You’re a grandmother, soon-to-be, or hope-to-be—and you’re done with the old rules about aging. You want clarity, confidence, and a future that feels exciting again. Hosted by retired flight attendant and Certified Life Coach Debi Talbert, Aging Flipped gives you brain-based tools, real talk, and just the right amount of salty humor to help you flip the script on aging. Each episode helps you retrain your brain, exit unwanted habits, and navigate the sweet, salty, and lifey moments of this c ...
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The Engines: Powering Your Change with Brain and Emotion Energy
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18:06You’ll learn how to create clarity in your thoughts and capacity in your emotions, so change stops feeling like pressure and starts feeling possible. Debi shares stories from her own life, client breakthroughs, and research-backed insights that help women in their grandmotherhood years—whether they’re already there, soon to be, or hope to be—reconn…
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The Cockpit — Rewriting the Stories That Steer Your Life
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15:13🧭 What You’ll Learn Why coaching is the how that helps you go deeper with the Aging Flipped Flight Plan What the cockpit actually is—and how it silently steers your life The Altitude Shift: a tool to help you upgrade stuck thoughts The Climb Sequence: how to build empowering beliefs one layer at a time A real-life story of how coaching sped up one …
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The Aging Flipped Flight Plan: Your Map to a Joyful Second Act
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12:55🧭 What You’ll Learn The one question that helped Debi stop overdrinking and start retraining her brain How the Oxygen Mask Framework helps you pause, pay attention, and proceed on purpose The 6 Components of the Aging Flipped Flight Plan A client's story: from shame and relationship strain to deep sleep, self-trust, and dreaming again What’s coming…
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These Lies About Aging? Let’s Rewrite Them (April Fools’ Edition)
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19:37💡 In this episode, I’m sharing: The truth behind the lie: “Your best years are behind you” How the anti-aging industry profits from keeping you small Why brain science proves it’s never too late to try something new How to challenge the beliefs you didn’t even know you were carrying What it really takes to age forward—with clarity, confidence, and …
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How to See Change as Your Greatest Strength
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13:30Visit agingflipped.com/fly to get on the notification list. In this episode, Debi Talbert explores how embracing change can become your superpower. Key points include: Personal stories of transformation: becoming a flight attendant at 40 and overcoming alcohol struggles at 59 Understanding resilience as a skill you build through change The Change C…
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The Awakening - How My Grandson Taught Me To Live Again
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8:01Episode Summary: Have you ever had a moment that completely changed the way you see your life? For me, that moment came while watching my grandson discover his own hand. That simple act of curiosity made me realize something profound—I had stopped seeing life with wonder. I had unknowingly adopted an outdated story about aging, one that told me my …
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Navigating Life's Chapters: How Hiring a Life Coach Transforms the Aging Experience
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23:03Filled with personal anecdotes from her journey, Debi emphasizes the significance of aging gracefully, promoting self-understanding, and striving for authenticity. She defines coaching, explains its relevance, and explores how it can help individuals navigate the complexities, struggles, and joy in their current season of life. By sharing her encou…
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Embracing Life After 50: The Power of New Beginnings
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20:55As we enter the season of life after 50, Debi illuminates how these pivotal changes can be embraced to discover our authentic selves, revealing the true essence hiding beneath layers of societal expectations. Click here to get her guide for Falling In Love With This Season of Life She provides practical advice, personal anecdotes, and shared wisdom…
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From Self-Doubt to Dream Chaser: Reigniting Your Passions After 50
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27:39Learn how to tell yourself the truth about what you want, ignite curiosity around potential obstacles, and take action by testing strategies. Debi provides insightful questions and practical tips to help you become the boss of your brain, boost emotional resilience, and design a path to success. Tune in for an inspiring dose of wisdom and practical…
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Blueprint for Longevity: Simple Habit Strategies for a Major Lifespan Boost
