A Grown Up's Gap Year
How to Runaway, Seek Joy, & other Handy Mid Life Hints.
A Grown Up's Gap Year
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Solo Travel Over 50: How to Put Guilt-Free Time Out in Your Calendar (And Actually Go)
THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE CURRENT FUEL CRISIS ETCMonitor Travel Advisories: Check your home country's official travel advice for the most up-to-date informationYou've simplified. You've planned. You...
Hiroko Yoda on Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Finding Hidden Meaning in Everyday Life the Japanese Way
If you've ever felt drawn to Japan - its quiet beauty, its rituals, its unhurried way of moving through the world - this conversation is for you.Today I'm speaking with Hiroko Yoda, Tokyo-based author, translator, folklorist, and certif...
Why Your Mid-Life Tribe is a Wellbeing Strategy: Community is Everything for Healthy Ageing
Loneliness has the same health impact as smoking many cigarettes a day. Not a typo. In this episode — the fourth in our SPACE framework series — Monique van Tulder makes the evidence-based case for why connection is as critical as sleep, nutrit...
Your 2nd Act: Saying “Why Not Me?” in Mid-life with Michelle Parsonage (Host of Your 2nd Act)
What if midlife isn’t the beginning of the end, but the start of your 2nd act?In this episode of A Grown Up’s Gap Year – The Podcast, Monique sits down with Michelle Parsonage, host of the Your 2nd Act podcast and community for women naviga...
If You Have Stopped Acting On Your Dreams In Mid-Life: These Ideas Will Help You
You've made the plan. You can feel what you're chasing. But you still can't quite see the shape of what comes next - and that fog is exactly what's keeping you stuck.This episode is about closing the gap between knowing and doing - and w...