Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife

Experience 50 is going on a brief, yet purposeful, hiatus. The next episode will release on June 25th, 2021. Enjoy listening to the who, why. when, where, and how behind the season-long spring break for host, Mary Rogers. I believe the finish line of your Experience 50 experience is that you become the person you've chosen to be. To follow Mary's adventure, become a $5 Friend at https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers Transcript: MARY:  In recent episodes, I've been dropping some obvious and not-so-obvious hints that I've been itching to shake things up in the 57-year-old version of me.. Like so many of you, I'm not completely certain which way I want to shake, but shake things up I must or I am going to lose my mind. So, I'll cut to the chase: I am taking a three-month break, a spring break, from producing the Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife. The podcast returns on June 25th. It's really no wonder. After six years of featuring hundreds of midlifers telling their stories of audacious career changes, exciting entrepreneurial endeavors, bold experiences planting the seeds for tremendous personal growth and transformation well, it should come as no surprise that I would be inspired, right along with you, my listeners. I've also mentored, advised, encouraged, and cajoled mentoring clients to shed the weight of their labels, the must-dos and should dos, to get out their own way and live a little. Shake things up. Do the unexpected. Find out what you're made of, see who they just might be under the armor of their comfortable existence. At 57, I have personally navigated my way through most of the milestones that you will experience in this stage of life. I have learned and shared my own advice as well as the gems of wisdom that my guests brought forth.  In my early 50s, I made a huge leap- away from the comfort of my executive chair in a respected leadership position in my region's business community to enter the world of independent podcasting and freelance writing, My husband and I have cared for aging parents who have now passed, watched our children grow into a couple of very cool independent adults and we have found our way into new relationships with each of them.  Also, my husband and I have successfully redefined what our 24-year marriage can look like when co-parenting is no longer the focus of our conversations and our relationship. Together with this amazing man, we have grieved the loss of loved ones, supported each other through my health scare with cancer, grown into people we never expected to be, and like you, as individuals and as a couple learned how to live through a pandemic. I absolutely believe that our 50s offer us the greatest challenges in learning who we are when the labels become fewer, less obvious, and significantly less important. I believe the finish line of your Experience 50 experience is that you become the person you've chosen to be. The person that I have chosen to be is: a woman who is nowhere done living my life story. There are I hope, at the very least,a couple of big chapters ahead which will define my life. This brings me to my decision, that I need 3 months of undistracted headspace to take the first few steps in writing the next chapter, exploring my options for the sake of exploring. I can't really see the destination, but I do know how to lay the groundwork for being able to jump into what's next. .To that end, my husband and I have decided we must be nimble. We use that word a lot lately.  So we are walking the walk not just talking the talk. This week we closed on the sale of our house. I now have 30 days to downsize our possessions to a fraction of what we currently own. Then establish a new minimalist home in a rented house about a mile from where we live now. As of today, we are mortgage-free, completely debt-free, child-free, and in short order, we will be free of literal generations of things and stuff, only keeping what we absolutely need.We are learning Spanish and over time making increasingly longer trips, traveling outside of the country to see if, perhaps, an expatriate life suits us and where that might be. Mexico? Ecuador? Thailand? Don't know, need to take a look.. The show will be back June 25th, and that's not much time.   But it gives me just enough time to manage the mundane chores of moving, unloading possessions, improving my Spanish, and spending some time exploring Ecuador first and perhaps  Mexico, Costa Rica, well, several by the end of the year. While the podcast is on hiatus, I will be taking a break from my various social media platforms and even Experience 50 email - effective April 1st through the end of June. The only place I will remain in touch, providing updates, and responding to messages is my Patreon page. I am eliminating the higher levels of membership because I will no longer be offering the accompanying benefits. Members donating $2 each month will have access to limited updates, with more detailed videos and posts remaining exclusive to $5 Friends of Mary. I can't wait to see what I have to share with you on June 25th! I encourage you to take a spring break from whatever you can, big or small, stop doing things you don't want to do or have to do and focus your attention on your own next chapter. To follow me on my adventure on Patreon, visit patreon.com/maryrogers You've got this. Hasta luego (see you later) !

