Feminine Roadmap

Today on Feminine Roadmap we will begin to clear your clutter with Julie Coraccio. Julie is passionate about supporting people in creating the life they choose, deserve, and desire, by teaching the skills of recognizing and clearing clutter in their lives: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. She believes that clutter is stuck stagnant energy and encourages listeners to take a moment to examine their inner and outer worlds. By taking the time to ask the right questions, observe patterns in our lives and connect with how we feel in the spaces we live in, we can begin to create change. Julie reminds listeners to be gentle with themselves, not be judgemental or critical of ourselves. Clutter is often an indicator that something is off in another area of our lives. Areas of clutter can include relationships, emotions, thoughts, things, and expectations. Often our indecision about these areas creates the clutter. Julie believes that we always have a choice and doing nothing is a choice. We encourage you to join us and make a new choice, a choice toward freedom in every area of your life. So please grab a cuppa something wonderful, sit back, relax and enjoy!

Today on Feminine Roadmap we are talking about how to begin again with Beverly Willett. Beverly is the author if “Disassembly Required: A Memoir of Midlife Resurrection”. She had everything she wanted in life: the great job, the sweetheart, children and the dream home until suddenly it all came crashing down. This conversation is her journey of rising from the ashes and finding herself anew, being resurrected from the grief of loss. Beverly’s process of gripping tightly to what was left, struggling as a single mother, and eventually needing to sell her dream home lead her to finally take the time to grieve. This grief began to show her the beauty of the tapestry of her life, the power of letting go, recognizing that things hold the power we give them. The courage to turn and face things, to let go, to relearn life and create space for yourself to move forward are empowering tools to help you begin again. She shares how a personal rebirth comes through examining who you were before and reclaiming who you’ve always been. If you find yourself facing change in your life, wanted or unwanted, this episode is for you. Go ahead a grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us.

Today on Feminine Roadmap we are talking about the wisdom of Ayurveda. Ayurveda has been around for over 5000 years as a holistic complete system for maintaining, balancing and restoring health. My guests, Dr. Nair and Dr. Trupti, believe in the body’s inherent ability to heal and thrive. They share how true healing comes from the inside out, requiring a whole body, whole life approach. Health is explained as being free of disease, it’s our journey and wellness is the lifestyle that stems from our health. Dr. Nair and Dr. Trupti encourage listeners with practical ways to experience functional longevity at any age. Their goal is to help promote a state of wellbeing through consistent, good lifestyle choices. A key part of ayurveda is being in touch with your own physical body as well as your mental and spiritual state. This is not a one size fits all system but an intuitive process of looking beyond the symptoms to the root cause of our dis-ease. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, a good friend and a journal because this episode is full of strategies to put you on a path to health, wellness and longevity.

Today on Feminine Roadmap grab a cuppa something wonderful for Monday musings with Gina. As we barrel toward September it felt like a good time to do a check in and chat together about what is on our minds. Gina talks about the power of checking our feelings, choosing our focus and changing our brains. She also touches on some great books that have been impactful in her life and business. Also thoughts on happiness, self-love, and what that looks like to her. With all that is going on in the world, we move so fast and it’s easy to disconnect from others. One of the tools she uses to slow things down is to daily find 3 things to be grateful for. What is it that you are grateful for today? This episode is here to help lift you up, to inspire some thought provoking conversation and continue to build community. We encourage you to grab a good friend, find a cozy (and cool) place to sit and share this podcast. Maybe this episode will even inspire you to have a real life, face to face thought-provoking conversation with your friends and family in real time. Thank you for being here and listening!

Today’s guest on Feminine Roadmap was given sixty days to live in 2012. Dr. Erica Harris was given a devastating diagnosis of a rare form of leukemia at just 35 years old. In this episode she walks us through her story and how it taught her to prepare for the worst and expect the best. Erica learned to slow down, soak in the value of this moment. Her leukemia diagnosis lead to a bone marrow transplant which then ended up causing her body to reject her own lungs. Erica miraculously received a double lung transplant as a result. Her story is one of resilience and tenacity, grief and surrender then a renewed sense of gratitude and joy. Her story is inspiring, empowering and revelatory. Her mission is to encourage others to rise up, live each day we’ve been given to the fullest, and find appreciation in every moment. I encourage you to grab a cuppa something wonderful, sit with a friend and enjoy listening to one woman’s story of triumph.

