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Today we are joined by Rhonda Noordyk who is a financial strategist for women going through a divorce. Rhonda is an incredible resource for women who are thinking about moving forward with divorce or who are in the trenches of their divorce journey. During the episode we discuss the biggest challenge for women who are going through the separation process, how women can become more confident, and then Rhonda summarizes her signature program. Tune in today as there is so many incredible nuggets Rhonda shares with us! In this episode: [3:02] Rhonda tells us why she became a financial strategist for divorce. [5:52] What does Rhonda see as the biggest challenge for women facing divorce? [7:00] How does Rhonda help people decide whether it's time to stay or go? [10:59] How can women become more confident through the divorce process? [13:30] Rhonda gives us an example of how she gained experience in an unknown area. [18:32] What is Rhonda's signature process for helping women financially through a divorce? Key Takeaways:  The first step before even looking at the budget is working through the fear and the things holding you back. With the right team in place, the finances can be manageable, but believing in yourself and finding your courage are the first steps to making the divorce experience smoother. The budget previews the current and future but also helps with negotiations. Pretty much any question that is asked pretty much goes back to the budget. Knowledge + Experience = Confidence. If we know without experience, it's just theory. If we have just experience but not knowledge, it's just trial and error, but those two things working together are really powerful.  Quote:  “Look at all the things you've done to get to this point. You are capable; you're smart; you're able to make big, great decisions. Not saying we don't need input, but we have to limit the amount of noise that we have in our mind and start reacquainting ourselves with our own brilliance and ability to make decisions” - Rhonda Noordyk   Guest Bio:  Rhonda Noordyk, CDFA® | CDS 5  Unspoken Truths about Money & Divorce7 Secrets to Winning Divorce Negotiations3 Key Chess Strategies that Apply to Divorce What is THE question you often get? What are the top three financial challenges for women going through a divorce? How do you help women who are going through a divorce? What would you say if you could share one thing with women contemplating or going through a divorce? What can women do to determine their next best move? Rhonda Noordyk, CDFA®, is a well-respected divorce financial strategist. She is known internationally for her work in pioneering a  path for women to navigate through the financial aspects of the divorce process. As a  strategist,  Rhonda helps her clients determine their next best financial move. Rhonda is the host of the Divorce Conversations for Women podcast. She brings a  unique blend  of casual conversation,  strategic insight, and positive energy to her show. She uses her interview experience to help women ask the right questions so they get the right answers. Rhonda is a  trained  Financial  Coach,  Certified  Divorce  Financial Analyst®,  Certified  Divorce  Specialist®  and  Founder/CEO  of  The Women's Financial Wellness Center.  She has been featured in several online publications: SD Voyager, Better After  50,  Thrive  Global,  and  Medium.  She  has  also  been  a  featured expert on several divorce podcasts: Should I Stay or Should I Go, How to Split  a  Toaster,  The  Divorce  Hour,  Divorce  Stories,  and  The  Divorce Rehab. Resources:  Divorce Conversations for Women Podcast Women's Financial Wellness Center WebsiteLesa Koski Website Lesa's Online Courses The Onward app was made for divorced parents to help track, share, and split their children's expenses. Download The Onward App today for iOS or Android!

This episode contains content from a blog from SELF.com by Jessica Cruel 08.30.2016. I invite you to go to SELF.com to check out their other content on a variety of topics e.g. beauty, food, fitness,etc. REMEMBER Jessica's mantra: "Everything is Better AFTER a bath!"

Lori Ann Lothian is a spiritual revolutionary, divine magic maker and all-purpose scribe. She writes about love, relationships, enlightenment and even sex, at Huffington Post, Good Men Project, Yoganonymous, Origin magazine, Better After 50 and more. She is also a senior editor at the online magazine, The Good Men Project, where she founded Good for the Soul, a section dedicated to the exploration of men and spirituality. Lori Ann lives in Vancouver, Canada, with her husband and daughter, where she has learned to transcend the rain and surrender to mega doses of vitamin D.

Antonee "Sheba" Adeya  is the Founder of Sheba Consults LLC and Den Leader of SHeBA Women's Empowerment Group which stands for She's Better After it ALL. Born to empower women, Sheba's life orchestration is empowerment through absolute truth and love wherever she goes. In honoring and acknowledging the investment of those who have helped to groom her from "A born leader" to "a GREAT leader" Sheba walks the talk, as a mentor to others. www.shebaempowers.com

Astrology for a New Year Lori Ann Lothian is a spiritual revolutionary, divine magic maker and all-purpose scribe. She writes about love, relationships, enlightenment and even sex, at Huffington Post, Good Men Project, Yoganonymous, Origin magazine, Better After 50 and more. She is also a senior editor at the online magazine, The Good Men Project, where she founded Good for the Soul, a section dedicated to the exploration of men and spirituality. Lori Ann lives in Vancouver, Canada, with her husband and daughter, where she has learned to transcend the rain and surrender to mega doses of vitamin D. Tweet her at Twitter or friend her on Facebook at Facebook

It is important that we learn about managing emotions rather than allowing our emotions to manage us. Learn more from Pastor Rafy Panlilio as he continues our Better After series, "Handling Emotional Weaknesses."