Mary Rogers answers her listeners' most asked question "How can I learn to meditate?" Includes two recommended resources: Sam Harris Waking Up and Dan Harris Ten Percent Happier. Includes a guided Loving Kindness Meditation with Mary

This story of a midlife pivot goes south, way south - to Ecuador. Meet Amelia (52) and JP (49), American Expatriates living in Ecuador since 2017 when they faced the fact that they had no choice but to leave the United States. Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/241 Get exclusive updates on Mary's Leaving America Pivot https://www.experience50.com/outtahere Become a Patron to JOIN our book club https://www.experience50.com/donate LEND YOUR VOICE to the podcast! Send your questions for Mary's next Cleopatra's Vagina: Answers to Listeners' Questions. Send voicemail: https://www.experience50.com Get Mary's weekly email: https://www.experience50.com/email Midlife Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity Enjoying the podcast? Could you please support the show with a donation? https://www.experience50.com/donate Be a guest on the podcast, tell your midlife story: https://www.experience50.com/podcast-guest-information/

Joan Lunden, former host of Good Morning America, meets with the Experience 50 Virtual Book Club to chat about her latest book, Why Did I Come Into This Room, A Candid Conversation on Aging. Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/240 Become a Patron to JOIN our book club https://www.experience50.com/donate LEND YOUR VOICE to the podcast! Send your questions for Mary's next Cleopatra's Vagina: Answers to Listeners' Questions. Send voicemail: https://www.experience50.com Get Mary's weekly email: https://www.experience50.com/email Midlife Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity Enjoying the podcast? Could you please support the show with a donation? https://www.experience50.com/donate Be a guest on the podcast, tell your midlife story: https://www.experience50.com/podcast-guest-information/

Midlife divorce. Hear Dr. Katy Jane's story of divorce, including the business and financial losses which led to her becoming one pissed-off yogi. Her anger was preceded by denial and guilt and when she discovered that her husband had destroyed her business and livelihood - leaving her with only $500 to her name - that is when she allowed herself to be pissed-off. We discuss anger triggers, meditation practices, the divine feminine, Hindu goddess Kali, western adoption of yoga and meditation, self-love, and opening yourself to new love. Full show notes, guest info links, and images: https://www.experience50.com/239 Named “One of 75 Yogis Who are Shifting the Planet” by Origin Magazine, Dr. Katy Jane is a counseling Vedic astrologer, Sanskrit & world religions scholar, and teacher of yoga teachers. Dr. Katy received her doctorate in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2001, taught at the University of Colorado and Naropa University in Boulder, CO. She also created Sanskrit for Yogis, an innovative and traditional method for learning the sacred language of yoga. She's the author of Awakening with Sanskrit and teaches immersions in Vedic astrology online. After 30 years of traveling and studying yoga & Sanskrit throughout India, Dr. Katy now lives at Dunagiri Retreat (in India's northeastern Himalayan foothills) which she shares with her husband, five Tibetan mastiffs, and frequent groups of yoga retreatants and spiritual seekers.  LEND YOUR VOICE to the podcast! Send your questions for Mary's next Cleopatra's Vagina: Answers to Listeners' Questions. Send voicemail: https://www.experience50.com Book Club with Joan Lunden 1/17 & 19, 2021: https://www.experience50.com/book-club-lunden/ Get Mary's weekly email: https://www.experience50.com/email Midlife Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity Enjoying the podcast? Could you please support the show with a donation? https://www.experience50.com/donate Be a guest on the podcast, tell your midlife story: https://www.experience50.com/podcast-guest-information/

Amy Newmark's 50th birthday included a newly empty nest and the purchase of Chicken Soup For The Soul. She didn't just buy a book, she bought the company. Now 63, Amy speaks with Mary Rogers about her own midlife transitions while discussing the latest CSFTS book, Age Is Just A Number, 101 Tales of Humor and Wisdom for Life After 60. Full Show Notes and Links: https://www.experience50.com/238 Lend your voice to the podcast! Send your questions for Mary's next Cleopatra's Vagina: Answers to Listeners' Questions. Send voicemail: https://www.experience50.com Book Club with Joan Lunden 2/17 & 19, 2021: https://www.experience50.com/book-club-lunden/ Get Mary's weekly email: https://www.experience50.com/email Midlife Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity Enjoying the podcast? Could you please support the show with a donation? https://www.experience50.com/donate Be a guest on the podcast, tell your midlife story: https://www.experience50.com/podcast-guest-information/

