Episodes
Today’s podcast episode is about how your empty nest can lead to your next adventure with Torie Henderson. In midlife, it’s not uncommon to feel envious when someone you know is having more fun than you are. When the people you’re envious of are your kids, you have an interesting opportunity to be curious about your feelings.  Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-329-how-your-empty-nest-can-lead-to-your-next-adventure-with-torie-henderson/
Published 11/09/23
Today’s podcast episode is about the top 10 ways to use your midlife crisis for good.  It’s common to wonder if you’re having a midlife crisis sometime in midlife. You might call it a midlife funk or slump, but however you interpret it, there are similar aspects to a time in middle age between approximately 40 years and 60 years old when you may start to feel like you need to check in with who you are and who you want to be. Learn more: ...
Published 11/02/23
Today’s podcast episode is about how to re-envision your bucket list in midlife. Your bucket list refers to a number of experiences or goals for achievements that you hope to have or accomplish in your lifetime…that is before you die.  It’s called a bucket list because the idea is to have these experiences before you “kick the bucket.” Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-327-how-to-re-envision-your-bucket-list-in-midlife/
Published 10/26/23
Today’s podcast episode is busting through fear about what you really want in midlife. Even though it may seem counterintuitive that you might be getting in your own way of happiness, it turns out that you just might have a huge role. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-326-busting-through-fear-about-what-you-really-want-in-midlife/
Published 10/19/23
SPECIAL NOTE: Trigger Warning for this Episode: A PORTION OF THIS PODCAST CONCERNS REFERENCES TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. If you’re a listener who may be particularly sensitive to this content, please take note. This episode may or may not be what you want to choose to listen to right now. This week’s guest is Linda Magoon, author of "Live Free and Hike: Finding Grace on 48 Summits."  A Journey of Healing and Self-Discovery Atop New Hampshire’s White Mountains.   Newly...
Published 10/12/23
Today’s podcast episode is about a simple strategy to end procrastination and overwhelm in midlife called “minimum baseline.” When you find yourself full of procrastination and overwhelm, you may also notice how bad you feel, how much time you waste and how hard it is to feel good about small amounts of action. It can feel like you’re going nowhere fast. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-324-the-minimum-baseline-strategy-for-procrastination-overwhelm-in-midlife/
Published 10/05/23
Today’s podcast episode is about how to trade corporate for consulting in midlife. Can you relate to wanting to leave your corporate career? Wondering what other options you might have at this age? You may be surprised to learn how transferable your skills are for becoming a consultant. My guest this week is Amy Rasdal. As the founder of Billable By the Beach®, Amy has helped hundreds of people start their own successful consulting businesses through speaking, workshops and informative...
Published 09/28/23
Today’s podcast episode is about being a perfectionist and/or overachiever and why you should take the “good enough” challenge  If you’re a perfectionist and/or overachiever, you have likely known this about yourself for decades. You probably label yourself as such. You have probably also seen some positive outcomes from your tendency to approach life this way. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-322-the-good-enough-challenge-as-a-perfectionist-in-midlife/
Published 09/21/23
  Today’s podcast episode is about how to go from stuck to joyful, work-life balance as a midlife nutrition coach, pharmacist, and entrepreneur. My guest this week is Amy Wilson, Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back.  Learn more: ...
Published 09/14/23
Today’s podcast episode is about midlife expectations and the positive and negative ways they affect you. Expectations are quite interesting. They can mean different things at different times for different people. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-320-midlife-expectations-and-you/
Published 09/07/23
Today’s encore episode will help you have fun on the daily in midlife in 4 easy steps. Just think…you can be more intentional about making your life more fun and enjoyable on purpose. And, this can be part of your strategy for regret-proofing your life. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-319-encore-fun-on-the-daily-in-midlife-in-4-easy-steps
Published 08/31/23
Today’s interview is with someone who has been making a lot of decisions about what to do with her parents’ belongings after they passed.  Karen is a married mother of three grown sons, mother-in-law to one, and Bubby to one little girl.  Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/uncategorized/ep-318-making-decisions-about-parents-belongings-after-theyve-passed-with-karen-hecker/
Published 08/24/23
Today is all about becoming your Midlife Possibility Girl. It’s really the core of my work with women in the middle. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-317-from-becoming-your-midlife-possibility-girl/
Published 08/17/23
My guest this week is a successful entrepreneur who has reinvented herself many times and  comes from a place of surviving to thriving. Jayne Dearborn shares her journey of healing and rediscovering herself mid-life in hopes of giving support and encouragement. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-316-from-healing-to-reinvention-in-midlife-with-jayne-dearborn/
Published 08/10/23
This week you’ll meet a client who had success by making midlife changes that brought incredible happiness into her life.  There are many powerful insights to learn from and apply to your life in this episode.  My guest this week is Dr. Perri Gallagher, who’s a professor of English at Ohlone Community College in the San Francisco Bay Area. She started her academic career in her twenties after having studied at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School on scholarship from the time she was...
