Are you ready to put yourself first in your 55+ years? Your host, Laurie Adams at 60+, successfully did that and is here now to help you discover what you want for your own, full second act in life. She lived in the people-pleasing era where young girls learned to put themselves last and how, as experienced, mature women they can rekindle dreams and realize them. A certified life and weight loss coach, Laurie, along with her variety of guests, share how they have shifted into their best year ...
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74. How Play Powers-Up Your New Identity (Part One)
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Pretending, or the act of imaginative play and visualization, can serve as a powerful tool for shaping your desired identity, especially if you have spent years focusing on others and often neglected your own aspirations. Yes! Pretending and play are the "work" of self development for childhood and well beyond. If you’re skeptical, try this—just st…
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73. What Comes After Hope to Thrive in Midlife-Plus?
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Reinvention and moving into a better life, your best life at midlife-plus, begins with your aspiration—knowing what you want to go after. As told in my last episode, hope is a mainstay and foundational for transformation. It’s necessary to change life for the better because hope provides the initial motivation and belief that improvement is possibl…
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72. Is Hope a Strategy? You Bet!
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Fresh-start Fall? Well, maybe this season you're stalled and just stuck. But today I’ve got hope for you … literally “hope.” “Hope is not an emotion; it's a belief that you have the ability to improve your circumstances", said Angela Duckworth, author of the best-selling book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverence. “When we feel that we have t…
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71. Fearless, Flapping Your Wings, or Flying?
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Ah … those feelings: your dominant, real, authentic feelings … the ones we talked about in the last episode, no. 70. They are the clues to what’s going on with you, from elation to depression to confusion. I can’t think of a better example or time of year to talk about this, using what most of us have heard of as “the empty nest” syndrome. Your chi…
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70. Your Best Clues to Your Best Life
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Thoughts, thoughts, thoughts—revealing them and changing them … well, that’s the magic key to reinvention at any age, says this life coach along with most of my colleagues. You’ve heard about unproductive thoughts over and over, but hearing it doesn’t make using the ‘’thoughts” keys easy. Thoughts can be pesky and elusive, and well worth capturing.…
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69. Lasting Wellness & Weight Loss with Jen Hoyer (Part Two)
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Mastering yourself, especially for wellness and weight loss, is possible! Certified health coach Jen Hoyer did it for herself, and now guides women on transformative journeys to lasting physical, mental, and emotional health. In Part One, hear Jen’s personal story of fulfillment, and discover techniques she's created to free you from self-limiting …
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68. Lasting Wellness & Weight Loss with Jen Hoyer (Part One)
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Mastering yourself, especially for wellness and weight loss, is possible! Certified health coach Jen Hoyer did it for herself, and now guides women on transformative journeys to lasting physical, mental, and emotional health. In Part One, hear Jen’s personal story of fulfillment, and discover techniques she's created to free you from self-limiting …
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67. Not Motivated? Not to Worry!
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If you're crazy tired of questions like, "If you could do anything what would it be?" and advice like, "Find your why, post it on notes all over your house ... even in your car," then take a deep breath, put up your feet and push play. This episode offers the opposite, and still supports your desire for life change. It's short and simple for summer…
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66. Yoga “Sleep” Plus Awakening at Midlife+
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“It’s said that one hour of Yoga Nidra can be as effective as three hours of regular sleep,” expert Susi Hately has said. And I can tell you now that a Google deep dive is not necessary to find the real benefits of yoga for all we need and want at midlife-plus. Stick your toe in the water with me here, for easy discovery of doable yoga renewal. Lea…
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65. Your Real Midlife-Plus Fitness with Susi Hately
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No matter where you are: on the couch, coming off an injury, or stuck as a “lapsed” fitness buff, kinesiologist Susi Hately has unique answers. “I fundamentally believe that healing is possible,” she says. “People can get well again, no matter the condition.” This eminently qualified exercise physiologist, author, yoga therapist and teacher trainer…
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64. Favorite Summer Episode: Barefoot Days and Fireflies ... Recalling The Good
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Summer recollections are so good for overcoming the so often bad memories that easily crop up in our brains to shame and blame us. I talk often in this podcast about learning to pivot from these natural negative thoughts, and summers past are a calming, pleasant place to start. Especially because you can almost feel the recollections, from slapping…
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63. Not Your Kids’ Trivia!
