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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...

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Last month, Sue and I sat down to discuss racism. Admittingly, it’s a subject neither of us is familiar with after all we are two white, middle-class women so what do we know about racism? What could we possibly say about the Black Lives Matter movement? How can we talk about white privilege when we...

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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...

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If youve been scrolling through social media lately, it wont 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...

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Finding the motivation to exercise doesn’t come easily to me. I’d much prefer to curl up with a good book and a nice cup of tea. Unfortunately, this doesn’t help when it comes to preventing weight gain. Perimenopausal hormonal changes can suck the energy right out of you. Resulting in reaching for that afternoon chocolate...

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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...

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The Taming Crazy Podcast: Views from Midlife! has launched. Please join us as we share the ups, downs, and in-betweens of being a midlife woman in today's world, Real women. Real Conversations.

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In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell introduced the concept that it takes approximately 10,000 hours to achieve expertise in any skill. This concept has since been disputed, but it does serve as a reminder that whatever we attempt to achieve in life, success is usually not instantaneous. It requires constant practice...

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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...

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5 Steps to Help Manage Overwhelm Overwhelm is a funny thing. We all experience it. We all complain about it and allow it to take its toll on our mental, emotional and physical health. Overwhelm is self-inflicted and only a state of mind, yet we still fall victim to it. According to the dictionary, ‘overwhelm’...

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