The Mindful Midlife Crisis Podcast

Starter Pack

In today’s episode, we sit down with certified mindfulness instructor Sarah Rudell Beach to discuss what mindfulness is and is not and how it may be just the thing you need in your life!

In this week’s episode, Billy and Brian sit down with author, presenter, and professional wise-cracker Tom Cody–co-founder of Top 20 Strategies, to discuss what it means to live “above the line”, “keep your day”, and how to avoid becoming a crotchety old man or woman…

DISCLAIMER: This episode discusses depression, suicide, and details a suicide attempt.  Discretion is advised.

If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal ideation, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)…

Billy and Brian sit down with Dr. Yvette Erasmus and listen to her eloquently break down communications style and how being a more compassionate communicator can lead to deeper, more meaningful relationships.  This is a MUST listen!  One of our favorite interviews to date!

Billy and Brian sit down with Billy’s friend (and devoted listener) Mina to discuss her complicated childhood and how she’s had to unpack that as an adult, the death of her best friend by suicide, and her current trial separation.  We want to thank Mina for her willingness to be vulnerable during this episode.  Please listen with an open, kind heart…

In today’s episode, Billy and Brian talk to mental health advocate Tandra Rutledge about how we can normalize and prioritize conversations around mental health with our children so we can kick stigma’s butt!

In this week’s episode, Billy and Brian talk to career coach Dr. Dawn Graham about:
–why people in their midlife years switch careers
–the career-switch process (and how damn frustrating it can be!)
–how job-hunting has changed over the years…

In this week’s episode, Billy and Brian sit down with author, presenter, and professional wise-cracker Tom Cody–co-founder of Top 20 Strategies, to discuss:
–how we can become the best version of ourselves through Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision Making
–the importance of social-emotional intelligence and why we need to stop calling them “soft skills”
–the 4 A’s of Mindfulness…

In this week’s episode, Billy and Brian talk to The Mindful Male podcast host Greg Scheinman.  Greg helps men maximize middle age and achieve a better quality of life.  He’s the host of The Midlife Male podcast & newsletter as well as a performance coach, author, speaker, advisor and investor to brands that help men live better and healthier…

Billy and Brian talk to the hosts of the Trash the Checklist podcast Dr. Yolanda Holloway and Tiffany Byrd.  We discuss: 

  • What they mean by “trash the checklist”
  • How they both came to realize that their lives had become too much about crossing off tasks from a “life checklist” 
  • The role their professions in education played in pushing them through tasks unconsciously…

 

In this week’s episode, Billy and Brian talk to equity consultant Jodi Pfarr about:
–The four components of societal systems: individual, organizational, communities, and policies.
–How societal systems get in the way of our potential.
–The 18 Normalized and Non-Normalized Societal Systems
–How looking at our own normalizations impact how we view our experiences and how others may view them…

Billy and Brian talk to yogis, breathwork specialists, yogis, and retreat leaders Kolin Purcell and Anna Schlegel about the breathwork seminar the two of them led while Billy was at the NGor Island Surf Camp in Dakar.  Kolin and Anna discuss:  

  • Why do you breathe?
  • Why is becoming aware of the breath important?
  • * breath awareness meditation *
  • Autonomic nervous system branches…

 

This week, Billy and Brian talk to near-death survivor Danny Bader. Danny is a best-selling author and sought-after speaker whose life was transformed after he died when 8,000 volts of electricity ripped through his body.  Danny then came back to life from a place where he connected with “something bigger than us.” He uses his experience to lead people to create more perspective, joy, and a love that replaces weariness with inspiration, drives vision, and creates momentum for people in all areas of their lives…

In this week’s episode, Billy talks with Jason Robinson, a digital nomad, author and Type 1 diabetic. As a working-class kid from Ohio, Jason adopted an “experiment mindset” to tackle the unknowns of long-term nomadic travel and how to make a living while on the road. He eventually transitioned to being a location-independent nomad, earning his income as a freelance designer and writer. He remains dedicated to motivating and inspiring others to push their comfort zones, but now he includes navigating living nomadically while managing Type 1 Diabetes.

In this week’s episode, Billy talks to Commander Jon Macaskill, a retired navy seal commander turned leadership and mindfulness coach. Throughout his 24-year navy career, he held a variety of highly dynamic leadership positions, from the battlefield to the operations center and the boardroom. He has a very unconventional teaching style, yet highly effective…

In this week’s episode, Billy talks to Brook Mallak. Brook is a Korean adoptee who recently reunited with her birth mother and sisters for the first time. Brook is here today to talk about that reunification experience and how her time in Korea has her feeling too foreign for here, yet too foreign for home…

In this week’s episode, Billy talks with Anna Skender. Anna is the Vice President of Talent Acquisition at a market-leading digital business based in Raleigh, NC. Anna has lived all over the U.S., including Nashville, NYC, DC, Boston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, but she now primarily resides in Raleigh, NC, with her two beautiful children, spending 1-2 weeks a month in Orange County, CA, with her partner…

In this week’s episode, Billy talks with Jordan Harbinger, host of The Jordan Harbinger Show, which decodes the stories, secrets, and skills of the world’s most fascinating people and turns their wisdom into practical advice that you can use to impact your own life and those around you.  As a recovering lawyer and two-time kidnapee, Jordan brings his unique background and personality to every episode of the show...

In this week’s episode, Billy talks with Jeanine Faith,  a narcissistic abuse recovery expert and survivor of abuse. After going through her own trials with narcissistic abuse and meeting her mentor, she went back to school to receive her masters in psychology and has done over 5 years of private mentorship in behaviorism, attachment theory, and narcissism so she can help her clients heal and reclaim the truth of who they are after narcissistic abuse…

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