Midlife Remix

Midlife Remix
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Midlife Remix is a podcast exploring the complexities and opportunities of midlife transitions, focusing on personal growth and career evolution. 🎙️ Through authentic, insightful interviews, I speak with inspiring individuals who have successfully pivoted, aligning their careers with the lives they want to live. These conversations offer wisdom, practical advice, and empowerment, helping you reflect, embrace change, and pursue a purposeful, balanced midlife with confidence and clarity.

  1. The Executive Recruiter's Secret to Getting the Job (and the Life) You Want

    2D AGO

    The Executive Recruiter's Secret to Getting the Job (and the Life) You Want

    You walk into the room prepared. You've practiced your answers. You know your numbers. And somehow, before you even open your mouth, the people across the table have already decided. Erin Collins has spent over a decade as a founding partner at HCA, an executive recruiting and talent advisory firm in asset management, watching exactly that play out — over and over. In this episode of Midlife Remix, she sits down with Steven to unpack what's actually happening in those rooms, why two equally qualified executives can walk away with wildly different outcomes, and how the energy you carry in is doing more talking than your résumé. Erin grew up in a chaotic, hypervigilant environment, then adopted three special-needs children while building her business and designing a house — all at once. She knows what it feels like to operate from "more, more, more." And she knows what it took to stop. In this conversation:– Why faith is the only real antidote to fear– The white butterfly story that changed how she trusts the universe– "What do you control — what you get, or what you bring?"– Why an intention is not a wish (and the difference is everything)– How saying no became the most respectful thing she does– The morning practice that lets her run her day before her day runs her If you've been pushing harder and getting less — this one's for you. Subscribe for new Midlife Remix episodes Chapters 0:00 The cost of hypervigilance2:08 Three kids, a business, a house3:57 More, more, more5:24 Pressure vs. possibility7:36 Letting go of control8:43 When the door closes10:11 The white butterflies13:16 Life happens for you14:43 Energy enters first16:36 Intention vs. wish22:08 Saying no26:51 Run your day #ConsciousLeadership #IntentionalLiving #findingajob #interviewskills #LeadershipMindset #MidlifeRemix #StevenMiyao #ErinCollins

    29 min
  2. It's My Turn: Why High Performers Keep Getting Passed Over

    APR 21

    It's My Turn: Why High Performers Keep Getting Passed Over

    Brittanni Hendricks — coach, author of It's My Turn, and founder of her own coaching practice — joins Steven to unpack why high performers keep getting passed over, even when the work is strong. Brittanni built her coaching practice because she lived the story: a biracial woman who spent years code-switching, straightening her hair, and suppressing who she was just to feel accepted — at home, in rooms, and in her career.In this conversation, we go beneath the vague feedback ("be more strategic," "increase your visibility") to the real issue: what happens when you stop performing and start telling the truth about who you are and what you want. Brittanni shares her four-part coaching framework — clarity, courage, and the work of emotional integrity — and explains why ADHD, once a source of shame, became her superpower. We also talk about the "magnet effect" of authenticity: when you stop shrinking, the right people show up, and the wrong ones quietly fall away.If you've ever wondered when is it going to be my turn? — this one is for you.Chapters00:00 Cold Open01:16 Meet Brittanni01:44 Over-Functioning at Work02:28 Why Not Me?04:44 Code-Switching Early07:13 Biracial Identity08:22 Vague Feedback Trap09:50 ADHD as Superpower10:40 Relationships Over Grind13:53 Light Up the Room14:10 The Four-Part Framework16:18 What People Fear Most18:31 Two Things to Start Today#codeswitching #ItsMyTurn #HighPerformers #AuthenticLeadership #ImposterSyndrome #ExecutiveCoaching #MidlifeRemix #StevenMiyao #BrittanniHendricks

    20 min
  3. A Heart Attack Taught Me to Start Living | Thomas Droge

    APR 7

    A Heart Attack Taught Me to Start Living | Thomas Droge

    Thomas Droge had a heart attack at the exact age his father and grandfather died, and it shattered everything he thought he knew about himself. A healer for over 30 years, he'd built his identity around being the one who saves others. That heart attack forced him to confront the one person he'd never treated: himself. Now, as Chief Mindfulness Officer at Tiffin — a fintech incubator — Thomas embeds mindfulness directly into the operating rhythm of high-pressure teams. He opens Monday prioritization meetings with guided meditation, coaches leaders through a values-tracking practice six times a day, and helps executives move from hypervigilance to real presence. In this conversation, we go deep: why your best practices will eventually fail you, how to reframe stress so your blood vessels literally stay open, why boundaries should guide you forward instead of just protecting you, the neuroscience of fear and what it's silently doing to your body, how oxytocin repairs the heart when you let someone help you, and the one question Thomas started asking after his heart attack that changed his life — "Do I want to be doing this right now?" Whether you're a leader stuck in overdrive, a parent losing yourself in logistics, or someone sensing it's time to let go of an identity that no longer fits, this episode is a blueprint for what comes next.The Leader Within: 14 foundational practices for leading a meaningful life https://amzn.to/4e5cd30 Chapters & Timestamps:0:00 – The heart attack0:58 – Meet Thomas Droge2:36 – Monday meditation5:40 – When practices fail6:04 – Three generations9:19 – The savior trap14:19 – Too busy to notice22:32 – Facing the fear27:22 – Stress and the body33:37 – Start here#Values #MindfulLeadership #Qigong #BurnoutRecovery #MidlifeTransformation #MidlifeRemix #StevenMiyao #ThomasDroge

