Vivatude

In this inspiring episode of Vivatude, host and fitness expert Tracy Cromwell sits down with acclaimed actor, writer, and disability advocate Teal Sherer for a powerful conversation about resilience, wellness, and living a vibrant life—no matter what challenges arise. Designed especially for women over 40, this episode explores how physical health, mindset, humor, and environment shape our ability to thrive through life transitions, injuries, caregiving roles, and unexpected change. Teal shares her personal journey as a wheelchair user following a spinal cord injury at age 14, offering insight that is both deeply human and incredibly empowering.

Teal is best known for her award-winning comedy series My Gimpy Life, her work in national commercials, TV shows like NCIS: New Orleans, films such as HBO’s Warm Springs, and her advocacy through writing for New Mobility Magazine. In this conversation, she and Tracy discuss reframing disability, letting go of fear-based narratives around aging and injury, and embracing adaptive tools—like mobility devices and accessible home design—as gateways to independence and freedom. For women navigating caregiving for aging parents, recovering from injury, or redefining their physical identity in midlife, Teal’s perspective offers reassurance, dignity, and hope.

The episode also highlights Teal’s upcoming solo performance, The World Looks Different Sitting Down, at Seattle Public Theater—a deeply personal, funny, and moving show that invites audiences to see disability, motherhood, creativity, and love through a new lens. Whether you’re seeking motivation, emotional strength, or a reminder that your life can still be full, meaningful, and joyful, this Vivatude conversation will leave you feeling inspired, seen, and energized to keep moving forward—on your own terms.

✨ Connect with Teal Sherer

💠 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MyGimpyLifeShow

💠 Website: https://www.tealsherer.com/

💠 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tealsherer/

💠 New Mobility: https://newmobility.com

💠 Seattle Public Theatre: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=280896

✨ Connect with Tracy Cromwell

💠 YouTube: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@tracycromwell

💠 Podcasts: 👉 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tracy-cromwell

💠 Interviews: 👉 https://tracycromwell.com/pages/interviews-with-tracy-cromwell

✨ Connect with Us at Vivatude's Facebook page at 👉 https://www.facebook.com/VivatudeOfficial

Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

In this episode, the Vivatude founder and hosts share their thoughts about 2225 and 2226. For some, it's a time to embrace an unknown future, for others a chance for self-forgiveness. Lauren Archer with Vivitude encourages listeners to embrace change and personal growth by letting go of external expectations, trusting in synchronicities, and confidently expressing their true selves. Kate Phillips reflects on the past year and discussed an intention-setting guide that includes journaling prompts and steps for conducting an intention-setting retreat, with the aim of clearing the slate before setting goals. Tracy Cromwell shares simple, achievable ways caregivers can begin supporting their bodies again through movement, rest, nutrition, stress reduction, and asking for help. Life Coach Anu Aurora explores what it means to live in a year filled with paradox: moving fast while longing to slow down, holding joy and grief at the same time, and standing in the “in-between” stage so many women experience during this season of life.

Lauren Archer: Embrace Change and Personal Growth

Vivatude host Lauren Archer discussed the concept of thresholds in life, which represent phases where individuals are ready to move beyond familiar ways and embrace the unknown. She encouraged participants to pause and connect with their heart energy as a center of intelligence, distinguishing it from the mind's focus on external logic and planning. She invited them to reflect on what qualities or habits they might be ready to let go of, using her own transition from living in the US to becoming a digital nomad as an example. Lauren emphasized the importance of opening up to new aspects of oneself, such as courage, compassion, and authenticity, as they move into the next phase of their lives. Drawing from lived experience, Suzanne Newman explores forgiveness not as a single act, but as a process shaped by accumulated disappointments, altered dreams, and paths that led somewhere different than expected.

Before You Set Intentions… Do this!

