The Midlife Mentors

S3 Ep160: Divorce: A Kinder, Better Way To Untie The Knot, Interview With Kate Daly

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textDivorce is often an emotionally and financially painful experience, not just for the couple involved, but for children and wider friends...

S3 Ep159: Andropause: The Unspoken Struggle Affecting Millions Of Men Over 40

11 Nov 2023

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Send us a textRecently, you might have seen interviews with icons like Shaun Ryder of the Happy Mondays and Robbie Williams sharing their experiences ...

S3 Ep158: 'Realistic' (Not Perfect!) Morning Routines

28 Oct 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we’re sharing the importance of a 'realistic' morning routine and the key word here is realistic, not perfec...

S3 Ep157: 5 Lessons From Our American Adventure

21 Oct 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we share the five key learnings from our American Adventure, in particular, how it’s opened us up to new ways of think...

S3 Ep156: When Is It Enough?

30 Sep 2023

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Send us a textIn 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...

S3 Ep155: Screw Work, Let's Play: Interview With Author John Spencer Williams

23 Sep 2023

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Send us a textEver 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...

S3 Ep154: The Importance Of Social Connection

16 Sep 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we discuss the importance of social connection. This topic sprung from our own realisation of how, as entrepreneurs, we ...

S3 Ep153: What We Eat & Guiding Principles

09 Sep 2023

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Send us a textWe’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 bre...

S3 Ep152: Fitness Trackers: Do We Really Need Them?

04 Sep 2023

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Send us a textDo fitness trackers help or hinder?Last year, the global fitness tracker market was valued at around $39.5 billion and is forecasted to ...

S3 Ep151: Self Commitment - The Importance Of Making Or Breaking Promises

28 Aug 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we talk about self commitment, and why we shouldn't underestimate the power of making or breaking promises to ourse...

S3 Ep150: Midlife Men's Fashion: Interview with Men's Stylist Sarah Gilfillan of Sartoria Lab

19 Aug 2023

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Send us a textFashion and clothes are many middle aged men's nightmare, but getting your style right is crucial not only in making a good impress...

S3 Ep149: Letting Go Of People, Places & Circumstances

12 Aug 2023

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Send us a textJim 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 a...

S3 Ep148: Building Wealth & Financial Freedom: An Interview With Entrepreneur Jason Graystone

05 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textFinances...love them or loathe them, it's a necessary part of life that determines how much freedom we get to enjoy in our later ye...

S3 Ep147: Male Vulnerability & Chasing Success: An interview w/ Danny Lee Clark AKA Nitro from Gladiators

29 Jul 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, we’re thrilled to be joined by Danny Lee Clark, otherwise known as Nitro from American Gladiators, which hit our scre...

S3 Ep146: Unfulfilled At Midlife

23 Jul 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we discuss why we often feel unfulfilled at midlife, because it’s more common than you might think. In fact, for a maj...

S3 Ep145: 5 Mindset Tools To Help You Thrive At Midlife

15 Jul 2023

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Send us a textHow we think is without a doubt, the most important success factor when it comes to our health and happiness.When we focus on shifting o...

S3 Ep144: Social Media Addiction & How To Take Back Control

01 Jul 2023

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Send us a textInspired by our own recent social media break on holiday, we wanted to discuss the ever increasing issues around excessive social media ...

S3 Ep143: Living Your Values

24 Jun 2023

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Send us a textWithout us being consciously aware, our values drive how we show up in the world - our personality, our habits, our behaviours, our deci...

S3 Ep142: Eliminating Limiting Beliefs with Shelly Lefkoe

17 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOur beliefs inform not only our behaviours and our thoughts, but our reality. How many of us are held back from our full potential by th...

S3 Ep141: 6 Building Blocks to Optimal Energy At Midlife

10 Jun 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we share 6 building blocks to optimal energy, because at midlife, feeling low on energy can be a huge problem. With shif...

S3 Ep140: Intimacy & Relationships with Midlife Coach, Angie Byrd

27 May 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we’re joined by Angie Byrd, host of the Midlife Magic and Mayhem podcast and a mentor for midlife women who believes t...

