Midlife Fitness & Mindset for Women Feeling Stuck | Pursue Your Spark

Life is pretty crazy right now, and it’s difficult to know how best to manage the new stresses and worries that have been presented to us. Finding ways to create balance in your life when you’re surrounded by chaos is what enables us to stay positive and focus on what is going right and is working for our health and fitness. 

There are so many things in life that we just cannot control. Spending time lamenting on them or getting worked up over them is really not a healthy way to live. 

Your mental health is fragile, even if you think it’s not, and it’s important to take steps to keep your mind focussed on the positive. Finding things to be grateful for, things that bring you happiness, or even just things that you can control to give you a sense of stability is a great way to create a healthy balance in your life. 

I know that the overwhelm of bad news, toxic media, fear-mongering, and uncertainty takes its toll on my health and fitness. Are you struggling to cope with it all, too? 

In episode 81, I shared some of my experiences and pitfalls in working from home so that you could better navigate the new situation you may be in. As an extension of that, today I share with you some strategies in coping with chaos and uncertainty. 

I hope you find them useful in creating a balanced and healthy life with current anxieties and events. 

• 4 Week Lean Out Program
• My YouTube channel
• The Minimalist Baker
• Episode 81 - 5 mistakes to avoid when working from home

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don’t want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

You can always be in control of your health and fitness with expert personalized support from me. Join my 4 Week Lean Out Program to find your balance.

Check out other episodes here!

Natsuyo Lipschutz is the managing principal of her strategy consulting firm, ASPIRE Intelligence. She is also an executive consultant for Breakthrough Speaking, a global public speaking consultancy, a TEDx speaker that delivered numerous trainings, workshops, seminars, and keynotes in both Japanese and English to audiences around the world.

In addition, Natsuyo is the bestselling author of The Success Blueprint, which she co‐wrote with the world‐renowned business speaker, Brian Tracy. She is also the author of Amazon, Japan’s #1 rated presentation book, 20Ji Ni Sogiotose which is written in Japanese and translated into Korean and Taiwanese. In English, the title means, “Say it in 20 words.”

In addition to her dynamic career, she is a competitive ballroom Latin dancer, a proud mother, and a cancer survivor.

It seems like Natsuyo has it all. How does she manage it? Well, according to her it’s all about simple organization and effective communication. Natsuyo claims that no-one has it all. In this episode, she shares her self-developed 3-step process for getting results, her best practices, and life lessons from communication blunders and strategy tips for creating a life you love that truly feels like you have it all.

• Website
• Linkedin
• Facebook 
• You Tube

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don’t want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

If you need more lifestyle strategies to create a healthy and balanced life that you love, you can also download my FREE 5 Spark Lifestyle Strategies Guide.  

Check out other episodes here.

Life has changed a lot in the last few weeks. The international pandemic of COVID-19 has us all practicing social distancing as we take collective responsibility for the health and wellbeing of our communities. For many of us, this means we are now working from home. If this isn’t something you have done before, then you may not know the top mistakes to avoid when working from home.

Following our regular routines is easy. It means we know what to expect and what challenges might crop up. But now, the way we were doing things is no longer working. We need to find a different way. 

It’s often harder than you might think to establish boundaries with the ones you love. Especially if they are navigating new territory too. These are alien times for us right now. But maintaining some of your usual routines will help to stay on top of your health and relationships. 

Working from home brings a whole host of new challenges. Throw in the social distancing we are experiencing right now, and it would be easy to focus only on the negative. Your health and fitness may well start to slip. 

I’ve worked from home for many years, so I’m here today to shine a light on 5 mistakes to avoid when working from home. Looking after your physical and mental health is so important right now, and I want to help you make sure you’ve got this.  

• 4 Week Lean Out Program
• My YouTube channel
• Zoom Videoconferencing 

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don’t want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

My 4 Week Lean Out Program will kickstart in June. You can sign up now to make sure you save your spot. In the meantime, we’ll be leaning out and staying fit and healthy together via Zoom video call.  

Check out other episodes here!

As a young woman, it’s crucial to feel that you can fulfill the roles you have created for yourself in life. To be withheld from being the mother, wife, or person that you want to be is a dire situation. What’s worse is when no-one can explain what’s happening inside of your body that affects your life in such a dramatic way.

That’s exactly the situation that Lisa King found herself in when she was missing out on her kid's baseball games, was terrified to attend business events with her husband, and could spend days or weeks physically unable to move for the pain. 

Doctors brushed Lisa off as having standard Urinary Tract Infections, and it took her almost 8 years to receive an official diagnosis for Interstitial Cystitis. Sadly, this timeframe for diagnosis is an inside joke as so many women face the same difficulties of diagnosis. 

Once Lisa finally knew what was causing her so much pain, she could start taking steps to alleviate it, or so she thought. But the journey was longer and harder than anticipated. With very little support, and suffering from a condition that caused embarrassment and social awkwardness that people just didn’t talk about, it took her a lot of figuring out. 