Coach Kate Phillips recommends you “complete the past” and clear the slate for the new year. Kate Phillips hosted a special holiday edition of the Vivitude show focused on reflection and intention-setting for the new year. She discussed the importance of reviewing past experiences and accomplishments before setting new goals, emphasizing the value of gratitude and complete reflection before moving forward. The show included an intention-setting guide with journaling prompts and steps for conducting an intention-setting retreat, with Kate encouraging listeners to make this part of their annual ritual and reminding them to subscribe to the show. Kate discussed her experience with intention setting over the past 20 years and encouraged listeners to download her intention setting guide at https://intention.gr8.com.

Closing 2025, Welcoming 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, many women caregivers are carrying exhaustion that runs far deeper than physical tiredness. In this deeply compassionate episode of the Vivatude podcast, host Tracy Cromwell speaks directly to women over 40 who are caring for aging parents—women who are emotionally drained, decision-weary, and quietly holding more responsibility than most people ever see. This episode offers validation, grounding, and reassurance for caregivers who may feel depleted, invisible, or unsure how much longer they can keep going without support. Tracy shares simple, achievable ways caregivers can begin supporting their bodies again through movement, rest, nutrition, stress reduction, and asking for help.

Finding Joy While Caregiving and Facing Life Transitions

As 2025 comes to a close, Life Coach Anu Aurora invites you into a deeply reflective and heartfelt episode of the Vivatude podcast, created especially for women over 40 navigating caregiving responsibilities, midlife transitions, and shifting identities. Through personal storytelling—from her son’s wedding to changing relationships and evolving roles—Anu explores what it means to live in a year filled with paradox: moving fast while longing to slow down, holding joy and grief at the same time, and standing in the “in-between” stage so many women experience during this season of life. Anu encourages listeners to drop expectations, release old conditions, and fully arrive in the present moment.

You Are Not Broken: Forgiveness, Grief & Choosing Yourself

Suzanne Newman speaks to those who have spent years caregiving, enduring loss, and holding life together while their own hearts quietly unraveled. This episode offers a powerful message of reassurance: you are not broken, you are not behind, and you are not alone. Suzanne reminds listeners that choosing yourself in midlife is not selfish; it is brave. If you are navigating caregiving for senior parents, processing unspoken grief, or standing at a threshold you never expected to face, this conversation offers comfort, validation, and hope that forgiveness doesn’t empty us—it frees us.

✨ Connect with Lauren Archer:

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@LaurenArcher

💠 Website and Gift 👉 https://www.laurenarcher.live/

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/LaurenArcher

💠 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/laurenarchercoaching/

✨ Connect with Kate Phillips:

💠 Kate’s Intention-Setting Guide: https://intention.gr8.com

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@totalwealth

💠 Website 👉 https://www.totalwealthcoaching.com/

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/thekatephillips

💠 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/totalwealth.kate/

✨ Connect with Tracy Cromwell

💠 YouTube: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@tracycromwell

💠 Podcasts: 👉 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tracy-cromwell

💠 Interviews: 👉 https://tracycromwell.com/pages/interviews-with-tracy-cromwell

✨ Connect with Anu Arora

💠 Anu's book Ignite Your Light 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Ignite-Your-Light-infinite-potential/dp/1719066582

💠 Website 👉 https://www.anuarora.com/

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@speakeranuarora

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/anuarora21/

✨ Connect with Vivatude

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/VivatudeOfficial

💠 Vivatude Podcast Playlist 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O2DNFGvKx2uh0rqhA8fWo7F

💠 Meet Our Hosts 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O0sTSMv6IkG3WThSRouw-2x

Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

In this episode of Vivatude, host Kate Phillips welcomes finance expert Scott McRae of The McRae Agency for an important conversation focused on financial concerns and strategies for caregivers. Women over 40 are often balancing careers, retirement planning, and the emotional and financial responsibilities of caring for aging parents. Scott brings over 35 years of experience as a retirement income specialist to help caregivers better understand how to reduce financial uncertainty while protecting their future prosperity.