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39:02Kristine, leveraging her vast experience in wellness workshops and her certification in behavior design, shares her unique insights and thought-provoking perspectives on aging. In their engaging discussion, Debi and Kristine reveal how simple lifestyle tweaks can have a profound impact on the quality and longevity of life. Highlights include the ‘t…
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Are you truly embracing all that makes you uniquely you, or have you been trying to fit an uncomfortable mold? Your authentic self is waiting to shine through - will you let it? Key Takeaways: Reflecting on her various roles, Debi noticed a lack of focus on her central purpose as "herself" She shares her personal purpose statement: "To like myself,…
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Reawakening Potential Through Self-Awareness
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46:20In her insightful conversation with Harry, Debi opens up about how she overcame self-doubt and limiting beliefs to start focusing on her ascent. Listen in to learn her techniques for: Performing regular checks on the stories fueling decisions and rerouting around tailspins Clearing for takeoff on small adjustments instead of waiting for big transfo…
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Listeners discover how to gain independence from mental mischief-makers through reframing techniques. Debi encourages experimenting with new thought patterns to access untapped potential. For women seeking to fulfil later stages of life on their own terms, this provides tools to overcome self-doubt. It inspires taking the reins of our internal narr…
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My desire is for you to pause….give yourself the chance to percolate on this. Be Sherlock-like and ignite curiosity. The reason I want you to stop believing your past should have been different is because when we’re past-focused we can start to feel “meh” about life. Being past-focused can make life feel like you’re pushing a big bolder up a really…
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In honor of ADHD awareness month, I'm bringing you a special episode. When you've got ADHD, getting support can be a traumatic experience. It can be hard to describe what's happening for you..... You can feel ashamed that you're not able to "get it together" like other people seem to be able to. Today's podcast is a conversation between myself and …
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What We Need to Quit Doing To Go From Struggling To Free
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18:00All this kind of thinking does is make us quit going after what we want the second something goes wrong. Life is filled with quitting. We just aren't taught which quitting is good for us and which quitting is holding us back. Most of us associate quitting with being "bad." We only do it when things fall apart. We quit because we run out of willpowe…
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I think this is, ultimately, the biggest freedom we have. People can do countless different things to us but they can’t tell us what we can make it mean. They can’t tell us how it should feel emotionally. This realization is what began my journey to untangling many unwanted habits and behaviors. The biggest domino for me is eliminating my desire fo…
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Today, I’m sharing a new technique I learned from an unlikely source. No matter where it originated from, I truly believe it’s an easy and effective way to help facilitate more confidence and self-trust as you’re taking steps to facilitate your EXIT from drinking. I am diving into this technique below because I want to help you gain confidence so t…
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Developing Habits in Relation to Your EXIT with Teri Patterson
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44:09Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Teri Patterson, host of The Sober Edge Podcast. This is part of her coaching series. She and I met in the This Naked Mind training and I’m actually her coach! I encouraged her to start her podcast, so it was so fun to be a guest of hers. Teri and I really dive into the Tiny Habits concept and BJ Fogg’s Behavi…
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Useful Tools in Defining Your Alcohol EXIT
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18:16I’m wrapping up my series on the Tiny Habits book and process! Today’s episode is all about going through some activities that act as tools within this process. These tools will assist you in really diving into your EXIT and allowing you to identify the behaviors that hold the key to positive change. While these activities are easy to do, they can …
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Do You Understand Ability & How It Relates to Your EXIT?
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15:22As I continue my series on the Tiny Habits book and training by BJ Fogg, I’m covering a new topic today: ability. This episode is all about ability, the ability chain, and specific prompts you can ask yourself here. I have a deep-seated belief in the Tiny Habits book and BJ Fogg’s behavior model, and the ability piece is just as important as the pa…
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Is Motivation Enough to Prompt Your EXIT?
