Jan 29, 2021

Jetty Nieuwenhuis, 49, has been through some stuff. Lots of it. Now she says "F*ck it".

This is one woman's midlife pivot story.

She is sharing the lessons learned from her experience with us today - and as a midlife influencer on Instagram as Trujetty
I think of her as an early-achiever in the midlife...

Jan 22, 2021

Is midlife looking frighteningly dull? Let's take those chains off! Your emotional baggage and old beliefs will hold you back from any glimmer of growth, so listen in.

Joanie Marx joins Mary for a deep dive into how to improve your outlook toward life by doing a bit of inward-focused detective work. Yes, this episode...

Jan 15, 2021

Middle seat. Middle child. Oh, woe is the middle of anything. So here we are in the middle of our adulthood, sigh.

Think of your life as a story. Beginnings and endings are easy. It is in writing the middle part of any story that things get a bit messy.

Full show notes and quotes: https://www.experience50.com/235

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Jan 8, 2021

Canadian Brit, Tamara Bee, 50, has traveled to 76 countries, on a shoestring budget and usually alone. Blessed by the Dalai Lama, boarding down a volcano, threatened in Ethiopia, tangling with gorillas, are just a few of her tales. 

Since her early 20s, Tamara has worked odd jobs, bartending or waiting tables, to fund...

Jan 1, 2021

Nobody wants to be a beginner. Tom Vanderbilt, 52, spent a year as a beginner surfer, chess player, juggler, singer, jewelry maker, and more. His newest book, Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Learning, is his memoir of becoming a beginner in midlife.

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