Women.Words.Wisdom.

You get to decide what a good wife is. The first step is to eliminate the word 'should' from your vocabulary. 

Hot flashes, sleep, and marriage.

Katrin Van Dam opted to have a double mastectomy after a diagnosis with bilateral, invasive breast cancer, and to the surprise and concern of her medical team, opted to skip reconstruction. Join us as for an educational and entertaining conversation as we talk about breasts, historical societal perceptions about the female body and breast, and what it's like to live "Flat and Happy," the working title of Katrin's book in progress. You can follow Katrin on Instagram @Katvandambooks

Sensho Wagg's life has been a study of trauma and transformation. Listen in as we learn how we can all become better at hearing the story of trauma from other human beings along with what makes transformation from trauma possible and how it might even bring us to a new place of possibility. Learn more about Sensho here, and explore her visual blog post "Feeding Mind" on the Our Stories Today blog here.

Cynthia is an author, artist and coach who shares her love of creative process, the joy in witnessing human transformation through words and how she hopes to make a difference. We also talk about the dating life, getting married for the first time at the age of 50 and that crazy way we often find everything we want and need is right in front of us. You can learn more about working with Cynthia, her books and virtual workshops at www.originalimpulse.com and explore her art on Instagram @cynthiamorris

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What if you could look at your life not as something that happens TO you, but something that happens FOR you? Join the inspirational founder of Yoga Reaches Out, Sarah Gardner, and I for a conversation about what it takes to begin a nonprofit as well as how to know when it is time to let it go so it can grow wings. As a woman who lives in service, Sarah has just launched her next chapter, "The Daily Jam" to help others utilize positive thought and remember how to live in the moment. Sarah might be just shy of 51, but her star is just beginning to shine! You can add your name for some daily inspiration at http://www.dailyJAM.net or follow her on FaceBook at DailyJAM and on Instagram at DailyJAMblog. Learn more about Yoga Reaches Out here. 

Life does not end when we approach 50, 60, 70 and beyond. We do not become irrelevant or suddenly have nothing to offer. In fact, as I point out here, we have the opportunity to begin a new chapter(s) as we age. How will you celebrate your advancing years?

Join Boulder artist Amy Clay and I as we talk about about artistic journeys, creative process, artist in residencies and ways of combatting the voices in our head that can keep us from creating the very thing we are meant to create. I met Amy in October 2019 just before she was to leave on a year's worth of Artist In Residencies and was equally drawn to her art and her life perspective. How many of you could pick up and leave for a year fully embracing the inevitable uncertainty you were bound to experience? Find out what it takes to do that. Learn more about Amy at www.amyclay.com where you can also download her Artist in Residence course and receive a copy of her book, "The Far Shores of Being."

Boulder's Shannon Paige Kenney and I talk about love, failure, rising, yoga and life. Shannon is a yoga teacher, TedX speaker and all around cool kind of lady who shares her story of authenticity. Time to get real! Find Shannon at EarthYogaBoulder.com (Women.Words.Wisdom. 'Conversations' are unedited)

Colorado's Lisa Schaewe is an artist, therapist and mindfulness guru. Join us as we talk about impermanence, fear, denial, the power of disruption in creativity. Added bonus, you get to hear a real microphone drop and the ding from a messenger service! Ah the joy of being a podcast beginner...Lisa is a beautiful and gentle human being who always makes me feel zen just by being in her presence. In today's chaotic world, I think we can all use a little Lisa. (Women.Words.Wisdom. 'Conversations' are unedited)