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Welcome to the Midlife and Beyond Podcast, hosted by Jo Blackwell: Changing Minds About Aging, One Story at a Time! Are you navigating midlife & wondering “What now?” Let’s reframe that question together. Growing older isn't the end—it’s the beginning of a new, empowering chapter. I’m Jo Blackwell, a Positive-Age Advocate, Writer, Podcaster & Researcher.. We only become invisible when we stop seeing ourselves. Join me as we embrace the beauty of midlife and beyond, managing our health, findi ...
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**10 Things I Quit in My 50s That Made Me Happier in My 60s** 🌟 In this solo episode, I share the 10 life-changing things I gave up in my 50s that have improved my life in my 60s. From quitting uncomfortable clothing and rushing through life to ditching doom-scrolling and learning to say "no," these decisions have boosted my happiness and well-bein…
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Feeling like you're too old to chase your dreams? Think again. In this Podcast, I share personal stories, from a shocking hospital visit to conversations that challenged my views on aging. The words we hear, both from others and ourselves, have the power to shape how we live. If you’re telling yourself you’re too old to run that 5K, fall in love, o…
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At a Crossroads in Your 60s? Let’s Talk About Reinventing Ourselves! Hi, I’m Jo Blackwell. At 63, after 14 years as a brand photographer and founder of The Midlife Movement, I find myself at another life crossroads. Like many of us navigating midlife and beyond, I'm asking, What’s next? In this podcast, I reflect on my journey, from overcoming midl…
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HRT - is it right for you? In this conversation, Dr Ferhat Uddin, NHS General Practitioner and Founder of the private Menopause Clinic, Liberty Health, explains what happens to women's hormones during menopause and answers Jo's questions. If you book a consultation with Dr Uddin, mention The Midlife Movement or Jo Blackwell for 10% off all services…
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Is it time to redefine your career success? Perhaps your career has been put on the back burner while you've supported others and you want to go all out now you've hit midlife? My guest this week, Rachel Power, draws on her own experience and years of Leadership Coaching to help you answer the "what now?" for your work life. Buy Rachel's book, "Red…
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Do you want to increase your healthspan and age as healthily and naturally as possible? Join me this week as I talk to Naturopath and Perimenopause specialist, Sara Southgate. 0:00 The Key to a Long and Healthy Life 1:43 The Role of Stomach Acid 4:32 Tips to increase Stomach Acid 7:35 Inflammation 11:35 The Best Type of Exercise for women over 40 1…
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Laurie Gerber has been advising women and couples for over 20 years - here's what she has to say about the joys of dating after 50 - and how to be successful at it! For more of Laurie's dating resources check out her FREE webinar: "3 Secrets to Finding and Maintaining Healthy Love without Repeated Disappointments" Learn:✓How to be Ready to Date Lik…
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Have you ever thought about becoming a creator on YouTube? Or wondered about what drives those who do? At 45, Alexa Saarenoja made a bold transition from a distinguished career in architecture and design to a full-time content creator on YouTube. Through her channel and consulting firm, she combines her passion for teaching with her own transformat…
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Why do we over eat? And how do we make peace with food?Join me and Sherry Shaban to talk about how trapped trauma, stress and hormones affect how we eat, exercise and live! Sherry Shaban is an osteopath and an anti-diet health and life coach from Montreal, Quebec. She is the founder of the Fall in Love with Fitness Podcast, the HIIT Decks™ App, and…
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Find happiness and reignite your life! Join me and Rachel Marie Martin to discover how you can Get your Spark Back - which is the title of Rachel's new book: https://amzn.to/3YX7Xu (Amazon affiliate link) 0:00 The challenges of an empty nest 1:43 Adding a dog to the family 3:25 Letting go when children leave home 6:06 What now? 9:27 Investing in yo…
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Preparing for peri-menopause can help ameliorate symptoms, helping you to take your health into your own hands. This is what menopause expert, Dr Tayo believes and she has devised a program to help you do just that: https://getyoursassyback.com/ Note: The NHS does prescribe HRT without payment. As so often happens in these conversations, we covered…
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Getting your affairs in order with Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney doesn't sound exciting, but there are definitely some unexpected benefits! Join Rosie Wright of Brixworth Wills and I for this short conversation about the subjects most of us avoid. Note: although some of the terms used are UK specific, the general principles apply wherever yo…
