Feminine Roadmap

Learning to let go of comfortable and embrace your next season of life is our topic today with Lyn Hiner. Lyn started her journey by going to art school and ended up moving into a traditional career like many others. She actually loved her career but somewhere along the line she stopped practicing her art. Midlife is often a season of much change that leads to reflection on what it is we actually want out of life now. After experiencing a terrible burn accident that took over a year of surgeries and recovery, she found her way back to art in midlife. Her healing journey ended up being the vehicle that redirected her life and put her on the path she is on today. In this episode, Lyn shares her journey of upheaval, faith, facing fear and overcoming. If you are in a season of wondering what next, this conversation will inspire you to consider what it is that is stirring in your heart to do. Many times there is a latent desire that just needs an opportunity to surface and be heard. So grab a cuppa something wonderful and open your heart to the message that waits for you here today. https://lynhiner.com

Today on Feminine Roadmap: Essential keys to hacking your lifestyle to prevent disease and reverse aging with Amy K. Wilson. Amy is on a mission to help mid-aged people prevent and reverse diseases through their nutrition and fitness. As a geriatric pharmacist and nutrition coach, she has seen a dramatic rise in disease and dependency on prescription medications in older people in recent years. This alarming trend has led her to help people take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. One of the most impactful things she has empowered her clients to do is to bring their bodies into balance often enabling them to reverse disease and signs of aging. Inflammation has become a widespread problem in our culture due to the combination of the standard American diet and pre-packaged foods. Our culture has become accustomed to quick and easy in the now which is leading to sickness in the later years. Chronic inflammation is when our bodies are in a state of responding to what is sees as a something that needs healing and not ever getting the signal that it can stop. Amy shares some powerful yet simple biohacking tools to bring the body back to an optimal state. The goal is to look at where we are, what we’re doing and what changes we can begin to make. We’ve been borrowing from our bodies for years and at some point, the payment comes due. Health is an ongoing journey and while progress may come slowly, it is happening as we make better choices. If you want to learn some essential keys to hacking your lifestyle to reverse disease and aging , this episode is for you! Please grab a cuppa something wonderful and bring a friend along to join us. www.amykwilson.com

Today on Feminine Roadmap: How to Heal your relationship with food and your body with Jess Reid. Jess draws from her struggles with identity around her weight and food. Her belief system was deeply engrained as a child who was not thin. In this episode she not only talks about her journey but she shares her passion to help other women transform their lives through healing their minds and bodies. It’s not just what you eat and how you eat but it goes deeper than that. Our mindset around food and what we believe about ourselves in relationship to food and eating is a foundational part of healing. Jess encourages listeners to shift their attitudes toward themselves and food away from guilt and shame toward compassion. When we can focus on healthy bodies. Minds and food choices as our goal versus an outward standard of perfection, we can begin to heal. Her goal is to help women look at food changes as a healing protocol for a period of time. Food is a partner, fueling us and giving us the strength and energy we need to live our lives well. Since we see our reality through our beliefs, Jess helps women begin to challenge those food and body beliefs that run so deep. She reminds listeners that we are not beholden to “family history”. We can, in fact, break those “patterns” that run in our families. Genetics loads the gun but lifestyle pulls the trigger so we can choose a different path for ourselves and future generations. This episode is full of sound advice, helpful encouragement and gentle strategies to help you heal your relationship with food and your body. If you or a friend have struggled with your relationship with food or your body, please grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us. https://jess-reid.com

Today on Feminine Roadmap: Menopause: You’re not Broken, You’re Beautifully Designed with Angela Counsel. Naturopath and Menopause coach Angela Counsel returns to Feminine Roadmap to share her passion to support women through their menopause transition in a way that feels good for them. Each woman’s menopause journey is like a thumbprint so each woman will experience it differently so one size does not fit all when it comes to dealing with it. Angela wants to help women change the attitude and conversation around this natural, biological transition that all women will go through. Traditionally we have been taught to keep quiet about our bodies, our cycles, and our symptoms which is amplified by the general lack of knowledge in the medical community. Many women who struggle are told it’s all a “normal” part of aging and that they just need to tough it out. This attitude can cause women to feel shame, like they are being punished for being a woman. It can create a feeling that our bodies are broken, that there’s something wrong. The truth is that we are not broken, we are beautifully designed to go through this change and there are ways that we can navigate it with more ease and even enjoy it. Angela helps women understand their biology, their thumbprint, so that they can begin to work with their design instead of following the one size fits all approach that is so prevalent today. As you begin to understand who you are, how your body works and what it needs, you can step into the glory of your unique design. Menopause is not the end, it’s a new beginning, a pathway to a whole new life. If this resonates with you, grab a cuppa something wonderful and grab a menopausal sister and have a listen. This conversation is empowering, uplifting and eye-opening- please share it with your lady friends and let’s change the way we think, see and talk about this topic that affects each of us. It’s time to embrace this season together. https://angelacounsel.com/

