Midlife Unlimited

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Do you want to unlock the mysteries of the stars? After exploring Chinese Astrology with Denise O'Dwyer in Episode 88, in the interests of balance this Metal Monkey wanted to explore how I align with typical Gemini traits. So I've called in the expert, and am delighted to be joined for this episode by Astrologer and Art of Timing Advisor Ysanne Lewis to talk about How to use Western Astrology to make today your "one day". 

Dubbed "The Modern Navigator" by her clients, Ysanne shares insights and anecdotes from over 40 years speaking the language of the stars and interpreting how they intertwine with the sun, moon and planets to impact and influence our lives. 

And, using my birth chart as an example, Ysanne explains how we can harness astrology to make the most of the opportunities that Midlife brings... and use it to help us bring our goals and dreams to fruition. 

Connect with Ysanne

https://ysanne.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ysannelewis/

https://www.instagram.com/ysannelewis/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Catcher-Actions-Challenges-Oppportunities/dp/0953450716

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I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

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Are you living Midlife in the shadows? Diluting your brilliance? Stifling how you really think... and feel. 

Enough! It's time to unleash your fabulousness on the world in all your gloriously perfect imperfection, and my landmark Episode 100  guest Sonya Rose of Sonya Rose Coaching and I are going to help you do just that.

We're sharing our real-life insights and inspiration for how we have metamorphosed from people pleasers - even social chameleons - in near constant fear of judgment to women who are owning the Midlife stage... and can guide and cheerlead you to do so too.

Connect with Sonya

https://www.instagram.com/sonyarosecoaching/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonya-rose-1ab636349/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091587726481

https://www.pivotpointcoaching.co.uk/beseenmakeithappen

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I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

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Are you feeling a bit flat? Lost your spark? Has life's living put a massive dampener on your zest for life, and rather than waking up feeling excited about what the new day can bring, you're growing sick of the same-old, same-old... week after week?

Then this episode is just for you. Join me and my guest Kamilla Norrman, the Adventure Mindset and SMILE Method Coach, as we share insights, anecdotes and inspiration for How to make Midlife an adventure.

Kamilla and I are both advocates of the saying "It's never too late", and in this episode we share proven tactics and practical tips for how you can break free from settling and overcome fear of change so that you can embrace the unknown and maximise the adventures that Midlife has to offer.. whatever that means to you.

And don't miss Kamilla's step-by-step SMILE Method which will enable you to embody her belief that "action precedes confidence".

Connect with Kamilla

https://kamillanorrman.com/

https://calendly.com/kamillanorrman/discovery-call 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamilla-norrman-45362712/

https://www.instagram.com/kamillanorrman/

Support the show

I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

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How many times have you day dreamed about taking that "do I dare..?" step of making your "one day" today?

Are you already making plans?

Or are you still tangled in the "what ifs", spiralling in procrastination?

My guest Mia Preston joins me to share how she has turned her dream into reality.

Tune in for practical tips and anecdotes from Mia and her husband's life-swap journey as they sold up their family home and relocated from a busy seaside time to a period mansion in the Scottish countryside.

And don't miss Mia's insights and inspiration for playing "alternative dress-up" that will help you to start realising your own "one day" dreams.

Connect with Mia

https://www.oliveorfig.com/

https://www.instagram.com/oliveorfig/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/miaprestonoliveorfig/

https://www.tiktok.com/@mia.preston_oliveorfig

Support the show

I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

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One of the many changes Midlife brings - and one that can really take us by surprise - is spending more time on our own.

And this can be not just a shock, but an open invitation for our inner critic to do her worst.

From empty nesting to pivoting and starting our own business, my guest director of Pink Frog Limited Lisa Webb and I explore how spending hours in our own company can result in us heading down rabbit holes of overthinking, procrastination and uncertainty as we create excuses and talk ourselves out of things. 

Lisa explains how we can be busy, capable and holding things together but, while we don't necessarily feel lonely, spending long stretches of time alone - particularly when working for ourselves - can feel surprisingly isolating. 

And Lisa shares how she has discovered surprising and enriching ways of getting out of her own head.

Connect with Lisa

https://www.pink-frog.co.uk/

https://www.pink-frog.co.uk/secondchapter

https://www.instagram.com/pinkfrogdesign/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-webb-pinkfrog/

Support the show

I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

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There's a Midlife rebellion going on that we're just not talking about enough!

More and more of us are rejecting the "slow down" stereotype that gets slapped on us when we hit our 50s, and we're choosing to take on physical challenges instead.

If you're tempted to ramp your fitness up a gear, find out MORE  by joining me and my guest founder of The Movement Hacking Project Alexandra Johnson. 

Alexandra, who was born with a rare vascular condition, shares her metamorphosis journey from being told at 13 she would never walk normally to counting running Marathon des Sables among her athletic achievements. 

We explore how we can rewrite the stories we're telling ourselves so that we can stop underestimating our Midlife bodies and become stronger, more capable and more independent.

And Alexandra explains how her own struggles have led to her creating movement hacking, with insights and practical advice for how we can use her techniques to embrace the adventures our second chapter has to offer.

