Your Bold Life

Are you using the blame game and not taking control of your business and life choices?  Self-responsibility and taking charge of your business?  There is a tendency to think that we don't have to know everything in business.  However, there are a few things you should know.  In order to succeed in business, you must […]

A person's journey to overcome anxiety can last a lifetime.  It makes many of us freeze in our tracks and feel panicked.  My guest today is Tara Hayes, author of Panic to Picnic: How to Find Your Own Personal Path to Peace of Mind.  She is here to eliminate our fears and remind us that […]

Consider yourself to be an expert?  Is an expert required to have a degree, certification, or to be a professor?  Many of us overlook the fact that we have decades of experience.  You may not realize it, but as you learn and share, people see you as an expert.  Don't let imposter syndrome rob you […]

Can you identify your feelings of failure?  Is perfectionism, avoidance, control, and feeling behind one of your biggest struggles?  Maybe you worry about it all.  It is possible to alleviate the fear of failure that weighs you down if you know your triggers.  To get out of a self-sabotage rut, you need to recognize and […]

Have you reached the limit of your comfort zone? You know, that place where you think, “I'm not good enough.”. That is where self-doubt thrives. There is a part of you that thinks you aren't good enough, even if you take one more class, learn one more thing, and become an ‘expert' in this last […]

Lack of focus is the number one stumbling block most people tell me. The problem is that they can't keep a focus, they want to do everything but find themselves stretched in many directions at once. They are looking for an angle, a course, or a coach to help them find their focus and make […]

Have you ever been accused of being too quiet? Shy? Loud? Or just a little too much? As individuals, we all have unique personalities; being told that we are too much can be a drain on the psyche. You are, essentially, listening to people who tell you that your personality needs to change. You aren't […]

Procrastination, imposter syndrome, and a lack of focus often block many female entrepreneurs from achieving their potential. Val Selby is here to help you become aware of the choices you are making with helpful tips from herself and guests on how to stop the BS from rolling through your brain. Own your personality and sprinkle […]

Tracy learned later in life just how much experience she had in a lot of areas and then how they could be connected. She’s now putting it together with contacts she’s made to create an awesome publicity company. She is not afraid to spout off what she does and her expertise. I loved hearing her…

Hey lady! Are you ready to take a look at self-responsibility? Did you just say oh-hell-fucking-no? lol I get it, looking into ourselves creates a lot of thoughts. Then we have to deal with the thoughts and that leads to changes and whoa, who the hell has time for all of that? You do and…

Listen in as I talk with Corbie Mitleid about self-help that is actually helping yourSELF, not someone telling you what to do. What a refreshing concept! Think about it, we’ve been taught since childhood that someone else knows better than we do. Of course, we are always looking elsewhere for the answers we need. That…

Busyness, transformations, lots of changes and epiphanies does not make it a midlife crisis. Ok, I went to my fav place…Wikipedia to get the downlow on this term. lol So it was coined in 1965 and looking at it all, no wonder why I have an issue with it being called a crisis. While I…

I love days with coaching calls that are just flowing. That’s how this morning went. By flowing, I do mean 2.5 hours of them all bumping up against each other including who was in what group session and private session, but also a natural flow occured with the conversations. There are just too many signs…

Oh boy, are you ready for this episode. I’m in full squirrel mode. Fully jacked up on Starbucks and self-growth. Totally blowing my own mind with obvious additions to things because I’m blessed to have women and coaches in my life that allow me to talk through things with out judgement. Bless my buddy Christina…

All this talk about ReInspiration has brought around the good and limiting mindset of the term life purpose. Listen in as I go into why it’s limiting and some great ways to change that mindset. Your next life purpose is waiting for you to find it. Start trying new things and see where it leads.…

Hey hey! Let’s talk about people pleasing today. Not the kind where it makes you happy to do things for others. That’s totally cool and high five, me too. I’m talking about the people pleasing where you are feel you “should” do things and change. YUCK! This was a big part of my life so…

