The Mindful Midlife Crisis

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Welcome to Season 4! 

In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to Wendy Battles. As the host of the Reinvention Rebels podcast , Wendy interviews bold and unapologetic women, 50-90, who have reinvented themselves later in life to see new possibilities. From traveling solo around the world with a carry-on bag at 60, to penning and publishing a first novel at 62 to launching a modeling career at 72, these women are fierce and fabulous! Through deep listening and authentic conversation, Wendy uncovers why and how these extraordinary women have reinvented themselves in interesting and inspiring ways. They prove that any of us can reinvent ourselves at any age or any stage. Wendy is an award-winning public speaker and was a finalist for the first annual International Women’s Podcast Awards in the category of Changing the World One Moment at a Time.

We talk to Wendy about: 

• What sparked Wendy's reinvention rebellion 
• Wendy's Three Rs: Reflect, Reimagine, Restart
• How this life reinvention has changed Wendy's life so far and what she's looking forward to next
• Common threads between Wendy's reinvention and her guests' reinventions 
• How people can continue to grow and reinvent themselves even into their 60s, 70s, and 80s. 

Like what you heard from Wendy Battles?  Contact her at:
Website: www.reinventionrebels.com
Instagram: @reinventionrebels
Twitter:  @rebelsreinvent
Facebook:  Reinvention Rebels

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Billy is back from Europe (and Africa!) and wants to share the life lessons he learned during his travels!  Hear more about:
--why surfers are total bad asses
--why only speaking English is a privilege and a curse
--how social media is still addicting even when you're traveling
--how to recognize the travel tractor beam
--why tapas are the best food ever
--what "saudade" means
--whether or not Billy figured out the meaningful of (his) life
--why happiness is only real when shared
--how making connections with others makes the world a better place

Season 4 of The Mindful Midlife Crisis is coming your way Wednesday, January 5th, 2022!

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While Billy still soaks up the sun under the bluest skies he's ever seen in Portugal and beyond, the guys reflect on the first year of the podcast before making a big announcement for our devoted listeners!  As a bonus, Billy shares his one-on-one conversation with spiritual health coach Lecia Fox from her summer course The Gentlemen's Guide to Inner Work.  Billy shares how this course helped put him in a more open mindset before going on his big overseas adventure! 

Like what you heard from Lecia Fox?  Contact her at:
Instagram: @leciajfox

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In today's episode, Billy and Brian reflect on the amazing insights shared by our Season 3 guests with their best good pal, the always entertaining Matt Hazard!  The guys:
--discuss why Matt Hazard found this season to be "pretty, pretty woo woo" at times
--try to make sense of why those messages landed differently when it came from a different person
--reflect on how those messages landing differently ties into bias
--process their own privilege as straight, white, American males
--get emotional talking about lost loved ones

We made it another season, and we've got more to come!

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Billy and Brian sit down with teacher, writer, psychologist, and consultant Dr. Yvette Erasmus to discuss:
--how she feels about her daughter's change of plans to forego college and live with her for another year--her recent trip to Alexandria, Egypt, in which she closed a chapter in her life
--her recent trip to Ireland to support a friend through adventure
--the difference between the journeyer and the explorer and how those approaches to finding meaning in life can add fulfillment 
--how someone can go on an exploration or a journey without ever leaving their home (but why it's important to get out of familiar surroundings as well)
--what Billy's purpose during his upcoming trip to Portugal (and beyond!)

Like what you heard from Dr. Yvette Erasmus?  Contact her at:
Website: www.yvetteerasmus.com
Instagram: @dryvetteerasmus
Email: [email protected]

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian sit down with author, presenter, and professional wise-cracker Tom Cody--co-founder of Top 20 Strategies, to discuss:
--how we can become the best version of ourselves through Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision Making
--the importance of social-emotional intelligence and why we need to stop calling them "soft skills"
--the 4 A's of Mindfulness
--the difference between "human doing" and "human being"
--how mindfulness and social-emotional intelligence act as the "front tire of our bike"
--how we can still continue to learn and grow as we get into our 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond
--how Top 20 Strategies had to take a long, hard look at what they were missing in terms of inclusive, diverse, and equitable messaging
--why his advice to his younger self would be, "Don't be an asshole!"

