Experience 50 Podcast for Midlife

Latest Episodes
E243 Mary Rogers Goes On Spring Break
Experience 50 is going on a brief, yet purposeful, hiatus. The next episode will release on June 25th, 2021. Enjoy listening to the who, why. when, where, and how behind the season-long spring break for host, Mary Rogers. I believe the finish line of...
E242 Ask Me Anything | Meditation
Mary Rogers answers her listeners' most asked question "How can I learn to meditate?" Includes two recommended resources: Sam Harris Waking Up and Dan Harris Ten Percent Happier. Includes a guided Loving Kindness Meditation with Mary
E241 Leaving America with Amelia and JP
This story of a midlife pivot goes south, way south - to Ecuador. Meet Amelia (52) and JP (49), American Expatriates living in Ecuador since 2017 when they faced the fact that they had no choice but to leave the United States. Get exclusive updates...
E240 Virtual Book Club w/Joan Lunden
Joan Lunden, former host of Good Morning America, meets with the Experience 50 Virtual Book Club to chat about her latest book, Why Did I Come Into This Room, A Candid Conversation on Aging. Full show notes Become a Patron to JOIN our book club LEND...
E239 Pissed Off Yogi | Midlife Divorce Story with Dr. Katy Jane
Midlife divorce. Hear Dr. Katy Jane's story of divorce, including the business and financial losses which led to her becoming one pissed-off yogi. Her anger was preceded by denial and guilt and when she discovered that her husband had destroyed her...
E238 Chicken Soup For The Soul with Amy Newmark, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher
Amy Newmark's 50th birthday included a newly empty nest and the purchase of Chicken Soup For The Soul. She didn't just buy a book, she bought the company. Now 63, Amy speaks with Mary Rogers about her own midlife transitions while discussing the...
E237 F*ck It Factor with Jetty Nieuwenhuis
Jetty Nieuwenhuis, 49, has been through some stuff. Lots of it. Now she says "F*ck it". This is one woman's midlife pivot story. She is sharing the lessons learned from her experience with us today - and as a midlife influencer on Instagram as...
E236 Emotional Baggage and Old Beliefs with Joanie Marx
Is midlife looking frighteningly dull? Let's take those chains off! Your emotional baggage and old beliefs will hold you back from any glimmer of growth, so listen in. Joanie Marx joins Mary for a deep dive into how to improve your outlook toward life...
E235 Living In the Middle with Mary Rogers
Middle seat. Middle child. Oh, woe is the middle of anything. So here we are in the middle of our adulthood, sigh. Think of your life as a story. Beginnings and endings are easy. It is in writing the middle part of any story that things get a bit...
234 Lone Wolf Social Butterfly - Tamara Bee
Canadian Brit, Tamara Bee, 50, has traveled to 76 countries, on a shoestring budget and usually alone. Blessed by the Dalai Lama, boarding down a volcano, threatened in Ethiopia, tangling with gorillas, are just a few of her tales. Since her...