Living Midlife Well with Janine Lattimore

Are you busy all the time, but still wondering if you’re spending your time on the things that actually matter to you? If midlife has left you juggling work, family, responsibilities and everyone else’s needs, this episode will help you step back and ask a more important question: What is my time actually for?Instead of trying to squeeze more into an already-full life, I’ll show you how to work out what deserves your time in the first place. You’ll use three simple questions to uncover what matters most to you, what brings you alive, and how you want your life to feel—and bring those answers together into your own personal North Star.This is a different approach to time management in midlife. Because you can’t meaningfully reclaim your time until you know what you want to use it for.In this episode, you’ll discover:• Why traditional time management may not be what you need in midlife • How to recognise the difference between the life you’ve inherited and the life that is actually yours • How your values can help you decide what deserves your time • How what you love can reveal what brings you alive and give you clues about your purpose • Why thinking about how you want your life to feel can open up possibilities beyond specific goals • How to create a personal North Star that brings your values, purpose and desired feelings together • Why clarity makes it easier to set boundaries and decide what to say yes and no to • A simple daily practice for choosing how you want to feel each dayLinks Mentioned in the PodcastArticle version of How to Reclaim Your Time in Midlifehttps://janinelattimore.com/supporters/posts/268805Reinvent Your Life 21 Day Programmehttps://living-life-well-jl.kit.com/4a298de4cdWhat Is My Life Purpose? A Midlife Guide to Living True to Yourself Podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Ab7rbUckALMW Morning Reset Online Apphttps://living-life-well-jl.kit.com/12eeaf3733Chapters00:00 Too Busy for What Matters?01:51 Reframing Time Management in Midlife02:41 Why Time Management Needs to Change in Midlife05:13 Why You Need to Decide What Matters First07:12 Question 1: What Do You Value? 09:51 How to Identify Your Core Values 11:25 Question 2: What Do You Love? 12:40 Discover What Brings You Alive 13:09 Question 3: How Do You Want Your Life to Feel? 14:03 Why Your Feelings Matter More Than Specific Goals 16:05 How to Create More of the Feelings You Want 17:40 How to Identify How You Want Your Life to Feel 18:59 Create Your Personal North Star 20:46 How to Use Your North Star to Reclaim Your Time 21:44 Reclaim Your Time, Reclaim Your Life 23:24 Just One Thing: Choose How You Want to Feel Today 24:28 3 Things to Take Away From This Episode 25:05 Reinvent Your Life: The 21-Day Program 26:48 Thanks for ListeningThe three questions1. What do you value? Identify the principles and qualities that are genuinely important to you now.2. What do you love? Explore the things that energise you, interest you and bring you alive.3. How do you want your life to feel? Identify the feelings and experiences you want to create more of in your everyday life.Together, these give you a clearer picture of how you want to live and what deserves your time.And if the whole process feels like too much, start with just one thing: choose one or two feelings you want to invite into your day.This episode is part of the Living Midlife Well approach to reclaiming your time, living with intention and creating a life that feels easier to live.Send me a messageAbout Living Midlife WellHi, I'm Janine Lattimore, a wellbeing coach helping people in midlife get off the treadmill of stress and exhaustion, rediscover their joy, and create a life that is aligned with who they really are and what they really want.Living Midlife Well — helping you slow down, feel better and enjoy life more, one simple step at a time.Reclaim your time Restore your energy Build meaningful relationships Rediscover yourself Janine Lattimore | Living Midlife Well | janinelattimore.com 

