Too Cool For Midlife

Dana Haines got the phone call no parent ever wants to get, learning that her college-aged son had passed away. In this important conversation, Dana shares her journey with grief, what she has woken up to because of it, and how she is helping other moms learn how to move through the grief of losing a child.

About Dana Haines
Dana holds thousands of lifetimes of mystical magic in her soul. She came forth in this lifetime to awaken as many as she can to their truth and higher self. She is here to help you tap into the Divine and know that you have armies on your side behind the veil.

She is a trained Shamanic Practioner and a 4th-level Paqo studying the spiritual teachings long-held secret by the Inka people who shared these with the Q’ero nation high in the Andean mountains. She has been working with master teachers Elizabeth B. Jenkins and Joan Parisi Wilcox, intensely studying re-connecting with nature and all of its wisdom healings. 

Learn more at www.magicdana.com

Join Dana Haines' Virtual Grief Support Group 
https://dana-haines-s-school.teachable.com/p/grief-support-group-reclaim-your-power-with-dana-haines

Change your attitude, change your life. Dr. Gay Hendricks helps us uncover the steps to focusing on those single decisions in life which can powerfully change everything and the "Upper Limit" challenges every high performer deals with. Learn how to remove barriers to success take the big leap, and find your zone of genius.

About Dr. Gay Hendricks:
Gay Hendricks has served for more than forty years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. Throughout his career, Dr. Hendricks has coached more than eight hundred executives, including the top management at firms such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, and KLM.

Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, he has coauthored many books including The Big Leap, Conscious Loving, The Corporate Mystic, Five Wishes, and his latest The Genius Zone. 

Dr. Hendricks received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford University. After a twenty-one-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded the Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also a founder of The Spiritual Cinema Circle.

You can learn more about The Genius Zone and download a ton of extra bonus material at www.geniuszonebook.com.

Discover the hidden, sabotaging patterns that are robbing men of freedom and fulfillment in life and intimate relationships. Understand how to break free from the patterns that rob men of joy and stunt growth potential.

Expert guest David Mehler, mentor and founder of Man on FIRE, shares how to end the crippling patterns that are keeping men feeling trapped and unfulfilled in life.

About David Mehler:
David has over 25 years of expertise in identifying the root cause issues underlying the heaviest problems in men's lives. In 2015 he created Man On FIRE🔥 to guide men who, from the outside, seem to have everything going for them – running at top speed in their career or business ownership – but from the inside, are drowning in the monsoon trenches of internal despair. His Passion, Power, and Purpose is to throw these men a life raft and support men into becoming the KING they were born to be.

Man on FIRE 🔥 has an unparalleled reputation for guiding men to change their relationship with everyone in their lives, including -- and especially -- themselves.

They specialize in helping a man have mastery over his mind. Their world-class Senior Coaches are here for men who are seeking significant changes in their life but have no clue how to make them or even where to begin.

They have discovered that inside of every man is the real congruent, coherent, aligned version of himself just waiting to burst out, to reignite that flame inside and step into the potential of who he was born to be.

About Man On FIRE:
Man On FIRE🔥 is a company that specializes in helping a man up-level his masculine leadership in every domain of his life, from his marriage to his relationships, career, and finance, as well as his health and his mission and his purpose. Because a man doesn't feel he's on purpose, a man who doesn't truly know his mission is a man that's not feeling free and he's not feeling fulfilled.

As Founder of Man On FIRE, David:
✔ Holds an unmatched drive & commitment to the Man On FIRE🔥 Mission
✔ Lead thousands of men to transform their bodies, save and reignite their marriages, and even double their income in their careers
✔ Handpick every Coach from our very best clients to lead the way for those men in the present and future that are ready to be held accountable to a better version of themselves
✔ Build an unparalleled level of support, challenge, and accountability for the Man On FIRE🔥 community
✔ Guide men to move from their heads to their heart
✔ Move men to face themselves and feel emotions they have run from their entire lives
✔ Deeply understand and resolve stuck patterns in the body that create stuck patterns in a man’s life
✔ See through men’s lies and calls them into higher truths
✔ Hold the client’s ultimate goal at the absolute center of all we do

Learn more about Man On FIRE at www.manonfirerising.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/manonfirerising
Man On FIRE Podcast https://manonfirerising.com/category/podcast/

Ladies, imagine a well-rested you. Deep rest provides us with a sense of freedom and presence in a world that doesn’t feel certain. 

