Soulful Success Podcast

Today I sit down with Laura Muise founder of Inner Oaks Holistic Approach Experiences, author of Inheritance Revealed, and a former restaurateur who built and sold a beloved 65-seat restaurant before an autoimmune diagnosis quieted her enough to hear what had been waiting underneath.

This conversation moves through the loneliness of a shifting vibration, the six months it took Laura to admit her spiritual awakening out loud, and the daily practice that changed everything: choosing her day before her mind goes online.

If you've ever felt like slowing down is a risk you can't afford, this episode is the permission you didn't know you were waiting for.

Laura Muise is the founder of Inner Oaks Holistic Approach Experiences, a 20+ acre property along the Tusket River offering Soul Boost mornings, overnight retreats, culinary experiences, and cacao and tea ceremonies. She is the author of Inheritance Revealed: How I Connected with Cosmic Energies and Transformed My Life, available on Amazon and at Inner Oaks. Her 31-Day Soul Boost Journal launches in September, available on Amazon and at Inner Oaks.

• Contact email [email protected]
• Inner Oaks WebSite https://inneroaksholisticapproach.com/
• Inner Oaks Face Book Page https://www.facebook.com/share/1MkVR6AbRL/?mibextid=wwXIfr
• Inner Oaks Instagram https://www.instagram.com/inneroaks_anawakenedsoul?igsh=aXIwOHJzdWF4cWNz&utm_source=qr
• Inner Oaks Soul Boost video on utube https://youtu.be/i41-m4FviLA?feature=shared

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Ready to take your journey deeper? Work with me one-on-one or join my programs to create the soulful, aligned success you deserve.

Visit www.mistylucaswellness.com to access more resources, sign up for exclusive updates, and book a complimentary coaching call with me.

Let's work together to unlock your full potential and achieve your goals!

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iam.mistylucas for daily inspiration, behind-the-scenes content, and upcoming episode announcements.

Thank you again for listening, and until next time, to your soulful success.

I sit down with Kimberly of Sole to Soul Alignment, an astrologer, reflexologist, and medical astrology practitioner with over 30 years in the field for a conversation about trusting your own intuition over the modern-day pressure to have it all figured out. Kimberly shares the moment she trusted a whisper on the wind and moved her whole life out east, why she'd rather be honestly rejected than politely lied to, and what it really means to reclaim the "feral woman" in a culture that rewards being agreeable.

This episode is a permission slip to stop outsourcing your worth and come home to your own knowing.

Kimberly is the founder of Sole to Soul Alignment, blending over 30 years of astrology practice with reflexology and medical astrology to help clients read the patterns their bodies and lives are already speaking. Her work centers on returning people women especially to trust in their own intuition as the first and most reliable guide.

You can find Kim here:

Email: [email protected]

Text-Friendly Phone: 902.930.3888

Website: www.kimberlyjolivet.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SPWAstrology

Instagram: @kimberlyjolivet

Facebook: @soletosoulwithkimberly

TikTok: @kimberlyjolivet

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Let's work together to unlock your full potential and achieve your goals!

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Thank you again for listening, and until next time, to your soulful success.

In this short but heartfelt episode, Misty shares why she's stepping back from the mic for the summer and what she's building in the quiet. After wrapping the six-episode Burn the Rulebook: Menopause series, Misty is taking intentional time to rest, restore, and gather the voices for what's next.

She previews the upcoming fall series, Burn the Rulebook: The Old Ways Still Work six months of conversations with women who carry ancient wisdom: Reiki masters, astrologers, energy workers, and spiritual coaches. Together they'll explore practices that guided women for generations before they were pushed aside, and why that wisdom still has something to teach us now.

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Ready to take your journey deeper? Work with me one-on-one or join my programs to create the soulful, aligned success you deserve.

Visit www.mistylucaswellness.com to access more resources, sign up for exclusive updates, and book a complimentary coaching call with me.

Let's work together to unlock your full potential and achieve your goals!

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iam.mistylucas for daily inspiration, behind-the-scenes content, and upcoming episode announcements.

