Between You and Me

This episode celebrates and summarises the first Season, as Maria and Alana discuss their favourite topics and reveal their own personal processes and pointers for not just surviving, but thriving in midlife.  

Season 2 will be back in the autumn.

The struggle is real! Often filed under 'Women's Issues' the struggle to juggle the needs of family and work can be overwhelming. If we're not careful. the dream of 'having it all' can quickly turn into the nightmare of just 'doing it all'.

In this episode we explore why the juggle to manage can often turn into a contortion act, and give advice on how to drop some of those juggling balls without your world falling apart. Yes, like everything else, the answer is your responsibility. 

Success. What does it mean to you?  For many of us, if we don't actually define what it means for us, we can end up striving for someone else's idea of success, and let's face it, who likes sloppy seconds?  Success is how you live every day, not some distant goal to strive for.

In this episode, we explore why it's vital to think about your ideal of success, and  how to go about defining - and then living - it.

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We have 70,000 thoughts a day... and if you're anything like us, the majority of those are batshit crazy. We think we're in control of everything in our life except our thoughts... but the truth is, the only thing in our lives we have control over is our thoughts.  Often though, we just sit in the passenger seat instead of taking the controls.  In this episode, we shatter the thought that thoughts are real, and explore how we can stop being driven by damaging ones, and start driving our thoughts to create a mind that minds us.

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We tried not to unleash our inner Cyndi Lauper on you and blast out Girls Just Want to Have fun at full volume on this podcast but this week, we are all about the fun…

Remember a carefree, fun and more courageous you?

All too often we get caught up with the kids, house, job, chores, parents, dog and life - and we forget to have fun.

We get all responsible and sensible AND stuck in a rut and we often lose that sense of fun we had when we were younger!

This week we talk about why that happens and more importantly, how can you inject more fun (and joy) into your life every day…

By the time we get to the prime of life at mid-age, we've more than likely been battling body image for decades.  It's hard to feel comfortable in our own skin, when some faraway fashionista is dictating what size our skin should be.  We forget that our bodies are an ever evolving, changing creation. In this episode we talk big buts, wine bellies and fashion freedom and why embracing our bodies is the best accessory we can wear.

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We were torn between not adding to the onslaught of Covid-conversations that are pelting us from the airwaves and social media, but not ignoring the socially-distanced elephant in the room. 

We opted for a well washed hand-wringing in the middle. 

In this episode we discuss the ways in which we can stay sane as well as safe during these strangest of times. 

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While this podcast was recorded just prior to the current (very uncomfortable, for most) Covid challenges, it couldn't be more relevant.  Most of us are all now feeling discomfort on many levels, and there just may not be enough wine left in the house to deal with them. Thankfully, we have a better (and healthier) option than sucking the dregs of the cooking Sherry bottle. 

We think that uncomfortable feelings are something we should avoid, ignore or gloss over, when in fact if we learn to acknowledge them, accept them and even try to understand them, we are far more likely to deal with them effectively. 

Discomfort is an emotion, and often we feel that we are our emotions. In this episode, we tell you why this isn't true at all, and we give you practical advice and tips on how to become comfortable with discomfort, so that you can spend more time getting comfortable with the things we really want to enjoy in life.  Cooking Sherry optional.

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As if any of us need reminding right now that for all the best laid plans in the world, life can throw you a curve ball. 

In this podcast, we explore how to handle situations that didn't go according to plan, and explain useful techniques to help you catch those curveballs, rather than stand frozen in fear as it hurtles towards you, knocking you to the ground.

We think every day should be a day to celebrate women, but this Sunday, the whole world joins in to recognise what still needs to be done to achieve gender equality, but also to recognise women's wonderfulness.

This episode is a personal perusal of some of the women who have inspired us, role-modelled for us and reminded us that bravery and courage is part of our female DNA.

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