Let’s face it in this phase of our lives sometimes things feel, well crappy. In fact the other day I told Jackie, fine is the new great! 
But even if you’re going through a season of not so great… you still need to keep going. 

In this episode we’re talking about how to cope when you feel crap. 

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In this episode we’re talking about…

• Why you need to recognize your emotions and make sure you aren't feeding them so they get bigger and take over 
• Shifting perspectives to manage your crappy feelings and fence them
• Compartmentalize so you can focus on the things that are working 
• Understand your natural baseline emotion (this shocked Mimi) 

Here’s advice from the women in the Modern Gen X Woman Facebook community:

• Change your passwords to positive things like Sunshine72, YouRockIt or Joy123
• Attach yourself to a bigger missions versus the scenario at hand 
• Remind yourself of the things you do have such as benefits and insurance – this helps get through the day to day responsibilities I don’t love 
• Consider the positive impact you make for the people you work with 

Mentioned in this Episode: 

Cry When You Need To (podcast episode) 

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Remember going back to school in the fall just feeling different? Maybe you had a new haircut, outfit or sneakers. Maybe you had a vacation you’d remember forever or even your first kiss. Or maybe you had a summer growth spurt. Yes, you could have physically grown taller but you may have grown internally too. 

While we’re no longer growing taller, we’re committed to always learning and exploring. Even if that means changing hair styles (pssstt Mimi did!). Most of all we’re always looking inward and growing. In this episode we’re sharing this summer’s growth spurts. 

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Here’s what we learned… 

• Anxiety tends to be Mimi’s baseline (this needs to change!) 
• Why staying at a luxury hotel is a must 
• What it’s like taking four teenagers to Paris 
• How a dear friend’s celebration of life had a life-changing impact 
• A clean house doesn’t mean a thing 
• Forcing social media feels like crap 
• Asking for help feels burdensome 
• What’s its like to be a mom of a dating teenager! 
  
  
  

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This week, Mimi and I are replaying the best of this year's episodes. Join us this week as we talk about losing your identity in your job and your title. 

If someone asked you, who are you… would you immediately start talking about your role at work, your business, or your overall career? 

Somehow this has become the norm.  

Gen X women have lost their identity.  Our worth has gotten wrapped up in what we do professionally. We use the success of our career or business as a way to measure up. 

Here’s the thing, we’re so much more than what we do during our day. When we own our worth from who we are, not what we do we become unstoppable. 

In this episode, we’re talking about why we’ve lost ourselves in our work and how to find our way back. 

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In this episode, we’re talking about… 

• Why we’ve lost ourselves in our work 
• How our brains use our titles and labels as a way to protect us 
• Why it’s a lazy way to make small talk 
• How it takes on a bigger layer for women 
• Our own personal stories with going from big jobs titles to “coaches” 
• How your job title should and shouldn’t tie into your self worth 
• How to be ok with your identity shifting 
• Ways to help you shift your perspective 
• What to talk about, other than your job! 

Are you ready for a professional change? Schedule a 30-minute session with Jackie to get started. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

Putting the Workhorse Out to Pasture (podcast) 

How to Talk to Anyone  (book) 

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We're bringing back our favorite episodes of the year: This week we're exploring if the midlife crisis is a crisis...

When you hear midlife crisis do you think about your neighbor driving around in a brand new red convertible after divorcing his wife of 20 years? This was the image portrayed for years and it was believed men were the only ones to go through a midlife crisis, but we have since recognized it is not true at all.

A midlife crisis is a phase, a transition of identity. What if, instead of calling it a midlife crisis, we rebrand it to a midlife growth spurt? Where the change may be fast and hard but it’s also amazing and thrusts you forward. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about this phase in our lives and how we can shift it’s perception.

Download the Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto right here. Use this as your North Star for how you show up and take action with confidence and conviction.

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

• The signs of a midlife crisis and how it doesn’t show up the way it did when we were kids 
• That there’s wisdom, experience and knowledge that can be leveraged and used to our benefit 
• Why  midlife can be a magical time, our Act 2 -- where we blow away Act 1 
• How to get through the seasons of life that are tough 
• Why your worth must go beyond your job, being a mom, daughter or parent 

“Only by truly knowing and understanding yourself can you change the circumstances around you” 

Mentioned in this episode: 

Have You Lost Your Identity? (podcast) 

Say Hello to the Modern Gen X Woman (podcast) 

Get clear on articulating your value and owning your worth, and schedule a no-obligation discovery call with Jackie to learn more. 

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Yes, women are quote/unquote allowed to be emotional compared to men but we can tell you how often we hear from women how they shouldn’t be crying or how they need to control their emotions.

While we’re not suggesting you burst into tears during your next meeting, there is something cathartic about letting out your emotions in a physical way.

Cry When You Need To is another staple of our Modern Gen X Woman Mantra and we’re breaking down in this episode. We encourage you to have your own Cry Jam Fest. Get your box of kleenex and take a listen. 