Thank you again for listening, and until next time, to your soulful success.

Six months. Dozens of conversations. And this final episode of the Menopause Series may be the most grounding one yet.

We wrap up the series with her dear friend Maureen Harrison an Integrated Wellness Practitioner based in Strathroy, Ontario, whose home studio feels like a little apothecary. Maureen brings a beautifully layered approach to supporting women through perimenopause and menopause: reflexology (foot, hand, and facial), aromatherapy, community herbalism, Reiki, energy work, gem essences, and the newly introduced Zone Facelift and Indian Head Massage.

This conversation is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and remember that your body holds its own wisdom and that supporting it doesn't have to be complicated.

• Why Maureen's work is co-creative, not prescriptive and how that changes everything

• The 60+ symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, and why your experience is entirely individual

• How reflexology maps on the face, hands, and feet correspond to body systems including the reproductive and digestive systems

• The simple, at-home technique using a spoon on your chin to stimulate hormonal reflexes

• Where the adrenal reflex lives on your face, and why cortisol is often the unsung driver of menopausal symptoms

• A gentle guide to working the "70s mustache" zone for bloating and digestion

• How aromatherapy blends are customized to each woman's shifting needs — and why a one-size-fits-all approach falls short

• The power of community herbalism: chamomile, peppermint, nettle, rose, and calendula — and how to bring them into your everyday routine through teas, carrier oils, and skincare

• Gua sha and facial cupping what they are, how they work, and why Maureen says our laugh lines deserve to stay

• The role of tracking your cycle, skin, cravings, and energy including watching moon cycles as a form of embodied self-knowledge

• Why Maureen (and Misty) believe our disconnection from nature is amplifying the challenges of this life stage

• Maureen's deeply moving personal experience navigating her last period and what the medical system got wrong

• The wisdom reframe: perimenopause and menopause as an entry into inner powerment, clearer boundaries, and deeper self-knowing

• What's launching on Maureen's website in June: her 12-week Menopause Reflexology Program, Zone Facelift program, Indian Head Massage, Thai herbal poultice, and holistic facials

Try this today:

1. Chin stimulation — Using clean hands (or the back of a spoon), gently make small circular movements along your chin and around the lip line to support hormonal and digestive reflexes.

2. Adrenal point — Just below the pupil along the cheekbone, apply gentle pressure to support the adrenal reflex — especially helpful during stress and hot flashes.

3. Start tracking — Note your cycle, skin changes, cravings, energy, and mood. Over time, patterns emerge that become your personal roadmap.

4. Make a cup of tea — Chamomile for digestion and sleep. Peppermint for an uplift. Nettle for nutritive support. Let it be a ritual, not a task.

5. Get outside — Watch a sunrise or sunset. Sit against a tree. Let nature be part of your healing.

Maureen Harrison is an Integrated Wellness Practitioner based in Strathroy, Ontario. Working from a home studio that feels like a little apothecary, she offers reflexology (foot, hand, and facial), Reiki, aromatherapy, community herbalism, energy work, and gem essences. Her signature approach blends these modalities intuitively, tailored to each individual's needs in the moment. In June 2026, Maureen is launching exciting new offerings including her 12-week Menopause Reflexology Program, Zone Facelift, Indian Head Massage, and Thai herbal poultice treatments.

• 🌐 Website: maureenharrison.ca

• 📘 Facebook: Maureen Harrison Integrated Wellness

• 📸 Instagram: @MaureenH

This series has been one of the most meaningful things I've created for you, and honestly, for me. As I navigate my own perimenopause journey, every single conversation has given me tools, language, and community I didn't know I needed. Thank you for being here for all six months of it. This isn't an ending it's an invitation to come home to your body, again and again.

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If you enjoyed the content, please consider subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review on your favourite platform. Your feedback helps me improve and reach more listeners like you.

Ready to take your journey deeper? Work with me one-on-one or join my programs to create the soulful, aligned success you deserve.

Visit www.mistylucaswellness.com to access more resources, sign up for exclusive updates, and book a complimentary coaching call with me.

Let's work together to unlock your full potential and achieve your goals!

