Feminine Roadmap

Shari Leid, author of “50/50 Friendship Flow” and breast cancer thriver is today’s special guest on Feminine Roadmap. After Shari’s cancer diagnosis at 47 years old she began to become more intentional in her life and relationships. For her 50th birthday she decided that she wanted to meet with 50 women face to face to share with them what she had learned from them. Her idea came from the idea that everyone you meet is your teacher and your student, that you can learn something from every person you come in contact with. When meeting with each woman she went in without expectations of a specific outcome. Shari found that these meetings not only deepened her connections and relationships but it also increased her confidence in approaching others. She digs deep into her most powerful takeaways from her year long experiment. The 50/50 Friendship Flow is designed to bring us together, find our common story and break down our perceptions of people who might be very different from us. It also helps us see how every connection has a purpose in our life if we are willing to look for it. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, a good friend and join us! www.feminineroadmap.com/episode196/

This week on Feminine Roadmap we dig deep into the podcast archive for a timely message on shining your light during dark times. During this unprecedented time in history many people have found themselves in dark times, isolation, social unrest, familial separation and many different kinds of loss. Gina looked back into the Feminine Roadmap archives to bring a conversation from the past that is right on time for 2020. So much has filled the news, social media and even email boxes with negative news. In times like these we need to be able to lift our eyes and look for the shards of light around us. It’s important for our mental and emotional health that we turn toward light away from dark. How do we make the shift away from dark to light? Recognizing that we have a choice where we focus, even if circumstances are challenging there is always something good to be found. If we want to shine our light in a dark world we have stay out of the shadows. We cannot entertain negative thoughts and inputs, we have to discipline ourselves to find the good. Times like these require an extra measure of grace and compassion for ourselves and others. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by all of what feels negative, grab a cuppa something wonderful and listen to this episode. Together let’s put our focus on where the light shines in our lives and in the lives of those around us. We can light up the world by shining our lights together! www.feminineroadmap.com/episode195/

Today on Feminine Roadmap, Gina talks with two dynamic retired lawyers, Erica Baird and Karen Wagner, who have stuck their flag in the sand with their declaration, “We’re NOT done yet!” Erica and Karen spent years as modern career women, leading teams, defending clients and being at the top of their game. Once they retired, they not only felt a sense of loss but they found that the world seemed to move on and forget about them. This difficult transition led them to sit down together on a park bench and make a decision that they were NOT done, that they still had so much to offer, and they would find a new purpose in their new season of life. This critical park bench conversation became Lustre.net , a blog that redefines retirement for modern career women by confronting outdated concepts, defying stereotypes and raising their collective voices to ensure that retirement for all of us is shaped by women for women. Erica and Karen both share how they navigated that transition as a team to carry out this vision which required learning a whole new set of skills. They want listeners to know that they can have confidence knowing that when you do retire (or if you are already retired) you will achieve what you set out to accomplish because you know how to work, you know how to learn, and you know how to put things together. Your lifetime of experience has equipped you for success in this new journey, the possibilities truly are endless. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, a good friend and join us for this empowering, paradigm shifting conversation! www.feminineroadmap.com/episode194/

Today on Feminine Roadmap Gina is talking about how to honor your unfolding in midlife. So much life has happened at this point and many of us find ourselves feeling like maybe life isn’t what we expected it to be. Unfolding is our lives process of revealing or disclosing itself, becoming clearer and it is a continual process throughout our lives. Something about midlife brings this process to the forefront and we become acutely aware of the desire for change, evolution, maybe even metamorphosis in one or maybe more areas of our lives. Gina has found that her own lifelong process of unfolding has been guided by a set of repeatable steps that helped her stay the course of intentional living. Early in her 20’s, Gina realized that she had to face the fact that she struggled with anger which lead her to find help to overcome her anger. It was through that process that she developed these steps that have served her well as she has navigated myriads of difficulties and challenges in each season of her life. She believes that resisting and avoiding the process of unfolding only causes us more pain and suffering so today she shares 4 steps you can take to begin to lean into this beautiful process of unfolding that reveals the truer version of you, the more aligned, mature and gracious version of you. We encourage you to grab a cuppa something wonderful, a good friend and listen to how to honor your unfolding in midlife. We trust it will help change your life for the better. www.feminineroadmap.com/episode193/

Today on Feminine Roadmap guest and love coach Jerica Jech shares her journey of being suddenly single and midlife dating. At 48 Jerica found herself divorced and single which wasn’t how she thought her life would be. Since she didn’t want to stay single, she faced the prospect of midlife dating in an online world. With this prospect Jerica decided that she need to find a way to navigate her emotional process from divorce and figure out who she was and what she really wanted in a relationship. What Jerica realized was that dating is a very important selection process that can be fun as well as educational- you learn about yourself and how to trust your intuition. She encourages single women to practice radical self-care, socialize, exercise, learn new skills, and stay connected to a solid community of friends so that they can become the best version of themselves and attract the kind of partner they are looking for. Jerica wants to flip the script about online dating from negative and frustrating to seeing it as a fun and useful tool to meet new and interesting people, most of whom will not be the right match for you but that’s ok! By removing the pressure to “find the one” you can enjoy these “interviews” with people and only date the ones that can pass the interview. IF you or a girlfriend find yourself suddenly single and online dating, grab a cuppa something wonderful and press play to be encouraged by some practical strategies to make midlife dating a lot more fun! www.feminineroadmap.com/episode192/

