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Midlife, what does it mean to you? I believe that midlife is a place to recognize, reprioritize, and redefine your purpose. It’s a place of new beginnings, new personal growth, and new adventures! Midlife is a chance to release your outdated labels and begin designing your second-life journey. How? With heart-centered experts, tangible tools, and a supportive community. Why? Because if not now, then when!? Now that’s Real-Talk! I’m Ericka, your host and curator of zest. Go to www.thezestfulm ...
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Being in the gap, seeking clarity through stillness. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ericka-bell/message
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Okay, this special episode as I have big announcement about A Dash of Zest! So, if you’ve been listening to me since June 10th, you know the mission of The Zestful Movement is to remind empty-nest moms and midlife women that their second journey is still deserving of zest and joy! Designing your journey requires the 3R’s: First, recognizing your im…
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Midlife Is the Ideal Time to Expand On Your Either/Or Mindset
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Question, is it really necessary to continue to do the things that no longer bring you joy out of obligation to others, or even expected traditions? As the Autumn season is coming upon us it reminds me of how I’ve taken on an approach known as both/and. Multiple years ago I decided to take on Thanksgiving for my family, yet I wanted to fit my comfo…
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4 Signs That It’s Time To Shift From Others to Self
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When’s the last time you did an audit of your current belief system? Have you ever considered where your current beliefs derived from, and mostly importantly are they upholding the best outcomes for you today? It’s most likely something that’s overlooked when your day-to-day life is going just fine. For example, if you like where you live, enjoy mo…
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Don't Sabotage Your Midlife Journey With Non-Supporting Definitions
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When's the last time you've challenged your thinking on your current beliefs that you may be holding about certain terms or actions? I'm inviting you this week to do just that around the word selfish and the topic of self-care. Imagine right now how both of these words make you feel and notice if it's serving of your wellness and your desired outco…
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The Mobius Shift; 4 Steps Towards a Midlife of Calm and Ease
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Imagine this scenario, you find yourself with a window of free time and you do nothing with it that's of meaning or significance. Why, because you've become so accustom to doing things outside of self and you're not even certain what you truly enjoy. Sound familiar? If so, it's time you delve into the Mobius Method! Over the next month we'll be exp…
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Curiosity, Can A Lack Of It Flatten Your Midlife Experience?
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How curious are you about the things around you? Your ideas, Your thoughts, Your desired outcomes? How often to simply utter the words, "What if? or "Why not?" These simple phrase could be some of the most important words as you seek to design your ideal midlife for yourself and those you dare to serve. So, if you weren't able to listen to any othe…
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Auto-Pilot - It's A Vibe, Yet Will It Help You Thrive In Midlife?
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After doing the same things day in and day out it's understandable how auto-pilot becomes a thing, yet you must ask is it serving your best outcomes for your designed midlife? A quick guess would lead to the short answer of no. So how can we learn to shift out process while still holding true to the must-dos in our lives. Tune in and discover two s…
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Listening and Non-Judging, Could These Two Be Keys to An Ideal Midlife?
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How often do you listen fully, and how often to you delay judgement of a given circumstance? Before you answer, I think you'll be shocked by the statistic within today's episode! I know that I was, but not for the obvious reasons. Sometimes both of these areas have to do with taking a situation for granted, overacting through emotions, or simply be…
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Beginner's Mindset, Could It Be A Possible Approach Towards Midlife?
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Leaning into a Beginner's Mindset, could it be a possible approach towards midlife? Join me during the entire month of August as we'll explore the 6 Key Steps of this method and how it can support you in moving forward with you second life journey. Every Wednesday we'll explore two of the steps, then you'll receive a simple exercise to help you put…
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Is being a busy, responsible adult keeping your from relishing in the moments of your life? How is this habit blocking your joy, your creativity, and how you show up for yourself in your day to day? In Episode 14, the FINAL zesty chat of Season 1, I have 3 questions for you that will help to reawaken you to the wonder that's so present in your dail…
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Feeling Maximized? Intentional Breathing Can Support You
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What's an accessible way to create calm for yourself? Could it be as simple as taking the time to breath intentionally? What could happen for you with this consistent practice? Subtle movement in your body initiated with your inhale and your exhale.... let's delve into the specifics a bit more shall we? In Episode 12, I'll guide you in a simple bre…
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Struggling to Take Time for Yourself? One Important Action You Must Take.
