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We’re The Midlife Mentors. Here to lift the lid on our no nonsense approach to midlife health and happiness. As midlifers, we’re constantly told we need have it all figured out. But in fact most of us don’t.Our mission is not only to de-bust the crazy diet and fitness myths, but to empower and educate from an authentic and balanced perspective based on reality. It’s time to step away from the madness we manifest in our attempts to attain goals that are unachievable, as we help you focus on t ...
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Send us a Text Message. One of the biggest mistakes we see is midlifers taking an isolated approach to overcoming a struggle or challenge they have. Maybe they don’t feel good in their body so they’ll do a diet, get a PT or hire a nutritionist. Maybe they’ll try a gadget, app or test kit. Or maybe they feel depressed, anxious and demotivated, so th…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we’re joined by ex-special forces operative Joe Bates who’s also the founder of coaching brand Halen. We talk about Joe’s journey which took him from the armed forces, to trading in The City, to founding Halen. In this refreshingly honest conversation we cover topics as diverse as why men need “guy time”, the…
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Send us a Text Message. Procrastination - we all do it. But what happens when it’s stopping us from moving forward with goals that are really important to us? We can get really stuck in a rut with this, believing that we’ll never move ahead, which makes us procrastinate more! In this episode we discuss why we procrastinate, what kinds of people suf…
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Send us a Text Message. This week’s episode is for anyone interested in finding out a little more about managing their relationship with alcohol. According to research, misuse is the biggest risk factor for death, ill-health and disability among 15-49 year-olds in the UK. In this episode we’re speaking to the wonderful Dave Wilson, who is a certifi…
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Send us a Text Message. If you’re experiencing anxiety at midlife, you’re most definitely not alone. There’s so many factors causing anxiety at midlife - hormones, relationship breakdowns, careers, children, ageing parents, finances - you name it. But in this episode, we not only want to help you feel more compassionate with yourself, but give you …
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Send us a Text Message. There can be a lot of change to our career at midlife. It might be that we have change imposed on us through redundancy, or perhaps we want to shift direction. Maybe we want a slower pace of life, but don’t know how or what that looks like, so we continue to feel overwhelmed and compromise. In this episode I James, go solo, …
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Send us a Text Message. I’m so confused and overwhelmed! What’s the best exercise to do at midlife? We hear this all the time and in this episode we’re giving you the no nonsense, science backed lowdown on how to get the results you seek! There’s so much misinformation out there from so called experts, so first off we’ll break down the myths that k…
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Send us a Text Message. Poor sleep troubles many of us, yet an often overlooked part of the puzzle is our sleep posture. In this episode we talk to Sleep Posture Expert James Leinhardt about the importance of night time postural care and the impact on our overall health. James has spent 10+ years helping the critically injured, the chronically ill,…
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Send us a Text Message. On today’s episode we’re talking about going fast vs going slow. Specifically, the benefits of taking our time to reach our goals. Quick fixes are addictive but none of us will become the best version of ourselves if we rush the process. It takes time to transform our habits, behaviours and self identity to the point where w…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Claire goes solo as she speaks with Dr Debi Silber PHD, the founder of The Post Betrayal Transformation Institute, which helps people heal after betrayal, so they can regain trust in themselves and establish the security needed to regain control of their life. Debi is also a holistic psychologist, a health, m…
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Send us a Text Message. In this week's episode of The Midlife Mentors podcast we look at 5 habits that can stop you living your best midlife. As we traverse this transformative phase of life, it's crucial to identify and address habits that may be holding us back from reaching our full potential. Often patterns we’ve formed in the past can keep us …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we speak to the truly inspiring Todd Crandell. Todd spent 13-years in the trenches of drug addiction and alcoholism destroying his mind, body and relationships using heroin, cocaine, alcohol and in his words - every prescription drug he could get his hands on. He was homeless and suicidal. But, after his thir…
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Send us a Text Message. Why does it feel so much harder to lose weight at midlife? Well you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone. What we used to do in our 20s and 30s no longer works and that can be really frustrating. More often than not we see midlifers doing the wrong things, that aren’t tailored to the unique challenges we face at midlife…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we talk to journalist and author Jonathan Rauch about his book on midlife - The Happiness Curve. Inspired by his own experience Jonathan looked at research on age and happiness and found it shows that from our 20s into our 40s, happiness follows a well-documented U-shaped trajectory - a "happiness curve", dec…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we look at the power of micro habits and how you can utilise small changes to get big results. Often we feel overwhelmed by the thought of what we’ll need to do to make meaningful change in our lives, but actively working with micro habits like we do in our programmes makes it simple and achievable - and abov…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we talk to Dr Bill Rawls about cellular health and the surprising impact of cellular damage and degeneration on our overall wellbeing. Dr Rawls faced a health crisis in his forties, and finding that the medical system he’d worked in for years couldn’t offer him the answers, he applied his knowledge to researc…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we’re discussing unhappiness at midlife. It seems, to varying degrees, we’re all experiencing the 'midlife malaise', and yet we’re also ashamed of feeling this way. We can feel very alone, even if we’re surrounded by people day in day out. This leads to isolation and feeling like there’s no point to it all… S…