Overthinker? Overcome it! Learn to surrender your mind to Christ as Pastor Rafy Panlilio continues our Better After series, "Minding the Mind."

Join Pastor Darwin Cuadro as he continues our Better After series, "Breaking Limitations."

What you are someday will depend on what you do every day. Form good habits! Listen to Pastor Rafy Panlilio as he continues our Better After series, "Building Better Habits."

If we want to become a better person after this pandemic, we should break our bad habits. Learn from Pastor Rafy Panlilio as he continues our Better After series, "Breaking Bad Habits."

How do you see your life right now? Were you good until the crisis or you could say, "I am better after the crisis?" We should be #BetterAfter! Listen to the first part of our brand new Better After series, "Better Spirit."

Dr. Margaret Rutherford A clinical psychologist, who has practiced for over twenty years in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Since 2012, her writing has been found on her own website, as she writes about mental health, with a special focus on Perfectly Hidden Depression, midlife and relationship issues. She's the current mental health columnist for Midlife Boulevard, writes an advice column on Vibrant Nation, is a weekly columnist for The Good Men Project, and hosts a regular FB Live video session on depression for The Mighty. Her work and expertise can also be found on The Huffington Post, Sixty and Me, Better After 50, Reader's Digest, Prevention, Psychology Today, and The Cheat Sheet. Dr. Margaret recently has launched a new podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford, where you can listen to her direct and down-to-earth advice. Dr. Margaret Connect with Dr. Margaret on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmargaretrutherford/detail/contact-info/) drmargaretrutherford.com (https://drmargaretrutherford.com/) The SelfWork Podcast (https://drmargaretrutherford.com/selfwork/) ABOUT THE HOST My name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful. Sam: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/) Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58) Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/) Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/) Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset) Top Tips Be kind to people Kindness leads to many good things like better relationships, improved self-esteem, compassion, happiness, future success, and good mental and physical health. It brings people together and don’t we all want that for our children, our families, our community, and the world? Try to be kind to others to try and make a difference in the world, and also practice to try and make a difference in your own life as well. Face your fear of failing The fear of failing can be immobilizing – it can cause us to do nothing, and therefore resist moving forward. But when we allow fear to stop our forward progress in life, we're likely to miss some great opportunities along the way. what makes us fearless is not the fact that we do not experience fear, but that we are confident that we can deal with the consequences of our actions. Instead of talking yourself out of the fear by hoping that nothing negative would happen, focus on building confidence to deal with the consequences. Books Try a free Audible trial of any book here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?tag=samharris48%E2%80%9321) Perfectly Hidden Depression: How to Break Free from the Perfectionism That Masks Your Depression (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfectly-Hidden-Depression-Break-Perfectionism/dp/B087N4GGH7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14WCW66NTXIGK&dchild=1&keywords=perfectly+hidden+depression&qid=1598980833&s=audible&sprefix=perfectly+hidd%2Caudible%2C335&sr=1-1) If you're ready to stop hiding and start healing, this groundbreaking book will guide you - every imperfect step of the way Syncify An app that lets you be social at a distance. Listen to your favourite podcasts and books together with friends and groups. Chat about the audio experiences as you share and learn from other users' perspectives. Commit to taking actions by sharing your ideas. To learn more, visit (www.syncifyapp.com) Subscribe! If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Margaret Rutherford.

In this episode, Lisa breaks down how she climbed out of a total burnout with 2 kids and leading a high powered company to now leading women to live a life with more energy and purpose than ever before! Lisa Lewtan is a Health & Lifestyle Coach, the founder of Healthy, Happy, and Hip, an award-winning author of "Busy, Stressed, and Food Obsessed!", and a podcast host on The Healthy View. After co-founding a successful tech startup, Lisa collapsed from years of stress overload. Using the skills she developed as an entrepreneur, she self-hacked her own mind and body to restore her health go on to feel better than ever. With private coaching, online courses, workshops, and retreats, Lisa helps highly successful hungry go-getters to slow down, chill-out, develop a better relationship with food and stress, reframe negative self-talk, investigate habits and triggers, and set strategies for success. Lisa’s has been featured in numerous publications including The Boston Globe, The Huffington Post, MindbodyGreen, and Better After 50, and has been a speaker at companies such as Kripalu, Canyon Ranch, WGBH, and Google. To learn more and get a free ebook with 7 Super Morning Habits from Lisa- visit www.HealthyHappyandHip.com FB@HealthyHappyandHip IG@Lisa_Lewtan This is the show where disease takes and dive and people come to thrive! Dr. Chris has been helping people transform their health for over a decade. He is a world-renowned health expert who specializes in holistic health.  He is a professional speaker, chiropractor, and international best-selling author.  It’s his mission to help you, reach your full God-given potential through holistic health, and healing. For other free resources mentioned today go to: Dr. Chris’s Book FB@DoctorChrisMurphy Dr. Chris’s Youtube Channel

