Empty Nest Empires with Tami and Lisa

Tami Romani and Lisa Michele unpack the fitness pillar of Empty Nest Empires, focusing on how movement changes with age and why the goal should be joy, not punishment. They share personal stories from their 20s through midlife, plus practical ways to build consistency without trying to recreate the workouts of decades past.In this episode, Tami and Lisa discuss how fitness needs shift over time, how injuries and health scares change priorities, and why small, sustainable movement habits matter more than extreme routines. They also talk through realistic options like walking, stretching, pickleball, simple weight work, and short daily movement sessions.

Tami Romani and Lisa Michele kick off the reboot of Empty Nest Empires with a conversation about one of the show’s six pillars: fun. They explore how creativity shows up across life stages, from handmade businesses and sewing to knitting, doodling, gardening, and grandparenting. The episode focuses on how to reconnect with creative joy, even when life gets busy or confidence has faded.

In this episode, Tami and Lisa challenge the negative language often attached to midlife and reframe it as a powerful, meaningful season of life. They share a funny and revealing story about thesaurus.com labeling “midlife” as “the wrong side of 40,” and use that as a jumping-off point to explore how language shapes identity, especially for women navigating their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond.

Tami outlines a new framework for the show built around six pillars:

Fitness

Finance

Friendships

Family

Faith

Fun

These pillars are presented as connected parts of a whole, not separate buckets. The episode emphasizes that each one matters, and that different seasons of life will bring different priorities to the top.

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Tami and Lisa talk about how EMPIRE can be redefined, and what each letter represents to them personally.

E - Empathy in action

M - Midlife as our launch pad

P - Purpose over perfection

I - Inclusion as a non-negotiable

R - Radically supportive space

E - Empowerment through community

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We couldn't let another week go by without our own tribute to Dolly. What an amazing woman! Tami begins by calling her the queen of reinventing herself, but after talking through her life and accomplishments, it's clear she always knew who she was and focused on adding to her life, not pivoting. 

We hope you will enjoy our chat, and please let us know what your favorite Dolly memory is.

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See you next time!

After trying to reboot, restart, and reorganize this podcast several times, Tami finally realized what was missing: a cohost! And not just any cohost, THE cohost she had been talking to about this for two years. Finally together for their first episode, we hope you will enjoy this re-introduction of the Empty Nest Empires podcast and more importantly, that you will laugh along with us! Tami and Lisa

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It was a BIG mistake to tell you a whole year ago that I was back and relaunching this podcast - I was in the middle of breast cancer treatment and we had plans to sell our house and move! What in the world was I thinking?? Then the California wildfires happened (we did not lose our home) and life changed dramatically. Finally coming up for air - so here's an update and a vision for where this podcast hopes to go from here.

Thanks for being here!

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I'm excited for what's ahead for us! Let's make this next season our BEST season! 

xo Tami

A funny thing happened on the way to a pandemic... I lost my mojo and had an overwhelming bit of chaos take over for a few years. But we are back, and while my Voicing Your Brand podcast will be focusing on the business of using your voice for success and how to be the voice that is heard on the noisy internet, this special place in Podcastland will be reserved for more storytelling. Yours and mine. I can't wait to share and also hear from you! I've missed you... let's get re-acquainted, shall we?

Ernestine Tebon-Spreemann had her first experience with making extra money by selling mangoes at age 8 in Camaroon, West Africa. She has been hooked on the side hustle ever since. Fast forward to now, and she has transformed her failing brick and mortar consignment shop into an online shopping experience on the Poshmark app. Still working her 9 to 5 job, Ernestine believes everyone can and should have a way to make money on the side. In this interview, she will inspire you to find things in your own closet to begin a side hustle selling what you no longer need or wear. Who knows? This may develop into a great income, or even a full time reselling business! (FYI, Ernestine makes about $1,000 for every $200 she spends at a thrift store.) You might want to download the Poshmark App so you can follow along while we chat about this.

Ernestine tells us all her tips - including how to price your items, how to prepare them to sell - and how she catalogs and stores over 800 items in her very small house… and how she can find them again after they have sold!

Let’s learn how to do this together! Join the Side Hustle Challenge going on RIGHT NOW here: tamiromani.com/hustle

Download the Poshmark App here & use my code, BLONDEMONIUM for an extra $10

Connect with Ernestine on her Poshmark Shop, Love That!: https://poshmark.com/closet/lovethat

Podcast listeners save 20% in Ernestine's Poshmark Store by making her an offer of 20% off and mentioning TAMI in the comments.

Ernestine on Instagram: @lovethatposh https://www.instagram.com/lovethatposh/

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Ernestine on Facebook: Love That! Designer Consignments https://www.facebook.com/Lovethatdesignerconsignments

Reach Ernestine by Email: [email protected]

Check out Tami’s Poshmark store here: https://poshmark.com/closet/blondemonium

Today's episode is a very special interview with my daughter, Nikki Romani. Nikki has written and published her first book - available now on Amazon (nikkiromani.com/book). We talk about her experiences on the World Race, an 11 month missions trip, where her experiences led her to know the God she had never met - the Holy Spirit.

Do the miracles and spiritual encounters in the Bible still happen today? This is a question Nikki asked herself. She grew up going church and reading the Bible, but felt as though something was missing; an unexplainable power not of this world. Nikki started hearing stories of others experiencing miracles and she came to a point in her life she wanted to experience them too. She didn’t realize the same power she read about in the Bible was living inside of her from the moment she asked Jesus into her heart. That power is the Holy Spirit. Through Nikki’s desire to learn more about the Holy Spirit, she encountered Him in ways she never dreamed she would - from seeing angels, to witnessing miracles. You can encounter Him in this way too. In A God You’ve Never Met, you will learn: What it means to release control and surrender, What Scripture says about the Holy Spirit, How to hear the voice of God, How to discover your spiritual gifts, How to "see" in the spiritual realm. Are you ready to meet a God you’ve never met?

Purchase your copy of A God You've Never Met today on Amazon here: nikkiromani.com/book

Connect with Nikki on Instagram here: @nikkiromani