The Right-Sized Life with Amy Schmidt

EP22: Surviving the Now: Karen Sandone’s Caregiving Journey Through Younger Onset Alzheimer’s

Karen Sandone joins me today to share the deeply personal story of caring for her husband Anthony after his younger onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and what it has meant for

EP21: What If Love Means Letting Them Lead Parenting Young Adults with Amy Schmidt

Parenting adult kids asks us to trade control for connection and learn how to love in a way that fits who they are now. I share the mindset shifts that help me move from

EP20: Living Fully While Carrying Grief with Kate Doerge

What if moving forward after loss doesn’t mean moving on? When you’re grieving, it can be hard to know how to take the next step, especially when the world seems to expec

EP19: A Right-Sized Definition Of Wellness After Midlife with Amy Schmidt

This weeks Right-Sized Reflection solocast is going deep. We discuss how to stop treating wellness like a race back to our younger selves, and start building the strength

EP18: Nourishing Your Body in Midlife: A Non-Diet Approach to Nutrition with Lee Cotton

It’s easy to feel like you’re constantly getting new rules about what to eat, how much to eat, and what your body should look like, especially as you move through midlife

EP17: The Legacy Filter - Legacy begins before you are gone with Amy Schmidt

We share the story of a turquoise necklace and the moment a mother hands her daughter more than jewelry. We use that moment to walk through a legacy filter that helps us

EP16: Decluttering Your Life: How to Make Space for What Matters with Shira Gill

What if the same approach you use to declutter your home could help you create more space in the rest of your life, too? Shira Gill, a globally recognized organizing expe

EP15: Who Are You Becoming And How Will You Care For Her

Self-care has quietly become another job many of us feel like we’re failing at. If you’ve ever turned “take care of yourself” into a punishing checklist, this solo cast i

EP 14: How to Stop Avoiding Conflict and Reconnect in Your Relationship with Colette Jane Fehr

Have you ever stayed quiet because bringing something up felt harder than just letting it go? Between busy schedules, phones, family responsibilities, and years of fallin

EP13: What If Fun Is A Health Practice? Right-Sizing Joy In The Empty Nest

Your kids grow up and move out, the house gets quieter, and suddenly the question is not “What’s next for them?” It is “What fits me now?” I’m sharing a personal right-si

EP12: Right-Sizing Your Wellness in Midlife with Linda Stephens

It's easy to feel like midlife arrived and your body suddenly started playing by a completely different set of rules. The habits that used to work no longer seem to

EP11: Amy's RightSize Reflection - The Energy Audit

Your calendar can look perfectly reasonable and still leave you wiped out by Friday. We dig into the real reason: a planner tracks time, but it does not measure emotional

EP10: The Truth About Time Abundance with Laura Vanderkam

Life can feel full long before it's actually full. We tell ourselves there's no time for the things that matter, wear "busy" like a badge of honor, and assume o

EP9: Making Room for Love: How Family Grows When We Expand Our Hearts

Making Room for Love: How Family Grows When We Expand Our Hearts Amy shares a heartfelt reflection on how making room in our hearts and homes can lead to deeper connecti

EP8: No estate mistakes with Roger Schrenk

The fastest way to turn grief into chaos is to ignore the question nobody wants to ask: what happens to all the things we collect over a lifetime? I’m joined by Roger Sch

EP7: The One Night a Week That Changes Everything — Introducing No Plan Night™

Your calendar can look totally reasonable and still leave you running on empty. That’s the tension we dig into today: the quiet exhaustion that doesn’t come from “too muc

EP6: The Paper Bag Plan with Director/Writer/Producer Anthony Lucero

There’s a moment in caregiving that almost nobody says out loud, yet so many families recognize instantly. That’s where my conversation with filmmaker Anthony Lucero begi

EP5: When A Big Move Feels Wrong At 2 A.M. with Amy Schmidt

A brave decision can still feel terrifying once the noise stops. If you’ve ever said yes to a big change then found yourself staring at the ceiling at 2 a.m., replaying e

EP4: What If “Enough” Is The Real Upgrade a conversation with Tidy Dad

A 14-inch closet, three kids, and a 750 square foot apartment in New York City sounds like a recipe for constant chaos, yet Tyler Moore (Tidy Dad) uses it as proof that s

EP3:The Fearless Edit - A 20 minute rightsizing tool that builds momentum

That pile on the shelf isn’t just clutter, it’s a backlog of decisions. We share a simple tool we call the Fearless Edit, built for real life when you’re busy, overwhelme