Best Midlifetransition Podcasts (2024)

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Going After Your Own Happiness with Jane Porter 45:19

2y ago45:19

45:19

My guest in this episode of Midlife Schmidlife is New York Times and USA Today's best-selling author, Jane Porter. She's written over 70 romances and women's fiction novels has had 3 of her books turned into Movies of the Week, started a publishing company at forty-in to give writers more opportunities, and now at 58 works placing Tule Publishing s…

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Feeling Capable & Worthy Through Solo Travel with Yolanda DeLoach 25:00

2y ago25:00

25:00

I feel quite jealous whenever I hear tales of women striking out on their own and having incredible solo travel adventures. I wonder who I would be without the thoughts of not being courageous enough or hurting someone else's feelings for a desire to travel alone. Today's guest encourages other women to embark on their solo travel journeys. Yolanda…

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Finding Peace & Power in our Bodies with Cheryl Whitelaw 50:53

2y ago50:53

50:53

Ready to reclaim the meaning of fitness in midlife? Let me intorduce you to Cheryl Whitelaw a Move More Without Regrets coach, teacher, and CEO of Peace and Power Movement Services. She supports her clients to learn through their movement through body-based coaching, Mindful Movement classes, and hands-on work to support the functional activity. He…

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Being Phenomenal with Kim Romain 43:04

2y ago43:04

43:04

We are continuing with the series “Reclaiming Midlife.” This episode’s question before we join today’s conversation…how would your life be different if you accepted and celebrated all of who you are? Think about that for a minute. All the “flaws” you feel you have and are magnified in how you see yourself. While all of your gifts are downplayed. Al…

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Brave, Bold, and Badass with Grace Howes 47:47

2+ y ago47:47

47:47

We are kicking off a new series, "Reclaiming Midlife." The concept was inspired by a meme I saw on Facebook - It's of the Golden Girls side by side with the characters of the Sex in the City reboot, And Just Like That. The meme lets us know that both shows' characters are the same age. Head to the show notes to see the meme. My mind started swirlin…

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Preseason Reclaiming Midlife 1:27

2+ y ago1:27

1:27

I'm blaming it on my midlife brain, but I forgot that I promised myself a 1-week break between seasons! So I'm holding to the boundary I promised myself, and I hope you'll do the same. Remember, it's okay to change your mind. It's okay to say no, and it's more than okay to hold a boundary. Join me next week, April 19, 2022, for the new season, Recl…

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Living by Trial & Error with Kerstin Martin 53:13

2+ y ago53:13

53:13

Today’s conversation is with my guest Kerstin Martin, a leading SquareSpace Expert and Calm Business Educator who helps entrepreneurs simplify their business tech with the all-in-one SquareSpace platform. Kerstin also publishes the popular Eule Planner®, an analog business planner specifically designed for digital entrepreneurs. As an HSP and empat…

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Learning New Things with Diane Diaz 50:43

2+ y ago50:43

50:43

When was the last time you learned something new? Something for the very first time? Like taking a class learning a new skill or hobby. Something that takes you out of your comfort zone and puts you back in the beginner's mindset. I have a theory that our confidence plummets when we quit actively learning. And this week's guest, Diane Diaz, feels t…

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Following Your Intuition with Marianne de Kleer 33:07

2+ y ago33:07

33:07

Hey Schmidlifers. I have a question for you: when was the last time you listened to your Inner Wise Woman, aka your Inner Knowing, in other words, your intuition? She is the one who whispers to take a new route home, and you later find out there was a bad car accident on your usual route. Or she whispers that a particular person gives you the creep…

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Making it Happen with Valerie Albarda 51:55

2+ y ago51:55

51:55

This week's podcast guest is Valerie Albarta. Valerie is an author, a blogger and podcaster at Midlife-a-Go-Go, a speaker, a TedX Charlotte presenter, and is working on another novel. She is a kick-ass woman. Despite her diagnosis in 2020, Valerie continues to show up and inspire us to do the same. A little over a year ago, she was diagnosed with m…

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Figuring it out with Moira Cleary 39:21

2+ y ago39:21

39:21

We are diving into our series, "How they got started." In this week's conversation with me, Moira Cleary shares how being inquisitive opened one possibility after another. From Googling what she loves to do and learning about coaching, to seeing a need she wanted and creating it. Moira Cleary is a professional life coach and mindfulness practitione…

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Getting over yourself with Clarissa Casitillo-Ramsey 46:29

2+ y ago46:29

46:29

Hey Scmidlifers! We are kicking off 2022 with the series "How they got started." I love hearing about a person's journey - where they began with the twists and turns that led them to where they are now. But, here's a hint - where we all end up isn't always where we had planned. And thank goodness for that! I mean, I would have never thought I'd be …

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New Midlife Schmidlife season launches January 12, 2022 1:24

2+ y ago1:24

1:24

The Midlife Schmidlife podcast returns on January 12, 2022! Join in and listen to the new series, How They Got Started. Liz Applegate interviews guests and learns about their journeys: the ups and downs, lessons learned leading them to where they are now. Be inspired to take your first step, continue along your journey while being open to possibili…