Jetty Nieuwenhuis, 49, has been through some stuff. Lots of it. Now she says "F*ck it". This is one woman's midlife pivot story. She is sharing the lessons learned from her experience with us today - and as a midlife influencer on Instagram as Trujetty I think of her as an early-achiever in the midlife experience beginning with the loss of both parents in her late 30s. If you've listened to many episodes of my show, you have no doubt noticed this pattern of huge shifts in perspective and circumstances after the loss of one or both parents. She also became quite ill, a mysteriously familiar theme in midlife following a major loss. Jetty experienced years of fatigue, chronic pain, an eating disorder, and depression. For years, her maladies remained undiagnosed and she found herself defending her illness to those who would say, "It's all in your head". Now properly diagnosed and receiving treatment (breast implant illness and Lyme disease), Jetty shares her story. Enjoy! Lend your voice to the podcast! Send your questions for Mary's next Cleopatra's Vagina: Answers to Listeners' Questions. Send voicemail: https://www.experience50.com Book Club with Joan Lunden 1/17 & 19, 2021: https://www.experience50.com/book-club-lunden/ Get Mary's weekly email: https://www.experience50.com/email Midlife Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity Enjoying the podcast? Could you please support the show with a donation? https://www.experience50.com/donate Be a guest on the podcast, tell your midlife story: https://www.experience50.com/podcast-guest-information/

Is midlife looking frighteningly dull? Let's take those chains off! Your emotional baggage and old beliefs will hold you back from any glimmer of growth, so listen in. Joanie Marx joins Mary for a deep dive into how to improve your outlook toward life by doing a bit of inward-focused detective work. Yes, this episode comes with homework.  Buy the Book, Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/236 Book Club with Joan Lunden 1/17 & 19, 2021: https://www.experience50.com/book-club-lunden/ Get Mary's weekly email: https://www.experience50.com/email Midlife Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity Enjoying the podcast? Could you please support the show with a donation? https://www.experience50.com/donate Be a guest on the podcast, tell your midlife story: https://www.experience50.com/podcast-guest-information/

Middle seat. Middle child. Oh, woe is the middle of anything. So here we are in the middle of our adulthood, sigh. Think of your life as a story. Beginnings and endings are easy. It is in writing the middle part of any story that things get a bit messy. Full show notes and quotes: https://www.experience50.com/235 Mary Rogers launches Experience 50 Book Club 2021 with Joan Lunden's book "Why Did I Come Into This Room, A Candid Conversation on Aging". To participate in Book Club Zoom meetings, become a Patron! Register here: https://www.experience50.com/donate

Canadian Brit, Tamara Bee, 50, has traveled to 76 countries, on a shoestring budget and usually alone. Blessed by the Dalai Lama, boarding down a volcano, threatened in Ethiopia, tangling with gorillas, are just a few of her tales.  Since her early 20s, Tamara has worked odd jobs, bartending or waiting tables, to fund her wanderlust. Now she is sharing her stories of solo female travel across the continents on her Many Roads Traveled Podcast, her website, and YouTube Channel. Grab all the links and details in the full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/234 Support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate Join the private Facebook Group of Experience 50 listeners https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity  

Nobody wants to be a beginner. Tom Vanderbilt, 52, spent a year as a beginner surfer, chess player, juggler, singer, jewelry maker, and more. His newest book, Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Learning, is his memoir of becoming a beginner in midlife. Full show notes with links: https://www.experience50.com/233 Get goodies: https://www.Experience 50.com/newsletter Support the podcast, get more goodies: https://www.experience50.com/donate Join Mary's Midlife Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity

Who joined our ranks in 2020? Mary welcomes the birth class of 1970 into their 5th decade. Also, in a first for Experience 50, Mary names her 50-Year-Old of the year. Congratulations MacKenzie Scott, 50! Full Show Notes at https://www.experience50.com/232 This episode is brought to you with the generous support of Plexaderm: https://www.buyplx.com/EXP50POD special 6-pack trial offer including shipping $14.95, money-back guarantee. PROMO CODE EXP50POD

