In today’s episode, we dive into the systemic challenges women face in the workplace — not just later in life, but at every age. Too young. A mother. Too old. There’s always a narrative ready to sideline or diminish women’s value in corporate spaces.

My guest, Bonnie Marcus, is an author, coach, speaker, and podcast host who equips ambitious professional women with the tools to overcome workplace barriers and advance their careers on their own terms. She is the author of The Politics of Promotion and Not Done Yet!—two powerful guides that help women navigate corporate dynamics, claim power, and define success beyond the expectations of companies or titles.

Together, we explore what “success” actually means when you strip away external pressure and return to your own values. We talk about the emotional cost of chasing the A+ at work, the patterns that drain women’s vitality, and how reclaiming your priorities becomes the foundation for confidence, clarity, and career momentum.

About Bonnie

Bonnie equips ambitious professional women with the tools and strategies they need to overcome systemic barriers in the workplace and take charge of their careers. She is an author, coach, podcast host, and speaker. Her first book, The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, gives women the tools and strategies to advance their careers. Her latest book, Not Done Yet!, empowers women over 50 to regain their confidence and claim workplace power.

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Visit her website: bonniemarcusleadership.com

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Listen on her Podcast: Badass Women at Any Age

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In this illuminating episode, we sit down with Laura Donahue, known as LaDonna, astrologist, tarot practitioner, and intuitive guide. Tarot has been stereotyped, feared, and misunderstood for centuries, often labeled a “dark art.” But its true origin story tells a different tale: tarot began in Italy as a tool for introspection, a mirror for the inner world, and a compass pointing us back to our own power.

Tarot can reframe how even the most difficult and painful experiences can represent not what is being taken from you but what is being offered to you. In the hands of an experienced practitioner, tarot can help bring you back to your blueprint, your calling, and your intrinsic power.

About LaDonna

Laura Donahue aka “LaDonna” is an astrologist and tarot practitioner. She’s been using her own astrological blueprint as a roadmap for life, as well as elements of human design, and has been using tarot to confirm, realign, or expand her intuition for the past 5+ years. These tools have helped her find alignment, and therefore success in career, love, money, health, and more! 2 years ago she brought these tools to market, offering guidance to clients seeking similar outcomes. This is her way of contributing to the evolution of consciousness, assisting her clients in returning to self. When do life the way were designed to do it, we streamline our individual success and the success of human harmony. 

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Welcome to today’s episode, where we deep dive into the hidden roots of why so many of us feel stuck, lost, or unable to break free from places that are no longer a fit. 

I’m honored to be joined by Gulara Vincent, a Relationship and Trauma Healing Coach who supports healers and therapists in unlocking their true power. Gulara specializes in helping you heal generational wounds, release money blocks, and finally feel good enough to speak up and share your gifts with the world.

Today, we’ll explore how the past — including inherited patterns and deep emotional wounds — can quietly shape your self-worth, your visibility, and your ability to thrive, and how true healing can set you free.

Get ready for an inspiring and transformational conversation.

About Gulara

 Gulara Vincent is a Relationship and Trauma Healing Coach who specializes in supporting healers, therapists, and change makers. Through her powerful methods, she helps her clients heal ancestral wounds, release money blocks, and unlock their true confidence so they can serve, succeed, and shine without holding themselves back.

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Visit her website at www.gularavincent.co.uk

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On this episode we’re exploring the energetics of money and what it really means to align your wealth consciousness with your true worth. 

With alignment and identity coach, Jena Loren, we explore how money is simply a mirror for self-worth, why judgment and panic come from the ego, and how learning to partner with your money can shift your entire reality. 

If you’ve ever felt tension around money, scarcity, or “not enough,” this episode will help you neutralize fear, return to presence, and remember your innate abundance so you can break free from old patterns and claim your wealth. 

