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Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Erin Krueger, author of Capture the Culture and leader of a top-producing real estate team in Nashville. After losing both parents in a tragic accident at 21, Erin built a $2 billion real estate business with one guiding principle: people don't leave businesses, they leave cultures. Her team of 12 women (ages 23-62) has an average tenure of 6 years—in an industry known for high turnover.

They explore:

• Erin’s unconventional interview technique that tests for emotional intelligence and attention to detail
• Why she takes her team on all-expense-paid trips every year, and the moment she realized appreciation changes everything
• The tools she uses to build sustainable systems that support employee onboarding and work life balance

This is a must-listen for anyone building a business, a team, or a way of working that values people as much as performance.

Connect with Erin:

Get her book: Capture the Culture

Instagram @theerinkruegerteam 

ErinKreuger.com

Capture-the-culture.com

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Entertaining with Ease Series: Join Wendy in her kitchen as she shares the magic of how to host each of these magnificent holiday experiences for your loved ones. $47 each or purchase the bundle for $150. 

Nov. 30: How to Host a Tree Trimming Party

Dec. 3: Holiday Food Gifts

Dec 10: How to Host a Cookie Exchange 

Dec 17: How to Host a New Year's Eve Party

The Entertaining with Ease Bundle

Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.

In this episode, Wendy sits down with longtime friend Cara Martin, who shares her journey from mysterious symptoms dismissed as "just perimenopause" to a life-saving diagnosis of Cushing's disease caused by a pituitary tumor. After being told by multiple doctors she didn't "look sick enough," Cara advocated relentlessly for herself, sought multiple medical opinions, and ultimately found the right surgical team that performed the complex brain-adjacent surgery that saved her life.

They explore:

• How to trust your body and advocate for yourself when medical professionals dismiss your symptoms
• The practice of "the bare minimum" without apologizing, and why it's not weakness to ask for help
• Why hope comes in the morning, and how Cara's 5am practice became her lifeline through illness and recovery

This is a conversation about resilience, self-advocacy, and learning to say yes to yourself even when—especially when—your body is asking you to slow down. Press play and discover the power of trusting yourself above all else.

Connect with Cara:

Her Blog: Gayle Force(d) Wisdom

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Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.

In this episode, Wendy reconnects with Alexandra Frew, three years after they met in a transformational goal-setting workshop. What began as a simple mind map about the next 30 years became the launchpad for an ancestral pilgrimage through Germany. 

Alexandra shares how she followed the thread of her Wendish and Scottish heritage by learning German, uncovering church records from the 1700s, and continuing the research her aunt began before the Berlin Wall fell.

They explore:

• How creating an intentional plan opens your mind to opportunities you might otherwise miss—and shifts you from watching life happen to directing it
• The profound experience of ancestral pilgrimage and what it means to carry forward research that previous generations couldn't complete
• Why returning to familiar places deepens your connection to self, story, and a sense of belonging

This is a conversation about legacy, purpose, and the quiet power of honoring where you come from while choosing where you’ll go next.

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Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review—it helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Space to Dream Retreats: Whether you're craving rest, adventure, or soul-nourishing connection, there’s something beautiful waiting for you at the Phineas Wright House. Book your space to dream today.

Entertaining with Ease Series: Join Wendy in her kitchen as she shares the magic of how to host each of these magnificent holiday experiences for your loved ones. $47 each or purchase the bundle for $150. 

Nov. 30: How to Host a Tree Trimming Party

Dec. 3: Holiday Food Gifts

Dec 10: How to Host a Cookie Exchange 

Dec 17: How to Host a New Year's Eve Party

The Entertaining with Ease Bundle

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Michelle Hensley, who went from pastor's wife to building the largest mobile gift wrapping business in the nation. After losing her husband at age 51, Michelle faced financial uncertainty, but chose to launch then learn, creating Nifty Package and eventually becoming a vendor for the White House.

They explore:

• How Michelle shifted from a "ministry mindset" to a "merchant mindset" and learned to value her creative skills
• The power of "launch then learn"—why Michelle puts up the webpage first and figures it out as she goes
• How she's creating opportunities for women over 50 through licensing, an app for creatives, and luxury gift wrap experiences

This is a conversation about resilience, reinvention, and recognizing that the skills you've been giving away for decades have real value. Tune in to discover why it's never too late to build something extraordinary.

Connect with Michelle:

Instagram @_michellehensley

Her Book: Master the Business of Mobile Gift Wrapping

MichelleMHensley.com

YouTube

NiftyPackage.co

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If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review—it helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.

In this episode, Wendy talks with C. Vicki Gold, author of Aging Safely, Wisely, and Well: A Movement and Mindset Guide for Older Adults. Drawing from decades of experience as a physical therapist, Vicki shares two simple frameworks—her ABCs for movement and mindset—that help women build strength, stability, and self-awareness as they age. With humor and heart, she reminds us that caring for our bodies and our outlook are inseparable parts of living well at every stage of life.

They explore:

• Vicki’s ABC approach to movement and how small, intentional actions support lifelong mobility
• The mindset ABCs that encourage self-responsibility, adaptability, and gratitude
• Why it’s never too early—or too late—to create habits that keep you strong, balanced, and well

This conversation is a reminder that aging well isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters with care, presence, and intention.

