Podcasts about midlife

The Midlife Schmidlife podcast returns on January 12, 2022! Join in and listen to the new series, How They Got Started. Liz Applegate interviews guests and learns about their journeys: the ups and downs, lessons learned leading them to where they are now. Be inspired to take your first step, continue along your journey while being open to possibilities.

In this episode of Navigate with Tim Austin, join Tim and his guest Janna Thomason as they discuss the role that personal needs and values play in season of change.  They talk about how an understanding of one's needs and values can get us unstuck and prepared to make major life and career decisions, with purpose and clarity.About Tim's Guest: Janna Thomason BSN RN-BC, is a REALIFE Process® Charter Facilitator and Certified Enneagram Coach.Janna has been a Registered Nurse for over 22 years with a background in Critical Care, Post-Anesthesia, Informatics, and Nursing Professional Development.  In her own words Janna says, “We, as nurses give to our patients and to our families and then wake up one day and feel lost.” Janna is committed and passionate to help the mid-life nurse develop clarity By understanding who they are and how they can live their best life and do their best work in their relationships and with their patients.Connect with Janna:enneagramnurse@gmail.comwww.enneagramnurse.comTik Tok: @enneagramnursewww.facebook.com/enneagramnursewww.linkedin.com/in/janna-thomasonInstagram: @enneagramnurseResources mentioned in this episode:The Needs and Values AssessmentSupport the show (https://www.encompasslifecoaching.com/support)

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! This weeks podcast guest is the lovely Lori Massicot a midlife sobriety coach. I discovered Lori when I found her podcast – it's called “to 50 and beyond” – it's a podcast aimed at women in mid-life where she highlights the beauty of aging and the freedom that comes along with alcohol free life. She's on a mission to raise awareness towards the life changing impact of sobriety as we age.  She interviewed me for her podcast and you can hear that conversation on episode 182 of to 50 and beyond. It's called “Getting Sober Over 60” and you can access it here In this Episode I'm always fascinated by the way peoples drinking evolves over the years – I'm the first person to admit that drinking can be a lot of fun – until it's not – until you become dependent - check out our podcast on how we go from "liking to wanting to needing"  Let's remember that 20% of social drinkers WILL become dependent over the years – if we are in that 20% then that doesn't make us bad people – or weak people – or diseased people. It just makes us people who have become addicted to an addictive drug!  People who will have to do a bit of work to change their habits – and that's where people like myself and Lori come in – we've been where you are and we can help you make the change.  As you heard Lori did the fun bit in her teens and 20's – partying as a teenager and then working in real estate, earning good money and drinking wine with friends and colleagues. Then it was the mommyjuice phase – in here 30's Lori felt depressed, put on weight and found her high pressure job all a bit much. She was using wine at home to cope with her stress and felt trapped in a vicious cycle. She refers to her early 40's as the “dark years, she lost her mom and could get through two bottles of wine at a time. She had a wake up call when a family member asked her if she was an alcoholic.  That's when she realised that alcohol had become the centre of everything in her life. Of course like many of us she tried “the rules” (drinking only on certain days, drinking red rather than white etc etc) which of course didn't work. Of course she also tried to “moderate” but of course that didn't work either - in fact we agreed that for many of us its only when we try to cut down that we realise the extent of our problem.  We realise that we have crossed a line with our drinking and it's going to take more than a bit of willpower to make a change. So if you are busy trying to “moderate” and using rules to control your drinking please save yourself a lot of heartache and take a complete break – no need to use the F (forever word) – just take a break Every drinker needs to take regular breaks to test their dependence. Tribe Sober has just opened their annual Dry January Fundraiser which offers community and online support for 30 days - more info here. “Playing the Movie Forward” is a very popular tool in our community.  Lori found herself “playing the movie forward 20 years” and was  horrified at what she saw.  She knew her drinking would escalate over the years and decided that she was done.  She poured her Chardonnay down the sink and got started on her life changing journey to sobriety. Lori used journaling as her key tool –there is so much evidence of the value of keeping a journal – and it helps us so much when we are on this path. We can use it to process our emotions, note our triggers and track our journey.  We can read back to the early days and see how much easier its getting and realise how many benefits we are experiencing. And of course the more benefits we do experience the less likely we will be inclined to return to Day 1! Exercise was another key tool for Lori and she educated herself about the best ways to strengthen her body in midlife. So journaling, exercise and playing the movie forward are all great tools which will help us to quit drinking. We all need to create a personal toolkit and we help you with that at our regular Tribe Sober workshops.  Read more about our workshops here. Sobriety has given Lori freedom and peace. When she feels anxious she now understands how to self soothe without alcohol. I loved the way she said that in early sobriety we have to protect ourselves and build ourselves up so that we can learn to cope. Then we can go on to learn how to actually thrive our alcohol free lives. That's exactly what we help our members to do at Tribe Sober with our 7 step program – get more info and sign up here.  We agreed that ditching the booze gives us a feeling of power - we are doing something that the majority of the population would not even consider - Sobriety is a Superpower! Times are changing and the sober curious movement is helping that. People are getting “sober curious” and wondering what their life would look like without it. Why not sign up for Tribe Sober's January Challenge and find out! Loris podcast is called "to 50 and beyond" and her website is here: lorimassicot.com. Lori coaches women on health, wellness and sobriety and you can contact her via her website and she's also on Instagram. More info Subscription membership for Tribe Sober is just R85 (£4/$6/$8AUS) a month - you can join up HERE To access our website click HERE If you would like a free copy of our "Annual Tracker" or our e-book "66 Days to Sobriety" please email janet@tribesober.com If you would like to come to our Saturday afternoon Zoom Cafe as a guest and meet our community just email janet@tribesober.com Episode Sponsor           This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program.  If you want to change your relationship with alcohol then                 sign up today           Read more about our 7-step program and subscribe HERE           Book a Discovery Call with me to find out if our membership would help you            Help us to spread the word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help.  Please subscribe and share. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave us a 5 star review on Apple podcasts, take a screenshot of your review and DM it to Tribe Sober's Instagram page - see PS for instructions - we'll send you something special to say thank you! We release a podcast episode every Saturday morning. You can follow Tribe Sober on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram  You can catch our FB live on Saturday mornings (11am SAST) and you can join our private Facebook group HERE Thank you for listening!  Till Next Week Janet x PS   How to leave an rating/review in Apple Podcasts (on an iOS device) 1. Open the Podcasts app. EASY. 2. Choose "Search" from the bottom row of icons and enter the name of the show (i.e., "Recover Like A Mother") into the search field. 3. Select the show under Shows (not under Episodes). 4. Scroll down past the first few episodes until you see Ratings & Reviews. 5. Click "Write a Review" underneath the displayed reviews from other listeners. 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Martha Rich is commercial and fine artist who took a long and circuitous route through many day jobs (Workman's comp insurance. Hotel front desk clerk. Repo woman?) to pivot to an art career at the age of 37. Now Martha makes a full-time living as an artist making work that brings her joy. Her secret to building an absolutely custom autonomous creative life? When bad things happened in her life (and they did, with regularity) instead of curling into a defensive crouch, she saw opportunities to rethink her assumptions about how her life "should" look, and instead take big leaps into new ways of living and working. Over and over, Martha took a flyer on something untested. She took risks that others would find really scary. Every time she landed on her feet in some new place, and it taught her to trust herself. Successfully navigating so many life pivots, she came to trust that she can and will continue to land on her feet. Acting with courage before confidence taught Martha that optimism is a good plan. More from this episode... Martha describes her escape from cubicle land and finding her creative calling: "It was a miracle... finding what you're supposed to do. Not everybody gets to do that." When following society's rules didn't work out for Martha, she made her own: "Once you take the first big risk, then it's a little bit easier to take another one." “Every bad thing that's happened to me has been a blessing.” — Why Martha returned to school at thirty-seven, and how it launched her art career. What are the benefits of a rigorous art education, particularly for older adults? Part of Martha's story is about the relationships she built with mentors and creative influences, including the Clayton Brothers and Esther Pearl Watson. "Networking is the one thing that has kept my career going" — How to make a living as an artist even if you're "no Leonardo da Vinci." Martha shares her strategies for attracting clients, including the project that helped her sell more than three hundred paintings. A self-described commercial and fine artist, Martha explains the difference between the two and how it affects her creative process. The secret to transforming your art career: "Make some dumb stuff.” More from Martha Rich Martha Rich lived the typical, suburban life - until she followed her husband to Los Angeles where, just short of a picket fence and 2.5 children her average American life unraveled. To cope with divorce, fate lead her to a class taught by painters and brothers Rob and Christian Clayton. They persuaded her to quit the pantyhose, corporate world, leave her human resources job at Universal Studios behind and become an artist full-time. She graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and got her MFA in Painting from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Her commercial clients include Blue Q, Fringe Studio, Mincing Mockingbird, Chronicle Books, Green Thumb Industries, Penn Gazette, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Penguin UK, McSweeney's, Portland Mercury, Village Voice, Bon Appetit, San Francisco Chronicle, Henry Holt Publishers, and Country Music TV to name just a few. Her work is featured in the Beck video “Girl” and a book about her sketchbooks, Sketchbook Expressionism, was published by Murphy Design. In 2019, Chronicle Books published her book, The Furious Notebook, Release Your Rage, Use Your Anger for Good and Chill the Heck Out. Rich's artwork has been shown in galleries throughout the U.S. and internationally. She is currently living in her hometown of Philadelphia and teaches classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Connect with Martha Rich https://instagram.com/martharich63 https://instagram.com/martharichworld Additional Links www.mincingmockingbird.com/collections/martha-rich-word-bubbles https://www.jenvaughnart.com/portfolio/martha-rich/ https://cargocollective.com/martharichThe Autonomous Creative is brought to you by Authentic Visibility: marketing for creatives who (think they) hate marketing. Learn more here!

