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REGINA YOUNG Mid-lifePodcast Host
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Mid-life Podcast Host Regina Young created Teatime Midlife Edition Podcast for women in midlife that want community, friendship and to not do midlife alone She offersexpert advice, self-awareness,andideasfor funchallengeswhile bridgingthegapinwhoyoucanbeduringthemost transformativetimeinyour life Shestrivestobring yousomeof thebest flavorsof conversationsone teacupat atime.
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Wehadtheopportunity to interview Regina after she reachedout toinviteour founder ontoher podcast. We're thrilledtoannounce that her Season4 Kick off startswithTangledSilver Magazine'sFounder,Robin Sallssharingabout our #iamsilverbeauty movement andthe importanceof defining beauty onour ownterms.
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Whenaskedwhat wasthemotivationfor startingthis podcast her answer isdelightful andonewefeel many canrelatetoo.
Shewastryingtofigureout her menopausejourney andstartedwheremost of usaretoldtoo Look to your Mother'sjourney toget anidea Unfortunately Regina'sMother hadpassed,soshereachedout to several aunts,whocouldn't helpasthey'dbot hada hysterectomy,sothey couldn't answer her questions
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Sherealizedother womenprobably weexperiencing thesamethingandwhileshewasfortunatetomeed someoneintheworkplacethat likely isn't aneasy thingfor most women
Whiletheworkplaceispayingattentiontotheneeds of maternity andpaternity leave,alongwithmental health issues,thetopicof menopausestill seemstobe taboo
Womenareworriedabout how thingslikebrainfog andsometimesneedingto misswork dueto menopausewill effect their positions,sothey tend to suffer through She thought,"why should womennot haveaplaceto gofor answers" and TeatimeMidlifeEdition wascreated.
Why thenameTeatime MidlifeEdition?Sheloves what seemstobeanadded benefit of tea.Not just the health benefits,but the actual senseof allowing yourself toslow downover acupof tea.
Teatimeritualsareworldwideandthey'reknownto encourageyouto slow downandtakeaminuteto breathe
Somethingthat becomesextremely important during midlifeingeneral whenmany womensuddenly feel likethey nolonger know themselvesor havecontrol over whatshappening And,because menopause/midlifewasn't atopictaught inschools likemenstruationandsexeducationit leavesmany of usunawareof what "it" reallylookslike
It'sanew seasonandweneedtostart talkingabout it andtakingit frombeingtabooor conversationsthat happeninquiet placestoshininga light onwhat womencanexpect and that it'sokay,nomorethanokay,to talk about it.
Reginabelievesthereisnoneedto suffer throughthistimealoneandis bringingyougueststosharetheir experiencesthroughthistimelife.
Reginaandher guestswill haveyou laughing,andbreakingfreefrom what peoplethink or believemidlife means.
They addresstopicslikeDatingover 50,WorldpeacethruAwesomeSex, RelaunchingtheSecond half of Life, ThyroidHealinginMidlife,Running onYour OwnPower and much more
Whenaskedabout her background that ledhere,weloved that her story really sharedthat wecando anythinginmidlifewhenweset our mindstoit.
Shewasamodel early inlife,but her mother toldher sheshouldhavea back upplanthat led her intoworking for Pharmaceutical companiesand learningtheinsandoutswhereshe learnedvariousprocessesthat helped her easeintoher podcast career. She'dbeenthinkingabout heteatime ideafor awhile,but it wasreally propelledforwardwhenthepandemic shut thingsdown Withinabout two weeksfromthat time,TeatimeMidlife Editionwasborn.Shestarted interviewingfriendsandfamily.Then onceshewascomfortablewith recording,editing, andsharingthe podcast shemoved intoreachingout tothoseshewasfollowingwhose storiesor journey'sinspiredher.
Shefoundpeoplethat werethriving duringmidlife They all hadstoriesto toshareabout findingtheir passions andgoingfor them Midlifewasn't stoppingthemandit wasrefreshing tohear fromothers.It wasalso refreshingtoknow that others shared her thoughtsanddesirefor moreinmidlifeandwereexcited to share their versionof midlifewith her.
Shewent fromfeelinglikeshewas onanislandalonewithnosupport to understanding their weremany other womenlookingfor thesame answersshewassearchingfor
TeatimeMidlifeEditionfeelslike you'resittingaroundatablewith your girlfriendssippingteaand discussinglife It'sconversations, laughs,andbeingreal Regina's makingmidlifeconversationspart of thenormwithher style
YoucanfindTeatimeMidlifeEdition Podcast onAppleandSpotify. Reginacanalsobefound on Instagramandshealsohasa community over onFacebook for youtojoinandstay connectedwith her midlifemusings!
BesuretotuneinonMarch5th whenshekicksoff her Season4 with RobinSallsandjointhemonMarch 7th withalivechat over on @teatimemidlifeeditionon Instagram
Besuretograbyourself acupof tea andenjoy midlifewithease!