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Interested in making your midlife years amazing but not feeling your best and that perhaps, menopause has not been necessarily kind? Do you want to get focused on setting realistic fitness goals, refining your nutrition, and improving your overall physical and mental well-being, but don't know where to start?
Asking for a Friend is a midlife podcast that gets your health, wellness, and fitness questions answered by experts in their fields and features women just like you, who are stepping out to make their lives and the lives of others more fulfilled.
Host Michele Folan is a 26-year veteran of the health industry, coach, mom, wife, and self-professed life-long learner, who wants you to feel encouraged to be all you were meant to be. How do you want the next 20+ years to look? What do you control? Aren't you worth it?
Tune in to celebrate this time of our lives with honesty, wisdom, and humor, because no one said we have to go quietly into this chapter.
Michele Folan is a certified nutrition coach with the FASTer Way program. If you would like to work with her to help you reach your health and fitness goals, sign up here:
https://www.fasterwaycoach.com/?aid=MicheleFolan
If you have questions about her coaching program, you can email her at mfolanfasterway@gmail.com
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This podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional healthcare services, including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their healthcare professionals for any such conditions.
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When you choose a therapist or a coach, ones who have had their own struggles and hurdles provide a certain amount of comforting empathy that is relatable and very real. Our guest on this episode walked through the fire to find what called her to be what she was meant to be.Building a coaching practice that is specifically focused on nurturing families and families who are in business together, Lisa Bosse made a life-changing pivot. Her own family health challenges, navigating the...
There are many personality tests out there, and the one of which most are aware is Myers-Briggs. It was published in 1962 and was considered the gold standard for many years, but it is really just a tool that analyzes behaviors. The Enneagram, however, takes a deep-dive into one's personality and provides a course of true self-discovery. The modern Enneagram, which has origins that go back hundreds of years, has enjoyed a resurgence in the last thirty years.Deni Tato was the...
The pillars of good health for midlife women are proper nutrition with plenty of protein and the correct ratio of carbs and fat, weightbearing and resistance exercise, stress management, social connections, and of course, sleep. If you think about it, all of these are adversely affected by poor sleep. Getting optimal sleep is really the building block of great health. Can I get an amen?Morgan Adams became a double-certified holistic sleep coach after dealing with her own sle...
What does the phrase, "It's never too late," mean to you? I like to think that for me, it means that I am never too old to be whom I've always wanted to be or live a life that I love. Our guest on this episode decided in her early sixties it was time to change up her health and her mindset. The first step was to find a coach and then kick her Chardonnay and Thai food habit.Tired of living a life of being invisible, Susan Guidi began a physical transformation that was astoun...
1Do you ever have a sense of untapped potential and purpose as you've hit the second half of life? Have you asked yourself what you can offer the world? This week's podcast guest has created a resource to help you get the clarity and confidence that you need to pivot to a life reimagined, informed by meaning and inner trust instead of external validation and hustle. Career and life pivot coach, Anne Pillsbury, calls it pivot paralysis, and how it relates to perfectionis...
Once again a podcast guest proves that many of us find our real passion and purpose in midlife. Sometimes it is very intentional, and other times, life experiences propel us onto a path that was meant to be.The impressive accomplishments of Joanna Zeiger are too numerous to mention, but it wasn't until a horrific biking accident that she discovered her true calling. You won't want to miss this episode where I speak to an Olympian, champion triathlete, PhD in genetic epidemiology, ...
Loss can come in many forms. It can be a beloved career, a pet, the unfathomable loss of a child, or perhaps a marriage or life partner. The grief and trauma that can follow such life events can be daunting. Sometimes awful things happen to us, and we somehow gather up the courage to handle whatever life puts in our way, but how we get there is different for everyone.When you are ready to heal from the grief, the important thing is to recognize that you not only choose growt...
Have you been curious about the practice of Reiki? I was, so I went on a search to find someone who was an expert on the subject. How excited was I to find a Reiki Master, who is also a clinical hypnotist and regression therapist. Jackpot!Laura Giurdanella is a Mindset Coach and Holistic Wellness Practitioner. When her own journey inward began, it brought to the surface the many layers of issues that years of a poor self-image had created, and it brought deep insight i...
