Rock Your Midlife

Wisdom is Beautiful

Beauty is ageless and on today’s show you’ll learn how you can feel and look more beautiful and authentic in your 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond.
 
My guest is Alexis Eizinas, founder of Silvering, the first North American beauty brand to provide cosmetics and haircare uniquely designed to amplify — never hide — the true beauty of naturally silvering hair. Her mission is to change the way all women perceive silvering hair, to see it as a powerful, beautiful outward expression of growing up.
 
You’ll learn about the benefits of silvering (i.e. embracing your natural hair color) from financial savings and reduced exposure to toxic chemicals to feeling more authentic and empowered. Plus, Alexis provides tips on how to do a grow out with less effort and more ease.
 
Whether you’re already a silver sister or curious about going silver, you’ll be inspired to challenge conventional beauty standards and find beauty and strength from within.

You’re Not Broken, You’re Just Grieving

Grieving is normal and necessary especially at midlife when there are so many changes happening. It’s also not just related to death. You may be feeling loss of youth, friends or social circles, parents, health issues. Or you may be experiencing sadness around divorce, health issues, including menopause, career transitions, or unfulfilled dreams and regrets.
 
The good news is you can heal and move forward and today’s show you’ll learn exactly what you can do to feel better.

Worthy: From Cornfields to Corner Office of Microsoft with Jane Boulware

Get ready to be inspired and learn how to feel worthy and redefine success, My guest is the amazing Jane Bouware. 
From the cornfields of Iowa, Jane defied expectations to lead billion- dollar businesses and rise as a top Microsoft executive. By 52, she'd launched three major ventures, navigated the US's largest merger, and left a trail of influential leaders behind her. Passionate about empowering others to recognize their worth, Jane now dedicates herself to mentoring, board service, and cherishing outdoor moments with her family. All proceeds from her book WORTHY are committed to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year scholarships. She lives in Bellevue, WA.

How to Have Gorgeous Skin at Midlife with Dr. Mina

Having gorgeous, glowing skin at midlife is easy and doesn't have to cost you a paycheck. Today's show is going to give you all the info you need to create beautiful skin at midlife. My guest is Dr. Mary Alice Mina. She'is a Harvard trained double-board certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon and leading expert on skin health and skincare. She is the host of THE SKIN REAL, a podcast for people looking for real skin care guidance, by true skin experts where she emphasizes a holistic and preventative approach to skin health and aesthetics. With over 15 years of clinical experience, she is an invited speaker on podcasts, at national meetings, and is recognized for her artistic eye and surgical skills while helping people feel good in their own skin! She is co-owner of Baucom & Mina Derm Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia where she treats patients with advanced surgical and cosmetic procedures to restore and maintain healthy skin.

110 Years Later, The Pollyanna Glad Game Still Works!

Through this Episode, you will learn 1) How finding small joyful moments can lead to big changes during midlife. 2) Finding one thing to be glad about each day helps with mindfulness and positive outlook. Being called a Pollyanna is a compliment, not an insult. Veronica Francis is an author, marketing professional and owner of the “Glad Shop” in Littleton, New Hampshire. Growing up working in her family’s amusement park, Veronica developed a love of laughter. She wrote a book titled “Circus Towne” about her adventures growing up in this circus themed amusement park. In 1994, when small business resources were hard to access, Veronica joined with other women entrepreneurs and founded the organization WREN - The Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network - to provide networking opportunities for women entrepreneurs. A few years later, she started her own digital marketing company in Littleton, New Hampshire. Littleton is best known as the hometown of the author of “Pollyanna”, the world-famous character whose very name inspires gladness and optimism. Veronica, always the optimist, joined the community effort to celebrate Pollyanna and in 2019 opened a Pollyanna themed retail shop in downtown Littleton. Veronica can be found managing her retail shop, promoting gladness through the online Pollyanna Glad Club, and speaking at events.

World Menopause Day - Roundtable Discussion

In the U.S., an estimated 6,000 women daily and more than 2 million women yearly reach menopause – the point when you haven’t had a menstrual cycle for a year. Millions more all over the world are going through the menopausal transition. While transitioning through menopause is natural and normal it’s not easy and is often misunderstood. Today’s show is going to help clear up some of the confusion and provide solutions for your most pressing menopausal complaints. I’m talking with two leaders in the menopause field, Claire Gill, Founder of the National Menopause Foundation and Kate Codrington, author of Second Spring. We’ll be sharing the latest information about menopause as well as results of the National Menopause Foundation and Bank of America Breakthrough the Stigma Survey. Plus, you’ll learn about the launching of the Women’s Midlife Health Policy Institute and how you can get involved. If you’re one of the millions of women struggling with major symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, moodiness, osteoporosis decreased libido, and brain fog tune in and get the information you need to feel better.

Creating a Joyful, Inspiring Midlife Experience

What if you gave yourself a second chance? What if you decided to take a midlife gap year – a break from your life and explore the dream careers you never pursued? What might happen. On today’s show you’ll hear from an amazing woman, Alisha Fernandez Miranda, author of “My What if Year” who did exactly that. She went on a journey to reclaimed herself. Her story will inspire, recharge, and empower you.

What Cancer is and How to prevent it with Dr. Michael Karlfeldt, ND, PhD

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a time to raise awareness, act, and support each other. Each year in the United States, about 240,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women and about 2,100 in men. The risk for women of developing breast cancer at some point during their lifetime is approximately 13 percent. However, there is so much you can do to prevent cancer and treat it should it occur. On today’s show I’m talking with Dr. Michael Karlfeldt author of A Better Way to Treat Cancer about integrative medicine’s role in the treatment and prevention of cancer, especially breast cancer. You’ll learn what cancer is and more importantly how to prevent it. Plus, Dr. Karlfeldt share the cutting edge techniques he’s using in his center to treat cancer. This show is sponsored by Vividly, a platform that empowers women to transition, edit, and flourish through midlife. Check Vividly out at live-vividly.com. The show premieres on Monday Oct 02, 2023 at 8 pm EST