About Jena

Jena Lorén is an Alignment & Identity Coach, Consciousness Alchemist and Emotional Scientist, helps soul-led women (or men who resonate) accelerate their wealth consciousness and choose aligned relationships —without self-compromise! Using her 7-Step Framework to Manifesting Money & Easier Relationships called “The Detachment Method” she has helped many clients clear the energetics and paradigms that block their desires! 

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This week on The Living Wellness Muse, we’re talking about the art of sustainable entrepreneurship — how to build a creative business that supports your life instead of consuming it.

My guest, Liz Heflin, has been a freelance writer, editor, and content marketing consultant since 2006. She’s the founder of Heflin Media Group, a ghostwriting agency specializing in nonfiction books, and the creator of The Inkwell, a private community for freelance writers.

Liz shares what nearly two decades of experience have taught her about setting boundaries, attracting aligned clients, and redefining success on your own terms. This is an episode for anyone creating a life — and a livelihood — that reflects who they are now,

About Liz:

Liz Heflin has been a freelance writer, editor, and content marketing consultant since 2006. She's the director of Heflin Media Group, a ghostwriting agency specializing in nonfiction full-length books, and the host of the Inkwell, a subscription community exclusively for freelance writers. Outside of work, she loves travel and has been to nearly fifty countries across all seven continents. (Yes, even Antarctica.) She currently lives in Spain with her husband, kiddo, and wolf dog.

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Visit her Website: heflinmedia.com
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Join The Inkwell Community: lizheflin.com/inkwell-community

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This week on The Living Wellness Muse Podcast, we’re joined by the radiant Sarah Haas — Women’s Weight Release & Body Love Coach, breast cancer survivor, and fierce advocate for women thriving in midlife and beyond. If you’ve ever felt like midlife is the beginning of the end, Sarah is here to remind you that it’s actually the beginning of your most empowered chapter yet. 

Sarah brings a powerful mix of personal story and professional wisdom to the conversation as we dive into releasing emotional & physical weight, embracing your body through menopause, cultivating self-compassion & confidence and redefining what wellness looks like after 40.

About Sarah:

Sarah Haas is a Women's Weight Release & Body Love Coach, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, yoga instructor, host of the Boss Body podcast, and expert columnist for Aspire Magazine.

Through her own journey as a fifty-something single mom and breast cancer survivor, she brings a unique blend of education, personal experience, and compassion to her work. She is dedicated to supporting women in midlife, menopause, and beyond to create vibrant health, take charge of their well-being, and live the life they want for decades to come.

Her holistic approach weaves together nutrition, body movement, self-care, self-compassion, and body love to empower her clients to step into their confidence, celebrate their bodies, and live the joyful, fulfilling life they deserve.

Connect with Sarah Haas:
Website: sarahhaaswellness.com

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On this powerful episode, we explore one of the most misunderstood forms of trauma—the kind rooted in faith, doctrine, and spiritual authority. Religious trauma doesn’t always come from dramatic events. Sometimes, it’s the subtle conditioning, the fear of punishment, the pressure to conform, or the shame disguised as holiness that leaves the deepest wounds.

My guest, Sarah Spark Malone, is a nationally recognized holistic therapist, clinical hypnotherapist, and transformational spiritual healer best known for her work on national television. As the founder of Spark: The Secret Place, Sarah has guided thousands through profound emotional and spiritual breakthroughs using her trauma-informed approach to subconscious healing.

About Sarah:

Sarah Malone is a nationally recognized holistic therapist, clinical hypnotherapist, and transformational spiritual healer specializing in trauma recovery and deep subconscious healing. Best known for her role on a national reality TV series, Sarah has become a trusted expert in guiding individuals through profound emotional and spiritual breakthroughs. She is the founder of Spark: The Secret Place, a sacred space for deep transformation and healing.

With over a decade of experience, Sarah has helped thousands break free from subconscious blocks, release emotional burdens, and step into their most empowered selves. As a trauma-informed clinical hypnotherapist and spiritual teacher, she specializes in healing religious and life trauma, emotional wounds, and toxic patterns that keep people stuck. Her expertise in Internal Family Systems (IFS), subconscious reprogramming, and spiritual coaching allows her to access the deepest layers of the mind and spirit, bringing clarity, peace, and true liberation.