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You first heard or experienced the answers to these questions back in the day! And if you can still recall them you get an A-plus in mental flexibility, recall, and just the fun of knowing you can tap into your brain first for answers instead of high-tailing it over to Google while listening. See if a 30-something can do that, you magnificent midli…
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62. Enneagram Empowerment with Terrie Power
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Your toolbox for building a splendid second act at midlife-plus has a self-awareness tool that is time-tested and exciting to explore. It’s the Enneagram, and once you know your unique number, clarity and confidence emerge. But, deciding that number on your own is a tricky business (ask me, I know). Today we have Enneagram expert and guide Terrie P…
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61. Find Your Fortune in One-Liners
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“Fortune cookies are a good idea,” said singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb. “If the message is positive, sharing it will put the recipient in a good mood. If it’s negative they’ll eat the cookie and forget it.” In today’s episode, less is more! Laurie Recommends: Chasing Cupcakes, by Elizabeth Benton: https://a.co/d/eMUp7KR P.S. Besides this podcast—I've …
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60. Procrastination Isn’t Permanent! Try an Easy End with Missy Hughes
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If you’ve been procrastinating on how to end your procrastination, guess what? It’s easier to do than you think. Life coach and nutrition expert Missy Hughes emphasizes positivity in helping women overcome pesky procrastination with easy, doable steps. She shares how progressive actions to getting things done also boost overall well-being. Tune in …
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59. Baby Boomers Keep Books Keepin’ On
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You’ve seen a lot of changes in the name of progress, such as email and overnight shipping stamping out – so to speak – traditional mail use and delivery. Then there’s Uber and Lyft overtaking taxis and limos while offering new inclusive employment opportunities. How about air b and b’s, or food and grocery delivery at the stroke of a few keyboard …
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58. Reimagine Retirement to Suit You, with Pat Casello-Maddox
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If your image of retirement is learning or upping your golf game, finally taking that cross-country road trip, volunteering, dinner earlier and earlier in the day, or endless relaxation on a beach, tropical drink in hand—that’s likely a stereotype! And in the 2020s I can tell you, “This is not your mother’s retirement!” It’s all yours. Whether you …
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57. Your Questions = Your Answers for Life Change
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Here’s the prequel for your transformation story! Whether you embark upon a new path from learning through this podcast, self-coaching or working with a life coach like me there’s a backstory that will set you up for an optimal journey. How do you tap into that without falling into the protective brain’s typical negative messages. Listen up to leve…
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56. Soar, Don’t Sacrifice, With the Power of Words
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Words matter, you always hear me say it. And in today's world, more than ever you're bombarded by the words of others ... broadcast in the news, shared on social media, in lyrics you love and those you love to hate, on the job and at home—mostly without filters. And the protective brain's tendency to pile on thoughts of fear, warnings, shame and bl…
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55. A Favorite Episode: From Fat to Finish Line with Jen Roe
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For an amazing real-life story, you can't beat the film "From Fat to Finish Line," produced and experienced by my guest Jen Roe. She and an undaunted team of 12 virtual strangers who lost nearly 100 pounds each and took up running individually, came together to run the Key West 200-mile, Ragnar Relay Race in 2014. Get the behind-the-scenes scoop an…
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54. Capture What’s Escaped You For Weight Loss
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Frequently for women ready to change, even really excited about transformation, there’s one thing … that annoying, even infuriating lifelong part of life to date that just won’t go away. Conquering it … releasing it … has escaped you. And for many, it’s … yep, you guessed it … long-term weight loss. If that has escaped you, today you’ll hear about …
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53. Reclaim Your Vitality, Ward off Disease with Delane Vaughn, M.D.
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Today I have the honor of sharing the wisdom and expertise of Dr. Delane Vaughn. She brings the invaluable combination of being both a family medicine practitioner and a certified life coach. From nurse to physician—including outpatient, inpatient and ER care, she developed a passion for disease prevention and now, in her life coaching practice Del…
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52. Fresh Start Flips for Weight Loss – A Favorite Episode
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Is your weight loss on track? … stalled? … or at a complete standstill? If you’re exhausted with the effort of fresh starts and feeling like a failure, get ready to flip your thoughts and feelings for a doable, ongoing and sustainable practice that is life-changing. Adios to fresh-start perfectionism! Beside this podcast—I've got you covered with m…
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51. A Clothesline, a Mall, and Your Basement, Oh My!