I am so excited to have Loretta Sayers @lorettas_countdownto60 creator of the Countdown To 60 blog and Better After 50 Influencer on the show today. In her stories, Loretta shares how she grew up in a family with 14 kids, left her home at age 15, and learned necessary survival skills not only financial but also emotionally along the way. Loretta shares her advice with other women going through a tough time and what they can do to move on with guilt and shame. Enjoy Loretta's life story which may be similar to what you experience or experienced in the past.  I am sure you can relate to her stories. Links mentioned in the show: 4 Week Lean Out Program How to reach Loretta: Instagram www.thecountdownto60.com Facebook InstaOver50Group    Other ways to enjoy the show: Inspiring Interviews on YouTube  

Sandy Weiner, founder of Last First Date, is devoted to helping women over 40 achieve healthy, toe-curling, EPIC love. An internationally known TEDx speaker, love and empowerment coach, author, and retreat leader, Sandy specializes in helping women communicate effectively, set clear boundaries in relationships, and honor themselves first. She believes that a woman of value attracts her best partner. Sandy’s articles can be seen in many publications, including the Huffington Post, Mind Body Green, Psychology Today, Better After 50, and The Good Men Project. She's also the host of Last First Date Radio, an acclaimed show about attracting and sustaining healthy relationships in midlife. Sandy wants you to go on your LAST FIRST DATE!

Lisa Lewtan is a Health & Lifestyle Coach, the founder of Healthy, Happy, and Hip, an award-winning author of "Busy, Stressed, and Food Obsessed!", and a podcast host on The Healthy View. After co-founding a successful tech startup, Lisa collapsed from years of stress overload. Using the skills she developed as an entrepreneur, she self-hacked her own mind and body to restore her health to go on to feel better than ever. With private coaching, online courses, workshops, and retreats, Lisa helps highly successful hungry go-getters to slow down, chill-out, develop a better relationship with food and stress, reframe negative self-talk, investigate habits and triggers, and set strategies for success. Lisa has been featured in numerous publications including The Boston Globe, The Huffington Post, MindbodyGreen, and Better After 50, and has been a speaker at companies such as Kripalu, Canyon Ranch, WGBH, and Google. To learn more and get a free ebook with 7 Super Morning Habits from Lisa- visit www.HealthyHappyandHip.com Author of Busy, Stressed and Food Obsessed www.HealthyHappyandHip.com www.facebook.com/HealthyHappyAndHip www.facebook.com/HealthyViewShow www.lifestylelocker.com/lisalewtan www.facebook.com/lifestylelocker www.instagram.com/drjoshhandt www.linkedin.com/drjoshhandt www.twitter.com/drjoshhandt  

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Randi Levin, founder & CEO, Randi Levin Coaching – is a nationally recognized transitional life strategist, Fortune 500 keynote, author, & reinvention expert. Randi supports women in becoming legends in their own lives through redefining legacy as a power tool for change and redirection TODAY. You may have seen her featured in Thrive Global, HuffPost, Better After 50, Reader’s Digest, Working Mother Magazine, American Express Open Forum, or The WSJ. Randi is also contributing author in Get RESULTS! Playing Small Moment Randi was convinced that she had to choose one thing or another in life. She thought her kids would be her legacy, until she realized that her legacy wasn’t just what she was leaving behind, but what she could create in the current moment. Once Randi embraced the use of and instead of or, her life changed. Style of Leadership Randi leads by example. Once she commits to something, she is all in, and wants others to do the same. What Are You Excited About? Randi is thrilled to be hosting her first retreat in April 2019 that will take 10 women on a personal and cultural journey in Italy. Current Business Challenge Randi will be downsizing her home and relocating. She plans to document this journey to provide relatable content for her audience that may help someone in the same situation. Leadership Practice When Randi was just starting out, she was told to “Just start.” So, she goes through life saying yes now, and figuring out all the details later. Randi believes there is no one right way, but you have to take that path forward to the thing you want without overthinking it. Advice For Younger Self Randi would tell her younger self, “Believe in yourself.” Success is a three letter word, and that word is now. You’ve got this. If this doesn’t work out, there will be something else, but don’t hold yourself. Be curious about the things you most want. Inspirational Quote “We tend to think of our legacy as something we leave behind at the end of our lives, but what would you do differently today if you believed that you had the choice to carve out exactly what you wanted that legacy to be in real time? Manifest that concept and magically you do have that choice. You are your own GPS in your life. Start by having a voice. Say yes by listening to that voice. What’s next? Now is your new next.” Links Website: https://randilevincoaching.com/Email: randi@randilevincoaching.comFree giveaway: https://randilevincoaching.com/balance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RandiLevinCoaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randilevincoachLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randiclevin/Twitter: https://twitter.com/randilevincoachYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9GYtxz1RRqAl5g39kuXJ-Q Thank You to Our Sponsors Zebralove Web Solutions: Your website tells a story about your business! At Zebralove Web Solutions, Milly and her team are going to make sure your website tells the story you want your customers to hear. Connect with Milly at zebralovewebsolutions.com to create the impression you want to make! Resources Create Goals that are Worthy of you: If you are done with either pursuing vanilla goals, suffering through the struggle of goals that are not aligned with your strengths, or dealing with heartbreak of an unattainable goal this course is for you! Private Facebook Community: Chat, share and collaborate with other women listening to the podcast! Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: A simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen. Subscribe to Women Taking the Lead If you enjoyed this episode subscribe in iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play Music or iHeart Radio and never miss out on inspiration and community!

