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Calm the Chaos
Transitioning from Work to Personal Time: A Guided Meditation for Inner Peace
In this episode of "Calm the Chaos," we explore the importance of transitioning mindfully from work to personal time and how it contributes to our overall well-being. We discuss practical strategies for creating a sacred transition and share insights on the benefits of reflection, gratitude, and aligning with personal values during this process. This episode features a ten-minute guided meditation to help listeners unwind from the day's stresses and ease into their personal time with a sense of peace and purpose. Key Points Understanding the significance of transitioning from work to personal time for mental...
2024-04-25
10 min
Calm the Chaos
Passion and Purpose Meditation
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it's easy to lose sight of our true passion and purpose. For women in midlife, this can be a particularly challenging time as we navigate transitions and reflect on where our journey has led us. If you find yourself yearning to reconnect with what truly sets your soul on fire, this guided meditation is for you. The Journey Within Close your eyes and imagine yourself in a serene garden, surrounded by vibrant blooms and the soothing sounds of nature. This garden represents the landscape of your inner...
2024-03-25
04 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.135 Edwige Gilbert, Tranformational Coach and Author. Make a Fresh Start!
Edwige Gilbert is a transformational Guide and Founder of New Life Directions. She helps others to reinvent their lives and creates fresh starts driven by a purposeful vision. As an international speaker and author of "The Fresh Start Promise" and" Victim to Victorious", Edwige turns stress into success by clearing unwanted habits and behaviors, creating self-confidence and exuberant enjoyment of life, or as she calls it in French, "Joie de Vivre" Growing up in Cannes, France Edwige grew up being raised by her grandmother who was preoccupied with her well-being and stopped her by not allowing her to...
2023-01-23
40 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.134 Priscilla Long, Author, Dancing with the Muse in Old Age
Priscilla Long is a Seattle Based writer, poet, and longtime independent teacher of writing. She is the author of seven books to date and numerous publications in literary journals. She grew up on a dairy farm on the eastern shores of Maryland attending Moravian Seminary for Girls and Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She writes science, poetry, history, creative nonfiction, essays, and fiction. Priscilla lives in the Seattle area and serves as the founding and consulting editor of Historylink.org which is a free online encyclopedia for Washington State History Today we are discussing her...
2023-01-09
35 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.133 Kamini Wood, Coach, Authentic ME
Kamini Wood is a certified professional coach who helps people take the courageous steps to identify their limiting beliefs, the reasons for their stagnation, or feelings of not-enoughness, so they can have what they want professionally and personally to live a fulfilled life. She is the creator of AuthenticMe® and CEO of Live Joy Your Way, a coaching company helping individuals shake free of their fears, unhelpful mindsets and behaviors in order to have healthy relationships and move forward on the professional path they choose. Kamini herself has gone from a people-pleasing, perfectionist, holding herself b...
2022-12-19
25 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.132 Alice Inoue, Happiness U
Alice Inoue is an award-winning author and life expert who has dedicated her life to helping others find answers to life challenges. Alice has created a great number of books on self-love and happiness and allowed herself to grow more through her long-running column in Hawaii’s largest publication, Midweek. Alice’s multiple exposure living in places such as San Francisco, Taiwan, Japan, and now Hawaii definitely led her to this wonderful path in guiding others through their journey of life and now has established Happiness U – a business with a heartwarming purpose for organizations and individuals who ar...
2022-12-05
40 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.131 Cassie Christopher Workshop, How to Set Intentions for the Holidays and into 2023
In November, Cassie Christopher and I presented a live workshop titled, How to set intentions for the holidays and into 2023! We had wonderful participation during the event and thought it would be helpful to play you a recording of the workshop AND give you access to the accompanying worksheet! Just in case you missed it live, you haven’t missed the content! Cassie Christopher has been on the podcast before and is a registered dietitian nutritionist who supports her community to break free from the all-or-nothing diet mentality! Who couldn’t use that when entering the holidays? She has...
