In this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Dr. Natalie Marr joins us to discuss self-care, especially for women entering or in the midst of midlife, with evidence backed tactics for stress management. If you're not a woman in midlife, there's plenty of helpful tips in here for you, too!

Dr. Natalie is a clinical psychologist who specializes in evidence-based approaches that help midlife women find inner peace and joy by cultivating their curiosity, growth, and wisdom. She’s also a teacher, speaker, trainer, podcast host, blogger, and is writing a book on how to redefine happiness.

• 6:30 You’ll hear about how women are leaving the corporate world and entering entrepreneurship as a way to change the narrative that our worthiness is tied to our selflessness.
• 9:30 You’ll hear what self-care really is (the answer might surprise you!) and ways you, as the steward of your energy, can flip the script and put yourself first to improve both your ability to give to those around you and the quality of your relationships.
• 13:44 You’ll hear how we can sometimes find ourselves asleep in the habits of who we are in our lives and how mindfulness is a cornerstone to start to become more compassionately self-aware.
• 18:00 You’ll hear evidence based information about how leaders can help foster a focus on the present moment so our teams’ sympathetic nervous systems can get out of the fight or flight mode at work.
• 23:40 You’ll hear how to support neurodivergent individuals on your teams with their energy levels and focus, or if you are neurodivergent yourself, how to advocate for yourself with your manager.
• 27:20 You’ll hear how the conventional midlife research was focused on an outdated cultural stereotype and how to update our mental models of how we think about it to help us adapt to this new phase of our lives.
• 33:45 You’ll hear about what to do if you’re doing everything “right” to get relief during this period of your life and still struggling, including what to do if your medical providers aren’t serving you in useful ways.

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• Find Dr Natalie on her podcast Midlife Crisis to a Centered Life Thriving with Dr Natalie or her website learntoloveyourstory.com
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