S3 Ep139: A Review Of Our Favourite Books

20 May 2023

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Send us a textWe 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 ...

S3 Ep138: Women Without Kids: An Interview With Author Ruby Warrington

13 May 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we talk to journalist and author Ruby Warrington about her new book Women Without Kids - The Revolutionary Rise Of The U...

S3 Ep137: The Hero's Journey

06 May 2023

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Send us a textThe Hero’s Journey, a phrase coined by professor Joseph Campbell, is an incredibly useful tool to identify where we are in our own lif...

S3 Ep136: Master Your Time & Live Your Best Life: Interview With Kate Christie

29 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we talk to Kate Christie - a time management expert, international speaker and best selling author of five books.Kate’...

S3 Ep135: The Weight Loss Jab: Yet Another Quick Fix

22 Apr 2023

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Send us a textLet’s talk frankly about the new weight loss jab that seems to be everywhere!An alarming recent Telegraph article included the quote “...

S3 Ep134: The Expectation Effect: An Interview With David Robson

15 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we talk to David Robson, an award winning journalist who’s worked for the BBC, Guardian, Times, Telegraph and Washingt...

S3 Ep133: Control The Controllable

08 Apr 2023

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Send us a textLife is going to give us a kicking sometimes.Particularly at midlife it can feel like an onslaught, such as navigating careers, finances...

S3 Ep132: A Conversation With Midlife Wellbeing Warrior, Liz Earle MBE

01 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we’re thrilled to be joined by best selling author, entrepreneur and midlife wellbeing warrior Liz Earle MBE.We chat t...

S3 Ep131: Why Don't We Change, When We Know We Need To?

25 Mar 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we chat about why we don’t change. Specifically, why, when we know that we need to change, do we continue to stay stuc...

S3 Ep130: 5 Simple Ways To Drop Your Waistline Without Exercise

18 Mar 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we share 5 Simple Ways To Drop Your Waistline Without Exercise.A caveat here is that, yes, of course you should be exerc...

S3 Ep128: The Upper Limit Problem

25 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we discuss what’s known as the Upper Limit Problem - the phrase coined by the author Gay Hendricks in his fantastic bo...

S3 Ep127: Midlife Muscle! How to build it AND lose body fat

18 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we share the secrets to building lean muscle at midlife AND at the same time losing body fat. People can get very confus...

S3 Ep126: A Healthy Body Image Vs A Healthy Body

11 Feb 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss what it means to have a healthy body image vs a healthy body, because they are not the same.We share why we ...

S3 Ep125: The Shadow Self: An Interview with Therapist Rod Boothroyd

04 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIn this episode we dive into shadow work. What it is, where it comes from and how we can start using it to release the thoughts, beliefs...

S3 Ep124: Hormones You Don't Know About That Are Crucial At Midlife

22 Jan 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we share with you the hormones you perhaps don’t know about at midlife that are crucial to your overall health and hap...

S3 Ep123: Home Truths With Multi-Millionaire Dan Henry

14 Jan 2023

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Send us a textIn this week’s episode, we talk to the legendary Dan Henry. Dan is a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, best selling author and online ma...

S3 Ep122: 3 Things We Stopped Doing in our 40s...

08 Jan 2023

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Send us a textIn this episode we each wanted to share 3 things that we stopped doing in our 40s that helped us look and feel better than ever.We know ...

S3 Ep121: Reflections On 2022

24 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, as we wrap up 2022, we share what we’ve learnt this year. - about our business and ourselves. It’s been quite the j...

S3 Ep120: 5 Traits of Highly Successful People

18 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode we share our take on the 5 traits of highly successful people.If you wonder why some people seem to reach their potentia...

S3 Ep119: Festive Season Survival Guide: Our 7 Tips!

10 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn this week’s episode we offer 7 tips to staying on track over the festive period.Of course, this time is all about enjoying ourselve...

S3 Ep118: Radical Responsibility

04 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode of The Midlife Mentors podcast, we share a highly empassioned discussion around taking responsibility for our lives.  A...

