, nobody would ever guess her painful story.
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Are you optimistic about your future? Brain science shows us that we get pretty much what we expect to get. So let's think and write and talk about the great things to come, before they even happen.
The is the second part of our conversation with Jen. Listen to E048 What is Your PAST Story? for the full interview. Jenifer Strauss, of Story Be Told, shares the scientific basis of why the telling of our stories shape who we are.
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Learn how the telling of your story impacts your brain. Remember all of those painful “learning experiences”? Well, how you file that story away, your perspective on the tale, really does wire your brain to believe your story. Jenifer Strauss, of Story Be Told, shares the scientific basis of why the telling of our stories shape who we are.
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Meet the Gypsy Nesters, David (56) and Veronica (52) James who sold everything and hit the road in a motorhome. With their possessions reduced to sixteen boxes that sit in a storage unit, the two empty nesters travel the USA and the world enjoying a newfound free spirit.
David and Veronica share their stories with Mary Rogers, during a three month hiatus from travel while working on their second book. For more information on the James' and Experience 50, visit experience50.com .
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On a daily basis, Dr. Steph Maj sees the impact of stress and chaotic thoughts on the body and spirit. Even she falls victim to the gerbil wheel in her own head. Don’t we all!
We each need to find our best way to collect our thoughts, slow the gerbil wheel and put our random thoughts, feelings and the lyrics to KC and The Sunshine Band’s That’s The Way I Like It to rest, in a productive and meaningful way.
Mary Rogers reached out to Dr. Steph to share her Putting Pen to Paper routine with you. For some, writing comes easy, and then there are the rest of us, right? The beauty of this idea is that you can just throw away (or burn) the paper when you are done. The whole idea is the act of writing: choosing the words, of forming the letters on the paper, doodling in the margins. You will not be reading this again or sharing it. Instead, this is like sweating while exercising. You don’t save your sweat, ew yuck.
Beyond writing for the purpose of a brain dump, you may want to save your writing if it is the storytelling itself that is your goal. As I mention in this episode, I do write letters to dead people and I highly recommend it. In coming episodes you will hear conversations with midlifers about telling their stories. Stay tuned.
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E045 A Midlife World Perspective with Richard Davies
How does this sound? Let’s ignore the divisive screaming and start solving our societal troubles. Imagine! Maybe we could even fix it! Our guest is Richard Davies and his midlife pivot has created his passion project: a podcast aptly named, How Do We Fix it?
After reporting the news at ABC for over 20 years, Richard is now free to comment. His new venture, Davies Content, produces podcasts and his first is his own. Richard and fellow journalist, Jim Meigs, former Editor-in-Chief of Popular Mechanics, call on experts, and seek solutions to vital matters that concern all of us. From getting out personal debt to finding better teachers for our kids and the probing the future of space exploration, How Do We Fix It? presents positive views on challenging matters.
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Mary opens up her inbox to share Listener's Letters. Apparently, she has hit some nerves, but that's okay because we also have word of a marriage back on track and a brother and sister finding harmony in taking care of Mom. Aw, shucks.
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Learn the estate planning basics of completing advance directives, planning for medical care in the event of loss of decision -making ability. Depending on the state you live, you may have all or some of these separate documents discussed by our guest, Susanne Wideman, attorney and elder law specialist. Visit Experience50.com for more complete information.
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Are you still supporting your grown children? You are not alone! A new phase of life referred to as "emerging adulthood" on the rise in adults age18 - 34. 34! This episode covers the current stats, tips for preventing Boomerang Kids, how to deal with a kid who wants to move back in or needs financial assistance to live on their own.
"The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them"
– Frank A. Clark
The numbers:Of adults over age 50, 66% are supporting an adult child.
Of adults between 40-59, 73% are supporting an adult child, providing their primary source of income.
Nearly 25% of adults between 25-34 live with a parent or grandparent.
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You think 50 is too late to leave the steady job? Meet Joann Filomena, 62, who left a successful corporate career on a leap of faith to find happiness and fulfilment. Her story includes finding herself unexpectedly widowed and in a financial tailspin.
Her story of becoming a widow, changing jobs just 3 weeks after her husband's death, and then quitting her job without notice sounds like a nightmare. But Joann knew that her place in the reality of the corporate world, that would never again value her skills of developing and nurturing talent amidst the metric minded, was a prison sentence.
She escaped.
