Waking Oz

In this episode of Waking Oz, Sue and Deirdre talk to Susan Hassett, the creator of Cocktail Sneakers, about her journey launching a lifestyle brand  in her fifties. She'll discuss the risks, rewards and realities of chasing a passion in midlife. It's never too late ladies! Go for it!

In this episode, Sue & Deirdre talk with mountain biking enthusiast Galit Lev-Harir about her new-found passion - how she explored a new talent, developed her interest and connected with a network of like-minded women - all while managing a family and career.

In this episode, Sue & Deirdre talks about hands on ways to make some money while exploring your dreams and passions. Sometimes our superpower is so much a part of us, it's hard to think of it as a SKILL someone will pay us for. But they will! You need to be innovative and patient, but they will.

We call THIS EPISODE: RECOGNIZING YOUR SUPERPOWER AS A SUPERPOWER. We all have one, but many of us don’t know what it is because we just don’t recognize it as a power, we don’t understand its value. In this episode we’ll define what a superpower is, give some examples, have you ask yourself some questions to help you pinpoint and understand your superpower and finally talk about what to do with it - how to use it, how to share it, how to monetize it.

We call THIS EPISODE: Who is your Authentic Self? And more importantly, are you looking for her? The question about authenticity is a good one. A lot of us feel like we’re spinning our wheels in our jobs, maybe we’re uninspired or bored, maybe we’re anxious and feel stressed. But sometimes it’s hard to walk away. Either it’s all we know, or we’re making really good money. But if you’re not feeling it..you're not being true to yourself. It’s a constant journey and no one knows it better than our guest Erin Hatzikostas who left a high paying corporate job to start her own company, B Authentic. She is now a career coach, speaker and podcast host. Erin is the founder and CEO of b Authentic and she'll give us some insight and advice on the topic of authenticity - don't miss this episode!

Sue & Deirdre remind listeners NOT to fall back into old patterns! For many of us, COVID-19 has changed the way our families function.  Parents are now becoming teachers, teens and college-age kids are again housemates, and balancing the new normal is a challenge! What will YOU do to ensure that everyone in the family is sharing responsibility? Being a MARTYR MOM will not serve you well. You need to find time to do those things you enjoy and are passionate about.  It's good for the rest of the family to see you outside of the parenting role!

In this episode, we’re asking you to think about what you are grateful for - we know, not easy during these uncertain times. We get it, we're feeling the same stresses (working from home, sharing space, not seeing friends.) We chat with the perfect guest to talk about gratitude. Lauren L’Amour is a life coach, entrepreneur and the creator of the Life Visionary Coaching and spiritual mentoring process. She is dedicated to helping her clients “get their happy back.” Lauren has coached countless women, helping them align with their purpose and bring their visions to life. She has learned through personal experience, how empowering it can be to focus on gratitude. (She's kicking it in the red shoes).

In this episode, we talk to the former Editor in Chief of Woman's Day magazine. Susan Spencer discusses her decision to leave a great job and how her plans for a two month sabbatical got derailed by the coronavirus pandemic. That said, Susan has learned to "prepare rather than plan," pivoting her course and telling us a lot about her take away from this difficult time. She is honest, funny and so insightful. If you are feeling like you have a lot of different roads you might take, you are not alone. Susan inspires us to jump in (or out) to navigate a new course.

In this episode, Sue & Deirdre will talk about how to use ingredients from home for basic self-care during quarantining. Most of us are now several weeks into socially distancing and we're now dealing with gray hair, grown out bangs, mangled stubs for nails and a unibrow. Help! You need to feel like you look halfway human before you can be even minimally productive so....we've got ideas!

In this episode of Waking Oz, we will talk about 5 habits (we call them the FAB 5) to create intent TODAY. This episode will provide you with some actionable items to take these crazy, seemingly unstructured, long-ass days and make them work for YOU. We call it "Pandemic Purpose."