Connect with Vicki:

LinkedIn

Thera-Fitness.com

Get her book: Aging Safely, Wisely, and Well

Referenced in this Episode:

SYTY Ep 195 with Maria Watson

Atomic Habits by James Clear

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If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review—it helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.

In this episode, Wendy talks with Dina Berrin, seasoned intuitive guide, storyteller, and Certified Co-Active Life Coach, about the cycles that shape our lives and how to navigate them with grace. Dina explains what it means to be in a Universal 9 Year and how these cosmic patterns mirror the inner transformations many women experience in midlife. Together, they explore how trusting your intuition and embracing your own magic can help you close one chapter and consciously begin the next.

They explore:

• How numerology offers a language for understanding personal and collective transitions
• What it means to move through a Universal 9 Year with awareness
• Why intuition, not doing or holding more, is the key to creating your next chapter with ease and alignment

This episode is an invitation to listen to your inner wisdom and trust the magic that’s been within you all along. 

Connect with Dina:

Get Her Book: The Way Within

Get Her Divination Charm Set

DinaBerrin.com

Instagram @dinaberrin

LinkedIn

YouTube

Referenced in this Episode:

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

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Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you're in the right place.

In this episode, Wendy hosts retreat founder Chelsea Ross, creator of Goddess Retreats. Chelsea shares her journey of rediscovering alignment, cultivating ease, and embracing the power of slowing down after decades of productivity. Together, they explore what it means to create space for reinvention, presence, and intentional living in midlife.

They explore:

• The art of creating space—why slowing down is often the most courageous next step
• How presence, play, and ritual reconnect us to our feminine wisdom
• Trusting life to meet you halfway through alignment, intention, and surrender

Tune in for a soulful reminder that ease, joy, and purpose are waiting when you make space to say YES to yourself.

Connect with Chelsea:

GoddessRetreats.com

Instagram @goddessretreats

Goddess Retreats on Facebook

YouTube

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Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review—it helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you're in the right place.

In this episode, Wendy sits down with sisters Andi Shaughnessy and Danielle Carter, who took over their father's delivery business after his passing, only to lose their top five clients three weeks later. With no business experience, they transformed Express It from 18 drivers to over 200, but this conversation goes deeper than business metrics.

They explore:

• Why the fear of regret became the catalyst for saying yes
• What happened when they stopped hiding their success and started celebrating it
• The unexpected power of telling your story instead of keeping yourself small

This is a conversation about resilience, sisterhood, and rewriting the narratives that no longer serve you. Tune in and discover why treating people right in the moment is the real competitive advantage in business and in life.

Connect with Andi & Danielle:
Instagram @unlikelybosses

Unlikely Bosses Podcast

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What if your next season wasn’t about doing more, but dreaming bigger?
Whether you're craving rest, adventure, or soul-nourishing connection, there’s something beautiful waiting for you.

Space to Dream Retreat

Phineas Wright House Events

Paris Christmas Markets Trip

Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Elizabeth Bieniek, tech pioneer, leadership consultant, and author of Cake on Tuesday: 25 Lessons to Unlock Corporate Innovation. Elizabeth shares her journey of leaving corporate America after 20+ years to launch her own consulting practice, publish her book, and start a podcast all while discovering what it means to say yes to herself in midlife.

They explore: 

• Why culture isn't a luxury, but the foundation of innovation
• The value of disagreement, vulnerability, and psychological safety in leadership
• How to navigate the messy middle of any venture and focus on the gain, not the gap

This conversation is packed with wisdom for anyone leading teams, starting something new, or learning to trust themselves as the CEO of their own life. 

Connect with Elizabeth:

Get her book: Cake on Tuesday

Instagram @cakeontuesday

LinkedIn

ElizabethBieniek.com

Wendy's Appearance on the Cake on Tuesday Podcast

Referenced in this Episode:

The Gap & The Gain & Who Not How by Dan Sullivan

Now, Discover Your Strengths by Don Clifton

On Our Best Behavior by Elise Loehnen

Episode 242: Julia Brooks

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If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review—it helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

What if your next season wasn’t about doing more, but dreaming bigger?
Whether you're craving rest, adventure, or soul-nourishing connection, there’s something beautiful waiting for you.

Space to Dream Retreat

Phineas Wright House Events

Paris Christmas Markets Trip

Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.

In this episode, Wendy is joined by Julia Brooks, sales coach, speaker, and creator of the Nice Girls Sales™ Method, for an empowering and heart-led conversation about sales, self-trust, and owning your value.

With over a decade leading top-performing sales teams and generating millions in revenue, Julia now helps women sell high-ticket offers with confidence and heart, without sacrificing their values.

They explore:

• How to stop downplaying your work and start selling with soul
• The biggest mindset shift women need to make around sales
• How to stop over explaining and start owning your expertise

This episode is a must-listen for women in business who want to lead with integrity, close with confidence, and build wealth without burning out.

Connect with Julia:

Instagram @juliaksales

Referenced in this Episode:

On Our Best Behavior by Elise Loehnen

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Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
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If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review—it helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.