S3 Ep117: Discipline is a Super Power

26 Nov 2022

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Send us a textDiscipline is a super power!As you may have seen we upped sticks from London and moved to Ibiza last weekend. We’re grateful and glad ...

S3 Ep116: Navigating Midlife: Crisis or Transition?

19 Nov 2022

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Send us a textIs it a Midlife Crisis or a Midlife Transition?The truth is - every single one of us goes through changes, challenges and upheavals at t...

S3 Ep115: You don't need another diet, you need a NEW story

05 Nov 2022

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Send us a textAnother stint on Weight Watchers or Slimming World isn’t what you need.Neither is a new workout plan from an Instagram Influencer. You...

S3 Ep114: How to approach your GP about the peri/ menopause: Interview w/ Dr Katie Armstrong

29 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIn this week’s episode of The Midlife Mentors podcast, we’re joined for the second time by the wonderful Dr Katie Armstrong - GP, an...

S3 Ep113: Protein: How do I get more in my diet?

22 Oct 2022

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Send us a textWe get asked this question all the time by clients. And it’s important we DO have enough protein in our diet - especially as we age. I...

S3 Ep112: Healing After A Break Up: Interview w/ Rosie Green

08 Oct 2022

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Send us a textOn this week’s episode of The Midlife Mentors podcast, we’re joined by the lovely Rosie Green - journalist, author and relationship ...

S3 Ep111: Bloating

01 Oct 2022

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Send us a textAs we age, fluctuating levels of hormones can impact our digestion and cause side affects like bloating, constipation and gas. As uncomf...

S3 Ep110: Dating Tips & Advice: An Interview w/ James Preece

25 Sep 2022

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Send us a textIn this week’s episode of The Midlife Mentors, we’re delighted to be joined by the UK's top celebrity dating expert and dating ...

S3 Ep109: The Modern Elder: Interview w/ Chip Conley

17 Sep 2022

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Send us a textWe’re incredibly excited to have Chip Conley on this week’s episode of The Midlife Mentors podcast.Chip is CEO and founder of The Mo...

S3 Ep108: Best Breakfasts...

10 Sep 2022

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Send us a textOn this week's episode of The Midlife Mentors podcast, we’re talking about breakfast, because it’s a meal that often causes the...

S3 Ep107: Wealth & Wellness: Interview with Lottie Leefe

03 Sep 2022

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Send us a textWe’re thrilled to have the lovely Lottie Leefe, CEO and Founding Director of The Dura Society on this week’s episode of The Midlife ...

S3 Ep106: The Danger Of Operating from Ego

28 Aug 2022

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Send us a textThere are lots of reasons we don’t take action in the direction of our goals.One of the hardest to overcome is that of ego.Also known ...

S3 Ep105: 5 Ways To Naturally Boost Serotonin Without Medication

20 Aug 2022

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Send us a textIncreased anxiety is an issue that comes up for so many of us at this time of life. In fact, this episode was inspired by a post Claire...

S3 Ep104: How To Stop Letting Fear Stop You

06 Aug 2022

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Send us a textFear is a natural human experience and none of us are immune - whether it's the fear of failure, fear of success or even a fear of ...

S3 Ep103: The Low Down on Quick Fix 30 Day Shake Programmes

16 Jul 2022

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Send us a textSummer’s here and it's that time of year when your social media feed fills up with 30 day weight loss programmes - many of them b...

S3 Ep102: 5 Things Your Fitness Journey SHOULDN'T Be

09 Jul 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode we discuss the five things your fitness journey shouldn’t be.This discussion came about from Claire's recent expe...

S3 Ep101: The Lowdown on Meals

25 Jun 2022

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Send us a textOne of the things that comes up over and over again when we speak to prospective clients is the question, “But will I have to follow a...

S3 Ep100: The Secret Sauce Of Success

18 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode we talk about the secret sauce to success, which is Accountability! We’ve all experienced our motivation dwindle away....

S3 Ep99: Interview w/ Lord James Bethell, Champion for Health at The House of Lords

11 Jun 2022

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Send us a textIn this weeks’ episode we’re thrilled to be joined by Lord James Bethell, Champion for Health at the House of Lords, and a passionat...