It's not unusual to date the same kind of person again and again, but Carolyn didn't want to do that. Following a breakup, she decided to date a wide variety of types of men so that she could identify the qualities she wanted in a long-term partner. She named her adventure the “Fifty First Dates Project.” Find out what happened, what she learned during her two and a half year dating odyssey, and whether it led her to her Mr. Yes. Carolyn Lee Arnold's new book "Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir" can be purchased on Amazon or at your local bookstore. You can learn more about Carolyn on her website and connect with her on Facebook and Instagram.   Read the transcript for this episode. First Date Stories: Women's Romantic and Ridiculous Midlife Adventures is now available from Amazon, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, and your local independent bookstore. Learn more about the book here. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, “The Weekender,” and get the Mini Modern Day Dating Dictionary for free! Got a story to share? Tell us about it at https://firstdatestories.com/share. Connect with us at FirstDateStories.com First Date Stories on Facebook First Date Stories on Instagram First Date Stories on Pinterest 

Are you looking for a “Full Body F*ck Yes” in life? Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation called, Midlife Bikini Wax of the Soul. My guest, Abbey Gibb, is a two-time TEDx speaker with over a million views, Emmy award-winning former TV journalist & business and entrepreneurial coach who helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses, leadership, and storytelling skills. She also coaches women in living their “F*ck Yes” lives...This episode is for every woman who is looking for the Full Body  F*ck Yes in life.  Abbey's got a very cool IG and defies all rules of how we think we are supposed to act, feel, and look. She is teaching and embodying becoming even more of yourself every day. Hold onto your seats for some psychology, business, spiritual, life coaching, and full-on woo woo! We are going to dig deep into the details of Abbey's journey, in her “midlife remix”, in her second half of life. Get up close and personal!  Some highlights:  -The art of becoming a greater version of yourself -How we get a full-body f*ck yes -Being in joy as a measure of success -Who were you before your titles and labels? -Bikini wax of the soul -Saying “no” to underwear Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some ways to connect with me! THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC SHOW NOTES: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/episodes/33  THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theflexibleneurotic/  THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC WEBSITE: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/  THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC EMAIL: sarah@theflexibleneurotic.com

A midlife divorce is one of those life transitions that can be really jarring, especially when you've been married for 20+ years. Many don't think it's possible to survive and thrive. My guest today is Debbie Goin.  Debbie is a certified life coach and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-229-how-to-survive-and-thrive-after-a-midlife-divorce-with-debbie-goin/

Are you quaking in your boots thinking that time is passing you by and you're getting older by the minute? Take a deep breath and take a listen because I know that this episode is going to light you up!My special guest this week is Rachel Lankester, author of Magnificent Midlife, Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause and Beyond. Rachel also hosts the Magnificent Midlife podcast and is a midlife mentor and founder of Magnificent Midlife - An Online Club Celebrating and Empowering Women 40 and Over. Rachel's own early onset menopause put her on a mission to change how society perceives women, and how women perceive themselves through midlife and beyond. In this episode, Rachel shares the joys available to us during the period of our lives we call midlife and educates us on what all women can do to make sure they are thriving physically, mentally and emotionally in midlife.If you want to develop a more positive self view and view of aging to be prepared... not scared of what is to come for you through midlife, this episode is for you! It certainly changed my mind about what is ahead for me in my life. Timestamps: [3:54] Rachel talks about her diagnosis of early menopause at age 41 [5:51] “The end of my fertility has actually become the most fertile time of my life.”[8:47] “We have been taught to believe that menopause is the end of meaningful life.”[13:27] Rachel talks about ageism and shares a quote about ageism beginning between our ears  [16:27] Menopause, the average age of its onset, and fluctuating hormones[24:25] Dr. Li recaps the top tips Rachel shared throughout the episode  For more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit:https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.comConnect with Us!Dr. Christine Li -Website: https://www.procrastinationcoach.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoachInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/procrastinationcoach/To learn how to work with Dr. Li in a fun, meaningful, collaborative setting, read about The Success Lab here: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com/labRachel Lankester - Website: https://magnificentmidlife.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magnificentmidlife/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magnificentmidlife/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachellankester/Rachel's free resources page: https://magnificentmidlife.com/resources/Rachel's book: https://magnificentmidlife.com/book/

In Episode 58, Phil sat down with Paul Jobson for an exclusive interview about his recent decision to step down from his Head Coach position at Baylor University Women's Soccer after 14 years at the helm. Paul and Phil also discuss some highlights and takeaways from the incredible interviews we have had during the second half of Season 4. Specifically, Paul and Phil discuss: The “why” behind Paul's decision to step down from his position at Baylor after 14 successful years (4:04) His message to his former players and others who have been a part of the Baylor Soccer program during his tenure (25:21) Highlights from the second half of Season 4 (31:37), including: How Jesse Bradley and Kassie Gray talked about identity formation and how we have to be more than what we do. (34:00) Why Aaron Blue's youth coach not “wrecking” him is so powerful and a great lesson for all coaches everywhere (41:39) The Coaching the Bigger Game Program Phil is launching soon, and the importance of self-care and self-leadership (45:30) Paul's sharing his gratitude for people supporting him over the years and since he has made his decision (49:53) Resources and Links from this Episode Uncut Video of the Episode HSEL Facebook Group Coaching the Bigger Game Program Warrior Way Program Choosing to Cheat: Who Wins When Family and Work Collide?, by Andy Stanley Visioneering: Your Guide to Discovering and Maintaining Personal Vision, by Andy Stanley Think Orphan Podcast episode with Peter Greer 40/40 Vision: Clarifying Your Mission in Midlife, by Peter Greer and Greg Lafferty Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches, by Peter Greer and Chris Horst

Welcome to the show my amazing friend and colleague Dr. Rachel Rubin. Dr. Rubin in a board certified urologist with a special interest in sexual health, in both men and women. Listen in as we discuss the important things that your partner needs to know bout how menopause will change your sex life, because the […] The post 99. What the partner in your life needs to know about sexual health at midlife – with Dr. Rachel Rubin MD appeared first on .

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guests Therese Procter, Former Chief People Officer, Global Board Advisor and Senior Consultant at Orgshakers and Vivek Patni, CEO and Co-Founder Wema.Thanks to CoachHub for Supporting the show!Learn how businesses are adapting their people development programmes in response to a seismic shift to remote working, coupled with continued uncertainty. Access the study: https://bit.ly/3G34uOHEpisode Highlights00:00 - Intro00:56 - About Therese Proctor02:19 - About Vivek 03:48 - How Therese and Vivek met08:19 - On Aunty Rose12:12 - The barriers to getting the most from midlife workers15:44 - The challenge of Shane's Grandad21:04 - The current business approach to elderly care32:02 - On the lack of development opportunities for midlife workers36:10 - Advice for HR leadersIf you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this and visit our website to access resources mentioned: www.hrleaders.co/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello and Welcome to another episode of The Stress Mastery Podcast. This week out topic is Dealing with Crisis and today's Meeting of the Mind's we are honored to have a special guest, Dave Conley the author of the soon to be released book, “Midlife Magic.” Many people go into to crisis as they hit what is considered midlife creating the well know ‘midlife crisis'. Dave has a completely different take on this so-called crisis, he states, “Wine and Cheese aren't the only things that get better with age, we do too! The clincher is we have to choose it.” Dave is speaker, author, transformational coach, and a former tech executive and a 330 pound man. ________________________________________________________  Join The Stress Mastery Community today for FREE! Click here to register HERE! Love the show? Tweet me a shoutout at: @Billcortright Want to sponsor episodes of The Stress Mastery Podcast?  Email Bill at : Bill@livingrightwithbillcortright.com  Mentioned in this show: Join the private Facebook Group: The Stress Mastery Podcast Subscription/SocialLinks: Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to the The Stress Mastery Mailing List Watch on Youtube www.livingrightwithbillcortright.com Instagram: @livingrightwithbillcortright Facebook at Bill Cortright STAY INSPIRED!

The holidays can feel hard when you're single. Let's get you some holiday survival/thrival skills! In this episode, learn some simple strategies to get you through these potentially lonely times with grace and ease. Want to stop going on sucky dates? Grab your MIDLIFE LOVE GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL DATING and learn how you can call in Mr. Right, right now!  If you'd like some one-to-one coaching with Junie, grab your complimentary 30-minute Love Breakthrough Session today so she can support you on your love path. And don't forget to subscribe to Midlife Love Out Loud so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.CoachJunieMoon.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.  

Anxiety, sleep problems, mood swings, weight gain, exhaustion, rage? No, you're not going mad, it's your hormones. And alcohol does not help. Join Project 90 Coach Sarah and Peri-Menopause and Alcohol Coach Emma, who both quit alcohol in mid-life, as they share how it affects women differently during this life stage and how important it is to pay attention to the signs. For mental and physical health, maybe now is the time to stop drinking? ★ - (Free Guide) The Alcohol Freedom Formula For Over 40s Entrepreneurs & Business Professionals: https://www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/guide ★ - (Free 35-min Call) Book a complimentary booze-busting call with James's professional coaches to see if, or how, we can support you in your alcohol-free journey: https://www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/schedule ★ - (Liver Cleanse) Natural supplements to support you on your alcohol-free journey: https://www.swanvitality.com/collections/all ★ - (Positive Shift Journal) The gratitude journal James designed to help his clients reduce stress and anxiety: positiveshiftjournal.com 

How to live a wild, healthy and fulfilled life at midlife and beyond?   The first step is to accept where we are at this moment. We are all going through an internal transformation, but it doesn't have to be a painful one. You don't have to spend your whole life in a state of pain and suffering.   Our guest for this episode, Dani Williamson is a functional medicine specialist who helps women at midlife experience radical healing and live wild and well. Her TN based practice, Integrative Family Medicine, uses specialized testing to identify the root causes of symptoms and disease and reverse them naturally.    Dani knows firsthand the role that adverse childhood events and mental health play in chronic health conditions and is on the board of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. Her book Wild & Well: Dani's 6 Common Sense Steps to Radical Healing is available for preorder on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.   We talk about how we can take better care of ourselves during this age, but also how we can work on our relationship with self-care. We discuss how to stop trying to force yourself to do things you don't want to do and start focusing on what you want and need to do in your life. We explore the steps that we can take to be more in balance and harmony.   Let's hear about this awesome topic. Share your thoughts with us by leaving your comments.   Get Dani's Food Swapping List for free! Swap as if your life depended on it. https://daniwilliamson.com/

Join Holly alongside Dr Shelley Nash this week as they talk about feeling confident from the inside out. The clothes and styles we choose run a lot deeper than just the clothes in our wardrobe. Clothes help you feel more confident and become part of you when working in synergy with each other. Dr Nash explores this concept and her transformational coaching system that helps women break free from their past, inner blocks, and self-criticism. Helping them to the become the woman of their dreams.   Listen as Holly and Shelley discuss: Childhood patterns and programs that keep us stuck in comfortable ways of thinking and feeling. Keeping up with technology as a way to keep yourself young. How clothes can lift your moods and sense of self. Uniting your passion and changing your mindset.   To find out more about Dr Shelleys 5- day Elevate Your Confidence and Style to Claim the Success You Deserve!  as mentioned in this episode please visit: http://bit.ly/ElevateYourConfidenceandStyle and visit the Facebook group for Women, Living Powerfully Community: http://www.facebook.com/groups/livingpowerfullycommunity/.   To explore more transitions in life through first hand wisdom, experiences and hope in the 3rd half of life, find out more about Holly https://teachingyourselftolearn.com

Today we are going to be chatting all about the importance of prioritizing your mental health in mid life. We are talking how to have more self-compassion and less judgment for ourselves! I am joined to get some awesome tips on this subject by my wonderful guest, Dr. Ellen Albertson! Dr. Ellen is psychologist, author, wellness coach and professionally known as the midlife whisperer. Tune in as Dr. Ellen shares powerful lessons she has learned from her story so far! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/masteryourmental/support

Learn 1 practical thing you can do to help your children build an identity that serves them well and builds your relationship at the same time! This is good for children of any age from 0-99 – we never grow out of this need. So listen in to learn more about how you can spend a little time that will reap exponential rewards for a lifetime. This is part 2 of 2 episodes with LaMonte Wilcox and McKelle Wilcox – be sure to listen to episode 66, Release Your Adult Children from Painful Patterns. In this episode: Kids are here to teach us that life can be fun Our brain is a success machine Our children want to know WHY we love and respect them Show notes: Fulfill Life Yourself Website Vauna's Instagram   @vaunadavis Midlife Confidence Coach website Email vauna@midlifeconfidencecoach.com

