To 50 & Beyond | Midlife | Wellness | Recovery

In this bonus, Sitch on Saturday episode, I'm sharing a quick list I made in my journal about my childhood memories.  Some of these memories include my love of Hang Ten Jackets, Danny Bonaduce, Scott Baio, and rollerskating.  I would LOVE to hear if you take the challenge and make your own list.   Email me here and let me know OR tag me on Instagram.  To order my Elevate Your Life e-book and mini-course go here. Join us in my to 50 & Beyond Facebook Community.    

Episode 61  How to Create a Life You Don't Want to Escape From with Natalie Fairbrook Natalie Fairbrook is a Certified Recovery Coach, Certified Life Coach, and Accountability Coach for Hip Sobriety.  Natalie is a Yoga Teacher who removed alcohol from her life in 2015.  Through her own recovery and much in-depth self-examination and internal work and training, her passion for being of service led her to this beautiful work with others seeking to grow their lives and move away from a life that is dulled by addiction.  Natalie shares her love of yoga, meditation, and essential oils and how all of these things and more help her to create a life that she no longer wants to escape from.  Topics discussed:  Natalie's sobriety and what she did two days after she quit drinking Tips to build a daily meditation practice  The importance of a morning routine  Managing a busy schedule  Essential oils and how to use them in your life  Cultivating self-love and kindness To find Natalie:  Website  Instagram Resources discu

In this episode, I share my morning routine and how it has changed over the years.  I feel like every woman in the middle of life needs a designated time in the morning for herself.  Topics discussed are my:  Bedtime + wakeup time Shower routine Beauty routine ME time Exercise Food + Eating  Journaling    Go here to order my new book - Elevate Your Life Join the To 50 & Beyond Facebook community  My website Send me a message on Instagram    

Episode 60  Do You Need a Midlife EDIT?  Who or what do I want, and need to walk away from? Walking away doesn’t have to be dramatic or a declaration spouted on social media. You choose what you want, then you silently take a step back, then another, then another, until you feel better.  Until you feel happier. I say it all of the time, time is going fast. You can’t waste it trying to force things in your life. Topics discussed:  Editing Social Media  Walking away from relationships without guilt End of life regrets Journal prompts to help you decide what no longer serves you Having more time when you EDIT your life Chapter 3 of my new book Elevate Your Life  If you need support, please email me.  1:1 UP-level Coaching Session  Go here to order Elevate Your Life Instagram   

In this quickie episode, I share 25 PRO-Aging tips that will help boost your mood and how you feel.  Also, I explain what PRO-aging is vs. anti-aging.  Share your tips with me.  Find me here:  Website To 50 & Beyond Facebook group  Instagram  

Episode 59  Does Society Dictate Your Drinking with Courtney Andersen Back for a return visit, my partner and friend, Courtney helps me break down what is normal in societies view of drinking, and how we think the tides are changing.  Topics discussed:  With all of the memes, the Rose All Day t-shirts, that drinking is considered normal and not drinking and is like you have the plague. Do you feel like you can’t escape the norm of society? Do you feel like you would have FOMO? Do you worry that drinking will cause you to lose friendships? NO ONE LIKES TO DRINK ALONE How drinking ages you Listen in on Courtney's past episodes:  http://traffic.libsyn.com/lorimassicot/quitdrinkingwithcourtneyandersen.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/lorimassicot/FINALBONUSCOURTNEY.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/lorimassicot/FINALCOURTNEYPODCAST.mp3 Listen to Real Aligned Women Join our free workshop - The Top 5 Benefits of a sober lifestyle here.   To find Lori:  My website Order my new book Elevate Your Life  Book a 90-minu

In this bonus episode, I share with you the five things that perimenopause helped me change.  As a post-menopausal woman, I'm grateful for the transition I went through in peri, and know how hard it can be.  The top 5 are:  1.  Removing the old stories of "I can't" 2.  The disconnect to my body  3.  My sedentary lifestyle  4.  My food 5.  My drinking  I know this will help you if you are struggling. I would have loved to hear something like this 8-years ago when I was going through it.  Shirley Weir, Founder of the Menopause Chicks, Episode 47.  If you need support or have questions, please email me.  To learn about coaching programs, click here.  To pre-order Elevate Your Life.  Instagram      

Episode 58  I share with you what I have learned this past month as I have made some small sacrifices to reach a few deadlines in my business.  The truth is I'm exhausted and energetic at the same time because I'm doing what lights me up, but I'm tired!  I'm sacrificing now to live my dream life later and I remind myself of this daily.  My hope is that it will help you kickstart something in your life that you want to try and have been holding yourself back from.  Reach out to me via email, my website, Instagram, and my To 50 & Beyond Facebook group. Order my new e-book Elevate Your Life.    