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21:07We hear the term motivation a lot, but what does it actually mean? And furthermore, can it help us reach our goals, particularly when it comes to making our EXIT from drinking? Understanding motivation and how unreliable it is when used alone to achieve a goal is of paramount importance when it comes to understanding BJ Fogg’s behavior model. That’…
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So often, we have the urge to push away our emotions, especially when dealing with substance abuse issues. In fact, that could be a lot of the reason we decide to drink, because it’s a way to “take the edge off” of our emotions. But, I’ve come to learn that trusting myself to feel and experience my emotions has made a world of difference in living …
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What Does EXIT Mean to Me? The Strategy Explained
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27:59I talk a lot about you making your EXIT and utilizing the EXIT methodology to do so. But, do you really understand what that means or what the strategy associated with it is? That’s what I want to fill you in on in today’s episode. When we don’t have a strategy, that’s when we end up floundering in our efforts to stop drinking. But the EXIT strateg…
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Your Beliefs as the Key to Your EXIT from Alcohol
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43:40Our beliefs are incredibly powerful, yet they’re something that silently guides us throughout life without much thought. Why is that? And how does that impact the way that we make our EXIT from drinking? In the episode, I tackle those very questions with my Power of Belief Training. Our beliefs come from thoughts, and we have thousands of them ever…
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While 2021 has been done for over a month, I’ve had some time to reflect on what the year itself taught me. Having come to a conclusion on that, I wanted to now share those thoughts with you. So, this episode is all about the top three lessons I learned in 2021. Here’s what I share in the episode: Lesson #1: The Power of Celebration Lesson #2: The …
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A Conversation on Rediscovering Yourself Without Alcohol with Scott Pinyard
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41:03In this special episode of EXIT the Drinking Life, I join This Naked Mind head coach Scott Pinyard to answer some audience-sourced questions about leaving alcohol behind and living a sober life. Besides that, we talk about rediscovering yourself without alcohol and all about the services I offer through my coaching. Some of the topics we cover are:…
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How to Change Your Belief System as You Leave Alcohol Behind
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12:22Ready to help shift your mindset around your belief system surrounding alcohol? A belief is a thought you just keep on thinking…it’s something you’ve thought so many times and so often you don’t even realize you’re thinking it. I want to take a closer look at the layers of beliefs surrounding alcohol and how you can change your beliefs! Ready to pe…
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You Can Choose to Believe Anything You Want
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30:01What is a belief? We have thoughts all the time… What happens when you’ve thought a thought so many times you don’t even recognize you’re thinking it? This is when it becomes a belief system. Did you know—belief systems are 100% optional. My intent is to help you discover: The biggest issues with our belief systems Learn how beliefs are formed Why …
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Acknowledging Human Trafficking Prevention Month with Catherine Paterno
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51:39You didn’t think it could happen in your own home, did you? Or that it could be the child you know from across the street? How about the boy or girl whose face gets lost in the crowd because they don’t have a family and a solidified place to call home? Human trafficking is all around us, and it is not just an international battle that we’re facing.…
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On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life podcast, I am talking about different ways in which you can look at your life and happiness. Through key shifts in how you pursue true joy, you can begin living the life you’ve always dreamed of. I want you to have an epic life and to stop numbing your emotions with alcohol, and these shifts are step one of…
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Guide to Living Your Most Epic Life & Being Authentically You
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38:20On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I explain coaching and all of the benefits of working with a coach. I also dive into how you can start living your own epic life. I’m so grateful for all of the epicness that my life encompasses, and I want you to experience the same phenomenon for yourself! Some of the topics I discuss in this epi…
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What Common Thought Patterns Are You Using to Sabotage Your Progress?
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20:45On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I talk about how your common thought patterns are sabotaging your success with getting out of the toxic drinking cycle. It’s easy to fall into negative thought patterns, but there’s one word to avoid that can help change that. Some of the topics I discuss in this episode are: Symbolism of change Ex…
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When You Start to Change the Way You Think, You Start Achieving the Impossible
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21:45It’s a hard fact to face, but the reality is that getting out of the cycle starts with changing the way you think. Once you’re able to do that, you can actually start achieving what you thought was impossible. Some of the topics I discuss in this episode are: How my story revealed my “impossible” mindset You’ve already achieved the impossible in yo…
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You’re Tricking Yourself Into Believing It’s Impossible to Change with Pam Price
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45:14In this special episode of EXIT the drinking life, I talk with Pam Price, who has found her own EXIT out of the drinking life and has transformed her life into living purposefully as an alcohol coach and yoga instructor. We discuss how your mindset is tricking you into believing it’s impossible to let go of alcohol and what you can do to change tha…
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Is Alcohol Blocking You From the Present?
