Middle age

She's amazing.

And we had a fabulous chat, and, and she brought something up, because we know what Middle Age is about now.

It's about all the rage we're all feeling in perimenopause and menopause and how to channel it, because it is justified, and I go into, I go into great length as to why rage is a perfectly rational response to some of the things that have been happening to us for, well, since the beginning of time, actually.

But we were having a discussion, and she brought up the idea that I don't think is unfamiliar to most of us, okay? And this idea was that she's planned with her girlfriends the commune that she's gonna live in when she gets older, because she, like many, are watching how our parents are aging, and for some it's, it's difficult given the nature of the way that we live in this nuclear family.

What if the thing that you've been calling taking care of yourself is actually the thing that's making you feel worse? Welcome to the Midlife Feast, the podcast that helps you make sense of your body, your health, and menopause in the messy middle of midlife.

I'm Dr. Jen Salibh Huber, intuitive eating dietician and naturopathic doctor and author of Eat to Thrive During Menopause.

Around here, we don't see midlife and menopause as problems to solve, but as invitations to live with more freedom, trust, and joy.

The one that is maybe treating your body, midlife, menopause, like an ongoing project or a problem that needs to be solved.

Stick with me because by the end of this episode, I'm going to share a few questions that I hope will change how you think about health and midlife and menopause.

Welcome back to another season of the Midlife Feast.

I'm so glad that you're here.

If you have been with me since the beginning, which is almost five years now, you were part of a really big milestone that I hit this summer.

And lovely if the mental load part hit home, the remembering everything, carrying everything.

You'll love my free guide, Five Essential Steps for Flourishing in Midlife.

It's gentle, practical, and it's the perfect next step after this chat.

And the link is in the description below.

We hear this phrase midlife crisis all the time, and I really truly dislike that phrase because I don't think it is a crisis.

I think it's a time of clarity.

Midlife clarity sounds so much better and so much more positive.

What if we're finally old enough to realize how to pa- how d- how quickly life moves and young enough to still do something about it? What if there's a season where we stop asking, "Who does everyone need to be?" And instead say, "Who am I right now?" Not who, who I was at 25, not who I was when the kids were little, not who did I become to survive last season, but who am I right now? What makes me laugh? What gives me energy? What am I curious about? What have I been putting off? Who do I love become, being around? That's so important to just understand the impact of your circle and finding joy in the people that surround you.

What do I want this ordinary Tuesday to feel like? Those aren't selfish questions, friend.

I felt disoriented facing retirement.

Welcome to the Midlife Chrysalis podcast with Chip Conley, where we explore how midlife isn't a crisis, but a chrysalis, a time of profound transformation that can lead to the most meaningful chapter of your life.

Welcome to The Midlife Chrysalis.

This is Chip Conley.

And what a delight to have a conversation in depth with somebody that has been just an inspiration to me.

For those of you who are spiritually inclined, you will find this to be a very nourishing conversation.

After our conversation, I will come back with the three key things that I learned.

Connie, thank you for joining us on the Midlife Crystals.

I am so grateful that the podcast world has brought us together, and I'm grateful for you, so thank you so much for tuning in.

I'm your host, Suzy Rosenstein, your Master Certified Coach, Midlife Life Leadership Mentor, and Certified Zentangle Teacher, and I am so happy to be here with you again.

Now, today's show was inspired by something that comes up in my coaching community regularly.

It's about your relationship with your aging parents.