In this bonus, Sitch On Saturday, I share with you a list I wrote out in my journal last week with two columns; It is harder to quit drinking or think about quitting?  My answers may surprise you and if you are stuck in the thought process, it will help you. I share my story with you to help you make one of the biggest decisions of your life.  I feel your pain and I know how hard it is to let go of "the drink." Also, I share it to reveal how much time I spent in a miserable cycle of indecision and disappoint in myself.  I don't want you to feel this way, ever!  To pre-order your Elevate Your Life ebook before April 8th, 2019.  Email me My home To 50 & Beyond Society  Instagram          

EPISODE 57   Discover Your Burning Desire in LIfe and Your Work with Cassandra Gaisford   Are you tired of your soul-sucking day job?  Are your passions not being met in your day-to-day life?  Are you ready to unleash your burning desire and find the secret that you don’t want to admit?   My guest today is Cassandra Gaisford, best-selling author, holistic therapist, career counselor, and life coach.  Cassandra is a mid-lifer who wants more from her work life that to go to work, grit her teeth and bear it. She wants (along with you) to work with joy, passion, purpose, and fulfillment - and she still wants to pay the bills.   Topics discussed:   How to discover what your burning desire is How to find and commercialize your natural knacks and talents Falling in love with self-doubts, fears, and failings How to be who you are and who you truly want to be in your 50’s, 60’s, 70’, and beyond!   To find Cassandra:   www.cassandragaisford.com www.twitter.com/cassandraNZ www.instagram.com/cassandragaisford www.youtu

In today's bonus episode, I talk about how we can learn to live with our aging face by doing something daily, as opposed to doing nothing and complaining about our aging.  I share with you my love/hate relationship with my sagging jowls and neck and what I do to make myself feel better.  Also, I talk about the Facial Flex and the Face Yoga Method. Bottom line: I have tried all the things to take care of my skin but the number of years I lost and gained weight and burned myself as beyond repair.  I'm learning to live with an aging face but never rule out anything to make myself feel better.  I hope this helps you!  Try the Facial Flex for 8-weeks to see if it works for you.  The link above is an affiliate link, it is the same price as on Amazon, and I get a small commission for referring it.  To order my ebook, Elevate Your Life: Your Road Map To Discover Who You Are Today, go here. Join the To 50 & Beyond FB Community and get in on the fun.  Find me here:  My Home www.instagram.com/lorimassicotInstagram  

In today's episode, I share with you the journal that I started in May of 2013 to track my perimenopause and how I felt. This journal led to the blaring sign that my drinking was no longer serving me (to put it mildly) and I needed to quit; but how?  Topics discussed: Why we should journal in the middle of life My #1 store to purchase journal on the cheap How I hash things out  The power of letter writing I read to you a letter I wrote at 18 months sober that is eye-opening into how hard quitting drinking was for me and is for so many. Please reach out to me on my website or say hello on Instagram.       

In today's bonus episode, I'm talking about how short life is and how we were reminded of it this week with the passing of Luke Perry.  I also talk about what we need to do in the middle of life to take better care of ourselves and live life without regret.  To read the CNN article by Jill Fillipovic.  Find me here:  My home Instagram To 50 & Beyond Facebook Community  

