The Midlife Mentors

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Mistaking Proximity For Intimacy In Your Relationship... Aug 31, 2024

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As life progresses, it’s easy to fall into a routine with your partner—going through the motions of daily life, handling responsibilities, and sharing the same space. But sharing space doesn’t necessarily mean you’re sharing a connection.

By midlife we can begin mistaking proximity for intimacy, believing that just being physically present is enough to maintain a strong relationship. However, true intimacy requires much more than simply being near each other.

In this episode we dive into proximity versus intimacy, talk about our own experience and as ever give tips you can action to start making positive changes in your relationship.

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Being the Best Man, Dad & Partner: Interview with Larry Hagner Aug 17, 2024

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Being a parent isn’t easy, and being a modern father carries its own set of challenges. Larry Hagner spent half of his childhood without a father figure in his life and the other half with toxic father figures that came and went.

He made one decision as a young boy, and it was that his kids would know who their father was. Larry knew firsthand the devastating effects of growing up without a positive father figure in his life and used this to create the Dad Edge community.

Larry is now a successful podcaster, best selling author and runs programmes for men to step up and be the best that they can be as a partner, a parent and man.

Talking to Larry was truly inspiring and I’m sure this episode will resonate with many of you.

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The Joy Of Missing Out Aug 10, 2024

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In this episode we discuss the concept of time and how we spend it - in particular how we’re in an endless pursuit of trying to be productive, only to feel like we’re failing. The truth is there will always be more to do, and they’ll always be things you can’t achieve.

Accepting that we are limited beings and deciding to focus on what’s truly meaningful, is where we can begin to experience peace. We also chat about the importance of taking time out to daydream, and avoid the pull of constant distractions that only serve to leave us empty.
We hope you enjoy this one as much as we enjoyed recording it.

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Gen X: Myths, Insights and Social Influences - An Interview w/ Professor Bobby Duffy Aug 04, 2024

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In this week’s episode, we have a fascinating conversation with Professor of Public Policy Bobby Duffy, about generational myths and stereotypes, focussing specifically on Generation X, who are midlifers just like us!

Bobby’s career spans 30 years and is not only the Director of the Policy Institute at Kings College London, but author of two books - The Perils of Perception – Why we’re wrong about nearly everything, and Generations: Does when you’re born shape who you are?.

We dive into the social influences that have shaped Generation X and the impact of being hinged between the baby boomers and the millennials. We also discuss how our values and behaviour differ from other generations, but also offers insights into the misconceptions we might hold.

This is an episode not to be missed because it’s been recorded for us midlifers in mind!
To connect with Professor Bobby Duffy, click the link below:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/bobby-duffy
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Generations-Does-When-Youre-Shape/dp/178649972X

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Happy Hormones: Interview with expert Nicki Williams Jul 28, 2024

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In this episode we talk to nutritionist and hormone expert Nicki Williams about the “Feisty Four” hormones that are crucial for women at midlife as they navigate peri-menopause and menopause.

Nicki talks us through her personal journey where her own symptoms and research inspired her to leave the corporate world to study nutrition and hormones so that she could help empower other women.

We talk about HRT, the importance of estrogen, cortisol, thyroid and insulin (and the relationship between them), getting effective hormone tests, and the lifestyle adjustments we can make to support our hormone health.

We hope you find it as interesting as we did.
To connect with Nicki, you can go to her website:
https://happyhormonesforlife.com/
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https://getbook.at/HappyHormones

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Why go alcohol free? Claire discusses her journey so far... Jul 21, 2024

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Many people are opting to go alcohol free for various health reasons and Claire is one of them. She's done long stints alcohol free since 2021 and now, she's excited to publicly commit to a year. Claire knows it’s going to happen because her mindset is in the right place.

In this episode James interviews Claire about the reasons for her choice, the upsides to being alcohol free, how it impacts their relationship - plus she offers advice for anyone else considering going down this route.

We hope you enjoy this and find it useful.
To join James' Free Masterclass on Thursday 25th (7pm) or Friday 26th (1pm) - all UK time, hit the link below:
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Burnout: What is it, why does it happen and how do we recover? Jul 06, 2024

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Burnout - we hear this word more and more but actually - what is it? How do we know if we’re in burnout? What causes it? And how do we either avoid it or recover from it?

In this episode we’ll share why burnout is at an all time high in western society - and increasing year on year. We’ll draw on our own personal and professional experience - diving into why stress is different to burnout, why it happens on a deeper soul level, the symptoms and what we can do if we realise we’re in burnout to help the recovery process.

This is a subject very close to our heart and we hope it helps you feel more understood and less alone.

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Sex, Infidelity and Jealousy: Interview with Dr Kate Balestrieri Jun 22, 2024

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Navigating the complexities of modern day relationships can be overwhelming and often we don’t have the tools and understanding to deal with it effectively.

In this episode we talk to psychologist and licensed sex therapist Dr Kate Balestrieri about retroactive jealousy, infedelity, sex and intimacy and how to best communicate our emotions.

This is an incredibly real and enlightening conversation, with so much advice about how to get the best from your relationship, and we know you’re going to really enjoy listening to this one.
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https://www.modernintimacy.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-naked-with-dr-kate/id1563975869
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Regaining confidence after injury Jun 15, 2024

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Injuries can really set us back and it’s normal to lose our confidence or fear getting back to training. It’s something that’s come up for us and has pretty much affected all our clients to varying degrees over the years.

So in this episode we dive into 9 body and mind tips to regaining confidence after injury so you can feel like you again…and of course prevent it happening again.

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Shifting Negative Thought Patterns Jun 09, 2024

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It can be all too easy to fall into negative thought patterns, and once we’re there it can feel hard to move through them, as we over catastrophise and start imagining the worse case scenario.
If we’re not careful our negative thought patterns can become a self-perpetuating habit, so how do we shift these thoughts to a more positive place and bring ourselves the peace we deserve?

In this episode we share 7 practical tips for shifting negative thought patterns that you can start to apply straight away and we hope you find it useful.

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