Sandy Weiner is the founder of Last First Date, an internationally known TEDx speaker, dating coach, motivational speaker, and retreat leader. She specializes in helping women develop unwavering core confidence, communicate effectively, and set clear boundaries in relationships. Sandy has contributed to many large publications including the Huffington Post, Better After 50, Mind Body Green, Psychology Today, Thought Catalog, and The Good Men Project. She's also the host of Last First Date Radio, an acclaimed show about attracting and sustaining healthy relationships in midlife. Find out more at: LastFirstDate.com. Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at NicoleChristina.com. You can become a patron of the Show at Patreon.com.

Todays Guest is Vikki Claflin.Vikki is an international best-selling author, humor blogger, and inspirational public speaker. She lives in Hood River, OR, where she writes the award-winning humor blog Laugh Lines: Humorous Thoughts and Advice on How to Live Young When You're...well...Not, doling out irreverent advice on marriage, with humorous how-to lists galore, and shares her most embarrassing midlife moments.  Vikki has been featured on the Michael J. Fox Foundation website, Erma Bombeck's Writer's Workshop, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Midlife Boulevard, Better After 50, and Funny Times Magazine. She also received a BlogHer14 "Voices of the Year" Humor award.  Vikki's first book, Shake, Rattle & Roll With It: Living & Laughing with Parkinson's chronicles her hilarious, and sometimes poignant journey, about living with Parkinson's disease. Her newly released book, Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch? Middle Age, Modern Marriage & Other Complications helps women master midlife with a little common sense and a booty-load of laughter. Both are available now on amazon.com. You can find more of Vikki’s writing at http://laugh-lines.net  CALL IN # 646-929-2870

I recently received a request from one of our Ignite Intimacy listeners to have a conversation focused on ageism and dating. This woman is in her mid-60’s and has been experiencing some dating challenges based on her age.   In response I reached out to former guest, Walker Thornton, who is an expert, advocate and author focused on women’s sexuality. I knew she’d have some juicy tips and insights for us!   Join Walker and I as we dive into the topic of ageism, online dating, sex and communication. Walker shares some key tips for how to stay safe when engaging with online dating and how to explore and engage with potential partners that align with your desires and values.    About Walker:   Walker Thornton is a sex educator, speaker, and sexual health writer. Her mission is to help women embrace their sexuality in a way that feels comfortable at each stage of life. Her writing has appeared on the American Sexual Health Association website, Huffington Post, Better After 50, Senior Planet, and other sites. She is the Sexual Health Columnist for Midlife Boulevard and writes about midlife sexuality at Kinkly.com. Walker currently serves on the Sexuality and Aging Consortium of Widener University’s Leadership Committee. She has presented at the Sexuality and Aging Symposium, CatalystCon, and in other venues across the country.   Connect with Walker:   Connect with Walker: Website  Facebook  Instagram    Resources:   SeniorPlanet.org

Vikki Claflin is an international best-selling author, humor blogger, and inspirational public speaker. She lives in Hood River, OR, where she writes the award-winning humor blog Laugh Lines: Humorous Thoughts and Advice on How to Live Young When You’re…well…Not, where she doles out irreverent advice on marriage, offers humorous how-to lists galore, and shares her most embarrassing midlife moments. Vikki is the author of four humor books. Her most recent is titled “I Think My Guardian Angel Drinks,” where she explores the hilarious side of aging in a society that worships youth. She also speaks to groups & organizations around the U.S. about the funny side of living with Parkinson’s Disease. Vikki has been featured on the Michael J. Fox Foundation website, Erma Bombeck’s Writer’s Workshop, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Midlife Boulevard, Better After 50, and Funny Times Magazine. She received a BlogHer14 “Voices of the Year” Humor award, and has been a featured guest on over 40 radio programs throughout the US and Canada. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Vikki’s book: “Shake, Rattle & Roll With It: Living and Laughing with Parkinson’s” Her personal battle and family history with Parkinson’s Why she tried (and succeeded) to find humor in the disease and how that turned into the book The impact the book has had on readers (including Mitch’s wife) and the stories she’s heard from those readers about how their lives have been profoundly changed for the better because of it Vikki’s “pole dancing” story that is by the far the most popular story from the book Learning to let go and laugh at yourself as a person with Parkinson’s What is actually known about the causes of Parkinson’s Why the lessons in Vikki’s book are applicable for so many problems — not just Parkinson’s Working around Parkinson’s and learning to live with joy in your life Why being diagnosed with Parkinson’s doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t do what you love Why you’ll never run out of material you when you learn to laugh at yourself Resources: REInvestorSummit.com/Claflin REInvestorSummit.com/live REInvestorSummit.com/noteservicing REInvestorSummit.com/aof REInvestorSummit.com/100

