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A lot of women in midlife can feel stuck. We're told that midlife is when we settle in our routines, but what if we were built for more?

This week, our guest, Brenda Rigney (@itsbrendarigney), is here to help you find your uniqueness so that you can show up to your life exactly how you want to -- not how you think you should. Which also means you can make new choices and see your life differently.

She'll share with us how to find those unique bits of you so you can use your gifts and magic in the world

You'll hear us talk about:

• Women role models in our lives (4:32)
• My old beliefs that held me back (13:02)
• Why working less is more productive (20:25)
• The masculine and feminine views on leadership (24:30)
• The importance of celebrating success (29:59)
• How to find your uniques (38:23)
• The beautiful from the bad experiences (41:22)

ABOUT Brenda:

Brenda is a business & leadership coach for business leaders and start-up entrepreneurs. She works with all types of people but midlife women are her biggest jam. She loves helping women re-imagine what the future decades will look like and use their uniqueness to lead the way.

She helps people get clear about who they are, what they want and how to achieve big dreams. She hosts a podcast called #3Uniques Podcast where she interviews people on what makes them unique!

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June 18-22

THE place for Gen X women with over 25 topics that will help you make the second half the best half of life.

With 4 tracks around physical well-being, our inner wellness, relationships, and those big dreams, more purpose and meaning. 

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If you've been through a divorce, you know it's not just a piece of paper. It upends your life and your confidence in yourself. 

This week, my guest Leah Marie Mazur (@mindfullyready) is our expert to give you some tips on how we can be kinder to ourselves at one of the hardest times of our lives. 

You'll hear:

• What changed in my second marriage from the first (3:54)
• Dealing with anger (8:09)
• Doing divorce better (11:30)
• The biggest barrier to happiness (18:08)
• How to manage the grief stage (22:29)
• Forgiving yourself (26:21)
• What you need to know (31:55)

ABOUT Leah Marie Mazur:

Leah Marie Mazur is a certified Divorce Recovery Coach for women and the founder of Mindfully Ready, LLC. She specializes in helping women release guilt, shame, & feelings of failure so that they can find acceptance, rebuild their self-confidence, and thrive after divorce. She also provides a safe, judgment-free community for women rebuilding after divorce in her private Facebook group Divorced & Empowered.

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Free Divorce Empowerment Guide and Training Video to help women going through divorce gain acceptance, build self-esteem, and gain clarity on what's next. Get it here.

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Do you feel like you want bigger purpose or goals in your life -- but when you think of big things, you cringe a little? 
 
Or maybe you feel stuck in depression or a low-time that you can't get out of?
 
Our guest, Megan Snedden, has shifted her life from feeling depressed to more purpose with small acts of kindness. She's created a movement from something every single one of us can do!
 
It's a great story! So tune in to see how it might shift your perspective on purpose and goals.

You'll hear:

• All paths are not meant to be linear (1:20)
• Moving from helplessness to empowerment with kindness (4:15)
• The downward spiral of getting out of depression (11:53)
• How we hold what we are feeling and move forward how we want (15:44)
• The positive health effects of kindness (19:38)
• How to show up as your best self (27:08)

ABOUT Megan:

Megan Snedden is the founder of The Kind Effect, a random acts of kindness movement that brings joy to strangers around the world. In addition to performing good deeds, she helps others create a greater sense of self-empowerment and improved mental health through the power of kindness. She has been featured on KTLA, Roku TV, and Good Morning LA LA Land.

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Get your Changemaker's Action Plan & get started! Get it here.

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That negative self-talk and limiting beliefs you have might be symptoms of emotions that your body hasn't released… at least that's what this week's guest, Cora Naylor (@naylorcora), is sharing with us. 

When emotion gets trapped in our bodies we can do all the growth work and still feel like those feelings are just stuck. Cora tells us about a process to help us release those feelings… and you can do this for yourself!

What you'll hear:

• What trapped emotions are (2:15)
• The unexpected places emotions come from (9:04)
• Releasing negative-self talk (12:30)
• The emotional code chart (16:08)
• What our identity has to do with it (22:35)
• How to try it out with Cora (25:31)

ABOUT CORA:

Cora is a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner, Life Coach, Virtual Co-working Host & podcast host, as well as a personal development junkie and life-long learner.

After her kids left home Cora was ready to discover what was next for her. She had worked a lot of traditional jobs as well as direct sales businesses over the years but never realized the success she was hoping for. She knew that the issue was something within herself. After working with an Emotion Code Practitioner she realized that is was her “emotional baggage” that was holding her back. Once she “cracked the code” of her emotions she knew she could help other women do the same.

