Did you know that the things we love as a child can inform us of a future path? But often, life takes ahold of us and drives us in a different direction, only to realize much later in life, when we wake up one day feeling less than fulfilled on the chosen path. 

We fail to see a connection between our past experiences and the path we are meant to walk. And like Lisa, sometimes the universe intervenes when we get a whack on the side of the head, which in her case, was a health crisis.

It's like Oprah says: "if you don't pay attention to the whisper, it gets louder and louder and louder. I say it's like getting thumped upside the head." This "thump" gives us pause to consider the alternatives that would not have been noticed had the universe not intervened.

We often look at a health crisis as just that - a crisis - instead of an opportunity, a gift from the universe, to assess where we are in life and how we would live differently if...

Today's guest Christine Marie Pizzuto, was in a career for 29 years only to realize that the job she' was doing was not something that really sparked her.

Christine's journey started back in 2009 when she decided to finally listen to that small voice that was sending her nudges to do more in life. In 2011 she started training and she eventually opened her business in 2013.

Now, she's a Board-certified hypnotist & Life Mastery Consultant with a deep understanding of what drives and motivates behaviors. Christine has helped countless of individuals create the changes in their lives that they never thought they could make. She has also developed a proven, repeatable system that helps her clients create highly successful businesses and  thrive in every area of their lives! She’s known as the 'Results Expert'!

Her message is to inspire YOU to listen to that 'still small voice' inside that we all have. She believes that when you discover who you REALLY are, and who you...

This week my special guest is Jessa Zimmerman, a certified sex therapist and couples’ counselor. She specializes in helping couples who have a good relationship but who are avoiding sex because it’s become stressful, negative, disappointing, or pressured. She educates, coaches, and supports people as they go through her 9-phase experiential process that allows them real world practice in changing their relationship and their sex life.

Some may consider sex an uncomfortable topic, but it's a fact of life when you are in a love partnership, and Jessa's aim is to educate everyone to evaluate their sex lives and have a goal of a healthy and intimate sexual connection with their partners.

She also shares her story about her first marriage that ended in divorce and how that forced her back into the workforce and ultimately led her back to school to follow an unrealized passion. She got her Master's Degree and became a certified therapist and then became interested in sex...

EP48: Have you ever wanted something so bad and through the process of going after that dream, an even better dream than you imagined unfolded for you? 

Well, THAT is what happened to my guest, Liz Melville. She had an all-consuming job and got to the point where she felt that if she wanted to become a mom, she had to quit.

When Liz found herself marrying later in life and unable to  get pregnant, she knew something had to give so she chose to make having a baby, her #1 priority. As she faced an unknown road ahead with infertility, she took advantage of an "exit" package when her company restructured and went ALL IN with IVF treatments. 

During this time she dabbled a bit as an entrepreneur with a seemingly, "knowing" mentality that she was meant for bigger & better things and that she would figure it out.

Once she became a mom, her focus became figuring out a way to be with her son while also finding a way to...

Jennifer Gardner is a trial lawyer and entrepreneur who has owned her own law firm, in Los Angeles, for 25 years, as well as other businesses.

After growing weary of hiring marketing agencies who overpromised and underdelivered “results,” she studied directly with 7-figure online marketers and social media influencers to learn their secrets to success.

She applied what she learned and exploded her business using one “lead magnet,” an automated email sequence and 3 iPhone videos.

She now teaches professionals what to say to get clients using social media, email and videos, and guides them in building lead generation systems that grow their businesses on autopilot so that they don’t blow their kid’s college fund on questionable marketing strategies and they never have to attend another rubber-chicken networking event again.

You can follow up with Jennifer at any of the following sites:

Website: https://www.facebook.com/RoamHowl/
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Today's guest is Jackie Lynch, a Registered Nutritional Therapist and founder of the WellWellWell Nutrition clinic where she specializes in women's health and menopause.

She is an advocate of empowering women by sharing her knowledge and expertise about nutrition, diet, and lifestyle and is especially passionate about those who are in midlife.

Just like me and many of my guests, Jackie came from a lucrative corporate job and gave it up to pursue her real passion. After a life-changing spa experience, she went back to school and studied Nutritional Therapy and shortly after that she launched her WellWellWell Nutrition Clinic. 

She is also a book author and is launching her newest book this Fall. In this episode she shares lots of valuable advice as well as her journey that led her to her midlife health & business transformations.

The titles and links to Jackie's published books are below: 

Her newest one, "The Happy Menopause: Smart Nutrition...

Today my featured guest is Dr. Shannon Irvine, one of my incredible  mentors, who has become the biggest influence in the shift I've taken in my business over the past year.

Shannon is a business strategist with a PhD in neuropsychology PhD. She is the creator of the transformational NeuroCoaching Program and helps entrepreneurs train their brain and mindsets in creating and transforming their business to a whole new level through her courses and programs.

She has helped thousands of people train their brain so they can realize their gifts, pursue their own passion, and turn it into enormously successful businesses. Her impact has made a real difference in people's lives, including my own.

The book mentioned in the episode is 'The Miracle Morning' by Hal Elrod. Here's a link to it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31nUzCw

To know more about Dr. Shannon's work, you can connect to her:

Website: https://drshannonirvine.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drshannonirvine/

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In this episode of Not Your Average Lives, I'm chatting for a second time with my friend, Kimberly Diede who I first met when she sent me a sweet email about one of my episodes that inspired her.

Since that first episode, Kim has published TWO more books, while still working her full time banking job.

Her midlife transformational story is sure to inspire anyone who has ever had an inkling to write a book. I love her example that your passion can be a side gig. Life is so much better and more fulfilling, as long as you find what you love to do and are able to spend a lot of time doing it..

I'm about to start the 3rd book in her "Celia's Gifts" series. I'm a big fan, after she got me hooked when she sent me "Whispering Pines," the first book in the series, right after our first interview!!!

You can learn more about Kim and her books at her website: http://www.kimberlydiedeauthor.com/

I'm always looking for interesting guests so...

Have you ever thought about starting your own online business? Doing something that lights you up and gives you the freedom to work where you want, when you want, and on the work that you were brought here to do? If so, perhaps this episode will give you a few ideas about the various ways you can earn income using the internet!!! 

It's 2020 and it's never been easier to create a bona fide business using a virtual medium. No more hassling with a brick & mortar business, which we've learned from this Covid 19 pandemic is a somewhat risky endeavor. And who really wants to get in a car and have to drive to an office every day? NOT ME! (I spent too many hours of my life sitting in Washington, D.C. rush hour traffic!)

Walking across my family room to my home office is all of the commute I want!!! 

So what are you waiting for? It's time to start being creative and figuring out how you can spend your second half designing your new online business and having a blast in the...

Christie Miller is a multi-faceted career woman who ventured into several professions throughout her life. A Financial Analyst, a Corporate Attorney, an Interior Designer, an LA County Sheriff, and now a Healthy Living Architect & Motivational Speaker - you name it, and I think Christie has tried it!

She has appeared on TV numerous times showcasing her advocacy of being healthy and happy! And, to no one's surprise, she has also published her own book! It seems that there is nothing Christie can't do. This woman is able to turn anything she puts her mind and effort into a success!

However, like many stories of people who have found their true purpose later in life, hers was not realized without heartache and challenges, the first of which was losing her father suddenly, before she was ready. The fact that her father's premature death was the result of his unhealthy lifestyle is what...