    38 min
  4. Why Busyness Is Killing You (And What to Do About It)

    MAR 24

    Why Busyness Is Killing You (And What to Do About It)

    Therapist, author, and two-time TEDx speaker Molly Carroll has spent 30 years sitting with people in their hardest moments. In this episode of Midlife Remix, she opens up about her own collapse — losing seven loved ones in 18 months while running at full speed — and the rock-bottom moment that forced her to stop. Steven and Molly go deep on the loneliness epidemic hiding behind our busyness, why high achievers are the most at risk, and the simple daily practices that can bring you back to yourself. If you've been numbing with productivity, this one's for you. Molly Carroll is the founder of Cracking Open, a therapist, executive coach, and host of the Cracking Open podcast. Learn more at mollycarroll.com.0:00 Numbing with busyness0:59 Meet Molly Carroll2:09 Learning to be vulnerable2:59 Why givers can't receive4:30 The emotional weight we carry5:52 Staying grounded through fear6:01 Her son's health scare8:30 Awareness, acceptance, action9:24 What breathwork does to your body12:46 Identity fused with work16:22 Getting underneath the underneath19:42 Collapsing on the kitchen floor24:09 Our addiction to distraction26:36 The magic wand question29:35 Why "me time" isn't selfish33:02 The loneliness behind your phone36:18 Reframing a disrupted morning39:40 Gratitude and fear at once43:09 Closing reflections#LonelinessEpidemic #BurnoutRecovery #ConsciousLeadership #MidlifeTransformation #CrackingOpen #MidlifeRemix #StevenMiyao #MollyCarroll

    44 min
  5. Walking as Medicine: How Executives Are Finding Themselves

    MAR 10

    Walking as Medicine: How Executives Are Finding Themselves

    What if the most transformative coaching session of your life happened on a 7-day walk through Spain?In this episode of the Midlife Remix, Steven Miyao sits down with Joao Viana, founder of Walking Mentorship, who left a 20+ year corporate career to build something most people would call crazy — a walking-based mentorship where he accompanies executives on multi-day journeys through places like the Camino de Santiago and Via Virginia to Rome.Joao shares how a pilgrimage in 1993 planted a seed that took decades to act on, what it felt like to let go of his corporate identity, and why walking side by side is one of the most powerful conditions for self-discovery. He opens up about loneliness as the hidden epidemic among high achievers, what happens when someone finally feels truly seen, and why silence on the road has a way of being brutally honest.A conversation about courage, faith, purpose, and showing up as your fullest self.If you're a successful professional feeling like something is quietly missing — this episode is for you.CHAPTERS & TIMESTAMPS0:00 – The slow transformation1:25 – Introducing Joao Viana1:52 – From corporate to the open road5:15 – Letting go of your identity7:30 – Why he tried to kill his own idea8:21 – Faith and the "good crazy"11:25 – Believing in yourself enough to leap13:52 – Faith vs. belief14:50 – What walking reveals about you16:40 – The gift of brutal honesty20:50 – Walking as a path to silence21:39 – What happens when you feel seen25:03 – Patience, purpose, and faith26:50 – Loneliness: the invisible epidemic32:37 – A message to his former self34:41 – Walk and write: two daily practices36:45 – Life is a book you can't turn back #WalkingMentorship #ConsciousLeadership #MidlifeTransformation #ExecutiveWellbeing #FindYourPurpose #CaminoDeSantiago #MidlifeRemix #StevenMiyao

