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
Gratitude for Midlife and Beyond: A Guided Meditation
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Gratitude is a wellness tool that belongs in your wellness toolbox, my friend.
I created this guided meditation to help you feel the warm, feel-good vibes of gratitude. Listen to remind you of the beautiful things in your midlife and beyond.
We’ll spend a little over 7 minutes together. Settle in, relax, and feel soooooo good!
xo Karli
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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 for this guided meditation. Gratitude, what a helpful tool for creating a positive mindset, for boosting your mood, and for feeling really, really good about midlife and beyond. Today's meditation takes you through a few simple points of gratitude that you can return to whenever you need to experience those feelings. Let's begin. Find a comfortable spot to either sit or lie down. And as you're settling in, go ahead and wiggle, fidget a bit to get fully comfortable. And then close your eyes, or if you prefer, lower your gaze. Take a nice big breath in hold at the top and exhale completely. Take another big breath in. Hold at the top and exhale Repeat that one more time. Now, let your natural pattern of breath return. Now, think of one thing that has happened in the last 24 hours that you are grateful for. Hold that thought in your mind. Notice how your body feels as you recall this point of gratitude. And allow that feeling to move through your body, not just in the spot where it originates. How warm does it feel? What color is your gratitude? Does it put a smile on your face? Does it bring tears to your eyes? Now think a layer deeper. Look at the layers beneath that point of gratitude. What else surrounded that gratitude that you can also be grateful for. For example, if I expressed gratitude for my connection with a friend. I might see the layers of how long we've known each other, of how many situations where we have supported one another, of all the things we've shared over time, of how it feels when I talk to my friend. What are the layers within your gratitude point? And now I invite you to think of a future gratitude. What are you looking forward to that's going to happen in the next 24 hours? And how are you grateful for what's coming? What are the layers that you find there? Again, notice how you feel in your body as you think about this future gratitude point. Imagine that gratitude flowing through your entire body. Feel its warmth. Notice what color it is. And let those feelings stay with you. With gratitude in your heart, in your body, in your mind, in your soul, start to bring your awareness back to the space you're in. Hold onto those feelings as you do. Feel the surface beneath you. Gently move your body or wiggle your fingers and toes and then when you're ready, flutter, open your eyes. Maybe take a nice big breath in. Gratitude is an amazing tool for your wellness toolbox, my friend. In midlife and beyond, it helps us appreciate what's happening in our lives, in our bodies. It helps us shift our moods. It helps us stop the spiral of negative thoughts. Gratitude helps us fill our bodies with those warm feel good vibes. Thanks again for joining me here today. I'd love to know your thoughts about this meditation, what came to you, your points of gratitude, how you might use this going forward. Reach out to me, karli@flipsideofmidlife.com and share with me. 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.
