Ep 95 - My Journey to Loving Myself to Create My Best Health came with a price and felt like winning the lottery! If you are you looking to amplify or improve your health, wealth, courage or love in 2024, then this is your best starting point.

My upcoming guests are presenting Simple Solutions to prevent or overcome Blindsided Situations - Finance, Budgeting, Estate Planning, Changes in our mindset and physical health.

After 2023, where MANY of us struggled AND faced fears related to health, finances, and relationships, here you will find hope and encouragement.

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In this Episode, Hillary will discuss:

1. Who you can meet, know, and trust to support you when life throws BIG curveballs.
2. Ask yourself these questions to move toward your dream/goal.
3. How to reflect back AND look forward.
4. What I learned about myself in 2023.
5. The ONE best step you should take TODAY for YOU.

Hear a little how I learned to:

• Face ALL my lingering fears, yes there were a lot!
• Create an intentional support network
• Hold myself accountable to move/stretch/strengthen AND drink water, I need to OWN it
• Open the membership of Community Bloom at the Women's Midlife Network - 1 meeting per month.
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Ep 94. Is gratitude a choice? And, can it be cultivated? Some people say, gratitude is an attitude - and is impacted by your perspective. A positive mindset shift helps.

But can you be grateful AND grieve loss at the same time? According to Gr8tfulChick, Larissa Traquair, we can!

In this episode, you will learn...

• How to set yourself up for success on the hard days
• Some surpirsing benefits of therapy while grieving loss - a spouse, a community, friends, or a beloved pet. Can you weep and walk forward?
• Larissa's advice to her younger self which may help your younger self too. What age needs the most love and healing?
• What is anticipatory grief and how does this help?
• More weird things to be grateful for...

Check out Larissa at www.Gr8tfulChick.com

Facebook: Gr8tful Tribe

IG: Gr8tful Chick - Therapy Thoughts, Gratitude Challenges, Project Gr8tful and more!

I met Larissa in Okinawa Japan and she is one crafty gal! She mixes her love of crafts, faithful walk with Jesus, and keeping it real, especially when life gets messy!

Who will you share this podcast with today?

No YouTube for live video on this one - respecting boundaries is essential!

Ep 93 How to Decide to Persevere and Overcome with Alison Jacobson

Have you met someone who is taking on All.The.Things and you think, "Oh, I could never do that? Well, Alison Jacobsbon, author or Shut the Fear Up and Daily Inspirations for Midlife Women: Peace Joy, Confidence and Abndance…

In this episode:

Overcome life-changing situations include loss of a son to SIDS, bankruptcy after a divorce, and being a full time caregiver for her 2nd husband with Multiple Sclerosis, 2nd child with Intellectual disabilities and her mother - all in the same house.

How you can personally and professionally successfully navigate your next steps.

• Hear 3 Lessons Learned while training for the NYC Marathon at 57 that can help women in Midlife.
• Identify the 3 barriers that hold women back from pursuing the dream
• How Boundaries can Be Loving and who and who NOT to share your big dreams
• Develop the 'Quiet Confidence' that knows "You are Awesome" and releases the people pleaser

About

Alison Jacobson is known as the Midlife Maverick. She's a

testament to resilience, having triumphed over grief and

obstacles including the death of her baby to SIDS, financial devastation after a

divorce and managing the role of caregiver for her son with Intellectual Disabilities

and her husband with Primary Progressive MS. Her journey includes successfully

starting and selling a business at 28, conquering the NYC Marathon at 57, proving

it's never too late for transformation. As a serial entrepreneur, successful coach,

and speaker, she empowers women in midlife to rediscover their goals, rebuild

confidence, amplify joy, and unlock the abundance they deserve.

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We often say, "don't judge me", but hey - I am ready for it!

2023 was rough for me, how about you? Listen and hear my top 4 things I am oddly thankful for and see how it compares to your year.

What weird things are you grateful for?

I need some help and asking for assistance is VERY new for me.

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Ep 91 The 3 Deliberate Decisions to Make Meaning in Midlife

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Whether becoming an author or making meaning with your life is important to you, do you ever feel stuck wondering where to start?

In this episode, you are going to meet Lynne Golodner, an author, writer, and host of the Making Meaning Podcast…

Learn how

-To make this the BEST time of your life

-Be strategic as you pivot your path in life or career

-You can choose how to spend your time and find your people, a mentor, and learn from others

-Release those relationships that are not building you up

Lynne shares

- What makes midlife the most exciting for her as well as how she is different now.

- Where she learned to not focus on whether people like her or not.

- The impact her father's wisdom had on her life and his greatest tips.