Today on Feminine Roadmap: how to build your ship for when the waves of grief crash in with Christy Roberts. Christy shares how she is navigating her own grief journey after the tragic loss of her 18 year old son in a car crash. She found herself thrown into an ocean of grief which led her to get help for herself. From that decision to get help came a mission to help others navigate their own oceans of grief. She helps people build their ship – their emotional resources in order to ride the waves of grief toward healing. Her mission is to help others turn their pain into power and into post-traumatic growth. While it is not a straight path and everyone’s experience is different, there are some universal principles that each grieving person can learn to use to help. Christy encourages listeners to lean in to the pain not away from it. The key is to recognize that the pain you are feeling is your map to healing, it points to where attention is needed. She acknowledges that there is an entire pendulum of emotions that ebb and flow, sometimes in groups, sometimes one at a time. Of course, nothing can prepare us for the moment of loss – instead of shame, guilt, regret, she encourages listeners to sit with the grief. The important thing to remember is that when we learn to sit with those emotions and ride the waves as they come up, that allows the emotions to pass through and on. Christy gives practical strategies to learn to listen to our bodies and hold a space for those emotions to breathe. If you or someone you love is going through grief, please take the time to share this episode with them. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and listen to it together maybe, just be present for whatever waves may come. https://christyrobertscoaching.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@ChristyRobertsCreatingChange

Today on Feminine Roadmap: healing and the brain gut axis with Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary. Dr. Chaudhary is on a mission to help people understand how the gut plays a huge role in our brain and gut health. After developing intractable migraine headaches that she could not cure, Dr. Chaudhary began to rethink her medical paradigms. She believed that there must be more to know about health and healing protocols which led her to an Ayurvedic practitioner. Through Ayurveda she spent a year on a gut protocol that healed her migraines and put her on a path to training as an Ayurvedic practitioner herself. What she found out was that our gut and brain axis is a synchronized system that cannot be separated, our thoughts show an Impact in our gut and the bacteria in the gut impacts our thoughts. Our gut microbiome has a huge impact on the way we feel and think. Trauma is embodied so that what is ingested will sit in the body and mind whether it’s emotions, food, trauma, or memories. The impact of those thing trapped in our mind and bodies impact our gut and mental health. While these things may not be our fault, we do have the responsibility to begin to heal our brain gut axis and become healthier, whole people. Dr. Chaudhary fights biochemical issues with biochemistry and shares some simple, natural steps that can be taken to support the journey to healing the brain gut axis. She encourages listeners to drop the shame they may feel and shift toward healing those stuck emotions that have an internal hold on them. The path the healing is in the holistic approach to how we repair our brain gut axis. If you or someone you know feels that the body is not balanced, this episode is for you. Please grab a cuppa something wonderful and a notebook because this conversation is full of life changing information. https://drkulreetchaudhary.com/

Today on Feminine Roadmap developing grittitude to achieve the life that you’ve dreamed of with Jacqui Flavell. Jacqui and her co-author Kay Woodburn are passionate about bringing the gritty mindset and attitude to as many people as they can. They have found that a lot of people feel stuck in the life they’re living and they want to help people realize they can write their own story. Jacqui encourages listeners to take the time to turn and face how they perceive and frame the way they view their lives. Once we face our lives with honesty then we can take responsibility for where we are and the direction we are headed. The life you’ve dreamed of is at the other end of intention. When we stop focusing on what we don’t want and begin to hone in on what it is we do want, that intention begins to point us in the right direction. Often we’ve lost sight of the things that bring up joy and energy as adults. Another step toward the life you dream of can be found through reconnecting with those things with curiosity and seeing the possibilities within them. Bringing play back into our days and challenging those paradigms that have begun to limit us can reignite our lives. Grittitude is the practice of intentionally pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and welcoming being uncomfortable. The beauty of becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable is that it increases emotional and mental flexibility. As we practice changing our state, how we talk to and about ourselves, we are practicing grittitude. If you are ready to achieve the life that you’ve dreamed up, join us. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and drink up on a big dose of grittitude. https://grittypeople.co.uk/

