The Improvement Project is a podcast about dabbling in self improvement to become a better human through challenging yourself to take on good habits to become more productive, more creative, happier, healthier and overall, your own best self. Listen in and play along as Dr. Peggy Malone takes on the challenge of getting intentional about her habits under the watchful eye of her accountability partner and friend, Jenny Couse. If you are looking to add new habits that will help you to be your own best self, this is the podcast for you!
In Episode 2.53, I'm chatting with Lynn Sederlöf-Airisto, a certified Menopause Fitness coach who shares with us how you can feel better, function better, look better and live longer by lifting heavy things.
In Episode 2.52, I'm chatting with Gurds Hundal, a trauma coach and inner work expert who will remind you that you are powerful and that you can trust yourself on the path to a happier, healthier and more peaceful life.
In Episode 2.51, I'm chatting with Ali Shapiro, a holistic nutritionist who is going to help you to get psychologically flexible in order to achieve sustainable change in your health and wellness habits.
In Episode 2.50, I'll catch you up on what I've been up to lately and then I'll share a great interview where I chat with LIsa Boate who will help you to get comfy in your midlife empty nest. Midlife is a time where, very often, your children are growing up and leaving the nest. Not only are our bodies changing but on top of that, the roles that we have been defined by for decades are shifting as our kids gain their independence and leave home. It can definitely be a time that feels destabilizing but my guest today is here to discuss strategies to help you reclaim yourself and your life in your midlife empty nest.
In Episode 2.49, I'm chatting with Marie Sennett who is here to remind you that it's time to focus on you. It's time to be selfish and remember that when you put yourself first, everyone around you will benefit.
In Episode 2.48 I review my 2023 goals and then I share my 2024 goals as well as my word for the year. I hope this will inspire you as you are thinking about your own goals for this year!
In Episode 2.47, we will be learning to tap into intuition with Beth Iaciofano who is a transformational life coach and intuitive psychic and medium.
In Episode 2.46, I'm chatting with fitness consistency expert Kelly Howard. This episode is timed perfectly if you have found your New Years motivation to move your body more slipping away. It's time to get moving again!
In Episode 2.45, I'm chatting with Lori Lisai, a Human Design Mentor and Alignment coach. If you aren't sure what that means, listen in today as she introduces us to a great tool to help you understand yourself better and lead your best life….by design.
In Episode 2.45,we will talk about setting some goals for the New Year and I'm chatting with the Nutrition Coach Pharmacist Amy Wilson about health, fitness and nutrition….just in time for you to take advantage of this New Years motivation in the air.
In Episode 2.43 I'm chatting with Janet Omstead, a play expert who is on a mission to inspire people to play for better health in midlife and beyond.
Episode 2.42 of the Midlife Improvement Project is all about SEX. It's time to normalize how you might be feeling as you head through the midlife sex slump or sex awakening and we share some strategies to get your sex life re-fired up!!!
In Episode 2.41, I'm jumping back in to update you on all the things after a few weeks off. We are getting close to the end of the year and I want to share how I'm finishing up 2023 and starting off 2024. I also want to share an exciting update that is something I learned recently about this podcast!
In Episode 2.40, I'm chatting with Lara Frendjian, a holistic nutritionist who works with women over 40 to regain their energy, body confidence and health!
In Episode 2.39, I'm chatting with Martine Thomassen about marketing. She shares what she calls Holistic Marketing for putting your best self forward for a new job, or dating or for showing off your business.
In Episode 2.38 we cover a lot of subjects including your future self, your lizard brain, why being selfish is a good thing and how you can harness the power of adventure and novelty in midlife to slow down your perception of time
In Episode 2.37, I'm chatting with Susan Salenger, an 80 year old powerhouse about her Book: Sidelined: How Women Can Navigate a Broken Healthcare System. This book examines the many ways in which some women manage and sometimes mismanage their healthcare. Listen in today for some fantastic advice to help you to better advocate for yourself as you make decisions around your healthcare in the medical model.
On Episode 2.36 I share an interview that I recorded with my colleague Dr. Melissa Longo for her podcast. We cover a lot of subjects including my podcast origin story, how fear can be your friend and how your future self can help you to achieve your goals.
In Episode 2.35 Jeanine Mouchawar, a life coach for the parents of teenagers shares tips for better communication with your teenager to create calm and peace in your house and family.
In Episode 2.34, I'm chatting with Kelli Nelson who invites you to reinvent, renew and redefine your life in midlife.
Episode 2.33, is an on-the-go episode from my epic adventure in Australia with a general life update including progress on my 2023 goals and my word for the year.
In Episode 2.32 psychotherapist, speaker, author, yoga instructor and mindfulness practitioner Madeleine Eames joins me to discuss her healing journey in midlife and how she has navigated intergenerational trauma using transformational breath work.
