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Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS2: E11. Staycation ExtensionIn this episode of "Staycation Extension," your host and producer, Connie Le Gendre, takes you on a journey through the ups and downs of her recent staycation. Retirement should be a time of leisure and relaxation, right? Connie shares her experiences, shedding light on the challenges of managing stress when faced with medical appointments, morning routines that clash with doctor's schedules, and the mundane tasks of daily life like grocery shopping and exercise. Connie explores the delicate balance between enjoying a fulfilling staycation and avoiding the pitfalls of overcommitment, all while providing valuable insights into the importance of keeping...2023-10-1106 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveVacations and Staycations are Necessary Breaks Two weeks is not enough even for a staycation. I was about to take another week, but letting you know my progress is better than being inconsistent about posting episodes. I’ve done some research into adding some new skills and am excited about actually putting them into my arsenal of “finding my groove.” I took my own advice and accomplished several medical appointments. Health is my most important concern and I’m trying to keep it at the top of my to do list. I have several followup appointments and am changing my posting to every two weeks, at...2023-09-0905 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveRejuvenating Health: The Wellness Benefits of Breaks from RoutineBoth vacations and staycations offer valuable benefits for health and well-being. Taking time away from the regular routine, whether it's traveling to a new destination or staying home, can have positive effects on physical, mental, and emotional health. So, I am taking a staycation which will begin after this episode and I will be posting again the week of Labor Day - Friday, September 8, 2023. You can find me at: Spotify; Apple Podcast; Google Podcast; and iHeart. They each have their own way of allowing you to comment, question, voice message, share, and like. Finding that out is on my...2023-08-1809 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS2: E7 "Journey of Resilience: Unveiling the First Season"Overall, I hope Season 1 of Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove was an inspiring and empowering listen. It was a reminder that black women over the age of 60 are strong, resilient, and full of life. It was also a reminder that we all have something to learn from each other. If you missed season 1, be sure to check it out. And if you're a black woman 60+, we'd love to hear your story, comments or questions regardless of who you are. Please share your experiences with us by emailing us at: Con.pod12@gmail.com. Next post: Fr...2023-08-1207 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS2: E6: Women 60+ Nourishing Your Body: The Foundation of Age-Defying Self-CareIn this empowering episode, we’ll cover the core of age-defying self-care for women 60 and beyond. Exploring the vital importance of "Nourishing Your Body" and how it lays the foundation for radiant, healthy skin and overall well-being is a wide topic. I’ll share valuable insights, practical tips, and holistic approaches to embrace the beauty of aging gracefully. Discover the transformative power of nourishing your body’s largest organ, the skin and, unlocking the secrets to a vibrant life filled with confidence and vitality. Tune in and embark on a journey of self-discovery, celebrating the wisdom and beauty that comes w...2023-08-0409 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS2: E5: The Power of Choice: Navigating Health in Retirement for Women 60+Welcome to a podcast episode about health, dedicated to empowering 60+ women as they embark on their journey into retirement. In this episode of “Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove” we delve into the realm of valuable tips and insights tailored to our vibrant community of mature women. Retirement marks a new chapter in life, and we believe it's the perfect time to embrace the wisdom gained over the years and channel it into fostering a healthy and fulfilling life. Join us as we explore several essential health ideas to help women in their golden years thrive, regardless of any...2023-07-2810 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS2: E4: Money Mindset Mastery: Aligning Your Energy for Financial FreedomIn this transformative episode, let’s delve into the fascinating world of money mindset and its profound impact on your financial well-being. In other words, further connecting the earlier episodes of foundation to your finances. We’ll explore how aligning your energy with abundance can pave the way to financial freedom. Discover the power of shifting your thoughts, beliefs, and emotions surrounding money to create a mindset that attracts wealth and prosperity. We'll learn new understandings to help you release limiting beliefs and cultivate a positive relationship with money. Some of this will be a repetition of earlie...2023-07-2113 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS2: E3: Retirement Wanderlust: Relaxing With PurposeWelcome. We’re back to Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove. This episode of "Retirement Wanderlust," is for adventurous retirees looking to explore the world in their golden years. I'm your host and producer, Connie Le Gendre, and today we have a very exciting topic to discuss - moving abroad permanently or part-time in retirement while maintaining a home base solution in the U.S. We'll delve into factors like affordability, climate, safety, and cultural interests. So, if you're ready to embark on a new adventure, let's get started! If you would like to comment, voice message, etc, The...2023-07-1413 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS2: E2: Unleashing Your Financial Potential: Navigating Retirement with Mindful Wealth ManagementIn this empowering episode of "Mindful Wealth Management," we delve into the realm of retirement and explore the profound connection between your conscious and subconscious mind and how it shapes your financial journey. Retirement is a time of transition and new beginnings, and understanding