In her groundbreaking book "The Highly Sensitive Person", Psychotherapist Elaine N. Aron, PhD writes, "Most people walk into a room and perhaps notice the furniture, the people... (but) Highly Sensitive Persons can be instantly aware, whether they wish to be or not, of the mood, the friendships and enmities, the freshness or staleness of the air, the personality of the one who arranged the flowers."

Oh boy, did she ever nail me. THIS IS ME.  And long before I knew the label 'highly sensitive person,' I knew that not only am I weirdly intuitive in social situations but that I also become emotionally flooded and overstimulated more easily than a lot of the people around me. As Aron shares, when people like me get overwhelmed we become 'distressed, clumsy and confused.'  I am super affected by other people's moods and emotions, and sometimes that has led to reactions I'm not proud of.

Yet this same heightened intuition, sensitivity, emotion and empathy also served me well as a teacher, friend and daughter.

It was only when I became a Wife and a Mom (surrounded by squabbling kiddos and other people's emotions 24/7) that I REALLY had to face living as a highly sensitive person and figure out once and for all how to better navigate my relationships and manage my own mind and emotions... for the health & well-being of my family. 

That is how I found my way to life coaching and (later) the career of my dreams coaching overwhelmed, stressed out mamas like me!

Today's super vulnerable podcast is the most personal, powerful thing I've ever shared live.  I hope you'll pass it along to all of the other sensitive, emotional mamas that you may know and love, so they can learn from my funny stories, true confessions and mistakes.

(This episode was recorded LIVE in Austin, Texas at The Life Coach School - Mastermind 2022.)

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

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Betsy Brandenburg Hurst is a gifted and renowned designer in Portland, Oregon.  Over the past 20+ years she has worked to enhance the beauty, function and livability of homes... not just in Portland but also in Seattle, San Francisco and the Chicago area.

 Since 2005, Betsy has run her own design firm - Brandenburg Studios Design - creating gorgeous interiors for homes and businesses.  More recently, Betsy has launched Designer Sanity, a groundbreaking design roadmap system and online course that she created to help designers manage their projects so that they can achieve maximum organization and success - with ease!

In this inspiring interview, Betsy speaks candidly about her journey into a career in design, including taking the wrong turns and learning how to follow her intuition.  She shares about being willing to ask the hard questions, learning how to let go of opportunities that made her miserable, learning how to trust herself, and building a business as a spiritual practice.

Betsy gets real about being a working mom, and how she made huge changes in her career and living situation in order to create a work-life balance that was sustainable.

This laughter-filled episode is sure to brighten your day and inspire you to take risks, follow your gut and DO the thing you've been dreaming of!

Here is a link to the New Century House that Betsy describes in the podcast!

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

Coaching questions for Andrea (both life coaching and ADHD coaching) can be directed to the same email address.

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You can never have too many friends, and there are countless reasons why any person might need to make new friends in midlife... for example, due to a household move, changes in your marital situation, losing interest in things you used to enjoy doing, your teens going off to college, retirement from a job, or even when people close to you have passed away.

In this podcast we're going to dive into helpful mindsets for making new friends and also examine some great strategies to help you make friends at any age, but especially in midlife!

We'll also talk about loving yourself first, putting yourself out there, calling in your tribe, bravery & vulnerability, letting down your walls, creativity, trying new things, creating friendship circles based on arranged-marriage principles, and MUCH more!

Here is a link to the amazing Washington Post article by author Ari Honarvar referenced in this podcast.

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

Coaching questions for Andrea (both life coaching and ADHD coaching) can be directed to the same email address.

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A lot of women (including mothers) between the ages of 35 and 55 seek life coaching because they feel stuck in a life that they don't feel very connected to and don't particularly like.  They feel trapped but unsure of what is wrong or how to proceed forward in their life to find more happiness & more joy, fun or fulfillment.

Part of thriving as a woman in midlife involves exploring the boxes that we're in... whether we've been placed there by society or our family, or we ourselves have put ourselves inside of them a long time ago.

The box is a symbol but of course it can represent our work, our relationship, our family, our lifestyle, etc.  Today in the podcast we are going to explore many different kinds of boxes we sometimes find ourselves in - both the ones that we actively choose, and the ones that we would honestly never choose. 

We'll also talk about how to change our thinking about these boxes (if we want to) in order to deconstruct and recreate them in a way that brings us real joy and satisfaction!

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

Coaching questions for Andrea (both life coaching and ADHD coaching) can be directed to the same email address.

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Today's episode of The Infinite Capacity Podcast features host Andrea Morton interviewing Erin Powell about the secrets of a happy, healthy marriage and long-term love.

In addition to her many accomplishments as Chief Operating Officer of the Powell Financial Group and a lengthy and rewarding career in education as a middle school assistant principal and high school vice principal, Erin Powell is the mother of four adult children and grandmother to a darling one-year-old girl named Kensington!

She has also maintained a healthy and genuinely happy 37 year marriage to her husband David, whom she married after a whirlwind courtship at the tender age of 21!

In today's episode of The Infinite Capacity Podcast, Erin will share many secrets of their lasting love and also tell lots of great stories: 

• getting engaged in a lightning storm
• losing all of their early savings and having to move back in with their parents
• finding career success together
• putting shared faith at the center of a relationship
• a long, challenging & worthwhile journey to parenthood
• raising 4 awesome children into adulthood
• forging an unbreakable bond as a couple
• experiencing the world through travel
• surviving a mass shooting together
• grandparenthood!

