To 50 and Beyond | Midlife and Alcohol-Free Lifestyle

Episode 92

Recovering from Alcoholism and Cancer with Nancy McKay

In this episode, I talk with Nancy McKay, a Certified Life Coach about what it was like growing up in an alcoholic home, being sober for ten years, and surviving ovarian cancer.

Nancy is a certified Wayfinder Life Coach from Martha Bec, Inc. as well as a Mind-Body-Eating Coach from the Institute for Psychology of Eating.

Topics include:

• Growing up in an alcoholic household
• Losing her father to suicide
• How Nancy's drinking picked up after her fathers death
• Nancy's failed attempt at suicide
• How AA saved her life
• Her cancer diagnosis and recovery
• How being vulnerable can help you conquer anything
• Getting beyond fear and self-doubt
• You are not too old, and it is not too late

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Eating and Drinking Bonus Episode

I talk about how to give yourself a break after you quit drinking or for the holidays when it comes to food and drink.

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In Six Weeks You Can...

I talk about all of the things you can do in six-weeks because in six-weeks from today, November 20, 2019, we enter a new decade.

What do you desire most that you are not willing to leave on the table in 2019?

You have time. More than enough time!

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Episode 91

The Beauty of Conflict in Relationships with CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke

In this episode, you will learn how to use conflict in relationships in a positive way. My guests are CrisMarie Campbell, an Olympic rower, Boeing flight test engineer who has her MBA, and Susan Clarke, a former marriage therapist, and Equus coach. Crismarie and Susan are the authors of The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team's Competitive Advantage and their forthcoming book The Beauty of Conflict for Couples. As partners in work and life for over two decades, they've adapted their proven step-by-step process honed working with Fortune 100 Companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, AT&T, and San Francisco Giants to help long-term couples use conflict as a catalyst to greater intimacy, passion, and fulfillment. Topics include: 1) Why conflict is the secret ingredient to #relationshipgoals 2) Why an argument has more potential than date night to reignite the spark 3) What to do if your partner has terrible communication skills Please tell me if there is anything you don't want to talk about so I make sure it doesn't get mentioned. 4) How to do your own thing (including not drinking) even if your partner is doing something else To find CrisMarie and Susan: Website Instagram Facebook Amazon To find Lori: Website Instagram 1:1 Coaching Session ELEVATE Group Coaching

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Episode 90

When is it enough? Contentment vs. Complacency with Nancy Stansbery

I'm so excited to share my guest today, Nancy Stansbery.

Nancy is a past private coaching client of mine and an all-around intelligent and adventurous gal in the middle of life.

During our last few coaching sessions, we got on the topic of contentment vs. complacency because Nancy found herself to be enough for the first time in a long time (if ever.)

Nancy is a professional fundraiser, an empty nester, and a woman on a mission to live her best (mid) life.

Nancy loves to authentically connect with people, in both her personal and professional life. She has a deep desire for all humans to have the opportunity to live their best life and contribute their talents to the world.

Topics discussed:

• When do you feel "good enough"
• Striving to be your best self
• Paying attention to your thoughts
• Quitting drinking
• Morning routines + self-care
• The essentials for staying sober
• Over-thinking and how to stop
• The need to fit in with others
• Navigating Social settings sober

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Aging Bodies Are Beautiful

How we can come to terms with our aging bodies and do something vs. doing nothing to feel better.

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Episode 89

Feel the Fear and Follow Your Desires with Jennifer Louden

Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first best-selling book The Woman's Comfort Book. Since then, she's written six additional books on well-being and whole living, with a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has spoken around the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and has written a national magazine column for Martha Stewart magazine. Plus, she's been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines, two of Brené Brown's books Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead, appeared on hundreds of TV, radio shows and podcasts, and even on Oprah.

Jennifer has been teaching women's writing and self-care retreats since 1992 and creating vibrant on-line communities and innovative learning experiences since 2000. She married the love of her life at 50 and is profoundly proud to be a mom to Lillian and bonus mom to Aidan.

Topics discussed:

• How to get BIG scary things done
• How to list build and be productive
• Self-compassion
• The Midlife shift in Jennifer's forties
• Being scared and doing it anyway
• Procrastination and fear
• How to become a student of your fear style
• Using your body to be with yourself

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To find Jennifer:

Website | www.jenniferlouden.com

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Twitter | @jenlouden

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Drinking to Please Others

Are you drinking because of others? Do you feel like you are going to hurt someone's feelings if you don't drink? Do you fear rejection if you don't drink?

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Episode 88

LIVING Life Un-Numbed with Mary Beth Mannino

This episode is full of wisdom and empowerment from the youngest guest I've ever had on the show!

Mary Beth Mannino (MB) has made a comeback in her twenties and transformed her life through mindfulness, meditation, sobriety, and healthy living.

MB is a Certified Holistic Wellness Coach and meditation teacher on a mission to help women heal through finding safety and love in their bodies. Standing proudly at 5' tall, MB believes that the smallest things in life carry the biggest power.

MB lives in a suburb of Metro Detroit with her husband and their crazy corgi, Cooper. She believes in the magic of crystals, adheres to the energetic powers of the universe and if she had it her way, tacos would be their own food group.

Topics discussed:

• How at 25 MB came in touch with her soul
• Leaving a long-term relationship
• Moving to a new city and starting a new job and being independent for the first time
• People pleasing and living in fear
• Binge eating and turning to food to numb
• Developing an unhealthy relationship with alcohol at 25 and gaining 25 pounds
• Meeting her husband at her absolute worse and how he helped her come back around and face her truth
• Sitting with her feelings during meditation
• Why alcohol was not aligned to who she wanted to become
• Escaping with alcohol and food to numb out
• Not being happy in her career and what she did to change it
• Owning up to her truth though a conversation with herself
• Speaking up for yourself and having the courage to ask for help.
• Being consumed by the different roles we play as women
• Morning and evening routine
• Meditation and how MB works it into her day
• The three benefits of consistent meditation

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