Ep.45 It's Never Too Late

03/20/23 • 50 min

Asking for a Friend - Health, Fitness & Personal Growth Tips for Women in Midlife

What does the phrase, "It's never too late," mean to you? I like to think that for me, it means that I am never too old to be whom I've always wanted to be or live a life that I love. Our guest on this episode decided in her early sixties it was time to change up her health and her mindset. The first step was to find a coach and then kick her Chardonnay and Thai food habit.
Tired of living a life of being invisible, Susan Guidi began a physical transformation that was astounding, but not just due to her more than fifty pound weight loss, but also how finding courage and self love and putting herself first, opened up a whole new world of opportunity, joy, and confidence.
You are just going to love Susan's life journey, energy, and sense of humor. She is a 66 year-old digital creator, comedian, business owner, body builder, and motivational speaker, who wants to be an example of what is possible for women at any age!
In this episode Susan Guidi and I discuss:
- Susan's childhood and how this formed her attitude and confidence in adulthood
- Her marriage and having the courage to walk away
- The beginning of her comedy career and how humor helped her deal with the pain of her childhood
- How her career in research propelled Susan to becoming an entrepreneur
- Her son's trip to Haiti was the catalyst for Susan's desire to get in shape and take better care of herself
- The importance of Wonder Woman in Susan's life journey
- How Train with Joan (Joan McDonald) transformed her body and mindset
You can find Susan Guidi at:
https://www.instagram.com/kikimousegetsfit/
https://www.facebook.com/susan.guidi

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Do you ever have a sense of untapped potential and purpose as you've hit the second half of life? Have you asked yourself what you can offer the world? This week's podcast guest has created a resource to help you get the clarity and confidence that you need to pivot to a life reimagined, informed by meaning and inner trust instead of external validation and hustle.
Career and life pivot coach, Anne Pillsbury, calls it pivot paralysis, and how it relates to perfectionism, people pleasing, and priorities. Those three things are signs that your inner critic is keeping you stuck. She believes that the first step to taking the leap towards your next chapter is to get a clear definition of what you want it to look like. How does she know this? Because she, too, followed the expected path and rang the bells of achievement and success, but was feeling dissatisfied with the status quo.
In this episode Anne and I discuss:
- Why she became a coach and stopped hustling for external validation
- How she took an 8 week internship at the age of forty-five to land a permanent position at her dream company
- The 10 clues to clarify your pivot on purpose
- Pivots are not always career changes, it can be a creative project, self-care routine or relationship shift
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Ep.46 Your Sleep Soulmate

The pillars of good health for midlife women are proper nutrition with plenty of protein and the correct ratio of carbs and fat, weightbearing and resistance exercise, stress management, social connections, and of course, sleep. If you think about it, all of these are adversely affected by poor sleep. Getting optimal sleep is really the building block of great health. Can I get an amen?
Morgan Adams became a double-certified holistic sleep coach after dealing with her own sleep struggles. Two bouts of breast cancer, a dependence on sleeping pills, and the pandemic catapulted her on the path to a new career, when she knew she needed to share the many learnings in her own mission for a good night's sleep. Morgan now helps women reclaim their rest and their health by leading them to a land of better, bountiful sleep, which is the cornerstone of whole-body health.
In this episode Morgan Adams and I discuss:
- Morgan's sleep struggles, the side effects of Ambien, and her decision to stop taking it
- How her own experience was the catalyst to becoming a double-certified sleep coach
- The effects of poor sleep on our health and relationships
- Sleep affects the glymphatic system which influences:
Brain health
Heart health
Mood and mental wellbeing
Hormone regulation
Fighting infection
Injury prevention
- There is a correlation between poor sleep and low concentration, mood, hunger, and long-term correlation to obesity and heart risk
- Insomnia definition acute - up to three months of disrupted sleep chronic - more than three months
- Sleep apnea is largely underreported in women and can be the cause for disrupted sleep
- Sleep tips to fall back to sleep: 4:7:8 breathing - Breathe in count of 4, hold breath for count of 7, and breathe out for a count of 8
Get out of bed and go to another room in dim light to read, knit, or do an adult coloring book. No cell phones!
- Blue light blockers are effective for evening screentime - be sure to get them from a reputable company
- Sleep trackers are useful to look at your sleep trends - probably about 60% accurate, but the Oura ring has pretty accurate algorithms
- Average sleep ratios - Deep 15-20% Light 60% REM 20-25%
- Daytime napping - try to keep to no more than 30 minutes
- Supplements and sleep-aides
Melatonin - not a lot of data and lots of variability in amount of melatonin - go for products with the USP

Asking for a Friend - Health, Fitness & Personal Growth Tips for Women in Midlife - Ep.45 It's Never Too Late

Transcript

Asking for a Friend Podcast
It's Never Too Late
Michele Henning Folan
Susan Guidi
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