In this episode, guest expert Karen Brody dives deep into the world of rest, what it is and how to harness its power. Learn about the shades of rest, the messy side of rest, creating rest boundaries, what rest looks like in the different seasons of our lives, and much more.

Discover yoga nidra, the ancient yogic sleep practice that can help us be in the present moment, befriend our pain and suffering, and remember who we truly are. 

About Karen Brody:
Karen Brody (she/her) is a mom, writer, podcast host and founder of the Daring to Rest community. She is a woman who, after years of burnout, dared to rest and now helps others dare to rest, work soft, and step into their power. Her gift is taking the "woo woo" out of practices like Yoga Nidra and helping women come home to themselves through rest. She is the author of the book, "Daring to Rest" and trains women around the world to become Daring to Rest Facilitators. Find out more at www.DaringtoRest.com.

There are many life-cycle rituals and celebrations that we all know... birth, graduation, marriage, and death. But what about all the transitions that happen in our midlife that seem to just pass by without proper acknowledgment?

In this episode, Darcie Purcell sits down with cultural anthropologist Gina Bria, who has studied rituals around the globe for over 25 years to talk about the history of ritual. She will share WHY it is important to create rituals and HOW to create a ritual (your "ritual recipe"). Gina also shares why transitions that we may not be thrilled about in life or looking forward to can be powerfully transformed to light that midlife fire by creating ritual.
 
About Gina Bria:
Gina Bria, is an anthropologist, author, TEDx speaker and founder of the Hydration Foundation. Gina has been researching ritual, ritual foods, nutrition, and hydration strategies for 25 years. A graduate of Columbia University's anthropology department and named a Real World Scholar, she is a founding member of the World Wide Water and Health Association with Dr. Gerald Pollack.

Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Grand Central Station, Harvard University, and Wissenschaftskollege in Berlin. An innovator and inspiring speaker, she has changed the conversation on water and develops solution-focused projects and products to advance hydration and water use.

Learn more about Gina's brilliant work at www.hydrationfoundation.org.

The book that Darcie referenced at the top of the podcast is Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes by William Bridges.

Find out how to successfully, effectively, efficiently, and with love draw boundaries. Learn the most common challenges when setting boundaries and how to address them today for positive and lasting effects for better relationships with your spouse/partner, kids, co-workers, family, and friends.

TCFM expert guest Bryan Reeves is a former US Air Force Captain and now an internationally renowned author, life+ relationship coach working with men who are ready to elevate their relationship experiences, and host of the Men, This Way podcast. His viral blog has been read by over 30 million people in every country on the planet (except North Korea 🤔).

Bryan's newest book, Choose Her Every Day (Or Leave Her): A Guide For Your Journey Through The Transformational Fires of Love & Intimacy, is now available on Amazon and on his website www.bryanreeves.com.

Shout out to my awesome trainer Justin Creason for the episode inspiration. 🤙

What is collagen and should we care about it, especially in our midlife?

There is SO much info out there on collagen and wading through all the different types (you will learn there are 20+++ types of collagen!!!) can make your head spin. 

Darcie sits down with Dr. Kim Trager and Candace Lawrence, Too Cool For Midlife's on-staff "ninja-fairy" truth seekers, to get the low down on collagen. They discuss what is myth, what is definitely magic about this protein,  and if any of the products on the market are useful and worth investing in.

About Dr. Kim Trager and Candace Lawrence:
Kim and Candace, vitality pioneers, specialize in helping women feel better faster. They offer real solutions for health-related issues that hold women back from reaching their full potential. These two brilliant practitioners have spent the past 25 years changing women's lives. They are fun, approachable and they know their shit.

