Self-Advocacy and Reframing Aging with Karen Viesta
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When we hit our 50’s, it can become harder and harder to find the kind of care your changing body and mind needs. So what do we do when that search for wellness feels like finding a needle in a haystack? When it comes to today’s guest, Karen Viesta, you become the expert yourself!
Karen is a health and life coach for women over 40, as well as the host of the midlife Podcast “Wellegant Woman: Redefining Midlife”. After going through her own midlife reinvention, Karen has become passionate about helping women in midlife age powerfully, create health and vitality, and make each new decade better than the last.
In today’s episode, we discuss Karen’s journey to the creation of Wellegant Woman, how to keep driven and motivated in today’s youth-driven culture, words of wisdom to our past and future selves, and more. Let’s jump in!
1:07 - Introduction to Karen
1:34 - Karen’s journey to the creation of Wellegant Woman
5:50 - The first steps Karen took to giving herself emotional and physical priority
8:32 - Being willing and able to accept help when offered
9:48 - What is a healthy selfishness?
12:50 - How to deal with aging in a youth-driven culture, reframing aging
13:45 - Big changes begin with the physical
17:10 - What would we tell your younger self about aging?
19:00 - You’re here… now what!? Parting words of wisdom
20:30 - Where you can find Karen & wellegantwoman.com
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