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We’re talking about how…

• Bottling everything up and internalizing can lead to a whole mess of other problems 
• Crying is an emotional and physical  occurance 
• A good cry will actually make you feel a lot better 
• Mimi hates to cry and why she’s getting better at it 
  
  

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My husband always says, “Can’t there be something for me, is that so selfish?” and then will giggle and say that it’s the definition of selfish…but is it?

As Generation X Women our pendulum swung completely the opposite way. Growing up in a household where we were on our own, being nurtured meant you had a key to let yourself in the house and didn’t have to wait out side. No wonder we’ve gone to the extreme in our lives! 

Now that we’re the nurturers, we put the needs of everyone else first and it can feel completely out of character to choose you. But if you don’t choose you, who will?

In this week’s Summer Short, we are taking another line from the Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto, Investing in Yourself Isn’t Selfish. Take a listen as we break it down.

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We’re talking about…

• How to decipher the return of your personal investment 
• Why Gen X women tend to fall into this trap 
• Recognizing how our self worth fits into this equation 
• How fear and guilt can sneak up on us and prevent us from making a personal investment 
  
  

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When you consider taking the next step in your career or expanding your business, does your mind automatically start to worry, just a bit, about what you might have to give up in order to succeed? 

Maybe it’s time with family, autonomy or flexible hours? Or perhaps it’s the idea that you will have to put in more hours, and work harder and your stress levels will increase tremendously.

It’s beliefs, like these, that have been a big reason why women have held themselves back professionally. 

Our summer short series is back. Each week we are giving you bursts of insights and thoughts with a sprinkle of fun to provide you with your very own summer growth spurt and for the next couple of weeks, we are bringing to life some of the lines in the Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto. This week, we’re talking about Success Doesn’t Mean Sacrifice.

Is Professional Insecurity Keeping You Up At Night? 

Then you need Worth, Value, Wealth—our 8-week, intimate group program designed for smart Gen X Women like you. You’ll get the four wealth and worth building skills you need to go after the professional success, impact and money you want and deserve. 

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We’re talking about…

• The difference between a trade off and a sacrifice 
• How men and women’s relationship to work is different 
• Why being clear on your non-negotiables makes it easier to go after what you want 
• Creating and holding your boundaries 
  
  

Modern Gen X Manifesto 

The Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto is for you, our listeners, to use as a North Star for how you can show up and take action as a new modern Gen X Woman.

You know, the one who goes after and gets what she wants both personally and professionally. Send me the manifesto! 

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In all the years we’ve been working and coaching women over 40, we’ve heard this one common question that plagues so many women, “Is it too late?”

When I hear this question, my heart breaks. This is a heavy question because wondering if it’s too late for change can make us feel lonely, anxious and downright trapped.  

We’re here to tell you it’s never too late and time is exactly what we make of it in this week’s summer short. Our summer series where we give you spurts of insights and thoughts with a sprinkle of fun to provide you with your very own summer growth spurt. 

Modern Gen X Manifesto 

The Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto is for you, our listeners, to use as a North Star for how you can show up and take action as a new modern Gen X Woman.
You know, the one who goes after and gets what she wants both personally and professionally. Send me the manifesto! 

We’re talking about how…

• There’s no timeline on happiness, who’s to say after 40 we can’t make a tremendous career pivot? If that were true we wouldn’t have:
  • Incredible styles by Vera Wang
  • Culinary icon Julia Child
  • Comedic genius of Lucille Ball

• You can set yourself up to make a change 
• This isn’t just business or career, it also happens in relationships and marriage 
• We feel about our own relationship to the time we have and what we do with it 
  
  

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When you find something you love, you just well… can become obsessed! 

I know I love to hear what my favorite podcasts host are obsessed about. What they are watching, eating and doing. What their self-care routines are and the kind of products they use.

In this week’s episode Summer Shorts, our summer series where we give you spurts of insights and thoughts with a sprinkle of fun to provide you with your very own summer growth spurt, we’re sharing the things we’re just can’t live without! 

Modern Gen X Manifesto 

The Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto is for you, our listeners, to use as a North Star for how you can show up and take action as a new modern Gen X Woman.

You know, the one who goes after and gets what she wants both personally and professionally. Send me the manifesto! 

We’re talking about…

• Crime Junkies, Morbid, The Deck (podcasts) 
• Mirror workouts 
• Winning Time & We Own This City (HBO Max) 
• Doris Kearns Goodwin & Theodore’s Books in Oyster Bay 
• Anxiety medicine 
• Amy Myers supplements 
• The Self-Journal Planner 

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Milestone birthdays are significant. 

This week as I cross over from my 40s into my 50s.  A huge part of me is grateful for all I have and how healthy I am. But there is another part, the part we are supposed to pretend doesn’t bother us, the part that looks in the mirror and sees what aging looks like as it stares back at me.

In this week’s Summer Shorts we’re talking all about turning 50 and everything we are feeling and thinking, the good and the not-so-good. Oh, and of course, we’ll have lots of laughs too. 

Jackie has officially joined the 50 Club

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