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Over 40? Baby Boomer? Reinvent Your Life. Get Rid of Aging Stereotypes.
Are you a woman over 40? Are you a Baby Boomer? The question is not how old your birth certificate says you are, but how old do you feel? Do you feel the way you’d like to feel? What do you need to work on? Is it time for you to shake things up?
That could be hard for you to do, depending on your prior conditioning and life experiences, especially if you have lived through upheaval, due to loss, illness or various other trials, disappointments and tough changes.
Our society has some odd ideas about aging. In many cultures, elders are respected and revered. Here, that is often not the case. In Western culture, youth is worshipped all-too-often. Personally, I don’t get it because I would never want to go through all the stuff I had to go through when I was a teen or young woman.
Still, by the time we reach a certain age, most of us have been faced with some challenges that have caused stress in our world and that have put fear into our hearts. Some of us even bought into the negatives messages and began to accept that we, as older women, aren’t vital, useful attractive people who can still accomplish a lot, dream of more, and strive for more.
There is enormous pressure to look young, feel young, stay young. Advertising has coined expressions like “50 is the new thirty” and “70 is the new 50”.
We can’t control everything and sadly, some people do have to contend with health issues and loss of a spouse or other loved ones, but we can use knowledge and determination to defy those aging stereotypes. We can have the best of both worlds. We can value and be valued as mature women. We can do our best to keep our brains, bodies and attitudes youthful and vital.
There have been huge advances in many fields, so our longevity has increased. There is so much knowledge now around the sciences of aging, nutrition, exercise physiology, etc.
We refuse to be put out to pasture, no matter what TV, or corporations try to tell us. We women, especially, have the capacity to function and be vital, powerful forces in business, the arts, in our personal lives, if we want to.
Perhaps you are a mature woman and have been through loss of a spouse, or a divorce. This is not to say that younger women don’t go through this too. I was widowed at 35. There are plenty of hurdles for younger women who are widowed or divorced, but those challenges are often significantly increased for a somewhat older women. If you are suddenly on your own and have moved through the early phases of adjusting and raw grief due to your loss or losses, maybe you are thinking about getting out there and meeting new people, finding new friends, or even a new relationship. That might even be terrifying for you.
As we age, we may also be faced with caring for aging parents, or even for a spouse or partner who is ill, or who has dementia. It’s so difficult to find time for ourselves and to learn how to balance our responsibilities with our own needs and dreams. It’s true that “Getting older aint for sissies”.
That’s where I come in. We can work on your getting you past the roadblocks of your fears. We can find ways to boost your confidence, to clarify your goals and help you build a new life that honors your wisdom and life experience but brings out your inner spirit and youthfulness.
We can do this working together in 1-1 coaching. I also run small live groups, usually 6-8 weeks in duration, where you get coaching from me and support from other women in a similar situation.
Overburdened? Life Lost Its Bloom?
If you feel overburdened by your responsibilities, there is help and hope. If your fears about this new stage of life are threatening to squash your joy, there is also help and hope. If you have lost the glow that comes with satisfaction, with excitement about life, we NEED to talk. If you have lost the energy that comes from having interests and passions that make you want to get out of bed and embrace the new day with enthusiasm, it’s time to address that, and to find ways to change it.
When your life has lost its bloom, you can revive it. Just as you might send a soil sample to your State Extension Service to figure out what’s going on in your garden and to add nutrients so your plants will once again flourish, you can do that with your life. It’s not just a question, though, of figuring out what’s wrong, or why. You need to develop plans and workable strategies that are just right for you.
You’re the Expert on Your Life, But I Can Help You See Things In A Fresh Way!
A coach, no matter how skilled and talented, is not an expert on your life. You are, but a coach has tools and techniques to help you put all the pieces together. When you care enough about yourself to hire a coach, (the right coach) you get a partner who commits to going 50-50 with you in figuring it all out, helping you look at your world differently, through fresh eyes.
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