Real Talk: Midlife By Design
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -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 Midlife is a chance to release your outdated labels and begin designing your second-life journey.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. Let’s begin building your Midlife by Design together. If you’re enjoying this content, please follow and share this podcast with someone you care about too, as it truly helps to keep the zesty energy flowing! Want more? Visit www.thezestfulmovment.com where you become part of community with our weekly Essence of Zest newsletter and you'll find more resources cultivated to guide you in Reprioritizing and Redefining self for your designed second life journey on the TZM | Blog.
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Ep | 32 It's Never Too Late To Discover Your Body's Amazing Abilities with Petra Fisher
March 22, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBMidlife is a time when everything changes and oftentimes it feels like all at once. One of the biggest changes is your physical body. There's new and unfamiliar aches and pains that comes along with a consistent sense of discomfort. Oftentimes, it can be chalked up as part of the aging process, but what if it doesn't have to be that way? In fact, what if nothing has to be the way it seems to be in a traditional midlife? What if you could feel good in your body while living out your sense...
Ep | 32 It's Never Too Late To Discover Your Body's Amazing Abilities with Petra Fisher
March 22, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBMidlife is a time when everything changes and oftentimes it feels like all at once. One of the biggest changes is your physical body. There's new and unfamiliar aches and pains that comes along with a consistent sense of discomfort. Oftentimes, it can be chalked up as part of the aging process, but what if it doesn't have to be that way? In fact, what if nothing has to be the way it seems to be in a traditional midlife? What if you could feel good in your body while living out your sense...
Ep. 31 | Shift from Fear and Doubt to Taking Action with Courage and Clarity with Lauren Fontiera
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBDo you feel stuck in your midlife? A sense of knowing there has to be more for you, yet not knowing how to move beyond this feeling of stuck-ness? Could you believe that that feeling is trapped within your nervous system and your subconscious? If you said yes, how would you feel about being able to move beyond it so you may experience more of the freedom and joy that you deserve in your life journey? I personally believe that midlife is the most excellent time to move beyond these stuck...
Ep. 30 | Community, a Must In ALL Phases of Life with Nancy Carter
February 27, 2022 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBI'm honored to share today's guest with you as she is the reason why I found the courage to begin my podcast. So, it only feels fitting to share her story with you on this milestone episode 30. Nancy is a sales coach and mentor for female sales professionals of all ages. She is the host of the Sales Made Simple Podcast and the founder of the Five Figure Paycheck Sales Membership Program. Nancy started coaching because she saw so many capable sales women that just need a little extra guida...
Ep. 29 | Midlife, the Perfect Time for New Beginnings with Melissa Joiner
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBSelf-care. It seems to be a popular catchphrase these days, but what does it really mean? Midlife is an optimal time to begin putting self first again, yet it seems like such a foreign activity that can be riddled with guilt. So what can you do to optimize both of these topics in your life, perhaps create an action plan to support your needs and your unique goals. Luckily today's guest can specifically support you in this process. Melissa Joiner is a health coach and the founder of Mel Jo...
Ep. 29 | Midlife, the Perfect Time for New Beginnings with Melissa Joiner
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBSelf-care. It seems to be a popular catchphrase these days, but what does it really mean? Midlife is an optimal time to begin putting self first again, yet it seems like such a foreign activity that can be riddled with guilt. So what can you do to optimize both of these topics in your life, perhaps create an action plan to support your needs and your unique goals. Luckily today's guest can specifically support you in this process. Melissa Joiner is a health coach and the founder of Mel Jo...
Ep. 28 | Guiding You from Stuck to Unstoppable with Naomi Levine
February 15, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBQuestion. If you're being honest with self, would you say that you've lost your inner sparkle, the insight, perspective, energy, and gumption that helps you take on your life with a sense of purpose, excitement, and zest? It's normal to feel like your sparkle has faded in midlife, and it's more than possible to reignite it as well, or as today's guest has coined sparkle as, slay and shine. She's going to teach some new ways to unify our mind, body, and soul so we can show up unapologetical...
Ep. 27 | Navigate Your New Role with Your Adult Child with Pamela Henkelman
February 08, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBThis is an episode for the mamas out there whose babies had the nerve to grow up and begin needing them less in their daily happenings of life. It's not like you don't know this was going to happen. So why does it feel gut wrenching at times? It can be challenging transition for you to surrender to because it's leaving a gaping hole in your why, your purpose and that sense of clear identity you've had for the last multitude of years. So what now? Luckily, today's guest is going to give y...