EPISODE 55  Reinventing Yourself As An Empty Nester with Melissa T. Shultz Melissa T. Shultz is a writer, and the acquisitions editor for Jim Donovan Literary, an agency that represents book authors. She's written about health and parenting for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Readers' Digest, AARP’s The Girlfriend, Next Avenue, NBC’s Today.com and many other publications. Her memoir/self-help book From Mom to Me Again: How I Survived My First Empty-Nest Year and Reinvented the Rest of My Life was published by Sourcebooks in 2016 and named one of “3 Inspiring Reads” by Parade.com. Prior to her freelance career, Melissa was the Director of Creative Services for a trade association in Washington, DC. Melissa recently co-founded Card Sisters, a new line of greeting cards for women. The tagline is: Women Friends Are Sisters At Heart. Topics we discuss:  The #1 thing that we are concerned with as our kids are getting ready to fly the nest  Have we done enough Melissa's different approach to the

BONUS: I'm sharing with you how I drank and what I drank and why I call my drinking time "fantasy" time.  I also share how I'm living that fantasy life today and how it's good to DREAM big!  Join my email community.  Say hello on Instagram too!       

Episode 54 Overcoming an Opiate Addiction as a Nurse and Mom with Jeanette Karren  Get ready for a story of hope and healing and overcoming addiction to live life fully as a mom and Nurse.  My friend, Jeannette Karren, is a Nurse specializing in Obstetrics, and a mom to three grown children.  In this episode, Jeanette shares her story of addiction to opiates which began while she was working in a hospital.  What led Jeanette to years of addiction was a day where she accidentally put a patients pills in her pocket and went home with them.  After this day, Jeanette became addicted to opiates which in turn made her lose her nursing license and go through painful withdrawals.   As a mom, Jeanette speaks openly about the addiction that has also affected two of her children.  She shares what she has done to help her girls in their recovery which includes setting serious boundaries.   If you are a parent who is struggling with a child that is going through addiction, please listen to this episode.  Jeanette now has

In today's bonus Sitch on Saturday, I'm revealing my own experience with panic and anxiety attacks and how I cope with them today.  I had my first full-blown panic attack at age 28 and still suffer from anxiety attacks, but not panic.  I give you solutions that have helped me and share with you the best practices to take pre, during, and post-attack.    To join To 50 & Beyond on Facebook Instagram  To join Free To Love Me; Alcohol Free   

EPISODE 53: Five Things I've Learned From Podcasting That Will Help You Today, I want to share with you five things that I have learned from podcasting that will help you go after the things you dream about and start living your dreams! I started this podcast one year ago and it has been a whirlwind of UPS and SO MANY DOWNS and THEN UP AGAIN. I had dreamt of having my own podcast since 2016 BUT I told myself that podcasts were for “other people.” Do you talk yourself into someone everyone else being “special” or insert reason why they can do it and you can’t?  I did for years!  I doubted myself and my ability to reach others with vulnerability and silliness and just being myself.    I said to myself, repeatedly, who are YOU to do something like this? Who would listen to you? I told myself, that I could never figure out the technology ~ where would I start? Can you relate to any of these things in your life?  Are you doubting yourself and telling you could NEVER do that thing that you dream about because it’s

In today's bonus Sitch On Saturday, I'm talking about my experience with being in the picture and how I completely erased myself from my son's childhood.  Also, the research as to why we don't like to see pictures of ourselves and how you can change it around.    To join our Facebook Community go here.  My home. Reach out to me via email with questions or feedback.  My 2nd home.         

EPISODE 52:  Date Like A Grownup with Bobbi Palmer In this episode, I talk with Bobbi Palmer, dating coach extraordinaire.  Bobbi is a 50-ish year-old, joyfully married, proudly imperfect, open-minded, kinda short, often sassy, ebullient, critical thinking, optimistic, gentle but direct ex-corporate adult learning expert now CEO, coach and trusted guide.  Bobbi helps smart, accomplished grownup women find and live their own grownup love story. Bobbi shares her story of finding her husband and marrying at age 47 and how she teaches other women to do the same.  Topics discussed:  Where to meet grown-up men  How to flirt naturally  What to look for in a good mate The difference between a good date and a good mate  What women over 40 need to let go of from their past to move forward and find love Chick dates and how they help you ease into dating  Bobbi's 6-Step Find Hope and Find Him System  The 3 Principles of Dating Like a Grownup To find Bobbi:  Bobbi's free webinar Website  To find Lori:  My home  Instagra