Hosts Kimberly Samson and Tracy Feldstein bring you a no-holds-barred view of life from the middle. No topic is off limits. Bored by the sudden saturation of midlife “transformations” (yes, this intense questioning sometime in your 40’s and 50’s seems to be a universal experience) Tracy and Kimberly don’t think the answer is sanitized instagram feeds and talking endlessly about gray hair, menopause, ageism, and “go get ‘em, Honey, you’re not too old”. Kimberly and Tracy bring you something d ...
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Kimby guested on Randi Rubenstein's 'Mastermind Parenting Podcast" where Randi was generous enough to help Kimby plug her new book "F*CK THIS: Practical Advice To Get You Through Your Midlife Crisis". Randi and Kimby have been friends since college so this conversation was fun and dishy. Randi is a parenting expert who helps parents become leaders …
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If You Suffer From Chronic Illness, You Need To Know Dr. Bill Rawls
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A classically-trained physician, Bill Rawls, MD, departs from the medical norm to shine a light on the unrecognized potential of herbs to energize your health through cellular healing and regeneration. Dr. Rawls ventured into herbology to cure his own symptoms of Lyme Disease and unlocked a world of healthy aging. LINKS: Dr. Rawl's Book: "The Cellu…
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We took a break. We're back. We want to share with you everything we've been working on and what the future holds for us. More importantly, we want to encourage you to branch out and follow your heart and passions. Here's how. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co…
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They find something suspicious on your mammogram. They tell you to wait and follow up to recheck it. Today we talk about strategies to manage the panic as told from the first person experience that Kimby just went through. Hope it helps... Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co…
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Gift Choosing, Giving, & Receiving - an overthinker's hell🤣
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Gift-giving can be a delightful yet daunting dance for both the giver and receiver. Whether it’s the silent pressure to mirror the worth of our relationships through presents or decoding the unwritten expectations tied with each ribbon, this act of love often twirls us into a spiral of overthinking and second-guessing. Join Kimby as she candidly sh…
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Are we still into it, or are we over it? Is it time for a holiday decorating makeover, or should we embrace the minimalist vibe? We're exploring where we stand in midlife when it comes to decking the halls and sprinkling the glitter. But it's not just about tinsel and ornaments; it's about how decorating makes us feel during the holiday season. Do …
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LINK IN EPISODE: campreinvention.com This week we have special guests, Dana Hilmer and Wendy Perrotti the Co-Creators of Camp Reinvention. We talk with Dana and Wendy about partnering in business and in life, what it has taken them to decide to become partners, and their advice on having a successful one. We reflect on how Kimby and Tracy decided t…
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Hey there, magnificent MLFers! It's your favorite midlife maestros, Kimby and Tracy, back at it again with another fiery episode, aptly titled, "Don't Be Lame". This week, we've got a serious bone to pick with the snooze-fest lists circulating around that supposedly represent the grand adventures of midlife. Spoiler alert: they don't, and we're her…
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#177 You're Never Too Old For Back-To-School Energy
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Kicking off season 6 of The Midlife Podcast with a good ol' chat just in time for the 'back to school' buzz that's in the air. You know that palpable energy of fresh beginnings and vibrant possibilities? Yeah, we're soaking in it, and we can't wait to share this zest with you, our MLFers. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or co…
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Special Guest - Dr. Mike Green, Medical Director of Winona
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We rarely have guests on the podcast and certainly not boys, but when Winona Medical Director Dr. Michael Green asked if he could join us, we jumped at the chance. Winona is telehealth medicine for women looking to live their healthiest life with the aid of bioidentical hormones. Kimby and Tracy ask all the questions you're thinking about and help …
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Bullying yourself. Today on The Midlife we are discussing the embedded beliefs within us that are harsh and rigid. Have we been hearing them and thinking them for so long that we believe they are true? Have we hard wired these beliefs so that we can not imagine we are allowed to think something else about ourselves? Follow us on IG Read the blog at…
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Do you have to accept someone's apology? And is there a difference between asking for forgiveness and making an apology? Today we discuss some juicy personal relationship dynamics and whether we have to behave in a certain way to get or give credit. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themid…
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Sometimes the creativity dries up. Or at least it hits a lull. What do we do to ourselves how do we react or act when it comes and when it doesn't? Do we judge ourselves when creativity isn't flowing? Do we feel anxious and fill the time with keeping "busy"? Or allow the quiet time to be just what we need right now before the next burst of inspirat…
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Do you rehearse and anticipate conversations with difficult people? You're not alone. Kimby is seeing someone later and based on past experience, she knows this person is going to say something infuriating. But Kimby also recognizes what a waste of time and energy the "pre-conversation" is. Listen along to save yourself from this non-productive hab…
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Kimby has a hypotheses that when we may find ourselves in The Midlife feeling unsatisfied with parts of our lives and therefore we act out with anger, and not necessarily at the proper source. We are at the point of our lives that no matter how we got here, we are in The Midlife and we are awakening and looking at and questioning all of the choices…