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At midlife strong is better than skinny. Forget the magic pills and programs, you need to get your body in shape just to get you through the next 40 years.
Stephanie Keenan is a former US Navy Nuclear Engineer turned fitness expert who talks with Mary about how to have realistic expectations, how to avoid injury, the increased importance of a weight training program and the role of stress and hormones in our new midlife body.
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E039 Part 2 Is This Marriage Over?
Midlife divorces may just be the result of pulling the trigger on a decision made many years prior. Diann Wingert helps us rethink getting a divorce over 50, especially lengthy relationships.
This conversation began in E038.
Other episodes on the topic of marriage include E006 Happily Ever After, a profile of a very happy couple who are determined to stay that way and E 36 Saving a Midlife Marriage with Dr. Lee H. Baucom.
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Midlife divorces may just be the result of pulling the trigger on a decision made many years prior. Diann Wingert helps us rethink getting a divorce over 50, especially lengthy relationships.
This conversation is continued in E039, Part 2. Other episodes on the topic of marriage include E006 Happily Ever After, a profile of a very happy couple who are determined to stay that way and E 36 Saving a Midlife Marriage with Dr. Lee H. Baucom.
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E37 While in his late 40s, Tony Anderson committed to running a marathon in each of the 50 states. Fans donated per mile to his Marathon 4 Kids charity. At 53, with 16 states to go, his body had other ideas. Tony talks openly about the frustration of having to pull back.
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In this episode we are talking about marriage and the uptick in midlife divorces.
Midlife divorce (also called “silver” or “gray” divorce) is becoming more common, and more acceptable. In 2014, people age 50 and above were twice as likely to go through a divorce than in 1990. At the same time, divorce rates have plateaued or dropped among other age groups.
You will hear Mary Rogers’ conversation with Lee Baucom, PhD creator of Save The Marriage.
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Third in a series of episodes on getting rid of your stuff.
Meet Experience 50 Podcast listener Karyn Hertel, 44, who successfully downsized her family’s home by 30% and their “stuff” by 40%. Karyn and her husband Bob had been hearing more about minimalist living and found it appealing as a way to simplify their busy lives.
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This is the first of three episodes on the topic of decluttering and downsizing in midlife.
Meet Joy Hadley Bender, who in her early 50s was ready to transition her life and career. An artist, Joy turned to decluttering and found in the process that her feelings and emotions became more organized and "lighter" as she cleaned out her art studio. Listen in to hear her story and advice on how to resolve the "cluttered" feeling inside by addressing the clutter of your environment.
Be sure to check out E034 Downsizing Your Home and E035 The Midlife Guide to Decluttering and Downsizing.
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Did you know that NOT having a healthy social life is as much of a health risk as smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, and even more deadly than physical inactivity and obesity? In this episode, Mary shares the research findings of POLS’s Social Relationships and Mortality Risk by authors Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Timothy B. Smith and J. Bradley Layton.
Consider that January is National Sunday Supper Month! Start hosting small groups for Sunday dinner either at your house (potluck!) or trying out restaurants with friends.
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A mini episode of The Experience 50 Podcast
Monday January 4, 2016 National Trivia Day
Quote of the day:
"To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Mary Rogers shares a mashup of menopause comedy including hot flashes, sagging breasts, dry everything, mood swings and, well, you get the idea. A holiday gift to all the ladies listening to Experience 50 and suffering through the same joys of midlife. If you can't laugh, why live?
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Therese Marie joins Mary to tell her midlife story of discovery and recovery. An adult child of an alcoholic, Therese found herself at a support group for those with an addicted loved one, after learning that her husband was binging on cocaine. The big surprise came when she realised that SHE was an alcoholic.
This episode focuses on Adult Children of Alcoholics. There are very specific behaviors an a mindset of men and women who grew up in the household of an addict.
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Friends are the family we choose! Be sure you have the five types of friends that will help you through midlife without a crisis!
Mary takes you through why friends are so important during the changes you experience in midlife, the five types, how to be a better friend and when to get a divorce or separation from some friends.
This episode sponsored by Monthly Clubs
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Each member of a family reacts and responds differently to the growing responsibilities that come with aging parents. Some may be natural caregivers, problem solvers, or delegators. Only children and siblings will find many family dynamics at play when the power shift begins between the generations.
Mary Rogers and Life Transitions Coach Diann Wingert, LCSW, discuss the pivot from child to keeper and caregiver.
