The Infinite Capacity Podcast

Parents in midlife are often called on to say “goodbye for now” to our older teens as they begin launching into independent adult lives.

Whether our older teens are headed to university, their first job & apartment, military service, backpacking the world or even getting married, there is no official manual for how to say goodbye to children who are becoming adults.

For some parents letting go and saying 'adieu' is a joyful celebration; while for others it may be a painful, fraught process.

Podcast host Andrea Morton is about to experience all of this for the very first time as a midlife Mom, when she brings her 18 year old son to stay at his new university on the East Coast of the United States (as a college freshman).

Morton wonders, “Is there a ‘right’ way or ‘wrong’ way to let our older teens go?”

With the hope of better understanding how to navigate the big upcoming ‘drop-off’ with confidence and grace, she researches the topic and dives deeper into best practices for saying farewell to our older teens.

This episode shares a variety of thoughtful, fun recommendations from various professionals and college students for what may help ease this rite of passage for parents & older teens, and set everyone up for the “best” goodbye.


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Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching

At 19 Linda Pétursdóttir (also known as Linda Pe) was catapulted from her normal life... studying, cleaning fish & spending time with her family in Iceland... into sudden success and international fame. As winner of the Miss World 1988 competition, Linda suddenly became Brand Ambassador for the pageant whose theme is, "Beauty With A Purpose." She was thrust into the international spotlight where she began raising awareness about important global issues that might not otherwise have been given a platform.

Since then, Linda has become a business woman, a Master certified life and weight coach, and earned several degrees & certifications. She's gone through some of the greatest highs and lowest lows that a woman can experience, including becoming a Mom to her cherished daughter Isabella and, later, filing for bankruptcy when the spa and wellness company she'd run for decades ran into financial difficulties.

Linda now helps women lose weight and live their dream lives, offering four courses in Icelandic: a 7-day wellness plan, a 28=day health challenge, a course around stopping overeating, and her signature membership program LMLP. She is also host of a popular podcast called, "Life With Linda Pe."

Linda lives with Isabella and their dogs in Iceland. As a single mother since the beginning, Linda has devoted her life completely to raising her daughter. In this week's episode she speaks at length with Infinite Capacity Podcast host Andrea Morton about celebrity, work, single motherhood and the kind of role model she's worked hard to be for her daughter.  An inspiring interview!

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching

Did you know that 42% of all U.S. businesses are owned by women?  It's true - according to The Motley Fool every single day 1,817 new American businesses are started by women in this country.  Approximately 252 million women around the world are entrepreneurs. That's a LOT of hard-working, creative and motivated women out there... many of whom are also mothers, and a lot of whom support their own families.

Yet, women who start businesses often really struggle with the 'selling' component of their business; the marketing. They don't like being 'pushy' and they often feel uncomfortable with selling their services.  There is a lot of research out there about why women in business don't speak up or ask for their worth, why they often feel imposter syndrome or fall into people-pleasing. It's a real dilemma for a lot of female business owners.

Catherine Watkin recognized this situation and understood that, with her background & experience, she could teach women to develop a real comfort with sales.  As a U.K. expert in Heart-Centered Sales, she teaches heart-centered business owners worldwide how to get more clients saying, "Yes!" by showing them how to have conversations that feel authentic and congruent.

Catherine has built an amazing & highly successful membership program where she helps heart-centered businesses make, in her words, 'the difference they are here to make, by helping them become comfortable in sales.'

In today's interview we dig deep into how Catherine developed her expertise. She also shares a lot of great insights to get female business owners started on their journey of becoming great at marketing and making offers in a way that doesn't feel 'icky!'

Whether you're a female business owner, someone considering starting your own business or just a woman who struggles with promoting yourself, this episode is a great listen full of useful tips!

To learn more about Catherine, please visit her website:
https://catherinewatkin.com/

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching

Moms feel frustrated at times by the invisible emotional labor of motherhood; weighed down by a heaviness that comes with managing the emotions of other people in their family along with performing hundreds of tiny tasks and chores that keep the household running.

This kind of repetitive, under-acknowledged labor can be as simple as noticing when the dishwasher needs emptying or remembering to buy your child's favorite kind of peanut butter because you saw the jar was nearly empty.

It can be recognizing that your child is exhausted or had a hard day, and needs to talk about it on the drive home from school.

It might look like breaking up an argument between two siblings and mediating between them; but then needing to manage your own emotions later in the evening because you're exhausted after dealing with their big emotions all day.

In this week's podcast episode, host and certified life coach Andrea Morton digs into this important topic and then provides several concrete, actionable strategies to help parents lift & balance the weight of their emotional labor.

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching

Judi Holler is on fire with life and lighting up the world with her sparkling personality, hot pink lipstick and love of disco balls. Her message of living fully, seizing the day, befriending your fears, growing your confidence and asking for what you want and need is exactly women and moms in midlife most need to hear.

Judi is a renowned keynote speaker, host of the top 5% podcast "Yes, And...," a professionally trained improv artist PLUS author of your soon-to-be favorite book, "Fear Is My Homeboy."  She has also just launched Speaker School, an experiential course where members will 'see, feel, and find the confidence to step on stage and shine.'

In this funny and moving interview, Judi dives deep with Infinite Capacity Podcast host Andrea Morton to share personal stories and discuss: fear and gratitude, how to create more courage, how to avoid the trap of 'someday syndrome,' and the risks of waiting too long to go after your dreams. You'll find yourself laughing out loud one minute, getting chills the next, and tearing up at times. Judi Holler is simply THAT good!

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Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching

Kim Guyader was a founding partner at J Public Relations (J/PR) when she became mother to two adorable daughters. 