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How can you begin putting energy back towards yourself? It's more challenging than most would think! Especially after being in the habit of putting others first decade after decade. Initially, the attempt of putting self-first can bring up more feelings of guilt rather than satisfaction. These feelings can often derail the new habit, and I encourag…
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Ponder These Thoughts and Feel The Shifts Within You Today
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How often do you take time to ponder and shift your thoughts? It's not about seeking the absolutes, yet rather, it's more about rearranging things to allow light to seep in, creating room for new growth. For it's with new growth that we can seek new beginnings, no? So, take a moment to lean in without distractions and listen to trail of questions p…
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How can you feel beautiful in Midlife as a woman? Simple, don't discount the beauty that's within you, its radiates your truth. As we age it's so easy to focus on the apparent changes, while forgetting to celebrate the inner growth that's been earned over the decades. Today, Episode 9 is short and sweet. Tune in to grab a relevant quote. Repeat it …
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The Verge, Its the Optimal Place to Begin Anew
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Are you struggling in the verge of midlife? Midlife verge can bring forward so many changes. It can also bubble the question, is this a place for me to retreat, or is it time for me take the big leap? Both questions can lead to overwhelm and overthinking leaving your feeling maximized, maybe even paralyzed. So, maybe this verge needs to be simple a…
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Sis, Believe in You Like You Believe in Your Loved Ones. Magic will Unfold!
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Do you know what's normal during midlife? Uncertainty becoming a familiar mood in your life. It can impede you from taking new actions in your life that are meaningful. This is a normal aspect of midlife, especially for women, as everything that gave you a sense of connection and purpose has shifted. The day to day has lost its rhythm and maybe jus…
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Is the Midlife Mundane Blocking Your Final Outcomes?
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Thoughtful Talk: How many times per day do you allow mundane responsibilities to block you from your personal growth? Eventually, you have to put yourself on the list friend, because there will always be a reason not to... so why not, let today be the day?!! Begin to explore the unimaginable for yourself? The reality, if you begin to put energy tow…
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Exploration Without Expectation. A Gift of Midlife, so Lean Into It!
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When's the last time you leaned into exploration without the need for clear expectations? I believe that travel can be the gateway to this personal experience. In this episode I recap my experience of traveling WEST to visit family and friends. As I become more familiar with this phase of living my midlife, I'm becoming more and more clear about wh…
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Aging Doesn't Equate to Not Having Expansive Goals. Keep Dreaming!
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Today's Podcast Question: As we age why do we assume we can't begin something new? Or even explore expansive life goals? Age-markers can create so many upspoken expectations. Overall you tend to follow the expected trends during the maturing process, so why stop once your ACT II is on the horizon? Please, be sure that your middle-age isn't determin…
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You Do Have Time, Become More Mindful of How You're Using it!
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Is the passing of time creating a sense of a Midlife Crisis for you? Or, do you feel you have enough time to accomplish the things that you desire in your midlife? Time often has a sense of no rhyme or rhythm. In one moment you can feel like it's abundant, in other moment it's fleeting! Time is also one of those things that can create panic in midl…
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Stay with the Practice of Self-Love. You're Worth It!
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Do you remember that song Real Love by Mary J. Blige? Such a great tune and it turns out that real love is an inside job, who knew?! Which leads to the question, when was the last time you've taken on the ritual of taking care of yourself first, truly above all other things? The rituals that actually help you show up as your best self, growing, lea…
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Learning to Shift from Surviving to Thriving
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Do you believe that life is something that passes you by while you're busy surviving? This is a mantra that my Daddy often shared that I remember from my childhood. I've been curious as I've entered into my own midlife phase if this can become more of a notion, rather than a way of being. In today's episode, I'm putting surviving up along side thri…
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Midlife, Your Life Maybe Changing and You Don't Have to Go it Alone!
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Midlife, does it have you looking forward to what's next, or dreading the unknown void of time passing? This phase of living, called midlife, can bring lots of unwelcome change for women when it comes to parenting, marriage, extended family-care, career and lets not forget overall aging itself. Yet, midlife can also become a time to unleash your tr…
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Daily Zest: Weekly Tips For Your Designed Midlife
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Join me weekly on Monday and Wednesday to share in Zesty-Chats to help spur your thoughts that will challenge your current thinking, inspire your daily actions, while encouraging you to bring your inner Zest forward! If you enjoy these mini chats, you’ll also want to join me for my Midlife by Design Podcast, new episodes on Sunday, where we’ll delv…
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