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Leslie and Russ Knopp know the business of in home care for seniors. They employ over 200 caregivers serving the needs of seniors and their families. They talk with Mary Rogers about the best way to assess the situation in your parents' home, how to work together with siblings to address the needs and fears of aging parents and what to expect when working with an in home care service agency.
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Mary has some fun with words and phrases that make us sound old. Not that it is a bad thing, some words bring back great memories, like "rap session" or "groovy".
Some phrases just make no sense in today's world. "Roll down your window" and "Hang up the phone" just to name a couple.
So enjoy some wordsmithing nostalgia!
Be a peach, and visit the post for this episode on the website and share some of your own old beloved words and phrases.
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Tom Purcell is a nationally syndicated humor columnist and the author of "Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood," a humorous memoir.
Tom joins Mary Rogers on the Experience 50 Podcast to reminisce about spending childhood summers roaming the neighborhood on stingray, banana seat bikes, only told to be home by dinnertime. Baby Boomers and even some Gen Xers will relate and remember the days!
Purcell’s newspaper column is syndicated in over 300 newspapers and he has written a wonderful book sharing his stories in his personal book.
It includes 16 stories about bike jumps that nearly killed us, vengeance on the sledding slopes, 6th grade puppy love, the old wooden stereo console, the embarrassment of getting the first David Cassidy shag haircut, a beloved family dog that ran away, going through the old photo box, a baby sister left behind at the drive-in theater, a regrettable incident in which an 11 year old kid clogs the family room toilet with an apple core, and other tales from that could only happen in the '70s.
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E023 Rewire Your Midlife Brain with Chel Hamilton
Meditation is now widely recognized as a power tool for success, better physical health and happiness. You can skip the candle and incense, just find 10-15 minutes per day with your earbuds and enjoy the soothing voice that Chel Hamilton brings to her guided meditations available through iTunes.
Chel Hamilton is a certified Hypnotherapist and host of Meditation Minis Podcast.
In this episode, Chel shares how meditation and self hypnosis can rewire your brain as it adjusts to new thoughts, family dynamics and emotions in midlife.
You can download her free eBook REWIRE here.
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Combustible recipe: Mix one part exhausted middle-aged woman with one part distracted Millennial store cashier. Stand back.
What brings out the wrath of a midlife woman? Hormones, lack of sleep, a new voice that comes with the confidence of wisdom and experience; all are possible answers to the question of why.
The next question is why do an equal number of women slide into midlife with a sense of grace, poise and assuredness that draws people to her? She speaks her mind with clarity and kindness, people listen and she get results.
This second woman has crossed the bridge of midlife to a land where she finds joy and happiness in most things. She has made her choices, deciding which optional thoughts to entertain and which battles to engage in.
Has she become invisible to the larger population that adores youthfulness? Does she notice or even care?
Diann Wingert, LCSW & Life Transitions Coach, and host Mary Rogers discuss an Experience 50 podcast listener's question: Why do I get so pissed off all the time?
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This episode contains explicit sexual content. Steve Ochs, 56, author of MIDMEN The Modern Man's Guide to Surviving Midlife Crisis, joins Mary Rogers for a second episode of a REAL conversation about midlife. In this episode we talk about the importance of tending to the most valuable asset and resource for a man's happy life.... his wife or partner.
Happy marriages don't just happen to lucky people. Steve has been married to his wife Julie for 26 years and has done his research on how to keep a woman happy, what it takes and why it is vital to a man's happy life.
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Hear a man’s perspective on how to survive a midlife crisis. Steve Ochs, author of MIDMEN: A Modern Man’s Guide to Surviving Midlife Crisis, joins Mary for a passionate conversation on his quest to help men understand why they feel the way they do and how to identify, nurture and protect their “radius”. Visit experience50.com/MIDMEN to learn more about the book and Steve Ochs.
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This is the story of a very happy midlife couple, who learned after a second opinion that a original misdiagnosis of a hematoma was actually very advanced, rare and deadly bone cancer. Susan, an estate and elder law attorney, shares their 18 month journey from proper diagnosis to his passing, how she managed her emotions during that time, documented her husband’s words of wisdom for their young son, the struggle of caring for a spouse, and the shift that occurs when there is no more hope.
