Midlife Schmidlife

Vanessa Soto realized that starting her coaching practice in addition to her full-time job created a greater sense of fulfillment throughout her job, life and family. This inspired Vanessa to begin having conversations with others and start The Side Passion Project and the podcast "Doing It On The Side" which launches September 2016. Liz Applegate interviews Vanessa who shares about her side passions and how you too, can discover yours.

Jana Martin was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at age 42. Through her journey of a double mastectomy and chemo, Jana realized a dream of providing a space for other women going through the same. Jana is on the mission now to start The Pink Ribbon House in Costa Rica, a country she fell in love with. In this interview with Midlife Schmidlife host Liz Applegate and Jana have a candid discussion about taking full advantage of every situation that comes your way and living with no regrets.

Transformative life coach, Liz Applegate, interviews fellow mid-life coach Maria Allyn. Maria shares her journey through depression and anxiety in her 30's which led to frank discussion about society's obsession with self-medicating by two women who love a good glass of wine. Maria offers her advice on finding joy as well as her own steps on giving herself (and you) permission to go after those maybe someday dreams.

Host Liz Applegate interviews the founder of MenopauseChicks.com, Shirley Weir. Shirley is passionate about having real and informative discussions about perimenopause and menopause. This interview not only shares her inspiration in starting Menopause Chicks but also valuable advice to building a healthcare team.

Host Liz Applegate interviews Mary Katherine Johnson of ParentEntrepreneurSuccess.com. Mary shares her journey from being eight months pregnant and breaking both legs and how it was the wake-up call to start her own business at age 40. Many topics are discussed including self-care, holding tightly to our identities as moms and how dangerous that can be for our children and ourselves. Mary Katherine is passionate about making changes and not staying in a rut; you will hear some powerful words spoken around this as well and how fear may be holding you back.

Host Liz Applegate interviews Cathy Lawdanski of MySideof50.com. Cathy shares the story of how she lost her parents within 7 months of one another and took time off to heal, connect and take care of herself. This is more than a story of loss; it is also a story of gain, of being brave and learning new things.

Midlife Schmidlife host Liz Applegate explores how fear may be showing up in your life. Liz is a transformative life coach and shares action steps to learn to embrace fear with a cloak of courage and do the scary things anyway.

Liz Applegate interviews Gretchen McNeely, who at age 43 came out as a lesbian. The interview is an open conversation of Gretchen sharing her journey to living her truth.

Kathryn Brown of CreatingYourPlan.com celebrates becoming a full-time entrepreneur with Midlife Schmidlife host, Liz Applegate. Kathryn is a productivity and work-life balance coach. When she isn't making mixed media art, you can find her coaching high achieving women who are ready to get more done in their day without sacrificing everything to make that happen. She helps small business owners and corporate high flyers make simple adjustments to their daily habits, streamline with systems, and build their teams with confidence. Using a blended left brain-right brain approach to productivity, she helps them maximize their effectiveness so they can do more in less time and start showing up in their life the way they want. Kathryn and Liz discuss creating a business on the side of a busy 9-to-5 and eventually breaking free of the corporate cubicle. Kathryn gives advice to anyone wanting to start their own business by looking at their gifts and passions and seeing how they can help others.