If you've ever wondered how some couples make it work over the long haul and keep their love alive through many decades, this podcast episode will give you great insights and lots of strategies you can try out in your own relationship (or a future relationship)!

Enjoy listening to this episode as an uplifting Valentine's Day gift for yourself!

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

Coaching questions for Andrea (both life coaching and ADHD coaching) can be directed to the same email address.

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As we kick off 2022, Infinite Capacity Podcast host Andrea Morton discusses how sometimes the small and unexpected gifts that life brings us yield the greatest joy.  This episode shares stories of unexpected gift giving along with research around the many health benefits of giving and gratitude.

Introduces the audience to "A Simple Act of Gratitude: How Learning To Say Thank You Changed My Life" by author John Kralik.

A short and sweet episode to get your New Year started with something cheerful and motivating to think about!

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

Coaching questions for Andrea (both life coaching and ADHD coaching) can be directed to the same email address.

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

In this special holiday episode of The Infinite Capacity Podcast, host Andrea Morton interviews Reverend Hannah Wilder - an Episcopalian priest, writer, advocate, organizer, convener, mother, wife, preacher, lover of dogs & cats!  

Their joyful, laughter-filled and uplifting conversation tackles the real issues that moms often face at the holidays:

• What it's like to navigate Christmas as a mother
• The importance of health and self-care at the holidays for women
• Single-parenting and/or blending families at the holidays
• Experiencing the holiday season when you're estranged from family members
• Getting through the holidays when you're grieving the death of a loved one
• Navigating materialism vs. faith during the holidays
• The true meaning of Christmas

...and MUCH more!

Ordained in 2020 while serving St. Marks in City Heights, Reverend Hannah is now Associate Priest at the parish of St. Andrews in Encinitas, California. She and her wife Kathy live at Camp Stevens in Julian, California, where Kathy is the Executive Director. They have one son, Owen, who attends Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. In her personal time, Hannah enjoys reading, breathing the Julian air and learning about ideas, health and the mind-body connection.

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

Coaching questions for Andrea (both life coaching and ADHD coaching) can be directed to the same email address.

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Penny and José have been married for 9 years and have two daughters.  Penny worries about how distant José can be, and how he seems to compartmentalize his family life away from his work.  José, for his part, thinks Penny can be a bit clingy and needy and he often calls her out for being too 'emotional.'  Even though they love each other and want their relationship to work, they are really struggling.  Unknowingly, Penny and José are caught up in the famous 'anxious-avoidant trap' that often sabotages relationships.

In Episode 3 (Season 2) of the Infinite Capacity Podcast, host Andrea Morton takes you on a deep dive into the science of adult attachment in romantic relationships, highlighting the groundbreaking work of psychologist John Bowlby along with an outstanding new book "Attached. The new Science Of Adult Attachment And How It Can Help You Find - And Keep - Love," by Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel Heller, M.A. 

Exploring 'anxious,' 'avoidant' and 'secure' attachment styles, Morton will help you to look closely at your own attachment style in romantic relationships and also the attachment style of your current or or past partner(s).  

She will also help you identify if you have a 'type' when it comes to attraction and attachment styles, in order to help you see patterns and understand complex relationship dynamics.  

This fascinating episode includes coaching tips and strategies to help couples like Penny and José to move forward  - together - on a productive path leading toward a more secure relationship.  

Whether you are new to a relationship, seeking a relationship, or have been in your relationship for decades, this episode is a must-listen!

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

Coaching questions for Andrea (both life coaching and ADHD coaching) can be directed to the same email address.

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

In this special episode Andrea Morton of The Infinite Capacity Podcast interviews Ari Honarvar, founder of Rumi with a View which is dedicated to building music and poetry bridges across war-torn and conflict-ridden borders. As a Musical Ambassador of Peace, Ari conducts Resilience through Joy workshops for refugees and volunteers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Teen Vogue, Vice, Newsweek, and elsewhere. She is the author of A Girl Called Rumi (Sep 2021) and Rumi's Gift Oracle Cards (2018). 

Together Andrea and Ari share a wide-ranging, inspiring and poignant conversation about new beginnings, finding love in unexpected places, motherhood, overcoming incredible personal obstacles, connecting through our shared humanity, and advocating for refugees and vulnerable populations.  They also explore the inspiration behind Ari's phenomenal new novel which has recently been described by Deepak Chopra as "a magical journey to a world of mystical delights, enchantment, and revelation. It's a page-turner that goes deep into the nature of reality beyond perception."

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

Coaching questions for Andrea (both life coaching and ADHD coaching) can be directed to the same email address.

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Have you ever had a misunderstanding or disagreement about something that seemed clear to you but which another person viewed or understood totally differently? 

There is a complex interplay between the things we say... what we actually mean... the ways that other people hear what we say, and the meaning that they then create from our words.  This can have a powerful effect upon the way we engage with others (especially when it comes to people that we either don't like OR that we don't know very well).  It can also change the way that other people may perceive US and our intentions.

In Episode 23 of The Infinite Capacity Podcast (first episode of SEASON TWO!) Andrea Morton will explore a conversation between two ex-spouses and a visit to urgent care, in order to examine the impact that preconceptions, tone and mindset have on our some of our most personal and crucial conversations.  

Do you know an interesting midlife woman with a cool story to share on this podcast? If so, please contact andrea@thinktothrivecoaching to make the recommendation!

Coaching questions for Andrea (both life coaching and ADHD coaching) can be directed to the same email address.

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