Tag: midlife

As season one of The Taming Crazy Podcast comes to an end, we’re revisiting the topics that have made us laugh, grow, and connect. When I wrote Taming Crazy: Confessions and Lessons, I never dreamed that it would lead us to share stories on-air. I cannot thank Deb and Sue (my lovely co-hosts) enough for…

Last month, Sue and I sat down to discuss racism. Admittingly, it’s a subject neither of us is very familiar with but the one thing we are passionate about is educating ourselves. Learning all we can about racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, and white privilege means we can be better allies to our friends,…

Have you ever felt the need to keep up with the Jones’s, the Kardashians, or anyone else? Credit cards, home equity loans, and lines of credit have made it easy to buy all the things we want. But for many people, getting caught up in the financial nightmare of trying to have it all, comes…

If you’ve been scrolling through social media lately, it won’t come as a surprise to you that many people are having trouble sleeping. For many people, the lack of sleep may be due to the increased worry and anxiety caused by the current coronavirus situation. This global pandemic has caused stress for many of us…

When it comes to living your best life, does mindset matter? In today’s episode of The Taming Crazy Podcast, we’re chatting about Midlife Mindset. Midlife is generally defined as between the ages of 40 and 65 and has now become a large section of the population so if you’re in this group you’re in great…

Menopause is one of those things you never really think about until it happens to you. Even though 50% of the world’s population will go through it at some point in their lives, many of us are still oblivious to the signs and symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause. Until of course, you find yourself in…

Last night I was sitting on the sofa catching up with some emails. Ger was out of town, and the dogs were already sleeping soundly in the basement. The house was quiet, the only light emanating from a table lamp and the soft hazy blue of my laptop. Then I saw it. Out of the…