About Dr. Angela DeRosa: Dr. Angela DeRosa's enthusiasm for educating patients on the realities of menopause and the risk factors hormonal health imbalances was the driving force behind her first bestselling book, “How Your Doctor Is Slowly Killing You: A Woman's Health Survival Guide.”  In 2018, she launched The Hormonal Health Institute: Executive Instruction for Medical Professionals, a hormonal healthcare consultancy designed to instruct medical providers and provide practice development training on bioidentical hormone replacement therapies. In addition to her educational and clinical activities, Dr. DeRosa serves as the medical director for Belmar Pharma Solutions where she provides clinical and scientific technical support for all aspects of the business as well as clinical expertise for internal and external customers. Dr. DeRosa, is a dynamic professional on a mission to change the face of women's health and wellness. She has more than 25 years of experience in the medical field, both on the pharmaceutical side and in clinical practice, and is an internationally recognized authority on women's hormonal health. Dr. DeRosa understands the range of health issues women face and is enthusiastic about educating patients on the realities of menopause and the risk factors of hormonal health imbalances. What We Discuss In This Episode: Dr. DeRosa talks frankly about some of the misconceptions of hormone therapy. Dr. DeRosa discusses the importance of custom tailoring hormone treatments instead of using a “one size fits all” approach. Even with bioidentical hormones, we need an expert's touch to get the right therapies and balances so as not to harm out health. This relates to both men and women, young and older. Dr. DeRosa shares the evidence of how compounded hormones work for millions of people. In the past, especially as women in perimenopause, we have been a little “scared” of hormone therapy as a whole. Hearing pros and cons from both side. Dr. DeRosa succinctly shares the benefits of using this “individualized approach” to help men and women, not just in menopause, but all throughout life. The balancing of hormones has a beneficial effect throughout our entire life and in Dr. DeRosa's own words, “I'll never stop taking hormones to the day I die.” What is it that's so important about this balance? Listen in and find out what Dr. DeRosa shares with us. Connect with Dr. DeRosa:  Websites: https://DrDerosa@BelmarPharmacy.com                  https://DrHotFlash.com                   https://a4pc.org  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/AngelaDerosa  Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/DrHotFlash  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/DrHotFlash    Connect with Lynne: If you are looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey - just like you are - to improved health and wellness, overall balance, and increased confidence, check out Lynne's private community in The Energized & Healthy Women's Club. It's a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. (Discussions include things like weight management, eliminating belly bloat, wrangling sugar gremlins, and overcoming fatigue, recipes, strategies, and much more so women can feel energized, healthy, confident, and joyful each day. Website:  https://holistic-healthandwellness.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthandwellnessllc The Energized Healthy Women's Club:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/energized.healthy.women Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnewadsworth   Free Resource: Hot flashes? Low Energy? Difficulty with weight management? If MID-LIFE & MENOPAUSE are taking their toll then I've got a solution for you! I've taken all my very best strategies and solutions to help you feel energized, vibrant, lighter & healthy, and compiled them into this FREE resource! Thrive in midlife and beyond - download my guide here: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com/thrive-through-menopause/   Did You Enjoy The Podcast? If you enjoyed this episode please let us know! 5-star reviews for the Living Life Naturally podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, or Stitcher are greatly appreciated. This helps us reach more women struggling to live through midlife and beyond. Thank you. Together, we make a difference!

Sheri Salata served as the Executive Producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as the Co-President of Harpo Studios and the Oprah Winfrey Network. After dedicating twenty years to the career of her dreams, she decided it was time for a life transformation! In today's episode, Sheri talks with JJ about her middle-of-life reinvention and reveals how you, too, can reinvent yourself, open yourself up to new possibilities and achieve your dreams. Listen as Sheri explains why self-care should be a top priority to reinvent yourself, including the feel-good practices that can help renew your energy, inspire you to do more of what you love and achieve your dreams. Find out why JJ is raving about Sheri's new book, The Beautiful No, and grab Sheri's free Companion Workbook so you can start making your dreams come true! Get a FREE chapter of Sheri's book, The Beautiful No https://thepillarlife.com/the-beautiful-no_original/

IN THIS EPISODE: How Nancy Davis Kho executed her year-long project of writing one letter of gratitude a week What was hard, easy, and surprising about the project How we can start a similar gratitude project The project's lasting impact on Nancy Nancy's observations from her experience interviewing mid-lifers on her podcast ABOUT MY GUEST:Nancy Davis Kho is a speaker, author, and podcaster whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Salon.com. She is the author of The Thank You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time, published by Running Press in December 2019.On her podcast Midlife Mixtape, Nancy covers “the years between being hip and breaking one”. Midlife Mixtape won a 2020 Iris Award as Podcast of the Year and was included in Wall Street Journal's list of 8 Podcasts for Anyone Nervously Facing Retirement.Nancy and I talked about her experience and takeaways from the year-long project that was the basis of her book. She offers such practical tips about how and where to start, and why she encourages midlifers especially to undertake a similar project.For all the links and show notes, head on over to http://secondbreaks.com

In today's episode, we take a look at your “old year resolutions” and how to turn them into end-of-the-year goals that work. Learn more: https://suzyrosentein.com/ep-228-old-year-resolutions-end-of-the-year-goals-that-work/

Overwhelm is a thing! Women have been taught to be everything for everyone and they “should” on themselves on a regular basis. This is horrible for our adrenals not to mention having time and energy for our love life. Suzy Carroll has created a movement called Sacred Selfishness: The Practice of Prioritizing Self and she teaches how to shift from being led by outside influences to leading with JOY.  Suzy, a mentor coach to women over 40 , is an irreverent  champion of women breaking free of how society says they “should” be. Suzy teaches what she had to learn herself. Based in a small town on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, she interviewed women from all over the world to curate her body of work. The data from these interviews sparked the creation of a movement called: Sacred Selfishness: The Practice of Prioritizing Self.  Constantly evolving, Suzy has developed various frameworks in support of saying “yes” to yourself and “no” to how society says you “should be.” After years mentoring women, she recognized that the most prevalent and powerful outcome for clients (and herself) was shifting from being led by outside influences to leading with JOY.   In 2019, Suzy distilled her most potent teachings and created her signature mentoring system for women in business, leadership, and life transition called EMERGE INTO JOY: Say “goodbye” to what no longer serves you and “hello” to what does! Grab her FREE gift- Three Powerful Practices for putting JOY in the Driver's Seat Rekindle energy, call in ease, gain clarity, confidence, and time for what's most important to you. Want to stop going on sucky dates? Grab your MIDLIFE LOVE GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL DATING and learn how you can call in Mr. Right, right now!  If you'd like some one-to-one coaching with Junie, grab your complimentary 30-minute Love Breakthrough Session today so she can support you on your love path. And don't forget to subscribe to Midlife Love Out Loud so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.CoachJunieMoon.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

There's a lot of misinformation out there about hormones like estrogen. But the truth is, estrogen is your best friend at midlife!   Learn how this amazing hormone can help you feel more confident with age, helps reduce symptoms of menopause, improves vaginal health and promotes bone and heart health.     So how can you get rid of those fears?   Our guest for this episode, Dr. Sharon Stills, is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor who is known for her successful treatment of both early and advanced stage Breast Cancer and was featured in the Cancer Prevention Summit sharing her expertise on menopause, estrogen and breast cancer.    Let's hear about this fascinating topic. Share your thoughts with us by leaving your comments.   Get the FREE e-book: 5 Myths about Menopause Click this link: https://exciting-trader-6042.ck.page/99bb17f7a7

If you have grown-up children - or children of any age - what would you be willing to do to help them live their best, most rewarding life? For sure we would sacrifice immense amounts of time, energy, and resources. Even better, what if it wasn't that hard? My guests today, Lamonte Wilcox and his daughter McKelle Wilcox, raise the possibility that releasing ourselves from the patterns we picked up when we were young can allow our children (even adult children!) to live free from the limiting patterns we passed down. Join us for part 1 of 2 episodes of this promising conversation about unraveling generational patterns and healing ourselves and our families in the process. In this episode: We all developed patterns passed down in our families The way that you release them from it, is you first become released yourself It's not about coaching or teaching our kids but showing them our new self Show notes: Fulfill Life Yourself Website Vauna's Instagram   @vaunadavis Midlife Confidence Coach website Email vauna@midlifeconfidencecoach.com  

What would happen if you felt and had the confidence to speak your voice and share it?   Sylvia Otvos, Visibility Coach, Voice Over Actor, and Podcast Host   Sylvia has been passionate about using her voice, from a young age. She strongly believes that our voices are our superpowers and that we can change the world when we speak our truth.     Sylvia helps women entrepreneurs in their prime rediscover and trust in their voices so they can market themselves with confidence, attract more clients and create the abundant life they desire. She is a Certified Coach, voice-over actor, writer, workshop leader, and host of the popular Your Next 50 Podcast.    Sylvia lives in Montreal, Canada with her sweetheart and three kids, and works virtually with clients in Canada and the US.  To learn more about the guests on this episode: Sylvia's Website: www.so-vibrant.com IG: @yournext50podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vibrantwomenentrepreneurs Host of Your Next 50 Podcast Links and resources to connect with Laurie-Ann: Grab the FREE resource Go from Unknown to Visible at https://www.speakandstandout.com/resource/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurieann.murabito For more about me and what I do, check out my website at https://www.speakandstandout.com ➡️ If you're looking for support to grow your business faster, get fully booked and be highly profitable, schedule a call to explore if you'd be a good fit for one of my coaching programs. https://www.ChatWithLA.com Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on any of my episodes.   And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review. Each month, I pick one review to win a free coaching call with me. CLICK HERE to leave a review.  This episode is brought to you by: Acuity Scheduling, the application for all your scheduling, payment and appointment reminders. This all in one easy place for clients, sales calls and interviews to book their own appointment with you to fit their schedule and you'll never worry about time zones again! For a limited time try it for free with no credit card. *Some links above are affiliate like, which means I may at times receive payment for sharing the links when you purchase through the links. You are never charged anything extra.  

