Gen Xers are the resilient generation. Yes, we’re proud of being resilient because the opposite of that would be me collapsing under pressure.

However, as a Gen Xer, we’ve also seen the underbelly of resilience, the corrupt, maladaptive side of a trait that has led to feeling like we need to do it on our own and take on everything happening around us. 

In this episode, we tackle this topic because while we love being resilient, we are also tired of being masters of the struggle.

What would the world look like if women were in charge? Listen up as we explore the world, how it is today and what it could look like if women, or shall we say, Gen X Women, ruled the world.

While we’re making lists for our kids, parents, significant others or co-workers… let’s not forget our mid-life gal pals. The women we go to for laughs, support and help us stay the course as we navigate being women 40+.

Carve your niche and build a world around it.  Make your biological professional clock your bitch.  Don’t complain about what doesn’t work, change it. 

These are a few of the qualities of the Modern Gen X Woman.

So when we considered who met the criteria for the 2022 MGXW of the year, Catherine Balsam-Schwaber was the first to come to mind. 

Gen X Woman… do you feel invisible?

We want to provide you, our listeners with everything you need to be seen and heard. No longer are we going to sit in the background and wait to get noticed!

In this episode, we’re going to teach you how to go from invisible to invincible.

We Gen X women expect ourselves to be elite athletes in everything we do, giving ourselves very little room for error.

But when you think of the G.O.A.T.s of sports, it took years of practice and dedication to develop into the powerhouses they are.

In this episode, we’re breaking down the 7 stages of becoming an elite athlete and applying it to your own talent development.

I think I have adult ADHD. I can’t remember half the stuff I need to anymore. My concentration is absolutely gone. I’m easily distracted. I feel like I’m in a fog.

Do any of these sound familiar?

In this episode, we talk about the reality of aging, its impact on the brain, and how the heck to focus when all you want to do is chase the squirrel.

You look great for your age! This may seem like an innocent comment but this kind of statement is contributing to the negativity associated with aging.

This episode was ignited by Crunchy Tale’s recent article, Disrupting Daily Ageism. We know for perceptions to change, there need to be more voices. This is ours.

Midlife for women looks different from men. It can feel exhausting, and overwhelming or we can feel downright trapped in our careers, businesses, relationships, or life.

Trapped is a heavy word, yet we think it’s appropriate after working with so many women. This week, we’re talking about feeling trapped and how to pick the lock to freedom

This week, we are coming to you LIVE from Toronto. Yes, the podcast, Modern Gen X Woman is officially international. As Mimi and I are traveling on a retreat with our amazing coach and 14 outstanding entrepreneurs who are pushing us to be better.

Stay tuned for the adventures of Jackie and Mimi in Canada.

We know we’re all still works in progress but how many of us thought we had it all figured out when we were in our 20s? In this week’s episode, we’re sharing the 10 things we wish we DID know in our 20s and many we’re still working on.

Bitchy, Bossy, Bold believe me, the labels thrown upon women don’t all start with B but each of them isn’t flattering and does more to diminish women than to bolster women.

These labels aren’t acceptable in this episode we’re talking about what we need to do right now to change the language describing women. 

Leadership, it’s a big word. Many of us strive to have big leadership positions. 

In the corporate world, this could mean running a team, running a division, or even running a project. As entrepreneurs or even solopreneurs, this could mean getting out of the day-to-day, being a visionary for where you are taking your businesses, and proactively building to move towards those goals.

If you are ready to fast-track your path towards leadership, this is the episode for you.

We are human beings which means we are all emotional and moody. It’s natural, it’s common. But what happens when your emotions or your moods seem irrational and extreme? 

In this week’s episode, we’re introducing you to HALT, the acronym that can help you support your mental health.

These days it seems like we have much more awareness of the things that set us off and that’s a good thing.

In this episode, we’re going to break down what triggers are, discuss ways we can release the hold they have on us, and share some of the things that trigger us too.

Let’s face it in this phase of our lives sometimes things feel, well crappy.

But even if you’re going through a season of not-so-great… you still need to keep going. 

In this episode, we’re talking about how to cope when you feel crap. 

Remember going back to school in the fall just feeling different? Maybe you had a new haircut, outfit, or sneakers. Maybe you had a vacation you’d remember forever or even your first kiss.

Summer growth spurts don’t have to stop in middle school. In this week’s episode, Jackie + Mimi share their summer growth spurts.

Gen X women have lost their identity.  Our worth has gotten wrapped up in what we do professionally. We use the success of our career or business as a way to measure up. 

In this episode, we’re talking about why we’ve lost ourselves in our work and how to find our way back. 

A midlife crisis is a phase, a transition of identity. What if, instead of calling it a midlife crisis, we rebrand it to a midlife growth spurt? Where the change may be fast and hard but it’s also amazing and thrusts you forward. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about this phase in our lives and how we can shift its perception.