Cora now helps other women to easily release the trapped emotions that contribute to negative self-talk, limiting beliefs, money blocks, fears and anxiety and more.

FREE GIFT from Cora:

Join her for a FREE co-working session! The 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month 9-11am Pacific - Cora's group networks, works on business or self-care. Cora releases any blocks you may have, then celebrate together. Register here.

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FREE GIFT from host: 
3-part video: Intentionally Aligned Foundation Series HERE. 

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Do you drink a little more than you used to? 
Maybe you mean to have one glass of wine and yet, the bottle comes up empty each night…
Look, you are not alone. Especially with all the crazy times in the last few years when gyms and places we didn't drink shut down.
Now without all those restrictions lifted, you might still find yourself reaching for that glass a bit too often.
This week's guest, Claire Cleary (@claire_cleary), works with people to cut down their drinking in a way that feels good -- not white-knuckling or shaming ourselves. 

In this episode:

• The increase of drinking during the pandemic (1:56)
• Are we avoiding something by drinking? (7:43)
• The why of our drinking (12:27)
• How we look at choice and decisions (18:36)
• Breaking the cycle of beating yourself up (26.43)
• The cure for self-judgment (30:44)

ABOUT CLAIRE:

Claire Cleary is a Life Coach, Personal Trainer and owner of Claire Cleary Coaching.As a Life Coach, she specializes in helping people drink less alcohol long-term without feeling deprived & sad so they can still enjoy their lives.
She works with “gray drinkers”, who are people who wouldn’t be categorized as alcoholics with a physical dependency on alcohol, but who are drinking more than they want and struggling to cut back.
Claire believes that relying on willpower doesn’t work and that the key to long-term success is to deal with the root cause of why it’s so hard to cut back. The process & tools she uses with her clients are the same she’s used to stop drinking for the past 4 years. 

FREE GIFT from Claire:

I’ve put together A Week of Questions that will help you examine your thoughts around drinking. This is the first step in taking control of your drinking and the foundation needed to do this long-term. Use this link to sign up for the FREE DAILY EMAILS.

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Our culture is all about production. 

We always want to get more done. 

In fact, our identity gets confused with how much we produce, earn, and check off that list. 

So in this episode, I'm talking to a productivity specialist, Valerie Recore (@strideproductivity) about how we feel more accomplished by looking at time and priorities differently. 

You'll hear:

• What happens when productivity becomes our identity (5:34)
• We are not our to-do list (11:08)
• How people-pleasing impacts our productivity identity (16:30)
• Finding your midlife magic & mojo (22:55)
• Productivity-free days (26:27)
• When is the right time to say yes (31:06)
• Valerie's advice for self-love and self-care (35:20)

About VALERIE:

Valerie Recore is a productivity specialist, a time giver, and a Certified Fair Play Method Facilitator. She helps moms gain a sense of control, spend more time with their families, and end their days feeling accomplished. With a background in mental health and corporate training, she’s ready to guide you toward a better relationship with time. If you’re ready to start feeling more peace and accomplishment at the end of the day, she’s here to help. 

CONNECT with Valerie: 

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The same rules we had when we are younger don't always work in midlife. 

Midlife is a time of change and more often than not, requires us to give ourselves more permission. 

That's what my guest, Karen Shatafian, and I talk about this week. 

Midlife means rewriting the rules. Get your permission slip here. 

What you'll hear: 

• What permission means for women in midlife (1:39)
• The permissions Karen & I gave ourselves (7:27)
• What guilt & shame have to do with it (12:51)
• Types of permission we need (17:20)
• Finding your midlife magic and mojo (23:18)
• Being grateful & wanting more (29:33)
• The first step (35:02)
• The trickle-down effect of feeling good (39:30)

About Karen:

Karen is a life coach for midlife women and personal development mentor. She’s been inspiring and empowering women over 40 since 2013. She is a surfer, a mom, an avid coffee drinker and lover of all rescue animals. Karen works with women in an intimate and supportive environment as she helps them gain clarity on how they want their lives to look and create new chapters after divorce, empty nest, or many of the other midlife transitions. She helps women gain the confidence to design their lives in ways that feel really f*cking good. 

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Book a Free Courage over Comfort Call on her site here.

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If you think that midlife is when we give up and move into a rocking chair, my guest, Robyn Patton (@midliferebel) wants to talk to you.