2022-11-21
46 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep. 129 Ann Richardson Author, Blogger, Reflections on Growing Older
Ann Richardson is a writer who believes that life is full of serendipity, which makes it more fun. Ann Richardson’s recent book, The Granny who Stands on Her Head, comprises a series of reflections on growing older but also includes some stories from her life. She has written numerous other books, including one about the people who provide hospice care and one about being a grandmother. Ann was born in Washington, D.C., USA, grew up in New York City and has lived with her husband in London, England since 1968. Ann and her husband have two grow...
2022-10-17
36 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.128 Dami Roelse, Life Coach, Writer and Walking Women 50 Plus
Dami Roelse is a certified life coach, writer, and retired mental health provider. Born in Holland, Dami has traveled the world extensively, lived on different continents, and has learned to use her travel as inspiration for living. As she entered the 3rd phase of life Dami lost her life partner. She went for a long walk in the Himalayas to escape the reality of life without her life partner. This trek in a desolate wilderness at a high altitude gave her back her sense of belonging. You can read about Dami’s spiritual quest and trek in the Himalayas in...
2022-10-03
44 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.125 Tania Vasallo, The Courage to Be Happy
Tania Vasallo is the founder of The Courage To Be Happy, a global community of high-achieving women entrepreneurs working to become financially empowered and independent. She also hosts Increase Your Income and Impact, her signature live event to help women expand their businesses and mindsets. Born to a Spanish father and an American mother and raised in Spain, Tania was constantly in search of freedom from a patriarchal society. She now specializes in transforming a mindset of lack to a mindset of abundance and prosperity so that her clients discover their own autonomy in their personal and...
2022-08-22
50 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.123 Deb Johnstone, Women Reinventing Midlife Summit
Deb Johnstone is a professional speaker, writer, transformational coach, stylist, midlife transition mentor, and yoga teacher. She is the founder of Women Reinventing MidLife and Transformational Pathways Australia. Deb is the creator of her signature program HER Rediscovery and the Women Reinventing MidLife Club. She’s the host of the YouTube channel, WRM TV, and host of the WRM Summit Series where she supports women in the middle phase and beyond to rediscover themselves, build confidence and find new exciting directions. Deb shares the following Her journey and how she hit a turning point in h...
2022-07-18
32 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.122 Emee Estacio, How to Tackle Imposter Syndrome and Self Doubt
Emee Estacio is the Founder of The PAME Code. She is a chartered psychologist with over 20 years of experience in health, community, and positive psychology. Her passion is to help people embrace their true worth, so they can live happy and fulfilling lives. Throughout her academic, coaching, and research career, she has worked closely with individuals and communities to unlock their full potential using simple and easy to apply methods for limitless success in life. She is the #1 best-selling author of the "Psychology in Your Life" book series, including titles such as "The Imposter Syndrome Remedy", "Change Your Life...
2022-07-04
39 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.121 Linda Ward, Crazy Simple Steps to Feeling Happier
Linda Ward is a Writer and Life Coach living in Minnesota. She specializes in helping mature women find everyday happiness and satisfying life. She zeroes in on life after divorce, retirement transitions, and finding courage no matter what the circumstances. Her inspiring new eBook is called, "Crazy Simple Steps to Feeling Happier. " Linda’s Professional background is Social Work and Counseling. Linda shares how she came to write her book: Crazy Simple Steps to Feeling Happier and shares some of her favorites during our discussion! Steps you can implement right now! No purchase necessary ( wink, wink) Dur...
2022-06-20
35 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.120 Jean Atman, Consciousness Coach and Quantum Healer
Jean Atman is a Consciousness Coach and Quantum Healer. Her greatest joy is to spark awakening and facilitate deep level healing in the collective. She has been called to reach beyond her beloved practice and is on a mission to assist in the ascension process on a grander scale. Jean is passionate about sharing her wisdom, tips, and tools that have proven to be the most effective in influencing her journey as well as for her clients! What You will learn in our conversation! How to stop living on the basement floor and rise to...
