This week’s episode is with Heather Hirsch, a menopause doctor based in Boston who helps women who are experiencing symptoms of menopause and peri-menopause go from feeling confused, symptomatic and stuck with their doctors to becoming symptom-free, educated and empowered so they can thrive again in mid-life.

Dr. Hirsch is board certified in internal medicine, finished her fellowship training at Cleveland Clinic in 2016, and practiced in one of the largest Academic hospitals in Boston. Her area of excellence is Clinical Expertise and Innovation. She focuses on the field of women’s health, particularly midlife and menopause, and its intersection with chronic diseases.

In this episode, Dr. Hirsch and I talked about:

• How she got interested in this specific area of medicine. 
• How to distinguish between systemic hormone therapy and local estrogen therapy.
•  The common myths about menopause.
•  What the term “medical gaslighting” means and how to...

It's officially OFFICIAL!!! The podcast name has changed from "Not Your Average Lives" to "Living Your Sparked Second Half"!

In this special episode, which is I think my shortest episode yet, I share why I did the name change and what it represents to me.

The content and my mission will remain the same. Now the podcast name feels so perfectly aligned with what I believe I am here to do.

Reach out to me using the platform you like best (links are below), and send me a message letting me know what you think about the new name and the updated branding. I'd love to hear from you!

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at:

Email: [email protected] 
Website: www.notyouraveragegrandma.com     
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaurieColvinWright     
Instagram: www.instagram.com/not_your_average_grandma     
Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/NotYourAverageGrandma    ...

This week’s guest is Lindsay de Swart, a Shamanic Coach, Energy Medicine Practitioner, Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, and Horse Whisperer, who has worked with women for 17 years to help them rekindle their 'inner spark' and gain courage to live their next chapter fully.

Lindsay recently relocated from Canada back to England where she is from. She’s a mom to 3 teenagers, loves outdoor adventures, and loves coaching women and horses, helping them to heal themselves and each other!

Lindsay and I talked about:

• How her Shamanic coaching practice unfolded so serendipitously.
• How her horse, Penny, came into her life and taught her what she needed to know to become a Horse Whisperer.
• How she uses horses to get information about what’s going on with her clients.
• Our shared love of horses and the tv show (that my husband and I are now watching) that inspired her to become a Horse Whisperer.

Lindsay got into personal development as a way to break generations...

This week’s interview is with Jodi Silverman who helps women at midlife transition and rediscover who they are, outside of a mom, daughter, and partner. As a speaker and coach, Jodi provides community, tools, and strategies to help women find passion, purpose and true happiness so they can begin living their most daring life now.

Jodi’s life journey is nothing short of evolution. She went from print sales to life coach, speaker and community builder and she wants other women who are approaching this chapter to know that they are not too old or too late to be who they are meant to be.

In this episode, Jodi and I talked about:

• How she found her voice as she was transitioning to her empty nest phase and gained new purpose.
• A speech she heard that changed the trajectory of her life.
• What the word ‘dare’ means to her and why she’s included it in the branding of her business.
• Her upcoming free virtual event - what it’s about and an invitation to...

This week’s interview is with Loa Blasucci, author, nutritionist, content creator, and energy medicine practitioner. Loa began in the entertainment industry as a Hollywood makeup artist, which was a fabulous learning experience and gave her the knowledge necessary to do what she is doing now. She has an incredibly deep understanding of women, and it’s a gift that she holds sacred.

Loa learned her gifts as an etheric clairvoyant later in life and these gifts have given her the chance to help women as they go through life changes, whether they are dealing with emotional or physical issues. She now facilitates a comprehensive healing process for her clients by helping them release anxiety and balance their energy so they are able to find their inner beauty.

In this episode, Loa and I talked about:

• her life as a Hollywood makeup artist and what she learned along the way that helped her to uncover her true gifts. 
• her perspective on what living a not-your-average-life...

