Episodes
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In the last episode of this season I am reflecting on how I am following my own advice relating to self care.
I will discuss:
what I have learnt through this first seasonwhy I am taking a breakwhy walking my talk is powerfulI can't wait to be back for season 2 in the future.
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I am thrilled to talk to an old friend Dr Liz Hadcroft. It feels lovely to know that we reconnected through my podcast. Liz was in touch and raised the issue of how many women feel invisible in midlife.
Hear us talk about:
the responsibilities women take on in midlifethe changes that occur in our bodiesthe experience of being invisiblewhy it is important to be seen and heard in midlifehow we can draw this out and speak upHave you felt invisible during mid life? I would love to hear your experiences.
About Liz:
Dr Liz Hadcroft is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has worked across the NHS and Local Authority public services and as an Expert Witness in legal proceedings for 31 years. Presently she is working with children, young people and families in adoption services in Norfolk using a developmental trauma lens. Her therapeutic practice focuses on enhancing the relationship and connection between a parent/carer to a child/young person.
Liz is a mother of two grown-up children, and now looking toward retirement and a new phase of midlife, and her what next!
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I want to talk about 'The Change'. When I first started the podcast I didn't think I would talk about perimenopause or the menopause but through the conversations I have had on the podcast I realise that 'change' is an important part of midlife.
Hear me talk about:
why it's important to talk about the menopausethe common thread between all of the women I have spoken towhy my motivation is high to share thisAbout Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I speak to Cassandra Andrews, Freedom & Clarity Coach for men 40+.
why motivation is the golden threadthe responsibilities that occur when you have ageing parentsthe role of men in midlifewhy Cassandra's motto 'Oars Up' is so importantAbout Cassandra:
Cassandra is on a mission to help men 40+ find the emotional and physical freedom they crave. She works with high achieving men who were raised believing masculinity meant being emotionally strong and never showing their emotions for fear of being seen as weak.
Cassandra is part of an elite group of international professionals, trained as a Master Practitioner in both Neuro Linguistic Programming and Timeline Therapy. She’s also highly experienced in Motivational Maps®, the world's only accurate diagnostic to measure motivation and has a global academy, training individuals in the tool.
Her work takes her across the UK and US where her clients include Harvard University, top CEOs of well-known brands, and founders of multi-million-pound businesses.
Cassandra is a self-confessed podcast junkie, consuming everything she can on mindset and motivation. More recently she can be found swigging Earl Grey tea in her beach hut whilst ferociously scribbling down thoughts for her forthcoming book. She is motivated by freedom and autonomy and making a difference.
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I am considering the inner child and mindfulness.
I cover:
what is mindfulness?how we can let our inner child out morewhy might someone find it difficult to let their inner child outI encourage you to be curious as to how you can enjoy spending time with your inner child. Maybe you'll look at the swings in the park differently next time you pass them.
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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Following recovery from breast cancer Alli found the onset of menopause heightened her stress in the workplace. She resigned and decided to become a menopause coach for women in senior management.
We discuss:
how to fill yourself upcreating nurturing networkshow to communicate your symptomstaking control of your symptomsAbout Alli Noel MSc
With over 20 years of experience in the Charity sector, primarily in Strategic and Senior Operations roles, Allison is an effective advocate for individual rights and improved outcomes. She has consistently focused on delivering impactful services and managing teams to ensure quality and effective development. Drawing on her academic background in Biochemistry and Information Management, she founded MenoMorphose, a menopause coaching business dedicated to helping women in senior management fulfil their potential and live their best lives.
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I am exploring the case of the disappearing glasses. I know you know what I mean. How many times have you lost your glasses during menopause? Or even something else that should be easily findable. Let me talk you through why hormones can be to blame during mid life and hear a tip from my hairdresser about where NOT to leave your glasses.
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I am talking to Emma Benyon, motherhood coach and self care expert, all about parenting and being kind to yourself.
Hear us discuss:
the journey we go on as a parentparenting in midlifehow we can lose ourselfwhy being kinder to ourselves is the keyWhether you are raising younger children or have an empty nest this episode will resonate with you.
About Emma Benyon:
Emma Benyon is a motherhood coach and self care expert and educator, supporting busy mums who are juggling the school run with a job and building a business with the tools to be less overwhelmed and have more balance, energy and clarity.
Emma is mum to a six year old and a qualified NLP, mBIT and Practical Magic Coach and full time educator in post 16 education. She is the editor of Positive Wellbeing Zine for Mums and host of the Self Care and Motherhood Edit podcast. Her passion is to support busy mums to have more time and energy for the all the things they enjoy and to have the tools to support and nurture themselves.
You can find Emma here:
Website - www.Emmabenyoncoaching.co.uk
Instagram - @emmabenyon.coach
Facebook - @emmabenyon.coach
Podcast - Self Care and Motherhood Edit
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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When we speak about midlife we talk about change and transition. Do we underestimate the transition. How do we begin to manage our daily lives and our goals. Do you believe that the second spring is coming for you? How can you begin to imagine the future you want?
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I speak to transformational coach Jo Reeves about her experience of pivoting her career in midlife. Going from employment to running her own coaching company came with some new insight into herself.
We discuss:
how all roads lead to self worththe shock of redundancy pivoting into a new careermoving away from the good girl messagingAbout Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
About Jo:
Jo Reeves PCC, PG Cert is a transformational change coach, tutor, and mentor coach.