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24:05In this episode of EXIT the drinking life, I talk about how your conscious and subconscious beliefs are automating your behaviors around alcohol. I go over the ways you can start the conversation with your mind, yourself, and me, to finally EXIT the cycle. Some of the topics I discuss in this episode are: Letting go of alcohol during the holidays T…
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In this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I talk about how you can stop self-sabotaging your EXIT journey throughout the most tempting time of the year -- the holidays. I know how it feels to walk into family events with the fear of “what ifs.” Maybe this is your first time filling your cup with something other than alcohol, or you're alre…
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You Need to Erase the "All or Nothing" Mentality
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26:08On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I talk about how you can erase the all or nothing mentality and finally EXIT from the toxic cycles that are controlling your life. Some of the topics I discuss in this episode are: Why the all-or-nothing mindset isn’t realistic Shifting your perspective Changing the way you think about alcohol Owni…
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Avoiding Alcohol During the Holiday Season with Pam McRae
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47:42In this episode of the Exit the Drinking Life podcast, I’m joined by Pam McRae, who shares her EXIT story and her struggles with sobriety during times of high stress. We dive into the topic of staying sober over the holidays and how to deal with grief in relation to your EXIT during this time of year. While this season is typically accompanied by s…
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On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I’m concluding my three-part series on something I truly believe that everyone needs to practice in order to EXIT the drinking cycle: embracing discomfort. I’m explaining why this is so important in your EXIT journey and how you can start practicing small habits that enable you to embrace discomfor…
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On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I’m continuing my three-part series on something I truly believe that everyone needs to practice in order to EXIT the drinking cycle: believing on purpose. I’m explaining what this concept is, why it’s important, and breaking down how you can put it into practice for your own benefit. Some of the t…
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On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I’m starting a three-part series on something I truly believe that everyone needs in order to EXIT the drinking cycle: self-confidence. I’m delving into what holds people back from having the self-confidence they need and how to begin to build yours so that you can put yourself on the road to your …
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Instincts Over Alcohol: A Recovery Story with Tabbin Almond
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50:22On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I’m connecting with my friend Tabbin Almond. Tabbin experienced her own EXIT from the drinking life and is a breast cancer survivor. She’s sharing all the details of her story with us today. Tabbin not only shares her story but emphasizes the importance of following your gut and listening to your i…
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On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I’m conveying just how much the words we tell ourselves impact our ability to exit the drinking life. The word “can’t” makes it into our vocabulary far too often, prompting us to feel deprived, restricted, and all out miserable. When we’re giving up drinking, we need to hack our brains and replace …
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Wanting to change is powerful, but it’s not enough
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24:37Maybe you’ve already experienced this: • A deep knowing your relationship with alcohol is damaging. • Several attempts at changing how you drink, but nothing sticks. • Deep feelings of shame, guilt, and regret. • A lack of simple day-to-day joy. Maybe you’ve accepted this is just how life is. I want you to know it doesn’t have to be. To help you wi…
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On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I’m sharing my revelations on how nothing outside of us actually creates the feelings that exist inside of us. The reality is that we create our feelings and the experiences of our lives through our own thoughts and actions. There are so many feelings that society imposes on us, dictating that we “…
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Small Changes to Make a Big Difference in Reaching Your Ideal Future Self
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23:19On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I’m diving into how important it is to imagine a future you, free of the hold alcohol has on you. Our brains are wired to either assume we can’t reach this new version of ourselves or to think we’ll wake up a completely different person through this change. However, if you go about imagining this f…
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What Happens When You Quit Alcohol? A Look Inside the EXIT Methodology
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1:01:16On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I’m joined by Gayle, who is coming to us all the way from Australia. Gayle shares with us her EXIT story, as well as the fears she faced surrounding quitting alcohol and what came after alcohol was out of her life. Some of the topics and questions raised in this episode are: Gayle’s story of recogn…
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The Key to Redefining Your Relationship with Alcohol
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19:28On this episode of Exit The Drinking Life Podcast, I’m questioning what you view as your drinking identity and whether it’s currently serving you. While many of us realize that we want alcohol to stop being so important to us, we fail to realize that the current drinking identity we harbor keeps us from attaining the freedom we desire. Some of the …
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In this episode I want to talk you through a way to think about these moments and share tips to help you navigate them in a way that help you move towards the new relationship you want to have with alcohol. For support taking what you are learning here head over to JumpseatCoaching.com agingflipped.com for more resources on aging with ease and more…
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