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If you like, check out the past issues of Midlife Discovery below.
I was leafing through an old magazine yesterday, but stopped when I came across an informative two-page spread on “How to Find Happiness.”1 The ideas it contained were wonderfully specific and also backed by scientific research, so I decided to share them with you. By now, you probably know some of the benefits happiness brings, […]
I loved the concept of liminal space when I first encountered it while reading the writing of Carl Jung. But I sure didn’t love that place when I found myself there at midlife. Day after day, I remained discontent with my life, yet stuck as to the best way to move forward. I knew I […]
Sometimes your local supermarket gives you a surprise. I head for mine at least twice a week; it’s called Dave’s. Fortunately for those of us living in Rhode Island, it features fresh produce, wild salmon, and grass fed beef along with those happy extras like flax crackers (only flax seeds, onions and herbs.) But last […]
As summer slowly slips aside leaving space for fall’s arrival, I thought it might be fun to mark the season’s end by noting what media kept you engaged during these past months. In short, what book, movie, TV and/or radio show entered your life and improved it – made you laugh, made you cry, increased […]
In these days of seeming chaos, I’ve been searching for some thoughts and ideas to inspire you this month. My hunt turned up some treasures in a wonderful variety of situations. ~ I spotted the first one when I walked off the elevator in a rehab center where I was visiting a friend post surgery. […]
Yesterday I listened to a guided meditation that included a sentence with three words, beginning with A, B, and C consecutively. My mind wandered into wondering if these words might be a great opening for a Midlife Reinvention Alphabet. And yes, I realized I’d entered thought land, and gently brought my focus back to my […]
Last week a coaching client from California sent me a link to a TED Talk she thought I might like. Clever girl – I did – so much so I decided to share that video in my monthly newsletter. I was surprised I found this creation called “The Game That Can Give You 10 Extra […]
Does listening to the news these days leave you wringing your hands? Are the sad and monstrous stories arriving daily from some part of the globe putting you into a disheartening funk? What about the ugly interchange among some politicians here in the U.S. – along with Mother Nature creating her own surprising disruptions via […]
Here are two tales about two remarkable women. The first is a story of Diana Nyad, who was the first person to swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida without the aid of a shark cage. She accomplished this record-breaking feat in 2013 at the age of 64. This was not her first crack […]
If you’re feeling overwhelmed these days, you’re like many midlife women. A 24/7 workload on the job or at home, and distressing news streaming forth from various media outlets all increase your stress level – not to mention figuring out how to reinvent your life. So in this month’s Midlife Discovery I thought it might […]