Fire Up at 55 Plus
Are you ready to put yourself first in your 55+ years? Your host, Laurie Adams at 60+, successfully did that and is here now to help you discover what you want for your own, full second act in life. She lived in the people-pleasing era where young girls learned to put themselves last and how, as experienced, mature women they can rekindle dreams and realize them. A certified life and weight loss coach, Laurie, along with her variety of guests, share how they have shifted into their best years yet. If you’re stuck on the back burner and ready to fire-up at mid-life and beyond, tune in weekly to hear inspiring conversations and personal journeys with info you can apply to get going. Real self care and moving from hope to success starts here—for a new companion, or career, retirement, mastering weight loss, fitness and more. And if you’d like to work with Laurie 1-on-1, contact her at hello@laurieadamscoaching.com.
Episodes
122 episodes
121. Becoming Her: Your Vision Blueprint for Identity Reinvention | No. 5: The Weight of a Dream
How heavy does your best-life dream weigh upon your mind? Moving Vision into Tangible Form is the subtitle of today’s episode. In this Becoming Her series, we’re exploring what it takes to reinvent your identity in your second act. And today, w...
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120. Becoming Her: Your Vision Blueprint for Identity Reinvention | No. 4: A Vision Board isn’t Decoration, it’s Identity by Design
Here comes the centerpiece of our best reinvention steps! Although it’s Podcast No. 120, this is the fourth episode in our “Becoming Her” visioning series. If you’ve been with me for the past few weeks, you know we’ve been building your transfo...
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119. Becoming Her: Your Vision Blueprint for Identity Reinvention | No. 3: Stop Waiting—Start Creating, Your Future Starts Now
It’s high time you had tangible proof of the transformed life you’re building. And although it’s Podcast No. 119, this is the third episode in our “Becoming Her” visioning series. Remembering our framework is “Time … Creativity … True Vision,” ...
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118. Becoming Her: Your Vision Blueprint for Identity Reinvention | No. 2: Where Time Meets Creativity
Your transformation blueprint keeps building, and today we’re adding another bold line to the page. In this, the second in our “Becoming Her” visioning series, we add to the enhanced skills that will take you far beyond most "reinvention" steps...
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117. Becoming Her: Your Vision Blueprint for Identity Reinvention | No. 1: Time Mastery is the Engine of Vision
"Words matter," you’re always hearing from me. The words that resonate with you, and you alone, have served as your rough draft for reinvention at midlife and beyond, for that “second act,” best life ever you want and deserve. Remember, this 20...
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116. 5 Minutes for Your “Second Act” Future Sight | This is Your Intro to True Midlife-Plus Vision
The time for dropping hints is over! Today is the quick quick quick introduction I want you to have for the step-by-step visioning series that drops next time. If, like many midlife women who put themselves last, this is the real deal to revive...
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115. Grab That Dream and Never Let Go! | Ignite Your Start for the Best Midlife Ever
This favorite early episode is coming full circle as I gear up to present a series on valuable visioning for your giant leap to go from stuck to successfully engaged. Listen now to this timeless inspirational podcast that first aired in May of ...
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114. Don’t Let Future You Down, Follow Habits 2.0 Now | Level Up Micro Actions for Massive Identity Change
Habits 2.0 could have been the title of last week’s episode where you learned how to take the wisdom of such small-steps advocates as James Clear, author of Atomic Habits. With the new super-tool, The Progress Principle by researcher Teresa Ama...
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113. Meaningful Steps Spark Your Big Changes | What is my Why to Propel Progress Now?
In a world obsessed with big leaps, it’s time to rid yourself of that compulsion. For lasting midlife reinvention, radical change is not the prescription. Do not, I repeat, do not, dive into a perfectionist's pool spilling over with too many ne...
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112. Lighten Your Mood, Fire-Up Your Focus Fast | You Can Do It in 15 Minutes, Really!
Today we’re talking 15 minutes that ignite your soul and energize your day—not mani-pedi’s, not baths, but real-deal habits that fuel your body and mind. Yep, when the hustle-bustle of August transition from vacation to your back-to-Fall “regul...
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111. How You Can Slay The Fears of Fresh-Start Fall
Last year this episode aired in September, but as August is the true pedal to the metal moment for fresh-start Fall, a.k.a. back-to-school fall, this is the time to hear it. Ah … those feelings: your dominant, real, authentic feelings … They ar...