This week’s guest is Sheetal Kurup, a Neuro-Linguistic Programming Mindset, Human Design and Wealth Consciousness Coach helping people to build a millionaire mindset and create the life of their dreams by overcoming their limiting beliefs and rewiring their subconscious mind. 

Sheetal blends spirituality with science to create deep, inside out transformation within people. She inspires and empowers people to go after their life's purpose and make the impact they desire.

In this episode, Sheetal and I talked about:

• her story of moving to the U.S. from India as a young, newly married Lawyer.
• why intuition came so naturally to her and paved her path to a more purpose-filled life.
• how her first business evolved from doing what she loved for free first! 
• Human Design and how knowing yours can help you with better decision-making.

From starting a party planning business and quickly reaching 6 figures, after being a stay-at-home mom and out of the workforce for 15 years,...

This week’s guest is Tobi Crawford, a Vocalist, Pianist, Music Arranger and Educator. Tobi taught at the high school level in Canada for 10 years, teaching choirs, bands and music theory before moving to Shanghai, China where she was the Fine Arts Department head and Director of Music at Sino-Canada High School for 5 years.

Tobi recently graduated with a Masters degree in Jazz Voice Performance from the esteemed University of North Texas where she served as a teaching fellow. She is currently the co-director and professor of music at The School for Music Vocations in Creston, Iowa.

In this episode, Tobi and I talked about:

• Why she uprooted her family to move from Canada to China.
• What made her uproot her life again and go back across the world to go to college at midlife. 
• The hardships she encountered with her weight and her weight loss journey.
• Getting back into the dating scene after her marriage ended and finding love.

Listen as Tobi shares her inspirational story...

This week my guest is Dr. Lotte Valentin, “The Intuitive Physician”, who is a Naturopathic Physician (N.M.D.), author, medical intuitive, evidential medium, ancestral healer and an international keynote speaker. Dr. Lotte has authored Med School after Menopause, The Journey of my Soul, which is an inspirational story about transformation, healing and spirituality, which won 1st place in the category of Spiritual Leadership in August 2021 from Living Now Book Awards.

Dr. Lotte is also the creator of Healing Your Ancestral Mother Wound, which she produced in collaboration with Hemi-Sync. To add to her long list of qualifications, she is also trained in Bioidentical Hormone Replacement for women. She treats menopause, peri-menopause, endometriosis, PCOS and other menstrual issues. 

In this episode, Dr. Lotte and I talked about:

• Her two near death experiences which turned her from skeptic to believer.
• How the discovery of her gifts led her down a new...

This week’s guest is Jacqueline Pirtle, a bestselling author of inspiring self-help books, podcaster, speaker, knowing-of-the-soul thought leader, mindful happiness expert, and healing practitioner with twenty-four years of experience helping thousands of clients all over the world to discover their own happiness and how to live a conscious and mindful life.

Jacqueline’s special skill as a healing practitioner is her clairvoyant abilities. She works with energy and other holistic modalities to find solutions that go way beyond the physical level, and in so doing, she finds solutions to the trickiest life issues, questions, and situations that are hard to imagine. 

In this episode, Jacqueline and I talked about:

• What it means to read people’s energy.
• Finding the beauty in crying and anger.
• The signs and symptoms that tell you when you’re out of alignment and how to correct that.
• Her incredible, one-book-a-month publishing goal and the subjects she wrote...

This week’s guest is Jen Kline Clark, a lawyer by trade with a curvy path through service, charter schools, nonprofits, advertising/marketing, and now as a coach for business owners helping them design their dream business that’s profitable, her journey has been filled with passion, love and community.

Her biggest career pivot was when she decided to sell her lucrative advertising business and be a full time coach when she realized her true passion was helping clients who came to her for ads in her advertising business, but stayed for her business guidance, that’s exactly the moment when she decided to put her focus on their success.

In this episode, Jen and I talked about:

• Why her dad called her the “black sheep” of the family and how that label impacted her.
• Her pattern of always choosing logic vs. following her heart and how it affected her path in life.
• Valuable lessons she’s learned about why businesses aren’t profitable and the one...