Just in case the barrage of fad diet ads, mega clearance sales, and journal pushers didn’t cue you in, another new year has come and gone. While we are certainly all for making setting goals and making positive changes (um, hello we’re official Life Coaches, and junk) the pressure to make shit happen January 1 just because we added a digit is stooopid.

If you made resolutions and stuck to them, good on you! But if you are like many of us, shifting from the chaos of the holidays into real, life-altering goals in a sustainable way takes a little more transition time. Now is a good time to take a breath and take control on your OWN timing.

Every good plan starts with a dream. If time, means, and location were no object what would you be doing right this minute?

Go ahead, daydream. We’ll be waiting.

Now, wasn’t that much more fun than counting points, organizing cabinets, or doing any of that adulting stuff? Believe it or not, what you just did is actually an exercise we use in Life Coaching. The idea is that when we give space for our wildest dreams we can find little nuggets of gold to build on. And them ain’t no nuggets you can mine at the bottom of a microwave meal container, friends.

We’ve got another bit of truth to lay on ya. Daydreaming is SELF-CARE!

It can increase happy hormones like dopamine and serotonin. Dopamine is even sometimes called the “feel-good” hormone. This neurotransmitting puppy triggers your brain’s reward system and is often tied to learning, memory, and pleasure. Its sidekick serotonin helps regulate your mood, sleep, memory, and more. Resolve to do more daydreaming!

In fact, daydreaming is one of the parents of this show. Karin and I tend to both be Type-A-Get-It-Done-Nobody-Else-Can-Do-It-Right-Anyway people. That tendency has served us well to this point in our lives and careers. But damn, is it exhausting! When we decided to start The Midlife Shitshow our number one goal was to make it FUN.

Even though we both have backgrounds in business development, marketing, content generation, all those buzzy buzz word things, we refused to let this space become a drudge. There would be no marketing to the high heavens, no editorial calendar overload, or sweating the numbers. Traffic smaffic, we’re doing all for the serotonin, sister!

Speaking of fun, here is a list of some of our more memorable Midlife Shit Show podcast episodes:

The Great Follicle Migration

Patchy eyebrows, disappearing lashes, thinning hair, and the unappreciated irony of random hair growing fast and furious- just exactly where you don’t want it.

Emotional Support Cupcakes

When they said we could do anything, who thought that meant we’d have to do EVERYTHING?!

Half A Vegan: The Carrot Bacon Edition

Carrot bacon will change your life. No, REALLY!

Lest you think we’re poo-pooing the healthier you thing, here is proof that we aren’t. Check out our free nutrition challenge programs. They’re an amuse bouche of our customized nutrition programs designed in conjunction with better brains… aka Functional Nutritionists. Give one a whirl and who knows, maybe you take back your New Year by setting out on a new food journey.

Plant Based Programs:

Plant-Based Brain Health Diet & Meal Plan
Plant-Based Menopause Support and Meal Plan
7-Day Plant-Based Meal Plan Challenge

Omnivore Programs:

Brain Health Diet and Meal Plan
Heart Health Diet and Meal Plan
Menopause Support and Meal Plan

Speaking of journeys…

If you think that working with a kick-ass Life Coach is something you’ve always wanted to give a go, we can help you take that first step. Both Karin and I have set aside 5 free, 30-minute Discovery sessions. These mini-morsels of magnificence are a great way to stretch your daydreaming muscles.

Wanna find out more about this Life Coaching stuff? Contact us for a free Discovery sesh:

You don’t need to be a NEW you because of a page on the calendar. You don’t need a word, mantra, or motivational cross stitch on the wall – unless you want those things. February is the new January and it’s all about taking on joy. Whatever that looks like for YOU!

Stay tuned in 2022 for great guests, new happenings, and some seriously cool shit. Happy New-ish Year. May your personal Midlife Shit Show be an Oscar-worthy epic for the ages!