Imposter syndrome. Ugh, something we ALL go through as humans…dammers. Melissa Russiano is a therapist that works with other therapists, coaches and busy professionals to create a more positive work-life balance. As a coach, I value the hell out of her reaching out to the community! It’s awesome that she has taken the time to…

My top podcast episode was completely off the cuff and I had no idea what it would be when I randomly wrote the title and sent it to my kick ass graphics girl to create. I hadn’t even recorded it! And it touched many of you so much that I wanted to expand on it…

Oh the conversations I’ve had while doing the market research for the new Empty Nest ReInspiration Plan. I had no idea how much I missed girl chat time until these calls. Now I’m missing them even more and can not wait until I get with my girlfriends from around the country for all night, inperson…

I am attracting so many women living in tropical locations. HELL YEAH, tell me a little about how that feels lol As I start out, everything Janice Sutherland wrote down was exactly what I want to bring to you. I was really looking forward to see where this conversation would go after reading info from…

I don’t know if it’s spring fever starting or the world opening back up so more stuff is creeping back into daily life, but I’m talking to a lot of midlife women in the last few weeks that are going through major life transitions. Are you in the muck of transition? Or maybe you feel…

Holy crap, something about this episode NEEDED to be said and I had whammy’s left and right recording. I gave up the first day. Then today I had a full episode after multiple restarts and pauses. FULL DAMN EPISODE. You might have guessed this. I’d hit pause too many times and obviously hit stop. No…

Oh the IDGAF YEARS! I embraced this acronym fully as the definition of my 40’s. I Don’t Give A F*ck Years! I only do the weird spelling of it because I don’t want the spammers tagging me lol Blame Jennifer Burke for telling me the acronym. We talked about it way back on Episode #3:…

The last week I’ve been doing some market research interviews with empty nester midlife women for my next product and my findings are exciting. Ideas and issues that weren’t on my radar are going on the list and quite a few things I’ve had on my list already will now be bumped up the list.…

One thing I love about working with midlife women is the realizations that are happening. Getting to that point where you realize what you are good at and how many you can help by stepping into the role you are meant to be in. Rochelle Marie went through pretty big changes in her 40’s which…

Bare with me through a bit of this one and you might want a tissue. I promise if you stick with me it’s ALL good. My story I’m sharing today dramatically changed my life and was a devistating smack in the face of choices I was making. Talking through this episode was crazy therapeutic and…

I loved talking with Sandy Rodriguez about her many interests and how a major career change set that in motion. If she hadn’t made a giant change in her life, she never would have known how much fun it is to make wine and enjoy outdoor activities. One big difference between her major career change…

By the end of 2020 my boundaries SUCKED and I was spiraling. It had been too long since I’d gone over them to see if I needed to make changes or set some that had never been set. How many aspects of our lives are firsts in this last year we’ve had? The wonderful thing […]

I’ve always considered myself an open book and that isn’t a negative in my opinion. It’s not something I need to change about myself. But, I think I grabbed that phrase from others and never paid attention to what it really means. Yes, I’m in reflection mode lately and feeling out where I want to […]

I’m not here to tell you that you need to pick a word of the year or that it will change your life. I can tell you that having a real word of the year CAN change how you life your life, but only if it’s a good word for you. Here are my words […]

As a recovering workaholic, Annie Gaudreault chose to go back to school in her 40’s and go after a life that had more meaning. Chatting with Annie is so encouraging because a lot of her journey seems so similar to how I’ve gone through mine. She had some big epiphanies, but for the most part […]

WOOHOO, Kimberley Milousis made bold moves and jumped careers midlife! Going from being a CPA to being an abundance coach that incorporates the benefits of essential oils is a big swing. Like so many changes we end up making, there were some big things that happened in Kimberley’s life and she chose to make positive…

Back in Episode 31 I said I wanted to meet up with Catharine again to talk more about religion. So we did! I love how all of her past spiritual experiences have left her very open to religions and creating more of what she loves in the world. We talked briefly about her past and […]

While I can’t be in Bali with Lydia Lee I’m definitely going to live vicariously through her. You know, like stalk her website every once in a while to look at the tropical pics lol Talking with her about life and businesses changes and permissions to do both is so helpful. I need that reminder […]