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What You Need to Know About Your Job Search with Staci Witten 44:30

4y ago44:30

44:30

These are some crazy-ass times, y'all. I'm excited to have this conversation on this episode because even though mostly I speak to and talk to women entrepreneurs. But I know that many of you are working and building a business on the side or are not interested in being in business for themselves. So today's topic is making the most of your job sea…

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Speaking Up and Giving Yourself Permission with Nariah Broadus 46:08

4y ago46:08

46:08

When I started this series that I’m calling “Now More than Ever” the global pandemic of the Corona Virus was the backdrop. And now on June 4, 2020 when I am publishing this recording, we still have the pandemic and now in the US, we also have a lot of hurt and anger from displays of racism and social injustice with the murder of George Floyd. As a …

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What You Need to Know About Choosing Joy with Paula Jenkins 44:34

4y ago44:34

44:34

Today, I’m welcoming a returning guest, Paula Jenkins. Paula is the host of of the podcast Jump Start Your Joy, a podcast producer, consultant and mentor who helps others start their own podcasts. She hosts workshops and classes that will help you get the idea that you have for a show and get it launched. And, I want to add that she is also a coach…

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What to Know About Health and Wellness with Valerie Tookes 40:45

4+ y ago40:45

40:45

My guest in this episode of the podcast is Valerie Tookes. Valerie is a health and wellness coach and is my personal health & wellness coach plus an amazing friend of mine. She has helping me shift from measuring my worth from the #'s on the scale to learning to love my body. I wanted to have this conversation becasue of the many memes and jokes ab…

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Processessing Your Emotions Through Writing - Even If You Aren't A Writer 42:29

4+ y ago42:29

42:29

Join me on this episode with my guest Deb Cooperman - workshop leader, coach while we talk about processing our emotions through writing - even if you aren't a writer! During this roller coaster of a ride through this global pandemic, many of us are experiencing a wide range of emotions - stress, anxiety, anger, fear, sadness and even guilt. Often …

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What You need to Know About Connection with Lara Heacock and Jo Casey 58:18

4+ y ago58:18

58:18

Hey, hey, hey! This is episode #2 of the series that I’m that I’m running over at the Midlife Schmidlife podcast called “Now More Than Ever” where I’m holding Facebook Lives on topics that I feel are important during this time of shelter in place and in turn turning them into a podcast. This week, I’m introducing you to two of my favorite humans - …

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What You Need to Know About Boundaires 54:13

4+ y ago54:13

54:13

It’s been quiet here on the Midlife Schmidlife podcast but as I’m putting together this episode it's April 16, 2020 and we are in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Most of the world is in “shelter in place” mode and that has brought up new ways to have to manage our daily activities. Like a big spotlight, this pandemic is showing us what’s imp…

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No Regrets with Mollie Macarthy-Openshaw of Mood Swing Wines 54:22

6y ago54:22

54:22

Mollie Macarthy-Openshaw is an inspiration. After a conversation with a friend who was grieving getting older, Mollie realized she wanted to help women embrace life at any age. Her answer? Create Mood Swing Wines. The journey of Mood Swing Wines has been about poking fun at menopause through delightfully tasting wines while providing a platform to …

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How tragedy awakened a novel life with Marieke Bosch Larose 49:26

6y ago49:26

49:26

Liz Applegate sits down with Marieke Bosch Larose. a Certified Martha Beck Life Coach. She is the founder of Your Novel Life, the coaching practice she founded in 2014. This episode is another segment of "How She Got Started". Marieke's story is one that tragedy showed her her mortality and caused an awakening to help others. She reminds us that ti…

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Recognizing Our Connections Through Hard Conversations with Jen Vertanen 43:13

6y ago43:13

43:13

Jen Vertanen is a loneliness expert, mentor, speaker, and writer encouraging people to wade through their emotional baggage and stop being so damn lonely. On this episode Liz and Jen share a lot of laughs in their conversation and joke about the experiences of getting older. But they also dive into the need to have hard conversations and what it's …

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Celebrating Life and Active Aging with Kyle Case and Marianne Hamilton of the Huntsman World Senior Games 54:11

6y ago54:11

54:11

In this episode, I have the pleasure of having two guests and we dish on active aging and the Huntsman World Senior Games. Kyle M Case is the CEO of the Huntsman World Senior Games. He has manged sporting events for over 15 years and loves the life-changing impact that these events have on individuals. He is married to his best friend, Mindy, and t…

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From Pharmacist to Gut-Healing Coach with Inna Lukyanovsky 46:21

6y ago46:21

46:21

Inna Lukyanovsky is a doctor of pharmacy, a functional medicine practitioner, a best-selling author, a gut-healing coach, a mom of three sons and someone who once, suffered the symptoms of Chron's disease. Originally, in the year 2000, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. After the birth of her second son the symptoms came back with a vengean…

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Reclaiming Confidence with Paula Jenkins & Julie Houghton 42:22

6+ y ago42:22

42:22

Liz Applegate, Paula Jenkins and Julie Houghton have a continued conversation around confidence. As life coaches, they've noticed that in their own lives and in working with clients, a lack self-confidence is something that constantly comes up during times of transition. Confidence just seems to be the bottom layer of so many places where we can ge…

