In this episode we go to the future to get advice from a different version of ourselves. We'll get wisdom from Back to the Future -- not from Marty or Doc but from the mayor of Hill Valley, Goldie Wilson. Being in relationship with our future self changes our relationship to the present and can help us decide what to do next. 

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In today's practical magic, how to take all the things you want to do and get them out of your head and into your calendar -- in a way that actually works. To do this, create a list that starts with remembering who you are, how you work best, and what you need. From this, you can create a do-able list that actually lets you have a loving relationship with yourself and with all the activities of your life. Take a listen and let me know what you think ([email protected])! 

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In today's episode, how to have a new relationship with your to do list. Most of us have a love/hate relationship with our list. We feel good when we cross things off our list, but terrible about all of the things still on the list.  The list becomes a metric that we use for how well we use our time. Today's episode changes all that by showing new ways to think about the list. Listen to the episode and hear what the list is trying to tell you. 

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What were your best decisions? What were the emotions you used to fuel those decisions? In today's episode, we take a trip to the past in order to shape our future, by writing the biography of our emotions. I'll offer you three powerful questions to start you on your way. 

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When we tell the story of our life, we usually start with events -- graduations, weddings, births, jobs, travel. 

But what are the feelings that fueled those experiences? 

Telling your life story through the lens of your emotions powerfully offers a new way to make decisions about your future. 

Take a listen and let me know what you think at [email protected]. And come back next week for practical magic on how to figure out your emotions' biography. 

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Our ride or die friend wants there to be more of us in the world. So if we want to be our own ride or die -- if we want to have our own back -- we need to make it easier to put more of ourselves into the world. This episode will tell you how to do just that, by creating more safety for yourself. We'll visit the ALPS and come back with practical magic to be Lacey to our own Cagney, Holmes to our Watson, Benson to our Stabler. You get the idea. 

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Your ride or die is a friend who always stands with you. Someone who celebrates you in the good times and comforts you when things turn bad. A friend who always has your back, whether you’ve been betrayed by another person or by life itself.

But often, we're not this way with ourselves. When things go wrong, we judge ourselves rather than supporting ourselves. 

In this episode, I'll share two core beliefs of ride or die friends and how we can use them to be our own ride or dies. 

The ability to be your own ride or die is life-changing. You'll want to listen to this one more than once, and to come back for next week's practical magic, when I'll share useful ways to have your own back. 

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If you have thoughts about yourself or your life that don't make you feel good, you may want to break up with those thoughts. Maybe you've even found some new thoughts but find the old thoughts just keep coming around. You might be wondering, How do I get the new thoughts to stick? 

This episode has the answer for you. You have to date your new thoughts! Spend time with them. Show them some love. Breaking up with your old thoughts is easier when you have some new thoughts that make your heart sing. In this episode, I'll show you what to do. 

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Do you ever look in the mirror and have thoughts about your face? Do you think your gray hair makes you look old or wish your skin was firmer? Or perhaps you, like the writer Nora Ephron, feel bad about your neck? If so, this is the episode for you! I'll show you a special pair of glasses you can wear to neutralize those negative thoughts and I'll share one of my very favorite questions that you can tuck into your bag next to the lip balm. Unlike those cough drops you put in there two years ago, this is something you can use every day, I promise. 

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Making Midlife Magic is now weekly! Every other week I'll have episodes that offer tools to bring the ideas of the podcast into your daily life. I'm calling these episodes Practical Magic and they may be a little shorter than my usual episodes. 

This week I share how to feel a feeling. I'll show you a technique I call SNAP that will help you to approach your feelings with curiosity and love. 

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