Refire Don't Retire Podcast

Meet Lana Hall: psychologist, author, and woman on a mission to empower other women to live a meaningful, authentic and joyous life with full confidence.

Lana has taken the best of the best of what she’s found works to promote confidence, resilience and a passion for your own life and has put these tools and strategies into a guide book that you can use to navigate your world so that you maximize the amount satisfaction you can get from your life – all while showing up as your authentic self and having fun doing so. These tools and strategies are The Slow Life Project.

When grieving a loss, you may move from one stage to the next and then back again. This is a normal part of the process. So when experiencing a change, do not resist the grieving process. Although at first it may not feel like grief is good, it does help you to close one chapter of your life so you can move on to the next.

Karen Cassidy, executive director of Hildegard house, created Kentucky’s first and only comfort care home. She, along with a group of volunteers, provide a home and compassionate care for individuals at the end of life who have no home or loved ones to care for them so that they may die with dignity.

It’s a simple fact that we want the things in our lives to remain familiar and stable. We strive to create routine in our lives, and make our world as predictable as possible. Routine and predictability make us feel safe, secure and in control.

Because of our desire for predictability, we can often be resistant to change. The status quo feels more comfortable and we are reluctant to stretch ourselves, try new things and take risks.

Amy McLaren is this episode's guest, speaking with Dr. Cynthia about how you can move from passion to purpose at any stage of your life and what you can do to help you identify your passion and purpose. Amy leads LadyStrength, a growing community of driven, entrepreneurial women who aspire to make a positive difference in the world. She understands it's common to struggle with identifying passion and purpose, especially in midlife, being a busy mom of two. She also knows that putting yourself first makes passion and purpose possible, as evidenced by her LadyStrength community, growing an Airbnb business and being a hands-on CEO of Village Impact, the charity she and her husband, Stu, founded more than a decade ago, and she wants to let you know how you can incorporate more passion and purpose into your life.

We all experience change whether we want to or not.  Regardless of our age or life experience, change is difficult.  It’s not that we don’t like change or want it, it’s that we would prefer for it to happen more easily and on our terms. Unfortunately, change often requires us to give up what’s old and familiar in order for something new and better to take its place. 

Peggy Bell joins Dr. Cynthia this episode discussing finding the treasure and good in hard times & how women can go after their dreams. Peggy is a resilience coach. We can go from being stuck to becoming unstoppable and she wants to get you there. In addition to her coaching, Peggy is also a best-selling author, co-author, and speaker. Peggy has a deep passion for wanting others to know that it is never too late to go after your dreams. She is an example of having done just that. Peggy believes we deserve to live our lives happy and being true to ourselves.

2022 is almost here. It's time to think about new beginnings and plan a future you are excited about.

Vicki Thomas joins Dr. Cynthia this episode discussing the power of purpose. Vicki grew up on a farm, went to college, climbed the corporate ladder, then later joined the ABC TV Network in New York. After retirement her work, with the non-profit organization “Purple Heart Homes” which helps older veterans live safely in their homes, won her the “Purpose Prize”. Vicki made the Cover of Time Magazine and helped create her current venture “My Future Purpose” which inspires people to get rid of the roadblocks that keeps them from taking a risk.

Many of us experience stress and unhappiness during the holidays. I have 10 tips to boost your happiness this time of year.