Today I'm chatting with two more incredible sparked souls, just like I did in yesterday's episode. My guests are Fredrica Wagner and Christine Carter who join me to talk about what prompted them to sign up for The Second Half SPARK School and what they learned about themselves by committing to make living a sparked second half their #1 priority. 

Fredrica Wagner, who I call Fred, is a mom of 2 grown children and a grandmother. She talks about how desperate she was for help, admitting she was in a deep dark place. But instead of staying there, stuck in inaction, she saw an ad for my free training, jumped in, and participated fully. And when it was over, she made the smart decision to invest in the deeper work we do inside the school!

Christine Carter was struggling too, with 2 jobs and strained relationships with her adult children. But what impressed me so much about Christine, is that she didn't let her very busy life keep her from participating in my free training. And...

In this week’s episode of Living Your Sparked Second Half, Christie Miller comes back on the show to talk about her cancer diagnosis which has given her even more clarity about her purpose path.

Christie is a fun-loving, action-oriented, business mentor. She first shared her story in Episode 39 about the obstacles she faced with her family, her career transitions, and overcoming all of them to become the successful business owner she is today. But today, she shares the shocking news she received last June and the health journey she’s walked since we last talked - something she describes as her biggest gift in life.

In this episode, Christie talks about:

• How following her intuition, which came through a dream, led to her decision about her cancer treatment   
• The stories of her visualizations coming true
• What she’s learned about herself during the healing process and a new hobby she’s begun.
• Her advice for workaholics

Her winning...

In this week’s episode of the “Living Your Sparked Second Half” podcast, Laurie interviews Ruth Nahmias, a certified Kabbalah Instructor and Kabbalistic Astrologer.

Ruth began her study of Kabbalah in 1989 with world-renowned kabbalists Rav and Karen Berg. Since that time, she has drawn on the wisdom handed down through this 2,000-year-old spiritual lineage to assist thousands of people in transforming their lives.

A wife and mother of two, Ruth has taught extensively on relationships, parenting, and the spiritual role of women. Her ongoing studies have made her an expert in the field of Kabbalistic Astrology, and she’s a valued advisor, guiding her students on choosing the most successful outcomes when it comes to business partnerships, company launches, strategic planning, and personal relationships.

In this episode, Ruth talks about: 

• Her background and how she got into astrology
• Interesting revelations from Laurie’s recent chart reading
• Why...

In this week’s episode of Living Your Sparked Second Half, Dr. Lotte Valentin comes back on the show to talk about Ancestral Healing. 

Dr. Lotte, who is an N.M.D., author, evidential psychic medium, medical medium, ancestral healer and international keynote speaker, first shared her story, in Episode 262, about her 2 near death experiences that helped her realize her psychic abilities and led her to go to law school at the age of 52. And now she’s back to dive deep into a topic she’s an expert in. 

In this episode, Dr. Lotte talks about:

• How she started her Ancestral healing practice
• The differences in healing physical, emotional and spiritual body
• Scientific studies on how traumas and positive experiences are inherited by generation

Dr. Lotte shares how the actions, reactions and interactions of our ancestors are passed down and repeated in the generations that follow until it is healed. It’s fascinating stuff!

She is also the creator of Healing...

Today I’m sharing my 8 most significant lessons of 2022 after reflecting on the last 12 months! If you’re a regular listener of this podcast, you may recognize a few because I regularly share my lessons during the course of the year as they unfold.

Here I’ll give you a quick snippet of each lesson, just to tease you and make you curious enough to tune in:

1. My purpose
2. My new job
3. Validation from universe
4. Connecting with the dead
5. Self-discovery tools
6. Health strategies
7. Subconsious memories
8. Doing less is better

I’d love to know which of these lessons resonated most or inspired you in some way. Reach out to me via email or direct message on social media and let me know!

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For this week’s episode, I brought back Nick Demos, who I first interviewed back in May of 2020, to share a new documentary he produced and directed called, “Invisible: The Film”. This documentary is the first comprehensive feature documentary that tells the often ignored stories of people living with the devastating syndrome Fibromyalgia that many still don’t believe exists.

In this episode, Nick and I talked about:

• How the documentary came about and what the film’s name has to do with the topic of Fibromyalgia.
• The many things both he and I learned about the disease - me from watching it and he from making it.
• The unexpected news he got during the filming.
• Various lifestyle changes that are believed to help minimize the symptoms of Fibromyalgia.

One of the patients highlighted in the film is Nick’s mom who has suffered from Fibromyalgia for 10+ years. While making the film he was able to better understand her struggle with the...

NOTE: This is a reposting of an older episode (EP #27).

Nick Demos is widely recognized in the creative industry. He is a Tony and Olivier Award winning producer, a filmmaker, a writer, and an artistic director. He transitioned the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma into a multi-million dollar business and received the “Living Treasure Award”. Nick has achieved the kind of success in his career that most people dream of having. Yet Nick continues to live his life by going where his heart leads him.

In this episode. he shares one of his biggest realizations that came over him right after he heard his name called when he won the Tony award. The question that popped into his head: “This is it? Now what?"

We also talk about his journey in unveiling his deeper creative self and discovering his significant soul-centered calling. He shares his knowledge about breath work (Pranayama) and its benefits which can be very helpful in times of crisis such as dealing with this...

This week’s guest is Annie Leo, the founder of “Paws for Change”, a registered Australian charity who opened Bali's first senior specific safe house for rescue dogs and offers rehabilitation and mobility facilities for special needs dogs.

Annie started this charity as a passion project after her relationship with her long time partner ended, along with her job because she worked for him. Interestingly, a Facebook post she saw kicked off her new purpose in life. 

In this episode, Annie and I talk about:

• The Facebook post that caused her to take one small step that changed her life.
• How her purpose evolved from curiosity to starting her own charity. 
• How she started her ‘Paws for Change’ non-profit.  
• Virtual dog adoption. 

Annie believes that we all have a purpose and something important to give. Dogs are a life-long passion and now her second half purpose but she’s convinced that everyone has some kind of passion that...

This week’s guest is Jill Romig who helps women redefine what aging means to them so that they authentically embrace their second half. She loves to see women show up confidently with style, grace, and elegance without apology, shame, or regret. Recently, Jill has focused on working with women on their relationships.

In this episode, Jill and I talked about:

• How she stumbled upon the world of personal development and how it completely changed her life.
• Her early years of struggle as a widow and single mom on government assistance.
• Her rocky relationship with her 2nd husband that almost led to divorce
• Her late-in-life pivot from being a full time CPA to life coaching and how she’s using the lessons she’s learned to save rocky relationships.

It may take two to tango, but it only takes one to lead, and that’s what Jill did. She waltzed her way back into the kind of relationship that she wanted and came out with a renewed perspective of what is possible and...

This week’s episode is with Amy Lang, the CEO of Moxie Club and host of the “Happy & Healthy with Amy” podcast. She specializes in working with your brain and body to create joyful eating and deep health. Amy is also known as the Habit Whisperer, with a passion to help people stay motivated and build self-care habits so they can show up as their most empowered, authentic self.

In 2019, before the pandemic hit, Amy decided to close her successful health club business she’d been operating for over 15 years and pivot to her newfound passion: health coaching.. She launched her first online group coaching program in April 2020, right at the time when brick and mortar health clubs were shutting down due to Covid.

In this episode, Amy and I talked about:

• How she pivoted from a career in the corporate world, working at companies like Arthur Andersen, Oracle, Netscape and Yahoo, into the world of fitness as a health club owner, and finally moving to her latest...