Seize Your Midlife

I recorded this episode completely off the cuff because I feel like this topic is too pertinent not to cover. Even if you are one of the rare unicorns who have evaded social media, my guess is that undoubtedly your spouse or your kids are on it. Social media is affecting everything from our confidence to our kids’ anxiety, to the state of the world. It’s the powerful force we never saw coming.

PS: Can I Just say how grateful I am to be a child of the 80’s? Not sure I could have survived this digital age.

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He was handsome. He was charming. He had a Phd. He was a schoolteacher. He was a dad. He wrote poems...and he was an absolute monster.

Jennifer Moston quickly fell head over heels with a man who on paper seemed perfect. He quickly showed her otherwise. 

In today's episode Jennifer Moston shares her incredibly brave story of escaping her abusive husband and ultimately fighting to have him imprisoned. She details this hair-raising experience with complete vulnerability and honesty. As an educated, financially successful, career-driven woman, Jennifer is not the picture of domestic violence that you probably imagine. That is one of the many reasons that Jen is now on outspoken advocate for victims of domestic violence and a reminder that domestic violence can affect people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, all education levels, all races, and all genders.

Domestic violence can happen on the street with the biggest houses. It can happen to married couples, to same sex couples, and to couples that are dating. 

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Is your life good, but you feel a gentle nudge for something more? Do you feel happy, but yet a nagging discontent?  

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Hearing that a woman is climbing the corporate ladder while her husband stays home with the kids still makes people pause, speculate, and sometimes, judge. It's pretty surprising that in this day and age, that's still the case. In many, (I'd dare to say most), circles, it is. Ashley Quinto Powell was doing just that. She was rising the ranks in corporate job with her husband behind her, encouraging her every step of the way. And yet, the top? It felt a little lonely. Ashley felt that other moms just didn't get her. So, she set out to find her tribe. Ashley not only created a group of like-minded executive moms, she also wrote a book about it. Heck, she even gave a Ted Talk. Ashley is smart, witty, funny, and... unconventional. Her taking a unique path, despite what other people may say, gives other women permission to do the same. That's something we should all applaud.

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“And they lived happily ever after….”

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"Mommy wine culture is not just pervasive, it's encouraged."

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Have you ever felt like a fish out of water? Wobbly or unsteady? That's what I have been feeling lately though my social media shows otherwise. I am sharing this raw and vulnerable episode so that you too can be gently reminded that social media is deceiving and more importantly that you are worthy, and you are enough. 

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Imagine going months with crippling headaches that you leave you bedridden and in constant pain? Imagine that despite your serious symptoms, the doctors you visit continue to dismiss you. They claim you're depressed, or stressed, or overworked. Only to find out you later they were wrong. You had been living with a brain tumor.

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Do you ever find yourself saying, "I'll watch"? Or how about, "maybe someday"? Then this episode is for you.

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Forty-three and pregnant with her miracle baby, married to the love of her life, and growing her third multiple six-figure online business, Marion Wagner is at the top of the ‘gosh darn mountain’. It took a lot of pivots and some roadblocks to get there, but a positive attitude and “fail forward” motto helped Marion along the way.

If you want to renew your belief that you can tackle any dream, this interview is for you. Marion is incredibly uplifting and will absolutely fill you with her contagious enthusiasm. “The forties are my favorite,” she said. I think we all want midlife to be our favorite too, don’t we?

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