Today on Feminine Roadmap guest Angela Counsel drops some amazing insight on how to thrive in menopause. Angela is a naturopath and health coach who is passionate about showing women how they can thrive in their menopause years. She addresses health from a physical, mental and spiritual point of view to bring a holistic perspective to the change of life. As women we have been taught through media and cultural mindset what is “normal”, to fear menopause, to feel as if we are losing our womanhood, and many other things. Angela brings a healthier, more empowered mindset around what women have experienced through the millenia. Perimenopause and menopause are natural functions of the female experience that our bodies are naturally designed to go through. As women begin to question the stories we’ve been told about our own bodies change of life, then we can forge a new path. If you or someone you know is feeling that change coming or you’re already in the midst of it, Angela has a message of hope for you. I encourage you to grab a cuppa something wonderful and a good friend to listen to this power packed conversation.

Today on Feminine Roadmap we are talking about a midlife widow’s search for love with Debbie Weiss. Debbie found herself widowed at 2013 at the age of 49. This journey lead her to write a book, get a Master’s degree and build a brand new life alone. Her search for love took her about five years and became the basis for her first book, “Available As Is: A Midlife Widow’s Search for Love”. In this episode she tells us some of the lessons she learned. For widows she encourages them to have faith in the future and take whatever time you need. Debbie found that it took so much longer than she thought it would to move through the grief and feel like life was beginning again. Part of her process was meeting herself again, finding what she liked to do, and trying different experiences. When it comes to dating, Debbie helps single women navigate the challenges she faced. One of her biggest ideas is not to date until you know who you are and what you want. If you are needing encouragement and hope in your own journey, then grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us!

Today on Feminine Roadmap we are talking to the amazing Dierdre Wolownick about the sharp end of life. In part 2 of our conversation, Dierdre talks about her big climb up El Capitan and the journey of overcoming her fear to accomplish that feat at 66 and then again at 70 years old. “Only you know what you’re capable of”, she says, “and you’ll never know if you don’t try it.” Dierdre has created a life after 65 that reflects her belief that age is irrelevant, that anybody can do anything by little baby steps. One of the challenges is to know yourself and block out the media’s representation of aging, to have the courage to think outside of the box. She is passionate about developing the mindset of digging deep and recognizing that the battle is you against you. This episode challenges the typical idea of what an older woman can do. If you’re looking for someone who is challenging the status quo, living an extraordinary life and facing down her fears after retirement, join us. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, find a cozy spot and get ready to be inspired!

Today on Feminine Roadmap we are talking to the amazing Dierdre Wolownick about the sharp end of life. Dierdre is the mother of famed free solo climber Alex Honnold. In part one of our two part conversation Dierdre lays the groundwork of her own story of finding out what she was capable of by testing the beliefs she has about herself. As a mother of two extreme athletes, she has encouraged and watched her children achieve extraordinary things. In her own life she’s been a writer, author, symphony orchestra conductor, linguist, traveler, professor and much more. This story brings us to her latest accomplishments of becoming a runner and a climber after the age of 60. Dierdre challenged not only the media view of women of a certain age but her own beliefs about what she “could” do. After a brief but seemingly insignificant interaction with her son about a one mile run she had just completed, she was faced with the idea that she could do more. If you can run one mile, you can run one and a half was all he said. This one minute exchange became the turning point to her life and unbeknownst to her, her future of becoming a rock climber. Tune in to hear the first [art of Dierdre’s inspiring story of what one woman found herself capable of a little beyond midlife when others are winding down. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and hear this inspirational story!

Today on Feminine Roadmap trailblazer Melissa Davey shares the adventure of Beyond Sixty. Melissa left a corporate job that she actually loved at 66 to pursue a dream. What was her dream? Her dream was to become a documentary filmmaker. The challenge was that she had no idea how to make that happen. This episode is her story of the adventure to Beyond Sixty, the documentary she made about women living extraordinary lives beyond sixty. Melissa searched for women who had stories that are interesting, inspiring and even a little unexpected. After looking at hundreds of women she chose nine who were willing to share their stories on film. Melissa is on a mission to inspire women (and men) to realize that no matter where you’ve been in your life, you can jump off where you are and move away from fear. Her advice? Follow the detours, try a different path and pay attention to what’s around you, what interests you. Melissa shares how she followed the detours in her own life to the adventure Beyond Sixty. Now she’s just finished filming what will be her second documentary on the eve of her 72nd birthday? Curious? Inspired? Grab a cuppa something wonderful and listen to her amazing journey.