Susan Wideman Schaible, 58, reached out to Experience 50 to tell her story. As an attorney, she knows the importance of having one’s affairs in order. If you have not done so, please gift your family members with the compilation of your estate information, final wishes, passwords, financial information, etc…
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Becky Cain successfully solo-parented and launched her four kids, watching each of them set out on their own adventures. At 50, she raised her hand and said “It’s my turn”. She moved 250 miles away from home, to a town where she didn’t have any real connections other than a job. She made a new home in a very small apartment, experienced being alone for the first time as an adult and learned to turn loneliness into quiet solitude and self-awareness.
The process took one full year. She harnessed her lessons, came home and started a new life including a foreign journey, a new business, and the knowledge that happiness comes from inside.
You can read Becky’s blog HERE.
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E017 Holidays and Adult Kids in Midlife with Diann Wingert
Just like your kids believed in Santa, you may think your adult children will be at your holiday meals forever. Well, time for a reality check. Your grown kids have their own lives, new relationships and you may be facing an empty chair at the Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table.
Diann Wingert, LCSW and Life Transitions Coach, guides us through the minefield of unrealistic expectations and hurt feelings. Ugh!
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When Dr. Craig Brakeman, DVM sold his animal hospital back to the corporate franchise, he thought he was making a move to better his life. At 57, he wanted to be able to focus more on the animals and less on managing a large veterinary practice. But when corporate changes began to change the level of care and customer service, he found that he was miserable. His original plan, which was to remain at the practice as an employee until retirement in 10 years, became unimaginable.
The low point was when he found himself driving to work hoping that he would hit a deer and have an excuse for not going to work. By the time he reached the parking lot, he was on the phone with his wife, Allyson to talk about quitting his job that very day.
And that is what he did, with no plan for what would come next.
In our 50s, we still have time to make career changes. It may be to a different employer, a different line of work or working for yourself. One thing is for sure: Life is too short to be unhappy.
Hear advice from Mary and Craig who have both been in this situation, personally and professionally, when you know you must act to change your life… immediately.
Immerse yourself in a foreign community with an international volunteer program. Mary interviews Debbie Asuncion, Executive Director of Utopia Volunteers, a program of the Utopia Foundation. Debbie shares the details of how to choose a country and a specific project that will meet your specific and personal needs and for a fulfilling volunteer experience.
You will learn about their projects, mission, philosophy as well as the cost to volunteers and what you can expect in terms of your service, accommodations, meals and outcomes. Learn more at Utopia Volunteers or call Debbie at 1-855-785-2513 (toll-free). Please mention The Experience 50 when making contact. More information and photos at experience50.com
Looking for new friends and fun in midlife? Your community theater may hold a whole new life for you. Mary talks with her sister, Clover Roy, who recently joined volunteer ranks at her community theater after being away from the stage for almost 30 years. Also joining the conversation, Betsy Willis has been both a paid staff person and volunteer including on stage roles, directing and producing shows. If at midlife you are looking for a way to express yourself, be part of a team, and want to get more joy in your life… this may be the ticket!
There is stuff you should just know at 50. My wonderful listeners contributed their best tips, tricks and jewels of wisdom to this episode. You will learn the right way to tie your shoes, get better results in the voting booth, how to make awesome eggs, the difference between a trip and a vacation, how to pay off your mortgage faster, matching socks and tupperware lids with bottoms, health, home and kitchen, what to do when you get a serious diagnosis from your doctor, and more!
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This episode of Experience 50 will be extremely helpful to those of you who find at 50 that you want to start giving back to your community, the world, and the institutions that you hold near and dear to your heart. Our guest is my friend Steve Wade and the topic is volunteering and philanthropy.
Steve Wade currently serves as Director of Donor Relations at the Grand Traverse Regional Foundation. His career has included service in leadership positions at the United Way of Northwestern Michigan, Grace Episcopal Church, Charleston Area Medical Center Health System and the West Virginia Health Care Association. He is 50, married with three children and generously contributes his time, talent and treasure to numerous organizations ranging from Little League to the Poverty Initiative
It occurred to me while we spoke, that he would be the perfect guest to talk you through the steps and strategies to having the most positive volunteer experience possible. Full show notes at experience50.com/podcasts
The Honorable Judge Thomas Gilbert would like to put his 15 minutes of fame as “the pot smoking judge” behind him. Once the punchline of late night comedians jokes, at 58, he now is clean, sober and changing people’s lives, one addict at a time.
The former district court judge was spotted smoking a joint at a November 2002 Rolling Stones concert, and was reported to court officials. He defied calls for his resignation, withstood the very public humiliation of a national and local media machine that loved dragging out the story of his hypocrisy in jailing people for doing exactly the same thing he did when the robe came off.