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Visit her website: https://www.sparkflc.com/

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In a fast-paced world, ritual is something many of us have lost - or never had to begin with. 

Yet in generations past, ritual was woven into daily life—grounding people in meaning, connection, and community. Without it, we often feel untethered. The good news? We can bring ritual back. Whether through art, rest, time with loved ones, or simple moments of intention, ritual can become a powerful practice for our personal wellness and the well-being of our families and communities.

In this episode, we’re joined by Nilam Patel—a passionate poet, wordsmith, and Doctor of Pharmacy whose work empowers women and girls to find purpose, strength, and meaning at every stage of life. As the author of two lyric poetry collections, Finding Her Being Her and Into Her Wild, Nilam uses her unique voice to inspire self-love, inner growth, and deeper connection to the beauty and complexity of womanhood. Nilam reminds us that rituals don’t have to be elaborate or traditional—they simply need to be ours.

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It can be a disorienting moment when you realize the roles have shifted—when you’re no longer just the child, but also the caregiver to your aging family. Sometimes it happens gradually, other times suddenly, but it always brings with it new challenges and questions.

In this informative episode, we’re joined by Dr. Karen Schuder—speaker, best-selling author, and expert in resilience and sustainable caring. With advanced degrees in education, divinity, and management, Karen brings decades of experience supporting caregivers through empowering resources that are practical, life-changing strategies for finding balance, sustaining purpose, and thriving in personal or professional helping roles.

Whether you’re a caregiver, educator, health professional, leader, or someone who simply gives a lot to others—this episode will show you how to care for yourself while making a meaningful impact in the world.

We talk about:

• Why burnout is so common in helping professions—and how to prevent it
• How to build a culture of resilience and positivity
• Practical ways to balance giving with receiving
• The importance of inner peace in sustainable service
• Highlights from her book Resilient and Sustainable Caring
  
  

Learn more about Dr. Shuder

Visit her website: karenschuder.com
Read her book: Resilient and Sustainable Caring: Your Guide to Thrive While Helping Others
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Bio: Karen Schuder, EdD, MDiv, MAM, speaker and best-selling author, promotes life balance, inner peace, and resilience. Years of helping people during traumatic times, leading organizations, and working globally inform her work with people in personal and professional helping roles. Karen offers life-changing concepts and practical strategies with an enjoyable, interactive approach. Check out her book "Resilient and Sustainable Caring: Your Guide to Thrive While Helping Others". Learn more about how to foster a purpose-driven culture characterized by resilience, positivity, and decreased anxiety at www.karenschuder.com.

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Feeling lost about menopause and hormonal care? You’re not alone. For too long, this important and disruptive time has been overlooked in both medicine and society.

For decades, the only option offered was synthetic hormone replacement. But today, more natural approaches are available—like bio-identical hormones, which research suggests may be more easily absorbed and supportive of mind, bones, and vitality.

On this week’s podcast, I’m joined by Risa Groux, a functional nutritionist who believes healing begins when we address the root causes of imbalance. Her whole-food, natural approach reminds us that every body is unique—and that your health story is worth listening to.

This episode is about choice, awareness, and empowerment in midlife. Because how you navigate menopause and your hormone health is yours to decide.

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RISA GROUX, CN  is a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach in private practice in Newport Beach, California. She has always been passionate about nutrition and good health. Risa was so concerned about purity that she made her children’s baby food from scratch. Today she is passionate about cooking and creating healthy, nutritious food. She works with a wide array of clients from professional athletes, adults, and kids to the Biggest Loser from season four. Risa works with issues like diabetes, autoimmune disease, cancer, digestion, thyroid, and hormone imbalances, to name a few. Risa firmly believes that the body can heal itself with whole foods we obtain from the earth and sees living proof of that in her office each day. She looks at root causes using functional nutrition guidelines, blood and stool tests, and knows that weight loss is a side effect of wellness.

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