Like what you heard from Tom?  Check out his books!
--Rebalanced Thinking, Rebalanced Living: Developing Your Inner Life through Social Emotional Learning
--Top 20 Parents
--Top 20 Teens
--Top 20 Teachers
--Why Students Disengage in American Schools and What We Can Do about It

Contact Tom at:
Email:  [email protected]
Twitter:  @top20training   
On the web:  www.top20training.com   

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to mindfulness coach Brett Hill about:
--how he learned at an early age that what we can achieve and the quality of our life hinges on our ability to communicate well with others
--how understanding the somatic experience of emotion can lead to better communication, awareness, and self-regulation
--what mindful communication looks like
--how mindfulness fosters growth and freedom
--the five phases he uses to guide his clients through a mindfulness practice
--how judgements get a bad rap
--his time as a "technical evangelist" for Microsoft 

Like what you heard from Brett Hill?  Contact him at:
Website: https://languageofmindfulness.com
Twitter: @bretthill
Instagram: @brett.w.hill
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/brett.hill.391
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindfulguy/
Podcast:  The Language of Mindfulness (How to Start a Mindfulness Practice) 

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to Global Inclusion and Diversity Business Leader Ericka Jones about:
--what inclusion, diversity, and equity training looks like and how it makes us more aware of our blind spots 
--how we NEED to use our privilege to ensure people have equitable experiences 
--how conversations around inclusion, diversity, and equity have evolved over the course of the last year
--how her yoga and meditation practices help her have difficult conversations around inclusion, diversity, and equity with others
--the consequences of code-switching 
--the importance of representation and allyship
--the role representation has played in her life as a sorority sister at the University of Nebraska and as a Lululemon ambassador 
--taking action by creating a space to have conversations around inclusion, diversity, and equity through Pause to Ground
--why it's been hard for her to say she's a "proud" Nebraska Cornhusker

Like what you heard from Ericka Jones?  Contact her at:
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericka-jones-1766646/
Instagram: @ericka.jones_

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to Teresa Sande, author of Find Your Fierce: Interrupt Impostor Syndrome and Own Your Success, about:
--what exactly impostor syndrome is
--her experiences, observations, and research on how people experience impostor syndrome through her time as an HR executive in Fortune 500 companies
--some of the symptoms and self-limiting thoughts people experiencing impostor syndrome have
--how flaws in the corporate cultures oftentimes lead to impostor syndrome in their employees and how that can affect women and people of color 
--her frAIMwork for interrupting feelings of impostor syndrome
--her cat ChuckNorris

Like what you heard from Teresa Sande?  Contact her at:
Website: www.teresasande.com or www.mirrormirrorstrategies.com
Email:  [email protected]
Instagram: @fiercenotfears
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresasande/

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to John Wessinger, author of Ride the Wave: How to Embrace Change and Create a Powerful New Relationship with Risk, about:
--how a surfing vacation gone extremely wrong led understanding the importance of embracing the conditions regardless of prior preparation
--how that surfing experience prepared him for an unexpected realization in his professional life that encouraged him to take more healthy professional risks
--how embracing the conditions, adopting a progression-based mindset, and using risk as a compass has helped him grow as a professional and as a person
--how these three principles helped him redeem himself on the surfboard and in his professional life a year later
--what surfers mean when they talk about "the universal stoke"
--how taking healthy risks have added to his overall satisfaction with his life

Book Offer: Mindful Midlife Crisis listeners can purchase Ride the Wave for 50% off the cover price if you order from www.itascabooks.com/ride-the-wave.  The book has won multiple awards including the Axiom Business Book Awards.  

Like what you heard from John Wessinger?  Contact him at:
Email:  [email protected]
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwessinger
Instagram: @planmarketsell

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