Cultivating an Opportunity Mindset for Resilience with Julie Bergfeld
Dec 5, 2023
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Julie Bergfeld, a health, wellness, and life coach specializing in performance, stress relief, and healthy habits, joins Glen Lubbert on the Stamina Lab podcast. They discuss embracing change, coaching techniques for overcoming fear, navigating major life transitions, cultivating resilience, and finding purpose and fulfillment in life.
Cultivating a mindset shift towards change as an opportunity for growth rather than something to be feared or resisted
Recognizing the need to adjust mindset and behaviors as we age, including adapting exercise routines and making appropriate food choices
Deep dives
Adapting to Change and Navigating Life's Transitions
In this podcast episode, Julie Bergfeld, a health, wellness, and life coach, shares her insights on navigating life's changes, particularly as we age. She emphasizes the importance of cultivating a mindset shift towards change, seeing it as an opportunity for growth rather than something to be feared or resisted. Julie also discusses the significance of preparation, visualization, and rehearsal in dealing with upcoming changes. She encourages individuals to accept where they are, be kind to themselves, and tap into their support networks. Additionally, Julie highlights the importance of mindfulness, breathwork, and down-regulating the nervous system to manage stress and improve overall well-being.
Transitioning Into Your 50s and Beyond
Julie specializes in working with individuals in the 50 plus age group and highlights some common transitions they experience. She focuses on how menopause and the challenges associated with weight loss and fitness can vary compared to earlier decades. Julie emphasizes the need for individuals to recognize that what worked before may not work as effectively now and provides strategies for adjusting mindset and behaviors accordingly. She recommends accepting your age, adapting exercise routines, making appropriate food choices, and being mindful of factors such as collagen intake and sleep quality. Julie also emphasizes the importance of identifying personal values, finding purpose, and fostering a sense of belonging in one's community.
Managing Change and the Concept of End-of-Life
Julie explores the challenging topic of managing change in relation to end-of-life transitions. She advises embracing each day as if it were the last and developing greater gratitude and mindfulness. Julie encourages individuals to connect with their values and purpose, as well as invest in meaningful relationships and community engagement. She draws inspiration from the lessons of Blue Zones, where the importance of mindset, a sense of belonging, and stress reduction contribute to longevity. Julie highlights the significance of self-compassion and urges individuals to be kind to themselves during times of change, allowing for personal growth and more fulfilling life experiences.
Key Advice for Navigating Life's Transitions
Julie offers a key piece of advice for preparing for life changes: acknowledge that change can be difficult and cultivate self-compassion. She emphasizes the importance of being gentle and patient with oneself when facing challenges or undergoing transitions. Julie encourages individuals to remind themselves that it's okay for change to be hard, and to approach it with kindness and understanding. By fostering self-compassion, individuals can better navigate life's transitions and cultivate a positive mindset, leading to personal growth and overall well-being.
In this episode of the Stamina Lab podcast Glen Lubbert is joined by Julie Bergfeld. Julie is a health, wellness, and life coach specializing in performance, stress relief, healthy habits, fitness, and weight loss, working primarily with 50 plus men and women. In this episode, they talk about navigating life's inevitable changes, particularly as we age. Julie has some great insights on how to adapt to each decade of life, and why she no longer has the goal of living to 120 – in fact, you may be surprised by what she wants instead. There’s so much to get out of this episode.
For full show notes and episode resources, visit staminalab.io.
Topics:
The mindset shift that Julie has taken to look at change as an opportunity rather than something that causes anxiety
How Julie coached herself (and her clients) through the fear that comes with change
Why community is at the core of overcoming fear of failure or change
Listening to your body to help you recognize and move through the feelings that present themselves during a period of change
How practicing mindfulness can transform your relationship with your body and with other people
The biggest transitions that Julie helps her clients, who are all 50+ years old, through
The role that sleep plays in achieving restoration and why rest is one of the pillars of Julie’s coaching methodology
Creating goal markers for each new decade of your life and Julie’s view on the desire to live to 120 years old
How Julie’s view on data tracking and wearables has changed over time
The most important change you can make, according to Julie, to improve your own longevity
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