Today on Feminine Roadmap Gina has taken a journey down memory road and created a Best Of Midlife Conversations. Gleaning from the past 3 years of podcasts, she has gathered 6 guest conversation sound bites that highlight the power and potential of midlife. Feminine Roadmap was designed to help women navigate the challenges and changes of midlife which begins with how we view midlife, aging, and our own potential. These guests each bring a unique perspective on what it means to live an empowered, purposeful life after 50 and well beyond. As they share their personal stories, the steps they’ve taken, the paradigms they have shifted you too will be inspired to give yourself permission to think bigger, be braver, and build better relationships that will help you stay that course. We invite you to grab a cuppa something wonderful, a girlfriend and listen in to be inspired by women who are living their best lives right now, well after 50 years old! www.feminineroadmap.com/episode191/

On today’s episode of Feminine Roadmap, Gina and her guest Nancy Michieli talk about unleashing your feminine superpower. This conversation is not about feminism but about stepping into your innate femininity, that natural gift that every woman possesses of being a feminine creature. Nancy wants every woman to begin to trust her femininity, to see it as the strength it is and walk with confidence in who she is. She believes that women have been told or trained culturally to behave (or not behave) in certain ways, following certain rules which have kept us from being our most exceptional and authentic selves. Nancy’s message is here to help women fall back in love with being feminine and being female, utilizing their feminine charm in a positive and uplifting way. As we learn to love our femininity, we can embrace and balance the masculine and feminine qualities we possess to their greatest advantage which unleashes our superpower! This conversation is positively challenging, completely empowering and shared from a place of celebration for women unleashed. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, a powerful woman friend and unleash your feminine superpower with today’s podcast! www.feminineroadmap.com/episode190/

On today’s episode of Feminine Roadmap guest Rich Kohler is asking women- “Got physical empowerment?” Rich, a leading physical empowerment coach and 6th degree black belt in karate created a program for women called “Hands Off Lady Women’s Empowerment Workshop”. He shares how his own personal journey as a teen finding karate in order to gain confidence later became the foundation for him to build a powerful program to help women and children to find their own confidence. Rich believes that using your body through his physical empowerment workshops actually helps women build the tools they need emotionally to be able to set boundaries and stand up for themselves. Once women realize they can assert themselves on their own behalf then he challenges them to create a kick-butt life in every area of their lives no matter their age, experience or situation because success does not discriminate. Rich shares some powerful insights into how women nonverbally communicate whether or not they have healthy boundaries, how to begin to recognize when their boundaries are being violated and how to respectfully and firmly assert themselves. This is a must listen episode for every woman so grab a cuppa something wonderful and a friend, get empowerment together! www.feminineroadmap.com/episode189/

Today on Feminine Roadmap guests Taylor Sittler and Valerie Williamson share how to experience vitality and hope in your menopause journey. Taylor is a physician entrepreneur who developed a telemedicine platform for women in perimenopause and menopause. He wants women to know that just because the transition to menopause is “natural” doesn’t mean you have to grin and bear it. Drawing from his mother’s menopause journey and his medical background, Taylor recognized a gap in the medical field when it came to providing comprehensive care for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause. The result of this is thecusp.com, a unique and innovative telemedicine platform that is comprised of the best board certified medical practitioners who are menopause experts. The beauty of this platform is that it empowers you to take control of your menopause journey and have access to a board of experts who work together to provide a personalized protocol for you. The Cusp also provides materials to help you better understand what you’re going through enabling you to overcome any stigma, fear, or confusion. Joining the conversation is Valerie Williamson, a member of the Cusp management team as well as a client. Valerie shares how the Cusp has been a pivotal part of her menopause journey, giving her back her vitality. If you or a friend are in need of a one stop menopause platform where an expert will listen to your needs, see you as an individual and provide solutions that will work for you- look no further. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, your best friend and learn all about how the Cusp can change the way you live your second half! www.feminineroadmap.com/episode188/

Today on Feminine Roadmap guest Kelly Fuhlman, author of “Be the Hero and Rescue Yourself: Creating the Inner Courage to Wear Your Own Cape and Step into Your Purpose”, shares her message that you truly can be your own hero.
Kelly’s life experiences have taught her that while you truly can be your own hero sometimes it’s ok to ask for help and that identifying your purpose comes from within not from the outside world. She explores what a hero looks like, how every hero takes a different journey of courage and why we need to be our own hero. Oftentimes we find ourselves living our lives from false limitations either from our own beliefs or the beliefs of those around us. One of the first steps to becoming your own hero is to forgive yourself for the ways you’ve failed, struggled or lost time which empowers you to get back up, dust off your cape and step into your purpose. Kelly asserts that sometimes life doesn’t look like we think it should or want it to but learning to embrace the place you are as a stop on the journey not the destination is a powerful way to take back your power. During these unprecedented times, everyone has experienced some kind of unexpected loss and transition, this episode is a timely message of hope and encouragement for those who are struggling. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, your best cape and join us to talk about how to be your own hero. www.feminineroadmap.com/episode187/