We want to be accommodating and easygoing, the kind of woman who wants to ‘go with the flow’ so we say things like, ‘Whatever you want,” “I don’t care,” or “You decide.”

While we think this is helpful to others and sends the message that we can take the backseat, it actually can send the opposite message from what you are trying to portray.

In this week’s episode, we are exploring the ideas around not having a preference and encouraging you to take a stand.

When you’ve won 4 Emmy Awards and have been nominated for two more… you can take a break and revel in your success, right? Nope. Today, we speak to a true powerhouse who has a deep love for her family and Italian heritage, is a top-notch professional, and health and fitness expert. She’s warm, empathetic and so down to earth.  

Relational intelligence is a skill you can build increasing your awareness of others and creating deep connections allowing you to drive influence and impact.

In this episode, we’re talking more about what relational intelligence is, why it’s important, and how you can start to master it too.

Unless you have a personality disorder, you probably don’t like conflict.

Modern Gen X Women don’t avoid hard things. Yes, we may feel uncomfortable, and drag our feet a bit but overall we face things and get through to the other side.

In this episode, we unpack how you can too.

Breakups are hard. If you’re in a romantic relationship, if you have a long term friendship that is no longer serving you. We’ve learned the rules to navigate both of these types of breakups, but who’s setting the rules for when you break up with your job?

In this episode, we are digging into how to handle the personal piece as you consciously uncouple from your job.

In this week’s episode of the Modern Gen X Woman #podcast Jackie and Mimi talk to Melinda to learn what it takes to be a serial #entrepreneur including the importance of overcoming limiting beliefs, meditation, and practicing gratitude; how to balance work and home life, avoiding #burnout, and why we must destigmatize failure in entrepreneurship and embrace it as a learning opportunity.

There is something invigorating and exciting about doing something different. Maybe it’s something you used to do, something you’ve wanted to do or something brand new.

When we hit midlife, it could feel like every day is the same. How do you break out of that feeling? We’re here to talk about the 7 Things To Do In Midlife.

If I had to pick one word for the decade it would be “authentic”. Everyone is looking for the real deal with both others and within themselves. The problem is how do you figure out what is truly authentic to you? With so many inputs of commentary, information, and ideas it can be hard to tell where you really begin.In this week’s episode, we are going to help you find your true north star by providing you with 7 thoughtful ways to ask in order to find your authentic self.  

Imagine being a mom of three young kids, waking up with a sore throat, and stopping by urgent care to make sure it’s not strep. Instead of being told yup, it’s strep, you’re raced to the ER because you don’t have a cold or even a virus… you have cancer and your organs are shutting down.

This is exactly what happened to our special and brave guest Catherine Dittmer.

At first, there is denial and annoyance, then lots of anger. In this episode, Catherine generously shares her story and how she coped. By sharing her journey, Catherine is on a mission to help others who may be faced with a terrifying diagnosis.

There are certain words that fly out of our mouths — no they don’t start with F — These are words and phrases we want to challenge you to remove from your vocabulary.

When we work with clients and with companies, one of the aspects we coach and consult on is Linguistic Intelligence. Bringing awareness to the words or phrases that can be triggering for you or for others. They can diminish you and your worth. They can invalidate your authority and make others get defensive.

In this episode, we dig into the 7 words (you may be surprised) and the words to use instead.

Habits are the backbone of achievement. It doesn’t matter if you are trying to achieve a healthier lifestyle, a new job, or financial security, it all starts with habits.

We, as humans, live and breathe in the form of habits - and if our habits do not align with what we want for ourselves, it’ll be near impossible to get there.

This week we are talking about 7 small habits…

We can’t go into summer without talking about our summer picks, what we are excited about and what we are doing this summer, and how you, too can push your summer limits.

Should I stay or should I go? This is a question many married women in mid-life think about…. a lot. Like so many things these days, the way we approach tough situations, like divorce, can be a lot easier. Enter Erin Levine at Hello Divorce.  Hello Divorce is an online platform that creates an easier, kinder, and less expensive divorce. Hello Divorce can handle almost every divorce without court and it costs thousands less than hiring a lawyer.

From the moment we’re born, societal expectations begin to shape our thoughts and beliefs about how we are supposed to show up in the world. As girls, we were taught to be polite, stay quiet, be calm, don’t make others feel bad, don’t show off. We’re encouraged to suppress our voices, not to take up too much space, and to keep our ideas to ourselves.

This week, Mimi and I are going to uncover the hidden truths around the Good Girl Epidemic, explore how it impacted us as young girls, and how, even today, those beliefs can rear their head in the most inopportune times, holding us back and sometimes keeping us stuck.

You’ve lost 10 pounds, gotten the promotion, finally gotten 5 great clients, bought your dream house, and then… disaster strikes.  You get sick, you gain the weight back, and you have a car accident. You curse your luck and your life. Why can’t you ever get ahead? 

Before you resign yourself to just having shit luck… consider you may have hit an upper limit. 

In today’s episode, we’re talking about what an upper limit is, why they happen, and how you can break through.

The research is in, women are better leaders.

Across the board, women outperform men on all (or most depending on the research) leadership measures. As woman leaders, we must trust ourselves and lean into our inherent feminine traits. This means throwing away the masculine energy many of us thought we had to take on in order to be effective leaders.

Tomorrow’s leaders need to embrace and lead with female traits. Listen up as we talk all about Leading like a Woman.

Menopause is not easy but the good news is we have people like Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz on our side. Through her menopause bootcamps she is here to proclaim menopause is a time of celebration and her menopause bootcamps are a part of reclaiming that journey. 

In this episode, we’re talking with Dr. Suzanne about why she wants women to know their options, feel empowered, feel the love of community, and create opportunities to move into that next part of their life with tools that make sense for them.  Her tools are evidence-based and also based on good common sense.  When it comes to her Menopause Boot Camp and certification program, she has no less than world domination in mind. 

Have you seen a difference in how much you worry or ruminate as you’ve reached midlife?

Listen up because in this episode we’re telling you, we aren’t crazy (even though we may sometimes feel like we are) and instead, why and how we are reacting to the different physical, emotional, and psychological elements happening to us all at the same time. Oh, the angst of midlife!

You can’t turn on the TV or read your LinkedIn news feed without seeing another announcement, Amazon, Google, Salesforce, Walmart, McDonald’s, and Facebook (again) are having tremendous layoffs.

The news feels bleak and couple that with AI “threats” and it can feel as though we have hit bottom and are going to stay there.

Layoffs are complicated, they are emotional, they are disorienting, they are diminishing and they can lead to you questioning your worth. These are normal and natural feelings that Mimi and I need for you, our listeners who may be going through a layoff themselves, or their friends or family, you are not alone and while times may feel desperate, and you may feel alone, you aren’t.

Do you spin out, over analyzing, and constantly look for approval? Or maybe you get some constructive criticism and you decide to disconnect and disengage.

If this is you, it’s ok…. You may be struggling with an insecure attachment style, which isn’t as uncommon as you think. In this episode, we’re going to explore attachment styles and how to manage them.