Message in the Middle: Midlife Women, Reinvention & Personal Growth

Jaimee Campanella is a time strategist and productivity consultant who mentors and guides parents, professionals, and entrepreneurs to take control of their time. She is the creator and principal facilitator of the Time Power program that gives people the essential tools and strategies to avoid overwhelm and tame chaos so that they can regain control of their time for good.

• In this episode we explore ways to:
• Be in the moment with your family and not feel like you have a million things to do (playing is not wasteful)
• Quiet the racing mind so you’re not thinking of the 8 million things you need to do when you’re trying to settle into sleep
• Not feeling guilty about time spent on self-care.
• Why the key to living an abundant and balanced life is inside of YOU and your willingness to shift how you relate to time” what does that really mean?
• Whether or not 'To Do' lists are an effective tool
• How to avoid the Sunday Scaries

Jaimee's Links:

• Website: jaimeecampanella.com 
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/jaimeecampanellaco/
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/jaimeecampanellaco
• LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeecampanella/
• Youtube:  Time Power created by Jaimee Campanella
• Free Training: 3 Shifts to Take Control of Your Time: https://www.jaimeecampanella.com/training
• Time Power Family Calendar: https://www.jaimeecampanella.com/family-calendar-details
• Learn More about the Time Power Program: https://www.jaimeecampanella.com/time-power

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• Website:  Message In The Middle with Marianne
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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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Do you consider yourself a Highly Sensitive Person?  Do you want to learn more about Highly Sensitive People?  Join me in a discussion with Cathy Spaas.  

Cathy is a former elite international horseshow jumper who spent a substantial amount of time in the spotlight before suffering a severe burnout and setting out on a new path to help people create the lives they were dreaming of.  Today, Cathy is a retired coach for highly sensitive people, a world class expert and speaker on high sensitivity, and creator and host of the show ‘Spotlight Stress’ where she interviews famous actors and performers on living life in the spotlight, creating success, and finding happiness.

In today's episode we talk about:

• What being highly sensitive means and what it looks like.
• Learning not to get involved in other people’s emotions? 
• Tips for anyone that feels like their mind is always racing?
• Techniques to help you feel more present and in touch with your own emotions vs someone else's.
• Perfectionism 
• Why fun is so important

You can reach Cathy at:
Website:  https://www.cathyspaasacademy.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathyspaas/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cathy.Spaas
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathyspaas/
Clubhouse: @cathyspaas
You Tube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAog4RYvujlfmgjfZNPqoyzmqqSxzxFw3
https://www.youtube.com/c/CathySpaasArtistCoach

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• Website:  Message In The Middle with Marianne
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• YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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How many times have you said you felt like you got hit by a bus?  Well, my guest today actually got hit by one, not the proverbial bus, an actual bus!  

Today I speak with Charlene Gethons a psychotherapist, mindfulness coach & brain injury survivor. Charlene’s goal is to empower female entrepreneurs in creating sustainable businesses that fit their lifestyle, without letting imposter syndrome take over. Using mindfulness practices & therapeutic techniques, her clients learn how to trust themselves so that they can feel more confident in their work and in their decision making.

 Charlene has a pretty amazing story and has gained perspective, insight, and strategy for living more mindfully.  In this episode we explore:  

• Learning to bring yourself back to “in the moment thinking” vs catastro-fi-zing. 
• Ideas about how someone can stop worrying about things they can’t control?
• Managing our own expectations, and learning to be satisfied with what is vs what we thought it would be or should be?
•  Impostor Syndrome, what is it, what does it look like in day-to-day life, and how can we overcome it?
• How to bring more mindfulness into our daily lives.

Connect with Charlene:

Your Meditation toolkit for a calmer mind (themindfulnessjourney.com)

How to Create a Sustainable Business While Living With Chronic Illness (themindfulnessjourney.com)

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• Website:  Message In The Middle with Marianne
• Message In the Middle Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/
• YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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Have you ever been in a rut in your marriage?  Have you ever wanted more out of your relationship? Have you ever been frustrated because you feel more like his maid or mother than his wife?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to check out this episode where I interview Shiloh Minor.  

Shiloh Minor is a Love and Marriage Coach for women who want to create a passionate marriage with the man they already chose. She helps women get their needs met, fall back in love and bring out the best in their man!  Shiloh's passion is showing women how to create loving, sweet, flirty moments in the midst of their everyday real lives. 

You can reach Shiloh @

• Website: www.shilohminor.com
• Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/shiloh.minor/
• Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovestorymarriage
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real_life.love_story/

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• Website:  Message In The Middle with Marianne
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• YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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Are you tired of Chronic Fatigue, Hot Flashes, Weight Gain, or Heavy Periods?  Do you want to learn more about:

• Root causes of Hormonal Imbalance
• Types of diseases and symptoms that can be caused by Hormonal Imbalance
• Testing for Hormonal Imbalance
• Conventional Medicine vs. Functional Medicine
• Pre & Pro Biotics
• Sugar Addiction
• Maximizing activity based on your cycle

In this episode my guest is Dr. Lj Johnson PsyD. IHP. FDNP. IIN, CHEK.  
Dr. Johnson is a Certified Women’s Health & Nutrition Coach who focuses on nutrition and healthy habits that improve the quality of life in general, but more specifically for those suffering from diseases that are caused by hormonal imbalance.  She has worked in the women's health and fitness industry for over 20 years while overcoming her own diagnosis of endometriosis.  Dr Johnson's passion is to empower, motivate and educate all women so they too can have the quality of life they deserve despite their symptoms or diagnosis.  Dr. Johnson is also the podcast host of her own podcast called Wholistic Endo Expert. 

