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Every so often a motif wends it way through my weekly coaching. Last week when a third client touched on the same topic, I realized it might be worthy of more than an individual focus. The subject that drew my attention might be described as a yearning for a “life reset.”
Regardless of whether these clients were [...]
I’ve been wending my way through The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain by Barbara Strauch. This very readable book gathers findings of numerous scientific studies into an unexpectedly positive picture of the midlife brain’s capacity.
Regardless of those oh-so-familiar “senior moments”, like when you walk into a room and forget what you came for, or [...]
Career malaise is common for many women at midlife, as they yearn for meaningful work that reflects the women they have become. Inertia often accompanies this angst, but life events have a way of jolting you out of immobility and into a job search.
A variety of life triggers have this power. Maybe you’ve been [...]
I listened to a wonderfully charming interview with Japanese pianist, Hiromi Uehara on NPR last Sunday, while driving home from brunch in Boston. In describing the composition, “Choux a la Crème,” written to convey the sensation of eating a cream puff, Uehara said, “I was just walking down the street in France and I was [...]
My second child arrived in a blizzard during the last week in February, so perhaps it’s no surprise I’m celebrating the completion of The Midlife Woman’s Journal (MWJ) in the same week. Writing this guided journal, which helps women at the midlife crossroads create new lives for themselves, has occupied me for a year.
It’s been [...]
My gym and yoga class are packed this time of year. The treadmill requires my name on a list and a sun salute entails negotiating arm space with folks on mats beside me. As I wait (not so patiently) for a treadmill spot, I comfort myself with the thought that by March the crowds will [...]
You may have noticed you did not receive an edition of Midlife Discovery last month. I missed an issue and despite considerable effort, have been unable to forget about my error. In short, I’ve been fretting. Fortunately, a friend bought me a copy of the November/December issue of Scientific American Mind with an [...]
I drove north last week and kept my multi-tasking to a minimum by listening to NPR. I don’t remember the name, or host, of this call-in radio program, but the subject certainly commanded my attention. The show focused on the evolutionary impact of what the narrator called, “continuous partial attention.” Sounded [...]
I was listening to Tal Ben-Shahar on PBS the other night. When he started talking about stress, I stopped loading the dishwasher and sat down to watch. Since the challenges of midlife generate a significant amount of stress, I was curious to hear what this Positive Psychology expert had to say on the subject. [...]
Last week, I ended a coaching session with a request that a client (let’s call her Jane) imagine two scenarios in the upcoming week: the first – a future where she kept a particular item and the second – a future where she let it go. In our conversation, Jane had reiterated good reasons [...]