45 Left or Right Podcast

45 Left or Right Podcast

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45 Left or Right Podcast episodes

  • Who Needs Sleep? Insomnia As We Age
    In this episode, Darisse tells the tales of sleep medication confusion, like getting lost in her own tiny bathroom, or not being able to find her side of the bed. Darisse has not slept in a couple of decades, and, she's guessing, neither have you. What about aging makes insomnia more common, despite neediing more sleep? Darisse sorts through all of the copious and largely ineffective volumes of sleep advice to provide you maybe a glimmer of hope for that insomnia.

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    44 min
  • Play Ball! The Ups and Downs of Sports Parenting

    Two experienced baseball, soccer, martial arts, parkour, etc. Moms discuss how hard it is to get their kids to all of their games and practices fully uniformed and on time. The search for cleats, socks, belts, gloves, soccer balls, bats, shin guards and even yes, cups, is stressful, and unnecessarily difficult at times. Coordinating their kids' multiple sports schedules could be a full-time job, and a Mom has to be organized (with color charts) to get it all done. Despite the efforts of being a sports Mom, the multiple lessons kids learn from playing sports is worth it--physical activity and gross and fine motor skills, better mental health, sportsmanship, teamwork, building resiliency, and even improving academic success.



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    48 min
  • Will You Be My Friend?
    I tell the sad story pf my unsuccessful stalking of playground Moms when we first moved to Southern California, and their subtle ways of ignoring my delightful personality as well as my desperation for friendship. As we age, it becomes much more difficult to make friends, especially if we have children. Making friends when you are a parent translates into a complicated matchmaking process--not only must you click with fellow parents, your children must at least get along with each other. Even without children, many adults close themselves off to a certain amount of friends due to time constraints, and not having the bandwidth to manage too many friends. Is there a way to open ourselves up to new friendships when we are already low on time and energy?

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    32 min
  • What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?

    45 Left or Right Podcast is hosted by Darisse Smith, a former Army helicopter pilot, freelance journalist, and middle aged Mom, wife and general person. On this episode, Darisse discusses her neverending search to find a lifelong career, from where it began in college, and after feeling purposeless after transitioning out of the Army. Darisse tells the story of pursing jobs in medical Sales, Customer Service, Stand Up Comedy, a Stay at Home Mom, and finally, Journalism. Once we reach our mid 30s, 40s and 50s, we begin to evaluate our life's purpose, and can begin to scrutinize our choice of career, while also realizing we need to make a living to support ourselves and our families. Should we expect to find a career that fulfills a passion and our financial goals? Are these expectations realistic? Can we be happy in "just" having a job, and not one that feeds a personal passion?


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    31 min
  • 45 Left or Right Podcast Trailer
    Join host Darisse Smith, a former Army helicopter pilot, freelance journalist, Mom, wife and yes, someone who is middle-aged. This show will talk about all the highs, lows, lefts and rights of parenthood, long-term relationships, aging and the challenges and benefits of being to the left and right of age 45.

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    3 min
  • Apple Chucking: A Kid's Guide to Handling Bullies
    Earlier this year, my son came up with an extraordinarily creative way to handle a bully. He didn't tell us, his parents, about the bullying, so he took matters into his own hands! In this episode, I talk to him about what happened, how he chose to do what he did, and what he thinks of the more passive advice parents give about bullies. The bullying that happens in schools is especially hard because the solutions parents and the administrations in schools have are ineffective at best. I found some research into alternative ways of communicating to bullies to help curtail bullies and their stupid tactics. Kids are cruel, and often the targets of the bullying suffer silently. What the heck can parents do to help their kids with cruelty in their schools?

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    34 min
  • Your Cells Are Confused: Why It Takes So Damn Long To Heal

    When I was in my 20s, I broke my tailbone and my ribs, and felt better within a couple of weeks. Once I neared 40, though, even a muscle strain took two months to heal. In Episode 2 of 45 Left or Right Podcast, I explore aging and its impact on our bodies and how our bodies recover as we age. Our cells actually change in midlife! I also share the completely useless advice that experts usually give us to help. Seriously, the experts just repeat themselves over and over with filler words like "meditate," and "breathwork." Experts also do not seem to realize that though yoga is amazing for the body, it is not a restful exercise. It's hard!


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    34 min

About 45 Left or Right Podcast

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A 45 degree bank left or right in a helicopter puts your body under pressure, just like middle age. You are in a battle balancing careers, parenthood, relationships, aging, and all that comes with…