Midlife Mavericks - Living Life Happy, Healthy, Sexy & Strong Alison Jacobson

This was not how I thought this episode would go. Kate Champion is a therapist and best-selling author of Never Too Late: Inspiration, Motivationaand Sage Advice from 7 Later-in-Life Athletes and Your Are Limitless; Anxiety, Grief, Trauma, Addiction: 7 Inspiring Stories of Hope & Healing. I had intended on talking about her first book - stories of athletic achievement later in life.

But we started talking about grief and loss, what I've experienced and what she's experienced and this episode became something more powerful than I would have imagined.

Some of the things we discussed were:

Healing in nature - letting go of grief on the trail and the powerful connection that happens when you share stories with other women.

How our grief can't be dismissed or "cured" but rather integrated into our lives.

What friends can do to support someone who has experienced a death.

You can learn more about Kate and order her books at Kate Champion Author.com

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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.

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.

- The best time of day for sex.

- How to get turned on by your partner even if you've been together for years.



You can learn more about her work and her upcoming retreat www.tonibearedd.com

Dr. Toni is offering my listeners a free consult and your personal Awakening Blueprint. Click here to book a FREE call.

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 but she also had the beginnings of debilitating arthritis.



Alison's story of the dangers along the trail as well as the exhiliration and life lessons is powerful. We also discussed:



- The importance of being curious rather than certain.

- How and why to quit strategically.

- Why she chose to hike New Zealand.



Alison has a podcast and leads some amazing retreats. You can learn more about her on her site Hike Like a Woman.



She also is hosting a virtual summit May 7th - 12th where you can learn from women experts in the outdoor industry, and get inspired to adventure. Register here.



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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!

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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 that by getting your power back you have a much better chance of fighting a chronic illness.



Kim is now a European Champion in Master Weighlifting and is on a mission to help middle aged women embrace muscle and strength as the one-stop-shop solution for a host of health problems we face.



You can find out about Kim's program My Elegant Muscle Solution here.



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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!