the interplay between your mindset and financial decisions is crucial to make the most of this phase. Thank you for following this podcast and sharing with others. Although it’s directed at Black Women 60+, I have people from other demographics following and they are welcome. If the platform you are listening on presents the...2023-07-0711 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS2: E1: Mystery Versus CertaintyMystery and certainty are two contrasting concepts that relate to our understanding and knowledge of the world. In season two of Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove, we’ll explore each of them in more detail and how they affect the foundation and four pillars of season one and beyond. For those who have shared this podcast, thank you. It’s much appreciated and keeps me going. The next episode is scheduled for Friday, July 7, 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conchita-le-gendre8/message 2023-07-0310 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1: E18: Create Social Well Being While Finding Your GrooveNo one is self-sufficient; everyone relies on others. It is the way of having social well being. It may not be obvious that finding your groove should not be a solitary endeavor, but clarity comes from comparison. It’s not necessary to have a large group of people to improve that well being, but solving important issues alone is a one-sided view. There are at least two or more solutions to any problem. Schedule: The next episode will be posted Friday, June 16, 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/con...2023-06-1605 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1: E17: Emotional Awareness Brings Clarity To Finding Your GrooveThe early episodes of “Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove laid a foundation of four pillars. We are now at Number 3, Emotional Awareness. This is about your visible and invisible feelings. Practicing this state is a lifetime process. It’s time to broaden my disclaimer for this podcast. The Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove podcast is presented solely for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes. The use of information on this podcast is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional, diagnosis, or treatment. Seeking...2023-06-0907 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1: E16: Finding Your Groove With Your Health (Pillar #2)Welcome back to “Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove.” I’m your host, Connie Le Gendre. The second pillar, “Best of health,” has many important components in your life. In this episode I’ve considered the five I’ve had the most experience with. These are more like definitions to find my groove. Feel free to expand your inclusion of as many more you think will help you to find your groove. If you are in the health field, you probably have a different or even longer list. Apologies for Episode 16 being late. I’m having technical difficulties Schedule: Join m...2023-06-0506 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E1: How You Start Anything You Want!Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove is for those women who have said: “I don’t know where to start” as they are moving into retirement or are already there, are selling themselves short. Whether you are a minimum wage earner or have broken the glass ceiling in a high value corporation, you were plowing the groove for someone else. Now it’s your turn and all you can see ahead of you is what you left behind. It’s time to put on the rose-colored glasses and paint a rosy future. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/c...2023-05-2607 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1: E15: Health Is A Plan To Finding Your GrooveThe best of health pillar as seen through Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove includes many segments: Your body is not the only thing you need to know about. It’s important to know what is attacking our health and what is known about it. We need to know who is in charge of our health, not only as a nation but globally. I can only point out observation, experience, and how my health was and is affected without formal training in the medical field. You are responsible for your healthy outcome more than you think. Leaving it to others is not...2023-05-2611 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveYou Are The Creator Of Your ValueKnowing what you want is the overarching theme of "Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove. Moving from scarcity to abundance by understanding "money" was and is just a word until it was a thing. It became a thing in the form of minted coins in the 14th Century. This episode and future episodes will equate wealth to abundance. It's what you have left after you pay all your debts. We can describe that state as from comfortable to wealthy. If money is a barrier to your groove, you can either scale back your lifestyle or create more money. We began...2023-05-1907 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1: E13: Money Does Not Equal ValueAre lack and scarcity barriers to controlling your life? Usually, we attribute this to money. But the word money by itself does not inform us of what it is that makes money the culprit for what’s missing or not enough of. Before you can point your finger at money stealing your joy, you need more information about something as intangible as money. I think I’ve solved the problem of being able to comment on this episode. If you are able to get through, feel free to comment. Thank you for bearing with me as I lear...2023-05-1208 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1: E12: Money Is More Than Dead Presidents On PaperThis is Connie Le Gendre, your host and producer of Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove and today’s episode is more about money and what it means to you now. Learning how to make money work for you can be a lifestyle change. A little history about things you find a barrier to your life success goes a long way. Schedule: Season 1, Episode 13: will post on Friday, May 12, 2023 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conchita-le-gendre8/message 2023-05-0511 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1: E11: It Is The