Yet, despite her years of amazing work as a leader in the travel and hospitality PR industry, Kim struggled to find her way forward when her children were tiny... especially once her eldest daughter was diagnosed at age 5 with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Stepping away from J/PR to spend more time with her children and form her own boutique PR+ marketing consultancy, twentynine12, Kim learned how to powerfully advocate for her daughter.  She also worked to strike a sustainable balance between her family and her career.

In this interview Kim talks frankly with Infinite Capacity Podcast host Andrea Morton about how vulnerable and sometimes isolating it can feel to be the mother of a child with special needs. She also shares some of the amazing gifts that have been part of her family’s journey with ASD and gives a lot of examples of the joy and pride she feels in BOTH of her daughters!

Kim explains how she navigated this parenting journey as a working mom, what her support system has been like, and where things are now (over a decade later) with her daughter turning 18 and graduating from high school in six weeks. 

Whether or not you’re the parent of child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ALL parents will connect with Kim’s message to Moms about finding your tribe, lifting each other up, and learning how to reach out to seek needed resources and support.

You're sure to get so much out of this beautiful, honest interview. 

To learn more about Kim's work in PR & marketing, check out her website:

https://www.twentynine12.com/

Or you can follow her on Instagram:

@29twelvepr

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching

Women in midlife often find ourselves struggling; feeling trapped by decisions we made many years prior.  Whether at work, in a relationship, with our parenting commitments, taking care of extended family, or a myriad of other ways - we often feel that it's impossible to make any real change. We sacrifice our own goals and hopes in order to put other people first.

In this episode of The Infinite Capacity Podcast, host and Certified Life Coach Andrea Morton examines how Mindset can play a powerful role in helping midlife women identify and pursue the powerful shifts and choices that will set us up for joy and success moving forward.

Drawing examples from clients, famous women and mothers, and her own personal experiences, Morton explores the kind of constructive thinking that helps women take action and move beyond our mental blocks and limitations. (She also shows how our mindset can BLOCK us from pursuing meaningful change!)

This episode shares how we can get started with giving ourselves 'permission' to make real and lasting changes as women in midlife.

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching

This week on the podcast certified life coach Andrea Morton interviews Alyssa Vest, a Family Nurse Practitioner located in American Fork, Utah who specializes in Functional Medicine and Anti-Aging Medicine. Alyssa shares a wealth of information with listeners, focusing on the typical problems that women and mothers experience in midlife including hormone imbalances, fatigue, gut issues, anxiety and other mood disorders, weight gain, insomnia and more.

Alyssa is passionate about digging into the root cause behind symptoms that her patience experience. In today’s show she gives examples of different kinds of testing that a functional medicine practitioner can provide to women in midlife that will help get to the bottom of the health issues that they may be experiencing.

She also gives a great explanation of how hormones are affected by peri-menopause… and there are many more ways than listeners may imagine! Alyssa also covers a wide range of solutions available for women in midlife who are looking to create more robust, vibrant physical and mental health.

This fantastic episode will be a breath of fresh air to any woman who has ever been rushed out of their doctor’s office after a five or ten minute visit, and given a prescription that covers some of their symptoms but doesn’t really solve the underlying problem.

As a bonus, podcast listeners will LOVE Alyssa Vest!  Her compassion and warm manner make learning about these important midlife topics seem like catching up with a dear friend.

Visit Alyssa's official website - click here.
Enjoy Alyssa's excellent Instagram account - click here. 

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching

As Moms we can be pretty hard on ourselves.  We try to be all things to all people and when it doesn't always work out, we may say negative things in our head... like, "That was really stupid of me," or "I'm the world's worst mom."

Self-talk matters a lot more than we may suspect; in fact, the way we talk to ourselves as we go through our days can actually have a powerful effect upon our relationships, our work, and whether or not we actually achieve our hopes and dreams.

In this week's episode, Infinite Capacity Podcast host and midlife mom coach Andrea Morton shares real-life stories about self talk, teaches about various different kinds of negative self talk, and introduces listeners to life coaching principles that can help any mom begin to speak to herself differently when things go wrong.

You'll be saying to yourself, "I'm so glad I listened to that!" as you begin to see the immediate and long-term effects of positive, constructive self-talk within your own life and relationships.

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching

Michele Bigley is a mother of two amazing sons, and considers motherhood to be 'the greatest journey I could ever imagine going on.'  She is also an award-winning travel journalist and author who has written many books and articles featured worldwide in papers like the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and many others.

When she's not writing, Michele teaches classes at the University of San Diego, California (UCSD) where here environmental solutions-themed writing course focuses on the intersection of place and climate solutions.

In today's interview with host Andrea Morton on The Infinite Capacity Podcast, Michele shares insights she gained over time while traveling with her growing family.

Michele explains ways that you can travel with your own family in a powerful, life-changing and fun manner by actually getting involved in the communities that you are visiting and giving back to them. Parents and kids working together can experience life-changing 'hands-on learning' that leaves their destination a bit better than they found it. Inspiring!

Michele invites listeners into her own family's eye-opening travel experiences, like visiting a coral reef in Australia, standing on a receding glacier in the Rockies, teaching her sons how to become conscious of the role we have in the places we visit; and how to have a positive impact on them... like planting trees in Hawaii with her younger son; restoring an ancient fish pond together and much more.

This is a wonderful conversation about how to use family tourism for GOOD, become thoughtful stewards of the planet, and make amazing memories along the way.


You can learn more about Michele and follow her work here:
https://michelebigley.com/
https://www.instagram.com/michelebigley/

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? You can share their info by contacting andrea@thinktothrivecoaching.

Life and ADHD coaching for midlife women is available by appointment.

You can also reach out via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thinktothrivecoaching