Today on Feminine Roadmap: it starts with one step with author and entrepreneur Elisa A. Schmitz. Elisa brings years of many one steps that have led her on an incredible journey. She wants to empower listeners to shift their mindsets to see the friction of life as fuel and fire to move them forward in life toward success. As women in midlife we bring rich life experiences, skills and knowledge to this new season of life. So often we don’t understand the value of who we have become and what we have to offer so we minimize our true potential. One strategy is to detach from all the doing and create some white space in our lives so that ideas have room to flow and grow. Once those ideas begin to flow, we take one step and gather information. Then one step more could be preparation and research to put some legs to the ideas. Elisa admits that fear may well arise when we take the next step but remembering that the role of fear is to inform us can help to put things into perspective. Midlife is a time of transition, reinvention and expansion so why not you? Look around you and see what step you can take next that will bring your unique perspective and skills to the world, making it a better place. Go ahead and toss your hat into the ring, just take one step at a time. If you’re ready to create some space to allow ideas to flow, grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us! https://elisaschmitz.com/

Today on Feminine Roadmap: making time for creativity found with Claire Waite Brown. Claire is on a mission to connect the creatively stifled with the creatively confident to help them find their creative expression. She believes anyone can go from creatively suppressed to the freedom of expression. Oftentimes people think they are not creative because they don’t draw or paint but creativity is so much more. Claire wants to encourage listeners to be creative in their own way. There are so many avenues to express creativity like gardening, home decorating, flower arranging, writing, dancing, cooking. Creativity found in every day activities that bring you joy and allow you to express yourself in a way that feels good. There is a therapeutic value to creating, it helps us release stress and worry. It can replace those feelings with peace, joy, and a restful mind. The beauty of Claire’s purpose is that it’s not about how whatever you choose to do turns out, it’s about the learning to lean in and just enjoy the process of being creative. As adults we often lose touch with play and creativity so Claire built a community online that allows adults to tap back in. She encourages listeners to know that they are not the only one feeling creatively challenged, there are others who feel the same way. Her community is a safe place to connect with others who understand where you’re at and will support you. And the best part? There are no expectations of outcome, just the joy of leaning in, being curious and allowing play to become a part of your life. If you are feeling drawn to rediscovering creativity – join us for our conversation about creativity found. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and let’s explore creativity together. www.creativityfound.co.uk

Today on Feminine Roadmap Alison Katschkowsky says the perfect time is now to reinvent yourself. Alison wants to empower women to believe that what they want for themselves is possible. No the ship has not sailed for those of us in midlife although we may need to build the ship to sail. The reality is that how we show up today, the tiny decisions we make are creating our future selves. When quarantine hit, Alison lost her business and had to consider what to do next. Her lesson was when things change in an instant, you sometimes need the courage to leap. Her best advice when starting something new? Embrace a beginner’s mindset and utilize your past successes and skills to move forward. We have a lifetime of experiences that give us proof of our ability to learn and do new things so remind yourself that you can learn. You have the ability to figure things out as you go. While fear is very real to us, we get to decide what it means for us and take our power back. She encourages listeners that it will take practice since it may have been a while since we’ve tried something new or different. But stay curious, ask good questions, be open to discomfort and change. Doing hard things is a choice that we get to make but we decide how to define it. The key is to shift the way we think about it. A great question to help is, ‘What can I think or do in this moment that will make things a little easier for me?’ Make up your mind that you will gather the information you need then make a decision and take action. Go ahead and borrow belief from your past successes and apply it to today. If you are facing big changes like a reinvention, this conversation will inspire and empower you to take your next best step. So grab a cuppa something wonderful and have a seat, now is the perfect time! https://www.thealisonk.com