Continuously Seeking with Alexa Dare

There are numerous definitions of the word “seeker”. The one that resonated with us most describes a seeker as “…characterized by a persistent and often intense curiosity, a desire to understand and explore and a willingness to question and learn”.

In today’s episode we interview our sister-in-law, Dr. Alexa Dare, Ph.D (Alex is married to our brother, Patrick, the 6^th of the 7 siblings in the Conti family). In the early minutes of our interview, Alex describes herself as a seeker and, as the interview unfolds, we learn exactly why. In describing her childhood, her professional life, her love of travel and the outdoors we see the true embodiment of that definition. And while for some people these qualities might diminish with age, as Alex approaches her 50^th birthday, her desire to learn new things, to strive for a deeper understanding of the world and to embrace new challenges is as strong as ever. But Alex’s middlescence journey is not without its own uncertainties and questioning struggles.

We hope you will join us as we discuss these challenges with Alex along with the following:

• • Her childhood in Canada and the many places she has lived and traveled since then;
  • Her “need” for time outdoors and her love of nature;
  • The appeal of “doing nothing” and the difficulties of trying to plan such a thing;
  • The plans for her next two big adventures;
  • Her middlescence professional struggles;
  • The generational differences around the definition of and questions about middle age;
  • How to measure and define happiness and success;
  • Her superpower of “adaptability”;
  • What she is most proud of;
  • Reframing the idea of retirement around work and time commitments; “working less and with more flexibility"