- How spending a month in another country, visiting local grocery stores, and connecting with authors world-wide shifted her perspective and skyrocketed her confidence.

A sneak peek into Woman of Valor - literally meaning, a strong woman choosing her identity.

The Make Meaning Podcacst https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-make-meaning-podcast/id1448252358

Lynne Golodner writes emotional novels with compelling Jewish characters who are determined to fill their lives with passion, purpose and love. Her first novel, Woman of Valor, joins a body of work that includes two poetry collections and six nonfiction books, including Hide and Seek: Jewish Women and Hair Covering and The Flavors of Faith: Holy Breads. Lynne is a writing coach, marketing entrepreneur and host of the Make Meaning Podcast, and her creative nonfiction has been published around the world. With a BA from University of Michigan and an MFA from Goddard College, Lynne is the mother of four and lives in Huntington Woods, Michigan, with her husband, Dan.

Ep 90 - While we continue how women support women, we are embarking on a series on making deliberate decisions and today are talking about finding your flow, for business owners and entrepreneurs - but this is also helpful even for life. Dr. Moira Hanna, organizational psychologist, mindset from idea to implementation coach, and college professor. If you are looking for that ONE next step, how to find the elusive work-life balance and what happens when we determine we will get in flow, then this is the episode for you. I so enjoy this conversation with Moira and know you will find juicy bits of wisdom too.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, struggling with focus, staying on track, or finding the elusive work-life balance, then this episode is for you. Many of us do not consider ourselves entrepreneurs or business owners, unless we are making money and supporting ourselves. The truth is — if you have a product or service that you are trying to share with the world in order to make other people's lives, better or easier, then you can call yourself an entrepreneur or business owner.

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Moira Hanna, an organizational psycholologist, college professor, podcaster and homeschool Mom who helps course creators get from idea to implementation.

You will learn how to

Get really clear on that next best step in your work or life Discover where to find your guiding principles or Northstar Bust the myth of just taking action, any action Find more clients, but not just any clients, but the right fit for you.

Drop the perfectionism that is holding you back Give yourself permission to pivot in business. Let go of the "Fast track" myth and find support to help you get there.

Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.coachinghive.com With more people seeking the entrepreneurial lifestyle, it is easy to feel like you are simply part of the crowd. The Coaching Hive helps you create a business and clear message so that you'll stand out from the crowd as the Go-To Resource and leader in your industry.

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The Entrepreneur Mindset Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneur-mindset-podcast/id1550666796

Ep 89 Do you feel like you are drowning in all the negative messages in the media? Well, meet Polly Warren for a breath of fresh positive air. In this episode, Polly shares her key points for staying informed, creating personal growth, and letting go of the fear and anxiety that hold us back.

As the host of the Positive Perimenopause Podcast, Polly helps us all understand both the body and the mind by teaching us

• The 3 biggest ways you can make a difference in your health.

• How to walk through a new kind of breath work.

• How to notice differences in our moods and how to communicate to our provider?

• Specific breathing techniques that have the power to reset and change your nervous system in a few short minutes.

Polly has encouraged me to be more consistent and everything I do. While she used to be shy in front of the camera or the microphone, now she is more confident and bold, goes live every Monday on Instagram, and has released the perfection that holds so many of us back. Including me.

Check out The Positive Perimenopause Podcast

Connect with Polly: [email protected]

Polly is a Wellness Coach with a particular interest in perimenopause, a former primary school teacher, mother of three, and the host of The Positive Perimenopause Podcast. She is dedicated to helping midlife women to have the most positive experience not only of perimenopause but of life.

Drawing on her extensive knowledge of menopause and wellness, as well as her expertise in various mind-body wellness modalities including Breathwork, Health & Life Coaching, Hypnotherapy, EFT and Meditation, Polly offers personalized support to help women thrive through perimenopause and beyond. Her compassionate and holistic approach empowers women to take control of their health and wellbeing, and to embrace this new phase of life with confidence and positivity.

Instagram: @pollywarrencoaching

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/polly-warren-75749855/

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

Website: www.pollywarren.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-positive-perimenopause-podcast/id1620012299

Ep 88. Dedicated to the NCSSM Class of 1988. Women support women in a lot of ways. As we wrap up ADHD and Menopause Awareness Month, I wanted to share a personal experience at my 35th high school reunion.

Have you ever attended a class reunion? Middle School, High School or College?

There is a lot of thought that goes into planning and attending a reunion. And then there is the fear, who will show up or will they recognize me? It takes courage to show up and be ourselves. We may wonder if others are more successful or happier than we are?

