This week’s guest is Sandie Roberts, a Disability Advocate and model. After becoming suddenly disabled in 2019 and struggling to come to terms as her life was turned upside down, Sandie found joy through acceptance and recognizing that disability is not a bad word..

Sandy has spoken on television and radio, as a body confidence advocate and expert, a number of times. She has modeled for multiple household names on social media, television and in London Fashion Week.

In this episode, Sandy and I talked about:

• The health challenges she experienced starting at a young age.
• How she dealt with the news that she will be paralyzed for the rest of her life.
• How her perception of what it means to live in a wheelchair has evolved. 
• How she’s shifting perspectives about the kind of transformation a disability can bring to one’s life.

When Sandy became a full time wheelchair user at the age of 48, it was obviously a major turning point in her life, but as she says, it...

This is Part 2 of me sharing the experience of my unexpected manifestation in the midst of its unfolding. I suggest you listen to Part 1 where I talk about the why and how of the manifestation before pressing play on this episode.

In this episode I share TEN lessons I've learned over the past week as I embarked on this surprising and pretty big change in my life.

As I said in the episode, it's incredible how the mission of AARP and the work I do as a coach align, and I can't wait to see how each will positively impact the other as I navigate both worlds going forward.

I am so excited to see where this new path leads me AND the lives I'm committed to improving.

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This week’s guest is Rachel Lankester, the founder of Magnificent Midlife, an online hub celebrating and empowering women 40+. Rachel is also the author of Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause and Beyond and host of the Magnificent Midlife podcast.

After a shocking early menopause diagnosis at 41, she scratched her own itch and created what she wasn't able to find to help herself: educational resources and an online membership to help women vibrantly transition through the sometimes messy middle of life.

In this episode, Rachel and I talked about:

• Hormone test results that led to several different confusing and contradictory menopause diagnoses
• The magnificent message of her book and why it’s divided into three different phases
• Ageism and how older women are treated in different cultures
• Menopause symptoms and her best tips on how to navigate that stage of life

Having extensively researched menopause and ageism, Rachel offers a...

Wow! This one will probably be a shocker for sure!!! I know it was for me... I share something that was unexpectedly delivered to me by the universe in the most amazing way. I'm still in disbelief about how it went down.

What a great example of how powerful our thoughts are, proof that the universe is always listening and assisting, and when we get out of the way and stop trying to force things, incredible things can happen.

In this episode I talk about the big change that is about to happen in my life, including what caused me to take this step, how this step I never could've predicted manifested into my reality (crazy story!), and the lessons I've received so far.

Below are two past episodes and a book that I reference in this episode. (The Human Design episode number was incorrectly referenced in the recording so the link below shows the correct number and will lead you to the correct place).

Episode 246: The Lessons of the Invisible Staircase

Episode 169: Learning Her Human...

This week’s guest is Jenny Waters, a certified nutrition and habit coach for women in midlife. Jenny is an empty nest mom to 3 daughters and married to her college sweetheart. She’s known by most of her clients as the Queen of Follow Through because she’s all about creating small sustainable habits that make you feel good and create momentum.

Based on a couple of life-altering experiences Jenny witnessed with loved ones, she came to realize the key to having an adventurous midlife is being healthy enough to enjoy it. After lots of research and a desire to help others with the knowledge she gained, she got certified as a Transformational Nutrition Coach from ITN. 

Her passion has become helping empty nesters nourish their bodies with a combination of anti-inflammatory foods, restorative sleep, energizing exercise, and routine self-care. Now, she’s helping women in this stage of life put themselves first again and improve their health without...

In this episode I share something new that I’ve begun that I’m super excited about… I’m learning to play the ukulele! It’s been quite the journey to get here but I’ve finally arrived and I’m committed, excited, and practicing daily.

I’ve always wanted to learn to play an instrument but I told myself I didn’t have any talent for it, that I was tone deaf and I have a terrible voice so somewhere along the way I just decided it was too hard because it didn’t come naturally to me. All really silly reasons to not take action on something you desire to do - and what I’ve come to realize are just more of those limiting beliefs!

Recognizing these limiting beliefs were preventing me from doing something that was really a deep desire, because it kept coming up in my head, was my first realization. Then I started to pay attention to the signs that began appearing… Signs that told me it’s time to JUST FRIGGIN’...

This week’s interview is with Sylvia Koczerzuk, a Certified Dog Trainer and Certified Behavior Consultant, helping dog owners for 30 years and now all over the world with her online dog training business.

When the COVID pandemic hit, Sylvia realized that she could provide help to dog owners anywhere by bringing her expertise and knowledge online. She loves sharing her knowledge and it’s clear that her business is her passion.

In this episode, Sylvia and I talked about:

• How she got into the dog training business and ended up with the name Walkabout Canine.
• The lessons she’s learned in the past couple of years.
• How she handles “difficult” dogs.
• Valuable tips that could improve your relationship with your pet.

Sylvia has been in the pet care business for 30 years and, at age 60, is really excited to take her business to the next level, mapping out a membership model she plans to launch soon. 

Before we began the interview, I asked Sylvia how she...

This episode was inspired by a recent coaching session and a conversation with one of my students who’s juggling two jobs and feeling like she can’t get ahead, and as a result, is not focused on the internal work that is the key to changing her situation.

Unfortunately, many of us fall into the DOING that keeps us on the hamster wheel of life which certainly will not bring us the life we desire. Because if it could, wouldn’t we have it by now?

So it’s time to try something new!!! And that is to start following the BE, DO, HAVE model that says you first must BE the future version of yourself that has the life you desire. When you step into that version of yourself, your actions are those that will attract the things you want so that you will HAVE them.

The mistake most people make is that they are behaving the way they’ve always behaved which is operating from an identity that has created their current reality. And they think that if they keep DOING the...

This week's interview is with Kelly Howard, the Fitness Consistency Coach with a touch of Adventure! Kelly helps busy women prioritize their fitness so they can feel great and have more time and energy for the things they love. She believes when you feel strong, confident, and empowered, you can do anything. She currently calls Houston, Texas, home but can often be found kayaking rivers and traveling trails worldwide.

Kelly has focused her program in helping women to enjoy fitness that leads to consistency. Her Fit is Freedom podcast, courses, events (and a book coming out this fall) have changed the lives of thousands of women. She’s also the creator of the FOX TV Outdoor Adventure series.

In this episode, Kelly and I talked about:

• Her definition of "fitness consistency" and why she built a brand around that term
• The importance of connecting with nature and how it helps our well-being
• What made her evaluate her own health and the action she took to improve it
• Valuable...

In this episode I share a concept I learned from the book “You Are Awesome” by Neil Pasricha. I loved hearing his explanation of the invisible staircase and how we tend to get stuck because we can’t “see” the steps ahead of us. 

Neil backs this concept up with facts, sharing studies that have been done that explain how our human brain works to keep us from thinking positively about the future when we hit a roadblock in life. As he also explained, it’s helpful to look back and see the steps we’ve already taken and how we kept climbing in spite of past roadblocks which is something I encourage you to do after listening to this episode.

I also explain a concept I came up with when thinking about sharing this today… The staircase landing! 

Think about what a landing is… A stop on the way to the next step. It’s quite possible you’ve found yourself lingering for too long at a point on your staircase of life,...