Dreading that convo you know you need to have? We've all been there! Join us as we welcome Confrontationalist Danielle Gibson who will teach you how to "talk turkey" right in time for Thanksgiving! Confrontation is usually seen as something negative but, what if instead of fearing confrontation and trying to avoid it, you stepped into it and embraced it directly?  This is what Danielle Gibson, a Confrontation Expert and Performance Coach, helps her clients do. Danielle's definition of Confrontation is "To deal directly with someone or something you've been avoiding out of fear." Why is it important to learn how to be an expert Confrontationalist? Because that fear is what is holding you back! She partners with clients who feel stuck in a mundane unrewarding cycle to help them break free. The result? They gain a greater sense of awareness, clarity and confidence so they can get what they want, not just what they think they can get. In working through their blocks, they move toward a truly authentic life they can live on their terms. Website - www.theconfrontationalist.com Email - hello@theconfrontationalist.com Instagram - @the_confrontationalist  

Hi all! Jess here. I met performer and voice educator Cate Frazier-Neely through a mutual friend earlier this year, at a Sungazer concert. I was at the concert because my son is a massive fan of Sungazer bassist and YouTuber Adam Neely and Cate was there because she’s Adam Neely’s mom. When the topic of conversation turned away from my son’s hero worship of her son and toward writing and publishing (doesn’t it always?) she revealed she’d made ALL THE MISTAKES when self-publishing her first book, and, of course, I sensed an opportunity for an episode.As this is a podcast all about flattening the learning curve for writers, I asked her to come on and tell us all the ugly details about publishing her book so we could learn from her mistakes. Links from the PodCate Frazier-Neely: https://www.catefnstudios.comEpisode 185: #AudioExplosion with Tanya EbySinging Through Change: Women's Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond by Cate Frazier-NeelyThe Authors GuildWe had such a great time chatting we didn’t even get a chance to discuss what we’ve been reading!Want a “coaching call” of your own? Email us at amwriting@substack.com. We can’t promise to respond to every email, but we might answer your question on an upcoming episode—or invite you into the hotseat!Think you’d be pretty good on the other end of a coaching call? Then you should consider becoming a certified book coach through Author Accelerator’s book coach training program. It’s everything you need to know to begin working with clients on writing, planning, revising and querying (and then learning more and getting better with every new client and with Author Accelerator’s support and team behind you). Choose a fiction or nonfiction specialty, study with a cohort and design a new business or side-gig that works for you. Learn more at bookcoaches.com. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

Rebekah Brown is the founder and chief guinea pig of MPowder, the world's first plant-based supplement powder range crafted to target the three distinct biochemical stages of the menopause. Rebekah's personal struggle was the starting point for this entrepreneurial adventure, as she started to suffer in her early forties from varied symptoms that neither she or her doctor could make sense of. As a researcher and planner in the creative industries, she threw herself into a quest which led her to experiment with functional foods, and then into creating her own nutritional supplement, a powder she first ground herself in her own family kitchen - a time she says other family members would rather forget. She likes to say that MPowder is on a mission to reframe midlife as a superpower. Launched in September 2020, the brand went to market in the UK with their first supplement, called Peri-Boost, a product born from curiosity, co-creation and community.In this personal and in-depth interview, Rebekah talks through her experience with perimenopause, how she launched in the middle of the pandemic, her funding experience - both as a woman founder and in the femtech space - and how she inadvertently became a spokesperson for menopause. She talks to Anne about how her team is co-creating the products not only with specialist doctors and nutritionists but with the support or feedback of their dedicated community. The two discuss the biochemical aspects of this life transition, the emotional journey women go through, before touching on how yoga, meditation and movement have helped Rebekah on her mindful journey through this life cycle.A wonderful, funny and touching interview.  Enjoy! ***Selected links from Episode: You can find MPowder at https://mpowder.store/Follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mpowderstore/and Facebook Perimenopause - https://www.health.harvard.edu/womens-health/perimenopause-rocky-road-to-menopauseHRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormone_replacement_therapyWetsuit - a song by the Vaccines Bloody Brilliant People, the book - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/bloody-brilliant-people-the-couples-and-partnerships-that-history-forgot-cathy-newman?variant=39256119115810Carol Ann Duffy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Ann_DuffyAnd her book the World's Wife - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Wife***If you enjoyed this episode, click subscribe for more, and consider writing a review of the show on Apple Podcasts, it helps people find us and also helps to secure future guests. Thank you  so much for listening! For all notes and transcripts, please visit Out Of The Clouds on Simplecast - https://out-of-the-clouds.simplecast.com/  Sign up for Anne's email newsletter for more from Out of the Clouds at https://annevmuhlethaler.com. Follow Anne: Twitter: @annvi  IG: @_outoftheclouds  

In today's episode, we take a look at three steps to a calm Thanksgiving in midlife and why it's important to appreciate that this is even an option. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-227-3-steps-to-a-calm-thanksgiving-in-midlife/

Episode description:  Betsy is a long-time tennis coach, retired hospital attorney, and the author of a memoir titled The Longest Match: Rallying to Defeat an Eating Disorder in Midlife. Her inspiring message is that it is never too late to be a work in progress. Betsy is also an eating disorder recovery speaker, advocate, and peer support mentor who shows that it is possible to heal from past trauma and become healthier in body, mind, and spirit. In this episode of Peace Meal, Betsy discusses how she was taught to suppress her emotions growing up, how dealing with her trauma was the only way to recover from her eating disorder, and how you're never too old to start healing. She tells us how the food she consumed as a child was completely controlled by her mother, and how that prevented her from learning how to eat intuitively. She also covers the combination of events that led to her developing an eating disorder in midlife. Betsy shares that telling her story in her memoir lifted the weight of her trauma and made her feel empowered and free. She emphasizes that you can recover, as long as you're willing to put in the hard work and deal with the trauma you've experienced. We cover: Why positive comments about someone's body can be damaging, even when they are said with good intentions How eating disorders can affect everyone, no matter their age How shame and stigma can prevent people with eating disorders from sharing their experience with the people around them How freeing and empowering it can be to tell your story How to cope with the difficulties the holidays can bring In Betsy's words: On the shame and stigma surrounding eating disorders: “Like with most mental illnesses, there is so much shame and secrecy, and I think especially when you're older, there's probably even more shame and more secrecy. So, I didn't share it with anybody… I was still trying to understand what this meant for me.” On writing her book: “I decided to write it for two purposes: one was to heal on the deepest possible level from the trauma I had been through and the other was to give hope and inspiration to others because, if I could do this, anybody could do this.” On making her recovery story public: “It has been so freeing having my story out there… It's almost like I was carrying this heavy weight of trauma and emotions and experiences and by writing my memoir, that weight has been lifted.” On how to cope with the holidays during recovery: “The focus needs to be on recognizing how important self-care is… It's okay to protect your mental health, even if the people you have to say ‘no' to don't understand.” You can purchase Betsy's book, The Longest Match: Rallying to Defeat an Eating Disorder in Midlife, on Amazon, through her website, and more! You can also follow Betsy on Instagram (@betsybrennerauthor).  Learn more about The Emily Program online or by calling 1-888-364-5977. _ About the podcast: Peace Meal is a podcast hosted by The Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative that covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking. You can find Peace Meal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts. If you enjoy our show, please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends! Are you interested in being a guest on Peace Meal? Email podcast@emilyprogram.com for more information.

Can you really find your soulmate? Is it too late for you?  The Soul Mate Coach, Jeanne Sullivan Billeci, has a story for you!!! Not only did she meet her soulmate in midlife, she did it overnight with her amazing online dating tools. After many years coaching in the corporate world—helping people grow in leadership, marketing and business/personal relationships—certified life coach Jeanne Sullivan Billeci, author of Be the Soul Mate You Want to Attract, decided to pursue her life passion and become The Soul Mate Coach. She has entertained and inspired millions in media interviews with her extraordinary mid-life love story, where she turned her marketing skills on herself to attract her husband overnight. Praised for her unique voice that "makes you feel like your fabulous, wise BFF is in the room with you," she helps singles step up for themselves and attract a true partner. She believes her purpose is to help bring soul mates together, making the world a better place. Grab her Free Love Block Quiz and Consultation Want to stop going on sucky dates? Grab your MIDLIFE LOVE GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL DATING and learn how you can call in Mr. Right, right now!  If you'd like some one-to-one coaching with Junie, grab your complimentary 30-minute Love Breakthrough Session today so she can support you on your love path. And don't forget to subscribe to Midlife Love Out Loud so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.CoachJunieMoon.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

How to lose weight and keep it off for women at midlife?   We've all heard that fasting is a great way to lose weight and keep it off. But how is intermittent fasting different from other diets? How can it help women at midlife?   If you're looking to lose weight at midlife, fasting is a simple way to reset your hormones and jumpstart your metabolism.   In this episode, we'll learn about how you can stay motivated to keep up the intermittent fasting regimen and how you can make it work for you.   Our guest for this episode, Cynthia Thurlow, shares her story of weight loss and how she used intermittent fasting as part of her overall lifestyle change.   She gives some helpful tips about how to make sure that your weight loss plan is sustainable and how to avoid some common mistakes that people make when they try intermittent fasting.     Cynthia Thurlow is the CEO and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, nurse practitioner, international speaker, and globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health. Her TEDx talk, Intermittent Fasting, a Transformative Technique, has over 10 million views. Cynthia has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, and in Medium and Entrepreneur.   Cynthia's mission is to educate women on the benefits of intermittent fasting and overall holistic health and wellness, so they feel empowered to live their most optimal lives.   If you're looking for a midlife weight loss plan, I highly recommend this episode.   Let's listen to what Cynthia Thurlow has to say!   Get your FREE gift here: https://cynthiathurlow.com/free-downloads/

How to lose weight and keep it off for women at midlife? We've all heard that fasting is a great way to lose weight and keep it off. But how is intermittent fasting different from other diets? How can it help women at midlife? If you're looking to lose weight at midlife, fasting is a simple way to reset your hormones and jumpstart your metabolism. In this episode, we'll learn about how you can stay motivated to keep up the intermittent fasting regimen and how you can make it work for you. Our guest for this episode, Cynthia Thurlow, shares her story of weight loss and how she used intermittent fasting as part of her overall lifestyle change. She gives some helpful tips about how to make sure that your weight loss plan is sustainable and how to avoid some common mistakes that people make when they try intermittent fasting. Cynthia Thurlow is the CEO and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, nurse practitioner, international speaker, and globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health. Her TEDx talk, Intermittent Fasting, a Transformative Technique, has over 10 million views. Cynthia has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, and in Medium and Entrepreneur. Cynthia's mission is to educate women on the benefits of intermittent fasting and overall holistic health and wellness, so they feel empowered to live their most optimal lives. If you're looking for a midlife weight loss plan, I highly recommend this episode. Let's listen to what Cynthia Thurlow has to say! Get your FREE gift here:https://cynthiathurlow.com/free-downloads/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does your marriage need a little reviving up? My next guest Deanna Bryant does just that! Wanna rejuvenate your midlife marriage & tackle those hard convos with your spouse? Look no further, Deanna's soothing voice eases any woes and creates a safe space for discussion. She even shares motherhood advice for empty nesters. I've learned so much from listening to her own podcast, "Revive Your Midlife Marriage", that I just had to have her here on NSD to share with my audience. Deanna is a midlife marriage strategist and relationship coach for midlife couples who find their marriages at a crossroads when the kids are older or grown up. She and her husband ​have been married for over two decades and have two adult children and a teenager who live at their home in East Tennessee. Her business is 'Revive Your Midlife Marriage' at reviveyourmidlifemarriage.com/ and she spent 25 years as an educator before making a major life change when she went back to school to become a coach. In trying to figure out her niche of coaching, she recognized her passion was midlife couples like she and her husband. In midlife, they had gone through a particularly tough time as many couples do. And while the love and commitment were there, there were issues they simply didn't have the skills to address alone. That said, they sought outside help to repair their relationship and this eye-opening experience birthed - so to speak - her passion for helping midlife couples. When not couples coaching Deanna enjoys spending time with her family which includes a feisty cowboy corgi, two cats, and a horse that thinks he is her shadow! She and her husband love hiking in the mountains and kayaking on the rivers of East Tennessee, as well as indulge in excellent food and travel to extraordinary places, staying in quaint bed and breakfasts. I just know you're going to be engaged and fascinated by our conversation which covers a lot of marital territory. Enjoy!