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iam.mistylucas for daily inspiration, behind-the-scenes content, and upcoming episode announcements.

Thank you again for listening, and until next time, to your soulful success.

There comes a point where you realize no one really taught you what was coming next.

In this episode of Burn the Rulebook Menopause Series, Misty sits down with Lindsey, a yoga teacher turned yoga therapist who found herself asking deeper questions when she realized how little information existed around menopause.

What started as curiosity became a calling.

This conversation dives into the gaps in women's health education, the evolution of menopause awareness, and how women can begin to understand and support their bodies in a more informed, compassionate way.

It's thoughtful, honest, and rooted in the reality that many women are navigating this season without enough guidance.

• Lindsay's journey from yoga teacher to yoga therapist specializing in menopause • The lack of menopause education and why so many women feel unprepared • How curiosity can lead to deeper purpose and work that actually matters • The shift from general wellness to targeted support for women in midlife • Why menopause conversations are only just starting to open up • Supporting women through informed, body-aware practices • The importance of education for both practitioners and everyday women • How women can begin to feel more equipped instead of overwhelmed

Lindsey is a Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist. Specializing in women's health and menopause education Lecturer and educator for yoga therapy professionals

Find Lindsey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lindseybrown_therapy/

Website: https://liveyogatherapy.com/

If this episode made you realize how much you were never taught, you're not alone.

Share this with a woman in your life who's been quietly trying to figure it out on her own.

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If you enjoyed the content, please consider subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review on your favourite platform. Your feedback helps me improve and reach more listeners like you.

Ready to take your journey deeper? Work with me one-on-one or join my programs to create the soulful, aligned success you deserve.

Visit www.mistylucaswellness.com to access more resources, sign up for exclusive updates, and book a complimentary coaching call with me.

Let's work together to unlock your full potential and achieve your goals!

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iam.mistylucas for daily inspiration, behind-the-scenes content, and upcoming episode announcements.

Thank you again for listening, and until next time, to your soulful success.

Menopause is often treated like a mysterious door women suddenly walk through. One day everything feels normal. The next day your body seems to be speaking a language you do not recognize.

In this episode of the Burn the Rulebook Menopause Series, Misty sits down with Dana Culp, a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner and founder of Thrive Midlife Medicine, to talk about what is really happening during perimenopause and menopause.

Dana shares how her own confusing and frustrating health journey led her to specialize in midlife hormonal care after being repeatedly dismissed by healthcare providers despite working in medicine herself. That experience lit a fire in her to help women access better information, better care, and real support during this stage of life.

Together Misty and Dana explore the myths, the overlooked symptoms, and the powerful shift that happens when women start advocating for themselves and learning what their bodies are truly experiencing.

This conversation is both educational and deeply validating for anyone wondering why things suddenly feel different in their body.

• Why so many women feel dismissed when seeking help for perimenopause symptoms • The surprising reason Dana finally sought help during her own experience • Why menopause is technically just one day and what actually happens during perimenopause • The hormonal fluctuations that create the chaos many women experience • Why many doctors receive little education about menopause during medical training • The power imbalance that often exists between patients and medical providers • Why women need to see themselves as part of their own healthcare team • How to pre screen providers to find someone knowledgeable about midlife hormones • The biggest myths about hormone therapy including the long standing cancer misconception • Why perimenopause symptoms can begin in your thirties • The often overlooked symptoms including anxiety, brain fog, body pain, and weight changes • Why symptom tracking can be a powerful tool for understanding what is happening in your body • The three main approaches women can explore for support including hormonal, non hormonal, and lifestyle options • The importance of thinking about both immediate symptom relief and long term health

One of the most important reminders Dana shares is simple but profound.

It is not your fault.

Many women blame themselves when their body begins to change. They assume they are not trying hard enough, eating well enough, exercising enough, or managing stress well enough.

But perimenopause is a biological transition driven by hormonal shifts. Understanding what is happening can remove the shame and open the door to real support.

Another key insight is the importance of curiosity and self-advocacy. Asking questions, exploring options, and building a healthcare team that listens can completely change a woman's experience during midlife.

