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Finding Fifty

by Mette Ivie Harrison and Candice Clark Stevens

Mette and Candice, friends for more than thirty years, both found themselves divorced during the pandemic. They have very different perspectives on the challenge of finding themselves in the midst of an entirely new life.

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Episodes

  1. Episode Fifty

    Candice and Mette talk about what the podcast has meant to them.

  2. Safety

    We talk about what makes us feel safe and what doesn't.

  3. Perfectionism

    Two recovering perfectionists talk about the contining temptation.

  4. Being Fun

    Can you become more fun and if so, how?

  5. Why Do I Keep Doing Too Much?

    When you know you shouldn't do too much, why do you keep doing it anyway? What are you winning? What are you avoiding?

  6. What Do I Keep?

    What do you keep, literally and metaphorically, after a major life change?

  7. Advice

    Do you give advice? Why or why not?

  8. My Body Is Falling Apart

    If no one has ever told you before, it sucks getting old.

  9. We Can Do It!

    All the things we've learned to do since our divorces.

  10. Regret

    What do you regret? How do you let go of regret? What regret is it useful to hold onto, if any?

  11. Self-Sabotage

    Taking a good hard look at how we self-sabotage

  12. Taking Feedback

    How good are you at taking feedback? Should you always?

  13. Strength vs. Fexibility

    Yes, we're talking literally and metaphorically here

  14. Dreams

  15. The Value of Subtraction

    What can I take out of my life that will add to my life?

  16. Getting What You Want

    Are you allowed to get what you want? That's the first step in getting it. Other thoughts on the same.

  17. Independence and Asking for Help

    How do you learn to ask for help and not give up your sense of independence?

  18. Hitting the Wall

    When you have nothing left, you hit the wall. Sometimes that can be a very good thing.

  19. All or Nothing

    We talk about avoiding the binary of this type of thinking.

  20. There's Plenty of Time

    Sometimes you worry if there will be enough time, but there is.

  21. Self-Care

    Is self-care bath bombs and chocolate or is it more than that?

  22. Money

    What is money for? How do you use money properly? How do you feel less guilty about money? How do you use money for happiness?

  23. Annniversaries

    What do you do when anniversaries about things you're still processing come up?

  24. 27. Because I Want To

    What if "because I want to?" is not a selfish thing to say, but actually the only reason any of us do anything?

  25. 25. Stop Feeling Bad About Your Divorce

    Why divorce isn't the worst thing in the world. If you're up for that discussion.

  26. 24. Anger

    It's time for us to own our anger.

  27. 24. Solving All the Problems

    Do you think we can solve all the problems? Because we definitely do.

  28. 23. Pain vs. Suffering

    Can you experience pain without suffering. Your two hosts argue charmingly about this.

  29. 20. Being Invisible

    Women and mothers are often invisible. We would like to stop being invisible, please.

  30. 22. Do People Change?

    People might change, but it doesn't seem to happen very often, or at least not on a character level.

  31. 21. Love Languages

    Do you hate the love language paradigm? Is it useful at all?

  32. 19. Their Opinion is None of My Business

    Everyone says this, but how can you really learn how to not care about their business and believe it's really what you think about yourself that matters?

  33. 18. If It's Going to Get Done . . .

    If it's going to get done, it has to be by me. Ever feel like this? We do.

  34. 17. Optimism

    We take a little quiz to see how optimistic we are. We are both surprised (though you may not be).

  35. 16. Forgiveness

    What is forgiveness? Is it letting things go or is it something more?

  36. 15. Religion After 50

    We have both been through changes in our religious beliefs, but have also ended in very different places.

  37. 14. Birthdays

    Some people hate birthdays. Some people love birthdays. Guess which of us is which?

  38. 13: Physical Appearance

    How do you feel about your changing physical appearance after age 50? Wrinkles, gray hair, sagging--um, other parts. We chat frankly about these issues.

  39. 12: Being Happy

    What is happy? How is happy? Is happy?

  40. 11: Trusting Yourself

    How do yout rust yourself when you are the one who has always minimized and betrayed you?

  41. 10: Past, Present, Future Selves

    Trying to figure out how to reconcile the different versions of ourselves, offering them all grace.

  42. 9: Putting Yourself On Hold

    Women tend to put their own needs on hold. We talk about how to not do that anymore.

  43. 8: Losing People

    Mette and Candice talk about the pain of losing people as your life changes, and the choice to lose people, as well.

  44. 7: Depression

    Depression is scary and lonely. It isn't something I would wish on my worst enemy. But it is something that I've ended up helping dearest friends through. Sometimes I'm even grateful for my depression because it has allowed me to understand something I never understood before and to help…

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  45. 6: Mettice

    In high school, one teacher who only ever saw us when we were together called us "Mettice," Candice and Mette. Here is our origin story, even though it took us a decade to remember the first time we truly met.

  46. 5: Brooms of Joy

    Do you think brooms are not things of joy? Well, listen to us discuss why they can be.

  47. 4: Being Alone

    There are wonderful things about being alone. Here are some of them.

  48. 3: Loving Yourself

    How do you love yourself? What if you hate yourself? Why does it matter?

  49. 2: The Rules

    We all seem to enter into relationships with the idea that there are certain rules, but when other people don't follow the same rules, we're angry. And discover that they never had the same rules in the first place. How could they not?

  50. 1: Owning Your Choices

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Mette and Candice, friends for more than thirty years, both found themselves divorced during the pandemic. They have very different perspectives on the challenge of finding themselves in the midst of an entirely new life.

HOSTED BY

Mette Ivie Harrison and Candice Clark Stevens

Produced by Mette Ivie Harrison

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What is Finding Fifty about?

Mette and Candice, friends for more than thirty years, both found themselves divorced during the pandemic. They have very different perspectives on the challenge of finding themselves in the midst of an entirely new life.

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Finding Fifty has 50 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Finding Fifty is created and hosted by Mette Ivie Harrison and Candice Clark Stevens.
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