You can learn more about Dr. LJ Johnson and her offerings at:

Website:  https://ljspowerhouz.systeme.io/f248b1a4
Facebook: (7) EndoMetriosis, PCOS & Fibroid Warriors | Facebook
Insta:  Dr. Lj 💜 Endometriosis Coach | Wholistic Endo Expert (@ljs_powerhouse) • Instagram photos and videos
Pinterest: (451) Pinterest
Store Front: Ljs Powerhouse – Ljs Powerhouse
Make your cycle your superpower- seed cycling freebie: https://bit.ly/3Dj9oYi
Podcast:  Wholistic Endo Expert

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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A solo episode where I take a combined look back at 2022 and provide a partial review of our previous book club book, A Year to Live, How to Live This Year as if it were your last, by Steven Levine.  

Concepts touched on are:

• Being more intentional/Mindful
• Gaining clarity, insight, and closure so as to ensure we do not have regrets at end of life.  
• Importance of priorities in our life
• Importance of self- care
• The concept of "Noticing"
• Being committed to life 
• Living in Gratitude
• Letting go of Control

Book Referenced in this Episode was:  A Year to Live, How To Live This Year As If IT Were Your Last, by Stephen Levine

In closing, remember my friends that life is messy, it’s complicated, and it’s hard, but it’s beautiful all at the same time.  Find ways to accentuate the positive aspects of your life, live in gratitude and with curiosity and  push yourself out of your comfort zone.  We only get to live once, let’s make it count.     

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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In this solo episode Marianne draws some thought-provoking analogies between her junk drawer and life.   Learn more about the parallels between the two and about Mariannes journey to this work.   

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• YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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In this episode learn how organizing and decluttering your space can help you alleviate stress and lead to personal transformation as I talk to Christa Jones, a Professional Organizer & Declutter Coach from Alberta, Canada.  

Christa helps busy, overwhelmed and discouraged people reclaim control of their homes and schedules, restore their peace & sanity, and find their confidence.  She and her team physically help families declutter, simplify, and organize their lives so that they can make room for what really matters. 

Christa share's her experience and expertise with us around these topics:

• Tips for starting to declutter your space
• Tips for thinning out heirlooms and sentimental items while still having a way to save the memories related to the item
• Ideas for successful time management inclusive of built-in self-care time.   
• Thoughts on how we can and why we should limit what we say yes to
• Thoughts on launching & growing new businesses 

You can reach Christa at:
Website:  www.RoseCityProfessionalOrganizing.com
Instagram: is @rosecityorganizing
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/rosecityorganizing
Private Facebook Community: www.facebook.com/groups/theunclutteredconfidentwoman

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• Website:  Message In The Middle with Marianne
• Message In the Middle Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/
• YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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Understanding and managing the extra stress, anxiety, family dynamics, over- eating and overwhelm that sometimes weighs us down during the holiday season can be difficult.  In this episode certified coach Lisa Schwaller and I explore those topics and more.

• Overwhelm is an inside job and a balance of the push and pull of too much and not enough
• How being Self- Aware can help us navigate life and relationships 
• Expectations- Managing the idea of what things should be like vs what they are like  
• What I am supposed to do vs what I can/want to do
• Dealing with regret, judging ourselves for past choices
• Comparing ourselves with others
• Money Stress
• Creating Fun ways to change perspective with people and circumstances you can't change but may bring about stress/negativity/judgment
• People Pleasing
• Boundaries 

Lisa Schwaller is a certified coach through the Life Coach School and Strengths Strategy. She helps overwhelmed working parents who are exhausted by their adult responsibilities. Her clients learn how to improve their skills at parenting, balancing work and family life, and nurturing the relationships that make life meaningful. Lisa’s favorite thing is to teach her clients how to have more fun even while keeping their never-ending to-do list.  Lisa’s also the host of her own podcast called Less Stress More Fun.

Lisa can be found here:
Website (Lisa Schwaller Coaching): https://lisaschwaller.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisaschwallercoaching/

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• Website:  Message In The Middle with Marianne
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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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Is the holiday season causing you to feel overwhelmed, stressed out, or anxious? 
Join me in a conversation with Andrea Liebross as we uncover some of the reasons behind those feelings, and ways we can overcome them.  In this episode we will explore:

• What a productivity Archetype is and how knowing yours can help you?
• What the difference between stuck stress and productive stress is?
• How stress can be used to help us be more productive?
• Techniques to stop procrastinating?

Over the last few decades, Andrea has started 3 successful businesses and ultimately became a certified business and life coach, all while raising two kids, now ages 21 and 18, and several giant puppies. Andrea is known for helping bold, ambitious women create their own custom secret sauce for success in both life and business by combining just two ingredients - the right mindset and solid systems. Andrea believes you can move from believing what you want is impossible to possible just by simplifying, making it doable and FUN (even the systems).

You can find Andrea:

•  Website | www.andrealiebross.com
•  Andrea’s Own Podcast - Time to Level Up | https://pod.link/timetolevelup  
• Take the Quiz -> What’s Your Productivity Archetype?   www.andrealiebross.com/quiz
• Facebook Business Page | https://www.facebook.com/andrealiebrosscoaching
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/andrea.liebross.coaching/
• Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-liebross/
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0-A88LuOgOREiyvauWSdQ
• Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.com/liebross/
• Twitter | @andrealiebross

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• Website:  Message In The Middle with Marianne
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• YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
• Email:  Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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