The great thing about getting older, is that the majority of people do grow up and just want you to be happy in life as well. Give it a try. Show up for yourself and for the person who thought you were very cool in life.

You will learn about accepting the greater challenge, the NCSSM motto (North Carolina School of Science and Math). And after 40, sometimes the greater challenge is showing up or setting healthy boundaries.

At the end, I share encouragement I wrote to a dear friend - if you need to hear that you are worthy regardless of your performance, perfection, or expectations of others, be sure to listen until the end.

Here's to finding your unicorn in life, your greatest purpose, with roots to remember the past, but wings to fly into what is next for you. What feeds your soul and passion?\

Thank you to Julie, Anja, Emily and all those who created an amazing experience, a true labor of love for 1/3 of our graduating class to attend.

Ep 86 Do you suspect you have ADHD?

Women with ADHD do NOT run around like boys on a playground.

Goodbye stigma and hello executive skills and conversations. We need self compassion and SO much more! Meet Executive Coach and ADHD Coach Farah Jamil.

In the main Episode, you will learn

-Why women need to support other women with ADHD.

-How to be a voice for women who look like us and different from us.

-We are NOT defined by a diagnosis.

-You can discover what works and does not work for you.

-If you have met someone with ADHD, then you have met ONE person with ADHD. We are all different and have unique needs, challenges, and gifts.

-The definition of RSD: Rejection Sensitivity Dysmorphia - a real diagnosis that is not well known. For highly sensitive people who feel the pain of rejection in their body as a physical sensation and prepare to hear the worst from others, taking things personally.

Self-compassion is necessary.

Good bye mean girl!

Educate ourselves and look for those resources: ADDA, ADD.org, CHADD, and ADDITUDE magazine.

Learn all about the FAST MINDS to gain insight into the common challenges holding you back so that you can seek the provider support, diagnosis, strategies, and if appropriate medications that work for you.

Check out www.farahjamil.com

Founder of Muslim ADHDers, Farah is a Health Executive, a Certified Executive Coach (CEC), a Certified ADHD Life Coach (CALC), Coach Instructor, & a Global Speaker. She empowers early- to mid-careerists to be less passive & more proactive to unleash their inner "Super Leader!" & inner "ADHD Superpowers!"

Farah hosted the 1st global Muslim ADHDers Virtual Summit with 14 speakers & 1,500+ registrants on the intersectionality between ADHD, productivity, health/wellness, & faith. She's passionate about serving the underserved!

As a woman of color & a visible religious minority with 15+ years of leadership experience, Farah has briefed Canadian Ministers, US Senators, & Ambassadors on strategic policy issues; led high-performing teams; navigated DEI-related issues; provided 1:1 & group coaching as an Internal Coach & privately; sat on non-profit boards as President, VP, & Director; & guest lectured at various universities in Canada & the US.

Farah is an Ivy League graduate with a Masters in Health Administration (MHA), & has the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She's also a Fellow at the Institute of Coaching (IOC) at McLean - Harvard Medical School Affiliate, voted as a Top 10 presenter at The World Business & Executive Coach Summit (WBECS) Pre-Summit with Coaching.com on "Neurodiversity – Navigating ADHD in the Workplace" & she was selected as one of 36 global Executive Coaches for the 2020 INC 5000 Vision Conference for the fastest-growing US private companies.

Ep 87 Are you a job beggar or job creator? If you feel like your job is not the right fit, but you just don't know what else to do, maybe you need a career counselor who is also a coach who can show you the way!

After a decade working in vocational rehab, shifting gears to counseling, then an entrepreneurial journey as Founder of KidsArt global franchises, Shell crashed and burned - and THEN the ADHD diagnosis shed light on why all this was happening.

Super creative people are great problem solvers but might struggle in the organization of daily tasks that do not capture their interest.

In this episode, Shell shares specific strategies on how to create a self-accommodation plan to identify what your brain needs in order to be most productive. Whether you are a business owner or work in an office, learn language about how to advocate for yourself so that you experience the success of the flow that you desire.

What do you really want to do?

Grab Shell's book A Course for ADHD Adults and Teens: Unlock Your Career Path - Pre-selling in Oct 2023 with a January 2024 release date. It is not too early to shop for a holiday gift!

www.careercoachingwithshell.com

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Shell holds a Masters in Vocational and Career Counseling and has worked with thousands of clients in career transition, published ADHD career-defining articles, developed a successful solopreneur business and MasterClass for ADHD adults and young adults in career flux. Developing my own career path has taken me through dark moments and back again. The key was always feeling inspired to do the work I truly love…the "how to" of which I am determined to share with the world.