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So, what do a clothesline, a mall, and your basement have in common? Obviously, they all are spots where you might find clothes. But then … this is no obvious podcast! This is the place for curious, creative listeners to think outside of the box and get fired up about doable, life-changing action. Today that action is for weight loss—always a popul…
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50. Welcoming Women Into Their “Second Act “and More with Lynn Hardin
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Today, multi-talented life coach Lynn Hardin explains how she has taken calculated risks throughout her life and now acts as a “guide on the side” for women who are ready to work with her for their next best act. She’s our expert guest and a success story moving fully into her third act. We learn how, as a lifelong learner, education professional, …
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49. Simple, Elegant, and Masterful Life Change with Kara Gaisie
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Kara Gaisie is the expert type of life coach we all need in order to transform our lives … yes! I think she is the best … the bomb, and you’ll know why when you hear her wisdom about what is uniquely possible for individual women, how to eliminate distractions, and go all in on hearts’ desires. Link to website: https://karagaisie.com/ Social media:…
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48. Open Your Mind for a Money Makeover with Liz Carroll: A Favorite Episode
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You'll be hearing a lot on Fire-Up about finances at 55+ this year as "baby-boomer" women are expanding their finances like never before ... or just learning to take control of their money with baby (or bold) steps. But before we unlock the safe and share emerging info, it's time to revisit the wisdom of one of my favorite guests who creates calm c…
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47. Conquer Kryptonite, Claim Your Power
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What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? If, like Harry Potter, you swallowed the Felix Felicis, “Liquid Luck” potion that empowered your success? Or if, like Elphaba, the green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West in “Wicked,” a creative spell endowed you with magical powers? With super-powers? Once you’re fed up with feeble Kryptonite-style h…
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46. Age Doesn’t Matter Unless …
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Think of this whole episode as an opportunity for you, yes you, to fill in the blank. Better yet, know that this isn’t a game, but a vital component of how vital you will be or won’t be in your second act of life … after the empty nest … after you give up people pleasing and step into the best times of your life. The crucial sentence is “Age Doesn’…
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45. Crafty Career Clues – A Favorite Episode
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Gone are the days of clueless job hunting! Resources and advice abound for “all the things,” from online job postings and networking (think LinkedIn) to resume templates, career coaches, on-topic blogs and much more—including specific tips for the over 50 job-seeker. Whatever your situation, from rebounding after a layoff or unexpected termination,…
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44. What Story Will Your “After” Shoes Reveal?
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Are you stuck on the back-burner in your life? But ready to put yourself up front from a ho-hum existence? Yearning to escape an empty nest that isn’t as comfortable as you had hoped? Tired of putting others first but want to prioritize yourself without guilt? If you’re listening to me then you're feeling the potential inside, ready to rise up and …
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43. You Can Have That Dream Job at Any Age, with Danielle Bradley
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Ignite the path to your dream career with Career and Life Coach Danielle Bradley who has helped thousands of clients move from stuck to a successful job, especially in midlife and beyond. She’s got a before-and-after story of her own, and knows how to navigate through any fears and become easy with current-day tools like LinkedIn and optimal resume…
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42. Oops, I Learned Something Again
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When you get what you pay for from a workshop, so far so good. But when I got more, more, way more, from the “Think It, Ink It, Shrink It” bootcamp in November … well, mind blown!. And credit where credit is due: this remarkable event was taught live by Corinne Crabtree for her No BS Weight Loss members. It launched my much-deeper dive into journal…
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41. Even More Fun with Friends (Part 2 of 2)
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"Friends in later life are like fine wine,” said Amy Poehler, “they get better with age and sometimes make you want to dance on tables!” The significance of role models in your life, and how fun it can be to identify with them was Part 1. But surrounding yourself with true, great friends is more important for a transformed, satisfying, life with gr…
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40. Have More Fun with The Role Model Effect (Part 1 of 2)
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Once you get charged up about living into a new, changed, and joyful self, what will you be doing? So many exciting, doable things, to transform … at your unique pace. And we’ve talked about them. With this podcast and/or coaching you uncover your potential, let it shine, and realize the identity you want most in midlife-plus. What we’ve talked abo…
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Is your competitive streak a notch higher after holiday gatherings? From charades to grab-bag steal to drop the candy cane in the bottle or maybe a little beer pong, we’ve been stepping up our games, so to speak. And it’s been a blast. Next step: leveling up… why? … how? Listen up and learn! Email me at hello@laurieadamscoaching.com or check out th…
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38. Think Outside the Box to Achieve the Impossible
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The New Year is young, but the practice of setting resolutions is old, tired and fruitless. So today, for those of you raring to go beyond the doable and just-right goldilocks pace of change I typically encourage, well today I’ve got some juicy options. Discover how your deeper desire, creative thinking and massive action can propel you to achieve …
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Why, why, oh why do we still cling to the tradition of making New Year’s Resolutions? Because, on January 1st, they promise to be so effective? Nope, nope, nope. They’re so superficial that the second Friday in January is now well known as “Quitters Day,” when nearly 25 percent of resolutions are dropped flat. Listen up to learn why it’s time to dr…
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36. A Weight Loss Favorite: Doable Facts from Dr. Lisa Oldson
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It’s Christmas Week, but already here interrupting “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” … on repeat, are the annoying New Year’s TV Ads. You know, the ones for diet programs that are supposed to inspire you to plunk down determination and cash. Come on, in 2024 we no longer need to be fooled by these truly depressing sales pitches. "Fool me once, …
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35. Who’s Got Your Back Behind The Velvet Rope?
