Mastering Midlife Podcast

Daniel Landau is the Founder and Executive Director of Mens Helpline, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting men seeking emotional support after losing a child due to a miscarriage, still birth, and infertility. Following a successful career as the head of various organizations' fundraising, sales, and business development departments, Daniel and his wife experienced the emotional trauma of losing a child due to a miscarriage. After realizing there were many resources available for women experiencing infant loss, but very few available for men, Daniel shifted the course of his career - and life - and started the Mens Helpline organization. In addition to working full-time at Mens Helpline, Daniel is also a Board member for the Familial Dysautonomia Foundation and the host of the Men Talk Podcast. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Queens College in Political Science and a Master's degree in Non Profit Management and Leadership from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Daniel joins me today to share his story of losing a child due to a miscarriage and the challenges he faced to find emotional support. We discuss how the concept of Mens Helpline began and why traditional support groups aimed to help women through the trauma of losing a child are not always as effective for men. We discuss how Mens Helpline offers a unique way for men to gain support from other men suffering from the grief of losing a child and why its critical for men to share their emotions and be open to communicating their feelings with their spouse. We also discuss the five stages of grief, strategies men can use to cope with grief, and how the grieving process can help you become a stronger, more empathetic spouse.

"Grief does open up opportunities at the end of the day. You never know why it happens, but - at the end of the day - when it does happen, and you accept it, it makes you stronger." - Daniel Landau

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

• Daniel's personal experience with losing a child due to a miscarriage
• The challenges many men face when seeking emotional support
• Why men often refrain from attending support groups and group therapy
• How Mens Helpline provides support to men suffering from miscarraige, infant loss, and infertility
• Daniel's advice to men suffering from the emotional strain of losing a child
• The importance of keeping the lines of communication open with your spouse
• The 5 stages of grief and why it's critical to find an outlet to help you cope

Connect with Daniel Landau:

• Mens Helpline
• Mens Helpline on Instagram
• Mens Helpline on Facebook
• Podcast: MenTalk
• MenTalk Facebook Group
• Daniel Landau on LinkedIn

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For me, freedom has come almost entirely from getting free of my thoughts and beliefs, rather than people or situations.

Self Inquiry is as old as philosophy and religion.

Today we are blessed with many forms and structures to the practice. Join me today as I touch on 3 favorites. Check out the links in the show notes to go deeper.

"When you argue with reality, you only lose 100% of the time." – Byron Katie

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

• Self Inquiry is the way to freedom. Fix your thoughts, change your life
  • Byron Katie: The Work
  • Ho'opono Pono
  • Freedom From Resentment Worksheet
  • Robert Keagan – Immunity to Change (competing commitments)
  • Morning Pages/Journaling 101

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As we grow older, we start talking about the maladies bothering us. We men, however, are also tough guys who tend to "forget" to make those appointments. Instead of taking the time out of our day, we struggle and fight through those maladies. Men, read this carefully: make that doctor's appointment. When I suddenly couldn't read the nameplates of my CEO-guests at a workshop I hosted, I had a tiny breakdown and went to the eye doctor for the first time in six years. It turns out I have cataracts.

In this episode, I discuss mid- and later-life health and the importance of seeing your doctors regularly. I describe the series of doctor's appointments that I recently went through. I also underscore the role of hormones and highlight why we need sustainable energy as middle- or later-aged entrepreneurs.

"Go take care of yourself; that body is all you've got." - Mark Silverman

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

• Why men don't make doctor's appointments
• Thyroid problems, weird moles, and other health issues I recently had checked
• The role of hormones and sustainable energy in midlife

Resources Mentioned:

• Men - Be Your Best at Any Age with Dr. Jean-Luc Le Provost

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Debra Olshan-Cooper is the Founder of Your Career Design Lab, a career coaching firm dedicated to curating people's career goals. Debra is a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience serving as the CEO of two successful public relations and marketing firms, Real Life Communications & Marketing and FreshConnect Solutions. As Founder of Your Career Design Lab, Debra leads her clients on a journey of self-discovery while turning their passions into a paycheck.

Debra joins me today to discuss what it takes to turn your passion into a career and explains why it's not too late for anyone to do what fulfills them. She outlines how her "Ta-Da!" list could help you discover what you're truly passionate about and describes how we can work through limiting beliefs by reframing. She also highlights the role of contemplative practices in discovering our life's mission and underscores how we can reconcile responsibility, passion, and career.