Calling all those who have ever felt busy, stressed or food obsessed – this podcast is for you! Today I'm speaking with Health & Lifestyle Coach and author of the award winning book, “Busy, Stressed, and Food Obsessed!” - Lisa Lewtan. She shares wonderful insight into the correlation between being busy and stressed and how it can impact our eating habits. We discuss the importance of recognizing and understanding some of the emotional triggers and habits that lead us to food for pleasure as well as the ability to work past these feelings through meditation and thought control.   Through private coaching, online courses, workshops, and retreats, Lisa helps highly successful hungry go-getters to slow down, chill-out, develop a better relationship with food and stress, look good, and feel great. She has been featured in numerous publications including The Boston Globe, The Huffington Post, MindbodyGreen, and Better After 50, and has been a speaker at companies such as Canyon Ranch and Google.   “We're using “busyness” to hide other things about ourselves. We tend to define ourselves by the things we are doing rather than just who we are.” – Lisa Lewtan   On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:   Are we wearing our “busyness” as a badge of honor? Being aware of the language around the word busy. Balancing the “have-tos,” the “wanna-dos” and the “shoulds.” How the stress of being busy can lead to food obsession. In a fight or flight situation, where do we flee to mentally? Do we really know what it feels like to be biologically hungry? The process and benefits of interrupting habits. How does stress, worry and self-doubt relate to self-love?     Key Takeaway: So many times when we think we're hungry, we're really not – we're just not present with where we are. Why are we so busy? Do we have to be busy? Do we want to be busy? Do we feel like we should be busy?     Connect with Lisa Lewman: http://www.healthyhappyandhip.com/ Get Our Self-Care Manifesto You have the right to take care of yourself. When you take care of yourself first, everyone around you will benefit, and will let you get more done in less time. If you need a reminder, just go to our webpage and click the download button. Then print and hang the manifesto on your wall or fridge or wherever you want so long as you get to see a positive reminder every day. Remember: Self-care is not selfish; it is essential.   Level Up Your Life Are you ready to upgrade to the next version of you? If you are ready to receive the guidance, accountability, and support you need to up level your health, feel more energized, and truly love your body, then join me for the 11 Weeks to Level Up Your Life program! The next round of Level Up Your Life begins February 13, 2018. Visit BrodieWelch.com/Level-Up to learn more and schedule your FREE Discovery Call Today!   Share Your Healthy Curiosity Thank you for joining me on today's episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today's busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today's episode, pleasehead over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.   To subscribe to A Healthy Curiosity in iTunes, click here. To subscribe to A Healthy Curiosity on Android, click here. To like or share about A Healthy Curiosity on Facebook, click here. To reach A Healthy Curiosity in the Twitterverse and tell me what you'd like to hear about, click here.

Todays Guest is Vikki Claflin.Vikki is an international best-selling author, humor blogger, and inspirational public speaker. She lives in Hood River, OR, where she writes the award-winning humor blog Laugh Lines: Humorous Thoughts and Advice on How to Live Young When You're...well...Not, doling out irreverent advice on marriage, with humorous how-to lists galore, and shares her most embarrassing midlife moments.  Vikki has been featured on the Michael J. Fox Foundation website, Erma Bombeck's Writer's Workshop, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Midlife Boulevard, Better After 50, and Funny Times Magazine. She also received a BlogHer14 "Voices of the Year" Humor award.  Vikki's first book, Shake, Rattle & Roll With It: Living & Laughing with Parkinson's chronicles her hilarious, and sometimes poignant journey, about living with Parkinson's disease. Her newly released book, Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch? Middle Age, Modern Marriage & Other Complications helps women master midlife with a little common sense and a booty-load of laughter. Both are available now on amazon.com. You can find more of Vikki’s writing at http://laugh-lines.net  CALL IN # 646-929-2870

We all heard that Laughing is the best medicine. Vikki is with us today to teach us how we can laugh away our problems. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/laughing-with-parkinsons-episode-26 Vikki is an international best-selling author, humor blogger, and inspirational public speaker. She wrote the book, “Shake, Rattle, and Roll with It – Living and Laughing with Parkinson's“.  Since my father has Parkinson's Disease, I had to get her on the show!  She did not disappoint!  We talked about her book, her life, and our ailments, including my dystonia. Shake, Rattle, and Roll with It- Living and Laughing with Parkinson's: A few weeks after her first book, “Shake, Rattle, & Roll With It, Living & Laughing with Parkinson’s”’ came out, she received an email from a woman who said, “My mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s ten years ago. Since then, no one in the house has ever been allowed to talk about it, or even mention the word ‘Parkinson’s.” This created a lot of stress for the family as we all tried to pretend she wasn’t shaking or stumbling. Any reference to her condition was immediately shut down. I bought her your book and set it on her nightstand. She read the whole thing in one sitting that night. The next morning, she came down for breakfast and began talking about her Parkinson’s like it was the weather. She now talks about it and even laughs about it easily. The elephant in the room is gone. Thank you, thank you. Thank you.” We wanted to bring Vikki's award-winning humor to our audience, considering that many of us have parents and loved once with Parkinson's Disease (including myself).  I wanted to find out how she is laughing with Parkinson's, and she sure let us know! After all, her name has “laugh” in it! Vikki gives us a glimpse into what it's like to have the disease, and how anyone can kick their troubles in the butt by continuing to laugh, regardless of your circumstances. Vikki lives in Hood River, OR, where she writes the award-winning humor blog Laugh Lines: Humorous thoughts and advice on how to live young when you're… well… not, where she doles out irreverent advice on marriage, offers humorous how-to lists galore, and shares her most embarrassing midlife moments. She talks about mastering midlife with a little common sense and a lot of laughter. She has been featured on the Michael J. Fox Foundation website, Erma Bombeck's Writer's Workshop, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Generation Fabulous, Midlife Boulevard, Better After 50, and Funny Times Magazine. She also received a BlogHer14 “Voices of the Year” Humor award. Vikki's first book, Shake, Rattle & Roll With It: Living & Laughing with Parkinson's chronicles her hilarious, and sometimes poignant journey, about living with Parkinson's disease. Her newly released book, Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch? Middle Age, Modern Marriage & Other Complications is available now on Amazon.com. You can find more of Vikki’s writing at http://laugh-lines.net Vikki’s Books: Shake, Rattle & Roll With It: Living & Laughing with Parkinson's Chronicles Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch?: Middle Age Modern Marriage & Other Complications Something people should know before they retire:  Kathy Kinney, who played Mimi in The Drew Carey Show, says in her new book,

