Turn Life's Messes into Meaningful Midlife Messages

Episodes

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Nov. 19, 2022

Give Yourself Permission to Do What's Right for You During the Holidays - A Discussion with Victoria Longo

In this episode I continue the discussion around managing and preparing for the holidays. My guest and I discuss: Setting healthy boundaries during the holidays Learning to listen to your intuition Giving yourself permission to do what's right for you vs what others expect In this episode my guest is Victoria Longo, an internationally known psychic/medium, energy healer and yoga instructor. She spent her childhood immersed in the 'woo' since it was common for her mother to see dead people. A...
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Nov. 11, 2022

Managing Holiday Eating, Stress, and Expectations with Erica Hanlon

Holidays can be stressful for many of us. The never ending "To Do" lists, the expectations around hosting events, family dynamics, added financial burden, never- ending high calorie treats...it can all lead to stress, anxiety, and procrastination. Listen to this episode as I speak with Erica Hanlon, a former therapist for sex offenders and "corporate peon" who went from $3K to $300K in 2 years inher life coaching business even though she had "a hot mess of a brain" that said, “You suck...
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Nov. 5, 2022

Surviving and Thriving After Loss - A conversation with Katie Joy Duke

In this episode you will hear Katie Joy Duke talk to me about: The loss of her daughterHow she is choosing to not live in the past, and instead is choosing to be present and look toward the future.Choosing love over fear what does that look like for youChoosing acceptance over resistanceIdentifying her fear and using it instead of letting it stop herAllowing yourself to be happy again after loss or grief How she used the lessons learned with Poppy’s death in her cancer journeyCombining w...
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Oct. 28, 2022

What to Say to Someone Going Through a Loss or Dealing with Grief with Dr. Victoria Wilson Crane

In this episode I talk to Dr. Victoria Wilson Crane, a published author, of the book ‘Sixteen Days: A Sudden Death. What to Say?’ and an advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist. In this episode you will hear topics related to loss and grief recovery. The story of her family's sudden loss A guide to understanding how to support people going through grief 40 common reasons for grief How our past grief impacts us in present day grieving The biggest misconceptions around grief? The Grief Re...
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Oct. 21, 2022

How Can A Death Doula Help You?

What is a Death Doula?What services do Death Doula's provide?How can a Death Doula help someone with Grief?What role can a Death Doula play in Advanced Directives, Funerals, end of life celebrations? If you are interested in learning more, check out this episode with Jill McClennen. Jill is a certified Death Doula (which is a non-medical person trained to care for someone holistically at the end of life). She offers support, preparation, and soul-level healing to her clients in pe...
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Oct. 14, 2022

How Can Yoga Help Us Deal with Grief?

Learn how Yoga is not just about physical poses, but also incorporates relationship with self and others and how using these modalities can help with emotional regulation, confidence building, and connection. My discussion is with Page Park, the owner of Tulsi Rose Yoga where Page helps people navigate their body and emotions through yoga, meditation, and breath work. She uses these modalities to create a space where clients can get in touch with their inner voice and learn to listen to their b...
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Oct. 7, 2022

What Can We Learn About Living, From The Dying With Dr. Kathy Zhang

What can the living, learn from the dying? What are five phrases we can use with someone who is dying, someone we love, or on ourselves? How can we close the gap between our expectations of how things should be vs how things really are? If you would like to dig into these questions, join me as I talk with Dr. Luyi Kathy Zhang. Dr. Zhang is a hospice & palliative care physician, mindset & life coach, an author and the host of The Purpose Filter podcast which helps living people apply dying le...
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Sept. 30, 2022

Grief Is Love With No Place To Go - A Conversation On Living Life After Loss with Tim Bigonia

Let's dig into Life after Loss with Tim Bigonia, host of the Journey to Grateful, Navigating Through the Loss of Life and Love podcast that was created after Tim suffered his own personal loss and realized he had "messages" to share with others going through their own loss or dealing with grief. On this episode we will talk about several grief/loss related topics: Grieving isn't something that only comes with a death, it can be a job, relationship...This one is hugeGrieving is not linear, it...
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Sept. 23, 2022