The Happy Life formula is all about your response reflex. Michelle Fishburne, 57, joins us from her RV to share her story of how she responded rather unconventionally to the events of 2020.  Michelle's project,  Who We Are Now, is her response to finding herself unemployed and without a home, a partner, or kids, or... anything. Episode sponsored by: KINDRA https://www.ourkindra.com 20% discount with PROMO CODE EXP50POD. Estrogen-free, plant-based support for your menopause journey. PLEXADERM https://www.buyplx.com/EXP50POD special 6-pack trial offer including shipping $14.95, money-back guarantee. PROMO CODE EXP50POD Guest information and Full Show Notes/links: https://www.experience50.com/231 Thanks for listening, support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate Get show updates delivered to your inbox: Sign me up! Schedule a one-time mentoring session with Mary https://www.experience50.com/goods

Aching to travel? Travel writer, Karen McCann of enjoylivingabroad.com whets our appetite for international travel. With a vaccine now in sight, maybe we can begin to plan our future adventures? Please? We discuss travel with purpose as opposed to travel to relax, how to meet locals, the importance of being open to serendipity while traveling and... oh, it just feels so good!!! Share your best midlife advice with Mary in a voicemail at https://www.experience50.com. Look for the Send Voicemail icon. Full show notes at https://www.experience50.com/230 Episode sponsor: PLEXADERM https://www.buyplx.com/EXP50POD special 6-pack trial offer including shipping $14.95, money-back guarantee. PROMO CODE EXP50POD Single midlife mentoring session with Mary Rogers: https://www.experience50.com/goods Support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate You've Got This!

Midlife crisis at 50? Mary Rogers takes you through the hallmark signs of female misery at 50, why it is a good thing, and how to speed up the process so you can get to the good part! Share your midlife advice with Mary in a voicemail at https://www.experience50.com. Look for the Send Voicemail icon. Full show notes at https://www.experience50.com/229 Episode sponsor: KINDRA *Get your 20% discount on menopause relief products at https://www.ourkindra.com PROMO code EXP50POD Single midlife mentoring session with Mary Rogers: https://www.experience50.com/goods Support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate You've Got This!

Midlife pivots in a pandemic require flexibility in your planning but should not be abandoned. Colleen Chapman's midlife pivot plan changed over 13 months since her mentoring session with Mary Rogers, but she has achieved major accomplishments moving her closer to the full vision. Schedule a one-time mentoring session with Mary https://www.experience50.com/goods KINDRA https://www.ourkindra.com 20% discount with PROMO CODE EXP50POD. Estrogen-free, plant-based support for your menopause journey. PLEXADERM https://www.buyplx.com/EXP50POD special 6-pack trial offer including shipping $14.95, money-back guarantee. PROMO CODE EXP50POD Full Show Notes/links: https://www.experience50.com/228 Thanks for listening, support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate

The empty nest transition is not just a "woman thing".  Bruce Buxton, host of The Gray Beard Podcast gives us a man's perspective on empty nest living and relationships with adult kids & your co-nester. Bruce and Mary swap strategies on building a stronger marriage when kiddie parenting is done, how to shift to a new relationship with your adult kids and their significant others, and how to know when you're in trouble.  KINDRA https://www.ourkindra.com 20% discount with PROMO CODE EXP50POD. Estrogen-free, plant-based support for your menopause journey. PLEXADERM https://www.buyplx.com/EXP50POD special 6-pack trial offer including shipping $14.95, money-back guarantee. PROMO CODE EXP50POD Full Show Notes: https://www.experience50.com/227 Thanks for listening, support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate

Buckets (!) of wisdom shared by Mimi Feldman, author of He Came In With It, A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness. You'll sit in on E50's Fall 2020 Virtual Book Club when Patrons of the podcast met with the author to discuss schizophrenia, family chaos, mental illness, difficult teenagers, health scares, parents dying, acceptance and surrender, female friendships, unconventional marriage, and more. Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/226 Sponsors: Mary Rogers' Patrons https://www.experience50.com/donate  Plexaderm https://www.buyplx.com/exp50pod