Ep. 26 | Biohack Your Health, Improve Your Midlife with Michael Blublaugh
February 01, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBAfter personal working with Michael due to a nagging neck pain that was continuing to have a real impact on how I was showing up in my own life. What he introduced to me, genuinely rocked my world both figuratively and literally. He made a real clear impression on me of why you need to be willing to experience different modalities and become an advocate for your own well-being. Learning how your nervous systems can impact your pain response when dealing and learning to minimize, or res...
Ep. 25 | Stress Eating and How To Be Kind To Self with Cassie Christopher, RD
January 25, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.4 MBFood is such a big part of our lives. It's important for vital nutrients, healthy growth, and good energy for our bodies. But what happens when our eating habits are no longer supporting our optimal sense of wellbeing? Today, we're going to explore the topic of emotional eating with our guest and I know she's going to shed some real light to support the process of getting back to feeling good about our habits of eating well. Cassie Christopher is a registered dietician and founder of th...
Ep. 24 | Midlife Wellness In 6 Steps with The Midlife Mentors
January 18, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBMidlife is a time of new awakenings some are pleasant, and some may simple feel daunting. Wellness can certainly be in the category of overwhelm for many of us! The facts are your body has changed. The facts are most of your energy has been used in serving others over the decades leaving yourself feeling depleted. The fact is your health can determine the quality of your second journey and most of the times it hard to know where to even begin to shift habits and lifestyle. Today our gues...
Ep. 23 | A Wholistic Approach to Well-Being with Coach, Corie Mustoe
January 11, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBStuck, it seems to be an interchangeable theme for midlife! AND a feeling of being stuck in your own personal wellness can be a challenging hurdle to overcome, especially with all of life's shifts happening at once! You may know it's important, yet you're not clear in your personal why. You may know some benefits, yet you're not clear on how it could truly impact your quality of life. You may know you want to make some of the changes for better health, yet you don't know where to begin a...
Ep. 22 | The C-word No One Wants to Discuss with Holly Bowen, FNTP, RWP
December 28, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBI'm grateful to have today's guest on as she has supported me through such a personal journey with my digestion. Yup, the C- word!!! Constipation was becoming part of my day to day, along with it's negative- physical impacts. After working with Holly I'm happy to say it's no longer an issue, so I think it's only right to share her knowledge with you all today! Holly Bowen is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Restorative Wellness Practitioner. She helps women heal their gu...
Ep. 21 | Unexpected Choices and Midlife Health with Courtney Pesek
December 21, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBI'm grateful to have my friend Courtney as our guest today, as she loves cheering other people on to overcome their challenges and feel success. I believe sometimes the biggest lights in life, find it difficult to be there for their own selves in challenging life moments. I appreciate Courtney coming on today to share with us her personal journey of health that she's had recently and how she had to learn to put herself first in the process of healing. I believe her message will be pow...
Ep. 20 | Midlife, Redirect Your Path with Dr. Ellen Albertson
December 14, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBQuestion, if you're in a role that allows you to be of valuable influence in others lives, how well do you practice your own valuable advice? How well do you allow yourself to be guided? AND What's it costing you to be present to the highest for everyone but yourself? This path is all too common for women and it's easy to understand why we may fall into such circumstances. Midlife is the ideal time of knowing and believing that you have the tools to redirect your path with your needs at ...
Ep. 19 | Designing Your Midlife By Choice with Sid McNairy
December 07, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBMidlife: Is it a place of struggle, or a place of ease? Is it a place of nothingness, or a place of bountiful, new beginnings? Is it a moment of staying stuck in being lost, or an opportunity to reveal one’s true self? No matter your answers to these questions, it brings you back to the same point … do you have a real choice in designing your midlife outcomes? Our guest today responded with YES, to all of those questions and he has been living his designed midlife with his wife, Liz, fo...
