Boss Body

Grief can be a tough emotion to process, but it’s something all of us will experience at some point in our lives. Grief often follows a major life shift, like the loss of a loved one, job change, relationship change, or health challenge - experiences especially common in midlife. It can be tempting to suppress these uncomfortable emotions, stuff them down and sweep them under the rug. But allowing your emotions to flow, and the lessons that follow are an opportunity for profound persona...

10-02

35:28

Silence Your Inner Critic & Unlock Your Inner Power! Sometimes we’re our own worst enemy… One of the biggest challenges for so many women is dealing with their inner critic and how it messes with their self-esteem. The inner critic is that little gremlin saying, “You’re not good enough,” or “You can’t do this.” I’m thrilled to have Karen Shier, midlife transformation guide, life coach, and author, joins us to help us: Uncover the sources of our inner critic - like past e...

09-04

32:53

Stopping and starting. Losing and gaining. On again, off again. If this has been your pattern for waaaaaay too long, I’m going to show you exactly what’s going wrong and what to do to finally make it last. What if I told you that it is not your fault? You didn’t fail the diet. The diet failed you. No more shame, no more beating yourself up. In this week's episode, I’ll lay out the top three reasons you keep stopping and starting give you a step-by-step guide for what to do instead, so y...

08-21

19:34

Life transitions can be hard! And women in midlife and beyond are very much in a transitional phase of life. Growing older, experiencing changing bodies and hormones, divorce, losses, career changes, relocating, empty nest….the list goes on. On this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Pamela Thompson, a coach and author specializing in guiding women through midlife transitions to achieve improved health, happiness, fulfillment, and inner peace. Pamela introduces us to her "Art of Cha...

08-07

32:22

One huge reason there’s such a leadership gap between men and women in senior positions is that women leave the workforce at a higher rate than men at different stages of their careers. Like during their childbearing years or when taking a leave of absence to care for an ailing family member. But did you know one in ten women leaves the workforce at the peak of their skill, wisdom, and experience, due to unsupported menopause symptoms? And it’s costing companies billions. A study in Canada sh...

07-10

33:32

Your body is always sending you signals, but so many of us have become disconnected due to stress, busyness, and thinking we have to do it all. We’ve conditioned ourselves to ignore the body’s messages, like headaches, pain, and mood changes. We even tune out hunger and thirst in an effort to power through our never ending to-do list. But these symptoms are a signal that something isn’t quite right. It’s a “check engine” light from our body. My guest on this episode, Thalia Pellegrini, ...

06-26

37:09

Before we can balance our hormones and get rid of symptoms like the hot flashes, foggy brain, and weight gain that often come with perimenopause, menopause, and beyond, we have to know WHERE and WHY our body is out of whack. That’s why, on this episode, I chat with Dee Davidson, board-certified functional health practitioner and hormone health expert, about how we can get all the data we need so we can figure out solutions that will work for us. It’s about understanding the bigger picture - y...

06-12

35:28

Whether it's battling night sweats, insomnia, weight gain, fatigue, emotional ups and downs, memory issues, or anxiety, hormonal imbalances that often occur around menopause, can wreak havoc on our bodies and minds. This week, Holistic Health Coach and Female Hormone Specialist, Bria Gadd and I get into the nitty gritty of what the heck is going on and what we can do to bring our hormones back into balance. Bria teaches us exactly how estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol get thr...

05-29

39:21

::Trigger Warning:: This episode contains discussions about trauma and emotional eating. If this topic is sensitive or triggering to you, please listen at your discretion. We tend to think of overeating or eating when we’re not hungry as a lack of willpower or discipline. Feeling intense shame afterward. Vowing to never do it again. Only to keep returning to food and repeating the cycle over and over. We’re great at blaming ourselves, but have you ever considered that your eating habi...

05-15

42:30

Episode Summary: If you've ever worked in the corporate world or as an entrepreneur, you know that pushing, forcing, hustling, and grinding has been the traditional model to paving a path to a successful career. My guest on this episode, Leslie Gaudet, a Self-Care Strategist for high-achieving women, has a different take on how to improve your bottom line AND enjoy a high quality of life. She says the endless hustle actually causes burnout, lowers motivation, and slows business growth, and th...

05-01

37:10

Episode Summary: It’s time to get real about sex and menopause. With every stage of a woman’s life - from Maiden, to Mother, to Matriarch - comes physical, mental, and emotional changes. Obviously, the hormonal changes of menopause can affect the way we experience sex and how we feel in our bodies. But you are not only still CAPABLE, but also DESERVING of desire, pleasure, and intimacy. You have the power to work WITH your body to create a happy and pleasurable sex life, whether a...

04-17

33:48

Episode Summary: Don’t wait for permission. Don’t wait for perfect. The key is to take action. Act on your dreams. Act on your vision. These are the principles my guest, Karen Putz lives by. Known as the Passion Mentor, Karen lost her hearing at a young age, causing her to give up her favorite sport - barefoot waterskiing. Even though she describes the next few decades of her life as “busy and full,” she felt something was missing…. Passion! In this episode, she ...

04-03

31:34

Episode Summary: Midlife is a time of transition. Whether we’re experiencing children growing up and leaving home, aging parents, retirement, career changes, or physical changes, it can be tough to navigate this stage of life. But it’s also a profound opportunity for personal transformation. By shedding the layers of societal expectations, accepting all parts of ourselves, and stepping into self-love, we become powerful creators of our “second act.” My guest on this episode, Laura Wade, Soul ...

03-20

35:19

Episode Summary: In this episode, I welcome guest Dr. Dolores Fazzino, nurse practitioner and wellness expert, to discuss the importance of holistic health and the power of intuition in guiding our well-being. Dr. Fazzino shares her insights on the mind-body-spirit connection, emphasizing the significance of addressing emotional and mental well-being alongside physical health. She also highlights the role of intuition in guiding us towards optimal health and wellness, encouraging us to trust ...

03-06

28:40

Episode Summary: When our identity is based on our EXTERNAL career, achievements, possessions, physical appearance, etc., we always feel we have to do more, be more, and achieve more to be “good enough.” And, in doing so, we disconnect with, not only our body, but our soul, our inner wisdom, and our inner truth. When we get out of our heads, and begin to discover, what my guest on this episode, Jessica Falcon, International Soul Embodiment Guide, calls the “goodness within,” we begin to conne...