Cole Baker Bagwell's Experience 50 Moment at the age of 48 fueled her pivot toward leading a kindness revolution. Immediately upon leaving her successful career, Cole knew that she needed to "unfold herself" before she could lead the revolution to bring kindness to the world of business. At 51, Cole is the founder of Cool Audrey. Her midlife story is relatable and inspiring. Mary Rogers and Cole discuss the Cool Audrey approach to bringing kindness and mindfulness into boardrooms and breakrooms.  Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/225 Support the podcast https://www.experience50.com/donate

Does coloring your gray hair promote ageism? Anti-wrinkle creams? What if you use a moisturizer? Is it all about intention? Vanity? Do you make jokes about being old? Hear guest Rachel Lankester of Magnificent Midlife who calls out host Mary Rogers and in turn, Mary declares herself GUILTY! Is that okay? So much to discuss and think about!!!  Full show notes and resource links at https://www.experience50.com/224 Check out Magnificent Midlife: https://www.experience50.com/magnificent Support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate

Tina Zaremba has found her way to less noise, more calm, and a new appreciation for life's small gifts. Her breast cancer story of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery gives voice to every woman's fears and how this traumatic experience changed her perspective on living. Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/223  Support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate

Stay-at-home moms find themselves at a unique pivot point when 50 comes knocking. Amy Schmidt "amped up" at the prospect of less kid business and now boasts such titles as a speaker, author, and independent podcaster. Host, Mary Rogers explores the stay-at-home midlife experience with Amy while they discuss her book, Cannonball; and her podcast, Fearlessly Facing Fifty. Full show notes at https://www.experience50.com/222 Support the show, join the conversation https://www.experience50.com/donate

Mary Rogers interviews Nancy Davis Kho who embarked upon her 50th year filled with gratitude for how well life was treating her. Her new book, The Thank You Project, Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time is a funny and inspiring read of how her 50th year became challenging and the lessons learned (along with some how-to advice) on the "who and how" of those letters.  Full show notes with links: https://www.experience50.com/221 Support the podcast, join the fun: https://www.experience50.com/donate

Stories of being exactly where needed at just the right moment. Was it you? Or was a fellow human being there for you? Either way, we witness a bit of magic when we play a role or witness these moments of human connection. Can you create those connections? Yes, if you are paying attention. Full Show Notes and links: https://www.experience50.com/220 Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.experience50.com/donate

Meet the author of the Experience 50 Book Club selection, "Mimi" Feldman. Her memoir, He Came In With It, tells of her "ten bad years" -from 48 to 58 years old- midlife's Main Street. A 20+ year marriage, four teenagers, dying parents, running a business, a 50th birthday, and... the bombshell no parent ever wants to hear. Full show notes, links, and Book Club details https://www.experience50.com/219 Support the podcast https://www.experience50.com/donate

Tips for when your kid leaves for college from Mary Rogers. Originally aired in August 2016, this episode continues to help parents get a grip on letting go. Full show notes: https/www.experience50.com/218 Support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate

Author Queen Michele returns to the podcast to share her story, detailed in her most recent book, Considerations of the Soul presents Traveling Home Together.  From her home near Mexico's Lake Chapala, Queen joins host Mary Rogers to walk us through her experience of "an awakening" to a new school of thought, perspective, and practice of BEing. It started with a guided meditation. Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/217 Support the podcast https://www.experience50.com/donate

My #1 best strategy for mental health and wellness is found in practicing mindfulness and visualization through meditation and self-hypnosis.  I share my own struggles with getting on board, where I started, how you can find your starting place AND I share a condensed version of my 2015 episode with Chel Hamilton, host of the Meditation Minis Podcast. Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/216 Join Patreon: https:/www.experience50.com/donate Try Audible free for 1 month: https://www.experience50.com/audible

We get an update, five years later, from Carol Vernam who was very nearly killed in a freak storm on August 2, 2015. We revisit her "worst/best day ever" in a condensed version of E#003 The Big Storm... and then Carol joins me in the studio to reflect on what happened after the storm. Full show notes with photos: https://www.experience50.com/215  Join The Experience 50 Survey Squad https://experience50.com/sure   Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.experience50.com/donate  