Kate and Scott explore the real financial challenges caregivers face, including out-of-pocket caregiving costs, lost income, and the stress of managing money during uncertain times. They discuss why traditional approaches—like CDs and low-yield savings—can fall short in today’s low interest rate environment, and how market volatility can put both retirement and caregiving plans at risk. Scott explains practical strategies for protecting money from market losses while still creating dependable income.

Scott explains why many legacy LTC insurance policies have declined in value, with shrinking benefits and rising costs, and introduces multi-purpose financial strategies that allow families to build wealth while preparing for care needs. The conversation covers real estate as a family investment, showing how properties can create income, build equity, and serve as a future long-term care resource rather than a single-use expense. Kate and Scott also discuss how life insurance policies with long-term care riders can provide living benefits, allowing policyholders to access funds for care while still preserving legacy value for loved ones.

Kate and Scott explore why annuities can provide significantly more income than traditional bank CDs, particularly as interest rates fall. They discuss how age actually becomes an advantage with annuities, allowing individuals and couples to increase guaranteed retirement income for both spouses. The conversation also breaks down indexed annuities, participation rates, and the now-famous metaphor of the “casino where you can’t lose money”—illustrating how it’s possible to participate in market growth without risking principal, especially during the critical retirement red zone.

This episode also highlights why life insurance companies can offer guarantees Wall Street cannot, and how putting all financial professionals—CPAs, attorneys, and advisors—on one coordinated team leads to better outcomes. Scott shares how viewers can access powerful financial planning software and receive a personalized financial forecast to see exactly how long their money can last—on a guaranteed basis. If your biggest fear is running out of money while caring for loved ones and planning your future, this Vivatude conversation offers clarity, confidence, and actionable solutions.

✨ Create a Financial Forecast with Scott McRae

· The McRae Agency: https://mcraeagency.net/

· Schedule a no-cost, no-obligation consultation with Scott:

· [email protected]

· Or call (501) 291-0025

✨ Connect with Kate Phillips

💠 Download Kate’s 22-page guide, “Break Through to Abundance: 4 Reasons You’re Stressing Over Money (and how to break the cycle forever!)” at 👉 https://katesgift.gr8.com/

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@totalwealth

💠 Website 👉 https://www.totalwealthcoaching.com/

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/thekatephillips

💠 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/totalwealth.kate/

✨ Connect with Vivatude

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/VivatudeOfficial

💠 Vivatude Podcast Playlist 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O2DNFGvKx2uh0rqhA8fWo7F

💠 Meet Our Hosts 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O0sTSMv6IkG3WThSRouw-2x

Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

Mentioned in this episode:

Perpetual Wealth

Mindful Leadership Lab

Music: Unite by tubebackr & Stanty is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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What if money stress isn’t just about numbers — but about nervous system dysregulation, limiting beliefs, and emotional wounds?

In this episode of VIVATUDE, Lauren Archer welcomes fellow VIVATUDE co-host Kate Phillips — holistic financial coach and founder of Total Wealth Coaching — for a soul-centered conversation about how financial insecurity impacts emotional and spiritual well-being.

Together, they explore how fear, doubt, and scarcity thinking hijack our ability to make clear financial decisions — and how inner alignment is the missing piece in most money advice. Whether you’ve struggled with guilt around money, confusion about investing, or tension with loved ones over finances, this episode brings heart, humor, and hope to a sensitive topic.

Since 2005, Kate Phillips has empowered women to overcome financial fear, shame and confusion so they can build wealth. A best-selling author, coach, and wealth educator, she is known for blending personal growth with practical action. Kate has helped clients reach goals such as buying a home, starting a business, learning to invest and earning more money.