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Intentional Living with Staci Witten 41:41

6+ y ago41:41

41:41

There are so many exciting things coming up to share with you - ways we can work together, ways you can hear more from me - it’s a super exciting time in the life of my business and I am loving how 2018 is just taking off. So much better than 2017 - which just didn't feel like my year at all. How about you? If we look back to the start of the year,…

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Unlearning Our Feminine Conditioning with Jo Casey 1:06:23

6+ y ago1:06:23

1:06:23

In today's episode, meaningful business coach Jo Casey and podcast host Liz Applegate talk a little about what it means to be a woman, what it means to be a woman who is getting older, how society views women and aging and why we need to unlearn our “feminine conditioning" to live a happy and fulfilled life. Jo Casey is a certified coach, speaker, …

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From Burnout to Self-Kindess with Lara Heacock 49:35

6+ y ago49:35

49:35

How many of us view self-care as selfish? And how many of us are suffering from burnout from putting our careers and other relationships before our own self-care? Notice how these questions go hand-in-hand? That’s where my guest Lara Heacock found herself in her mid-30’s and what led to her becoming a life & leadership coach with a focus on kindnes…

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Choosing to be Merry & Light with Kim Acedo 53:19

6+ y ago53:19

53:19

Liz Applegate interviews Kim Acedo of Transformation Wellness for Women to share her philosophy on making small shifts in sustained ways to move toward living a long and healthy life even during the holidays. Liz & Kim have an inspiring conversation filled with laughter and a revelation of looking at health through the eyes of loving of our bodies …

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023: Rewriting Your Inner Script with Tracie Nichols 57:34

7y ago57:34

57:34

I love when I get recommendations for podcast guests from my friends. I feel they know me enough to know who I will click with and who will be great for the show. So when my friend Lara Heacock of Kind Over Matter introduced today’s guest to me, I knew immediately that Tracie and I would have a wonderful conversation. Tracie Nichols is a nature-lov…

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022: Creating Space for Healing with Sherry Trentini 1:02:24

7y ago1:02:24

1:02:24

I know you are going to love today’s conversation with Sherry Trentini. Sherry is a mom of two daughters, one who just graduated from high school. she is from Canada and has lived in Europe and Australia. In mid-40’s she finished a Spartan Race but most important, she is a woman who follows her instinct for the better of her family. Sherry helps cl…

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021: Choosing To Be Happy with Mark Jaffe 50:19

7+ y ago50:19

50:19

Today's episode is an interview with former Walt Disney Records executive and now author, Mark Jaffe. Mark's book, Suitcase of Happyness, shares his life experiences mixed with a a blueprint on how we all can choose to live in happiness. Mark was my first guest for Season 2 of the podcast and I can't think of a better topic for the start of 2017. S…

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020: Building a Biz You Alone Were Born to Create with Hélène Scott 45:09

8y ago45:09

45:09

Liz Applegate interviews Business and Brand Alignment Coach, Hélène Scott who guides multi-passionate, soulful women to help them build a business that they alone were born to create. The conversation with Hélène dives right into the middle and looks at places where new entrepreneurs get stuck and how to avoid FOMO Syndrome (Fear Of Missing Out Syn…

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019: Talking with Your Doctor About Peri-Menopause with Shirley Weir 44:19

8y ago44:19

44:19

Liz Applegate interviews Shirley Weir of Menopause Chicks about positive ways to talk to your doctor about peri-menopause and menopause. Shirley shares steps to take and actual scripts you can use. This is a much-needed interview for women of all ages to bring menopause into the light instead of keeping it hidden in shame. Tune in to learn more on …

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018: Life Happens with Liz Applegate 6:39

8y ago6:39

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017: Redefining Success in Your Life and Career with Staci Witten 38:00

8y ago38:00

38:00

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016: Is Your Home Going Through a Midlfie Crisis with Rachel Moriarty 39:10

8y ago39:10

39:10

Liz Applegate interviews Rachel Moriarty of Rachel Moriarty Interiors. Rachel gives advice on sprucing up your home in budget friendly ways. She gives tips to empty nesters on how to repurose the kid's rooms once they have gone off to college.This is a fun episode that takes the stress out of home decorating to create a space you love.…

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015: How to Balance Your Hormones Without Losing Your Mind 37:52

8y ago37:52

37:52

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014: Jump Starting Your Joy 35:55

8y ago35:55

35:55

Paula Jenkins, joyful living coach and podcaster of Jump Start Your Joy, joins Liz Applegate for the kickoff of the Midlife Toolbox Series. Paula shares a personal story on joy joy became a "wayfaring" emotion to help her focus and heal. She and Liz discuss the misconceptions of being joyful as well as how choosing joy can often be the bravest choi…

8y ago48:53

48:53

Kathryn Brown of CreatingYourPlan.com celebrates becoming a full-time entrepreneur with Midlife Schmidlife host, Liz Applegate. Kathryn is a productivity and work-life balance coach. When she isn’t making mixed media art, you can find her coaching high achieving women who are ready to get more done in their day without sacrificing everything to mak…

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