In Episode 2.31, I explore the thought that we can learn to slow time down by adding novelty and adventure.
In Episode 2.30, my coach Kathryn Morrison shares her wisdom on spirituality, personal growth and development, pleasure and unapologetically leaning into your next chapter as a midlife woman.
In Episode 2.29, I'm chatting with brain health coach Allison Liu. After her own struggles with brain symptoms around perimenopause, she dug into improving her own brain health and now helps other women going through similar challenges.
In Episode 2.28, I'm chatting with my client Jennifer Hare. She is an accountant (CPA) and financial coach who left a corporate career to start her own business in the last year and we discuss how coaching helped her to make the leap.
In Episode 2.27, I offer some insight on how to stop worrying so much about what other people are thinking about you. You get to decide what you want to think. Why not decide that other people are thinking great thoughts about you?
In Episode 2.26 of the Midlife Improvement Project, I'm chatting with Amanda Thebe about all things Menopause. She is the author of the Amazon best-selling book Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too!
Listen in to episode 2.25 to hear my client Dr. Whitney Young's incredible story of loss, grief, resilience and living life on her own terms even when it's messy.
Episode 24 is an MVP (Most Valuable Podcast) throwback to an episode where I used a real life example of chaos and overwhelm in my own life to tap into the wisdom of my future self for calm and encouragement. Listen in to learn how to lean on your future self.
In episode 2.23, I explore the difference between a midlife crisis and a midlife awakening.
In episode 2.22 I will be sharing some of the thoughts that I have about turning 50 in a few months. I do my best to remind all of us that we can choose the thoughts that we want to think about getting older.
In Episode 2.21 we dig into my 2023 goals, my word for the year and I also share something I've been working on called The Midlife Manifesto
In Episode 2.20, I share a new name and a new direction for this podcast. As I approach 50, I'm interested in the challenges and adventures of midlife and I want to jump right in. I hope you'll come with me. Welcome to The Midlife Improvement Project
In Episode 19 I talk about investing. Not in the stock market, or real estate or your retirement, all things that are important but what I'm talking about is is investing in yourself. It's the best and the most important investment you'll ever make.
In Episode 2.18 listen in to hear me interviewed by Lynsey Pulliam, personal trainer and creator of the Building Healthy Habits Into Identity Summit.
In Episode 2.17 I dig into some thoughts about thoughts. Listen in to hear how every thought you think may or may not even be true and in either case, every thought that you think is optional. You get to decide what you think.
In Episode 2.16 I describe how September feels like another January and a great time to get back to healthy habits and routines. Listen in to hear what I'm focusing on this fall and get inspired to get your butt back in gear!
In Episode 2.15 I share some of the successes that my amazing clients have been creating in their lives. If you've been considering hiring a coach and you think that I might be the coach that can help you, listen in today to see what my clients are saying
In Episode 2.14 I discuss personal growth through grief. This is a very personal episode that discusses a recent personal loss for me and how I am navigating it.
Episode 13 is an MVP (Most Valuable Podcast) throwback to an episode about habits for taking care of yourself. Self care is about more than bubble baths and manicures
In Episode 2.12 I share some suggestions for some thoughts and practices to try on while you are celebrating your birthday this year...or just try them today even if it isn't your birthday!
In Episode 2.11 I introduce you to your future self and offer you some strategies on the best way to tap into the wisdom of that version of you.
In Episode 2.10 I remind you that you have one precious life and you get to decide what you want to do with it. It's time to consciously and intentionally create the life you want.
In Episode 2.9, I return to the podcast after a 6 week rest. There's been a lot going on in my world (some great and some not so great) and I share all of it in this episode about consistency, but also rest.
In Episode 2.8, I teach you the basics of how to think new thoughts. Those thoughts lead to your emotions, your body's reaction to those emotions and then the actions you take (or don't take) on the way to the results you currently have.
In Episode 2.7, we talk about who you want to be. We review habit formation and the BE, DO, HAVE model in order to remind you that who you want to be is very related to your identity or to the kind of person that you believe you are right now.
In Episode 2.6, I explore: 'When Emotions Are High, Intelligence is Low'. When your lizard brain is overreacting to everyday situations, your more logical brain gets hijacked and goes offline. Learn strategies to help you respond rather than react.
In Episode 2.5, I share why I'm grateful for gratitude and why I encourage you to be as well in order to live your best life. I share why gratitude is so powerful and review the 5 levels of gratitude.
In episode 2.4 we are going to talk about your thoughts and how what you think can change your life. Thinking about your thoughts is uniquely human and gaining awareness and control of what you think and how you feel is the key to your success.
In Episode 2.3, I share the best way to set your goals for 2022 and I share some of my goals that I'm working toward this year.
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