💠 Download Kate’s 22-page guide, “Break Through to Abundance: 4 Reasons You’re Stressing Over Money (and how to break the cycle forever!)” at 👉 https://www.totalwealthcoaching.com/

✨ Connect with Kate Phillips:

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@totalwealth

💠 Website 👉 https://www.totalwealthcoaching.com/

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/thekatephillips

💠 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/totalwealth.kate/

✨ Connect with Lauren Archer:

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@LaurenArcher

💠 Website and Gift 👉 https://www.laurenarcher.live/

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/LaurenArcher

💠 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/laurenarchercoaching/

✨ Connect with Vivatude

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/VivatudeOfficial

💠 Vivatude Podcast Playlist 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O2DNFGvKx2uh0rqhA8fWo7F

💠 Meet Our Hosts 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O0sTSMv6IkG3WThSRouw-2x

Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

Mentioned in this episode:

Mindful Leadership Lab

Music: Unite by tubebackr & Stanty is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Lauren Promo

Perpetual Wealth

In this inspiring episode of the Vivatude Podcast, Life Coach Anu Arora sits down with Pete Barusic, a physical therapist with over 30 years of experience, endurance athlete, certified life coach, and Heroic Public Speaking graduate. Together, they explore the deep emotional and relational side of caregiving—especially for women over 40 who often carry the physical and emotional load of caring for aging parents. Pete shares how everyone is a caregiver, whether offering emotional support, spiritual presence, or practical help, and how recognizing this truth can ease guilt, create healthier boundaries, and strengthen personal resilience.

Pete offers a refreshingly honest look at caregiving through the lens of his own journey supporting his mother. He explains how he learned to “take off the wetsuit”—his powerful metaphor for the personalities, expectations, and roles we cling to that actually drain our energy. Through active listening, athletic performance strategies, and vulnerability, Pete discovered how releasing these emotional layers allows both the caregiver and the care receiver to feel supported. His insights help women build emotional strength, reduce burnout, and find meaning in the everyday challenges of caregiving.

This conversation also highlights the importance of celebrating small wins, balancing giving and receiving, and shifting from “fixing” to simply being present. Pete shares how acknowledging moments of progress with his mother restored connection and joy, and how women—especially those juggling careers, family, and caregiving—can use this approach to reclaim peace and purpose. If you’re a caregiver searching for encouragement, emotional tools, and a reminder that you are not alone, this episode offers heartfelt guidance and powerful mindset shifts to help you thrive while caring for the people you love.

✨ Connect with Pete Barusic

💠 Website 👉 https://petebarusic.com

💠 His podcast, The Weathered Athlete 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-weathered-athlete-podcast/id1524859031

💠 On X (formerly Twitter) 👉 https://x.com/petebarusic

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@InBetweenSeasonsCoaching756

✨ Connect with Anu Arora

💠 Anu's book Ignite Your Light 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Ignite-Your-Light-infinite-potential/dp/1719066582

💠 Website 👉 https://www.anuarora.com/

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@speakeranuarora

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/anuarora21/

✨ Connect with Vivatude

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/VivatudeOfficial

💠 Vivatude Podcast Playlist 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O2DNFGvKx2uh0rqhA8fWo7F

💠 Meet Our Hosts 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O0sTSMv6IkG3WThSRouw-2x

Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

Mentioned in this episode:

Mindful Leadership Lab

Music: Unite by tubebackr & Stanty is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In this episode of the Vivatude Podcast, certified health coach and fitness professional Tracy Cromwell sits down with Paul Kocharhook, President of Pathway Design-Construction, to explore how thoughtful, aging-in-place remodeling helps people remain safe, independent, and comfortable in their homes for decades to come. Designed for women over 40—especially those navigating caregiving responsibilities or planning for their own future—this conversation highlights how Seattle homeowners are discovering that aging in place can be both sustainable and stylish. As part of the Vivatude wellness movement, this episode connects physical health, emotional well-being, and environmental design.

Paul shares decades of expertise in Universal Design, eco-friendly construction, and energy-efficient remodeling, explaining how smart home upgrades—such as accessible bathrooms, safer stairways, open floor plans, improved lighting, and healthy materials—support both safety and peace of mind. Tracy and Paul discuss why planning ahead is critical, especially when sudden health changes turn family members into caregivers overnight. By remodeling proactively, families can reduce stress, prevent injuries, and create homes that adapt gracefully as mobility and caregiving needs evolve.