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"People can take advantage of your kindness if you let them. Setting and enforcing boundaries is essential for self-preservation and maintaining healthy relationships." So said multiple-award winning actress Angela Bassett, who should know. Because despite her talent, drive and proven tough climb to success, she has remained a kind, active supporte…
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34. Empower Your Space to Spark Reinvention
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Where are you on your list? You know, that checklist running nonstop in the back of your mind. Or, since it’s the holiday season, the list that is now sprinting nonstop in the front of your mind! I and my guest experts have repeatedly shared the case for your self-care, not only for a happier life, but to elevate your self-image, at least as high a…
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33. A Favorite, Valuable Episode: Listen With New Insight to Janine Durso
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Happy Thanksgiving! Today I’m grateful for you and for this holiday giving me an opportunity to, for the first time after 30-plus episodes, to revisit a real favorite. I’m highlighting an early broadcast featuring a deep dive into self image/identity with my life coach guest, Janine Durso. She’s always lived with important responsibilities from her…
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32. Trim Your Holiday Tasks, with Becky Blackburn Heiman
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If Halloween started you down a scary seasonal path to holiday overwhelm, never fear! “Good witch” Becky Blackburn Heiman, my encore guest expert, has the practical, supportive advice you need to hear. She’s The HOSS Lady, that is: Home Organization Simplification Specialist. Listen in as Becky shares tips on trimming tasks to get you guest-ready a…
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31. Affirmations: From Skeptic to New Soundtrack
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Saturday Night Live character, the self-help guru Stuart Smalley, became famous for acting as the host of "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley," and known for his catchphrase, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!" If that’s your misguided idea of affirmations, think again … really! Today I explain the real-life val…
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30. Gratitude: Gimmick, Gift or Game-Changing?
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Everybody’s doing it … it seems! Except the skeptics, the naysayers, to anything “woo woo” that popular culture embraces. Today I’m talking about gratitude … the practice of gratitude journaling to be precise. If you’re doing it—well, you know. If you’re skeptical—well, I get it. Whatever you think about the benefits—or not—of practicing gratitude,…
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29. No Trick About It: Time to Treat Yourself
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Just in time for Halloween, which officially launches the busy holiday season, here’s a short and sweet trick-or-treat episode, born out of last week’s podcast that’s been on my mind—who would have thought that the subject of menopause, mostly as it relates to weight loss and well-being, would stick in my brain for so many days? Well, it’s because …
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28. Empower Weight Loss in Menopause, with Dr. Diedra
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Who knew the good news that losing weight in menopause is doable? “Just because your hormones are out of control doesn’t mean you have to be,” says my guest Dr. Diedra Manns, a holistic menopause expert. She practices globally to help women in this stage and beyond to be physically and emotionally fit for life. Listen and learn the empowering infor…
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27. Light the Fuse: How to Spark Your Transformation Start
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If you’ve been a people-pleaser most of your life, like me, and as time went on found yourself languishing, feeling invisible, stuck or just bored, then listen up! Early on in coaching certification I knew I wanted to lift you up, just as coaching had motivated and supported me to change at midlife-plus. I call it moving from the backburner to on f…
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26. Flip Goal-Setting to “Goal-Getting” and Change Your Story
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As you always hear from me: words matter! And that’s especially true in defining doable achievement. Today I urge you to replace the phrase—and practice of—goal-setting, with the much more effective words “goal-getting.” Use this to write your story of transformation and you’ll actually get to the happily ever after. Just as with many current life …
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25. Connect the Pod Dots (Part Two) for Your Reinvention Roadmap
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Re-energized yet? You’ve got the power to DIY your own doable transformation especially from the last two Fire-Up podcast episodes. Yep, that’s episodes numbers 23 and 24. First in no. 23, I broadcast Part One to get you up and going to create your unique reinvention roadmap, and today, ta-da, is Part Two (short, sweet and impactful). I’m acting as…
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