• 150 | Stay Active in Midlife with Better Ankle Movement: Movement Snack
    Jul 1 2024

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    Imagine you're walking confidently through your golden years, free from the fear of falls and injuries. That's not just a dream; it's a reality you can achieve by focusing on one crucial area: your ankles. Join me, Courtney, on this episode of Moving Through Midlife, as I share a deeply personal story about a family member's fall that underscores the undeniable value of ankle mobility and strength. We'll dive into a practical, step-by-step exercise you can start right from your chair, designed to improve your ankle health and enhance your stability. By prioritizing safety and going barefoot, you'll fully engage your foot's range of motion and start your journey toward better mobility and injury prevention.

    Incorporating simple movement snacks into your daily routine can make a world of difference in your overall well-being. Listen along as I guide you through an easy-to-follow exercise that aims to boost your ankle mobility and keep you active as you age gracefully. Don't hesitate to text us with any questions or feedback—we'll address them in an upcoming call. And, of course, share this episode with friends or leave a review to help us reach more moms like you. For more support and resources, join our Moving Through Midlife community and take the next step in your journey to better health and stability. Enjoy the benefits of this movement snack and embrace the joys of staying active through midlife and beyond.

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    10 mins
  • 149 | Shedding Expectations of How we Should be Living with Deb Blum
    Jun 24 2024

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    Deb Blum is the founder and guide for The Whole Soul Way 12-Month Experience. Having been an empowerment and transformational coach for women for over a decade, she's pulled together everything she's learned on her own path and from her clients into a guided self-paced online course and program. In this program, she teaches a step-by-step process to unhook from fear, conditioning, and other barriers to love so that you can truly enjoy the life you're in and experience emotionally deep and mutually fulfilling relationships. Deb loves to dive deep into subjects such as shadow work, inner child healing, self-love, nervous system regulation, authenticity, emotional maturity, spirituality, and conscious living. Deb is an empty nester with 20 and 21-year-old boys in college and recently moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband of 22 years.

    We discuss:
    -How we can shed the expectations and start to live into what we really want
    -What to do if having a midlife crisis
    -How we can live for ourselves
    -How to listen to ourselves when struggling
    -Understanding the phases of life: first phase of life and second phase of life
    -Living for your soul
    -How to not act on your emotions
    -The importance of listening as a mom
    -Drama and Trauma Triangle
    -How to listen when life is so busy
    -How to check in with our feelings

    You can find Deb at:
    Website: https://www.thewholesoulway.com/
    Social Media Links:
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    https://www.instagram.com/debblum/
    FREEBIE: https://www.thewholesoulway.com/triggers

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    53 mins
  • 148 | Mobility Exercises for Beginners: Movement Snack
    Jun 3 2024

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    The first Monday of the month I provide you with a movement snack to see how you are moving in your every day life. Today we are talking about Mobility and these are exercises that we all need to be practicing on the daily.

    I discuss:
    -the importance of mobility
    -what joints should be stable and what joints should be mobile
    -how to work on foot mobility
    -exercise to strengthen the big toe
    -how to increase hip mobility
    -the importance of adding rotation into your daily life
    -how to not be so stiff in your back
    -how to release tight shoulders

    If you enjoyed this episode I would love for you to work with me!

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    20 mins
  • 147 | Organizing your Pictures with Haleh of Picturli
    May 27 2024

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    If you struggle with organizing your pictures or not sure how you should create a photo book this podcast is for you. Today I speak with Haleh of Picturli.

    Haleh Shoa is the founder and CEO of Picturli, a photo organization, curation, archiving and design studio that helps families, individuals and businesses transform their photo mess into one sortable digital library. Haleh and her team meticulously organize their client’s entire photo collections into a sortable and searchable Photo Archive that is secure, easily shareable. Haleh firmly believes that our family histories and personal memories are some of the most valuable treasures we can have and that preserving and sharing them is essential for future generations.

    We discuss:
    -How to organize pictures
    -The best apps for organizing pictures
    -How to backup your photos
    -How to start making photo books
    -How to curate photos and decision making skills for deleting photos

    You can find Haleh at:
    https://www.picturli.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/picturli/
    https://www.facebook.com/picturli/
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/picturli/

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    33 mins
  • 146 | What your Period says about your Health with the Period Whisperer
    May 20 2024

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    Bria Gadd is an holistic health coach, and certified personal trainer and nutrition
    coach, who specializes in female hormones, helping women with weight release
    and energy gain in pre and post menopause, and finding clarity in hormonal
    chaos.
    We discuss:
    -What your period says about your health
    -How sugar affects our periods and overall health in perimenopause
    -How to handle our energy in perimenopause
    -Sleep hygiene in perimenopause
    -Nutrition in perimenopause
    -The effects of caffeine in perimenopause
    -How to handle movement and exercise in midlife
    -How do we learn to listen to our body
    -Cycle syncing your workouts
    -The best way to workout during perimenopause

    You can find Bria at:
    Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bria_period_whisperer/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BriaThePeriodWhisperer/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briagadd
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bria_period_whisperer
    Podcast: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast

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    48 mins
  • 145 | Skip the Burn Out and Live a More Nourished Life with Hally Brooke
    May 13 2024

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    Today I am speaking with Hally Brooke, Founder & CEO of Live Nourished Coaching, is a Certified Functional Medicine Nutrition Counselor, Health & Wellness Coach, and industry advocate. Overcoming personal GI issues and extensive training led her to establish a thriving nationwide practice. Hally's mission at Live Nourished Coaching is to make health coaching accessible to all, accomplished through direct coaching and strategic partnerships. An international speaker, top-level medical practice consultant, and founder of a world-class health coaching agency, Hally's true inspiration lies in witnessing clients transform from illness to thriving wellness, driven by their internal motivation to Live Nourished.

    We discuss:
    -her struggle with IBS
    -how she needed to heal her gut to heal her stomach issues
    -what is adrenal fatigue
    -how to heal adrenal fatigue
    -is mom burnout the same as adrenal fatigue
    -how to decrease cortisol
    -how to decrease inflammation in the body
    -what to do if we are chronically exhausted
    -and so much more.

    She shares a lot of information on how she has helped women through various auto-immune diseases and provides a wealth of information.

    If you are interested in booking a call with her, head to
    www.livenourishedcoahing.com



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    40 mins
  • 144 | An Exercise for your Pelvic Floor: Movement Snack
    May 6 2024

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    On the first Monday of the month I provide you with a movement snack to help you move more and better throughout your day.

    Today I am sharing a way to fire on and strengthen the deep core muscles and pelvic floor. This can be done seated and will help to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.

    -an exercise for your pelvic floor
    -how to fire on and strengthen the deep core
    -how to strengthen the pelvic floor

    You can find this video in our community as well: (1) Moving through Midlife (Powered by Form Fit) | Facebook

    If this bothers you, then you will want to work on relaxing your pelvic floor more which I will have a video next week in the community.

    You can also listen to:
    Episode 73: Struggling with Urinary Incontinence
    Episode 60.2: Quick tip for Incontinence

    for more information.

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    9 mins
  • 143 | Finding your Motivation
    Apr 29 2024

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    One thing many people come to me for is motivation.

    I discuss:
    Difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
    How you can start small with your motivation
    A body in motion stays in motion
    Finding an accountability buddy to help you with motivation and consistency
    Find something you enjoy doing to keep you moving.

    These are the three tips to help you get motivated to start moving more.

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    18 mins