The conversation expands to include caregiver safety, healthy indoor air quality, and toxin-free materials, showing how environmental wellness is deeply connected to emotional and physical health. Tracy brings her expertise in movement and body mechanics for caregivers, while Paul explains how small design changes—like double handrails or improved bathroom layouts—can prevent injury for both caregivers and loved ones. Whether you’re planning ahead for your own future, supporting aging parents, or remodeling with intention, this episode of Vivatude offers practical guidance and heartfelt wisdom for creating a home that truly supports independence, connection, and long-term vitality.

Did you know: Homes designed with universal design principles often reduce fall risk and caregiving injuries years before mobility challenges even appear.

✨ Connect with Pathway Design

💠Pathway Design + Construction is a residential remodeling company that serves the Greater Seattle Puget Sound region in the state of Washington. With a specialty towards aging in place, Pathway tries to help you continue to evolve and live in your home long into the future.

💠Visit PathwayDC.com at 👉 https://pathwaydc.com/ or call 206-937-4809 for more information.

Visit their Aging in Place page at 👉 https://pathwaydc.com/what-we-do/aging-in-place-remodel

💠See a sneak peek at the full HomeFit guide (without filling out the form) at 👉 https://pathwaydc.com/homefit-guide-pathway?submissionGuid=780625fb-5498-444f-bdb2-0cb3ef5b3b08

💠If you're in the Seattle area, mention you heard Paul on Vivatude to get a free in-home assessment.

💠National Homebuilders Association website: 👉https://www.nahb.org

✨ Connect with Tracy Cromwell

💠 YouTube: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@tracycromwell

💠 Podcasts: 👉 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tracy-cromwell

💠 Interviews: 👉 https://tracycromwell.com/pages/interviews-with-tracy-cromwell

✨ Connect with Vivatude

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/VivatudeOfficial

💠 Vivatude Podcast Playlist 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O2DNFGvKx2uh0rqhA8fWo7F

💠 Meet Our Hosts 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O0sTSMv6IkG3WThSRouw-2x

Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

Mentioned in this episode:

Perpetual Wealth

In this powerful episode of the Vivatude Podcast, host Kate Phillips, guide for financial and occupational wellness, sits down with Lauren Archer—Vivatude cohost for emotional and spiritual wellness, hypnotherapist, and certified HeartMath coach—for an honest and inspiring conversation about redefining life, work, and well-being after 40. Designed for women navigating midlife transitions, caregiving responsibilities, and the pressures of the “sandwich generation,” this episode explores how purpose, prosperity, and inner alignment can coexist in a deeply fulfilling life.

Lauren shares her personal journey from the corporate world to a values-driven, creative life shaped by spiritual exploration, hypnotherapy, and heart-centered healing. Together, Kate and Lauren discuss pivotal “wake-up call” moments that signal a change in life path, the importance of aligning your work with your values, and how embracing flexibility can open the door to new possibilities. The conversation expands into the new retirement paradigm, including Lauren’s experience living part-time as an expat in Thailand, creating abundance through mindset shifts, and generating freedom through creative income streams like mid-term rentals.

The episode also dives deep into HeartMath, a science-backed modality that helps align the heart and brain for emotional regulation, resilience, and healing. Kate shares how HeartMath supported her recovery from a concussion, while Lauren reflects on her own profound transformation—ending an unhealthy relationship, reconnecting with her true self, and creating a life filled with joy and purpose. Whether you’re facing caregiving stress, financial uncertainty, or a desire to begin again, this episode of Vivatude offers practical tools, heartfelt wisdom, and hope-filled inspiration to help you thrive in your next chapter.

