Midlife is difficult and can be exhausting. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed and the weight of that can bring us down. This week Rebecca and Lana discuss midlife blues, strategies for coping and why we should be joining our local Polar Bear Club, with therapist and author, Sarah Brokaw. Sarah Brokaw is a licensed psychotherapist (LCSW) and certified professional coach with a private practice in Los Angeles. She works with individuals and couples who are struggling with challenges that are getting in the way of their ability to accomplish major goals. She strives to help individuals seeking a greater sense of purpose, fulfillment and success in any area of life by guiding the person on a path to self-empowerment.Sarah is the New York Times best selling author of ‘Fortytude: Making the Next Decades the Best Years of Your Life-through the 40s, 50s, and Beyond’, and the creator and host of the podcast Shared Secrets that focuses on the healing power of shared vulnerability.Sarah currently serves as a volunteer therapist for Homeboy Industries, which provides hope, training and support to formerly gang-involved and incarcerated men and women.KEY POINTS4:22 Existential Crisis7:50 Who are we trying to measure up to10:57 Andropause11:45 There is a Privilege to Aging12:57 Daily Mindfulness13:43 Water Intake14:16 Deliberate Cold WaterExposure16:30 What are you Avoiding17:12 Don't Judge, Just Note It17:41 Connect with Someone 18:02 Understand you Relationship with Money21:40 There is a Process212:49 Change is InevitableLinksFortytude : Making the Next Decades the Best Years of Your Life - Through the 40s, 50s and Beyond Website: www.sarahbrokaw.com IG: @sarahauldbrokawSharedSecrets: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/shared-secrets/id1066594282Where We're At is produced by Lisa Lightbourn.Like, Follow, Subscribe and Share WHERE WE'RE AT, wherever you get your podcasts. InstagramYouTubeLinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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