Robyn and I both believe that midlife can be the best life - especially if you are willing to question your perspective and squash all the limitations we learned about midlife. 

Join us for a conversation about what a midlife rebel is, why it can feel challenging to step into and why you want to. 

You'll hear:

• What a midlife rebel is (1:22)
• How the hormonal transition as an opportunity (10:58)
• What is means to be a 'good girl' (16:50)
• Getting clear on your intentions (22:06)
• Tuning into your inner 'mean girl' (26:09)
• Are you saving or protecting yourself (32:18)
• The most rebellious thing a woman can do today (38:17)

ABOUT ROBYN PATTON:

Robyn Patton is an accredited and highly regarded Life Coach and group facilitator with over 25 years experience partnering with clients from all walks of life. She specializes in working with both men and women and offers a powerful blend of knowledge, experience and intuitive wisdom to create phenomenal results in the lives of her clients. 

Her business, Midlife Rebel, is for women who are ready to reclaim their inner rebel & live an authentic f**k yeah life.

GET HER midlife dating profile:  Read the dating profile of a Midlife Rebel! - that created lots of buzz and attracted the man Robyn is with today! Get it here.

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If you've ever tried to implement new habits, you know about limiting beliefs. 

We make a decision to make a change and then we get solid within ourselves that this is indeed what we are going to do. Resolve.

The first few days, it's all great… but then it's a bit of forcing and white-knuckling our way through.

And then all that inner talk happens… inner critic, inner conflicts, inner stubborn adolescent… and we start thinking, this is impossible.

But what we need to remember is that it’s just our programming. Doing new things can be challenging and motivation only gets you so far. 

That's why this week, my guest, Sarah Thomas (@burnfatandfeast), talks to me about limiting beliefs and how we can move past them. 

You'll hear:

• Sarah's journey from being an overweight child to today (1:58)
• The impact of people close to us (8:46)
• The importance of self-talk and how to train it (17:33)
• How to start showing up like you want to (25:14)
• Aligning our choices (29:09)
• The limiting beliefs we've had (35:27)

ABOUT SARAH:

Sarah is a 45 year old personal trainer, fitness instructor, nutrition coach, business mentor, wife, mom of three and the founder and CEO of Burn Fat and FEAST, a lifestyle program for women who feel stuck and frustrated with weight loss and overall well-being. Burn Fat and FEAST provides a proven, step-by-step system that educates and empowers women to finally shed the excess weight, increase metabolism and stop the yo-yo dieting once and for all. At Burn Fat and FEAST we teach women to live life to the fullest by focusing on progress over perfection!

Burn Fat & FEAST program empowers women to take ownership of their wellness and change the trajectory of obesity and disease by providing a roadmap to sustainable success and a support system every step of the way! 

FREE GIFT FROM SARAH:

5 Days to Burning Fat and Increasing Energy

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NEW Intentions Blueprint: Get the clarity you need in midlife so you can feel good now. Click here to get it.

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If you are Gen X, then you are familiar with the stories that you could have it all if you just worked hard enough. 

And it does seem like some people are able to do it… at least from their Instagram stories. 

My guest, Dr. Lisa Petty, has done the research on midlife and she has a lot to say about 'having it all" and what we truly want. 

In this juicy conversation, we'll cover:

• What alchemy in midlife means (5:39)
• The pressures of Gen X women (9:32)
• How do you know who you are? (15:42)
• Why we're so judge-y(24:06)
• We're all creative (32:37)
• How we get inspired answers (36:58)

ABOUT DR. PETTY:

Dr. Lisa Petty started her career as a holistic nutritionist and health researcher, and quickly became recognized as a speaker, journalist, award-winning author and media health expert. After several years coaching women who struggled to follow through on their health goals, Lisa earned a PhD for her research on how midlife women experience self-care in the face of the social pressures on them to be perfect in every facet of their lives. Her new book “Forget About Having It All: The Midlife Woman’s Guide to Creating the Life you Want” is a combination of research findings and Lisa’s own story of midlife self-discovery. Through a combination of research and woo, Lisa now helps midlife women navigate midlife and create the life they really want. Learn more about her program, Midlife Alchemy on her site.

FREE GIFT FROM OUR GUEST:

Well-being Check-In for women who are out of the habit of being in their bodies, and could use some self-focus. Click here to get it.
 

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NEW Intentions Blueprint: Get the clarity you need in midlife (goes great with the free check-in above). Click here to get it.

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