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The Midlife Capers Podcast
by Cara Highsmith
When I decided to spend most of 2024 traveling around the US, living in a pop-up camper, gathering research for a book, I was met with a mixture of responses—mostly positive, varying between “Oh, I could never do that! You’re so brave”; and “I wish I could do that, but I don’t know how I could ever make it happen.” What came out of that was a project that expanded well beyond my book. It took the shape of a YouTube channel and social media. I called it “My Midlife Capers.”Technically, “midlife” happens between the mid 40s and early 60s, but there is something about the pivotal point that comes with turning 50 that gets people wondering if the best is yet to come or if it’s all downhill from here. They say “50 is the new … [insert earlier decade]; but is it the new 40 where you have a chance to roll back the clock a bit and slow down the aging process? Is it the new 30 where nailing down a career path is central? Or is it the new 20 where everything is about saying yes—yes to
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S1 E6 - Seeing the Gift in Obstacles w/ Beth Hubner
In Episode 6 of The Midlife Capers Podcast, we talk with Beth Hubner about reconfiguring life and adapting to changes with openness and discovering the gift in the obstacles we face in navigating the road that unfolds before us.Follow Beth’s journey at From Hitch to Home on Instagram.
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S1 E5 - Finding Purpose and Clarity w/ Tavi Stutz
In Episode 5 of The Midlife Capers Podcast, we talk with Tavi Stutz about reimagining what creativity looks like in different phases of life and how that evolves as we bring different experiences, perspectives, and goals to the ways we express ourselves.To experience the Heart Revoution, connect with Tavi on these platforms: http://www.BigHeartStudios.nethttps://www.patreon.com/cw/BigHeart_Studioshttps://www.youtube.com/@bigheartstudios
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S1 E4 - Learning to Let Go w/ Melissa Corbin
In Episode 4 of The Midlife Capers Podcast, we talk with Melissa Corbin about releasing the things of the past that prevent us from moving forward to the new life meant for us. Accepting that what was didn’t turn out as we’d hoped clears the way for new and better possibilities we have yet to imagine.
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S1 E3 - Reframing Challenge w/ Dawn Martin
In Episode 3 of The Midlife Capers Podcast, we talk with Dawn Martin about how life’s challenges can make or break us. Learning to reframe them as opportunities to learn and grow is what leads to success, however you define it, and to a life filled with hope rather than despair.Follow her on Instagram at Later in Life Yogi
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S1 E2 - Leaning in to Change and Transformation w/ Randy Spelling
In Episode 2 of The Midlife Capers Podcast, we talk with Randy Spelling about the inevitability of change in life and the choices we have—to be in resistance or in flow—and how transition brings transformation when we open ourselves to possibility.For more information about Randy, visit www.randyspelling.com or follow him on Instagram.
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S1 E1 - Embracing the Unknown w/ Laini Brown-Jemison
In Episode 1 of The Midlife Capers Podcast, we talk with Laini Brown-Jemison about the life changes she experienced in her fifties and how they taught her not to merely endure the unknown nature of how the future unfolds, but to fully embrace it with joy and anticipation.Check out Laini's work on Instagram.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
When I decided to spend most of 2024 traveling around the US, living in a pop-up camper, gathering research for a book, I was met with a mixture of responses—mostly positive, varying between “Oh, I could never do that! You’re so brave”; and “I wish I could do that, but I don’t know how I could ever make it happen.” What came out of that was a project that expanded well beyond my book. It took the shape of a YouTube channel and social media. I called it “My Midlife Capers.”Technically, “midlife” happens between the mid 40s and early 60s, but there is something about the pivotal point that comes with turning 50 that gets people wondering if the best is yet to come or if it’s all downhill from here. They say “50 is the new … [insert earlier decade]; but is it the new 40 where you have a chance to roll back the clock a bit and slow down the aging process? Is it the new 30 where nailing down a career path is central? Or is it the new 20 where everything is about saying yes—yes to
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Cara Highsmith
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When I decided to spend most of 2024 traveling around the US, living in a pop-up camper, gathering research for a book, I was met with a mixture of responses—mostly positive, varying between “Oh, I could never do that! You’re so brave”; and “I wish I could do that, but I don’t know how I could ever...
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