"Doubt is something that stops us from moving forward. There has to be an overall belief that you can do it, and that what you believe you're meant to do is meant for you." - Debra Cooper

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

• The Great Resignation and what "Thinkcubate" means
• Reconciling responsibility, passion, and career
• Reframing limiting beliefs and neutralizing ageism
• Turning your side hustle into a career
• Debra's "Ta-da!" list and how to discover your deep-seated passion
• Getting support when you think outside the box
• The selfishness we feel when we seek to turn our passion into a career
• The role of contemplative practices in discovering your life purpose
• How COVID-19 has forced people into reevaluating their lives

Resources Mentioned:

• Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer
• Book: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown
• Book: Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown

Connect with Debra Cooper:

• Your Career Design Lab
• Your Career Design Lab on LinkedIn
• Your Career Design Lab on Instagram
• Your Career Design Lab on Facebook
• Your Career Design Lab on Twitter
• Your Career Design Lab on YouTube
• Debra Cooper on LinkedIn
• EMAIL: [email protected]

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An ancient rabbi from the time of Socrates taught that we humans are like the Ark of the Covenant. The most sacred relic of the Israelites, the Ark was a wooden chest covered in pure gold with an elaborate lid called the Mercy Seat. Relating humanity to a gold-covered wooden box may be confusing, but if we examine the dynamic between how we present ourselves to the world and what we perceive to be our shortcomings, we may understand our true value underneath the wood.

In this episode, I discuss why humanity is very much like the Ark of the Covenant. I share my experiences during my recent travel to Israel and highlight the importance of spending time with your adult children. I also underscore our oneness with that force called Life and invite you to dig deeper than your flaws and shortcomings.

"Like the Ark of the Covenant, you have that wood—that shortcoming underneath the gold. But, underneath that wood, you are a precious, loved, and worthy child of God." - Mark J. Silverman

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

• My travel to Israel
• Jewish mysticism and the Ark of the Covenant
• Why humans are like the Ark of the Covenant
• The best public speaker I've met in my life
• Our oneness with Life
• Digging deeper than our flaws and shortcomings

Resources Mentioned:

• Book: Relax Into Wealth: How to Get More by Doing Less by Alan Cohen

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Alisa Cohn is an executive coach. She has worked with C-suite executives at prominent start-ups such as Venmo, Etsy, and DraftKings, as well as Fortune 500 companies, including Dell, IBM, and Google. A highly-regarded and sought-after speaker, Alisa was named by Inc. as one of the top 100 leadership speakers and was recognized as the Top StartUp Coach in the World at the Thinkers50/Marshall Goldsmith Global Awards. She is also the author of From Start-Up to Grown-Up, a book sharing her insights and tools for the journey all leaders and founders go through as they scale their leadership.

Alisa joins us today to discuss what it takes to be an executive coach and entrepreneur. She shares what led her to write From Start-Up to Grown-Up and offers advice to people who want to start a coaching business. She also reveals what individuals should know about moving from traditional jobs to the start-up world and explains why leaders should prioritize taking care of their mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.

"People are realizing that life is too short, and that our future is not guaranteed. So, if there's something you want to do in life, you need to get yourself together to do that thing now." - Alisa Cohn

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

• What made Alisa decide to write her book, From Start-Up to Grown-Up
• The Great Resignation and transitioning from traditional jobs into the start-up world
• Alisa's advice to people who want to start a coaching business
• Using your age strategically and the importance of taking care of your mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing
• Leading with empathy and what it takes to be a successful leader in the start-up world

Resources Mentioned:

• Book: The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More, & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier
• Book: Future Proofing You: Twelve Truths for Creating Opportunity, Maximizing Wealth, and Controlling Your Destiny in an Uncertain World by Jay Samit

Connect with Alisa Cohn:

• Alisa Cohn Website
• Book: From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Grow Your Leadership to Grow Your Business
• Alisa Cohn on LinkedIn
• Alisa Cohn on Instagram
• Alisa Cohn on Facebook
• Alisa Cohn on Twitter
• 5 Scripts for Delicate Conversations
• Email: [email protected]

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Garry Ridge is the Chairman and CEO of the WD-40 Company. Garry has been working with the WD-40 Company for nearly 40 years and, as its CEO, is responsible for driving the company's culture and values. In addition to his role at the WD-40 Company, Garry shares his experience and insights as an executive coach, consultant, and speaker through his platform, the Living Moment. He has been instrumental in re-igniting excitement and cultivating cultures that foster breakthrough innovations in organizations across 62 countries.

