Making Midlife Magic

Inspired by the holidays and just in time for the new year, this episode is about hope. I explore the power of holding hope for ourselves, even when our current reality feels far from where we want to be. Hope isn’t about imagining a perfect future, but about recognizing that what we see now is not the only possible reality. By developing a relationship with our future self, we can gain clarity, guidance, and curiosity about how to move forward, even when we don’t have all the answers. I encourage you to be curious about your future self, learn from them, and take small steps toward the future you desire.

This episode shows how to:

➡️ Hold Hope for Yourself: Hope is about believing that your current reality is not the only possibility—both in personal and collective contexts.

➡️ Get Curious About Your Future Self: Instead of self-judgment, approach your future self with curiosity and ask questions to uncover how they figured things out.

➡️ Set Realistic Goals: Develop a healthy relationship with your future self, focusing on small, actionable steps rather than a perfect vision.

➡️ Move Beyond Stagnation: Use hope and curiosity to fuel your next steps, even when things don’t go according to plan or past strategies have failed.

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Are you feeling overwhelmed with the holidays? Do you want to focus on the things that really matter? Me too.

In this episode, I focus on this simple question:

"How can I make my holidays easier?"

While we often focus on what we can do, ease often comes from how we think. Through positive self-talk and focusing on what matters most to us (and letting go of the rest), we can create holiday experiences that feel more like a gift to ourself -- even if we struggle at the holidays. Having your own back and speaking kindly to yourself is truly the greatest gift you can give.

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In this episode, I share a way to look forward to actively creating the coming year -- No resolutions required. Instead of rigid goals, The Year List lets you create a mix of fun, meaningful, and manageable activities you want to do in the new year. By making the goals do-able and reviewing them often, you can stay motivated while avoid the negative self talk that sometimes comes with goal-setting. The Year List lets us look ahead with curiosity and joy, so we can ask the right questions of the new year.

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"I'm Rachel $%&#% Baum and I can do this."

That's the mantra that got me going this week and helped me go from sluggish to motivated. In this episode, I help you create your own personal mantra to keep you grounded and focused during challenging moments. A good mantra is simple, easy to remember, and reminds you who you are. Listen to this episode and create a few powerful mantras that will return you to yourself when you most need it.

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In this Thanksgiving episode, I focus on a kind of gratitude we don't practice often -- self-gratitude. Being grateful for ourselves -- for our inner qualities and the choices we’ve made from those qualities -- transforms our relationship with ourselves. I explore how self-gratitude helps us honor our past, present, and future selves while pushing back against the voices that tell us that we can only be proud or grateful for our accomplishments.

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Are you ready to feel defiantly joyful? Defiantly calm? Defiantly loving? If you are, you may have to first stop feeling certain emotions you've been socialized into (eg, caring about how neat your house is, or never disappointing anyone) in order to start feeling powerful and defiant emotions. By intentionally nurturing emotions like defiant love, care, or hope at a time when the world around us may be discouraging these emotions, we can create powerful shifts in our lives and in the world around us. In this episode, I invite you to choose your own defiant emotions and share your journey so we can build a supportive community together.

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In this episode of Making Midlife Magic, I offer a part 2 to episode 73, Take Back Your Joy. Inspired by a recent paper I wrote on joy in the face of trauma, I explore the idea of joy as a shared, communal experience. Joy isn’t just personal; when we share it with others, we expand our collective capacity for joy. Take back your joy -- for yourself and for all of us.

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Ep #73: Take Back Your Joy

Saul & Ruby's Holocaust Survivor Band

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life

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Are you feeling awful since Election Day in the U.S.? I am. Or maybe there's a different reason you're feeling dysregulated -- disconnected, anxious, and wanting to stay in bed. In this episode, I share how intentional acts, like baking an apple cake, helped me calm my nervous system this week. Through my experience preparing a gratitude workshop I gave two days after election day, I learned that genuine gratitude can foster meaningful connection and stability, reminding us to notice "glimmers"—small, positive moments—that help us stay grounded in challenging times.

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Are you feeling anxious about the election? Or is work stress overwhelming you? In this episode, I focus on navigating stressful situations by tuning into what we can control. When life events or global issues feel overwhelming, it’s natural to feel out of control, but I’ll show you how to find your locus of control to manage your mindset, actions, and self-care. I discuss practical steps for grounding yourself, feeling your emotions fully, and then refocusing on what you can actively influence. Whether it's adjusting your mindset, treating others kindly, or moving forward meaningfully after disappointment, this episode is about finding strength and clarity by directing your mind toward what you can control.

In this episode:

🎯 Learn how to identify your “locus of control” during challenging times to feel more empowered and grounded.

🎯 Discover practical ways to manage anxiety and regain calm by focusing on what you can influence.

🎯 Get actionable tips on maintaining a positive mindset, including managing news intake and protecting your energy.

🎯 Find out how to move forward and treat yourself with compassion, even when life feels overwhelming.

In this episode of Making Midlife Magic, I reflect on the power of choosing our thoughts intentionally, focusing on the thought: "I have everything I need." I explore how this thought can either support or hinder us depending on how we use it, drawing inspiration from the resourcefulness of TV's MacGyver. I share how this thought shifted me out of some work anxiety, and show how we can apply this mindset shift to everyday situations to move forward and solve problems with creativity and confidence.

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