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Drinks with the Girls®Life After the Leap: Midlife Women Who Move Abroad, Part 2Moving abroad in midlife sounds romantic… until the real transformation begins.
In Part 2 of our conversation with women who left the U.S. to build lives in places like Italy, Belize, and the Caribbean, the fantasy gives way to something deeper: identity shifts, unexpected loneliness, freedom, and the courage to start again.
Our guests share the honest, unfiltered side of creating a life overseas in midlife — from finding community in a new culture, to navigating solitude, sobriety, reinvention, and the surprising ways moving abroad strips away the roles we thought defined us.
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2026-03-091h 13
MAKING UX WORK: The Joe Natoli PodcastPossibilities.What if nothing going wrong… is actually possible?In this episode, Joe explores how fear shows up as rigidity — over-planning, clinging to certainty, and resisting anything that disrupts the script.Through stories from consulting, music, and real-world UX work, he makes the case for flexibility, presence and embracing uncertainty as a strength — not a failure.This episode is about letting go of control and learning to work with reality, instead of against it............................................................Special thanks to the incomparable Lisa Baskett for her amazing late-night-DJ-smoother-than-silk voiceover ;-)I...
2026-03-0313 minMAKING UX WORK: The Joe Natoli PodcastIt's Called Practice For a Reason.Confidence isn’t something you either have or don’t.It’s something you build — deliberately, repeatedly, and imperfectly.In this episode, Joe breaks down why practice matters more than insight, why habits shape your emotional reactions, and how small, daily rituals can rewire the way you respond to stress, fear, and self-doubt.This isn’t about quick fixes or positive thinking.It’s about building a foundation that holds when things get hard............................................................Special thanks to the incomparable Lisa Baskett for her amazing late-night-DJ-smoother-than-silk voiceover...
2026-02-1713 minMAKING UX WORK: The Joe Natoli PodcastDo It the Way YOU Do It.A lot of career discomfort comes from trying to lead, present, or speak in a way that isn’t actually you.In this episode, Joe talks about why borrowed scripts, leadership clichés, and “how you’re supposed to do it” advice often only make things worse.You’ll learn why authenticity reduces anxiety, how small moments of comfort are proof you’re capable and why judging your work by other people’s reactions is a losing game.This one is about trusting your own style — and letting go of the need to perform.
2026-02-0312 minMAKING UX WORK: The Joe Natoli PodcastYour Boss Isn't Your Mom.If authority figures still trigger old emotional responses for you, you’re not alone.In this episode, Joe explores why feedback from bosses can feel so personal — and how early conditioning often shapes the way we react to power, criticism, and expectations at work.You’ll hear why being challenged doesn’t mean you’re failing, how to separate your worth from other people’s reactions and what it really means to set boundaries with confidence — without becoming defensive or combative.This is about reclaiming your absolute right to exist, speak up and take up...
2026-01-2010 minMAKING UX WORK: The Joe Natoli PodcastTake Your F**king Foot Off the Gas!When fear hits, most people push harder.That instinct — to defend, explain, prove, or fight — is exactly what makes things worse.In this episode, Joe shares a critical life lesson he learned from his father that applies directly to moments of panic at work, especially when conflict, resistance, or pressure show up unexpectedly.You’ll learn why the first move isn’t steering or reacting; it’s removing the pressure. How slowing things down can instantly change the outcome of difficult conversations. And why fear-driven environments aren’t personal — even when they...
2026-01-0612 minMAKING UX WORK: The Joe Natoli PodcastReplacing Fear With Truth.Fear thrives in ambiguity.In this episode, Joe digs into why hesitation, overthinking, and self-doubt get worse the longer you sit with them — and why asking for clarity immediately is one of the most powerful tools you have.You’ll hear practical ways to interrupt fear before it snowballs, how to ground yourself physically in tense moments, and why prioritizing your own calm is NOT selfish — it’s essential.This is about learning to replace imagined danger with actual information and taking your power back — one moment at a time....
2026-01-0612 minMAKING UX WORK: The Joe Natoli PodcastIs This Old Shit or New Shit?Impostor syndrome doesn’t come from nowhere — and it’s rarely about what just happened.In this episode, Joe breaks down why your strongest self-doubt reactions often have very little to do with the moment you’re in — and everything to do with patterns formed long before your career even started.You’ll learn how to recognize when fear is being triggered by the past, how to interrupt the panic spiral in real time, and why the goal isn’t to eliminate impostor syndrome — but to manage it. To remove its hands from the wheel and pu...
2026-01-0622 min
Drinks with the Girls®Menopause Meets AyurvedaHot flashes. Mood swings. Rage cleaning your kitchen at midnight. If menopause has you questioning your sanity, this episode is your warm hug and wake-up call. We're joined by Ayurvedic practitioner and menopause coach Karen Baskett, who shares how holistic tools like herbs, food, and lifestyle changes can actually reduce menopause symptoms—without judgment, shame, or one-size-fits-all advice.
We dig deep into how Ayurveda helps balance the body’s energies (aka doshas), why your gut is holding more than just bloat, and what really happens when estrogen takes a hike. From sleepless nights and night sweats to midl...
2025-04-2154 min
Things You Might Not Have HeardUvalde, The Daily Show, Dolly Parton - 1/19/2024A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational' Today's Sponsor: Resume Solutionhttp://thisistheconversationproject.com/resumesolution Today's Rundown: Law enforcement response to Uvalde mass shooting was a 'failure,' DOJ sayshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/18/uvalde-school-shooting-report-released-justice-department/72267666007/ Arnold Schwarzenegger detained at Munich airport over luxury watchhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-detained-munich-airport-184400121.html Concertgoers sue Madonna, Live Nation over show starting latehttps://www.yahoo.com/gma/concertgoers-sue-madonna-live-nation-170657415.html Kendra Wilkinson has been celibate since 2018 divorce...
2024-01-1922 min
Things You Might Not Have HeardUvalde, The Daily Show, Dolly Parton - 1/19/2024A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational' Today's Sponsor: Resume Solutionhttp://thisistheconversationproject.com/resumesolution Today's Rundown: Law enforcement response to Uvalde mass shooting was a 'failure,' DOJ sayshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/18/uvalde-school-shooting-report-released-justice-department/72267666007/ Arnold Schwarzenegger detained at Munich airport over luxury watchhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-detained-munich-airport-184400121.html Concertgoers sue Madonna, Live Nation over show starting latehttps://www.yahoo.com/gma/concertgoers-sue-madonna-live-nation-170657415.html Kendra Wilkinson has been celibate since 2018 divorce...
2024-01-1922 min
MAKING UX WORK: The Joe Natoli PodcastGrace Under Pressure: Lisa BaskettMy guest today is Lisa Baskett; she is a veteran digital designer with over 17 years of crafting experiences for a wide variety of clients — from one person business ventures to big brand enterprise organizations.Currently, she specializes in the less visible side of UX design — research and strategy. Lisa's personal mantra is that "good design must first be functional and useful, regardless of the aesthetic."She describes herself as empathic, impatient, pedantic, dedicated and curious, but there are a few adjectives I'd like to add to that list: namely, brave, tena...
2018-02-121h 20