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Send us a Text Message. On this week's podcast we’re delighted to talk to Pedram Shojai, who is well known as the Urban Monk. He is a Dr of Oriental Medicine & Integrative Medicine, a taoist priest, a qi gong master, film maker and a New York Times best selling author. We met Pedram when we were in the US at a health conference and we hit it off im…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we share our key lessons of 2023, and welcome in 2024. 2023 was a year of highs and lows, and we offer our insights of how it helped us grow personally and professionally. Marbella Reset:Retreat: https://thirtyeightdegreesnorth.com/midlifemastery-marbella/ Email: team@themidlifementors.com Please remember, if…
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Send us a Text Message. Every so often we meet someone that we just know we have to have as a guest on our podcast. The incredible Sam Horn is one of those people. We met Sam over in America and her insightfulness at drilling straight to the nub of what you’re trying to say, and giving you a much clearer, moe powerful, succinct message to go out to…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discuss why it’s important not to ignore red flags - your gut instinct - that says something, someone or a situation isn’t quite right. We’ve all had this experience where we’ve ignored our instinct only to kick ourselves later down the line. Or we’ve made a decision quickly, not knowing why and it’s poten…
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Send us a Text Message. Do you often wonder why you find it so hard to change? Regardless of how much you try, you keep ending up doing the exact same things over and over? That’s because behaviour change is complex. And we want to be totally transparent - it’s not easy. But the most important thing to remember is that behaviour change IS possible,…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we’re discussing failure, because there’s such pressure in today’s society to be a success, that we often find the fear of failure debilitating. The reality is, we all fail. We fail at relationships, we fail at business, we fail at personal goals, we fail at being true to our ourselves. But failure isn't the …
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Send us a Text Message. Divorce is often an emotionally and financially painful experience, not just for the couple involved, but for children and wider friends and family. But what if there was a way to end relationships in a kinder way, that helped couples avoid the emotional and financial turmoil of traditional solicitor approaches? In this epis…
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Send us a Text Message. Recently, you might have seen interviews with icons like Shaun Ryder of the Happy Mondays and Robbie Williams sharing their experiences of andropause. It's great to see high-profile figures discussing this condition, as it affects countless midlife men and their loved ones. But here's the thing – andropause isn't limited to …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we’re sharing the importance of a 'realistic' morning routine and the key word here is realistic, not perfect. This episode came about after seeing a post from someone on social media about their daily routine. It had about 30 things on it and we worked out that it would take over four hours to get through, b…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we share the five key learnings from our American Adventure, in particular, how it’s opened us up to new ways of thinking, being and working. The past few weeks have been a real game changer and we hope it inspires you to go outside your comfort zone, create new experiences and live life to the fullest. To fi…
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Send us a Text Message. In the episode we explore enough-ness. When is our best good enough? When are we good enough? And when do we have enough? Not enough-ness is at the core of so much of our unhealthy thinking and behaviours. Striving and pushing to do more, be more and have more, until perhaps we’re forced to stop and take stock. We share our …
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Send us a Text Message. Ever wanted to start your own business, write your own book or develop your own brand? Well have we got a treat in store for you in this episode. We talk to author and coach John Spencer Williams, writer of F*** Work Let's Play and Screw Work Lets Play, about how to be more playful with what you want to do in business, and s…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discuss the importance of social connection. This topic sprung from our own realisation of how, as entrepreneurs, we can sometimes feel isolated with our heads down in work. However, recently we’ve been speaking at events and networking and the fulfilment it’s brought has been staggering. This led us to lo…
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Send us a Text Message. We’re always being asked what our diet is like. Do we count calories, do we watch our macros, do we eat cake? So in this episode we break down some of the principles we apply to our food and drink, give you some dos and donts, and take you through our typical meals including what time of day we eat them. If you’ve been unsur…
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Send us a Text Message. Do fitness trackers help or hinder? Last year, the global fitness tracker market was valued at around $39.5 billion and is forecasted to reach $187.2 billion in 2032. As you can see, it's big business! However, in this episode, we pose the question - do we really need one at all? Does all the data cause overwhelm and make us…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we talk about self commitment, and why we shouldn't underestimate the power of making or breaking promises to ourself. Everything we do or don’t do gives us evidence of who we really are. It literally reinforces our self identity in a negative or positive way. We share why it’s so important to build the muscl…
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S3 Ep150: Midlife Men's Fashion: Interview with Men's Stylist Sarah Gilfillan of Sartoria Lab
