Untangling Me: The Podcast

Today's Thoughtful Thursday mini episode is a bit of a continuation of our conversation around Tracey's travels, but more it's a sneak peek into our rich and insightful conversation with Amber Kay Reinink Pelletier who will be our guest for several upcoming episodes! Join us as we muse on topics like the discomforts of international travel, family members with a small-world vision, and even what happens when you lose your phone on a camel in Morocco! 

On this episode, Colleen and Tracey continue their conversations about the Cornell 7, Saturday Night Live, and all the craziness that continues to keep us fired up! Are you a woman who just can't seem to "let it go" and move on? Well you aren't alone. We're tired of being mad all the time and yet...it feels like if we aren't mad, we're sending them message that all of this bulli$h!t is ok. Well, it's not, so we're gonna keep talking about it. We hope you'll join the conversation. 

Tracey and her husband went on their first real vacation in many many years and we decided to chat about it this week! Vacationing with little kids is hard and juggling all the expectations are tricky, but is vacationing at midlife more fun? Do you run out of things to talk about with your partner? Is it OK to say what you need or is it more important to get along every minute? Grab a cup of coffee, a glass of wine, or a friend and see what we have to say about it all this week! 

In our new series of BONUS EPISODES, Tracey and Colleen muse on the challenges of finding the right attire for a wedding, how to dress for comfort and fashion, and the challenges of shape wear!

Shout out to IG: authentic_nursenoah and his brave October challenge - check him out!

There can never be enough WENDY! If you missed last week's episode where Colleen and Tracey were joined by the incomparable Wendy Valentine, go catch up and come back...we'll wait (she's worth it!) If you enjoyed Wendy's big laugh and words of wisdom, you are really going to love this week's second part. Hearing Wendy's stories and going along with her for pieces of her journey will fill your heart. Podcast host of The Midlife Makeover Show and author of Women Waking Up, Wendy Valentine will make you laugh with her humor and make you tear up with her honest stories of struggle, but this episode isn't to be missed.

We interrupt our 2-part series with Wendy Valentine to share our thoughts on the atrocities we are hearing about with Jane Doe and the allegations at Cornell. As a podcast by, for, and about women, we can't stay silent about this case or the light it shines on sexual assault in America. In addition to being women, we are mothers - of sons and daughters - and have witnessed and experienced sexual harassment and violence and feel it is important at this time to speak up. 

Meet Wendy! We are so excited to introduce you to Wendy Valentine! Wendy is an internationally published author of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play, an inspiring book that became a #1 Amazon New Release, Founder of Midlifology™, and Keynote Speaker. She’s also the host of the top 1% globally ranked podcast, The Midlife Makeover Show, inspiring women worldwide to embrace midlife as a powerful new beginning. She is also a friend of Colleen and Tracey's of nearly 20 years and an inspiration to so many women (us included!) 

Nothing is off limits with Wendy and we chat about female friendships, Bunco, marriage, divorce, and more. Wendy shares with us, the story of her years long evolution towards building her best, truest life. Come along for the ride!

Get to know Wendy Valentine!

Website: https://wendyvalentine.com

Instagram: @HelloWendyValentine

Substack: Wendy Valentine

Podcast: TheMidlifeMakeoverShow.com

All are welcome here at Untangling Me, but our girl, the girl who we represent there out in the world, is a midlife woman.  This episode is a conversation about the challenges, funny moments, and ups and downs of being a woman in midlife. Come along for the ride and hop onto our socials or leave a comment of some of your own!

More than one woman has shared that she's hidden in her closet, shower, or back deck to hide from her kids or just get a breath of uninterrupted air with toddlers, but somehow the need to have a nook of our own reappears again and again, even when the nest starts to get empty. Today Colleen and Tracey share their own stories of seeking a space of their own and brainstorm solutions in their own homes. Join us and pop on to our social media and share your own stories!

Colleen and Tracey welcome back professional organizer, Mindy Godding, to get "down and dirty" with specific techniques, examples, and shared stories to help our listeners tackle all the mess! Midlife is a unique time where women are often asked to juggle their own stuff, their kids' stuff, their parents' stuff and frankly sometimes it feels like the whole world's "stuff." Mindy walks us through several examples of challenges she's seen and how her staff supports folks on their journey of decluttering, organizing, moving, and downsizing. Join us for this helpful and important episode!