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Someday Is Here: Making Time for the Dreams You’ve Put Off | Lisa Cutshaw

2026-11-0644:54

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! When Lisa Cutshaw was a teenager, her dad gave her some practical advice: be a farmer, after you’ve made your money. So she built a 20-year career as a landscape architect, then bought a farm in western North Carolina near her family. Now she’s finally saying out loud the ideas she’s carried for years, through a newsletter, a podcast about plants, and a free nature journal, all built around one belief: a real relationship with nature mak...

Life Transitions: Why the Right Decision Can Still Bring Grief | Stacie Shifflett

2026-11-0445:18

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! When Stacie Shifflett sat down with Wendy, she was in the middle of a big change. She had just decided to sell her home on Siesta Key, her favorite place in the world, and the grief that followed caught her off guard. Wendy and Stacie talk about why a clear, aligned decision doesn’t always bring relief, how to make room for grief and even rage without getting stuck there, and why old feelings can resurface long after you thought you’d he...

Stop Doing It All: Letting Go of Housework, Guilt & Obligations | Lisa Woodruff

2026-10-3056:48

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Lisa Woodruff, founder of Organize365 and author of Escaping Quicksand, is back, and this time she shares a story she says she’s never told: hiring a house cleaner and then not knowing what to do with herself while someone else did the work. Wendy and Lisa talk about why receiving help feels so uncomfortable, from paying someone to mow the lawn to giving yourself a raise. Lisa also unpacks the obligations so many women pile up in their 2...

How to Know What You Want After a Lifetime of People-Pleasing | Monica Rodgers

2026-10-2849:13

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Monica Rodgers grew up in a high-control religious home where questioning wasn’t allowed, and it took a divorce and a dark night of the soul that kept her in bed for almost nine months to begin what she calls her unbecoming. Wendy and Monica talk about the trance of unworthiness so many women grow up in, why we leave our bodies to survive it, and what it takes to come back. They also get into why so many women freeze when asked what they...

How to Reclaim Your Life in a Distracted World | Dr. Michelle Machado

2026-10-2340:01

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Dr. Michelle Machado spent two decades as a high-achieving medical educator, moving continents with her young daughters, until one night at the height of the pandemic she hit a breaking point. That night became the start of what she calls an awakening, and eventually her book, Alive Again: Four Steps to Reclaim Your Life in a Distracted World. Wendy and Michelle talk about what it takes to stop running on empty, why they both guard their...

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say YES to yourself! | Inspiring Women in Midlife to Create a Life They Love