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110. What To Do Now When “New” Isn’t Better | How to Reinvent Without Losing Yourself
Why are you listening? … Because you’ve been longing and waiting for change in your life. Eager to realize your potential and primed to get going for transformation to move into your best life ever at midlife-plus. So, kudos to you for recogniz...
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109. How a Beer Changed My Calendar and My Life | Aha” Moments Aren’t Predictable, but Well-Worth the Surprise
I still get a lot of comments on this early Fire-Up episode and, of course, its title: How a Beer Changed My Calendar and My Life. It’s the true story of how a simple, even somewhat silly, moment caught me by surprise and a light bulb went off....
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108. Lessons from a Younger You | No One Knows Your Journey and Vision Like You Do
Here’s the challenge: So many women in midlife hit a wall, wondering “Is it too late to become who I hoped I’d be? … Have I lost touch with the ‘real me’?” Surprise! Sometimes you need a break from pushing forward for life transformation and, i...
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107. Recall Barefoot Days and Fireflies
What are your summer memories? … The ones that stick because they make you smile, chasing away stress, and so real that you can almost feel the moments: from running on concrete with slapping bare feet, to the juicy taste of watermelon, to the ...
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106. I Want What She’s Having! | Write Your Own, Overdue Permission Slip Now
Today you’ll be inspired to break the “good girl” rules you have outgrown at midlife-plus, along with permission you always deserved but never received. Say “No,” to dusty expectations and “Hell Yes,” to unapologetic joy. And get ready for five...
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105. Stressed or Supercharged? Part Two | From Stress Mess to Midlife Mastery
In Part One, we explored how the old model of stress was built on shaky science, and how new research gives us permission to use stress as power. Not to pretend it’s fun, but to own it as fuel. Because this is your midlife season to ri...
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104. Stressed or Supercharged? The Truth Revealed, Part One | The Stress Story We Were Sold, and What We Know Now
Feeling stressed out? Well, of course you are, but believe it or not that’s not always a bad thing. Midlife women do report the highest levels of daily stress compared to all other demographic groups according to the American Psychological Asso...
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103. This is Not Your Midlife Crisis; It’s a Plot Twist! | Why Midlife Isn’t Falling Apart—It’s Finally Falling Into Place
If life feels uncertain at 55-plus, you’re not in a midlife crisis … you’re in transition. Every great heroine has a turning point in their story of you. Your next chapter starts the minute you shun stereotypes of what it means to age. Midlife ...
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102. Confidence and Resilience Foretell Your Transformation Story | Take Vision, Potential, and Longing to Create Your Best Life Yet
Moving out of a stagnated story can be desirable and daunting as you move into midlife and then beyond. When you yearn for more, figuring out exactly what “more” means to you, can be elusive. If putting everyone else first has been a l...
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101. How a Smile Inspires Your True Reinvention Story | Confidence and Resilience are Rooted in Kindness All Around
Today we pick up your 2025 story of renewal following a story of my own from last week where the recurring theme was kindness. Today I also complete the story of kind inspiration I received from the youngest wise ones in my life. Discover in to...
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100. Kindness Cushions a Fall | How Strangers and Children Inspired Recovery
Who would’ve thought a 100th Podcast Episode would not feature any of the expected milestone moments during two years of broadcasts? No roundup of wise quotes, advice from guest experts, or list of topics that resonated most with listeners....
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99. That Spring Reset Starts For You Now! | Rescue Your Energy Easily with Food and Movement
Following up on the seasonal reset wisdom for shedding pounds in last week’s broadcast, here’s the “dish” on getting started and getting it done, now! Why wait when you can step into solid, scientific, and simple actions to set you up for an en...
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98. A Seasonal Reset for Real, Healthy Weight Loss with Lisa Oldson, M.D. | Don’t Wait to Discover Doable Health and Fitness for the Weight You Want
Shedding pounds to keep the fun in your summer vs. a season of no-fun dieting thoughts and old-style deprivation, listen here to board certified weight loss and medicine specialist and certified life coach Lisa Oldson, MD. As an absolute favori...
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97. Seize Your Power Now | Don’t let time, overwhelm, or others own your life
In this episode, we’ll explore practical, actionable steps to transform how you view yourself and your abilities and then approach the things that truly matter to you. People-pleasing is just one piece of the puzzle that may have held you back ...
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