FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE® with Karli Newman
Hi there! I'm Karli Newman, and this is my podcast, FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE®.
In my mid-40s, my positive mindset was tested. I felt life was passing me by. I was restless in my career even though I loved my job, and exhausted after years of ignoring my self-care. PLUS the hormonal shifts of perimenopause were affecting me in ways I didn't know or understand.
Externally I maintained a positive attitude. Internally I struggled with changing my life’s direction. I didn't talk about it and it took me years to work through it.
Over time I took some big leaps, including a move back to Arizona. I created a new approach to my life and maximized my innate positivity. That’s how I ended up here - helping women like you tap into your positive mindset and inner expertise to see and seize the possibilities around you. I don’t want you to do this alone!
I’m a certified coach focused on whole-life wellness. I know from personal experience what a transformational time of life this is and how challenging it feels sometimes! I’m here to help you navigate obstacles, uncover how to move forward, and continue your unique journey of personal growth and self-discovery.
I intentionally create short episodes that fit into your busy life and get you thinking about your well-being. I cover topics that the women in this community care about (that's you BTW!).
Wherever you are in midlife and beyond, there’s space here to honor who you’ve been, love who you are, and be excited about who you are becoming.
This is the FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE® and it's a glorious place to be!
Go ahead...binge all of my episodes. xo Karli
FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE® with Karli Newman
Expand Your Social Wellness in Midlife and Beyond: A Guided Visualization
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Authentic connections with other women can be an uplifting and meaningful part of midlife and beyond. If this is something you crave, I invite you to join me for this guided visualization.
Listen to notice your heart energy and explore paths that help you expand your social wellness.
We’ll spend a little over 10 minutes together. I can’t wait to see you on the other side of the play button!
xo Karli
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In midlife and beyond, many women crave positive connections with other women. If this resonates with you, keep listening. I made this visualization for you. Hi there, my friend. It's me, Karli, your favorite Gen X dealer of positive vibes, Life and Wellness Coach, and founder of FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE®, a community for women in midlife and beyond. Thank you for joining me here. You possess a vast amount of life experience and wisdom. These are gifts that make you who you are. You're not the 20-year-old version of you or the 30-year-old version of you. You're in a new and different place in midlife and beyond. Naturally, how you nurture your social well-being is different, too. This visualization helps you expand and nurture your social wellness. Let's begin. Start by finding a comfortable spot to either sit or lie down. Wiggle and fidget a bit to settle in and then close your eyes or lower your gaze if that feels better for you. Take a slow breath in through your nose and release it slowly through your mouth. Let's do that again. Inhale deeply. And exhale slowly. Allow your shoulders to soften. Let your jaw unclench, and the muscles around your eyes relax. And now ease into your natural rhythm of breathing. Picture yourself in a space that fills you with peaceful vibes. Tune into each of your senses in this place. Know this is a place where you are safe, where you can let go of old beliefs and experiences around female friendships and where you see new possibilities instead. Take a deep breath of possibility in, hold at the top, and exhale any resistance or doubts that you have. For the next few minutes, you are willing to notice what may be. As you soak in the peaceful vibrations of your chosen space, bring your attention to your chest. Go ahead and place one or both hands over your heart and visualize the energy that lives here. Feel the warmth created by this place of compassion, empathy, and deep emotional connection. Now see that warm energy coming out from between your fingers, moving through you, and emanating from you. It grows stronger. And brighter. Extending far beyond you. This kind, compassionate, beautiful energy is your light that attracts acquaintances, friends, and close friends. Feel how good it feels to notice this energy, to feel it expanding beyond you. To know that as it extends from you, it fosters your social well-being. Feel free to drop your hands, and now visualize that energy, that light forming paths around you. So many different paths. These are paths that lead to the possibilities of friendship. As the heart energy of other women attracts you, and yours attracts them. These paths are how you find one another. These paths are formed for travelers moving in both directions - to and from. They represent the reciprocal nature of social wellness. As you allow your heart energy to expand beyond you, it will connect with that of other women doing the same. Traveling these paths is part of the process. With each step, you feel more open, curious, and willing to form meaningful connections in this season of life. Feel that positive energy in your body. This is an energy of ease. It is not forced. It is not needy. It stems from an inner knowing that you are compassionate, kind, and capable of sharing and receiving in many different forms and layers of social connection. Now imagine yourself on one of the paths, when you see a woman ahead. She has a beautiful light emanating from her. How do you approach her? What do you say? This is an easy interaction. Nothing is forced. How does she respond? Take the next minute to imagine more about your interaction. How are you feeling now? Reflect here for a moment. As we near the end of this visualization, take one more minute to imagine what expanding your social wellness over the next week might look like. Allow your heart energy to continue glowing as you do. Take a deep breath in, hold at the top, and exhale through your mouth. Start to bring your awareness back to the space you're in. Feel the surface beneath you, gently wiggle your fingers and toes. When you're ready, flutter open your eyes. This energy lives in you, my friend. It allows you to attract social connections. Your awareness helps you notice the energy of others, too. Not all will be a match, but your willingness to notice and be curious about the possibilities that appear will help you expand your social wellness. Thanks again for joining me here today. I'd love to know your thoughts about this visualization. Reach out to me at karli@flipsideofmidlife.com to share. Please join me here on Wednesdays for bite-sized episodes that help you thrive in midlife and beyond, and every other Sunday for my guided meditations and visualizations. I look forward to meeting you here for all of it. Take care and be well, my friend!