✨ Connect with Lauren Archer:

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@LaurenArcher

💠 Website and Gift 👉 https://www.laurenarcher.live/

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/LaurenArcher

💠 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/laurenarchercoaching/

✨ Connect with Kate Phillips:

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@totalwealth

💠 Website 👉 https://www.totalwealthcoaching.com/

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/thekatephillips

💠 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/totalwealth.kate/

✨ The Vivatude show:

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@Vivatude

💠 Website 👉 https://vivatude.com/

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/VivatudeOfficial/

Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

Mentioned in this episode:

Mindful Leadership Lab

Music: Unite by tubebackr & Stanty is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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Perpetual Wealth

In this deeply moving episode of Vivatude, host Lauren Archer, guide for emotional and spiritual wellness, is joined by Ellen Newhouse—trained acupuncturist, sound healer, author, and transformational coach—for a powerful conversation about healing trauma, reclaiming inner truth, and restoring energetic vitality in midlife. Ellen shares her personal journey from childhood trauma and emotional silencing to profound healing after a chronic “mystery illness” left her unable to breathe and unsupported by conventional medicine. Her story offers hope and validation for women over 40 who have felt dismissed, disconnected, or overwhelmed by caregiving, life transitions, or unexplained health challenges.

Together, Lauren and Ellen explore how unprocessed emotions and trauma can become stuck energy in the body, often manifesting as physical illness, anxiety, or exhaustion. Ellen explains energy medicine in accessible, grounded terms and reflects on how ancient healing systems—such as acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and intuitive guidance—helped her release stored trauma and reconnect with her authentic self. This episode invites listeners to gently shift from living “from the neck up” into deeper body awareness, emotional honesty, and self-compassion—essential practices for women navigating midlife, identity shifts, and spiritual awakening.

The episode concludes with practical, empowering tools women can use right away, including journaling to access subconscious truth, body-based inquiry to uncover emotional wisdom, and the healing power of community. Ellen also offers a live sound healing experience, using her voice and a crystal bowl to demonstrate how vibration and frequency can move energy, calm the nervous system, and reconnect listeners with their inner light. Lauren closes with an invitation to her free 7-Day Energy Elevation Lab, designed to help women reset their emotional and spiritual vitality. If you’re seeking healing, clarity, and renewed joy, this episode of Vivatude offers a compassionate reminder: you are not broken—and it’s never too late to begin again.

✨ Connect with Ellen Newhouse:

💠 Website: https://www.ellennewhouse.com/

💠 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellen.newhouse

💠 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenhealswithjoy/

Free Resource from Lauren Archer:

🌀 Access the 7-Day Energy Elevation Lab – A free guided journey to uplift your emotional and spiritual wellbeing at https://www.laurenarcher.live/

✨ Connect with Us

💠 Watch Vivatude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6fyZTWObj0&list=PLAaH5P8bm1O2DNFGvKx2uh0rqhA8fWo7F

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Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

Mentioned in this episode:

Mindful Leadership Lab

Music: Unite by tubebackr & Stanty is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Guaranteed Lifetime Income

In this inspiring episode of Vivatude, leadership and mindfulness coach Anu Arora welcomes Denise Medved, founder and creator of Ageless Grace®, to explore how women over 40 can support lifelong brain health, vitality, and confidence—especially during perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. Denise shares the personal journey that led her to develop Ageless Grace, a groundbreaking brain-body fitness program rooted in neuroplasticity. Designed to activate all five functions of the brain—strategic planning, memory and recall, analytical thinking, creativity and imagination, and kinesthetic learning—Ageless Grace also strengthens the physical skills needed for balance, mobility, and resilience at any age.

Together, Anu and Denise invite listeners to rethink what “brain exercise” really means. While crossword puzzles and word games have their place, Denise explains why focusing on just one area of the brain leaves the rest under-stimulated. Through playful, intentional movement, Ageless Grace engages the whole brain and body simultaneously, improving mental clarity, coordination, and physical function. This conversation is especially meaningful for women navigating brain fog, ADD or ADHD, hormonal changes, and the mental overload that often comes with midlife responsibilities. Denise reassures listeners that these experiences are common—and that the brain can be strengthened, refreshed, and sharpened at any stage of life.