Healing Your Relationship with Food and Exercise

Erin Tusa is an integrated holistic health and strength coach based in Guelph Ontario, Canada. After her own 100 pound all or nothing weight loss "rollercoaster", Erin developed a holistic model of both coaching and training that helps people heal their relationship with food and exercise without needing more discipline and willpower. Erin empowers clients to understand that their eating and exercise issues actually have very little to do with the food, and MORE to do with how physically and emo...
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Sept. 16, 2022

It's Never Too Late to Live the Life You Dreamed Of

In 2003, Krys Pappius was living what many would call “a good life”. She was in her 10th year of a career as a police officer, and as far as anyone was concerned, she was successful. Then she was in a serious car crash that shook her up both physically and emotionally. She realized that while she had all the signs of success, her life was unfulfilling and boring. She realized that she was a people pleaser who no longer knew who she was or what she wanted in life. In that moment, Krys promised h...
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Sept. 9, 2022

How Positivity, Mindset, and Gratitude Helped Dina Henry Scott Get Through a Cancer Diagnoses

Dina Henry Scott is a career woman who has traversed the world of technology for years, she is a mother, a wife, a grandmother (her favorite role) and a cancer survivor. Join me in my conversation with Dina and learn about how she navigated life before, during, and after her cancer diagnosis. Connect with Marianne: Website: Message In The Middle with Marianne Message In the Middle Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMidd...
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Sept. 2, 2022

Do Something Amazing, The Ripple Effect - with Dr. Brittany Clayborne

Dr. Brittany Clayborne is a mother that has been faced with many challenges. She was in perfect health until a heart attack during labor at 26 years of age with a condition called Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. Most people recover from this disease within a few months to a few years, but a very small percentage do not and go on to need further medical care. That was Brittany's case and since that diagnosis in 2010 Brittany "died" & had to be defibrillated 6 times. From June 2015...
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Aug. 26, 2022

Mindset, the Secret to Stop Dieting and Start Living with Guest Elena Nicole from Elena Nicole Health

Join me in a discussion with Elena Nicole, a wife, a mother, a certified health coach and personal trainer, and owner of Elena Nicole Health. Elena helps busy women who want to get healthier, look and feel their best and do it in a realistic and sustainable way. She works with her clients to develop habits and routines in the areas of mindset, nutrition and movement so they can not only reach their goals but maintain them. You can reach Elena: IG: www.instagram.com/elenanicolehealth Facebook: ...
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Aug. 19, 2022

Stop Stressing and Start Dealing with It! Coaching Through Crisis/Transition with Christine O'Brien Horstman

Join me in a discussion with Christine O’Brien Horstman. Christine is a life and career coach and corporate trainer. As a mother and chronic illness warrior, Christine knows how hard it can be to take care of yourself and your family when life gets tough. Coping with one health crisis after another – cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and, most recently, long COVID – has equipped her with a toolbox that she shares with others facing their own times of stress. Christine's wish is that everyone has a l...
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Aug. 12, 2022

Design Your LIfe With Intention - A Conversation With Katrina McGhee

Katrina McGhee is a Career Break and Sabbatical Coach - a certified life coach with an MBA - whose signature Take the Break program helps mid-career women create happier, more fulfilling lives by designing bold and transformational life breaks. Informed by her own intrepid and successful career break, Katrina’s RSVP Framework guides her clients as they create their life-altering career break experiences. They return from their breaks recharged, inspired, happily-employed and forever changed. On...
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Aug. 5, 2022

Marianne's take on Just a Thought by Dr. Amy Johnson

For those of you following along with our book choices in the Private Face Book Group you know that we have been reading Just a Thought by Dr. Amy Johnson. Just a Thought is a self-help book that teaches us that our minds are like machines, like computers. They constantly spit out repetitive stories. They love to replay the past and predict the future. They have conviction over their beliefs. Our minds love drama and exaggeration. Our minds live to create identities for us and then work like cra...
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July 29, 2022