Ep. 18 | Big Leaps Take Courage In Midlife with Jess Yarrington
November 30, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBOften times in life our roles can be so clear… daughter, sister, wife, mom, friend. Other times in life, the roles remain clear, yet they can shift in fulfillment, or even connection. Then there becomes an awareness that changes need to take place. Yet, the changes aren’t nearly as graceful. It may require courage in the face of uncertainty. It may require walking away from comfort and stepping out on uncomfortable faith. While neither option brings a sense of excitement, could these acti...
Ep.17 | Stress Can Be Your Friend, Find Out How with Stephanie Weikert
November 26, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBStress, it's a word that you've become familiar with, yet it doesn't mean you've learned to manage it well within your own life. The negative effects of stress are often talked about, while the societal tools of numbing and detachment are often considered normal coping skills. What if you flipped the script and embraced stress as a means to better understand yourself in challenging circumstance, while saving that glass wine for an indulgent moment, not a stress-filled day!? Sounds like a ...
Ep.16 | Midlife, Mindset, Money with Kylie Clayborne
November 23, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBDo you believe that your current mindset can have an impact on your ability to make money? Do you believe that your mindset is something that is solidly fixed, or fluid towards potential change? Do you recognize the ways your current mindset could be holding you back from your income potential? Luckily, our guest today has the knowledge to help us in both of these areas! So, let's bring on a growth perspective that will help to enhance how we show up in the world, while embracing our abi...
Ep.15 | Real Midlife Nourishing Needs Ayurvedic Tools with Marion
November 19, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBInner peace can feel elusive at times due to the curve path of living life. Some curves we choose, while others come hurdling towards us unexpectedly. Regardless of the why the impacts can be similar on our emotions, our wellness and our sense of connection to self. It can leave us feeling depleted and lost. There can also be a sense of guilt as we try to take time to heal so we may feel whole again. Yet, healing and guilt aren't the best partners in process. So, what would happen if we s...
Ep.15 | Real Midlife Nourishing Needs Ayurvedic Tools with Marion
November 19, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBInner peace can feel elusive at times due to the curve path of living life. Some curves we choose, while others come hurdling towards us unexpectedly. Regardless of the why the impacts can be similar on our emotions, our wellness and our sense of connection to self. It can leave us feeling depleted and lost. There can also be a sense of guilt as we try to take time to heal so we may feel whole again. Yet, healing and guilt aren't the best partners in process. So, what would happen if we s...
Ep.14 | What's An Unlikely Tool for Midlife Wellness, Meal-Prep with Alison Marras
November 16, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBDoes the thought of spending time in your kitchen bring you a sense of joy, or a sense of dread? Does planning out meals for the week get you gitty, or looking for places you want to try on you door-dash app!? Dread and Door-Dash are certainly relatable sentiments, yet one of the best ways to reclaim your zest in midlife begins with the food you not only eat, but the food you prepare too! Thank goodness for our guest today as she's found a way to bring ease, joy and tasty back to the kitc...
EP. 13 | Joint Mobility, Reducing Daily Body Aches with Meghan Greich
November 12, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBMy mom always said that 40 could feel like the new 60 when it comes to discovering new happenings in our bodies. It's the simple things like noticing the aches in our knees when walking down the stairs, feeling the tug in our low back when bending over to capture an item off the floor, and my personally favorite .. being cautious not to move my neck too quickly in the mornings to hopefully avoid literally getting a pain in my neck! Why does this happen and more importantly is there anythin...
EP. 12 | Finding Joy In Being A Caregiver with Nicole Dauz
November 09, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBIf you live long enough you soon begin to realize that life can bring challenges. Some you choose. Some you don’t, and some are simple life happenings. The one thing that’s a constant determination of how these challenges impact your life, is how you show up for yourself in process. It’s natural to be of service to those you care for in your life. It’s not always easy to know how to care for self in process. YET, it’s the most important thing you can do for self and the ones in your p...
Ep. 11 | Mid-Life, It's A Gift If We Choose It with Sheri Matteo
November 05, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBHave you ever felt like midlife is a death sentence? Oddly enough, with all the changes that snowball, seemingly at the same time during this moment in life, it's not an odd question to consider after all. However, what would change if you pondered this thought instead? Can midlife be a time to redefine your wellness from the inside out? That perspective gives a sense of hope and choice versus overwhelm with circumstance. Today our guest will help us explore shifting perspectives with mi...