The episode concludes with simple, practical exercises you can try immediately, including gentle geometry and creative movement practices that activate all five brain functions in just minutes a day. Denise and Anu demonstrate how curiosity, persistence, and play can help rewire the brain, build confidence, and restore a sense of joy and possibility. If you’re looking for an accessible, empowering approach to brain health that supports mental sharpness, physical vitality, and emotional well-being, this episode of Vivatude will leave you feeling encouraged, capable, and energized to keep growing—at every age.

✨ Connect with Ageless Grace

💠 Register for a free class on their website 👉 https://agelessgrace.com/

💠 Get a free booklet on living a graceful life with and ageless brain and body 👉 https://agelessgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ageless-Grace-21-Tools-Resources.pdf

💠 Their blog has information from doctors, scientists, and researchers on aging 👉 https://agelessgrace.com/blog/

✨ Connect with Anu Arora

💠 Anu's book Ignite Your Light 👉

💠 Website 👉 https://www.anuarora.com/

💠 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@speakeranuarora

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/anuarora21/

✨ Connect with Vivatude

💠 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/VivatudeOfficial

💠 Vivatude Podcast Playlist 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O2DNFGvKx2uh0rqhA8fWo7F

💠 Meet Our Hosts 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAaH5P8bm1O0sTSMv6IkG3WThSRouw-2x

Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

Mentioned in this episode:

Guaranteed Lifetime Income

In this powerful episode of Vivatude, certified health coach and fitness professional Tracy Cromwell sits down with Dr. Kelly Kessler, licensed physical therapist and transformation coach, to explore how mindset and chronic stress directly impact the body—and what women over 40 can do to restore balance, vitality, and inner peace. Through deeply personal storytelling, Dr. Kessler shares the wake-up moment that shifted her from survival mode to presence, revealing how years of overachievement, self-neglect, and stress manifested as chronic pain and emotional disconnection. This conversation will resonate with women navigating midlife transitions, caregiving responsibilities, and the pressure to “do it all.”

Together, Tracy and Kelly unpack how high-achieving women often carry stress in their bodies, leading to chronic pain, inflammation, fatigue, and burnout. Dr. Kessler explains how patterns of external validation, people-pleasing, and conditional self-worth—often rooted in childhood—can keep the nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight. She offers compassionate insight into how shame, guilt, and the belief of “not being enough” become embodied over time, and why healing requires more than pushing harder or fixing symptoms. This episode reframes success and wellness through the lens of nervous system regulation, self-trust, and emotional safety.

The episode closes with practical, actionable self-care strategies you can begin using immediately, including body scanning, breathwork, and gentle awareness practices designed to help you tune back into your body and reset your stress response. Dr. Kessler also shares how to show up more authentically when old patterns resurface—without shame—by meeting yourself with compassion and curiosity. If you’re ready to stop surviving, reconnect with your body, and create a healthier, more balanced life from the inside out, this episode of Vivatude offers the tools, insight, and encouragement to help you begin again.

✨ Connect with Dr. Kelly Kessler

💠 Website: 👉 https://drkellykessler.com/

💠 Podcast: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rewiring-health/id1627787362

✨ Connect with Tracy Cromwell

💠 YouTube: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@tracycromwell

💠 Podcasts: 👉 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tracy-cromwell

💠 Interviews: 👉 https://tracycromwell.com/pages/interviews-with-tracy-cromwell

✨ Connect with Vivatude

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Vivatude's theme song is Moving Up by Origo, available to download at Epidemic Sound.

Mentioned in this episode:

Lauren Promo

Perpetual Wealth

Mindful Leadership Lab

Music: Unite by tubebackr & Stanty is licensed under a Creative Commons License.