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Join me and Geriatric Pharmacist and nutrition coach, Amy K Wilson, as we talk about the shocking truth about constant dieting, ozempic and nursing home admissions - Nursing Homes in the US are seeing younger people arriving - in some cases 50-55 years old! 0:00 Seeing the outcome of poor nutrition and poor fitness 4:20 The role of inflammation and…
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Midlife and Menopause - does it really have to be a crisis? This week, we're flipping the script with Guest, Nathalie Cordell: 0:00 Role Models & Self Leadership 2:00 Confidence in girls 5:58 Finding yourself again in Midlife 10:00 Women's wisdom 15:01 Authenticity 23:01 Craving peace 28:02 An Allegory of reawakening If you've enjoyed this conversa…
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Have you noticed that maintaining your weight is becoming an uphill battle? According to this week's guest, diets don’t work - the secret to easily losing and maintaining your most comfortable weight lies with your metabolism. Nagina Abdullah is a weight-loss coach for women in midlife and founder of the top-rated website MasalaBody.com. Nagina has…
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This conversation is about self love in action, and how to find the love you deserve at any age! International relationship coach, Junie Moon is passionate about empowering women by helping them recognize their inherent worth and guiding them through the process of healing their hearts. Utilizing techniques like Shadow Work®, her mission is to crea…
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Human Design practitioner and coach, Jacqueline Kent, talks to me this week about how we lose our power, how we can reclaim it, and how Human Design can help! Find out more about Human Design on Jacqueline’s website Buy her book, Onward and Upward, here: https://amzn.to/3VsprMk #amazonad If you've enjoyed this conversation, PLEASE LIKE & SUBSCRIBE.…
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Did you know that the proportion of people going self employed over 50 is growing year on year, both here in the UK and in the US? This week, I'm talking to Colleen Kochannek, who teaches midlife women how to launch an online business. Find out more about Colleen and how she helps women 50 plus start an online business on her website. Sign up for t…
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How is your relationship with your mother? This week, I’m talking to psychologist, Vanessa Wallace about her program, “Healing the Mother line.” Vanessa explains how growing up in a dysfunctional relationship with our mothers can cause us to adopt behaviours such as people pleasing and “good girl” syndrome, or carry deep seated anger and resentment…
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We all deal with anxiety in different ways - for this week’s guest, Mindfulness was a life saver. Billy Lahr is an intentional living and mindfulness coach, certified personal trainer, former educator, and serial overthinker. Billy is also the host of The Mindful Midlife Crisis, a podcast for people navigating the complexities and possibilities of …
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Imagine suddenly losing everything you’ve built up in the first half of your life - marriage, friendship, mother role, home - at one fell swoop.That’s what happened to the protagonist in novelist, Tracy Bloom’s latest romantic comedy, “The Time of her Life.” This week, I’m talking to Tracy about infidelity, empty nests and some more of life’s fickl…
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Dementia affects most of us one way or another, whether caring for parents or worrying about our own health and future. Today’s guest, neuropsychologist, Dr Mitchell Clionsky, talks to Jo about the latest research, reasons for hope and what we can do to decrease our risk. Key takeaways: Surprising facts about dementia: 50% of dementias are preventa…
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Melina Abbott says that wild swimming, especially in the cold of winter, gives you so much more than a momentary thrill: “In menopause, you do start to feel more anxious. You start to feel more afraid, but by doing something crazy, like plunging yourself in freezing cold water, it gives you confidence because you think, wow, I did something really …
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Have you ever wondered what would happen to your digital life should you die unexpectedly? Would your grieving loved ones know what utility companies you use, for example, so they can close accounts? Do you have strong beliefs or feelings about end of life care, funerals etc? This conversation, with Jane McCourt of The McCourt Method - themccourtme…