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Send us a Text Message. Fashion and clothes are many middle aged men's nightmare, but getting your style right is crucial not only in making a good impression, but in feeling good about yourself too. In this episode we talk to top men’s stylist Sarah Gilfillan of Sartoria Lab about the do’s and don’ts of midlife men's fashion, faux pas, and dressin…
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Send us a Text Message. Jim Rohn famously said that we’re the sum of the 5 people we hang out with the most. But is that really true? In this episode we look at the value of putting yourself in a positive environment aligned with your goals, and dealing with the sensitive issue of those people, places and circumstances that may no longer be aligned…
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S3 Ep148: Building Wealth & Financial Freedom: An Interview With Entrepreneur Jason Graystone
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Send us a Text Message. Finances...love them or loathe them, it's a necessary part of life that determines how much freedom we get to enjoy in our later years. In this episode we talk to entrepeneur and financial expert Jason Graystone about his own inspiring journey to becoming wealthy, and the steps we should be taking to start building our own f…
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S3 Ep147: Male Vulnerability & Chasing Success: An interview w/ Danny Lee Clark AKA Nitro from Gladiators
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we’re thrilled to be joined by Danny Lee Clark, otherwise known as Nitro from American Gladiators, which hit our screens in the late 90s. Having watched Muscles & Mayhem on Netflix, we were really touched by Danny’s story and knew he’d inspire, motivate and engage our midlife listeners. We can tell you - he …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discuss why we often feel unfulfilled at midlife, because it’s more common than you might think. In fact, for a majority of midlifers, there comes a point when we question our choices and current situation. This can trigger a lot of fear, overwhelm and guilt, but we want to reassure you that this isn’t a t…
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Send us a Text Message. How we think is without a doubt, the most important success factor when it comes to our health and happiness. When we focus on shifting our mindset, we release ourselves from the crippling effects of fear, limiting beliefs, self sabotage and the inner critic. We’re able to experience greater self confidence, creativity, peac…
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Send us a Text Message. Inspired by our own recent social media break on holiday, we wanted to discuss the ever increasing issues around excessive social media use. In this episode we highlight some disturbing stats and the negative impact it has on well-being and relationships, as well as offering some tips to help you reclaim control of your pers…
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Send us a Text Message. Without us being consciously aware, our values drive how we show up in the world - our personality, our habits, our behaviours, our decisions and priorities. They’re also the measure we use to recognise whether our life is turning out the way we want it to. When how we live our life matches our values, we feel content. When …
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Send us a Text Message. Our beliefs inform not only our behaviours and our thoughts, but our reality. How many of us are held back from our full potential by the limiting beliefs we created for ourselves as children, in an effort to make sense of the world around us? In this episode we chat to the fantastic and fascinating Shelly Lefkoe of the Lefk…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we share 6 building blocks to optimal energy, because at midlife, feeling low on energy can be a huge problem. With shifting hormones, life pressures and hectic schedules, it seems as though someone’s pulled the plug from the battery, and we can’t imagine how we’ll ever feel energised again. If that sounds fa…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we’re joined by Angie Byrd, host of the Midlife Magic and Mayhem podcast and a mentor for midlife women who believes that ageing is not a crisis, it’s a threshold. We deep dive into the area of intimacy and relationships and we know you’re going to find so many nuggets of wisdom and information in this show. …
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Send us a Text Message. We often get asked what books we recommend that have had the biggest impact on our lives. So in this episode we thought we’d round up ten of our most favourite books, spanning psychology, phsycotherapy, philosophy and spirituality. We offer a short review of each and hope you enjoy reading them yourself sometimes soon (if yo…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we talk to journalist and author Ruby Warrington about her new book Women Without Kids - The Revolutionary Rise Of The Unsung Sisterhood. This is a truly amazing conversation, where we dive into what it means to not have children and how it's often deemed by society as sad or selfish. We explore what Ruby cal…
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Send us a Text Message. The Hero’s Journey, a phrase coined by professor Joseph Campbell, is an incredibly useful tool to identify where we are in our own life stage. It helps make sense of why we may be feeling a certain way, what the next steps could be and offers comfort and faith that success is possible. In this episode, we share our own exper…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we talk to Kate Christie - a time management expert, international speaker and best selling author of five books. Kate’s company Time Stylers specialises in helping successful, time poor professionals and business owners manage their time smarter. She is a leading voice on productivity, goal setting and desig…
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Send us a Text Message. Let’s talk frankly about the new weight loss jab that seems to be everywhere! An alarming recent Telegraph article included the quote “I’d estimate that at least 50 percent of the over-45’s I know are on Ozempic, Wegovy or Rybelsus" (these are brand names for the weight loss jab). We’re not surprised people are opting for th…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we talk to David Robson, an award winning journalist who’s worked for the BBC, Guardian, Times, Telegraph and Washington Post, about his fantastic book The Expectation Effect. The book delves into the research around how much not only our own, but others beliefs and expectations can shape our reality. We disc…
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