Ep. 10 | Empty-Nest A Dad's Perspective with Anthony Trucks
November 02, 2021 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBAnthony's personal mission is to help others understand their past and present so they can shift their identity and elevate their life in business. Anthony relishes the opportunity to give keynotes, professional trainings and workshops to teach and empower people to take control of their lives and unlock the potential and success that awaits. One of the greatest challenges as a parent is leaving your child for the first time on their chosen college campus. Yes, you do this moment was ...
Ep. 10 | Empty-Nest A Dad's Perspective with Anthony Trucks
November 02, 2021 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBAnthony's personal mission is to help others understand their past and present so they can shift their identity and elevate their life in business. Anthony relishes the opportunity to give keynotes, professional trainings and workshops to teach and empower people to take control of their lives and unlock the potential and success that awaits. One of the greatest challenges as a parent is leaving your child for the first time on their chosen college campus. Yes, you do this moment was ...
Ep. 9 | Aging With Grace It's A Real Thing, Promise With Savira Gupta
October 29, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBSavira Gupta comes from a family of strong women rooted in the Arya Samaj tradition. This tradition wanted to revive the Vedic way of life and the need to create a just society for all despite color, caste or creed. Having spent her childhood in Malaysia, formative years in India, teenage years in France, and adult years both in the UK and USA, she believes that this has given her the foundation to relate to people from all walks of life. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to...
Ep. 8 | Don't Miss Your Best Midlife Being Stuck In Auto-Pilot
October 27, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 3.92 MBHow often do you pay attention to the patterns that are happening around you without question? For example, when you take a shower do you have the exact same pattern of how you go through your shower routine? For me, it’s always hair first, then body, then face, topped off with a final rinse and completed with asking our dog to move to the side, so I may safely step out of the shower. This happens every shower no matter the day of the week, or the time of the day… clear, specific, I don’t ev...
Ep. 7 I Enough IS Enough, Learn To Love Your Body Anne Poirier
October 26, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBAnne Poirier, author, intuitive eating counselor, body image coach and self-taught trainer. She supports and guides women regardless of size, shape or weight to become comfortable and confident in their bodies. So they can know they are worthy. She does this work because five and six year olds come home from school worried about and criticizing their bodies thinking they need to go on a diet. She believes enough is enough. It's time to be a more confident role model no matter what the...
Ep.6 | Nourish Yourself In Midlife With Ease and Flow With Kerryn Hewson
October 22, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBKerryn Hewson is an intuitive productivity coach. She supports women, mums and dads to connect with their intuition, develop their intuitive self-leadership and pursue their ambitions with ease and flow, excitement and fascination. She believes there are too many people not following their dreams because the only path they've been made aware of is one of hustle hard work, sacrifice and compromise, which is in direct conflict with our core values. She wants to show people the path of ea...
Ep. 5 | Midlife Is Better When You Listen and Drop Judgement
October 20, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 4.21 MBSo, how has Beginner’s Mindset been treating you thus far? Where you able to think of time that you were a beginner, or a time that you supported a loved one in being a beginner? What emotions came up for you and can you recall how you felt once you took the leap? Maybe ease wasn’t necessarily the first outcome, but I can imagine that eventually it was part of the process. AND whether it was your personal experience, or supporting someone else’s experience I have to believe that a sense o...
Ep. 4 | Boldness, Could It Be THE Secret Sauce Of Midlife With Antonio Neves
October 19, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBAntonio is the author of four books including Stop Living on Autopilot Take Responsibility for Your Life and Rediscover a Bolder, Happier You. On his top self-improvement podcasts, The Antonio Neves Show. Antonio reminds people that no matter where they stand today, their story isn't over and it's time to believe and work like the best is ahead. Antonio speaking audiences over the years have included Google, Amazon, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Visa, Booking.com, Credit Union...
Ep. 3 | Authenticity, It's Your Midlife Super Power With Annie Kip
October 15, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBAnnie Kip is a business positioning and mindset coach, helping entrepreneurs create businesses that integrate all of who they are into their work and life, so they can experience genuine confidence, ease and sustainable success. I'm looking forward to today's guest so much as i believe her work parallels nicely with the midlife journey. She works with women by helping them find their authentic selves in their business, and their mindset. I personally believe that becoming more authenti...