A lead on women’s development and leadership and specialises in self-belief and confidence, and working parents coaching.
Jo is a published expert in Psychologies magazine, Women & Home magazine, workingmums.co.uk, and People Management Magazine.
She is a UN Women UK community member and delegate.
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When we look at an iceberg we only see the 'tip', there is so much more going on underneath. In today's episode I want to talk about what is visible to others and the struggles that might be hidden.
I would love to hear your thoughts after this episode.
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In last week's episode Nicola said something that got me thinking. 'Don't deceive yourself'!
It felt so important to dig further into this phrase for midlife women.
Let's dig into where you really are in your life right now. What is going well, what areas you are unfilled in. How can we bring back more meaningful change.
I would love to hear your thoughts after this episode.
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's podcast I talk to Nicola Wood about her experience in mid life. We talk reflection, transition and finding inner peace and how tricky it can be to make decisions that lead to this.
About Nicola:
I am a mum, wife, daughter, sister, and aunty and absolutely love animals - I live with my pooch ‘Coco’ and have 3 horses.
I was brought up in Newcastle, relocated to Nottingham and studied at Loughborough college, with my career being in Early Years for the next 26 years.
In 2005 I ventured into the world of being self-employed and bought my first Day Nursery in 2005 followed by a second in 2014. I sold my company in 2022, transitioning into the role of landlord. Alongside my Early Years business, I trained as an NLP Practitioner and coach and have since worked with small teams, individuals and have a passion to support women in business and personal growth.
For now, I am enjoying some ‘time out’, with my personal goal being more about living this next chapter to its fullest (guilt free!).
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I want to talk about comparison. How many times in midlife have we compared ourself to others? And let's face it, not just in midlife. How would it feel to have tools and strategies to overcome this comparison and improve our self esteem. Well listen to this episode to find out more.
The book I mention in the episode is 'The Comparison Cure' by Lucy Sheridan. You can find it here: https://amzn.to/4eMpED4
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I am speaking to Hannah Tall, a former colleague about her decision to move to Australia, midlife. This is a unique story of deciding to move to a new continent on her own. We talk about decision making, being on a different continent during covid, coping with grief and enjoying new adventures.
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I want to talk to you about motivation and motivational maps.
We will talk about:
what is a motivational mapwhat does it mean to be motivatedwhat drives youhow to get started on your own roadmap for midlifeAbout Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I am joined by Debbie, online health & fitness coach for female business owners.
Join us as we talk about:
Debbie's decision to transition from her career in waste management to a business that she loveshow hard it was to make that decision mid lifehow we can begin to make the changes we want in mid lifeAbout Debbie
Debbie is an online health & fitness coach for female business owners. If you’re after quick fixes, extreme diets, deprivation and drastic regimes, she’s not the coach for you! Specialising in long term behaviour change, she is here to motivate and support you every step of the way if you’re ready to feel good from the inside out through simple and consistent action that will energise you and your business.
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I am talking about the inner critic. I explore how this can become a real challenge for women in mid life and how we can overcome this negative self talk.
I will talk about:
why our inner critic might feel louder in midlifesome insights from my own journeytools to improve our negative self talkthe power of self-compassion and mindfulnessHave you experienced negative self talk?
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I am joined by Emma Bradbury, a personal development coach specialising in weight loss. Weight gain and a struggle to lose weight are themes commonly heard amongst women in mid life. So let's tackle these head on and think of a new way to approach weight loss in mid life.
Join us as we talk about:
the common feelings experienced by people wanting to lose weighta different approach to weight losshow focussing on the numbers on the scales may not give you the results you are hoping forusing neuro linguistic programming (NLP)for long term successAbout Emma:
Emma is a (nearly) 43 year old mother of two gorgeous girls and wife of a long suffering husband. She works as a personal development coach specialising in weight loss.
After 15 years working as a multi award winning consultant for the UK's leading weight loss organisation she came to realise that weight loss isn't about what goes in your mouth, it's about what's going on in your head. Anyone can lose weight on a diet but when you stop that diet the weight goes back on. Sadly she saw it time and time again and it broke my heart every time. She knew she had to offer something different. Emma wants to help her clients identify their deeper rooted relationships with food and help them install new habits and strategies for lifelong weight loss success. She uses NLP and mBIT techniques to do this and the results she sees are phenomenal.
She offers one to one coaching, a group program and a monthly membership, all available either face to face or on Zoom.
Find Emma here:
Facebook: Emma Bradbury Weight Loss Coaching
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Instagram: Emma Bradbury Coaching
Website: https://emmabradburycoaching.co.uk
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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In this week's episode I am talking all about Gen X'rs and how society and their experience have changed over the years. Have you heard this phrase and do you see yourself fitting in to that box? Through my midlife coaching I am to help people break free from their box to live a life that is truly authentic. Are you ready to step out of your box?
About Maria:
Maria, a retired nurse, now works with women in midlife to support them fulfil their goals and understand what they truly want from their midlife. Through a mixture of coaching and mentoring Maria supports you closer to your ideal midlife design.
Reach out to Maria on:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-richardson-83707bb2/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariarichardsoncoaching?igsh=MWZheWJtcTdkd3I0MQ==
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