S3 Ep98: HRT with Dr Katie Armstrong

04 Jun 2022

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Send us a textWe’re incredibly excited to talk to Dr Katie Armstrong, a GP and women’s health specialist on this week’s episode of The Midlife M...

S3 Ep97: 7 Things That Age You Faster At Midlife

28 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode we discuss 7 things that age you faster at midlife.This is especially crucial at midlife, when we find some unhelpful ha...

S3 Ep96: The Power of Future Rehearsal

21 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode we’re introducing you to the concept of future rehearsal. This is one of our all time favourite tools for building an...

S3 Ep95: Boost Your Metabolism At Midlife

14 May 2022

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Send us a textIt can become very frustrating when we feel like we’re doing everything we used to do to be fit, healthy, strong and lose some extra p...

S3 Ep94: How Your Hormones Are Preventing Weight Loss in Your 40s & 50s

07 May 2022

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Send us a textIt can be really tough keeping the weight off in your 40s and 50s.But before you’re too hard on yourself, understanding that there’s...

S3 Ep93: The Surprising Effects of Stress

23 Apr 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, we’re talking about the surprising effects of stress.We’re probably well aware of many of the mental and emotional ...

S3 Ep92: Happiness is a Habit

16 Apr 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode we talk about happiness...and how it is in fact, a habit. Throughout life I'm sure, like us, you've experience...

S3 Ep91: Obstacle or Opportunity?

09 Apr 2022

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Send us a textObstacles can become life changing opportunities. In fact, they often provide an extraordinary and unexpected path to growth and greater...

S3 Ep90: Reclaiming Your Energy

02 Apr 2022

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Send us a textLacking energy can be really debilitating - and at midlife it’s no surprise we feel this way, as we’re being pulled in a million dif...

S3 Ep89: 5 Fat Loss Mistakes in Your 40s & 50s

26 Mar 2022

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Send us a textLosing those midlife pounds can feel incredibly challenging, and all too often we either don’t know what we should be doing, or fall b...

S3 Ep88: The Danger of Crash Diets

12 Mar 2022

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Send us a textWith the recent tragic news about Shane Warne, and the alleged crash diet that MAY have contributed to his heart attack, we really wante...

S3 Ep87: Testosterone: The Low Down on Low Levels For Men

05 Mar 2022

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Send us a textOn this week’s episode James flies solo as he talks to Ross Tomkins of Alphagenix about the role for testosterone replacement therapy ...

S3 Ep86: Small Steps, Big Changes!

27 Feb 2022

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Send us a textIt’s crazy to think that as we headed into the tail end of 2019, we had a vague idea of wanting to provide more tools and support for ...

S3 Ep85: P*rn to Purpose: A Conversation with Matt Sinkovitz

19 Feb 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode we discuss a potentially controversial and uncomfortable topic - p*rn. Specifically p*rn addiction.Not ones to shy away ...

S3 Ep84: Sleep & Weight Loss at Midlife

12 Feb 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode we’re discussing sleep! We're sure we can all agree a lack of sleep plays havoc with our mental, physical and em...

S3 Ep83: Parenting The Teenage Brain with Dr Ben Webb

05 Feb 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode we speak to returning guest, Dr Ben Webb - Neuroscientist and founder of Ology.We asked him back to talk about the teena...

S3 Ep82: 7 Tips to Reignite Your Midlife Relationship

29 Jan 2022

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Send us a textMidlife relationships can be challenging to say the least. Not only do we have untold pressures, but it’s a time where we might be exp...

S3 Ep81: 5 Things you MUST know about weight training at Midlife

22 Jan 2022

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Send us a textAt midlife strength training is a non negotiable.It strengthens bones, increases our metabolic rate, improves posture and flexibility, s...

S3 Ep80: Being Child Free: A Conversation with Erin Spurling

16 Jan 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, Claire flies solo, as she talks to Erin Spurling - founder of The Child Free Lounge.Erin’s mission is to change the c...

