Middle Age Mess

Jana Barrett grew up behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia, having no idea what the rest of the world held for her until Communism fell in 1989. After meeting her husband in London, she left for New Zealand where she became the first female Tacfit instructor in the country. She now trains middle age messes around the world using the ancient techniques employed in the Tacfit program while looking out over the harbor in s...

Nanette Murphy didn't look at the demise of her 20-year marriage as an end, but, rather, as the beginning to an amazing new chapter in her life. She spent several years learning about the intricacies of the process and practically created a new profession - Divorce Coach! After educating herself, writing books and learning just about everything a non-lawyer could know, she decided to help thousands of people navigating o...

When Chris Donaldson goes out for a little motorcycle ride, he doesn't play around. In 1979, he rode his bike more than 10,000 miles. Ummmm, without any idea where he was going. And with a map that just, STOPPED, in Sudan. He let the wind and the sun and whatever girl he spoke to dictate his direction. Then 40 years later, just for the hell of it, he did it again. Tune into Middle Age Mess for a truly fascinating ad...

After a long career as an actor in Los Angeles, and at the age of 55, Mark Steven Porro returned home to New Jersey to take care of his ailing mother. As one of six kids, Mark became her primary caregiver for the next 2 1/2 years which turned into both a heartwarming and hilarious adventure that led to his best-selling book, "A Cup of Tea on the Commode". Mark recounts some of the stories he experienced during this moving e...

At 39, Allan Misner was well over 250 lbs. That was the last time, though. Over the next 8 months, Allan lost 66 lbs and capped off his weight loss journey by completing a Tough Mudder with his 21yo daughter. This tough motherfu**er went on to create a thriving 40+ fitness community and continues to share his fitness secrets with middle age messes all over the world.

Jennifer Cain Birkmose is unbelievable (albeit accessible at www.vivavalet.com). She went from navigating minefields in Bosnia to saving poor countries with the World Health Organization to (ugh!!!!) Big Pharma, and then put that all away to be an improv performer in Switzerland while she's revolutionizing the Senior Housing industry. It's quite an adventure and a simply fascinating story to hear.

David Petrovay spent more than two decades teaching and counseling blind students across the United States, although he'll tell you that these kids taught him a lot more than they learned. When he felt himself sliding into a Middle Age Mess, he transitioned into career counseling, published three books and now uses his lifetime of experiences working with some of the most inspirational children in the world to inspire and trans...

Ever stumbled into your middle age and realized you've been doing everything wrong? So did Jerry Scarlato, except he decided to do something about it. He got a divorce, started a business and committed himself to helping people in his community improve themselves by building their confidence through health and fitness with his own creation, The Good Wolf Project.

Let's talk about hitting rock bottom and then climbing back up again to the top. This week, Middle Age Mess interviews the author of Man Up, Sober Up, Ryan Penley, who discusses his descent into addiction for drugs, alcohol and anything else he could find and then his slow rise from those depths to a place where he now helps addicts across the country find their strength, too. A truly inspirational story!

Janine Bolon is a Financial First Responder, Analytical Biochemist, Media Production Company Founder and I think she may be our Galactic Overlord as well. She overcame a poverty-stricken childhood in Missourah to work on projects like, ah y'know, little stuff like decoding the Human Genome and curing AIDS. She's a remarkable woman with a portfolio of stories that simply don't come out of a kid who grew up at the base of...

Christian Yordanov is a health and longevity author and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). His mission and passion is to teach people lhow to restore their health, optimize it, and transform your life so that together we can build a better world for our children. He lives in Portugal by way of South Africa and Bulgaria but, don't worry, you'll be able to understand his English.

Andrea Putting is an international speaker, author and Trusted Advisor. Through her keynote speeches, book, programs and podcast, she guides businesses to become an authentic influence by collaborating to grow prosperity that changes the world. While the cause is serving humanity and the environment, the effect is developing leaders and visionary teams that strengthen business, grow a community within the workplace, and inspire con...

Marnie Dachis Marmet teaches busy women and teens how to implement sustainable healthy habits into their lifestyle to create a happier and healthier life. Marnie helps people get to the underlying root cause of what is keeping them from having the energy, vitality, health and anti-aging qualities that they want. 

Check out the latest episode of Middle Age Mess where Marnie shows us how it just might be possible not to be a...

Dame Clarissa Burt is a tornado!!!  She has done everything and, better, talks about everything.  After 20+ years as a runway model in Europe, she came back to the US, produced Miss Universe, started her own production company and, just for fun, I think she ran NASA for a few years in the '90s.  And yes, she's a Dame, so don't screw with her, or me, now that I know her.  Clarissa is a ton of fun with a ton of stories an...

Straight outta Germany, Kim Rahir, is a powerlifter, a journalist, a weightlifting coach and a female badass.  Just a few years ago, though, she was just like you - lazy, out of shape and trying to figure out how to make it through the day.  After dragging herself into the gym one day, her life changed.  Now, she is rousting seniors out of their lazy ways and showing people that, no matter how old you are, lifting a couple hundred ...

If you're interested in hearing stories about complete and total badass-ery, tune into Dan Indante's podcast with Atlas Aultman.    Atlas worked with the Special Forces, Special Operations communities while in uniform and the Secret Service and presidential support communities while spending time in the White House during the Obama Administration.  His life plays out like a James Bond movie, except that it's real!

Hands down, the best podcast I've ever had.  Jannette Anderson is among the coolest people I know, and not just because she's from frigid Canada.  We talked about her jobs in phone sex, the time she sold all her family's possessions at the age of 5 and a bunch of other outrageous life stories.   We didn't talk much about her business but that was only because nothing could top her personal life.  Listen to this one,...

In a world of "LOSE WEIGHT NOW, ASK ME HOW" BS, Tripp Parks and his company Ascend Performance Training has developed a cutting-edge health/wellness program that utilizes genetic testing, sophisticated body analysis and a whole heap of common sense to create 360 degree lifestyle regimens that will get and keep you healthier than ever.

Listen to Tripp's practical, yet space age, discussion of how you can get to ...

I can't describe Harvey Wizard or the podcast I just had with him so I'm not going to try.

All I can tell you is that he is the self-proclaimed Most Interesting Man in the World and, for those of you only interested in the USA to the exclusion of the rest of the planet, also the self-proclaimed Most Brutally Honest Man in America. 

And he's running for president in 2024.

And he had two vasecto...