Best Of Times“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” ― Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities." This is considered Dickens' most difficult book to read. If you have not read "A Christmas Carol," it is much easier and several of his books have been made into movies...2023-04-2810 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E10: Time To Live Life Like You Know It AllSometimes you gotta just run with what you’ve got. We’re at Episode 10 of the first season of finding your groove and it’s time to jump on what we found out about who we are and where we’re going right now. I'm working on my technology skills to improve the production of this podcast. So, thank you for bearing with me while I experiment with adding to that side of the podcast. I'm in the process of linking to a newsletter and aiming at posting the link on a bonus episode between now and A...2023-04-2107 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E9: Search For Your Best CharacteristicsEvery word you use to describe yourself, as well as every word you’ve accepted that others have used to describe you, molded you into the person you are today. This episode is about stripping away the words you know have shown you a life of limitation and lack of ease for the valuable words that promote imagination and growth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conchita-le-gendre8/message 2023-04-1510 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E8: Building A Better You Helps To Find Your Groove!Life is like a chess game, a military incursion, or an architectural blueprint. There are a lot of moving parts and every one has to be accounted for or you lose the game, the war, or the purpose of the structure you are building. You have to be resilient, drawing on the lessons and skills you acquired in preparation for the task at hand. You don't have to be perfect but being pliable, ready to change directions when the path you’ve taken isn’t your best choice; accepting your very best performance, because perfection is the enemy of procra...2023-04-0717 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E7: Claim Your Strengths And AbilitiesUnequal distribution of wealth has caused pain for many people and never enough wealth for others. Some people try to convince you that achieving certain things are hard and you shouldn’t attempt them because they find it hard. It may well have been hard for that person but often it’s because they don’t want you to succeed where they have failed. If there’s something you really want, there could be things that may be difficult, but for you may be a welcome challenge and for others it may be hard. There’s something about clearing an obstacle th...2023-03-3111 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E6: Use Internal And External Tools To Find Your GrooveWhen you're searching for your groove, if you ask: Who am I at this moment? Can you answer that question? Of course you can because it's you in the present moment. How about: Who was I before I reached 60+ or retired? You can answer that one as well, because it's already happened. What we're doing with this podcast is designing the Retirement Chapter of your life. Believe it or not, we are born with all the right answers. We even come with all the right questions. It's time to ask the right questions. This episode is focused...2023-03-2410 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E5: Reverse Engineering Your GoalsReverse Engineering in this episode is backward building the concept of keeping the end in mind for your retirement chapter in the next five, ten or more years. Considering people are living past 100 years of age, you may want to add to today’s tools and tips and keep abreast of new information that may allow you to grow in ways your health, wealth, and finances allow. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conchita-le-gendre8/message 2023-03-1512 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E4 How Timelines Set By Others Affect Your GrooveThis episode is a summary of how a deliberate roadmap, crafted by others, led you down an educational path, an income path, and a health path that now, as a Black Woman 60+, is trying to find her groove on her terms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conchita-le-gendre8/message 2023-03-0908 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E3 How Mindset Affects Goal SettingA willingness to be aware of the past and present pros and cons of open, closed, and growth mindsets will serve you well in your search to find your groove in your retirement years. So many external things control your life, it's important to have a grasp on some of the internal workings, such as mindsets, that control the outcomes of your life. It's like the foundation of a building hidden below the surface of the earth. You don't know what's there until you dig down and explore what's going on. If something is going wrong, you want to repa...2023-03-0211 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E2: How You Start Anything You Want!Black Women 60+ Finding Their Groove is for those women who have said: “I don’t know where to start” as they are moving into retirement or are already there, are selling themselves short. Whether you are a minimum wage earner or have broken the glass ceiling in a high value corporation, you were plowing the groove for someone else. Now it’s your turn and all you can see ahead of you is what you left behind. It’s time to put on the rose-colored glasses and paint a rosy future. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/c...2023-03-0206 min

Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveS1 E1: Black Women 60+ Finding Their GrooveFinding your groove at any juncture of your life can be one of the most rewarding experiences you can have; but that is especially true when you are in your 60+ years. Connie Le Gendre, a retired multi-career entrepreneur approaching the superager time of life, shares her insights on what can be done to navigate promises you made to yourself when you reached this time. Are you looking for a place to start? Are you looking for simple and easy ways forward? This is the podcast for you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conchita-le-gendre8/mes...2023-03-0102 min