Generation X is navigating one gnarly transition after the next in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. From retirement, career change, health issues, caring for parents, empty-nesting, loss, and finding purpose, it often feels like reality bites. Each week, join certified coach and mindfulness meditation teacher, Michele L. Walter, as she and her guests bring you deep, introspective conversations designed to shake up how you think about life. These episodes are a mixtape of bold wisdom, practical lessons, and badass nostalgia to help you emerge stronger through life’s transitions.
Ep. 28: Holiday Traditions: 3 Ways to Grieve What’s Lost and Find Joy in What’s New
If the holidays feel like a bittersweet mix of nostalgia and stress because traditions aren’t what they used to be, this episode is your permission slip to grieve, honor your past, and reimagine. Whether you're mourning the loss of what once was or trying to create something meaningful in its place, this episode has you covered.
Ep. 26: Surviving Thanksgiving: 6 Post-Election Tips for Dinner Table Conversations
I've had so many questions from people lately asking, what can we do? What can we do now? And my response is always to start with your damn self. This week Michele gives you 6 tips for surviving those tricky dinner table post-election conversations this Thanksgiving.
Ep. 18: Gen X Unplugged: Get Your Shift On With These 8 Tips
Dovetailing off Episode 17 last week (3 Key Observations on Change and Transition), Michele shares eight practical tips for being able to make the small shifts and transitions that make up the bigger changes in life. From career shifts to physical transitions and everything in between, this episode will give you a clear path forward.
Ep. 14: A Gen X Journey to Mindfulness: From Near-Death Experience to Emotional and Physical Healing with Michael O’Brien
Michael O’Brien’s last bad day was a head-on collision with a motorist while he was training on his bike on the sweltering roads of New Mexico. Fast forward through weeks of rehab in a New Mexico hospital and the moment when Michael remembered a lesson from playing sports growing up: when things are going too fast, take a timeout and breathe. This conversation is an epic journey through everything from low self-worth, to creating a mindful way of life that reframes your perspective through any transition.
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