2022-06-06
47 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.119 Cassie Christopher, Emotional Eating Expert
Cassie Christopher is a Registered Dietitian, Emotional Eating Expert, and owner of Cassie Christopher Health Coaching. She has a Master's degree in Nutrition and specializes in helping women in midlife and beyond find the Courage to Trust themselves around food. She helps women stop the cycle of all-or-nothing dieting that leads to numbing emotions with food so they can develop a supportive relationship with food, their body, and their health, so they can eat with joy instead of eating to seek joy. Cassie shares why an “all or nothing” dieting causes women to struggle and that compassion for o...
2022-05-23
39 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.118 Sheree Clark, Midlife Career Coach
My guest this week is Sheree Clark, a Midlife Courage Coach who calls her practice Fork in the Road. Sheree says she became a courage coach because she believes “it takes guts to live the second half of your life for you when you’ve lived the first half for everyone else.” Sheree has written and presented on topics ranging from managing regrets and finding your passion to overcoming career burnout. A serial entrepreneur, Sheree owned a successful advertising agency for over 25 years before pivoting to become a life coach when she was in her 50s. But Sheree...
2022-05-09
31 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.117 Daniela Sulek, Shift into the higher consciousness of YOUR TRUE SELF
Juggling life for years led Daniela Sulek to hit a wall. Her entire way of life and being changed when what she now calls “humaning” led to her developing serious illnesses while pregnant with her third child, and almost cost her her life. With her “play your way through life” philosophy, she now helps renowned yet unfulfilled leaders move into a permanent state of ease, joy, and passion. By transcending from the conditioned human to the consciousness of their true self, they shift into effortlessly creating by being, instead of creating by doing. Daniela has...
2022-05-02
41 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.116 Julie Morgenstern, SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life
Julie Morgenstern is one of the leading experts on organization, business productivity, and time management. The author of six best-selling books, a consultant to large corporations, and a sought-after speaker, Morgenstern has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, and NPR’s Fresh Air and helped thousands of people transform their homes, businesses, and attitudes about every kind of clutter. The New York City-based Julie Morgenstern Enterprises has been successfully in business for over 30 years. What You’ll Learn This book will help you clear the clutter for good! Julie takes a different approach by using the SH...
2022-04-25
40 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.115 Epic Self Project Interview with Dr. Melissa Bordogna
I recently had the opportunity to join Dr. Melissa Bordogna in her weekend event the Epic Self Project for Midlife! This was a wonderful opportunity to connect with those that were looking for inspiration in a variety of topics from experts in their field. With my expertise being in career and life coaching, I guided the participants into the importance of identifying your theme when moving into your next chapter! We had a great discussion and wanted to give you the opportunity to hear it on the podcast! For this discussion, I created a worksheet that you can a...
2022-04-18
30 min
Becoming More Me
Episode 44 : Career Passion and Purpose with Deborah Voll
In this episode, I'm talking to certified professional life & career coach, Deborah Voll, all about 2nd Acts, Purpose, Passion and Transformation!You can learn more about Deborah and her Coaching by visiting www.deborahvoll.com . And you can listen to her podcast, Calm the Chaos, here.✨💕✨Thank you for tuning in! If you loved this episode, please leave me a 5 Star Review wherever you enjoy listening to podcasts. When you take a minute to do that it honestly means SO much to me!Support the showVisit theresalearlevine.org to get T...
2022-04-14
23 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.114 Diana Raab, Writing for Bliss, Healing and Transformation
Diana Raab, Ph.D. is a memoirist, poet, blogger, thought-provoker, and award-winning author of ten books, including four poetry collections, including her latest, Lust. She blogs for Psychology Today, The Wisdom Daily, Thrive Global, Sixty and Me, and many others. Her most recent nonfiction book is Writing for Bliss. She teaches workshops on writing for healing and transformation. Her poetry chapbook, “An Imaginary Affair,” is forthcoming by Finishing Line Press Diana begins our discussion by sharing how she began her journey of journaling at a young age and that a tragic loss prompted the gift of a journ...
