As Salt-N-Pepa sang, "Let's talk about sex baby!" My guest, Dr. Toni Bear, is a Certified Sexologist, Clinical Sex Therapist, and a self-described vamp, visionary, and leader of the women's sex positive movement. Whether you're married, in a relationship, or single, if you're in midlife and want to have great sex, you're going to want to listen to this episode! We covered so many topics including: - Why women have trouble being comfortable as a sexual person. - The reality that menopause isn't preventing you from having great orgasms. - How to shut down the monkey mind to enjoy better sex ..read more

Do you need some strategies to get past fear in order to achieve your goals? Grab my free guide Five Steps to Release Fear and Live Boldly. Alison Young is an expert at reinvention. She went from being the Principal Flutist with the Boston Symphony to a syndicated radio host at American Public Media and then, after a cancer diagnosis, to being a backpacker in her early 50's and walking 12,000 miles on six continents! In fact, she walked the entire length of New Zealand. Like Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild, Alison also hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. Doing this alone, in her 50's is hard enough ..read more

Do you tend to avoid upsetting/stressful issues? You're not alone. But, the reality is ignoring it makes it worse. There's a very easy way to deal with this and feel MUCH better ..read more

You can subscribe to this podcast here. We know that osteoperosis is a serious issue for women in midlife and it's critical that we maintain our strength to avoid fractures. Weightlifting is the key to keeping you strong but it also helps you become more energized AND actually lose weight! Kim Rahir is a health coach who started weightlifting when she was diagnosed with MS. Her doctor put her on a series of injections to help with the MS symptoms but she wanted to find a way to keep herself healthy without the injections. While she acknowledges that this won't work for everyone, she does say ..read more

We have been told since we were little girls to "play nice" and "get along with others." Somehow we've translated that into doing everything for everyone - and making ourselves emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted in the process. In this solo episode I'm sharing why and how you need to stop people pleasing whether it's with a client, boss, your kids or your husband ..read more

Female entrepreneurs deal with a TON of s&%t! And too often they don't have people to talk to about it to and get support. Enter BOSSY. BOSSY is a networking group founded in 2014 by Kelly Metras and Kelly Bush. They started the group BOSSY after finding that as business owners, they lacked peers to discuss management and operation issues, issues with employees, marketing, legal requirements and standards, and more.  ​ Having few people to relate to the stressors of owning and running a business, especially as women, Kelly and Kelly set off to create a safe space for women to gather ..read more

Want some daily motivation? Grab my book ⁠Daily Inspirations for Midlife Women: A Guide to Peace, Joy, Confidence, and Abundance. Sometimes it seems easier to keep quiet when clients, colleagues, friends and even family are telling you what to do and how to be. But the reality is not sticking up for yourself costs you plenty - emotionally, mentally, even physically. In this episode I'm sharing practical tips on how to stick up for yourself, even when it comes to family. Learn more about me at⁠ alison-jacobson.com⁠ Follow me on Instagram at ⁠@ _alisonjacobson⁠ Find me on Facebook at ⁠AlisonJ ..read more

Outwardly, Jen Berlingo had the perfect life - a beautiful home and family and a great career. She had established a family, career, and persona that fulfilled social, familial, and cultural expectations. When she entered her forties, she realized that something didn't feel right. She reframed the midlife transition as a midlife emergence® to make meaning of her own transformation during this time of life when she dared to reveal the raw, sometimes inconvenient truth of who she was. Today, through her own experiences, as well as decades of working as a psychotherapist and coach with those ..read more

Divorce is never easy but for a woman in midlife it can be even more stressful especially if she hasn't worked outside the home for many years. Lisa Zeiderman is a Matrimonial Attorney and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. She sat down to talk with me about the specific challenges women over 50 need to be aware of when they are getting divorced. Some of the things we discussed: The role of a divorce financial planner. An app that every woman must use when intreacting with her ex. How to rebuild your life professionally after divorce. How to find an attorney that's right for you. If you ..read more

What happens when you're a high-achieving sales rep in a toxic work environment, give birth to premature twins days before a Category 5 Hurricane, your husband is deployed, a global pandemic is raging and your mother commits suicide all within a 36 month time period? What Danielle Cobo did was tap into grit she never knew she had. She walked away from her career and started over. Today she is a successful coach and speaker and has just released her book Unstoppable Grit Danielle and I had a great conversation about overcomig tragedies, setting boundaries and following your passion. You can ..read more