The Tom Gilbert that you will meet in this conversation, is a very different man. The incident brought his addiction to alcohol and marijuana front and center in his picture perfect life. An extended stay at a residential rehabilitation center not only cleaned him up but set his life on a new and far more fulfilling course. At 58, Tom Gilbert is spreading the word that recovery is possible. His story gives hope to anyone with a loved one suffering from addiction.
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Ruth Curran drew on her experience successfully overcoming a traumatic brain injury suffered in an automobile accident at 44 to become an expert on maximizing brain health and function through lifestyle modification and "turning up the noise on life." Curran is passionate about the connection between the brain and daily functioning and believes everyone—regardless of age or stage of life—has the ability to use neuroplasticity to live a richer, deeper, more fully engaged life. She has created a series of photo-based thinking puzzles, games, and apps that help players work on cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, and executive functioning. Curran has a master's degree in cognitive psychology as well as more than 28 years of experience as a strategist, business development executive, and organizational behaviorist. She shares her insights and proven techniques for amplifying everyday experiences in Being Brain Healthy and at www.craniumcrunches.com/blog
Play some free brain games: Cranium Crunches
Ruth’s Book: Being Brain Healthy
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Learn how to adapt your experience at work into becoming a consultant. Our guest, Joe Sanock, successfully converted his skills at running his business to teaching others within his industry how to do the same thing. He was able to quit his full-time job and now is self-employed, making more money than he ever did as an employee.
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Mary Rogers and her guest Michael O'Neal, the Solopreneur Hour Podcast and Sololab, share how the 50+ crowd can cash in on the enviable wisdom and knowledge acquired over their careers and convert it into an online business, saying "goodbye" to the paycheck, "hello" to financial control, time freedom and fun.
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Lost your keys again? Screaming at nice people? Is it menopause? Maybe. Mary Rogers talks with midlife expert Diann Wingert, LCSW about how menopause may be the culprit behind rage, tears, confusion and yes, lost keys.
Thanks to Michael O'Neal of the Solopreneur Hour Podcast for introducing this episode of The Experience 50 Podcast.
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E006 Happily Ever After
An intimate conversation with a couple married for 33 years. Mary Rogers visits the home of Jim & Ann, chatting with them about their intimate experiences with jealousy, aging and dying parents, boomerang kids, arguments, mortality, having separate hobbies and shared interests, and their road to a “forever marriage”.
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Meet Rob Newman at midlife. The commercial producer has worked with Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and Rihanna, just to name a few artists whose music videos he has produced. His first jobs included working as an extra on the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and spending summers in high school working for Howard Hughes cataloguing his newspaper clippings. In this episode, Mary and Rob talk about the ever-changing entertainment industry, Rob’s travels, his bucket list and regrets.
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Recommended books:
2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America, by Albert Brooks
A Curious Mind, by Brian Grazer
Sick in the Head: Conversations about Life and Comedy, by Judd Apatow
Liz and Jeff were happily married, in their mid-50s, enjoying the beginning of their empty nest chapter. Solid careers, excellent health and many plans made for happy days in their beautiful Scottsdale home. In this episode, Liz shares the heartbreaking story of losing her husband Jeff in a cycling accident just four months earlier. Liz wanted to share her experience with Mary and the listeners of Experience 50 because there is much to learn.
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On August 2nd, a freak thunderstorm hit the northwest corner of lower Michigan bringing torrential rain, 4.5 inch hail and straight line winds up to 100 mph and green skies. Incredibly, no lives were lost in the storm that left communities without power and small towns completely cut off by fallen and uprooted trees in the roadways. Our guest today, Carol Vernam, 57, found herself trapped in her car under the weight of a huge tree, alone with her thoughts. In that moment, she didn’t know if a tornado was coming, would anybody find her under the massive tree, or if was she going to survive this storm.
Ask yourself, if you had only a few moments before you might very well die, what would you be thinking?
In this episode Mary Rogers and Diann Wingert discuss what midlifers describe as a recurring if not constant gut feeling that “something’s not right”, also referred to as the “restless” or uncomfortable” feeling that comes at midlife that bring both men and women in midlife to the therapists office. Learn how to grow up and not blow up your life.
Diann Wingert is a licensed clinical social worker and board certified diplomate in clinical social work. In 2010, she launched her private practice in California, specializing in working with women during their transition to midlife.
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