Rebranding Middle Age

My hope for you is that you would love yourself so deeply... that you would be so filled up that you would overflow into the world around you.In this final episode of year two, I'm getting vulnerable about my own journey with receiving. From childhood patterns of never asking for anything to recent struggles with buying myself cute hand towels without guilt, I share the messy reality of learning to receive goodness.During my recent summer visioning time, I heard this piece of intuitive wisdom: "Krista, you can't lead where you're not willing to go yourself." This got me reflecting on where I still have blocks to receiving - whether it's compliments, help, pleasure, or even allowing myself to want things.I explore why receiving feels so challenging for many of us, the connection between receiving and true compassion, and why reciprocity matters. Real compassion is bidirectional - it ebbs and flows. What we pour in is what we leak out.I share practical ideas like keeping a "receive list" and the importance of examining our beliefs about worthiness. Are you allowed to want? Are you allowed to need?Thank you for being here. I look forward to starting year three with you!Let's Connect:FB: https://www.facebook.com/alifeinprogressca and https://www.facebook.com/rebrandingmiddleage/IG: https://www.instagram.com/a_life_in_progress/NEW / FREE: (Mostly) monthly Hope Map Conversations to help you live joyfully in a messy world: Hope Map Conversations: Live Joyfully in a Messy world | A Life In Progress

Today's guest, Whitney Fleming, is a writer, social media consultant, mother and advocate. She owns the blog Parenting Teens and Tweens and is the voice behind the popular social media account @WhitneyFlemingWrites.Writer and social media consultant Whitney Fleming opens up about launching three daughters into the world, navigating perimenopause, and finding herself again after feeling like "a shadow of herself" for years.We talk about...The emotional "push and pull" of watching kids become independentReframing "empty nest" as kids "sitting on the branch"The importance of finding healthcare providers who actually listenWhy women must advocate fiercely for proper testing and careProtecting time for internal processing and mental clarityThe importance of letting kids fail and learn natural consequencesModeling self-care and personal growth for your childrenConnect with Whitneyparentingteensandtweens.comhttps://www.facebook.com/whitneyflemingwritesConnect with Kristahttps://www.alifeinprogress.ca/monday-morning-hope-map/https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/work-with-me/

Where we focus we aim. And where we aim, we will arrive/experience. This is where our energy, attention, and important resources go. Where is 80% of your focus directed? And is this taking you in a direction that you truly want for your life?I'm resharing this episode because the question "how will I know that I have lived well" is one of the key questions I ask myself (in the WHY section) of my Life Visioning Process. Join me for my Life Visioning Course: The Life Visioning Course: Handcraft A Soul-Honouring Life | A Life In ProgressLiving an examined life - one in which I ask myself interesting and sometimes challenging, brave questions and then take action, or practice hope-in-action, toward a life and world I truly want to live in - is one of my commitments to myself. It is also something I guide other women in, inside my Brave + Beautiful Community. Join the Brave + Beautiful Community (summer session begins on July 14th): Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In ProgressIn this episode I talk about walking out our Core Values. Two ways I can help you identify and learn to live your values "on purpose":The Core Values Workshop (included in the Life Visioning Course): Core values WorkshopThe Life Visioning Course: The Life Visioning Course: Handcraft A Soul-Honouring Life | A Life In Progress---More than ever we need to take radical responsibility for our lives. For who and how we choose to be in the world, for the world we help create, for how we care for our mind-emotion-body health, and so on. May you have the courage to live a life that is true to yourself.I've supported thousands of women in this work. Join me inside the Brave + Beautiful Community: Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In Progress. Book a free chat with Krista: https://calendly.com/alifeinprogress/25minOr for (mostly) weekly encouragement, sign up for my Hope Map: Sign Up For The Monday Morning Hope Map | A Life In Progress

Happy solstice - and happy summer! To start us off I offer a couple simple ways to check-in at the start of the season to ensure that you truly enjoy the months ahead.Then, I talk about self-identity and how, if we are growth-minded and say yes to the fullness of life, our identify can and will shift as we move through different seasons of life. I invite you to think about your vision/dream/longing and to recognize that there are many pathways toward your dream. You don't have to follow the status quo, do life according to anyone else's expectations, or even follow the path that used to work for you in a previous season. And I share 6 prompts to help you listen inward and do some truth-telling about the life you want and the world you want to live in.A practice of imperfect action (with consistency) is a skill you can learn and that can change your life. Small steps lead to powerful results (free resource): https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/how-to-practice-imperfect-action/Join the Brave + Beautiful Community (pay in full or choose one of the payment plan options): https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/membership/At the end of your days, how will you know that you’ve lived well? Take a look at the Life Visioning Course (price goes up July 1st): https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/guided-life-visioning-process/