Building New Habits to Help Manage Stress and Change with Kate McCauley

Kate McCauley is founder and CEO of Danu, LLC. She has a degree in Kinesiology, a Masters in Education, is a certified health coach and a certified woman owned business owner. Kate helps women manage stress through building every day habits to be happier and healthier at home and at work. She does this through 1:1 coaching, workshops and speaking engagements. Website: Danu, LLC (danunow.com) Insta: https://www.instagram.com/health_coach_danu or FB: https://m.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbi...
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July 22, 2022

When You Remember Who You Are, Life Begins To Open Up With Maria Jordan

Join me for a conversation with Maria Jordan, The Wise Woman Coach. Maria is a Midlife Transformation Coach and helps women experiencing big life transitions, who have lost sight of who they are! She guides them through their unique journey from Lost to Found; to remember the woman they once were AND discover the woman they are becoming. So, they emerge feeling confident, empowered and with a strong sense of self. As a child, Maria was persistently bullied which resulted in low self-worth and...
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July 15, 2022

Master Your Mindset and Face Your Fears with Imposter Syndrome Coach Rachel Lounds

Join me in learning more about Imposter Syndrome with Confidence coach and Imposter Syndrome Specialist Rachel Lounds. Rachel has over 25 years working in the advertising industry and has always had a deep interest in human behavior and positive psychology, so after quitting her job in advertising she decided to retrain to become a coach and focus on the very real but detrimental consequences of imposter syndrome on female success. Rachel trained with the Australian Institute of Professional Co...
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July 8, 2022

Helpful Ways to Master our Mindset with Psychotherapist Bryony Smith

This episode focuses on practical tools that can be used in your daily life to create habits that bring ease and an increased sense of wellbeing. Some areas of focus are self-compassion practice, embodied dream work, guided imagery, and finding easy ways to bring mindfulness into daily life. Join me in my discussion of these topics with Bryony Smith (she/her), LMHC, a second-generation Psychotherapist and Psychosynthesis life coach. Bryony's private practice is near Amherst, MA, but she offers ...
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July 1, 2022

At the Intersection of Science, Positive Psychology and Spirituality with Dr. Mary Sanders

Join me in an informative and fun conversation with Dr. Mary Sanders as we discuss how an integrated approach can really make a difference in our overall health and well- being. Dr. Mary has over 25 years of experience as a self-employed businesswoman and consultant. She has a doctorate in Chiropractic from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Lewis, MO. She has a Certificate in Positive Psychology from the Wholebeing Institute in Lennox, Mass and she has a Masters in Intuition Medicine® from th...
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June 24, 2022

The Psychology of Health Transformation & Behavior Change with Matty Lansdown

Join me for a discussion with Matty Lansdown. A scientist, functional nutritionist and health coach that specializes in weight loss and self- confidence for professional women and busy mothers. Matty has a pretty interesting background, he started out in the field of nutritional epigenetics and spent many years working in hospitals as part of a disease research team. Through that work, Matty developed the core belief that the vast majority of disease and illness is not due to bad luck or geneti...
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June 17, 2022

What's Love Got To Do With It? The importance of Self Love with Suzana LeCoach

Join me in a discussion with Suzana as we discuss why creating a better relationship with yourself will lead to living a more fulfilled and joyful life. Suzana is a certified general life coach by Kingstown College Ireland and an EMCC Accredited Coach at Master Practitioner level. She is located in Ireland and her goal is to help as many people as possible become aware that they can change their life, or any aspect of their life that they are not happy with, and to inspire them through sharing ...
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June 10, 2022

Channel Your Inner Five-Year-Old (and so much more), a conversation with Fiona Modderman

Join me as I have a conversation with Fiona Modderman, a fitness/bootcamp/personal trainer and health coach who spent many years struggling with an eating disorder, body image, and weight loss. Now, on the other side of her illness, she has become a happy and fulfilled wife, mother of 3 and a coach who works with women who want to FEEL good, start to put themselves first and in the process, learn to care for their physical and mental health. You can connect with Fiona at: Website: www.fimodde...