2022-04-11
30 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.113 Stephanie Raffelock, Unlocking the Power of Midlife!
Stephanie Raffelock is the author of Creatrix Rising, Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women. She also penned the award-winning book, A Delightful Little Book of Aging A graduate of Naropa University’s program in writing and poetics, Stephanie was a contributor to the Rogue Valley Messenger in Oregon. She has blogged for Nexus Magazine, Omaha Lifestyles, Care2.com, as well as SixtyandMe.com A recent transplant to Austin, Texas Stephanie enjoys an active life with her husband, Dean, and their Labrador retriever Mickey Mantle Raffelock. For Stephanie, writing is an encore career! Stephanie is passionate about...
2022-04-04
34 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.112 Deborah Voll - Zestful Aging
You are listening to Episode 112 of Calm the Chaos! In this episode, I am sharing an interview where I was the invited guest with Nicole Christina from the Zestful Aging podcast! It was a lot of fun! Nicole has been a psychotherapist for over 30 years and has her own podcast: The Zestful Aging Podcast. In her interview with me on Calm the Chaos, we talked about what is Zestful Aging, why are we here, and what type of legacy we will leave behind. Today on her show, I am sharing my journey with my book, The Tel...
2022-03-28
41 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.111 Daniel Mangena. Living a Life of Abundance
Daniel Mangena is an International Speaker, Best-Selling Author, Broadcaster, and Coach. He is best known for his highly successful Micro2Millions program, being the author of Stepping Beyond Intention and his Do it With Dan and Beyond Success podcasts. He is completely self-made and has spent decades perfecting his world-class coaching methodology. His mission statement: “To spearhead an evolutionary uplift in universal consciousness, by awakening people to the importance of their unique role and enabling them to manifest their dream life.” Daniel has learned his lesson’s later in life through losing his fortunes not once b...
2022-03-21
33 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.110 Tareq Azim, EMPOWER
A descendant of Afghan nobles, Tareq Azim’s family was forced to flee their homeland in 1979. He assimilated in the United States through his love of sports, excelling in wrestling, boxing, and football. In 2004, Azim decided to visit his home country, and upon arriving, he discovered countless children living on the streets, waiting for the inevitable recruitment into terrorist networks and anti-peace militias. Azim’s close encounter with the ravages of a war-torn society taught him how pain can generate the most intense forms of fear, anxiety, and depression. He had found his salvation through sports and physical activity, and...
2022-03-14
46 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.109 Daniela Sulek, The Freedom to Be Who You Want to BE
Juggling life for years led Daniela Sulek to hit a wall. Her entire way of life and being changed when what she now calls “humaning” led to her developing serious illnesses while pregnant with her third child, and almost cost her her life. With her “play your way through life” philosophy, she now helps renowned yet unfulfilled leaders move into a permanent state of ease, joy, and passion. By transcending from the conditioned human to the consciousness of their true self, they shift into effortlessly creating by being, instead of creating by doing. My conversation with Daniela begins by her shar...
2022-03-07
45 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.108 Jackie Parsons, Hedonistic Hiking Tours
Jackie Parsons was born and raised in England. SheI studied languages from an early age and developed a passion for Latin cultures. She speaks French, Spanish, and fluent Italian. Jackie has led tours in Europe since 1992, specializing in walking tours in Italy since 2007 Her first degree in Spanish took her to the mountains of Mexico and to the South American Andes, where she took part in a Raleigh International expedition to Chile. Her enthusiasm for Italy developed alongside my love of its art, history, culture, food, wine, and people. She has also studied Italian art and culture...