This week we sit down with Phil Cavell, co-founder of Cycle Fit Studio in London and author of The Midlife Cyclist. The Midlife Cyclist take a comprehensive look at our bodies and mind with an eye towards successful cycling in mid-age and beyond.  Episode sponsor: Competitive Cyclist - Code 'TheGravelRide' Phil's CycleFit Studio and The Midlife Cyclist Episode Transcript (automated, please excuse the typos): Phil Cavell - The Midlife Cyclist  [00:00:00] Craig Dalton: Hello and welcome to the gravel ride podcast. I'm your host Craig Dalton. This week on the podcast, we're joined by Phil Cavell.  [00:00:10] Phil is the co-founder of pioneering European fit and cycling analysis studio cycle fit. And the author of a book called the midlife cyclist. [00:00:21] Before we jump into this week show, I need to welcome a new sponsor to the gravel ride podcast. Competitive cyclist.  [00:00:28] Whether you're looking to buy a new bike, that's ready to go. Need expert advice, or want to customize your current build competitive cyclist.com is your one-stop online bike shop.  [00:00:38] Now, obviously there are lots of places to shop online, but the real difference at competitive cyclists are the gearheads. They're equal parts, customer service, cycling fanatics. Gear heads, our former pro athletes, Olympians and seasoned cyclists with years of experience, all available via phone, email, and chat for product recommendations and hard won advice.  [00:00:59] Last week. I wanted to experience it again for myself. So I called up competitive cyclist and I got a gear head named Maggie.  [00:01:07] Out of curiosity, I gave Maggie a brief rundown of the type of bike I was looking to buy the type of riding I want to do. And she was able to quickly narrow down the products from a competitive cyclist and find a few bikes that absolutely fit the bill. A couple of the models that are available, that fit my style of riding.  [00:01:27] We're the Haka. The pivot vault and one other bike. I also mentioned that I was super excited about the way the Ridley Canzo fast looked for example, but Maggie was quick to point out that based on what I had told her. That I wanted a bike that was going to be great for where I lived in Marin county.  [00:01:47] A little bit of racing and a little bit of bike packing. She reminded me that that particular bike. It might not do well. If I wanted to do kind of adventurous bike packing, that it was probably better off for me to choose. A bike with a little less aggressive geometry than that particular Ridley. And she actually introduced a bike to me, a model from Ridley that I'd never heard of before.  [00:02:09] So it was really great to just chat with her. And, you know, I know part of the journey of this entire podcast for me has been learning about different bike brands and so many questions that I had when I got into the sport. And it was just great to know that you can call a gear head and kind of riff on what you're looking for.  [00:02:29] And they can break down the different models they're available and get you onto that right. Bike with confidence.  [00:02:36] So, whether you're looking for gravel bikes, gravel parts, or any of your cycling needs. Go to competitive cyclists.com/the gravel ride. And enter promo code the gravel ride. To get 15% off your full price purchase. Plus free shipping on orders of $50 or more. Go right now and get 15% off. Plus free shipping.  [00:02:58] At competitive cyclists.com/the gravel ride. Entering promo code the gravel ride. . With that said let's dive right into my interview with phil [00:03:08] Phil, welcome to the show.  [00:03:10] Phil Cavell: Thank you, Craig. It's great to  [00:03:11] Craig Dalton: be there. I'm excited to have this  [00:03:13] Phil Cavell: yeah. I suspect that you are.  [00:03:14] Craig Dalton: Let's talk just to set the stage for the listener. [00:03:16] Let's just talk a little bit about your background as a cyclist, and then also I think your day job, not being a writer, what you do as a day job at cycle fit studio.  [00:03:27] Phil Cavell: Yeah. Sure. I used to race everything. Come from a time and a place where you didn't really just raise one format. [00:03:33] We used to race cyclocross, rode mountain bike, time trials, team time and trials and getting back over 30 years now, but it just the team and club I was with us, just, it was a group of people and we just wrote everything. And living in London, you could raise a criterium on Tuesday. At crystal palace, the famous crystal palace. [00:03:51] And then you could do a time trial on Wednesday and then you could do, or mounted bike race on a Wednesday or Thursday was a big criterium day at the glorious east way circuit. And then you do a mounted by race or a road race on the weekend. So that was in the seat. That's just the diet I grew up on. [00:04:08] You just raised everything all the time. And until by the end of the season, all of a sudden you couldn't move or speak any muscle in your body. And so that was normal to me until I got injured and until my co-director and a psychopath found pat and I found her got injured and then we couldn't do anything. [00:04:24] And that's what made us interested in the subject. And so yeah, the cycle fit, we that it was born in the late nineties. And it's all really came on, tap in the early two thousands. So it's been going just over 20 years.  [00:04:37] Craig Dalton: I want to dig into cycle fit a little bit, but before we jump in. I know your injury was quite serious and actually took you off the bike for a really extended period of time. [00:04:48] I think that's really interesting just to hear it in your words, and the fact that you were able to come back to the bike is, you know, maybe news and some enthusiastic news to some of the lists.  [00:04:58] Phil Cavell: Yeah, it wasn't that injury actually, the original injury that made me interested in bike fitting was 25, 30 years ago. [00:05:04] The injury, this injury was 2011, hit a pothole and spammy me over the bars and very innocuous, really commuting crash, spammy me over the bars and a ambulance picked me up and took me to hospital and Yeah. And then I had a S a, quite a bad spine fracture there, but their feeling was, it was probably an old one that I'd reactivated or, and so it just got worst over it got worse and worse over the next few weeks. [00:05:31] And I could feel it degrading. And it was I'd missed that period in British medicine when you're treated as an emergency. And so I was almost always trying to get back into the system, but it got worse and worse until I had to have spine fusion surgery that failed quite badly and got an infection and made things worse. [00:05:51] And yeah, I really, it was. Six seven years of just trying to find where ground, you know, that the kind of base level was like a kickoff. Again, every time I thought things couldn't get worse, they did, which is bizarre because I was working in an, in, you know, working at my day job was helping people who were injured and I was the one I'd run up through, but I couldn't think of myself and a knock and my co-director jewels. [00:06:14] And you know, he felt awful because, you know, there was no fix. And obviously like most professionals, you know, I opt for the least, you know, you want ops for the least, least invasive corrective therapy. You know, I already had one round of surgery and that didn't go great. So you're a bit gun shy for the next round. [00:06:31] So you're trying to manage everything with physio and physical, you know, physical therapy. And of course being in my business, I know a lot of them very good ones and bless them. They were all trying to. But it's one of those situations where no one could help. I couldn't help. Nobody could help. [00:06:44] And it just, so I couldn't really ride at all between 2011 and 2000 and late 17, early 18, I had spine revision surgery in 2017 and it was successful.  [00:06:57] Craig Dalton: Glad to hear that. Yeah. Yeah. What a journey. And I can only imagine how bad it was, you know, having to service athletes at cycle. If it's studio, meanwhile, not being able to, you know, enjoy the sport. [00:07:10] That's been a big part of your entire life. [00:07:12] . I remember you'd mentioned that you and your partner both had differing injuries that led you to starting this cycle fit studio. [00:07:20] Can you just talk about that process and what philosophy you brought to fit?  [00:07:25] Phil Cavell: Yeah, I mean, we both had injuries. So we were sidelined from racing and it just made us it, we came from a traditional racing background, you know, which was, you know, you didn't really think too much about your position and didn't think too much about anything at all, or even doing other things other than just racing. [00:07:43] We just raised and rode all the time. And then we got, when we got injured, it made us reevaluate everything. And then we worked with Paul swift, a lot, one of your, you know, and we went to Ben serratus classes. Ben was great. We really, you know, those early, but Ben shorter classes were amazing. And then it just got it, gave us an appetite for the subject. [00:08:04] So we just constantly learned and trained and sought people out who could help us learn. People about podiatrists because podiatry for us was where a lot of the gold was buried. We thought, and, you know, I think we were right about that. You know, we just trained and learn from everybody, whether it was a hip surgeon or a podiatrist or a physio, we just kept going. [00:08:24] And so developed our philosophy from there. And the philosophy hasn't really changed. It's just changed, you know, to help us deliver the philosophy. And I guess that philosophy for that, sorry.  [00:08:35] Craig Dalton: Yeah, no, I was just going to say, I mean, it seems yeah, I'd love to hear you summarize the philosophy and obviously like the cycle fit studio grew and you started working with a lot of professional teams and individual athletes of really big note. [00:08:51] Phil Cavell: Yeah. Yeah, I guess the philosophy is that cycling is prescriptive. It's a very prescriptive sport. I think your ranges of movement and that can either be good because it's prescribing good movement for you or it's good. It can be bad. It's prescribing your body to do bad things that are out of alignment with what you can tolerate. [00:09:11] And so for us, it really is about anatomy. It's understanding each individual on quite a deep level and what their body wants to do and how their body wants to move. And then try and express that on the bicycle. I guess that's our philosophy encapsulated that, you know, when cyclists come in and say, you know, geez, I'm really uncomfortable in pain. [00:09:29] The bike's hurting me is don't beat yourself up. It's a very prescriptive environment. And right now the prescriptions are wrong. You're being prescribed the wrong. And we need to know, I found out what the right prescription is, and for that, we need to really understand how your body wants to move from function. [00:09:45] And then possibly part of that is even saying, okay, there's things you can do yourself to make things better here. You know, no, one's a finished project, actually. Everyone's working progress, everybody, especially mid-life athletes things are changing quickly. So you've got to stay on top of it. [00:09:58] So I guess that in essence is our philosophy.  [00:10:00] Craig Dalton: Yeah, I was curious. I mean, I think it's a good time that we move on to the book that you've written the midlife cyclist, but were you seeing some of the things as you had older athletes come into cycle fit studio was, and as you were aging yourself, were you starting to see things very starkly about how the aging athlete was fitting onto a bike that led just another thread of why you wanted to write this. [00:10:24] Phil Cavell: Yeah, absolutely. And, you know, we were seeing clients come in trying to do extraordinary things and often not coming from a cycling background. And so we were, you know, it made us very curious really about, you know, you try not to see everybody through the same prism, you know, we're all X races, all races, that cycle of it. [00:10:42] So it's very tempting to see things through that prism and, you know, The inspiration behind the book was what don't, let's not see people through that prison. Let's see. Pick Trump usually see people through their individual prison. My teachers did right. Looking at it. Thank you very much, Donna. So yeah, the hiding behind that was to really explore that subject. [00:10:59] You know, someone doesn't come from a side, combat run, they come from a rugby background or a soccer background or and you know, what's the best evidence and advice for them to progress as quickly as they can in the sport safely. And that ultimately is. To try and hold people's hands so they can get the most out of themselves and the most out of their bikes and the booklet. [00:11:18] The book really is a philosophy discussion about that subject to think.  [00:11:22] Craig Dalton: Yeah, I think that's probably meets a lot of gravel riders where they're at, because your statement around meeting athletes who were trying to do extra ordinary things that maybe hadn't been riding their whole life to do that. [00:11:34] Is commonplace in gravel. I mean the tent pole events around the world can be a hundred plus miles, maybe even 200 miles in the case of Unbound out in Kansas, these events that people read about and think, oh, I'm just going to go out and do that because gravel is so inviting, but the idea of coming off of even just a solid fitness background and riding 200 miles off road, quite a tall order. [00:11:58] Phil Cavell: Yeah, that's right. And. It's beholden and everybody who wants to do that kind of event to really understand what they're demanding of their body, what systems are they going to be stressing? Which systems should they be fueling through? It's not just, it's just not enough to get yourself fit or to keep pushing up your FTP because of the net. [00:12:18] You're a high FTP isn't necessarily going to get you through a trans continental ride or some of the great big events. It's just not, you know, you need to be working. In an oxidative efficient state. And that requires specific training. And a lot of us amateurs, certainly midlife athletes who have come into the sport late or trying to catch up all the time. [00:12:38] They're trying to cram the homework is it won't work. You know, you know, you've got to you. I think I say in the book, you've, you know, you've got to put some foundations down before you can move into the penthouse, you know? And if you don't do that, you know, you know, you are not going to perform at your best. [00:12:52] And so you've got almost slow down to go fast. Even me, you know, I come from a racing background race for decades. If I was going to go and do one of these events and I absolutely want to go and do the trans continent or something like that just absolutely speaks to me. I would completely change the way I ride. [00:13:07] You know, I absolutely would, you know, I'm by nature, I'm a crit rider, you know, All fast, short distance, 45 minutes or an hour, and I'm gone. If I was going to do the trans continental, I would totally change the way I ride. Totally. You know, you've got to start fueling different. Yeah. You know, it's  [00:13:24] Craig Dalton: interesting. [00:13:25] No. It's interesting to hear your perspective on this stuff, obviously. That's why I invited you on the podcast. You know, to that vein, you know, it wasn't, I spent a little bit of time in my life, as a, as an amateur road racer. And then I did a bike tour and I realized as I strapped those bags on my road bike, the day was going to be different. [00:13:45] I wasn't going to be sprinting. Out of the blocks. It was going to be a long day with a lot of weight on the bike. And it really was instrumental in shifting my mentality around what would eventually in my life become a passion around these Endurant long endurance events. And it is to your point, you just have to think about it entirely differently than an hour long criteria. [00:14:09] Phil Cavell: That's right. And I remember Joel signed me up for the first Everett tap to tour and, you know, I didn't even know what it was, frankly. And Jules is juices. My co-director is a vet. He's a very intelligent, very disciplined rider and trainer always a much better trainer than I was. I was his lead out man. [00:14:27] And I, and he was, you know, he was a very good sprinter and he signed me up for this event and I'm like, oh, okay. So we'll do it. So we went out to the tap to tour. I had no idea what it was, no idea what it was. And I got. And we started, I still didn't really know what it was. I didn't even know where it went. [00:14:40] I honestly didn't know where it went or what climbs it went over. It seems madness now, but it's a long time ago. Anyway, it started and I thought, great race. You know, let's go get into, get my race head on and off we go. I was in the front group to start with the first hour and 10 minutes. I was literally in the front group. [00:14:55] There's a group of us and I'm going through an orphan. It's an hour and 10 minutes hits and that's my normal distance. And I'm gone. I'm done. I'm not going to blow my. That's it lights went out after burners off, shut down at which point Jules came out next to me on this climb and said, oh, you worn out old Labrador. [00:15:12] Look at you in touch. I'm sorry, chores. I'd completely blown my biscuit. And I had that five hours left. Yeah, very expensive education. Crazy.  [00:15:21] Craig Dalton: For sure. You don't have to say, you know, I mentioned that, I felt like this book hit me at the exact right time. You know, I've been suffering the last few years with some lower back issues and felt you know, this was the year I was really gonna change my mentality about writing and, you know, I had been one of those. [00:15:39] Ride five days a week. That's what riding is all about kind of athletes. And I knew I needed to make some changes when I was reading through maybe the first third of this book and maybe it was chapter three in particular. I was starting to think, oh my God, You know, I'm probably fortunate that it's only my back that's hurting because it could be my knees. [00:15:58] It could be my it band. It could be my hip. And I started to get in this doom and gloom mentality. So I was super happy when it started to come around in chapter four. You know, the midlife cyclist, it is possible to still go fast and achieve these major milestone events in your life, but the mentality needs to shift. [00:16:20] So it'd be interesting to just talk about some of the elements of the mentality that needs to shift and how we can think about, you know, writing to.  [00:16:29] Phil Cavell: Yeah. And I'm sorry, some people have reacted to the book and said, look, you know, I find the book a little bit, you know, I find it a bit, chapter three, you know, is tough. [00:16:38] And some of it I think is you know, you just a bad news bear. You just, you know, it's relentlessly bad news. And I don't, I just don't intend it like that. I just think the book to me is going into this with your eyes open, there's no point in being Peter pan about this understand the constraint, understand the challenges. [00:16:53] And once you understand the challenges and the constraints have Austria. You know, and then you can do the best you can do, to go into this, you know, there's no point I didn't want to write a book. It was just a training manual, ignoring the fact that, you know, any other century you'd be dead, you know, 51, 50, 2 years old. [00:17:10] How old are you? I'm nearly 60. So 51 51 in any other century, Craig, you wouldn't be alive, you know, unless you were kind of royalty, it's just as simple as that. You know, it's, you know, we need to, we need that kind of leveling moments. Okay. It's 300,000 generations of bypass. Every one of them would be dead by now, but not only am I alive, but I want to train and act like an Olympic athlete. [00:17:33] Okay. All of that's great. I love it. Understand the challenges, you know, and this is people my age and your age, trying to push their bodies hard is a very recent event in human history. So I think it's beholden all of us to understand. And then understand what's happening to our bodies as we do this and challenge our bodies in these ways. [00:17:54] Not because I think not because I think we shouldn't be doing it, not because I'm trying to be depressing, but because I think the goal is buried in understanding.  [00:18:04] Craig Dalton: Yeah. And I think by the end of the book that comes absolutely shining through, and that chapter three is a distant memory and I was more on. [00:18:14] Gosh, I just need to do the things that I need to do correctly. I need to think about my cycling career differently at this point. And there was a bunch of things in the book. That were put out there in a way that sort of makes you think about it. One that I'll highlight that is, I think for a lot of gravel athletes, maybe it's top of mind these days, just because of some of the athletes, we follow just the idea of recovery and you've got products like whoop out there talking about HRV, and there's obviously a number of other ways you can get that, that that stat out of your body. [00:18:45] But if you could talk a little bit about recovery and maybe. Alongside that over-training syndrome. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on that.  [00:18:54] Phil Cavell: Yeah, it's a good point. Oh, cyclists seem to be born with a great work ethic and it's, you know, and if, you know, and it's you know, we're made mad by miles. [00:19:03] We just, you know, we're mile hungry. And if in doubt, put more miles on your belt, you know, I come from that background, you know, the old generation I come from was like, you know, it's all miles, it's all miles under the saddle, you know? And there's, that's partly true. When you get to our age, my age, I'm older than you. [00:19:18] It's also too to say that you need to respect your body more and you need to rest more. You need to recover more. Remember that you get fit, not when you're training, but when you're recovering, you know, what you do is you have a, you introduce a stress to your body, a training dose to your body. And that stimulates something on a cellular level, and then you need to super compensate and your body then gets stronger to adapt to this. [00:19:42] You put your body under. So you're actually getting, you're actually gaining fitness, not when you're training, but in the super compensation stage. Now everyone knows that, but cyclists, we seem to, it's no, we never, we don't allow our body to go into the super compensation stage and rest. And we get to my age and degree your age, you just need to have, be more conscious of not just the amount of rest, but the quality of rest sleep is absolutely. [00:20:07] Go dust to you know, to our generation really, because that's when all the good work gets done. And if you're in any doubt tool bag as to whether you should train, I wouldn't necessarily use heart rate, which is our old gold standard. You'd take your pulse if you know, and you'd say, okay, I'm at 45. [00:20:23] I'm good to go. Or 50 good to go. You know, a lot of a lot of endurance athletes have bradycardia, which is slow heart rate. So a better way to look at it is HRV heart rate variation, which is the beat to beat changed. And that gives you an, a better metric to work with as to whether you're fully rested and should train, or in fact, you're still tired and you've got inflammation in your body possibly or you're fighting something and you probably are best served to rest. [00:20:45] Not best served to rest in health, but all certainly that is true, but best health best to rest for performance. Because training, when you're tired really has no benefit, it just doesn't have any benefit. Certainly our. You know, you want to be fizzing with energy when you train, you want to be go out there and think, oh, I could just, can't wait to do this. [00:21:03] That's the mindset you need. I believe post 50 to train properly.  [00:21:07] Craig Dalton: It's super interesting. And I think, you know, recovery has been something I've been focused on a lot more this year and just my understanding of it, you know, the HRV number, it's just this quantifiable metric that you can look at some days to be honest I feel like I have. [00:21:21] The mentality to go out and thrash myself when I have a low HRV number. And I, you know, it takes a bit of discipline to dial myself back and knock, go after it or take the day off. But I think it's just layering on something very simple and a very important reminder, particularly for older athletes about the importance of recovery. [00:21:41] Phil Cavell: Yeah. And I think. It's a sign of a mature athlete. If they go out and Jules was talking to me the day he went out for a ride and turn back, you know, he went out for a ride and said, you know, I just didn't feel right. Turned back you know, got 20 K in and went, you know what, this isn't going anywhere and turned back and went home and got cold the next day. [00:21:57] You know, how did he stayed out for his three to four hours? He was planned and got cold and wet and really worked hard. You know, his age, she's two years younger than me. That would have been more, you know, more damaging as it was. He could shrug it off. So it's mature and sensible go out and say, do you know what? [00:22:13] I'm not as sharp as I should be here. Now if you're a 25 crack on shore, Stop for a few beers. It doesn't matter. You know, you can do all that stuff, but post 45, 50, 60, yeah. You can't, you know, you can't because that stuff in beds, in, you know, that's a layer of inflammation in there that you don't need. [00:22:29] Craig Dalton: And we've just recently had a coach on talking about just the need to control the things you can control when you're out there in these gravel events. And I think it's even more highly. For an older athlete, just to make sure you don't do something still in not hydrating or not getting the right nutrition in your body, not getting a good right rust, because as you said, we could all do that in our twenties and thirties, but in our forties and fifties and sixties, it's just going to have dire repercussions. [00:22:56] Phil Cavell: Yeah. And I remember being a mounted by race. I think it was in Scotland years and years ago, probably 30 years ago, 25 years ago. And then the tent next. You know, or the camp, little campsite next door, they were having a party. They were drinking, they were solutely completely blasted. And then they weren't in our race. [00:23:14] But, and then I remember coming back to the tent later, after we'd finished our race and the kid who in the morning was vomiting over his tent. Cause he was drunk in the morning. Still won his race. Shouldn't be, I remember talking to the you one new. You know, I was probably 30 at the time and he was already 18. [00:23:32] Yeah. Yeah. Why don't you? And that his preparation was getting completely drunk, staying up all night and then vomiting over his tent. Now try that at 50, just to try that Jordan mean that isn't going to work. And that doesn't mean that was a good strategy. It just means he got away with it 18. I'm not sure that I'm not sure how that anecdote helps anybody anyway. [00:23:53] Yeah. If  [00:23:54] Craig Dalton: anybody does take that challenge on at 50, please send us a note. After the fact  [00:23:58] Phil Cavell: you post a video like,  [00:24:00] Craig Dalton: So chapter five, you go into bikes, bike, fit, and biomechanics. And I'm curious, I know you mentioned offline that you're, you're passionate gravel cyclists at this point. You know, how have you seen bike? [00:24:12] Change relative to the equipment that's coming out for gravel bikes these days and the aging athlete. Yeah,  [00:24:21] Phil Cavell: it's a good question. I just think it's a marvelous time. I think a lot of older athletes, my agent are embracing gravel because it means they get a bite. That you know, they don't have to have, you know, there are some in the air and you know, hands round by their knees, they can get a sense of a bite that can do lots of different jobs. [00:24:38] It can be a robot, it can be you know, and so they, they're taking more sensible approach to their cycling. They. Once they've tried having a bit more rubber on the road or on the trail. They don't go back to riding a 23 and, you know, a 25, they, the minimum becomes a 28 or 32. So I think they're taking a much more pragmatic and I would say. [00:24:57] Reassuring route through their cycling career. And it makes me much happier. I always, you know, when when a client walks out with a bike with a 32 Rhode Tyro, 28 or something. Yeah, it's good modem, you know, cause it's, you've got more grip there. You've got more comfort. You've got more control. You've got more safety margin. [00:25:12] So I just think it's been a really, I think the whole gravel movement has been a altogether, very positive. I have to say for my clients for bike design. And of course it's all been liberated by disc brakes. Isn't it? I mean, seven was doing this a long time ago, one way or another, but I mean, you know, as were other manufacturers, but this has all been bought a life by the advent of disc brakes, isn't it? [00:25:32] You know, and allowing the frame designer morph.  [00:25:35] Craig Dalton: Yeah, a hundred percent. When you look at some of your professional athletes on the road that you work with, are you seeing like some of these elements of a little bit more comfort or are we still looking at these, you know, flat backs and high seats and long stems for the road athletes? [00:25:51] Or are there actual like performance benefits that can be gained by pulling that back a little bit and making them a bit more relaxed? [00:25:57] Phil Cavell: Yeah, I don't, I'd like to say I did see a bit of the latter and I think some, you know, some of the pros, the younger ones, you know, they look at it, look at Tom peacock. I mean, he comes from a cyclocross background, mountain bike background, you know, it's not, it's never too early, you know, he, you know, he has that background. [00:26:14] You know, I'm not saying that his rope position is an aggressive. There's a good chance that, you know, he's going to have some, you know, he's crammed some smarts about him when he sets up his road bike. We, you know, I don't see necessarily that they are setting their Roebucks road bikes up any different, but they all do ride gravel. [00:26:30] They all got gravel bikes. You know, one hopes that at some point they're going to take some, you know, some kind of recalibration by osmosis between the two, two formats. Certainly my amateur. You know, th they're now becoming category sensitive, you know, they, you know, they're no longer, they're no longer seeing these pigeonholes. [00:26:49] They just, you know, there's getting bikes at work for a number of different environments. And I think that's brilliant and I love that. Yeah.  [00:26:56] Craig Dalton: The other thing that's been talked about this book was and I heard you speaking on another podcast and referencing that you didn't think people were going to hang their hats on it as much as they have, but just this notion that amateur athletes are riding much closer to their threshold than professional athletes are on a weekly and monthly basis. [00:27:13] Phil Cavell: Yeah. That, yes, that w the podcast, I was that too. So John Lewis is the  [00:27:19] Craig Dalton: baseline podcast,  [00:27:20] Phil Cavell: I think. Yeah. Yeah, it's been picked up on a lot that, I mean, the thing is data doesn't lie, you know, th the fact is that amygdala amateur athletes tend to spend more of their time as a proportion, closer to the red line and professionals per year. [00:27:34] So we're 50 years of all 50 years of age, you know, in any other century we'd be dead, but there we are literally thrashing our bodies to destruction. Not literally, but metaphorically compared to professional writers. So they're writing at 60 something percent and we're writing 80% of our potential. [00:27:51] You know, one has to think, what is that sense of, or, and the book really is trying to answer that. It is that sensible, rational, sustainable and you know, and it, what it means is that professional cyclists are more ordered and structured in the way that they ride and train more cognizant of what they should be doing. [00:28:08] We tend to ride in this kind of mid sort of mid watch the whole time, you know, where are hard, bits are not hard enough. And our easy bits are too easy to just ride in this. What John Baker calls whirlwind of doom, you know, we're just and I can recognize it in myself, you know, decades gone past, I can recognize that, you know, where I'm riding in that kind of just in that uncomfortable zone all the time.  [00:28:30] Craig Dalton: It  [00:28:30] Resonated with me for sure. Only because as I mentioned offline, you know, I live in a little bit of a hilly place and I prefer to ride almost exclusively off-road so I, I do find myself grinding like a diesel engine up these Hills, never particularly having a super easy day and but never really doing anything that would resemble an interval either. [00:28:52] Phil Cavell: Yeah. And that's right. I've worked with so many professional athletes and amateurs. And when they're forced to take things easy, you know, injury or illness, they always come back stronger, but they come back renewed and rejuvenated. It's yes, because your body's been desperate for this for so long. And yeah, and I think that's absolutely right. [00:29:12] Whereas now I actually literally make myself ride really easy. Oh my God, this is lovely. I can feel my body's rejuvinating as I write. And then if I want to have a little pot and go a bit hard, I do. I definitely never ride hard unless I want to ever it, you know, I, I use that rule for myself unless I'm fizzing with energy and really want to ride hard. [00:29:31] I don't. Yeah. And the rest of the time, I just knock it back. A couple of gears. I know that I'm building mitochondria, I'm working my oxidative system. It's all good for me. The other  [00:29:41] Craig Dalton: thing that I picked up was just this notion of. Getting your head around dropping a cycling workout, picking up a strength training workout, or stand up paddle board session in your week. [00:29:52] And again, with this holistic idea that it's actually going to make you a faster cyclist.  [00:29:59] Phil Cavell: Yeah. And I think that's right. You've got to take one step back, take two steps forward as a midlife athlete because. Yeah. So I think we'll do nothing for bone density or bone minerality. It'll do nothing for sarcopenia or muscle loss. [00:30:12] It'll do nothing really for flexibility. There's so much of the, you know, you'll do nothing for balance. Really. There's so much of your potential. That's not being challenged by cycling and not being developed. So you're not building, you're not building resilience in your Shasti. Do you want to build resilience in your Shasti? [00:30:27] You've got to put the bike aside for a second. And do other things and that will make you faster. It's it's a tool. It's a tool. I was going to mix my metaphors. It's a big pill to swallow that one.  [00:30:37] Craig Dalton: Totally it very much is. And I struggled with that a little bit myself, but I realized it to be a hundred percent true. [00:30:44] Like I need to do these different things in order to be successful. And it's been an exploration. I've got a future podcast, guests just talking about why we need to do that. And I think it's critically important.  [00:30:56] Phil Cavell: Yeah. And I don't athlete in the, in photography today. Very good athlete, you know, was he 47, 48 hours, incredibly strong, very powerful, doing big events. [00:31:05] You're doing that event where they ride tour stages, you know, back to back tours stages before the tour or whatever. And, you know, I did a single X partial, single leg squat with him and he couldn't do a partial, single leg squat. It's you know what, you know, that's a pretty simple thing to do a partial single as to what you know, Yeah, I see that a lot. [00:31:23] It's nice. Not a new, that's not, it's not atypical, you know, see a lot, you know, where you got super fit people and they can't do simple things, you know?  [00:31:31] Craig Dalton: Yeah. No, I think that's so true. And I remember maybe in my forties, patting myself on the back that I'd selected a sport that you can ride, you know, you can ride a bike your entire life, but I didn't realize at the time that yes, you can, but you're going to need to do other things to support that goal. [00:31:47] Phil Cavell: Yeah, that's right. And we've all heard stories where you've got a friend or a colleague and they're, you know, midlife, cyclists, and they have an accident which is quite innocuous. And the damage is more, you know, more than you, one would expect. And you know, they didn't have a DEXA scan or, you know, looks, which looks, you know, the sort of bone minerality and it's low they're, what's called osteopenic or osteoporotic. [00:32:08] And it's because all they've done is cycle all their lives and not done anything off the bite whatsoever. And now they've got a bone density issue. You know, you know, if we're going to build resilience in the chassis, one of the things we need to look at is bone minerality, bone D.  [00:32:21] Craig Dalton: Yeah, it makes a ton of sense. [00:32:23] The book is great. I really enjoyed it. As I said, hit me at the right time. I hope for those listeners, like if your late thirties, early forties get on this book earlier, rather than later, because at 50, I've got some catching up to do. I'm committed to the cause. Cause I want to see everybody out there on the gravel events in 2022. [00:32:42] So Phil, thank you so much for the time. Thank you for writing this book and putting such good work out there in the.  [00:32:48] Phil Cavell: You're so welcome, Craig, it's been a pleasure to talk to you. Have a great weekend.  [00:32:52] Craig Dalton: Cheers.  [00:32:53] Big thanks to Phil for joining the show this week. I hope you all go out there and take a look at the midlife cyclist book, whether you're a midlife cyclist, yourself approaching midlife or otherwise. I think there's a lot of value in understanding.  [00:33:07] What our bodies are going to go through as mid-life cyclists. I know this is something that I wish I was more attuned to as a younger lad. I think I would be in a lot better shape today.  [00:33:19] And another big, thanks to competitive cyclists for joining us as a sponsor this week and the coming weeks. Be sure to visit competitive cyclists.com/the gravel ride and enter promo code to the gravel ride. To get 15% off your full price purchase and free shipping on orders over $50. Some exclusions apply as they always do.  [00:33:40] Thanks for spending a little bit of your week with me this week. Until next time here's defining some dirt onto your wheels      

