What if the hardest thing to do in yoga isn’t on the mat — it’s staying calm when your kid rolls their eyes for the fiftieth time that day?

In this episode, I talk with Sarah Ezrin, yoga teacher and author of The Yoga of Parenting, about how the ancient principles of yoga can help us survive — and even savor — the chaos of raising humans as midlife women.

Sarah says parenting is the most advanced yoga of all, and once you hear her examples, you’ll get it.

We talk about how yoga is less about poses and more about presence — being aware of your breath, your triggers, and your connection to your kids (especially when they’re testing every ounce of patience you have).

You’ll also hear:

•Why the balance of strong and soft is the real parenting sweet spot

•What “non-attachment” actually looks like when you’ve got to get your kid out the door

•How protecting your energy is the most loving thing you can do for your family

•The one yoga principle Sarah says every parent needs to start with

This episode will make you laugh, nod, and maybe breathe a little deeper the next time you’re about to lose it.

👉 Listen now to hear some powerful midlife advice from a yoga perspective — and why Sarah says, if she rewrote her book today, she might evolve that idea even further.

Guest:

Sarah Ezrin — yoga teacher, writer, and author of The Yoga of Parenting

@sarahezrinyoga

Chapters:

02:27 What is The Yoga of Parenting?

07:04 The Definition of Yoga

10:20 Balancing Softness and Strength

18:37 Non-attachment in Parenting

26:30 The Importance of Self-Care as a Parent

34:54 When Applying the Yoga of Parenting, Start Here

38:39 Key Takeaways

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Have you ever noticed that just when life starts to feel really good…you start waiting for the other shoe to drop? Or worse, you pick a fight or find a way to mess things up? That’s not random—it’s what psychologists call the Upper Limits Problem, and it’s one of the sneakiest ways we sabotage our own joy.

In this episode, I talk with award-winning author Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming, whose book How to Have a Happy Birthday explores why so many of us minimize celebrations, dread our own birthdays, or struggle to receive joy.

We discuss:

✔️What the Upper Limits Problem is and how it shows up in daily life

✔️Why birthdays are a magnifying glass for self-sabotage

✔️Childhood experiences that shape how we feel about celebrating ourselves

✔️How birthdays can be a practice ground for raising your threshold for joy

✔️Why fully feeling joy matters—not just for us, but for our kids

If you’ve ever cringed at the thought of being celebrated, struggled with disappointment on your birthday, or wondered why joy feels uncomfortable, this conversation is for you.

📖 Learn more about Tamar and her book at howtohaveahappybirthday.com.

👉 If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend who doesn’t love her birthday—because maybe it’s time she had a different story about celebrating herself.

Chapters:

03:34 The Upper Limits Problem

06:45 How to Use Your Birthday To Expand Your Joy Threshold

08:51 How & Why We Sabotage Our Birthday

12:15 How Jessica Sabotages Her Birthday

17:31 How Parents Can Help Their Kids Expand Their Thresholds for Joy

21:19 How to Have A Happy Birthday in December

23:48 Why It's Important to Celebrate On Your Actual Birthday

26:13 Want to Have A Happy Birthday? Start Here.

29:23 Key takeaways

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Bag of chips. Pint of ice cream. Pick your favorite vice. Ever caught yourself thinking, “I’m not even hungry—so why am I eating this?”

In this episode, I’m joined by Tricia Nelson, founder of Heal Your Hunger and author of Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. After losing 50 pounds and healing her own relationship with food, Tricia has devoted decades to helping women uncover the real reasons behind emotional eating.

We talk about:

✔️What emotional eating actually is (and how to recognize it)

✔️How it gets more complicated in midlife

✔️The PEP test (Painkiller, Escape, Punishment) and how food plays each role

✔️Why diets fail and what to do instead

✔️Practical steps to break the cycle and find freedom

🎧 Listen in to discover how to stop reaching for food when what you really need is something else entirely.

CHAPTERS:

02:28 What is Emotional Eating?

04:30 Why Do We Turn to Sugar and Carbs?

05:52 Tricia's PEP Test for Understanding Why We Emotionally Eat

09:49 Are Some of Us Predisposed to Emotional Eating?

15:47 Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Eating

19:56 The 3 Things That Drive Emotional Eating

24:21 How To Care For Yourself When You're Emotionally Eating

28:05 Emotional Eating in Midlife

34:59 Tricia's Coaching Program

40:07 Key Takeaways

Connect with Tricia:

➡️ Tricia’s website

➡️ Take Tricia’s Emotional Eating Quiz

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