Fast forward 25 years and Lisa has a wealth of experience and knowledge on what does and doesn’t work for treating the symptoms of the condition, and she’s here to share that with us today.  With Interstitial Cystitis, so many things that are good for you are actually bad for you but coupling her personal experience with 32 years in the pharmacy industry, Lisa has become a successful wellness consultant and best selling author, supporting women to alleviate bladder pain in a natural and holistic way so that they can move past pain and live a fulfilled life they desire. 

Listen in for Lisa’s tips to boost your immune system, heal your gut, foods to eat or avoid, and create a life free from bladder pain. 

• Lisa’s book - Tiny Life Changes
• My first interview with Lisa 

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook group
• You Tube

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don’t want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

Don’t forget to download my FREE 5 Spark Lifestyle Strategies Guide for more tips and information on creating a sustainable healthy lifestyle that supports you in living a fulfilled life. 

Check out other episodes here.

Intermittent fasting is one of those things that the very suggestion of getting people on the defensive. No-one wants to starve themselves! But it’s also one of those things that have gained a misguided reputation. Intermittent fasting is not another fad diet but rather a sustainable lifestyle with many benefits to your midlife health.

We all want to feel as strong as we did before the menopause kicked in, but when you’re experiencing age-related pains such as backache, knee, and joint pains, lack of energy, the last thing you want to do is get up exercise. In fact, many of us question whether exercise and activity actually contribute to the worsening of these conditions. 

Well, the answer is no. Not when incorporated into your lifestyle in a balanced and healthy way that works for your body. This is also true for intermittent fasting, as there are many different ways to apply and practice the eating guide. Yes, intermittent fasting is all about EATING! There are plenty of opportunities for you to eat delicious, healthy foods that support your aging body. 

Intermittent fasting supports you to find the right eating pattern for your lifesTyle. As we go through the menopause, our estrogen levels drop, which causes our body to redistribute the fat from our hips, thighs, and buttocks to our belly. Choosing the right times to eat the right foods supports your body in targeting and burning that fat to keep your body lean and healthy. 

In today’s episode, I guide you through the different options available for Intermittent Fasting so that you can choose the right path for you. Getting it right, means that your body can finally sustain a constant level of energy rather than continuously crashing from sugar boosts, which leave you drained and tired. Press play to hear the options available and the benefits they will bring to your health, fitness, and energy in midlife. 

Still not convinced? Check out the blog post in the links below to read about my own 60-day experiment with intermittent fasting. I documented the whole process just for you! 

• 4 Week Lean Out Program
• Superfood Benefits of Quinoa
• Mindful eating strategies blog 
• My 60-day intermittent fasting experience

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don’t want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

If you still need some support and guidance through your intermittent fasting, then join my 4 week Lean Out Program where we go more in-depth through the journey as a group of like-minded women on a quest to better midlife health.

“If nothing changes, what will my life look like in ten years?” 

It’s something that we all wonder but, whether out of happiness or complacency, most of us don’t take drastic steps to change what the outcome will be. When Amanda Becker asked herself this very thing, she felt so sick at continuing her current path that she immediately re-routed and turned her hobby side-gig into her dream job and lifestyle.

To the outsider, Amanda had achieved the American Dream: as a young woman, she was swept off her feet by a romantic courtship with her French-born soon-to-be husband. He whisked her back home to France, where they spent some fantastic years immersed in culture, romance, and excitement, and freedom. After they tied the knot, they headed back to the States to lay out their future. 

Amanda had it all. She re-entered the American workforce in a pharmaceutical job with all the highs (high paying, highly rewarding, and highly demanding), and they got to building their picturesque life. No with a handsome husband, two beautiful daughters, a lovely home and a high-end ticket job, what was not to love? 

BUT, there was a different picture to be seen from the inside. Amanda was suffering miserably. With all the rewards came so much stress and responsibility that she missed out on family time, had no free time, lost touch with her friends, stopped sleeping, gained weight. Her relationship with her husband was suffering, and Amanda was at breaking point. 

It wasn’t until a chance meeting with a poolside stranger that Amanda realized there could be a different lifestyle to be had. Once the seed was planted, the Universe presented Amanda with every opportunity she needed to seize her alternate path. 

Listen in today to this episode to find out how Amanda Becker managed to turn her love for quality skincare into a successful career that has let her ditch the stress and live a new lifestyle paved with intention, gratitude, and happiness.

• 4 Week Lean Out Program
• Rodan and Fields Skincare
• Rachel Hollis Rise Business Conference

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Email: [email protected]

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don’t want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

Check out this episode! And other episodes from the show!

If you’re in midlife, then you may already have begun to feel your body changing as it deals with the new strains and stresses of aging. But just because you are getting older, doesn’t mean that you should lose your vitality. Your health and fitness are crucial to determining your quality of life as you age, but it’s never too late to step up and take control. 

How To Stay Fit, Strong, & Healthy in Midlife

Giving in to age-related illness and fragility is accepted as one of those unavoidable things in life, but it shouldn’t be. We are more active, have more health awareness, and have a more exceptional ability to create lifestyle strategies than our parents had. By following a simple fitness plan and making healthy choices in your daily life, you can reduce many of the symptoms that face you in midlife, and enjoy the longer life expectancy we are now blessed with.

