Encore Living
You raised your kids. They’re launching their next chapter… but what about yours?
Welcome to Encore Living, the show for empty nesters and midlife moms who suddenly have more time—and are ready to fill it with purpose, passion, and possibility.
If you’re asking yourself, “What now?” or “Who am I without the role of full-time parent?”—you’re in the right place.
Each week, Thor Challgren (TEDx speaker, author, and New Thought minister) shares heartfelt reflections, spiritual insight, and practical tools to help you reconnect with who you are and reimagine what’s next.
This is your season of reinvention—your second act, your encore. No more waiting. No more wondering. Let’s create a life you’re excited to wake up to. Subscribe now and start your next chapter with confidence.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 151
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
#030: The Truth Behind "This is Fine" Dog Meme?
You know that meme picture of the dog in a bar that’s on fire? The dog has a smile on his face, as the bar around him burns. And his captioned comment is, “This is fine.”
The enduring popularity of t…
#029: That Giant Fist In Front of Your Face
In today's show, I ask the question: is there a giant fist in front of your face?
Let’s say there’s something you want to do or accomplish. You want to see it clearly, but... there's a giant FIST bloc…
#028: Should Working Toward A Goal Be Fun?
In today's message, I ask if we have our goal-setting priorities backwards.
We all have goals we want to accomplish, and we "work" at those goals until they are achieved. But by calling it "work," do…
#027: Creating the Mold For What You Really Want
Have you ever been to a steel factory? Yeah, me neither. But I DO have a picture in my mind of what one looks like, when they pour the molten steel into a mold, and they make steel.
What if your life …
#026: How to Increase Your Confidence in Just Two Minutes
In today's message, I explore how we can use our body language to increase our confident.
In a TED talk given by Amy Cuddy, she talks about how our own body language can give us more confidence and b…
#025: How To Resolve Any Conflict and Move On
In today's message, I recall the TV show "Lost" to discuss how to move forward after facing a conflict that *seems* to have no resolution.
Sometimes there are conflicts you may have where it’s not po…
#024: Why You Should Give a TEDx Talk
In today's message, I ask if you've ever considered giving a TED talk. I asked this question six months ago, and it led me on a path to give a TEDx talk in early 2023.
What does it take to give a TED…
#023: Can I Be Right (Without You Being Wrong)?
In today's episode, I explore how to have a conversation without it ending in a zero-sum argument. There's a way to state your opinion on a subject without denying or invalidating the other person's …
#022: Perfectionism and Potatoes on Mars
In today's message, I explore the idea of perfectionism by way of a recent hit movie: "The Martian."
The movie's lead character, Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is an astronaut stranded on Mars. With a limi…
#021: The Truth About Napoleon Hill
"Think and Grow Rich" is a classic in the field of personal development. But did its author, Napoleon Hill, truly live up to the teachings in his book? In today's message, I briefly look at the compl…
#020: What's The BEST That Can Happen?
You know the phrase, "What's the worst that can happen?" That's pretty common, right? But in today's message, I ask, why don't we say, "What's the BEST that can happen?" What we focus on expands, so …
#019: Are You A Micro-Complainer?
Okay, be honest... how much of your day do you spend in "complaint mode"? You may not be a big complainer, but in today's message, I talk about how micro-complaints -- similar to micro-aggressions --…
#018: Conduct The Symphony of Your Life
Imagine your life is a being played by an orchestra, and YOU are the conductor of that orchestra. In today's message, I play with the idea that our lives are like a symphony, and as the conductor of …
#017: Juggling Chainsaws and Perfectionism
In this episode, I look at perfectionism and ask when we have to be perfect and when we don't. As far as I can tell, juggling chainsaws is one of the few times that really, truly requires perfectioni…
#016: Draw A Bigger Circle Around Yourself
In this episode, I ask if it's possible to draw a new, bigger circle around ourselves. You have capabilities and experiences that you currently believe are within a circle. You have a boundary of wha…
#015: Uplevel Your Game AND Have Fun? Yes!
In this episode, I ask the question, can you uplevel your game and still have fun? (HINT: It depends on your belief system.) Often we feel that working hard or "grinding" means we can't enjoy the pro…
#014: Your Circle of Energy
In this episode, I talk about how we can imagine every solution we need being on the other side of a circle of energy. Where did this idea come from? The movie, "Avengers: Endgame," where the main ch…
#013: Waiting For the Other Shoe To Drop? Don't!
In this episode, I talk about the origin of the phrase, "waiting for the other shoe to drop." I discuss how, often, we use this phrase as shorthand for expecting bad things are going to happen. But w…
#012: The "Something Awesome" Experiment
In today's episode, I begin a 30-day experiment. Inspired by Pam Grout's book, "Thank and Grow Rich," I will begin each morning with the phrase, "Something amazingly awesome is going to happen today.…
#011: When to Just Let It Go
In this episode, I ask the question, are there times when it's better to let go over a perceived insult or slight? Inspired by a TEDx talk by Ashe Beckham, I talk about when to take a stand, and when…