Dana offers a perimenopause quiz on her website that can help women begin identifying whether their symptoms might be connected to hormonal changes.

She also shares educational resources and workshops designed to help women better understand midlife health.

Website: https://www.thrivemidlifemed.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivemidlifemed/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivemidlifemed LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-midlife-medicine/

Dana and her team are also excited to offer you a free consultation.

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If you enjoyed the content, please consider subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review on your favourite platform. Your feedback helps me improve and reach more listeners like you.

Ready to take your journey deeper? Work with me one-on-one to create the soulful, aligned success you deserve.

Visit www.mistylucaswellness.com to access more resources, sign up for exclusive updates, and book a complimentary coaching call with me.

Let's work together to unlock your full potential and find the ease you're craving!

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iam.mistylucas for daily inspiration, behind-the-scenes content, and upcoming episode announcements.

Thank you again for listening, and until next time, to your soulful success.

I love this episode, we talk about how midlife has a way of pulling the rug out from under the body you thought you knew. Energy shifts, sleep disappears, workouts stop working, emotions feel louder. And suddenly you're wondering when you became someone you don't recognize.

I sit down with Heike Yates, a midlife health, fitness, and sports nutrition coach with nearly 40 years of experience, to talk about what's actually happening in the body during perimenopause and menopause and how women can meet this season with compassion instead of self-blame.

This conversation is practical, validating, and refreshingly honest. It's about working with your changing body, not fighting it. It's about nervous system support, realistic movement, medical advocacy, and redefining identity when the old rules stop working.

Welcome to the new body era.

In This Episode, We Explore

• Why perimenopause and menopause are not a crisis but a transition • How hormonal shifts impact energy, sleep, mood, inflammation, and belly fat • When exhaustion and symptoms signal it's time to seek medical support • Why bloodwork and the right doctor matter more than pushing through • Building a personal wellness team that actually supports you • Exercise mistakes women make in midlife and what works better instead • Nervous system friendly movement, rest, breathing, and recovery • Energy drainers, energy givers, and how to protect what little energy you have • Internal boundaries and why "just say no" isn't the whole story • The grief and confusion of not feeling like yourself anymore • Reframing midlife as a rebirth and an opportunity to redefine who you are now

Connect with Heike

Website: https://heikeyates.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pursueyourspark

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heikeyates/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heike-yates/

Substack: https://substack.com/@heikeyates

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQIeOesGLGAOD5RhI2KYjcA

Podcast - Pursue Your Spark: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursue-your-spark-midlife-fitness-nutrition-mindset/id1231586317

Book - Pursue Your Spark: https://amzn.to/4mD5xL7

If this episode landed, share it with a woman who's been quietly carrying more than she lets on. There's so much Divine wisdom in this season when we stop resisting it and start listening.

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If you enjoyed the content, please consider subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review on your favourite platform. Your feedback helps me improve and reach more listeners like you.

Ready to take your journey deeper? Work with me one-on-one or join my programs to create the soulful, aligned success you deserve.

Visit www.mistylucaswellness.com to access more resources, sign up for exclusive updates, and book a complimentary coaching call with me.

Let's work together to unlock your full potential and achieve your goals!

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iam.mistylucas for daily inspiration, behind-the-scenes content, and upcoming episode announcements.

Thank you again for listening, and until next time, to your soulful success.

In this episode of Burn the Rulebook Menopause Series, Misty sits down with Kelly from The Purple Olive, a yoga practitioner, Reiki master, and soul art journey guide. Kelly shares her real life perimenopause experience, the bizarre symptoms no one warned us about, and why the silence around menopause is pure nonsense.

They talk about the cultural shame of aging, the "maid, mother, crone" lens, emotional curveballs like rage over chewing, and the nervous system basics that actually help when you feel like you might cry in the toothpaste aisle. The big message: you are not broken, you are not alone, and you are allowed to take up space.