Organic chemistry lab partners, Hillary and Liz, had an immediate connection when they met at UMass Amherst, and what ensued is a forty year friendship that has withstood marriages, the birth of children, and busy careers. So what do two dieticians do to spice up things up in midlife? The funny and engaging duo writes a book and start broadcasting their health and wellness conversations from Hillary's kitchen on social media. Co-authors, and long-time friends, Hillary Wright...
In the very first episode of the Asking for a Friend Podcast, I speak of listening to podcasts for the first. I had lost my job, it was during the pandemic, and I was walking A LOT! The podcast that drew me in was called Failing Forward. The guests all have had some measure of failure or a life misstep that provided them a pivotal moment. The question is, are they truly failures or stepping stones that propel us to success? It gave me pause to hear their stories ...
The field of regenerative medicine has made great strides, in recent years, to become established as credible and effective treatment for joint and spine degeneration. While stem cell research has been controversial in the past, the FDA regulates its use, and the process is quite safe. So why is Europe is so far ahead of the US in embracing the benefits of this technology?Neurosurgeon, Jeffrey Gross, wanted to explore the area of regenerative medicine, so he went back to get the t...
When you put a survey out to midlife women, and many respondents indicate that they feel "invisible", what do you do with that information? Well, Kwavi decided it was time to help other women navigate the complex, over-fifty path to create a future more exciting than their past. She created a community of like-minded women, where each can grow in her own unique way, in a safe, non-judgmental place.You can just feel the positive vibes and energy in this interview! Kwavi remin...
When you decide to write a book in your fifties, no one prepares you to be named as best motivational read of the new year, by a best-selling author on the Today Show. That is what happened to our podcast guest, Andrea DeWitt! Her book, Name Claim & Reframe, is more than a self-help book. It is really an expression of her very relatable journey to calming her own inner critic and limiting beliefs to help others access their power and potential in ultimately finding their...
"I think you always hold back when you have a net," says Debra Atkinson, women's fitness expert. In the thick of midlife changes of her own, at the age of forty-nine, she felt the itch to do more and take a huge risk. Debra quit her very secure positions in academia and as a personal training director, packed up her house, and moved to another city to start her new adventure. Talk about a midlife pivot!Today, Debra Atkinson is a respected author, lecturer, trainer of other c...
After a recent conversation about ADHD with a family member, it dawned on me that this subject is not really discussed much in women and is typically considered a disorder in children, particularly boys. I started looking into ADHD in midlife women, and I was surprised to find that it goes largely undiagnosed in women and girls, as the signs are not as obvious as they are in males.Katy Weber, coach, author and podcaster, took her own diagnosis of adult ADHD to build a platform to suppor...
I love a great "pull yourself up by the boot straps" story! When you have walked through the fire of illness, divorce, loss of parents - these hardships can prepare us for an extraordinary destiny.We speak a lot about the midlife crisis. Is it really a crisis or is it an ascension? How you approach your situation makes all the difference. Do you need a sherpa or transformational guide to lead you through the wilderness? Leisse Wilcox, life coach, author, an...
When entrepreneur Mary Beth Schell's dancewear business succumbed to online competition, she made the decision to transition into a service model venture, but what would that be? It was suggested that she look into cryotherapy, as it was all the rage in Europe. After extensive research and a leap of faith, Mary Beth took the risk to launch a very successful full-service cryotherapy center.Her journey has not only made her life more fulfilling, but Mary Beth built a business ...
So many times our guests' own personal experiences drive them to learn to become functional experts on important issues. Kirstie Cunningham, MD and OBGYN, experienced premature menopause, which created health complexities and complications when she was in her twenties, and then came the challenge of conceiving a child. Kirstie's own journey made her empathetic to her patients' individual situations, and because she wanted to be able to fully understand treatment options, she becam...
Dr. Katie Takayasu initially pursued a path in traditional Western medicine, but as her own health issues began to be evident, she took a step back to assess what would get to the cause of her symptoms rather mask the problem.She has built a practice that is rich is evidence-based medicine that combines both Western and holistic approaches to treat the whole patient. Dr. Katie teaches patients the value of optimizing their lifestyles - how we eat, how we move, how we sleep, and how we ...
May we talk? A recent survey of women showed that the most common symptoms during menopause that make sex less enjoyable are low libido, less confidence and painful intercourse, yet a majority of women are not actively seeking help for their menopause symptoms, even though there is help out there! The great news is that the women's sexual health industry is listening and developing products to address and boost the midlife sexual experience and confidence. We are getti...
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