How often are you finding yourself putting a smile on your face when you don’t wanna? I said I was going to come back and talk more about the garbage running through my head so here we start. If you are an empty nester, has covid felt like back when you were raising the kids […]

I really have no idea where the playdoh reference came from in this episode. I hope those that love grey playdoh aren’t offended after listening. I’m going through things in my brains lately and there will be quite a few future episodes talking about it. I’m becoming more and more “ok” as I pull off […]

I just love how women have been brought into my life when I need to hear their message. Connie Curtis is definitely one that not only did I need to hear from her when we recorded, but also when I edited and scheduled it. Whoo, I’ll be listening to this one more than once myself. […]

My friend Tish Lee is leading a charge for body positivity in a way that I really connect with. It’s not about glorifying being unhealthy, it’s about loving our bodies and taking up space as ourselves. She is an inspiration for me to embrace where I’m at with my weight instead of hating and shaming […]

We tell ourselves that we can’t do things that will lead us towards our dreams because (a,b,c…). We give permission to others quite easily to go after what they want. But do we sit there asking for permission to go after our dreams? I see this happening when things are out of our comfort zone. […]

I felt a quick bond with Catharine Clarenbach and her honesty. I love her willingness to talk about everything she lives with and the struggles she’s had to get to embracing who she is. If you have bipolar disorder or know someone that does, I highly suggest reaching out to Catharine to talk about it. […]

I don’t always record an episode and put it directly up. In fact I try not to because it stresses me out. Ironically I’d put off recording Boundaries in Midlife and I assumed it was because I just didn’t want to talk about it. Nope, it was just meant to be recorded and posted in…

Can you remember being asked what you want to be when you grow up? So many times! I tried hard not to ask a lot of kids this question when my kids were growing up because it’s tough to answer. We don’t even know who we are yet, let alone what we want to do. […]

It won’t take you long to figure out I was intrigued and ready to dig into the Color Code that Kelly Knowles works with to help distinguish your driving core motivate. How can there be a personality trait identifier for 30 years and I’ve never heard of it? When she found this it was a […]

What if you impressed yourself with who you are? Did your inner critic just yell, “Yikes, we’re not allowed to do that!” You set goals and bust your ass to achieve them. How often are you merely taking a deep breath after they are complete and quickly analyzing everything that went wrong? What would it […]

Pam and I “met” doing quick talks on a mutual friend’s weekly meeting. We happened to volunteer for the same week and our messages were similar. It was GREAT! She is a much more accomplished and organized speaker than I am so I was writing down things I want to emulate. As you can tell […]

I’m listening to many friends and aquaintances hit the empty nest or less full nest as their kids are go off to college or move out for the first time. I’ll be honest, it’s tough to relive that time in my life. My life was spiraling out of control then and it makes me feel […]

Tension, anxiety, stress, all things each of us have in our life. But how can we go from those issues to a state of more tranquility? Georgiana Danet learned at an early age that she wanted more. I shall not wish that I’d found the courage at a younger age to find myself, I shall […]

Comfort zones and boundaries are two big topics that have weighed heavy on me the last few weeks. I’ve been doing some serious adjusting and I’m so damn happy to be on the other side of some of it! This week is straight off the top of my head so if you have kids around, […]

I really appreciate my friends that are willing to have major discussions with me so I can learn. All of us have different experiences to bring to the table and we need to listen to those experiences. We do not need to agree with every viewpoint someone has to understand that their feelings and experiences […]

Woohoo, new podcast equipment. Boo, learning curve because OMG it picks up every noise! Let’s see if I can keep my sanity while I get used to it lol Today’s episode is for all you women that are like me and have been told you are too much of something. Too loud. Too opinionated. Too […]

I just love what Denise Zavitson is doing and sharing. I’m thankful we crossed paths so I can learn from her. I know you will love listening to us talk and grabbing ahold of the information you need to hear today. It’s fun to come across someone else that is a big sharer like I […]