Mary Rogers is pivoting... again! Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/214 Survey Squad signup: https://www.experience50.com/sure The Experience 50 Podcast is the go-to midlife podcast for honest conversations on this decade of pivots. Now, Mary is looking at a pivot of her own. Support the show at https://www.experience50.com/donate

Entrepreneur Jennie Nash, 56, visits the podcast with her story of empty nest brilliance including her many pivots in business. A successful author of nine published books, Jennie is now the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator. Her path was not a straight line. Just as we all bob and weave to create a life that we love, the very same signs and symptoms that change is needed can be found in a business. A great conversation on sensing trouble ahead and taking action. A fine midlife pivot! Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/213 Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers

The first-ever Experience 50 Virtual Book Club featuring Jennifer Louden's newest book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next. Mary Rogers and the author are joined by podcast supporters to discuss the book's message to midlifers looking for answers to the questions, Why bother? and then, What's Next? Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/212 Support the podcast: https://www.experience50.com/donate

Many, if not most, of my stories, opinions, and advice spill out when I am the guest on other podcasts where the host is asking me questions. As the host, I rarely get asked questions.  This episode offers you a preview and then a serendipitous detour to my just-released interview on the Office Anywhere Podcast, Episode 111 with Mary Rogers, hosted by Peter Fritz. We interview each other, using Tim Ferriss' Tribe of Mentors questions to guide us. Listen to the full episode on any podcast player (Office Anywhere E111) or listen with Peter's full show notes, time stamps, links, etc... https://bit.ly/E50OA  Visit Experience 50: https://www.experience50.com

Why is Mary Rogers fed up with American individualism? PLUS! A taste of Jennifer Louden, author of Why Bother - the Experience 50 Virtual Book Club selection for July 2020.  Order Why Bother - Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/210  Participate in the 07/15/2020 LIVE recording with Jennifer Louden and Experience 50 listeners on Zoom: https://patreon.com/maryrogers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity/

Midlife worrying can keep you up all night or even make you sick. How to get your burdens off your chest? Remove the weight of the elephant on your chest by declaring your independence! Mary Rogers explains it all plus a history lesson in American independence. Full show notes https://www.experience50.com/209 Join Patreon: https://experience50.com/donate https://www.experience50.com/virtual-book-club/  

Morning pages, journaling, to-do lists... Lana, JaJami, and host Mary Rogers compare notes on their love for journaling, living intentionally, crushing roadblocks and irritants, and enjoying this particular stage of life. Each embraces a daily habit of writing to maintain their focus and avoid insanity. Full shownotes: https://www.experience50.com/208 Get The Ladies Roadmap Journal and Guide: https://www.experience50.com/q214 Download Journal Prompts:https://bit.ly/3hENItX Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers Thank you for listening, You've got this!

ADHD Women! Women over 45 are the fastest-growing demographic of those newly diagnosed with ADHD. However, my guest Diann Wingert suggests that the numbers are probably much higher than reported. Why? Because general practice physicians, therapists, and other health care providers address the symptoms rather than the underlying cause. Full Show Notes & Links: https://www.experience50.com/207 Join the early-bird discount waitlist for Mary & Diann's upcoming Mastermind Group: Women Mastering ADHD:  https://bit.ly/37p4rfY

Two stories of experiences relevant to my personal response while reflecting on current events of May/June 2020 racism and police brutality. Full show notes and links to resources at: https://www.experience50.com/206

Experiencing and adapting to the COVID-19 imposed "stay home - shelter in place" lifestyle is ridiculously similar to the Experience 50 experience of going through your midlife transitions. Mary breaks down the 10 Keys to both.  Full Show Notes and links: https//www.experience50.com/205 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers  

Do you have a DNA mystery? Spit in a tube, wait for results. Chances are, the results bring more questions than answers. Guest Mary Eberle is a genetic scientist and former patent attorney who digs through the data in your DNA test to find missing parents, half-siblings, and many surprises. Get ready for DNA Storytime! Full Shownotes with links: https://www.experience50.com/204 Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers

Women over 50 do come into a world of special wisdom, but the pathway is not easy. Host Mary Rogers, 57, and her guest Cerridwen Fallingstar, 67, share the powers of observation, personal growth, emotional peace, and surviving the all to common experience of depression at midlife. Full show notes and links: https://www.experience50.com/203 Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers Cerridwen Fallingstar is a shamanic Witch and Priestess who has taught classes in magic and ritual for over forty years.