    39 min
  6. Conscious Leadership: Transform Burnout into Breakthrough at Midlife

    FEB 10

    Conscious Leadership: Transform Burnout into Breakthrough at Midlife

    Join Steven Miyao in this powerful conversation with Jim Fallon, Managing Partner at Conscious Leadership Group, as he shares his raw and transformative journey from high-achieving executive to conscious leadership coach. After 25+ years leading companies in software, consulting, biotech, and manufacturing, Jim appeared successful on every traditional measure. But beneath the surface, workaholic patterns, self-medication, and declining relationships told a different story. When three health crises hit in just three days—prostate cancer, Lyme disease, and a detached retina—the universe forced him to finally stop and face what he'd been avoiding.In this honest dialogue, Jim reveals how stepping away for a year with his kids, deepening his mindfulness practice, and learning the 15 commitments of conscious leadership completely rewired how he leads and lives. He shares practical wisdom on feeling your feelings, taking 100% responsibility, letting go of righteousness, and why the "inner work" is no longer optional for high-performing leaders.If you're a successful executive feeling the strain, questioning what's next, or sensing there's a deeper way to lead—this conversation offers a roadmap. Chapters & Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction: Two Leadership Chapters 2:02 - First Signals of Unsustainability 3:15 - The Three-Day Wake-Up Call 6:19 - Taking Time Off & Becoming Present 11:04 - The Commitment to Feeling Your Feelings 15:59 - Taking 100% Responsibility 18:26 - Curiosity vs. Righteousness 22:00 - Leading Through Uncertainty & Fear 24:06 - Meditation as Awareness Training 29:06 - Why Inner Work Drives High Performance 31:36 - AI's Impact on Leadership & Humanity 34:04 - Advice to His Younger & Future Self #ConsciousLeadership #ExecutiveLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #BurnoutRecovery #EmotionalIntelligence #MindfulLeadership #MidlifeRemix #StevenMiyao

    36 min
  7. How Psychedelics and Meditation Help in Midlife

    JAN 27

    How Psychedelics and Meditation Help in Midlife

    Midlife often brings new challenges. The life you built still functions, but it no longer feels aligned. Work, identity, and family roles start to pull apart, and the strategies that once worked stop providing clarity.In this conversation, Steven Miyao speaks with contemplative psychotherapist David Redish about how psychedelics and meditation help in midlife, particularly when identity begins to strain under change. They explore fatherhood as an early catalyst, burnout as a signal rather than a failure, and why holding too tightly to a fixed sense of self creates unnecessary suffering.They discuss psychedelics as tools that can temporarily soften rigid identity structures and create perspective, and meditation as the ongoing practice that trains awareness day by day. The conversation also covers legality, safety, preparation, and integration, with a clear emphasis that insight alone is not enough without sustained work.This episode is for people who are not looking for shortcuts, but for ways to navigate midlife transitions with more honesty, stability, and alignment.Chapters00:00 Wanting a whole different life01:49 Fatherhood as the first identity rupture03:21 When the identity you built stops working06:50 Midlife, aging out, and changing rules07:33 How psychedelics loosen fixed identity11:34 Safety, legality, and responsible use15:47 Set, setting, and integration20:10 Psychedelics and meditation, different roles23:15 Why daily meditation matters27:24 Advice across a lifetime#Midlife#MidlifeTransition#IdentityShift#Psychedelics#Meditation#InnerWork#Fatherhood#PersonalGrowth#Consciousness#CoachingMetta

    30 min
  8. You Can’t Have True Success Without Alignment

    JAN 13

    You Can’t Have True Success Without Alignment

    What happens when the drive that once fueled your success no longer fits who you’re becoming?In this episode of Midlife Remix, Steven Miyao sits down with Ret Taylor, a former founder and entrepreneur turned modern-day guide, to explore why success without alignment eventually stops working, especially in midlife.After decades of building companies and chasing external markers of success, Ret reached a threshold moment that changed everything. Today, he works with leaders, founders, and seekers who feel called to step away from the noise and reconnect with the person beneath the identity. His work draws on modern rites of passage rooted in ancient wisdom, grounded in nature, silence, and deep inner work. This is not about self-improvement or optimization. It is about remembering and aligning with who you have always been.Ret shares a powerful story from a solo expedition on Denali, a moment of loosening his grip, letting go of control, and trusting something deeper. Together, Steven and Ret unpack how early survival patterns shape our relationship to success, why high achievers struggle to pause, and how silence and solitude can help us move from fear-driven achievement toward a more aligned way of living.This conversation is about midlife thresholds, identity shifts, and the courage to choose alignment over momentum.For more information on Ret please visit his Website: https://www.rettaylor.com/ Chapters & Timestamps 00:00 Fear, survival, and the drive to succeed01:53 Early wounds and how achievement is formed05:19 When success stops feeling aligned06:30 Denali, solitude, and stripping away the noise07:33 White-knuckling life, letting go of control09:58 Selling the business and choosing a new path13:22 Noise, distraction, and avoiding our feelings15:44 Vision Quest and modern rites of passage20:19 Reconnect, Refine, Rise24:56 Living intentionally beyond fear#MidlifeRemix#Alignment#RedefiningSuccess#MidlifeTransition#IntentionalLiving#HighAchievers#LeadershipDevelopment#InnerWork#VisionQuest

    34 min
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Midlife Remix is a podcast exploring the complexities and opportunities of midlife transitions, focusing on personal growth and career evolution. 🎙️ Through authentic, insightful interviews, I speak with inspiring individuals who have successfully pivoted, aligning their careers with the lives they want to live. These conversations offer wisdom, practical advice, and empowerment, helping you reflect, embrace change, and pursue a purposeful, balanced midlife with confidence and clarity.

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  • Creator
    Midlife Remix
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
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