In this episode I talk with Sophie Jane Hardy, writer, podcast host and business coach inspired by nature's seasons and cycles. Sophie shares a bit about her journey to becoming a mum after years of fertility treatments and postpartum emotional turbulence. She talks about a shift in identity in her early 40s, her personal decolonisation process, and the profound wisdom she has gained from cyclical living. Our discussion emphasizes the significance of honest storytelling and the importance of creating safe spaces for women to share their truths. Furthermore, we explore how these narratives can foster connection and resilience in the face of societal pressures and personal struggles.This felt like having a coffee date with Sophie and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.Connect with Sophie on IG: sophie.jane.hardyJoin the Brave + Beautiful Community Summer Session: Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In Progress The Life Visioning Course (free for B+B members who join for a full year): The Life Visioning Course (reg $790): $490 | A Life In ProgressBook a free Zoom chat with Krista to decide if the B+B Community is a great fit for you in this season: Calendly

You get to define "small" and you get to choose the size and quality of your life. The point is to craft a way of being that allows you feel safe, at home, and joyful in your body and life.I talk about why we need to do the inner and outer work at the same time. The inner work might include things like getting to know your True self, learning a practice of self-compassion, building skills to support naming and honouring your boundaries, and so on. The outer work is what I offer in my Life Visioning Course. It creates the gentle structure or scaffolding of your life that supports your inner work. Or that supports you in being your True Self and thriving, flourishing, or showing up fully to life in each new season.So many people assume they are "wrong" somehow if they try to change their old patterns but struggle to maintain the healthier changes. The reality though is that very often they are attempting to create positive change WITHOUT the supporting structures. And this sets them up for discouragement and giving up.My work offers you the inner and outer work of learning to truly love and value yourself alongside the systems, rhythms, practices and habits that create the scaffolding of a sustainable and soul-honouring life.The Life Visioning Process - take the course*: The Life Visioning Course (reg $790): $490 June Only | A Life In Progress*for a limited time, you can get teh course FREE when you join the B+B Community for a full year! The Life Visioning Process - work 1:1 with me: Reimagine Your Life: Book A Life Visioning Intensive $3490 | A Life In ProgressThe Brave + Beautiful Community: Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In ProgressCoaching for midlife women ready to reclaim freedom, wholeness, and joy: Coaching for Midlife Women Seeking Freedom, Wholeness, and joySign up for the Monday morning Hope Map: Sign Up For The Monday Morning Hope Map | A Life In Progress

All morning I'd been pondering what I wanted to talk about on the podcast this week and what came up was the truth that we must allow ourselves to change, evolve, and continue growing if we are to meet and befriend our True Selves and if we want to walk in freedom, wholeness, and joy.While this may sound simple and obvious, it's brave and hard work. Risky work. In order to grow forward, we must be willing to let go of old versions of Self, old identities, old stories, old patterns that no longer serve us. This conversation married nicely with the current work inside my membership community. So today I also want to share a short clip from a Brave + Beautiful Community Call. How to Practice Imperfect Action (free resource): https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/how-to-practice-imperfect-action/When Should I Quit: How to Live a Conscious Life: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/should-i-quit/Early registration for the Brave + Beautiful Community Summer Session opens up on Monday, June 2. Join us here (or book a free chat to make sure it's a great fit for you in this season): Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In Progress

Be kind to yourself today. You do not have to be prettier, smarter, or less emotional, stronger, take up less space, or be less of a hot-mess than you currently are to deserve love. To deserve life. Or be treated with kindness. Or to treat yourself with kindness.The post from 2016: You Deserve Love, Life, and Kindness Exactly As You Are | A Life In ProgressConnect with Krista on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/alifeinprogressca and https://www.facebook.com/rebrandingmiddleage/Connect with Krista on IG: https://www.instagram.com/a_life_in_progress/And if you're moving away from social media, be sure to join my email community: Sign Up For The Monday Morning Hope Map | A Life In Progress

*I talk a tiny bit about grief in this episode, nothing deep. But head's up in case you're not in a place to hear any mention of this. You're imperfect. Life is messy. Show up anyway.In this episode I share 12 ideas or quotes that will help you practice hope-in-action or imperfect action and show up fully to life - even though it's messy and imperfect.Takeaways: Embracing our imperfections allows us to fully participate in the messiness of life, which is essential for personal growth and connection. Life inevitably presents us with challenges that often feel overwhelming, yet we must confront these imperfections and continue to show up with intention and courage. The journey of life is characterized by continual action and adaptation, rather than waiting for a perfect path to be revealed before making a move. Recognizing that our small contributions can effect change in our immediate environment empowers us to act despite feelings of inadequacy or overwhelm. Connect with Krista on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/alifeinprogressca and https://www.facebook.com/rebrandingmiddleage/Connect with Krista on IG: https://www.instagram.com/a_life_in_progress/And if you're moving away from social media, be sure to join my email community: Sign Up For The Monday Morning Hope Map | A Life In Progress