Sue Wiliam Silverman is trying to beat death, with her sense of humor and mastery of storytelling. We dive into stories of her obsession with Adam Lambert, a moment of compassionate clarity in a grocery store bathroom, attending funerals as young children, and having your memoir made into a Lifetime TV Movie (yes, really). Her latest book: How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/35lrur5 Full Show Notes with Links: https://www.experience50.com/201 Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers

The midlife crisis or identity crisis, whichever name you choose is driven by questioning our current state of being. You may begin to question everything.  Host Mary Rogers guides you through the quest for answers by helping you to design better questions. Full Show notes at https://www.experience50.com/200 https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers Newsletter and updates: http://bit.ly/2n6X5LE

Recording artist Lisa Bell's new album Back Seat gives voice to the complicated mix of emotions of the empty nest. Lisa and host Mary Rogers share stories of new opportunities, fear, hopefulness, depression, and coming to terms with the reality of sacrifices made for our kids. Full show notes, links, and video: https://www.experience50.com/199 Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers

Dry eye is a common problem for women over 45. In this episode, we find out why and how you can find relief from my guest Dr. Jenna Zigler, co-founder of Eye Love. https://www.eyelovethesun.com 

Janis Wilkins was "discovered" at 62, featured in an ad campaign for Third Love Lingerie. She shares her experience and attitude on aging and beauty. Full show notes with links and photos: https://www.experience50.com/197 Mary's Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers Please share this episode to spread the word on aging and beauty!

Quarantines and Lockdowns make for some interesting human dynamics.  We get military-grade advice on weathering the odd circumstances at home, in our work, and within our community organizations during COVID-19. Shortly after launching her professional career, Angie Morgan saw a need in the workplace: professionals consistently showed the capacity to be leaders, but no one was actively helping them get there.  Former U.S. Marine Officer, Angie Morgan founded Lead Star to help professionals understand how they can achieve greater success by implementing leadership practices into their work routines.  Full Show Notes and Links: https://www.experience50.com/196 Angie is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of SPARK: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success and Leading from the Front. She has written numerous articles on leadership and organizational excellence appearing in a wide variety of publications including Forbes, Fast Company, and SUCCESS. She's been a dynamic guest on CNBC, FOX News, and CNN. 

Fear, uncertainty, even shame. Everything is on the corona-emotional table in this episode as Eric Zimmer of The One You Feed Podcast leads us through the stages and strategies of skillfully coping with difficult emotions.  Full show notes with links: https://www.experience50.com/195  

While social distancing, you can nourish your friendships through phone calls and long-form emails. Learn the 5 types of friends who will enrich your 50s: The Fan, the Newbie, the Adventurer, the Challenger, and the Historian. Full show notes: https://www.experience50.com/194 E50 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlifeCommunity/ E50 Podcast eNews: https://www.experience50.com/email Donate! https://www.experience50.com/donate

Lucia Knight shares her research on changing careers after 50 and the options to consider. The author of XCHANGE guides you through the four questions to ask yourself before blowing your current job. Host Mary Rogers and Lucia discuss the smaller creative tweaks such as becoming a freelancer for your current employer which gets you out of the office to the big bold moves into business ownership - and everything in between.   Episode sponsored by Office Anywhere's work remotely course, The Escape The Office Game Plan https://www.experience50.com/escape Discount code E50POD Full show notes and resources https://www.experience50.com/193 Donate at https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers  

Every transition requires letting go. Jill Sherer Murray let go of her fear of being single and shared that story on stage at TEDx Wilmington Women. The talk has been viewed online over 2 million times. Letting go of fear, love, people, jobs, or beliefs is a scary business. Order Murrays new book, Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go https://amzn.to/2PqiTwI. Full Show Notes and links at: experience50.com/192 Donate to the show: https://www.patreon.com/maryrogers