Todays Guest is Vikki Claflin.Vikki is an international best-selling author, humor blogger, and inspirational public speaker. She lives in Hood River, OR, where she writes the award-winning humor blog Laugh Lines: Humorous Thoughts and Advice on How to Live Young When You're...well...Not, doling out irreverent advice on marriage, with humorous how-to lists galore, and shares her most embarrassing midlife moments.  Vikki has been featured on the Michael J. Fox Foundation website, Erma Bombeck's Writer's Workshop, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Midlife Boulevard, Better After 50, and Funny Times Magazine. She also received a BlogHer14 "Voices of the Year" Humor award.  Vikki's first book, Shake, Rattle & Roll With It: Living & Laughing with Parkinson's chronicles her hilarious, and sometimes poignant journey, about living with Parkinson's disease. Her newly released book, Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch? Middle Age, Modern Marriage & Other Complications helps women master midlife with a little common sense and a booty-load of laughter. Both are available now on amazon.com. You can find more of Vikki’s writing at http://laugh-lines.net  CALL IN # 646-929-2870

Lee Gaitan is the author of two books, including her most recent one, My Pineapples Went to Houston—Finding the Humor in My Dashed Hopes, Broken Dreams and Plans Gone Outrageously Awry. Her work has appeared on The Huffington Post, Erma Bombeck, Mothers Always Write, Better After 50, The Good Men Project and many others. Playing Small Moment Lee was really lost and desperate when everything came to a screeching halt. She felt like she had to go back thirty years. Lee was feeling ashamed and embarrassed that she lost everything in her life due to a man. Lee had to sell everything she owned just to be able to afford a run down apartment. She had to work five jobs just to get back on her feet again. One day Lee burst into tears thinking she was never going to get to walk on the path she was on before everything hit the fan. The Wake Up Call One of Lee’s aha moments was when she was at a marketing session for teachers. The keynote speaker sought her out at the break and told her she should be speaking professionally. Little by little she started connecting with like-minded people. She realized at that moment that she was fully back to life again. Lee dusted her self off and got back on the path. She hasn’t stopped writing since. Style of Leadership Lee’s style of leadership is relationship oriented. She relates to people and always empowers them. Lee never takes anything or anyone for granted. She also uses humor as a helpful breaking point for tension. What Are You Excited About? Lee has a story in the book called Feisty After 45: The Best Blogs of Mid-life Women. She is also being featured on a website called Next Act for Women, and is also doing a mini re-launch of her book, My Pineapples Went to Houston, by giving a 21st century spin on it. Leadership Practice Assessing herself honestly and taking inventory is Lee’s leadership practice. She has learned to outsource as she realized her time is better spent on her core strengths. Different does not mean ‘less than’. Book to Develop Leadership You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay Advice For Younger Self Don’t hold yourself back! Lee would do this to make sure she wasn’t outshining others. Distinguishing your light doesn’t help them light theirs. Inspirational Quote “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” ~ T.S. Elliot Interview Links http://www.leegaitan.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mypineappleswenttohouston https://www.twitter.com/LGPineapple http://www.pinterest.com/leegaitan http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/lgaitan7   https://womentakingthelead.com/lee-gaitan/

