Maximizing Life in the Middle Podcast

A podcast featuring two people consciously living and loving as husband and wife, parents and individuals working to make the most out of their lives.

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Episodes

Ep. 7 Surviving a Crazy Schedule

We recorded this episode at the end of a particularly crazy week for all of us. In this episode, we process the week that we had, and how we navigated it. Sometimes things don’t always turn out the way we envision them, and how do we adjust to that on the fly? We talk about how important mindfulness is to successfully making it through challenging periods of time. We also discuss the “elephant” in the kid’s room – screen time. How do we balance screen time with time in the 3D world, and how do w...

Jul 26, 2017•32 min

Ep. 6 - Celebrating life together

Maximizing Life in the Middle goes on the road! We recorded this episode on our drive to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary in Cape May. We talked about the privilege of being together for 20 years and how we have made it work all these years. We talk about how you really pay homage to your loved one and whether it requires a greeting card :) We also cover the 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman and how helpful it is to keep them in mind when trying to show your loved one how you feel. And we r...

Jul 19, 2017•18 min

Ep. 5 Perspective

In episode 5, we talk about our son's freshman year of high school playing on the varsity volleyball team and helping him to see his frustrations with the season from a different angle so that he could see all the good that came out of it. We can apply this technique in all of our challenging or frustrating situations, even when dealing with a serious illness, loss or something similar. We also talked about a concept we heard about giving 100% of yourself to every interaction you have with anoth...

Jul 04, 2017•25 min

Ep. 4 Juggling schedules in a busy household

How do we do all that we do? It takes a village to raise a child and we couldn't do it without Jay's wonderful mom! She is always there to help us with our kids and their schedules. It also takes a good deal of "calendar syncing" to make sure we are doing what we want to do and making sure everyone gets where they need to be. One of the most fundamental beliefs we share is that we each chose to spend our lives with the other one of us. Who are we to tell the other person how they should be spend...

Jul 04, 2017•26 min

Ep. 3 Girls taking a stand for themselves.

In episode #3 we talk about a stand that our daughter and her classmates took to be allowed to wear tank tops to school when the weather gets warm. The initial reason years ago for banning tank tops in her school was so that boys would not be "distracted" by seeing girls' shoulders. At what point does it stop being the girl's responsibility to not be a distraction and instead become a boy's responsibility to not be distracted by the girl? We also talk about how each individual is responsible for...

Jul 04, 2017•37 min

Ep. 2 There is a time and place for everything.

In this episode, we talk about how things might have fit in one phase of our lives but no longer fit or how we would love them to fit but they don’t quite yet. The phrase “have it all” should be changed to “have all that you want” because if you try to have it all, your life will be over-stuffed and stressful and much of “it” is not even something that fits your life anyway. At the end of this episode, we offer our listeners a useful activity they can do to take a good look at their lives....

Jul 04, 2017•43 min

Ep. 1 Welcome to our new podcast!

In this episode, we introduce ourselves and our reason for creating this podcast. How do you live a life where you feel like you have it all without actually needing to have it all? We talk about the main ingredients to a fulfilling life – strong communication, following your passions, finding your tribe, being willing to be vulnerable, deepening your awareness, being open and always willing to learn. In marriage, it is important to have each other’s backs, not take things personally and cheer e...

Jul 04, 2017•35 min

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