I'm challenging you to "take a break." Find something that you've kept doing this summer, maybe even while you have gone on vacation, and take a break from it.

I'm taking my own advice and, in this episode, I tell you why I have decided to take a break from the podcast for the rest of August and why you might also consider taking a break from something - even something that you love.

We also explore what comes up for us when we think about taking a break, those nagging little thoughts that have us believing we're not enough.

But I'm not in hiding. Have questions? Want to chat? Reach out - details below.

And GOOD NEWS, there are 54 other episodes you can go back and listen to over the next few weeks. This would be a great time to catch up on the back catalog.

And I'll see you in September.

I have a virtual bookclub! To stay up-to-date on future bookclubs, get on my mailing list or follow me on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Too burned out for anything or much less consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.

Do you ever listen to a podcast and think that the podcaster was speaking right to you?

That's how I felt when I listened to a recent episode of Making Midlife Magic with Rachel Baum.

Her episode, titled "A love note to the exhausted," spoke right to me and I asked her if I could share it with you.

Listen and follow the Making Midlife Magic with Rachel Baum Podcast!

Find Rachel on facebook.

Find Rachel on the web.

I have a bookclub! We're reading "Humor, Seriously" in August. Join us! To stay up-to-date on future bookclubs, get on my mailing list or follow me on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Too burned out for anything or much less consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.

On this episode, I share with you what I have learned in a year of podcasting:

About the technology

About podcasting

About myself

And why podcasting is something that I would do even if I knew it would fail.

What would you do even if you knew that you would fail?

I have a bookclub! We're reading "Humor, Seriously" in August. Join us! To stay up-to-date on future bookclubs, get on my mailing list or follow me on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Too burned out for anything or much less consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.

Join me as I walk through a year of Not Your Mama's Midlife Podcast. On this episode, I share my favorite clips.

I have a bookclub! We're reading "Humor, Seriously" in August. Join us! To stay up-to-date on future bookclubs, get on my mailing list or follow me on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Too burned out for anything or much less consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.

How in tune are you with your five senses?

My bookclub just read Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin. On this episode, I share with you what about the book was the most impactful to me as well as where I find intersections between the book's content and strategies that I have discussed on the podcast. I also tell you a bit about how my bookclub works in case you are interested in participating.

I have a bookclub! Despite what I said on the podcast, I do not have a Facebook Group link for you yet for August. Check back, I'll be sure to add it. In the mean time, get on my mailing list or follow me on Facebook or LinkedIn for updates on our August 2023 selection.

Too burned out for anything or much less consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.

There are steps that you can take today to improve your brain health in the second half of your life.

On this episode, I am joined by Brain Health Coach, Allison Liu.

Allison wants you to know that it is never too late to make changes that will impact the health of your brain. Indicators of cognitive decline and dementia are evident in our brain decades before symptoms begin to surface, but you don't have to accept these as inevitable consequences of aging. In this episode, Allison shares with us simple and actionable steps that we can take to keep our brains healthy as we age.

In this episode we talk about:

• Allison's own very relatable and familiar story
• Why "brain health" is important
• 11 risk-factors to consider when thinking about brain health and strategies to address each of them
• The impact of chronic stress on our brains and wellbeing
• The impact of alcohol and caffeine on brain health

Would you like to learn more about Allison's work? Connect with her here:

• Website
• Instagram
• LinkedIn

Allison is offering listeners of this podcast a free coaching session with her. Enter code NYMM23 when you book a consultation on her website to take advantage of this free offer.

I have a bookclub! Get on my mailing list or follow me on Facebook or LinkedIn for updates on our August 2023 selection.

Too burned out for anything or much less consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.

When you want something out of someone else, do you criticize them and tell them that they are wrong? Do you make sure that your tone is conveying disapproval? That they should be ashamed?

Hopefully you answered that with a resounding "no."

And why not? We know that our peers, our colleagues, our friends, our spouses and loved ones don't actually respond well to being shamed. That isn't the way that we "get" the behavior that we want from them. When we are at our best, we try to put ourselves in their shoes and understand why they are doing what they are doing and we make a request, kindly, from one adult to another.

Ideally.

Of course sometimes we pop off. And we generally don't get the response that we are looking for.

But what about with ourselves?

When you are trying to get something from yourself are you critical? Do you make sure that you point out that you are wrong? Do you talk to yourself with a disapproving tone or one that is full of disdain?

How is that working out for you?

What if you treated yourself like you would a good friend?

On this episode, we'll talk about why "making yourself wrong" isn't necessary for you to make a change that you desire and why it actually gets in the way.

Were you interested in that bookclub I mentioned in previous episodes but forgot to mention this week? We'll be reading Bittersweet by Susan Cain in July. You can save your place in the Facebook group by joining here.

Too burned out for anything or much less consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.

Often when we feel uncomfortable in some way - restless, down, frustrated - we think that something is wrong that needs to be "fixed" so we won't feel that way anymore.

But what if that uncomfortable feeling is an indicator that we are growing and changing?

On this episode, we'll learn a bit about how lobsters grow inside their hard shells and where there may be parallels for us.

We'll also explore how to treat ourselves when we are in these times of vulnerability and growth.

Were you interested in that bookclub I mentioned? We'll be reading Bittersweet by Susan Cain next month. You can save your place in the Facebook group by joining here.

Too burned out for anything or much less consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.

This week I'm sharing an unpopular opinion.

I've gotten tired of seeing posts on social media knocking self-care strategies as a way to address burnout.

You know what I'm talking about, the posts that say that you can't "cure burnout" with a massage, or a yoga class, or a bath. The posts that refer to these things as "faux self-care."

And I get what they are trying to say, but I think what the people who post this type of thing forget is that that massage, that yoga class, or that bath might be how someone who is suffering with burnout first gets some relief.

And I want to be sure that we don't close the front door for anyone who is looking for a way to feel better by telling them that there is a better way to feel better - it's just going to take them a bit longer, be a bit more involved, and require a higher level of commitment from them.

Join me on this episode to hear more about why I think so-called "faux self-care" strategies might be an easy way in for someone who is learning how to take care of themselves.

Were you interested in that bookclub I mentioned? We'll be reading Bittersweet by Susan Cain next month. You can save your place in the Facebook group by joining here.

Too burned out for anything or much less consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.

Do you ever notice that you are holding your breath for no reason at all?

Maybe when you are focusing on a task?

Maybe when you are apprehensive or waiting for something?

Holding your breath can contribute to increasing anxiety, depression, overwhelm, and burnout - none of which set us up to think about what we want for the second half of our lives.

On this episode we'll talk about how to notice whether you are holding your breath, why it matters, and a couple of easy strategies to - literally - take a breath.

Were you interested in that bookclub I mentioned? We're reading Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin. We got started on June 1 but if you'd like to join us, you are still welcome. Join the Facebook group here.

We'll be reading Bittersweet by Susan Cain next month. Keep an eye out here for a link to that group.

Too burned out to even consider a bookclub? Check out my free burnout workshop here.

If you have a question or want to know more about what it's like to work with me, DM me over on LinkedIn.