Sandy Weiner is the founder of Last First Date, and is devoted to helping women achieve healthy, off-the-charts love in the 2nd half of life. An internationally known TEDx speaker, she has contributed hundreds of articles to publications including the Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and The Good Men Project, and is the dating expert at Better After 50. She's also the host of Last First Date Radio Her specialty is in helping women communicate effectively, set clear boundaries in relationships, and value themselves. Guiding Principle, Quote or Mantra “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou Tripped Up in a Partnership Sandy was uncomfortable with a business partnership she was in and ultimately the partnership collapsed right before they were going to launch their offering. What she learned is the importance of clarity. The “DUH” moment that changed your partnerships forever The big DUH for her was her marriage. She was with the wrong person for 23 years and no longer believed love was possible. Then she had a wake up call and hope was renewed.  Proudest moment in partnership She and her ex-husband parented very differently and it was very divisive. She learned how to see the partnership in a new way. This new perspective led to her daughter saying “It feels better here.” Current Partnership that Has You Excited Sandy’s partnership with a fellow coach to be accountability partners for each other and what this partnership has supported her in accomplishing in her life. What is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received? [spp-tweet tweet="Stop making assumptions and ask questions."] Best Partnership Book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592408419/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1592408419&linkCode=as2&tag=speakofpartn-20&linkId=3OBP4YT5HDMFEVUO) Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592408419/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1592408419&linkCode=as2&tag=speakofpartn-20&linkId=VKSU6M62YPNWW7YB) Parting Advice Getting support. Whenever you feel like something is too much. There’s no way you can do it. Ask yourself, “Who can support me. How can I get support?” It is really healthy to ask for support. It is a sign of strength. Interview Links - Sandy’s Website - www.lastfirstdate.com (http://lastfirstdate.com/) Sandy’s Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourlastfirstdate/) - A great place for real advice on dating Last First Date Radio Show (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/last-first-date-radio/id586220219?mt=2) Last First Date Blab (https://blab.im/lastfirstdate1) (https://speakingofpartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Promo-Image-Sandy-Weiner-800x800.png)

Learning to have a healthier relationship with food is learning to better understand yourself and find the right balance that works for you. The problem with an all-or-nothing approach to healthy eating is that it's not sustainable. The goal is to feel good and to appropriately deal with stress. Rather than labeling foods as good or bad, think about them as “more often” and “less often.” Putting a negative connotation on our food choices only fuels the fire of self-judgment and keeps us in that awful stress mode. Tell yourself: Success is not about perfection; it's about how many times I get back on track after falling off.  Lisa Lewtan is a Healthy Living Strategist and founder of HealthyHappyandHip.com, which provides one-on-one coaching, workshops, retreats, and support groups for clients. Her newbook, Busy, Stressed, and Food Obsessed (2015) provides tools to help highly successful Superwomen to slow down, chill out, develop a better relationship with food, and feel great. Her articles have been featured in numerous publications, including The Huffington Post, Better After 50, and MindBodyGreen. Lisa's Great food ideas Sound Health Options

Vikki Claflin is a humor writer, author, public speaker, and former newspaper columnist. She lives with her husband and two Chihuahuas, Chi Chi and Paco, in Hood River, OR, where she writes the award-winning humor blog Laugh Lines: Middle Age, Modern Marriage, Epic Fails, about the comical ups and down of midlife. She believes that laughter, a good glass of wine, and an econo-sized box of Milk Duds are the path to true zen. Vikki has been featured on the Michael J. Fox Foundation website, Erma Bombeck’s Writer’s Workshop, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Generation Fabulous, Midlife Boulevard, Better After 50, and Funny Times Magazine. She also received a BlogHer14 “Voices of the Year” award for Humor. 

Vikki Claflin is a humor writer, author, public speaker, and former newspaper columnist. She lives with her husband and two Chihuahuas, Chi Chi and Paco, in Hood River, OR, where she writes the award-winning humor blog Laugh Lines: Middle Age, Modern Marriage, Epic Fails, about the comical ups and down of midlife. She believes that laughter, a good glass of wine, and an econo-sized box of Milk Duds are the path to true zen. Vikki has been featured on the Michael J. Fox Foundation website, Erma Bombeck’s Writer’s Workshop, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Generation Fabulous, Midlife Boulevard, Better After 50, and Funny Times Magazine. She also received a BlogHer14 “Voices of the Year” award for Humor. 

Sandy Weiner, founder of Last First Date, is devoted to helping women achieve healthy, off the charts love in the second half of life. An internationally known TEDx speaker, dating coach, speaker, and workshop leader, Sandy specializes in helping women communicate effectively, set clear boundaries in relationships, and value themselves. She believes that a woman of value attracts her best partner. Sandy has contributed hundreds of articles to several prestigious publications, including the Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and The Good Men Project, and she is the dating expert at Better After 50. She is also the host of Last First Date Radio, an acclaimed show about attracting and sustaining healthy relationships in midlife. Playing Small Moment Sandy had the opportunity to do a TED Talk after discussing her love for TED Talks with a friend, but she was petrified of public speaking. She hired a speech coach and was able to deliver the speech with phenomenal affect. Sandy had to make the choice to play it small or be amazing. The Wake Up Call Sandy looked to the future of her marriage, realized that she would be alone with her husband, once the kids were older, and moved out. This was a thought that she was not looking forward to, and the more time they spent apart, the more their differences surfaced.  Style of Leadership Sandy teaches her clients to be their own coach. She says “It’s not about powering over, it’s about powering with.” Sandy believes that empowering to change is much more powerful than shaming into change. What Are You Excited About? She is re-launching Find Love Online After 40, a pre-recorded course that helps women learn how to find love online, successfully. Leadership Practice Having and accountability partner has been greatly beneficial for Sandy. They meet a couple of times a week and set small goals, then discuss their success or what they plan to do if they didn’t succeed. Book to Develop Leadership Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time, by Susan Scott What Would You Tell Your Younger Self? Get more support! She tried to do it all, and lost herself. Self-care is so important, and it is essential to delegate, even at home. Inspirational Quote “Strive not to be a success, but rather be a value.” Interview Links LastFirstDate.com Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourlastfirstdate/