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In the podcasts before we've been talking about feelings and staying in your body. Tracy is experiencing a feelings hangover, allowing herself to sit in the aftermath of having a deep emotional talk with her husband. Remembering as you embody your feelings there is an important acknowledge that even when you have talked through a challenging topic …
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Join us in this weeks chat when discuss the ever popular question... "How did you sleep last night?". Midlife is fraught with sleep disturbances and it seems that we are more affected by our sleep (or non) now more than ever. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co…
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Just because its messy doesn't mean you are a mess. We are HUMAN and in that way all alike. Perfectly un-perfect. Un-perfectly perfect. Growing and learning. Learning and growing. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.coBy Kimberly Samson & Tracy Feldstein
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When we are hard on ourselves we inhibit our ability to communicate. If we are the ones who are being hard on ourselves than when someone even looks at us the "wrong" way or we get an email that makes us feel silly or that we did understand what we are doing, we REACT. We have knee jerk responses and defensively go on the attack. (and guess what we…
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NEW The Midlife Community https://mlfers.com Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.coBy Kimberly Samson & Tracy Feldstein
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Kimby finds herself questioning, Does it always have to be me? Why am I always the one who stands up and confronts the questionable behavior? Why do we do this? Do we need to? What does it do for us? For others? There is good and bad in all of this... let's talk it through. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email u…
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Do you have a closet full of clothes, but panic when you need to pack? Tracy is about to go away and is feeling the crazy making of the stress before hand. It sparked a conversation about how we do this to ourselves and what exactly we do and why. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidli…
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How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything
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You are not WHAT you DO. The Magic of WHO you are is behind what you do and how you do everything. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.coBy Kimberly Samson & Tracy Feldstein
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Can you laugh at yourself and love on yourself? Can you allow yourself to be human and flaw-able and at the same time think you are amazing? Do you have people in your life who you feel comfortable laughing WITH you at you? Are the people you surround yourself the ones who have your back AND push you to see beyond your first knee jerk reaction to t…
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In the simplest acts of the day, are you betraying your true intentions? We say we want one thing, but do the opposite - with eating, exercising, social media scrolling, drinking, how we treat someone. Today we talk about getting the habituation of bad behaviors when we want so much more and better for ourselves. Follow us on IG Read the blog at Th…
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Our natural reaction when sorting through things may be to withdraw, but this isn't always the best strategy. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.coBy Kimberly Samson & Tracy Feldstein
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We love Gay Hendricks book The Great Leap for outlining a way of uncovering your old stories and limiting beliefs. He calls them "Upper Limit Problems" and once you see them, you can't unsee them. This journey is an important one in uncovering what limits you from feeling your best and making choices from your truth. Follow us on IG Read the blog a…
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Someone tried to put Tracy in the corner. Whomp whomp. Guess who got exactly what she wanted? Come hear how Tracy stood up for herself. It's not always easy to do. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.coBy Kimberly Samson & Tracy Feldstein
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Kimby is having a real hard time sitting still. That's nothing new. But it's the first time in her life that she identifies it as something she wants to work on. Can you sit? Just sit. Without time, focus, or task? Tracy and Kimby discuss. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co…
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Aging, Wrinkles, And All Our Ffffffeeelings About It
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Tracy and Kimby discuss how they're feeling about aging and some of the things they're doing about it. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co
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Happy Hour LIVE! Guest Co-Host Romy Schorr
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Romy Schorr is @romyraves on Facebook and Instagram. With over 130,000 followers, Romy brings joy and flair to your Midlife with her product and travel recommendations. She's also Kimby's roommate-in-law. Their sons are Freshman roommates. Romy and Kimby talk making new Midlife friends, authenticity, and growing a Midlife business. And of course, l…
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What does your desk look like? We are discussing a weekly strategy to deal with the piles we create during the week in order to set ourselves up for a clear minded weekend by reducing the unnecessary stress the piles create. As for what or who the heck is an information slut...you'll just have to tune in. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlif…
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It's Raining Inside Tracy's House And No That's Not A Metaphor
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Kimby's computer wont start and ALL of the thoughts start spinning. The problem? Let's just say there's a reoccurring issue with Kimby's technology... Also it's raining inside of Tracy's house. Just another day in The Midlife. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co…
