Transform your Mind
Transform Your Mind is a health and longevity podcast at the intersection of mental health, trauma recovery, and physical vitality. We explore how your thoughts, emotions, and nervous system shape your biology, aging process, and long-term wellness—because true longevity begins in the mind and lives in the body.
Through expert interviews and solo episodes, we dive into nervous system regulation, emotional healing, epigenetics, addiction recovery, and performance optimization to help you live longer, stronger, and more fully alive.
Hosted by Myrna Young, trauma recovery expert, the show features functional medicine doctors, researchers, and wellness experts sharing insights on longevity science, nervous system regulation, metabolic health, emotional healing, and regenerative approaches to aging well.
If you’re seeking practical strategies for living longer, improving vitality, and optimizing mind-body health, Transform Your Mind delivers conversations that help you transform both your mind and biology, relationships and your mental health.
Connect with us on social media to share your journey. Download and share with your friends, every episode will empower you to create a better life. Want more? Follow along @myrnamyoung
# 5 on Feedspot 100 Best Mental Health Podcast
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Transform your Mind
Navigating Love After 50: Rediscovering Romance in Later Life
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
In this engaging episode of the "Transform Your Mind Podcast," host Myrna welcomes Dr. Victoria Vaughn to explore the intriguing world of dating in later life. After a 30-year marriage ended, Dr. Vaughn bravely re-entered the dating scene at 55, an experience that inspired her book "Oh, the Frogs I Kissed Before I Finally Found My Prince." Their conversation offers profound insights for women over 50 who are seeking love, healing from past relationships, or wondering if intimacy can reignite as time goes by.
Dr. Vaughn shares her personal journey, filled with lessons learned from dating "frogs" before meeting her true prince through Eharmony. They delve into identifying red flags, the importance of self-worth and boundaries, and debunking myths about intimacy with age. Highlighted by anecdotes from her own experiences, listeners are ushered into a world where age does not diminish the prospect of love or the joy of companionship. This episode is a treasure trove of guidance for those embarking on new romantic adventures, underscoring that our best chapters can indeed lie ahead.
Key Takeaways:
- Identifying Red Flags:
- The Journey Through Dating:
- Intimacy Beyond Youth:
- Self-Worth and Authenticity:
- Lessons from Experience:
Timestamp Summary
0:02 Rediscovering Love and Confidence After Heartbreak
2:42 Relearning Social Protocols in a Changed Dating Landscape
4:39 Finding Love, Loss, and Self-Discovery After Divorce
7:20 Dating Challenges and Lessons in Finding True Companionship
15:34 Dating Mistakes, Universal Stories, and Learning From Experience
16:55 Recognizing Red Flags in Relationships and Dating
21:11 Navigating Financial Expectations and Compatibility in Relationships
27:36 Intimacy and Romance in Later Life
36:38 Lessons for Women Over 50 Reentering the Dating World
42:04 Transforming Love Lives in Second or Third Acts
Resources
- Website: Ohthefrogs.com
Sponsors of this podcast
Wegovy at Hers - Visit forhers.com/transform
Spark Energy + Focus - drinkspark.com and use code TRANSFORM for 30% off.
See this video on The Transform Your Mind YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@MyhelpsUs/videos
To see a transcripts of this audio as well as links to all the advertisers on the show page https://myhelps.us/
Follow Transform Your Mind on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/myrnamyoung/
Follow Transform Your mind on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063738390977
Please leave a rating and review on iTunes
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/transform-your-mind/id1144973094
Feedspot Top 100 Mental Health Podcast
For sponsored Brand interviews and sponsorship inquires please visit Partner With The Transform Your Mind Podcast | Myrna Young Life Coach