This episode of the Better Human Show talks relationships, with Sandy Weiner, founder of Last First Date. Sandy is devoted to helping women achieve healthy, off-the-charts love in the 2nd half of life. An internationally known TEDx speaker, dating coach, speaker, and workshop leader, Sandy specializes in helping women communicate effectively, set clear boundaries in relationships, and value themselves. She believes that a woman of value attracts her best partner. Sandy has contributed hundreds of articles to several prestigious publications including the Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and The Good Men Project, and is the dating expert at Better After 50. She's also the host of Last First Date Radio, an acclaimed show about attracting and sustaining healthy relationships in midlife. If you like what you hear, please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes. It helps our show get found, and I truly appreciate it.  Also, the way this show grows is by word of mouth.  or rather you sharing on social media, talking to friends, tweeting about it, posting on Facebook.To stay in touch with the show, get detailed show notes, and subscribe to my email newsletter, visit DavidRachford.com/podcast.  I've got a great info-graphic I just released that shares the 5 simple tools I used to lose 50 lbs in 6 months, just subscribe to my list and I'll send it over.  I won't spam you, I just send out a weekly email to keep in touch and share some things I'm working on.

Art of Happiness: Exiting the Comfort Zone with Maura Sweeney Desire to escape your comfort zone but still think you can't?With wisdom, wit and honesty, author Maura Sweeney delivers her true story about learning to dance, a childhood passion that didn't get exercised (literally, figuratively and otherwise) until she turned 50. If you're seeking a dose of inspiration and entertainment, you'll find Maura's short story Exiting the Comfort Zone: Dance or Die delivering good reason to exityour comfort zone, too! Penning inspiring (and often fun) short stories on The Art of Happiness and now contributing her blogs to Huffington Post, Generation Fabulous and Better After 50 . . . .  Waiting a half century to debut in a profession that can't be acquired through university degrees, corporate promotions or public accolades, author Maura Sweeney introduces The Art of Happiness. With wit, wisdom and self-deprecating humor, she unwraps a half century of life experience. In this self-empowerment series of short stories, Maura captures familiar issues like Comfort Zones and Competition, Influence and Values, Judgment and Nonsense. For more information visit: http://maura4u.com

Life's Issues with Lloyd Rosen and his guest Vikki Claflin & Kimberly Gauthier: Kimberly Gauthier is a dog nutrition blogger and freelance writer who lives in Western Washington with 4 dogs, 2 cats, and the best guy on the planet. I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, moving from Oregon to Washington for college and settling in Marysville, WA. Keep the Tail Wagging has gone from a blog about dogs to a resource on raw feeding and raising littermates, opening up opportunities for me to speak publicly, connect with amazing people, and provide our dogs with a great life. Vikki lives in Hood River, OR, where she writes the award-winning humor blog Laugh Lines, sharing the hilarious ups and down of midlife. She believes that laughter, a good glass of wine, and an econo-sized box of Milk Duds are the path to true zen. Vikki has been featured on the Michael J. Fox Foundation website, Erma Bombeck's Writer's Workshop, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Midlife Boulevard, Better After 50, and Funny Times Magazine. She also received a BlogHer14 “Voices of the Year” Humor award. Vikki recently released her new book Shake, Rattle & Roll With It: Living and Laughing with Parkinson's, recently listed as an Amazon.com Editor's Favorite Books of 2014, which chronicles her hilarious, and sometimes poignant journey living with Parkinson's disease. Her book is available at Amazon.com.

Vikki lives in Hood River, OR, where she writes the award-winning humor blog Laugh Lines, sharing the hilarious ups and downs of midlife. She believes that laughter, a good glass of wine, and an econo-sized of Milk Duds are the path to true zen. Vikki has been featured on the Michael J. Fox foundation website, Erma Bombeck's Writer's Workshop, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Generation Fabulous, Midlife  Boulevard, Better After 50, and Funny Times Magazine. She also received a BlogHer14 "Voices of the Year" Humor award. Vikki recently released her new book Shake, Rattle & Roll With It: Living and Laughing with Parkinson's, which chronicles her hilarious, and sometimes poignant journey living with Parkinson's disease. Her book is available at Amazon.com. Autographed copies are also available from Vikki at vikki@laugh-lines.net.  

Have you ever had the yen to follow your dreams and just go for it? After 50, fortified by life experience and the hormonal changes of menopause, many of us find the wherewithal to do just that. Felice Shapiro is joining us to share ways midlife women can take their expertise, their life skills, and their passions to create their own successful start-up business. Felice is an expert on entrepreneurship, teaches the subject at Tufts University and is the co-founder of Better After 50... so she knows whereof she speaks. If you have a vision and a drive to maximize your prime of life, you won't want to miss this one!