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April believes that having a healthy money mindset comes from feeling you deserve to be taken care of and trusting that things will work out. She feels her early experiences being around very wealthy people in college, even though she had little money herself then, shaped her belief that large amounts of money are possible and normal. April says sh…
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Did you know that the methods you used when you felt the need to lose a few pounds in your twenties and thirties just stop working when you reach perimenopause? Why? Hormones. This week I’m talking to weight loss expert, Dr Heather Awad about the fact that, as she puts it, “calories are not math at midlife.” We talk about the difference between adi…
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Did you know that it’s now believed that 80% of chronic disease in later life can be prevented by what we do now in midlife? Me neither! That is an astonishing figure, one that prompted Dr Ferhat Uddin to add metabolic health assessment and improvement to her services at Liberty Health Clinic. As she explains, midlife health isn’t just about hormon…
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Award-winning British actress, director, producer and entrepreneur, Sharon Maughan developed health problems in 2009 due to a reaction to salicylates, known as salicylic overload. Suffering from symptoms including breathing problems, nasal polyps, eczema and incredibly sensitive skin, she had major surgery and was warned to make significant lifesty…
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Kim is a 60 year old mother of three who was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago and decided to ignore her then doctor's advice and muscle her way back to a happy life. Last year she became European Champion in Masters Weightlifting in her age and weight category. Her journey inspired her to leave her career in journalism in her 50s and become a health …
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Women are not simply small men - we often experience medical events differently to our male counterparts. This week I’m talking to Sam Palmer, about the risks and symptoms of heart attacks. Sam explained that once we lose the protection oestrogen provides, our risk of heart disease rises. Sam listed the risk factors: Smoking Obesity Hypertension (h…
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Did you watch the film, “Wild” where Reese Witherspoon played Cheryl Strayed? Did it make you think, I could hike in the American wilderness on my own! NO? Me neither! Today’s guest thought just that and was inspired to walk 2,600 miles alone in midlife. In a wide ranging conversation, anonymous adventurer, Person Irresponsible, talks to me about h…
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Do you feel you stumble around in a money FOG - feeling Fearful, Overwhelmed or Guilty about your financial situation? Master Money Coach, Mikelann Valterra says that feelings of stress and anxiety around money are often due to financial vagueness. How do we get out of the fog? Mikelann identifies 3 core questions we need to ask ourselves at every …
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Episode 121: Fit is Freedom with Kelly Howard Staying fit and strong as we navigate the midlife transition can be a challenge. Our default is often to put ourselves last and to take our bodies for granted. In this episode, Jo talks to fitness expert, Kelly Howard and about consistency, and the 5 “consistency killers”: Perfection Not anticipating ro…
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Do you feel you’ve lost your “mojo”? Sometimes, slowing down, even taking a prolonged break can be the answer. Small business owner, Sue Chalmers, talks to Jo about setting up and running a business at 50 plus. She then “Completely lost my mojo in 2022 felt overwhelmed, didn’t know who I was or what I wanted and fell out of love with my business an…
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A treat for the book lovers among you! This podcast with author, Jane L Rosen, covers her switch from screen writing to novels, her writing process and the pitfalls and joys of setting a book of fiction in your own home town. Buy “On Fire Island” here**: https://amzn.to/46dvxVf Jane L. Rosen is an author, screenwriter and former Huffington Post con…
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How do you talk about growing older? This week I’m talking to author and life coach, Rebecca Ronane about how two major unexpected life events in her mid fifties made her aware of ageism for the first time, and her determination to ignore it! “Since my mid fifties, I've created my own business. I've created two podcasts, I've created two websites, …
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In this episode, Author of Stop Waking up Tired!, Ralph Montague, talks about the importance of sleep for health, longevity and general well being. Ralph’s top 10 tips for better sleep in a nutshell: Consistency Don’t eat large meals before bed Calm your mind Get some natural light every day Exercise, but not in the evening No stimulants, like coff…