Midlife and menopausal women are powerful, beautiful, and sexy. This discussion will fire you up to own your power in midlife and menopause.  Of course, women over 40 are faced with the classic challenges of menopause. However, we are owning it. We are not ashamed of natural aging like previous generations. This is an opportune time to reevaluate who we are, and where we want to go in our next chapter.  Therefore maintaining fitness over 40, proper diet, proper rest, and a positive perspective is of vital importance.  Midlifers are letting marketers know that the representation of women can not be limited to women in their  20's and 30's. Midlife women are strong, beautiful, and sexy. And having midlife women and men represented as strong, sexy, and beautiful is powerful.   Ironically this episode was recorded and world menopause day and it was actually quite exciting to know that a day to celebrate this fabulous phase of life exists. Contact Dr. Ellen Albertson on Instagram @the_midlife_whisperer Check back every Tuesday for a new episode. Find me on Instagram @judyarazoza  Join my Facebook Community for midlife women The Air Hug Community   

The Holidays are upon us. Let the shopping begin! In today's episode Michelle is joined by Housewives of Frederick County blogger Pam Stultz who gives us an inexpensive gift guide for the woman who has everything. Pam shares with us some of her favorite things and you can order all of them on Amazon. So grab a piece of paper and a pen to take notes!

Join my friend Michael Ann and I today as we do some coaching on a big challenge she's facing. She's a seasoned teacher who is having an unexpected and bewildering teaching experience this year. You'll hear how Michael Ann slows down and starts coming up with some really great insights as she redefines what it means to connect with her students. We've all faced similar feelings of loss and disconnection through a move, getting settled in a new job or having kids leave home – any changes in our life that leave us feeling disoriented for a while. When things that used to work, don't work so well anymore. It's a good time to ask ourselves some deep questions about what will work now.In this episode: Giving ourselves some space and compassion in new situations Questioning the assumptions our brain offers to us Deciding how we want to feel in a situation Show notes: Vauna's Instagram   @vaunadavis Midlife Confidence Coach website Email vauna@midlifeconfidencecoach.com

I had a great time talking with gynaecologist / singer-songwriter Dr. Kristina Dervatis about her recently released album Overdue, telling stories through music, and the increased demand for birth control during the pandemic. Website - https://kristinadervaitis.com Music YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2iffk4BLlZ0nyYl2YiiOtQ/featured Her Medical YouTube Channel (complete with a song about IUDs) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5RWzabWjv4zmrvlrwTo-g/featured

Today's Tea is SorrelResources for this Episode:Guest Speaker Links -  Liz CravenElder Care Locator (Area Agencies on Aging) https://eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspxAlzheimer's Association https://www.alz.org/AARP https://www.aarp.org/AARP Public Policy Information https://www.aarp.org/ppi/https://polkeldercare.com/Caregiver Bill of Rights.Discover Tea, Me and Luxury the new online store and website;   https://www.teatimemidlife.com/   Check out the #1 Amazon Bestselling Book - Overcoming Mediocrity - Unstoppable Women: co-author Regina Young - https://www.teatimemidlife.com/bookTeatime Midlife Edition Podcast- Subscribe to Teatime Midlife Edition on Apple iTunes, iHeart, and Spotify.Support the show (https://www.patron.com/teatimemidlifeedition)

To fill your health & fitness coaching business, you have to know what to say to close the fitness sale. Or, rather how to open a conversation.  And it's not what will come out of your mouth first... unless you've rehearsed it after thinking about it. When you're: On a phone call In a consultation Doing a presentation (webinar, live talk) What should your flow be? (on the webinar?  in the consultation call?) How long should you allow your calls to be? How much time do you spend on each part of your call? How do you start? How to set your prospect at ease? How to take control? How do you help someone make a decision? So that you can: overcome objections before they come up and then if they do… Know what to say when they say: I have to think about it I have to ask I don't have time I don't know if this will work/for me So, It's Your Turn: What do you say when someone asks, “What do you do?” So that you are not just a commodity: Personal trainer Health coach Midlife health coach You don't improve by telling someone you're an online personal trainer, or a midlife weight loss coach. You haven't mastered this art of engaging prospects if you say you're just adding adjectives like a midlife or menopause health coach. Even for my Flipping50 Fitness Specialists, I would never want them to answer, I'm a Flipping50 menopause fitness specialist. Not until far into a conversation. Know why? Because last year, there were no #midlifehealthcoach uses to speak of, this year there are hundreds calling themselves that. (some of them who go so far to steal client testimonial content and call it their own!) So what? Did it make someone better, knowledgeable, relatable so they can get the sale because they've called themselves that? Or stole a testimonial? No. The ability to transform your answers into something powerful that makes a listener say, oh, that's me! Or oh, that sounds just like my wife! Or, that sounds just like so many of my clients! (Says my hairstylists/my dermatologist/my dentist) That is what gets you the next step. The curious other person who isn't just waiting for the polite conversation to be over. Where it goes wrong In too many cases, when you say… oh I'm a personal trainer or a health coach, they just assume that they know you by their own personal experience with a trainer or health coach. There's no need for more conversation. If you say Medical Exercise Specialist, Pilates instructor, Yoga Teacher, it's the same. Nothing – not even an identifier of “midlife women” or “menopause” helps you there. You friend, are burying your opportunity not to tell people you're award-winning fitness instructor, or international presenter, or certified or master degree holding..  which are all commodities and labels that mean nothing about your ability to relate to your next prospect. It's not about you. It's about them. You can build credibility without listing your degrees, certifications, and it definitely can't be done by giving yourself a label. Resonate with You? If you want more, meet me for a special masterclass. I'm sharing 3 of the marketing mistakes I see trainers and health coaches unintentionally do every day. If you work with midlife women – and who doesn't or won't – they make up 80% of personal training clients, I'll also be sharing 3 of the most common mistakes trainers – even experienced ones are making with their clients. (or themselves) ATTEND FOR FREE What I say. (in episode!) Can you describe yourself this way? In a way that makes someone say, oh that's me? Not with a cold blank label that is generic? You're Invited:

Our bonus episodes in November are featuring products that we believe help make midlife easier.  Today we are talking to the CEO of Cefaly, Jen Trainor McDermott.  CEFALY is the only over the counter medical device that treats active migraine attacks and helps to prevent future attacks. Most migraines involve the trigeminal nerve, the largest and most complex cranial nerve.  CEFALY sends tiny electrical impulses through a self-adhesive electrode placed on the forehead to stimulate the trigeminal nerve, reducing the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks. There are two settings: 60-Minute ACUTE Treatment - Use at the onset of or during a migraine attack to stop or reduce migraine pain. 20-Minute PREVENT Treatment - Daily preventative treatment sessions can reduce the frequency and intensity of migraine symptoms. You can find Cefaly in our HFCT Holiday Gift Guide in the link below and use HOT10 for 10% off. https://hotflashescooltopics.com/gift-guide/  

The hosts of the Hot Flashes and Cool Topics podcast, Colleen Rosenblum and Bridgett Biagi Garratt talk with State of Menopause CEO Stacy London and Revel CCO Nina Collins about all things menopause and midlife! Learn more about Revel: www.hellorevel.com

In today's episode, we take a look at 3 simple ways to be positive on purpose in midlife and why this matters. Learn more: https://suzyrosenstein.com/ep-226-3-simple-tips-to-be-positive-on-purpose-in-midlife/

IN THIS EPISODE: What does it look like and how does it feel when we have our own back The three internal voices that we have Why the third voice – our biggest fan – is the one we really want to strengthen The role that self-loyalty plays when dealing with our inner critic Why Nancy avoids thinking “I deserve this” and how this thought-process may lead to false self-loyalty ABOUT MY GUEST:Nancy Jane Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Coach specializing in High Functioning Anxiety and has spent 20+ years working as a counselor/coach. Nancy first joined me on this podcast back in 2018 when we talked about her book, The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals, and specifically the three voices that we have in our heads: the Monger, the BFF, and the Biggest Fan.I invited Nancy to join me again so we can have a follow-up conversation about these internal voices/characters, and to talk about self-loyalty. We explored how true self-loyalty sounds and looks like in practice and how we can strengthen it.For all the links and show notes, head on over to http://secondbreaks.com

Do you want to silence your inner critics? Would you like to date in a way that helps you hone in on the right loving partner for you and filter out the wrong ones? In this Special Episode, Love and Relationship Expert Macy Matarazzo discusses her Five Star System and her No Rules Dating Approach. She's created these dating techniques to help people develop healthy relationships and be super loved. Learn more about the SuperLoved System and sign up for a free consultation with Macy Matarazzo.  Take the Love Vibe Quiz and find out what's blocking you from love. Read the transcript for this episode. First Date Stories: Women's Romantic and Ridiculous Midlife Adventures is now available from Amazon, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, and your local independent bookstore. Learn more about the book here. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, “The Weekender,” and get the Mini Modern Day Dating Dictionary for free! Got a story to share? Tell us about it at https://firstdatestories.com/share. Connect with us at FirstDateStories.com First Date Stories on Facebook First Date Stories on Instagram First Date Stories on Pinterest   

It's The Flexible Neurotic Quickie Minisode with special guest, Whitney Cicero, aka The New Stepford. In this 15 minute rapid-fire, Whitney and I dive deep into some of her fun midlife sh*t. We're talking about secret pleasures, bucket lists, and midlife remix tips! Whitney's Faves Skinfix Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Face Cream Ole Henriksen Corepower Yoga Sculpt TV Show: I'm Sorry Finding Whitney Cicero Instagram YouTube Facebook The New Stepford Website Whink Creative Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some ways to connect with me! THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC SHOW NOTES: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/episodes/31 THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theflexibleneurotic/  THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC WEBSITE: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.com/ THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC EMAIL: sarah@theflexibleneurotic.com

Would you like to know the secret to getting a man addicted to you and ready to commit? Mike Goldstein, the founder of EZ Dating has the step by step answer to this huge question. There are some EZ tweaks you can make in your dating that will change everything! Mike Goldstein is a 1-on-1 Dating and Relationship Expert, founder of EZ Dating Coach, and he helps men and women make dating and relationships EZ. He has been featured on the Today Show, The Star Ledger, Reader's Digest, and Shape Magazine. Mike gets 83% of his clients into relationships. He accomplishes this by teaching on and offline dating but his specialty is using data from multiple major online dating sites to ensure his clients typically only need to meet 6-8 people to find someone they like. Mike's clients usually get into a relationship within 3-4 months of working with him and then in month 5-6 they learn how to understand the opposite sex, set sexy boundaries, and fight fair when arguing with their partner. Grab his FREE guide: How To Get a Great Guy in 60 Days Want to stop going on sucky dates? Grab your MIDLIFE LOVE GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL DATING and learn how you can call in Mr. Right, right now!  If you'd like some one-to-one coaching with Junie, grab your complimentary 30-minute Love Breakthrough Session today so she can support you on your love path. And don't forget to subscribe to Midlife Love Out Loud so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.CoachJunieMoon.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Having an Autistic child or one on the spectrum can be the toughest on the mothers. That's why in today's episode Michelle s interviewed the Founder of Differentbrains.org Hackie Reitman. Hackie started to research more about different brains when his daughter was diagnosis with Autism later in life. Being a retired orthopedic surgeon, heavyweight boxer, film maker, author and philanthropist, Hackie decided to research the various differences in our brains. When he realized that most fields dealing with different types of brains from Autism, ADHA, Down Syndrome, do not share their research, Hackie has been on a mission to change that. You will also learn about the wonderful work they're doing at Differentbrains.org hiring interns to learn various skills and help them get jobs to have a more independent life.