Garry joins me today to discuss what it takes to be a servant-leader with an open heart. He discusses the importance of vulnerability and leadership and reveals the characteristics of a toxic CEO. He describes the difference between using empathy and ego and shares what inspires him to be the leader that he is today. He also underscores the value of leading your people through a crisis and highlights how an organization's values protect its people.

"Our success as leaders is based on the will of the people and the strategy we want to execute." - Garry Ridge

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

• The importance of vulnerability in leadership
• The attributes of a soul-sucking CEO
• How Garry's helping people navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic
• What it means to pivot around fear
• How Garry helps his leaders manage remote workers
• Using empathy versus ego in redirecting people when they need to be redirected
• Why it's important to take care of your people amidst a crisis
• How business leaders impact happy families and communities
• The characteristics that differentiate leaders from managers
• How an organization's values protect its people
• How Garry manages his time and keeps himself from overwhelm
• What inspires Garry to be the leader that he is today
• Why he doesn't like the word "busy"
• What we can learn from indigenous leaders

Resources Mentioned:

• Grow Strong Leaders Podcast
• From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Grow Your Leadership to Grow Your Business by Alisa Cohn
• Work is Love Made Visible: A Collection of Essays About the Power of Finding Your Purpose From the World's Greatest Thought Leaders by Marshall Goldsmith, Frances Hesselbein, and Sarah McArthur

Connect with Garry Ridge:

• WD-40 Company
• Careers at WD-40 Company
• WD-40 Company on Facebook
• WD-40 Company on Twitter
• WD-40 Company on Instagram
• WD-40 Company on YouTube
• The Learning Moment
• The Learning Moment on LinkedIn
• The Learning Moment on Twitter
• The Learning Moment on YouTube
• Garry Ridge on LinkedIn

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When you encounter the word "overwhelm," what are the things that immediately come to your mind? Your kids? Work? Or the stream of news about COVID-19? What if I told you that overwhelm isn't caused by something external to you?

You see, as a recovering people-pleaser, I used to get overwhelmed whenever someone made a request; I didn't have the fortitude to say no. But once I understood that I could decline, agree, or renegotiate a request, I realized that it wasn't these people asking for my time that caused my overwhelm.

In this episode, I discuss what's causing overwhelm in our lives—and how you can manage them. I describe how being a people-pleaser used to cause me so much stress and anxiety, and highlight the relationship between fear and overwhelm. I also underscore the importance of thinking about how we relate with and see the world and share some tools and practices that can help you manage stress and overwhelm.

"You get overwhelmed not because you're not good at time management, but because you outsize the consequences of all the things you're supposed to do." - Mark Silverman

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

• Pinpointing the source of overwhelm in our lives
• Being a people-pleaser and the dangers of being everything to everyone
• Thinking about our relationship with the world and how we see it
• Allostatic load and how it impacts our creativity and relationships
• Tools and approaches to manage stress and overwhelm

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Life brings grief in all flavors. Yes, death and loss of loved ones, but also in job loss, fading youth and vitality, heck – even losing your phone. Diana Bonnici helps us understand how grief presents itself (it's not always how we think), how to process and ultimately move through to find the gifts and deeper experiences. Having just lost my mother and my dog in the last few days, every word she offered has been spot on.

For a better understanding of the Grief Wheel, please download a copy at: Get My Grief Wheel

Diana is a Daily Life Practice Consultant, Trainer, and is certified in Integrative Body Awareness, Hypnosis, Family Group Conferencing Facilitation, and Eye Movement Desensitization Retraining. She is also a licensed Marriage Family Therapist in the State of California since 1994.

Diana can be found at Practice Living

She uses all this experience and expertise to teach classes in anger management, grief, self-esteem, effective listening skills, intrapersonal and interpersonal communication, meditation, problem-solving, parenting skills, intimacy, and others.

"Once you acknowledge that you're working with this process, you have different choices." - Diana Bonnici

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