Collagen powder recommendations:
Vital Proteins
Bullet Proof Collagen
Paleo Valley Bone Broth Collagen

We talk in this episode about death, funerals and being prepared to D.I.E. 

Death Preparedness Specialist, Marilee Parsons, shares about getting yourself ready for literally the ONLY thing that is assured to happen in your life ... which is death:

• Why everyone needs to talk about death (yes, even you)
• What's the right way to prepare for death? (yours, or someone else's)
• Why should I care? I'll be dead.
• Cool things your body can do after death.
• What do I need to do RIGHT NOW, really?

About Marilee Parsons:
In Marilee's perfect world, no one would die without a written plan detailing their desires, easily accessible to the ones left behind, previously discussed openly and funded realistically.

But we’re not in the perfect world. So until then, it’s Marilee’s mission to kick down the fear and taboos that block planning and good open conversations about death in families and to evangelize for preparedness until having an end-of-life plan is as standard as having good term life insurance and a will.

Her personal passions in deathcare focus on home funerals, alternative/natural funeral practices, and end of life spirituality.

You can learn more and find all those cool checklists Marilee shares in this episode at www.lateryall.com AND she actually means it when she says to reach out and contact her - please feel free to contact her with ANY questions - she is here to support you in the last of you "Excellent Adventure in this Lifetime", which is, of course, is death.

Reading suggestion to support the discussion with loved ones around death:
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Human Composting:
Alternative choice to cremation Recompose.com

Are you wandering through your closet uncertain of what you should wear? Wondering if you can wear your daughter's PINK sweatpants? Wondering if that jacket you've had for 20 years will ever come back in style or if you should toss it? Well, we get to the bottom of these nagging questions around what not to wear in your midlife with fashion stylist, Jennifer Burnley.

I say "we" because this week I have a co-host! One of my BFFs from high school Beth Griesmer, teacher and mom of three by day and a ponderer of life by night, joins me to ask Jennifer some important fashion questions.

About Jennifer Burnley:
Jennifer Burnley has been styling private clients for over 13 years. She comes from the fashion industry holding previous positions in buying, merchandising and trend forecasting with companies including Anthropologie, Chanel and Marc Jacobs.  Always a fashion enthusiast, her fashion personality flirts with both feminine, romantic, vintage-inspired looks and whimsical bohemian chic pairings.  Her creative influences draw upon her love of retro glam fashion, fine art and global travel. She is passionate about styling her diverse customer base of men and women of all ages ranging from teens to grandparents.

Jennifer fuses her love of people and fashion with a simple philosophy -  our outward appearance is intimately intertwined with our inner self.  Jennifer helps clients to re-imagine their best possible selves and teaches her clients to know their body-accentuating the positive and camouflaging the rest.   

Among the services Jennifer offers are image consultations cultivating personal style, outfitting to create coveted looks for everyday and special events, wardrobe clarification and closet edits, personal shopping (in person and online), and travel packing services.  Jennifer's clients are referred via word of mouth (no website needed for this fashionista!) so if you want to learn more about her services or ask her a question email her at [email protected] (and tell her you found her through Too Cool For Midlife ... and she will hook you up!)

Parents, if you have teenagers in your house OR have little ones that will one day turn on you and become teenagers :) ... this episode is for YOU. John Sorce is a sought after mental health therapist whose advice and wisdom navigating the teenage years has helped hundreds of families stay connected through the turbulent teens. During my chat with John we discuss:

• Tips on how to talk and listen to your teens.
• Are there differences between parenting boys versus girls?
• Navigating how to discipline.
• And more...

About John Sorce: John is a mental health therapist in private practices for the past 10 years. He focuses on children, teens, young adults, and couples. He is a devoted father of 2 and prides himself on being an attentive "listener" and loves sports. More about John and how you can work with him in person or virtually visit AffiliatesinCounseling.net.