• Kelly's path from high stress work to yoga, Reiki, and community led healing • Perimenopause symptoms that feel weird and isolating, plus why we need to talk about them • Menopause and the shame gap: why society acts like women are not allowed to age • Maid, mother, crone: the reframe that turns "getting older" into getting wiser • Frozen shoulder as a menopause symptom and what women are noticing in their bodies • Emotional waves: tears, rage, irritability, and how to meet it without self judgement • Grounding practices that are simple enough for real life, not fantasy life • Advocating with healthcare providers and building a personal wellness team • The reminder every woman needs: you are not alone

Yoga practitioner, Reiki master, soul art journey guide Email: [email protected] Website: The Purple Olive Instagram provided: @purleolive.ca Facebook: The Purple Olive on Facebook

Welcome to Episode #1 of the Burn the Rulebook Menopause Series a six month conversation series with women sharing lived experience and expert guidance. No fluff, no dismissal, no pretending this is just "part of getting older." We are here for truth, choice, and heart-centred leadership in the middle of real life.

New episodes drop the second Tuesday of every month starting January 2026.

Menopause is not a personality flaw. It is a hormonal transition that deserves real information, real support, and way less shame.

In this episode, Misty sits down with MaryEllen, a post-menopausal woman, registered massage therapist, holistic nutrition practitioner, multi discipline yoga teacher, and certified menopause coach.

MaryEllen shares how her own journey cracked open after a hysterectomy and a cross Canada cycling goal that suddenly felt impossible. What looked like burnout was actually menopause. From there, she did what most of us end up doing. She educated herself so she could finally feel heard, then she started helping other women do the same.

You will hear an honest conversation about symptoms that get ignored, the medical dismissals women face, how estrogen impacts inflammation and pain, why sleep matters more than your grind culture brain wants to admit, and how to advocate for yourself without needing a PhD or a TikTok degree.

Perimenopause, menopause, post menopause and what the timeline actually looks like Why menopause is one day and the transition can span years. The myth that suffering is just "normal" in midlife. How estrogen changes can drive inflammation and musculoskeletal pain Frozen shoulder, plantar fasciitis, tendonitis and other "itis" surprises. Painful sex, vaginal dryness, and why shame keeps women silent. Mental health, mood shifts, rage spikes, and emotional sensitivity, Why sleep gets wrecked and what that ripple effect feels like. Lifestyle changes that actually support the nervous system. What women can say to advocate with healthcare providers. Why hormones and protocols are not one size fits all. How small changes, done consistently, create the biggest shifts

Connect with Mary Ellen You can find Mary Ellen on INSTAGRAM She is also FACEBOOK

MaryEllen also shares workshops, practical education, and offers one on one support and guidance. Reach out through social media and start the conversation.

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If you enjoyed the content, please consider subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review on your favourite platform. Your feedback helps me improve and reach more listeners like you.

Ready to take your journey deeper? Work with me one-on-one or join my programs to create the soulful, aligned success you deserve.

Visit www.mistylucaswellness.com to access more resources, sign up for exclusive updates, and book a complimentary coaching call with me.

Let's work together to unlock your full potential and achieve your goals!

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iam.mistylucas for daily inspiration, behind-the-scenes content, and upcoming episode announcements.

Thank you again for listening, and until next time, to your soulful success.

Menopause is not a breakdown. It's a threshold.

A moment where the old rules stop working and the body starts telling the truth louder than ever.

In this special six-month series of Burn the Rulebook, host Misty Lucas opens up real conversations about menopause with women who are living it, studying it, treating it, and leading through it. These are honest dialogues rooted in lived experience and professional expertise. No minimizing. No pushing through. No pretending this transition is small.

This series explores the physical, emotional, relational, and leadership shifts that come with menopause. From hormones and nervous system regulation to identity, boundaries, intimacy, and power, each episode invites you to listen differently to your body and your life.

New episodes drop the second Tuesday of every month, beginning January 2026.

This is not about fixing yourself. It's about honouring what this season is asking of you.

If you are navigating change, questioning old identities, or sensing a deeper wisdom emerging from within, you are not late. You are right on time.

Welcome to Burn the Rulebook: Menopause Series.