2022-02-28
35 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.107 Judi Jacobs, The Tech Wizard
Judi Jacobs is a former plaintiff’s tort trial lawyer. She began her journey into teaching and learning about technology in the early part of my legal career. Like many of us, she did not grow up with a computer and is not a computer engineer. She is not a so-called “digital native.” (i.e., I am not under 35!) Her first experiences with computers came through work in my law firm as she had to struggle to learn how to do things by trying and failing. When something went wrong with a colleague or my computer, she would wat...
2022-02-21
30 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.106 Deborah Voll Coaching Celebrating YOU
Welcome back to Calm the Chaos! You are listening to Episode 106 and today my guest is ME! Yes, that’s right today I’ll be doing all the talking! And…. it’s a big day as today marks the 2nd year anniversary of producing the podcast Calm the Chaos! I decided to do this episode solo because for most of you listening you may just see me as a podcast interviewer of other subject matter experts! But.. I am first and foremost a coach for women over forty and I guide them on a journey to transform their lives! ...
2022-02-14
09 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.105 Lis McKinley, Professional Organizer, Let's Make Room
Lisbeth “Lis” McKinley, is a Certified Professional Organizer, move manager, public speaker, and owner of LET’S MAKE ROOM, LLC based in Oakland, California, now in its 12th year of operation. Lis, along with her team at LET’S MAKE ROOM, helps clients achieve their unique vision of the organization, before or after moving, remodeling, or refreshing and unclutter their living, work, and storage areas. Lis speaks to both professional and community groups about downsizing, organizing, productivity, and paper management. Her talks have inspired hundreds of people to enjoy their lives with less and get more done. Lis...
2022-02-07
42 min
Zestful Aging
Deborah Voll -- Want a Side Gig That's Fun?
Deborah Voll has been an Airbnb "super host" for nine years. She's the author of the book "The Tell-All Guide To Airbnb Hosting, Tips, and Tricks for Successful Hosting". Deborah shares some of the lessons she has learned about herself, and tips for you to not only be a successful host but a great guest. Check out her website: DeborahVoll.com. Check out https://copenotes.com/zestful for an innovative app that supports mental health. Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at ZestfulAging.com.
2022-02-05
39 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.104 Theresa Levine, Emotional Freedom Technique
Theresa Levine lives in Davidsonville, Maryland with her husband Jeff and their four boys. As an entrepreneur with a background in psychology, nutrition, and fitness, she has been helping women work on various aspects of their mental and physical health for over 25 years. Her struggles with ADHD, trauma, and the chaos and overwhelm of being a mompreneur with big goals and responsibilities led her to learn how to cultivate the success, clarity, and inner peace that used to feel so elusive to her. Using a unique blend of Energy, Psychology, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Tapping, and Strategy, Theresa empowers...
2022-01-31
45 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.103 Sheena Nancy Sarles, Growing Younger Gracefully
Sheena Nancy Sarles is a lifelong student of well-being in body, mind, and spirit. She is a certified Yoga instructor, a Holistic Life Coach, a Reiki practitioner., and has been called, a serial entrepreneur! From her life experiences, she has followed an organic path. As she became aware of her own aging, she created Growing Younger Gracefully™ workshops, classes, and newsletters to address how we can age and enjoy the process. From there, she curated her studies and practice of well-being in her book, “Growing Younger Gracefully: Your Guide to Aging with Vitality, Resilience, and Pizzazz”. We start at the very...
2022-01-24
44 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.102 Pam Lamp, Who I Met Today
For more than four years, Pam Lamp has explored one new thing every single day! On her website, Who I met today, she writes about these discoveries and the wonderful people she's met along the way. Pam loves a good book, the beach, and is an animal person. Pam lives in Nashville with her husband. Pam shares that her journey began back when her kids were grown and she and her husband moved from Houston, Texas after twenty years to Nashville. This happened in her late fifties and she found the move a difficult adjustment. It was one mor...