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Sharing what we need and being vulnerable is important to having a healthy relationship. Also knowing that not all people are safe and therefore not the right place to share your vulnerability. Even trickier when everyone else in your world thinks you should trust someone that YOU know is not a safe place for you. Tracy and Kimby discussing it all …
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We're Trying The Tracy Anderson Method - Here's How It's Going
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Why we are late to recording this morning plus our foray into The Tracy Anderson Method. We are not affiliated. Just an honest accounting... Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co
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Tracy made a new friend and was invited over for dinner. Listen to hear how that went. Suffice it to say Tracy may not be invited back and she's just fine with it. Hear why we think you absolutely can't betray yourself just to fit in. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co…
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It happens to everyone - you hit a slump and you have to get back on track. Kimby's mojo's been missing. We talk about it. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co
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Yael Rallis: Rockstar Drummer Then, Now, & Always
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We have a special guest... Yael Rallis joins us to talk about The Midlife and her journey in it. Yael never stopped living her dream. She is an uber talented rock drummer who has toured the world and had endless creative endeavors. Yael was true to her path and calling but talks us through her world and validates how yes, we all end up in The Midli…
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We start off with another episode of "why are we late to recording?" Today we discuss the layers of grieving. And yes Tracy cries a lot while sharing which layer she is in with her Dad's passing. Kimby talks about her Mother-In-Laws' passing, and the gifts she got from her. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email u…
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We are getting DEEP today. Let’s talk about the hard relationships. Do you have a relationship in which someone hands you 50 lbs of bad energy and you carry it? Tracy has found herself in one of these and is playing with not grabbing the energy being passed her way. One sided relationships feel heavy, but is the fear of loosing the relationship wor…
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Why are we late to recording is back! Kimby is in a slump, Tracy is on an upswing (so annoying but also good when you are in a partnership- one up and one down makes for a good relationship). A lot of time we need to blow the whistle for ourselves, but do we ? Or do we let it all continue to pile up until we are underneath it all? Tracy calls it ta…
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Happy Hour LIVE! - Pamela Anderson Documentary Discussion
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Pamela Anderson is the Midlife example we all need. Really. Have a listen as we discuss her Netflix documentary. Throw out what you think you know of the pinup image. This very real woman has got serious grit. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.co…
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This episode was posted out of sequence to tackle a current event. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.coBy Kimberly Samson & Tracy Feldstein
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How do we use our friends? Are our safe places for gossip and gang up energy or do we use them to be vulnerable to show in ways where we can grow and push each other to be better? Should we let our people wallow? Or do we jump in and have the hard talks with love? Vent? Or Advice? How do we show up for each other and how do we want to show up for o…
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In recording land it’s really Kimby’s birthday (in the real world her day in Jan 10) and it’s a doozy. The old pictures came flying in - do we like seeing old pictures of us on our birthday in midlife? Or do we hate it? Tracy is having a life lesson learning moment… you know those? Where you feel like you might disappoint a whole bunch of people? A…
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Happy Hour LIVE! - What Hormones We've Checked & What We're Doing About It
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We shared what's working for us and answered AWESOME questions from the audience. If you want to in our audience on Wednesday Happy Hours, go to themidlife.co/happy-hour Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.coBy Kimberly Samson & Tracy Feldstein
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Living with other humans is annoying. Come listen as we divulge some of our pet peeves. Do you have the same? Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments? Email us at kimbyandtracy@themidlife.coBy Kimberly Samson & Tracy Feldstein
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Tracy has found herself swimming in the muck of an old story. Do you ever find yourself in one of these self pity/self-shaming/self-doubting icky moments or days? What do you do when you find yourself there? Do you allow a pause? Sometimes these icky feelings and revisiting these old feelings and old stories is part of allowing your body to unravel…
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Happy Hour LIVE! - Parenting Children & Re-Parenting Yourself
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Parenting expert and coach Randi Rubenstein joined us today to talk all things parenting. And in Midlife, that really means applying all the "reparenting" you've been doing of yourself to ALL relationships - humans smaller and larger than you, those birthed from your loins...or not. Follow us on IG Read the blog at The Midlife Questions or comments…
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Many of us got the message that is was not polite to discuss money. We think that does all of us a huge disservice. So today we're discussing everything from the thought that "money is the root of all evil", to the things we need to do as grown-ups to preserve, grow and protect our money, and even the possibility that the thoughts you have around m…
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