If you're worried about whether or not you'll have Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Heart Disease, Dementia, Depression, Back-aches, joint pains, weight gain, lack of energy, or any other age-related illness; then you are in the right place. 

In today’s episode, I share with you the benefits that staying active in midlife can bring to your overall aging health concerns, and how everyday activities that you might take for granted can maintain a healthier and stronger body.  

I know that taking that first step into regular activity and healthy choices might seem like a scary jump into the unknown, so today, I’ll break down simple ways that you can help your body to reduce the effects of the menopause. 

Listen in and let me know if these tips are helpful to you. 

• 4 Week Lean Out Program
• Make a super shake
• youtube channel 

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don’t want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

If you still need some more ideas on how to kickstart your life choices to stay fit, strong, and healthy in midlife, then don’t forget to download my FREE 5 Spark Lifestyle Strategies Guide.

Courtney Carver believes simplicity is the way back to love. But, her wake-up call was a diagnosis of MS.   Having it, all is the American Dream. Courtney Carver was living proof of how working hard can make that dream of success come true in terms of money, things, and a beautiful home she shared with her new husband. That all came to a screeching halt when she discovered she had MS.    Courtney was determined to live a vibrant and heartfelt life and not to let her MS control her identity. She was able to find ways to regain control of everything in her life by conquering things one at a time to move away from always feeling busy and stressed, and closer to discovering her true happiness.    After realizing that time, space, relationships, and health were what mattered most, Courtney begins a complete life redesign. She found ways to add joy into her work life, keep stress to an all-time low, and take care of her body through nurturing.   Project 333 was her incredible experiment with creating the ultimate minimalist wardrobe, to clear her closet, mind, and create confirmation that simply gives you more time for the most cherished things in life.    She shares her lessons from simplifying life and expanding love in her new book, Soulful Simplicity.

How can people discover more about Courtney and sign up for the #Project 333 challenge? 

• Subscribe via email
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Pinterest
• Instagram

Subscribe and Review on Apple Podcast

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don't want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a review" and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

Check out some other episodes from the show!

As I map out my goals for my own life and business, I find myself in the position of having to question whether or not I am holding myself accountable to meeting those goals, or if I am in need of some external accountability. Have I been mistaking my self-motivation for self-accountability? Find out in today’s episode exactly how I managed to differentiate between the two and how you can determine which accountability approach is right for you. 

Taking responsibility for meeting your own goals is not as easy as it sounds. Sure, it’s you that has to carry through with your plan, but what happens when you don’t? Can we achieve the same levels of success when we are only accountable to ourselves as we can when we are answerable to someone else - a coach, a friend, a group? 

In this episode, I share with you the four (yes, four!) different types of accountability, the benefits of each type, and how to determine which one of these is the right fit for you, your personality, and your goals. 

If you’re still questioning whether you need to be held accountable to someone else, then maybe self-accountability is the right path for you. So I also share some ways (from one self-accountable, determined woman to another) that you can develop your self-accountability and stop letting yourself off-the-hook for not following through!

Hopefully, you’ll be better positioned to move forward and achieve those goals by the end of the episode!

• 4 Week Lean Out Program
• How to Boost Your Motivation 

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don’t want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

Check out some other episodes from the show!

Don’t forget to check out my  4 Week Lean Out Program for more information on getting fit and healthy in your midlife. 

Chandra Beckman is part of the elite group of women who have flown the United States Air Force fighter jets. As a young girl, she was captivated by the fast-paced and driven environment of an Air Force career and sought to overcome the social barriers that presented it as a man’s world. 

Never one to back down from a challenge, Chandra succeeded in her goal and has flown T-37, T-38, F-15C, F-117A, and T-6A military aircraft, as well as the Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Cessna 172, and Beechcraft Sierra C-24-R civilian aircraft in her personal time. 

How a fighter pilot had to dismiss the medical system to save her life!

After 8 years in the Air Force, Chandra’s health inexplicably began to deteriorate. Suffering from fatigue, food intolerances, weight loss and many more slowly emerging symptoms, she sought medical help, only to be advised that her symptoms were psychosomatic. Years of fighting for medical care that didn’t brush off her symptoms, or negate her illness, resulted in Chandra retiring from the Air Force so that she could seek medical help from outwith the institution, in a bid to discover what was causing her plight. Now fighting to save her life, as neurological symptoms were setting in, Chandra embarked on a journey into Holistic Healthcare, researching all possibilities. 

In today’s episode, she shares her journey with us, as well as the diagnosis she finally received, and her ideas on how to treat this life-threatening illness. Press play to find out what that diagnosis was and how dismissing the mainstream medical system finally saved Chandra Beckman’s life. 

Where can people discover more about Chandra? 

• Website

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
• Chandra’s Coaching Service
• Chandra’s Wellness Resources 
• 5 Spark Lifestyle Strategies Guide

Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you are not, then I want to encourage you to do that right now. I don’t want you to miss out on an episode. Click here to subscribe to Apple Podcast.

While you are there I would love it you left me a review over on Apple Podcast too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast, and I love reading them. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you so much!

Check out some other episodes from the show!