Connect with Alexandra

https://www.themovementhackingproject.com/midlifeunlimited

Alexandra is offering Midlife Unlimited listeners a 35% discount on a Movement Audit via this link https://calendly.com/movementhacking/book-a-call

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-johnson-65304248/

https://www.instagram.com/alexandram.johnson/

Support the show

I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

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Whether we're scrolling, posting, working or playing, photographs play a huge part in our daily lives.

But, all too often, taking photos - or being in them - can feel like a means to an end.

When was the last time you picked up a camera, or used your phone, to capture an image that truly moved you?

Join me and my guest artist and Mindful art photographer Natasha Johl as we explore how to use photography to create emotional wellbeing.

Natasha shares how her passion for photography led her to swap the urban jungle for the Colombian rainforest in her quest to cultivate a deeper connection within herself - and create photographic art that reflects this.

And tune in for Natasha's insights and top tips for how viewing our Midlife through the lens can enhance our mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Connect with Natasha

https://sanctuaryartstudios.com/

https://www.facebook.com/tash.johl

https://www.instagram.com/sanctuary_art_studios/

Support the show

I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

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Are you feeling more "meh" than "mwah!?

Has sexy time disappeared off your radar, and you'd rather be chilling with a good book than getting down and dirty with your other half... or finding a spark with someone new?

We don't talk about "It" enough here on Midlife Unlimited, so brace yourself for a rather sexy episode as I'm joined by Dr Julie Merriman.

We examine how the role of sex changes in Midlife, as it becomes something to explore purely for pleasure and connection.

Dr Julie shares her own Midlife metamorphosis from "living on fumes and self-abandonment" to feeling alive and purposeful - and feeling sexy in her own skin again.

And Dr Julie, author of Are We Going To Have Sex or What?, shares her insights and advice from her 25 years of clinical work for how we can reignite desire, reclaim our bodies and feel fully alive in our fifth decade and beyond.

Connect with Dr Julie

https://www.juliemerrimanphd.com/

https://www.facebook.com/people/Dr-Julie-Merriman-Wellness-LLC/

https://www.instagram.com/dr.juliemerriman/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-julie-merriman/

Support the show

I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

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It’s one thing thinking about telling our story, and quite another to actually do it – to put pen to paper.

So if creating your life legacy is on your ta-dah list, then this episode is just for you.

Join my guest Lisa Marks - writer mentor, journalist and author of Ryan Is Ready for You Now – and me as we explore why Midlife is a great time to find our voice, and how to overcome our inner critic’s excuses from “I'm not interesting enough” to “I’ve not got time”.

Lisa shares how being part of a writing circle is about far more than words – it can bring life-changing connection and community.

Tune in too for star-studded anecdotes and inspiration from Lisa’s red carpet days in LA.

And don’t miss Lisa’s practical advice and powerful proven tips that will help you unleash the joy of storytelling. 

Connect with Lisa

https://lisamarksmedia.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lisamarkswrites/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-marks-a8ab413b/

Ryan is Ready For You Now is available to buy on Amazon https://amzn.to/3j48DZ1

EXCLUSIVE OFFER! Midlife Unlimited listeners can get a 15% discount on a block of five 60-minute private mentoring sessions with Lisa by following this link. https://lisamarksmedia.com/midlife-unlimited-exclusive-offer/

And for Lisa's Seven Unmissable Memoirs click the above link too. 

From Blank Page to Memoir, Lisa's online memoir writing course for beginners is now booking for September. Small groups, personalised support. Find out more here:

https://lisamarksmedia.com/writing-workshops/

Support the show

I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

Here's to living Midlife Unlimited®

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Are you beating yourself up with regretful "if onlys..." and "what ifs..."?

Midlife can seem like an endless round of potentially life-changing decisions. Not easy choices, because we don't have a crystal ball. So how do we make the choice, when certainty only comes with hindsight?

My guest Anne Dawson embodies the phrase "It's never too late to start again", and I'm delighted that the former QVC presenter and now founder of trueNorth with Anne Dawson joins me to share how she has navigated huge Midlife changes in both her personal and business life.

Tune in as Anne reveals how cutting herself some slack has helped her overcome emotional upheaval and a major career pivot  - and declares she has "never been happier". 

And she shares her lessons learned for how we can use life's lemons to our best advantage - and explains how the motto "Life is not a dress rehearsal" is driving her new endeavour. 

Connect with Anne

https://truenorthwithannedawson.com/

https://www.facebook.com/annedawsontruenorth

https://instagram.com/annedawsonTV

https://linkedin.com/in/annedawsonintegrity

Support the show

I'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU! 

Find out about my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women and join the book waitlist for Your Empty Nest Epiphany on my website : Kate Porter Website • Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee • LinkedIn: Kate Porter Official • Instagram: @kate_porter_official • YouTube: @MidlifeUnlimited • Explore my personally designed range of digital planners for intentional living and Zodiac interiors prints: The Curated Day Company Etsy Shop

Here's to living Midlife Unlimited®

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