Published 08/03/23
This week I’m sharing 6 surprising life lessons from a midlife coach turning 60, and that midlife coach is ME! Also, you’ll hear about two big announcements as well. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/podcast/ep-314-6-surprising-life-lessons-from-a-midlife-coaching-turning-60/
Published 07/27/23
This week I’m reminiscing with some high school friends who are also 60 this year, in 2023. When I started thinking about all the fun ways I wanted to celebrate turning 60, and I couldn’t stop thinking about how much fun it would be to have a conversation like this with old friends with shared experiences. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-313-talking-with-my-high-school-friends-turning-60-this-year/
Published 07/20/23
This week we’re talking about grief and creating a registered charity in midlife. My guests are Justine Silver and Eileen Jadd, founders of Good Grief: Bereavement Healing Services in Toronto, ON Canada. Justine and Eileen are sisters who were both looking for a way to make an impact and give back in some meaningful way when they were in their 40s. When Justine’s husband passed away unexpectedly at only 44 years old, they became extremely aware of how difficult it was to navigate the system...
Published 07/13/23
My guest this week is the creator of the new book ADVICE FROM AMERICA: Life Advice and Photos of 1,000 Strangers from 48 States. His name is Imran Nuri and he’s a 25-year-old fine art photographer and storyteller. Essentially, he embarked on a huge project to discover and share the meaning of life.  Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-311-advice-from-america-to-find-the-meaning-of-life-with-imran-nuri/
Published 07/06/23
This week we’re talking about frustrating travel in midlife. It turns out mindfulness can vastly improve your emotional experience, even a stressful one.  Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-310-frustrating-travel-in-midlife/
Published 06/29/23
This week we’re talking about the magic of surrender, courage, and truth with Kute Blackson.  Kute is someone who believes that it takes true courage to tell yourself the truth. And if you think about your own life, I’m sure you’ll be able to relate to this. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-309-the-magic-of-surrender-courage-and-truth-with-kute-blackson/
Published 06/22/23
This week we’re talking about creating your passion-filled future with Dr. Jessie Mahoney. In midlife, it’s not that uncommon to feel a vague, nagging sense that something’s off or just doesn’t feel right. And sometimes, this has to do with your career. Unlike other times in your life, it’s also not uncommon to struggle with fixing the problem, even though you may have been pretty good at this kind of problem-solving in the past. Learn more: ...
Published 06/15/23
This week’s episode is about your empty nest as a woman in the middle. Join Suzanne, Diane, Kathy, and Laura, empty nest moms from Canada and the USA, in an authentic conversation about what it’s really like when the kids move out. We’re also talking about the empty nest transition or phase when your nest is emptying but not completely empty yet. And also, when you’re just getting used to the quiet and independence in your nest when they come home again. Learn more: ...
Published 06/08/23
This popular encore episode of Women in the Middle is about the way that your underwear serves as a representation of your self-care mindset and actions, why it may be a problem for you, and what you can do about it. We dig into the reasons why you should finally get rid of your bad panties and how taking this action will help you in several important ways, including creating a physical reminder to you that you’re worth it. Learn more: ...
Published 06/01/23
Today’s episode is all about why you need a new Midlife Operating System™ in midlife. As you become a woman in the middle, you may realize that your mindset is heavily influenced by an old way of thinking, one that may not serve you in the best way possible today, at your age and stage. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-305-why-you-need-a-new-midlife-operating-system-in-midlife/
Published 05/25/23