Kay Newton shares her journey to simplicity and her passion for helping others live midlife on their terms. Topics covered include practical approaches to making simple changes, aligning the heart, head, and gut instinct, reducing environmental impact, steps to simplify life, and the power of living in the present moment.
Support is crucial during midlife; follow your gut feeling and don't let fear hold you back.
Simplicity leads to a more fulfilling life; start small with decluttering and healthy habits.
Deep dives
Finding Purpose in Midlife Changes
Kay Newton discusses the challenges of midlife and the importance of having support during this stage. She shares her personal journey and how pivotal moments shaped her life. She emphasizes the significance of following your gut feeling and not letting fear hold you back.
Embracing Simplicity for a Fulfilling Life
Kay Newton advocates for simplicity as a way to live a more fulfilling life. She suggests starting small and making gradual changes, such as decluttering, eliminating toxic chemicals, and adopting healthy habits. Kay emphasizes the importance of being present in the moment and enjoying life to the fullest.
The Table of Life: A Framework for Personal Audit
Kay Newton introduces the Table of Life, a framework to help individuals simplify their lives. The table consists of five parts: knowing thyself, connections, knowledge, wealth, and health. By conducting a life audit using these components, individuals can identify areas for improvement and make small, meaningful changes.
Embracing Change and Listening to Your Heart
Kay Newton emphasizes the value of embracing change and listening to your heart when making decisions. She shares her own experiences of following her intuition and taking risks, which led to significant personal growth. Kay encourages individuals to trust themselves and not rely solely on external validation when making life choices.
In this interview, Kay Newton shares her journey to simplicity, how she arrived at this point in her life, and why she wants to help others, which in turn can help our planet. Kay loves to inspire people around the world to live midlife on their terms, full of fun and vigor. She loves to create and hold space where an individual or group can master their purpose in life. She says the process does not need to be “time-consuming or painful”.
Passionate about simplicity, Kay says “Midlife Simplicity is often hard to find. Midlife is a time of grief, overwhelm and worry which impacts your well-being. The loss of past roles or relationships also creates uncertainty. Whether you are navigating a looming empty nest or deciding what to do when your parents die and all the issues in between, don’t let them take you by surprise!”
Kay Newton is the Founder of Midlife Strategies. She is an experienced Midlifer and has worked with people over 50 in both their personal and business life, taking them from "Worry to Wealth" in simple stages she calls the ‘lightbulb’ and ‘goose pimple’ moments. Kay is an award-winning International Speaker and voracious author. She is passionate about “down-to-earth space creating to guide women over 50 to get their mojo back”.
Kay delivers compelling yet relatable presentations for conferences, online events, interviews, panels, meetings, retreats, workshops, and seminars.
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