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Welcome To Midlife: The Search For Meaning In The Middle

Welcome To Midlife: The Search For Meaning In The Middle

By Lisa Steadman

As a younger person, society tells us what a happy, fulfilled life looks like. College. Dating. Relationships. Engagement. Marriage. Parenthood. But no one prepares you for #midlife. Yet life in the middle can be an incredibly rewarding and enriching time. With zero f***s left to give, you have more wisdom, experience and insights to guide you, even with creaky knees, reader glasses and saggy arms.
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EP 8: How Women Are Changing The Story Of Aging With Vicki Larson

Welcome To Midlife: The Search For Meaning In The MiddleMar 05, 2022

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EP 12: Career Reinventions & Rewriting Your Midlife Narrative With Laverne McKinnon

EP 12: Career Reinventions & Rewriting Your Midlife Narrative With Laverne McKinnon

We've all been there. Feeling like we've lost that loving feeling for our job - or having been unceremoniously dumped by our career. Whether you've been laid off, downsized, or find yourself feeling less than on purpose in your career, help is here. Enter Laverne McKinnon, entrepreneur, TV & film producer, career and leadership coach. Laverne's on a mission to help you "swing for the fences and hit your moonshot. That you find and celebrate your magnificence – and you run full-force, with reckless abandon and radical self-expression, into making our world a better place." (I don't know about you, but I'm all in!) Listen in as Laverne and I go deep into identity, story, ego, and surrender when it comes to finding fulfillment in life, work, and self mid-life. 

For more information on Laverne and co-facilitator Jean's Design & Align Workshop in Santa Monica July 16-17, visit https://designandalignyourcareer.com/workshop-july2022/

Jun 20, 202244:48
EP 11: Blessed, Black & Raised In Appalachia With Toyi Elizabeth

EP 11: Blessed, Black & Raised In Appalachia With Toyi Elizabeth

Former pharmacist-turned-screenwriter Toyi Elizabeth is chasing big dreams at 50 with no signs of stopping. Find out how she's navigating midlife as an empty nester, soon-to-be grandma, and passionate bicoastal storyteller. Her vision and purpose are infectious... and I hope you leave the conversation feeling more on fire and deeply inspired. 

Jun 05, 202245:54
EP 10: Single Working Midlife Mom With Gretchen de Castellane

EP 10: Single Working Midlife Mom With Gretchen de Castellane

If you didn't already know... single moms are burning out BIG TIME. And corporations haven't yet figured out how to support them. In episode 10, my longtime friend, single working mom, and Founder of Rite Of Passage Coaching Gretchen de Castellane gets read about wearing both Mom and Dad hats, how the workplace champions "heroic" working dads while labeling working moms as "unavailable". Oof. We have work to do, People!

Apr 01, 202252:40
EP 9: Actress, Playwright & TV Writer Lisa Ramirez

EP 9: Actress, Playwright & TV Writer Lisa Ramirez

In Episode 9, actress, playwright and TV writer Lisa Ramirez shares how turning 50 in her family sparks transformation and rebirth that goes back generations. Plus, she’s a spitfire of rebellion meets thoughtfulness that left me wanting more!

Mar 26, 202242:49
EP 8: How Women Are Changing The Story Of Aging With Vicki Larson
Mar 05, 202253:29
EP 7: Going Gray & The Power Of Trusting Yourself And Telling The Truth
Feb 26, 202246:31
EP 6: Midlife Divorce, Remarriage & Career Reinventions With Laurie Battaglia
Feb 21, 202250:34
EP 5: From Dire Diagnosis To Dream Plus Do With Lisa Washington

EP 5: From Dire Diagnosis To Dream Plus Do With Lisa Washington

Imagine how different your life would have been had a doctor had given you a dire diagnosis in your 30s. That’s the jumping off point and journey my guest Lisa Washington takes us on in Episode 5. A kidney transplant survivor, wellness and beauty CEO and someone who personifies my trademark Dream Plus Do™ way of living, Lisa’s candid conversation about the search for meaning in the middle is both inspiring and epic. 

About Lisa Washington

CEO of B'Tyli Wellness and Beauty, Lisa Washington is a kidney transplant survivor, who suffered from kidney disease since birth. Lisa has been a devoted yogini, yoga and meditation practitioner and a nutrition wellness coach. She believes her practice and education has kept her healthy from the inside out during her battle with kidney disease for more than 30 years. Lisa loves cooking delicious and healthy meals for her family. She grew with a professional chef father and a very skilled home cook mom. She loves educating her wellness clients on how to prepare delicious, nutritious and easy meals. Lisa, recently, used her cooking skills to become one of the competitors of the new season of FOOD NETWORK, ALL STAR ACADEMY. She has also been seen and heard on Fox 5 Good Day Atlanta, NBC Atlanta and Co., The Christian View, V103, 104.7 The Fish, Best Self Atlanta Cover Model 2017 , August 2018 Christian Dior Maven and other magazine publications. 


Jan 29, 202237:20
EP 3: Midlife Bodies, Style & Embracing New Adventures With Linda Waldon
Jan 22, 202245:04
EP 4: Empty Nests, Kid-Like Liberation & Rewriting The Rules With Liz Santiago
Jan 21, 202253:02
EP 2: Midlife Gratitude, Grace & The Search For Significance With Francesca Escoto
Jan 11, 202249:44
EP 1: Midlife Marriage, Motherhood, Women & Work With Ally Loprete

EP 1: Midlife Marriage, Motherhood, Women & Work With Ally Loprete

In my inaugural episode, I invited longtime friend and fellow radio/podcast host Ally Loprete of https://ourmilkmoney.org/ to dive deep into a candid conversation about how sex changes in a #midlife marriage, the joys and challenges of parenting, and the critical status of women and work during a global pandemic. 

Jan 04, 202254:30
Sneak Peek: NEW Midlife Podcast

Sneak Peek: NEW Midlife Podcast

Welcome to Midlife, the brand new podcast from writer, host and storyteller Lisa Steadman. In this series, we'll explore what society doesn’t teach us about life after 40. As a younger person, we’re shown depictions of what a happy life looks like. College. Dating. Relationships. Engagement. Marriage. Parenthood. But no one prepares you for menopause or low T. The only advertisers trying to reach us are the pharmaceutical industry and retirement planners. And yet, midlife can be an incredibly rewarding and enriching stage of life, even with belly bloat, creaky knees and drugstore reading glasses. 

Jan 03, 202200:40