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Certified Health Coach, Elizabeth Sherman, talked to me recently about our distorted relationship with food that, she believes, we don’t recognise until we hit midlife. We all know we can’t eat and exercise the same way as we did at 20 or 30. Once we understand how food and exercise makes us feel we can get away from the “calories in, calories out”…
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Although happy and successful on the outside, at 45, Jen Vertanen felt lonely, sad and bitter. The only thing she hadn’t tried was leaving her husband! In this raw and honest episode, we talk about: Loneliness Childhood trauma Difficult parental relationships Gaslighting Finding different perspectives on old stories Role models What do we mean when…
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From being the last kid in school to be picked for teams to becoming an endurance athlete in midlife, Nutritionist and Women’s Health Coach, Annie Gaudrault, is an advocate for running as a form of stress release. We talk about camaraderie among women, becoming comfortable with discomfort and being a late bloomer. Annie takes us through her signatu…
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Coach and pilot, Nushin Elahi took to the skies as a trainee pilot in midlife and found herself gaining not only her pilot’s licence, but a new perspective on life! Join us as we talk about feeling invisible, moving outside our comfort zones, the challenges she faced in joining what was essentially, a “Boys’ club” and how learning to fly mirrored h…
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Biologist and self care coach, Kylie Patchett and Jo talk about their experiences of midlife depression in this raw and honest discussion. They touch on: Shame and guilt The role of Hormones The role of Trauma Trauma Responses Depression as an invitation to heal old wounds The dark side of resilience, bravery and strength Redefining the roles we pl…
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Do you yearn to simplify your life? How much do you anchor your emotions and memories in “stuff”? Are there things you want to hide from yourself? This week I’m talking to de-cluttering expert, psychologist and Interior Designer, Helen Sanderson about how our space affects our well being. See below for more about Helen and her services. Buy “The Se…
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Claire and James Davis, aka The Midlife Mentors, are on a mission to get midlifers - and beyond! moving and feeling fitter than ever. Their integrated, science-based approach and compassionate understanding of hormones and life changes makes for a thought provoking, informative episode - with plenty of laughter thrown in! Enjoy - and hit subscribe …
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Have you felt any longer term affects on your well being post pandemic? Did you find unexpected benefits to being "locked down"? How can mindful movement benefit you through midlife and beyond? Join Jo and Guest, Sherry Jibb as they share their own challenges through the past few years, and discover how Sherry is empowering women to love the skin t…
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Do you have a story that is burning to be written? Authors over 50 is a new podcast for - yup - authors who have written and published a debut novel or non fiction book over the age 50! In this episode, Jo talks to fellow podcast host, Julia Brewer Daily about the joy of podcasting, later life careers and her newly released novel, The Fifth Daughte…
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In her 60s, Functional Nutritionist and Eating Psychology Coach, Mindy Gorman Plutzer, wouldn’t want to turn back the clock. She embraces this phase of her life with gusto! Her “Freedom Promise” is to help women stop fearing what food will do to you and start embracing what it will do for you. In this conversation, we discuss diet culture, societal…
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Dr Ferhat Uddin of Liberty Health Clinic joins Jo this week to talk about Menopause - what is it, how can it affect us and what can we do to smooth our way through it? If you've ever wondered what actually happens to a woman's body and hormones post 40, you won't want to miss this conversation. The Midlife Movement is a friendly community which aim…
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Have you ever found yourself repeating unhelpful behaviours, self sabotaging your efforts to reach your goals or make changes in your life? This week, Jo is talking to psychotherapist and coach, Jacqueline Connors about why this happens - and how we can break the patterns that keep us stuck, without relying on willpower alone. Jacqueline Connors MA…
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Join me as I talk to the powerhouse that is Jen le Marinel about the role of nature in reconnecting to yourself and how reconnecting to our inner wild woman can help us thrive in all areas of our life. Wild soul, adventurer, coach, trainer and wild guide Jen Le Marinel is on a mission to playfully push the boundaries of what’s possible in life, and…
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