Ep. 3 | Authenticity, It's Your Midlife Super Power
October 15, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBAnnie Kip is a business positioning and mindset coach, helping entrepreneurs create businesses that integrate all of who they are into their work and life, so they can experience genuine confidence, ease and sustainable success. I'm looking forward to today's guest so much as i believe her work parallels nicely with the midlife journey. She works with women by helping them find their authentic selves in their business, and their mindset. I personally believe that becoming more authenti...
Ep. 2 Midlife Is Simply A New Beginning, Embrace It
October 13, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 3.68 MBWhen was the last time you considered yourself a beginner? Do you remember how it made you feel emotionally and physically? Where you ready to leap into action, or were you hesitant? Once you stepped into being uncomfortable with this new beginning, how long was it before you felt a sense of comfort, maybe even ease? Let’s note this pure fact; ease only comes when you begin to have the courage to lean into the unknown. When approaching new things, you’re simply becoming a beginner again. It...
Ep. 1 | Master Your Mindset To Manifest Your Designed Midlife With Kemma
October 12, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBKeema Perry is a powerhouse creator and master money manifesto. She helps women over 40 to empower themselves, so they can manifest more abundance and freedom. Have you done all the right things in your lifetime only to come back feeling a bit empty on the inside. It's not your it's not that you're not happy in your life. It's more like the feeling of something is missing, that something could make you feel energized, expansive, and truly connected to your life purpose. If so, what do ...
Ep. 1 | Master Your Mindset To Manifest Your Designed Midlife
October 12, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBKeema Perry is a powerhouse creator and master money manifesto. She helps women over 40 to empower themselves, so they can manifest more abundance and freedom. Have you done all the right things in your lifetime only to come back feeling a bit empty on the inside. It's not your it's not that you're not happy in your life. It's more like the feeling of something is missing, that something could make you feel energized, expansive, and truly connected to your life purpose. If so, what do ...
October BONUS | Over 40? Cancer and Carbs Insights With Tamara Payne
October 10, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBTamara Payne is a certified success coach. She has created the life of her dreams and she loves helping others create their own dream life too. Nutrition, it seems to have many avenues from what we should be eating, to how we should be moving, to what's important to reduce our day to day stress. The one thing that seems to remain in common with all of these topics is they change on the how's and the whys often. So what are we to do? It's vital that we embrace the notion of change as w...
October BONUS | Over 40? Here's What You Need to Know About Cancer and Carbs
October 10, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBTamara Payne is a certified success coach. She has created the life of her dreams and she loves helping others create their own dream life too. Nutrition, it seems to have many avenues from what we should be eating, to how we should be moving, to what's important to reduce our day to day stress. The one thing that seems to remain in common with all of these topics is they change on the how's and the whys often. So what are we to do? It's vital that we embrace the notion of change as w...
Real Talk: Midlife by Design
August 15, 2021 17:00 - 53 seconds - 668 KBAre you ready to get Zesty? Fantastic, because you’ve found the right place! Here at The Zestful Movement, we’re inspired to help you create your Midlife by Design. Whether you’re seeking to redefine your life’s purpose while re-prioritizing yourself. Or, looking to improve the relationships that matter most to you, while learning to celebrate your life’s impact! We’re listening and we’re eager, as well as dedicated to having these sometimes difficult conversations, while exploring poss...
Real Talk: Midlife by Design
August 15, 2021 17:00 - 53 seconds - 668 KBAre you ready to get Zesty? Fantastic, because you’ve found the right place! Here at The Zestful Movement, we’re inspired to help you create your Midlife by Design. Whether you’re seeking to redefine your life’s purpose while re-prioritizing yourself. Or, looking to improve the relationships that matter most to you, while learning to celebrate your life’s impact! We’re listening and we’re eager, as well as dedicated to having these sometimes difficult conversations, while exploring poss...
Welcome to Midlife by Design
August 15, 2021 17:00 - 53 seconds - 660 KBAre you ready to get Zesty? Fantastic, because you’ve found the right place! Here at The Zestful Movement, we’re inspired to help you create your Midlife by Design. Whether you’re seeking to redefine your life’s purpose while re-prioritizing yourself. Or, looking to improve the relationships that matter most to you, while learning to celebrate your life’s impact! We’re listening and we’re eager, as well as dedicated to having these sometimes difficult conversations, while exploring poss...