My guest today is Asha Frost. Asha is an Indigenous Medicine Woman, and the international best-selling author of You are the Medicine, The Sacred Medicine Oracle, and The Animal Elders Oracle Deck. *I've included my referral linksThough I ended up editing this out (for time) I shared with Asha how much I've used and benefitted from her Sacred Medicine Cards - I use them at every new and full moon as a tool as I listen inward for wisdom and direction. Connect with Asha: https://ashafrost.com/We talk about seasons of growing into our ourselves or "coming home to ourselves" and Asha shares a bit about her current season of life (which includes perimenopause and no more capacity for people-pleasing!). We talk about running soul-honouring businesses as highly sensitive humans living with chronic illness.And Asha shares a bit about what purpose means to her and how this ties to being a visible Indigenous Woman when so many Indigenous People historically did not have a voice and many still do not today. RESOURCESJoin the Brave + Beautiful Community for midlife women this spring: Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In ProgressTrue Rest Through The Seasons (for midlife women who NEED to learn to rest!): True Rest Through The Seasons: Free Resource | A Life In ProgressConnect with Krista on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/alifeinprogressca and https://www.facebook.com/rebrandingmiddleage/Connect with Krista on IG: https://www.instagram.com/a_life_in_progress/And if you're moving away from social media, be sure to join my email community: Sign Up For The Monday Morning Hope Map | A Life In Progress

I love a fresh start! In early spring it is wise to focus first on freedom and recalibration and then, later, expansion and growth. We need to build healthy soil, a stable foundation, or put down healthy roots first because this is what prepares us for growth and expansion.In this episode I offer 5 ideas that you can explore this spring - I'm practicing with you.RESOURCESJoin the Brave + Beautiful Community for midlife women this spring: Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In ProgressConnect with Krista on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/alifeinprogressca and https://www.facebook.com/rebrandingmiddleage/Connect with Krista on IG: https://www.instagram.com/a_life_in_progress/And if you're moving away from social media, be sure to join my email community: Sign Up For The Monday Morning Hope Map | A Life In Progress

My guest today, Kim Vopni - aka the Vagina Coach – is a Pelvic Floor Fitness & Women's Health Coach. She is the creator of the Buff Muff Method and Membership in which she provides education and exercise, lifestyle support and group coaching, to help women prevent & heal incontinence & prolapse. *My "likes" and "ums" were in full force in this episode - I needed to slow my thinking and speech. Hopefully it won't distract you from the wealth of information in this episode. This episode talks about why attending to our pelvic floor health is important to our resilience as women and to living big, full, amazing lives. We discuss common pelvic floor issues among midlife women including prolapse, vaginal drying/thinning, bladder leaks, and more.There is a lot we can do in terms of preventive care but the reality is that many of us in midlife and beyond did not receive the health education we needed to prevent or attend to some of our symptoms more quickly. It's never too late though. Whatever season of life we are in, we can take action to feel more empowered in our bodies and lives.Share this episode with your daughters, sisters, friends, and mom. Having brave conversations about our health improves quality of life for those we care about. And bringing some humor into the mix doesn't hurt;)RESOURCESConnect with Kim:https://www.instagram.com/vaginacoach/https://www.vaginacoach.com/podcastMy sister also recommends: https://www.instagram.com/vaginarehabdoctorJoin the Brave + Beautiful Community for midlife women this spring: Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In ProgressMore about key components of resilience and resources to support your growth : Expand Your Capacity + Grow Your Resilience | A Life In ProgressConnect with Krista on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/alifeinprogressca and https://www.facebook.com/rebrandingmiddleage/Connect with Krista on IG: https://www.instagram.com/a_life_in_progress/And if you're moving away from social media, be sure to join my email community: Sign Up For The Monday Morning Hope Map | A Life In Progress

I'm sharing a short presentation I offered recently as part of an online event called The Joy Reset. In the conversation I talk about True Rest in the midlife. Get the free True Rest resource that I refer to: True Rest Through The Seasons: Free Resource | A Life In ProgressI have coaching spaces opening up. Learn more: Coaching for Midlife Women Seeking Freedom, Wholeness, and joy

We grow into the wisdom, bravery, and strength that we need for each new season. We don't need to worry forward, compare, or judge ourselves for not knowing all the answers for our whole life.Not everything – not every core dream – is for today or this season. Not every task on the weekly to-do list must be checked off Monday morning (something I actually had to learn!). We are not in a race. Western culture gives us a sense of always being behind or in competition with each other.There is incredible rest, peace, and joy in pulling our hearts and minds back to this day and the work of this season.Three Core Dreams For My Soul-Honouring Life | A Life In ProgressIn the True Rest Resource, I’ve provided a description of some common challenges and invitations of each season of midlife (autumn or your 40s, winter or late perimenopause through the menopause transition, second spring or your 50s, and summer or your 60s into your early 70s).Then I provide one page per season of examples of the different types of rest you most need in that season. You might want to play with different types of rest as you move through the seasons of each year as well as through the seasons of your life.Get the free True Rest Resource: True Rest Through The Seasons: Free Resource | A Life In Progress

I share a practice that is essential for befriending and growing into your True Self and walking in freedom, wholeness, and joy. It also supports your resilience and helps you practice hope-in-action.I'd love to hear what comes up for you. You can reach out at krista@alifeinprogress.ca. Three Core Dreams For My Soul-Honouring Life | A Life In ProgressWhat Is Hope? And How To Practice Hope-In-Action | A Life In ProgressHow To Handcraft A Soul-Honouring life Step-By-Step | A Life In ProgressRead to work together? Coaching for Midlife Women Seeking Freedom, Wholeness, and joy