S3 Ep79: Set Your Vision for 2022

08 Jan 2022

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Send us a textYou don’t want to miss this episode as we take you through our method to Vision Setting for 2022.Let’s be honest - most goal setting...

S3 Ep78: 7 things to STOP doing in 2022

31 Dec 2021

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Send us a textWith all the talk of resolutions and what you NEED to be doing as we head into the New Year, we thought we’d offer you...7 things you ...

S3 Ep77: 7 Tips to having a Healthy, Happy Christmas

19 Dec 2021

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Send us a textChristmas is upon us....and of course, it's a time to enjoy yourself, be with those you love and celebrate the good things in life....

S3 Ep76: Cultivating Self Confidence

12 Dec 2021

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Send us a textSelf confidence. A lack of it affects so many people and it can become a painfully difficult, life long struggle. It stops us living as...

S3 Ep75: The Midlife Brain: Interview w/ Neuroscientist Ben Webb

05 Dec 2021

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Send us a textDid you know your brain shrinks from around 30 years of age? And that stress can lead to a toxic build up and shrink your mental capaci...

S3 Ep74: Releasing Regret

28 Nov 2021

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Send us a textFrank Sinatra famously sang, “Regrets, I’ve had a few…”We can all hold onto regrets. Regrets about things we have done, things ...

S3 Ep73: Guest Interview: Calling In Your Soulmate At Midlife

21 Nov 2021

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Send us a textFinding love at midlife…The prospect of dating again can be difficult at the best of times, but at mid-life it comes with another leve...

S3 Ep72: Getting out of your own way...

14 Nov 2021

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Send us a textHow often have you committed to changing something in you life, or move towards a goal, only to fall back into old patterns of behaviour...

S3 Ep71: 6 Pillars To Midlife Health & Happiness

07 Nov 2021

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Send us a textWhat are the 6 essential pillars to Midlife Health & Happiness?In this episode we’re going to reveal 6 elements you need to get di...

S3 Ep70: I can't switch off...

31 Oct 2021

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Send us a textRecently on a podcast interview we were asked how we switch off. Our reply inspired this episode, where we share our own personal experi...

S3 Ep69: An Autumn Review

23 Oct 2021

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Send us a textAutumn...As the leaves fall, it's the perfect time to slow down, take stock and reflect on Spring and Summer.Like our ancestors, we...

S3 Ep68: Another Level, Another Devil

17 Oct 2021

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Send us a textIt never goes away.That little devil on your shoulder - appearing each time you level up in your life. As you reach for more expansion, ...

S3 Ep67: Strictly's Neil Jones Talks to The Midlife Mentors

09 Oct 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode we’re joined by multiple world champion dancer and Strictly Come Dancing star - Neil Jones, who shares his inspiring s...

S3 Ep66: Supplements & Vitamin Essentials

02 Oct 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode we give you the lowdown on supplements, vitamins, minerals, & herbs. From protein powder to himalayan herbs  -  w...

S3 Ep65: The Antidote to Fear

25 Sep 2021

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Send us a textFear often prevents us from moving forward and doing what we KNOW in our hearts will benefit us in the long run.In fact it can be debili...

S3 Ep64: When THEY don't want you to change...

18 Sep 2021

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Send us a textWhen you commit to investing in your growth, a really surprising and unsettling side affect can be that the people you thought would sup...

S3 Ep63: Intermittent Fasting

11 Sep 2021

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Send us a textIntermittent Fasting. Do we recommend it? The answer is yes - we do - but of course there are a few caveats. In this episode we’ll d...

S3 Ep62: Detoxing From The Digital World

04 Sep 2021

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Send us a textThe digital age has a lot to answer for. Of course there are some huge benefits but increasingly we’re seeing the negative impact of ...

S3 Ep61: Overcoming Procrastination

28 Aug 2021

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Send us a textWe all do it - and it can really ruin our self esteem, progress and performance.In this episode we're talking about procrastination...

S3 Ep60: Learn Optimism & Stress Less

22 Aug 2021

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Send us a textCan you learn to be more optimistic so you’re able to handle stressful situations better?In this podcast we explain how it is 100% pos...