Have you ever been so exhausted that everything feels too hard?Your patience is gone. Small things irritate you. Your brain has stopped working properly, and suddenly every problem in your life feels urgent. You start criticising yourself, worrying about everything that needs to be fixed, and wondering whether you need to completely change your life.But what if you don't need to fix your life right now?When we're exhausted, our mental and emotional capacity is reduced. Things that would normally feel manageable can suddenly feel enormous, and exhaustion can send us into a negative spiral of stress, overwhelm and self-criticism.In this episode of Living Midlife Well, I explore why exhaustion can make our problems feel bigger than they really are, and why the best response may not be to push harder, solve more or try to fix everything.Instead, I share a simple approach: stop trying to fix your life and start listening to your body.Rather than asking yourself, “What should I do?”, try asking:“What do I have capacity for right now?”And when you're heading into an exhaustion spiral, come back to this simple four-step practice.JUST ONE THING: The 4-Step Practice1. PAUSETake a slow, full breath.2. LET GODecide to let go of trying to solve everything at the moment.3. LISTENAsk yourself: “What does my body need right now?”4. RESPONDGive your body that one thing.You can leave the rest until you've recovered some capacity.Sometimes what looks like a life problem is an exhaustion problem.And sometimes the most helpful thing you can do isn't to do more. It's to pause, listen to yourself and respond to what you need.If you're in midlife and feeling overwhelmed, exhausted or like you're constantly running on empty, I hope this episode gives you a different way to think about what you're experiencing.Your needs matter.You matter.💬 Let's have a conversation: Have you experienced exhaustion sending you into a negative spiral? What has helped you — or made things worse?If you found this episode helpful, please like, subscribe and leave a comment or review. It helps other people find Living Midlife Well too.Chapters00:00 Exhausted? Don’t Fix Your Life Yet 01:46 When Exhaustion Makes Everything Feel Worse 03:43 Why Exhaustion Can Cause Negative Thinking 06:42 Don’t Try to Solve Your Life When You’re Exhausted 07:31 Ask “What Do I Have Capacity For?” 09:40 How to Stop a Negative Spiral When You’re Exhausted 10:40 How to Listen to Your Body When You’re Exhausted 12:28 Self-Care and Building Self-Trust 13:40 Create a New Loop for Stress and Exhaustion 14:14 Why Simple Self-Care Can Be So Difficult 14:37 Try This for One Week 15:10 Just One Thing: A 4-Step Practice 15:29 The 4 Steps to Stop an Exhaustion Spiral 16:09 Practice This Before You’re Exhausted 16:29 Share Your Experience 16:42 Closing Send me a messageAbout Living Midlife WellHi, I'm Janine Lattimore, a wellbeing coach helping people in midlife get off the treadmill of stress and exhaustion, rediscover their joy, and create a life that is aligned with who they really are and what they really want.Living Midlife Well — helping you slow down, feel better and enjoy life more, one simple step at a time.Reclaim your time Restore your energy Build meaningful relationships Rediscover yourself Janine Lattimore | Living Midlife Well | janinelattimore.com 

Do you wake up feeling tired, sluggish or mentally foggy? Or find that you start the day feeling stressed and somehow never quite recover?How you start your morning can have a surprising impact on your energy, wellbeing, sleep, stress levels and how you feel throughout the day—particularly in midlife.In this episode of the Living Midlife Well podcast, I share 5 simple morning habits for more energy after 40 and explain why they are important as your body and life change through midlife.The LMW Morning Reset is based around five simple elements:💧 HYDRATE – Refresh your body with water after a night of sleep.☀️ CALIBRATE – Get natural morning light to help support your body clock and power up your cells.🚶 ACTIVATE – Move your body to get your circulation, energy and brain working.🥚 FUEL – Nourish yourself with a protein-rich first meal.❤️ CONNECT – Take a moment to consider how you want to feel, what you need, what you enjoy and what matters most to you today.The aim isn't to create another complicated morning routine or another list of things you have to achieve. It's about finding a simple, sustainable morning routine that supports your body and helps you feel better without adding more stress to your life.I'll also talk about morning coffee, morning sunlight, protein at breakfast, intermittent fasting, morning movement and the four questions that form the Connect part of the LMW Morning Reset.If you're looking for a healthy morning routine for midlife, ways to increase your energy after 40, or simple habits to help you start your day feeling more grounded and prepared, this episode is for you.🌅 Get the FREE LMW Morning ResetWant to put these ideas into practice?You can access the LMW Morning Reset online app here: https://living-life-well-jl.kit.com/12eeaf3733 It's designed to help you create a simple morning rhythm that supports your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.Read the article about the four questions that form the Connect part of the LMW Morning Reset: https://janinelattimore.com/supporters/posts/250445If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe and leave a comment or review. It helps other people find Living Midlife Well too. 📖 Read The Healthiest Morning Routine for Midlife: Why How You Start Your Day Matters article at https://janinelattimore.com/supporters/posts/261555Send me a messageAbout Living Midlife WellHi, I'm Janine Lattimore, a wellbeing coach helping people in midlife get off the treadmill of stress and exhaustion, rediscover their joy, and create a life that is aligned with who they really are and what they really want.Living Midlife Well — helping you slow down, feel better and enjoy life more, one simple step at a time.Reclaim your time Restore your energy Build meaningful relationships Rediscover yourself Janine Lattimore | Living Midlife Well | janinelattimore.com