2022-01-17
35 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.101 Rachel Arbuckle, 2000 Paces Photo Organizing
Rachel Arbuckle is a Navy Veteran, wife, mom, and founder of 2000 Paces Photo Organizing. After a series of fires forced her family to evacuate and leave behind photo memories that were scattered throughout their home, Rachel was motivated to help others spend less time worrying about organizing and protecting their memories and more time making them. In 2014, a series of fierce fires roared through San Diego County, the largest of which started on the mountain just behind Rachel’s home. She had only minutes to grab a few items. Her instinct was to gather all of our ph...
2022-01-10
34 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.100 Samantha Coffin, Resolutions vs. Intentions for the New Year
Samantha Coffin is a wellness and mindset coach focused on helping women go from a life full of symptoms to a life full of living. As a child, Samantha personally struggles with health and wellness. She reminds us that if you don’t prioritize your wellness now then you’ll be forced to prioritize your illness later! Samantha’s website is called the Wellness Rewind where she offers 1:1 Wellness supports, offers great articles, recipes, and your personal guide to wellness. Samantha is returning guests to the show and we dive into her story about her health journey and how s...
2022-01-03
45 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.99 Jennifer Louden, Why Bother! Discover the Desire for What's Next
Jennifer and I discuss her book, Why Bother! Discover the Desire for What's Next. Since it's the end of the year, it's the perfect time to stop, notice and celebrate the arising of the desire within yourself! This desire is what gives us the juice, courage, and inspiration to get over the fears that we often feel when we come to this place in our lives. Let’s take the time today to flip that question, Why bother into something positive! In my interview, we discuss the six steps of why bother! JENNIFER LOUDEN is a pers...
2021-12-27
42 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.98 Katharine Chestnut, Inner Affirmations
Katharine Chestnut is the founder and CCO of Alkaloid Networks, a coworking space she founded in 2015. Over the past two decades, Katharine has navigated the realm of self-care, studying multiple wellness disciplines to support her own personal growth. Her new book, Inner Affirmations, is a testament to her practice of personal self-care and the kind of growth that comes from a mindful journaling routine. Katharine’s journey started twenty years ago when she was introduced to her mentor, Sue Meyers who in her own right was a million-dollar realtor turned spiritual guide. Sue was teaching weekend workshops in the...
2021-12-20
38 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.97 Melissa Houston, Financial Coach for Business
Melissa Houston is a CPA and Financial strategist for CEO’s. Melissa helps successful business owners increase their profit margins so they can keep more money in their pocket and increase their net worth! Melissa is a columnist at Forbes.com and the host of The Business Society Podcast Melissa started her journey as a social worker and worked in that sector for five years and realized that long-term it may not be the best fit for her. She then went back to school and chose to account as it was the “responsible, reliable choice” but then realized...
2021-12-13
28 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.96 Fran Braga Meininger, Years Beyond Youth
Fran Braga Mininger is a writer, author, content provider, and creator of The Years Beyond Youth.com. She writes about an era in a woman’s life that can be exciting, engaging, and vibrant despite or perhaps because of, what comes with age. Her work has been featured on Sixty and Me, Ruminate Magazine, KQED Radio, She Rose Revolution, Changing Aging, and other online and printed publications. Fran retired around 59 years young and for the first few months, it was fun to have all the freedom and to be able to do what you wanted. She started to f...
2021-12-06
33 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.95 Danielle Collins, The Face Yoga Expert
Danielle Collins is THE Face Yoga Expert! With over 17 years of experience teaching to millions worldwide! Danielle believes in combining traditional techniques that have been used for thousands of years with modern scientifically proven research. Believe it or not, Face Yoga has been proven to make you look three years younger in 20 weeks as these results were conducted by dermatologists at Northwestern University! Not only does she provide the tools to her community to do this in their home but she supports her community with a blog, podcast, YouTube channel, shop, and teacher training! Danielle makes herself accessible and is a...
2021-11-29
25 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.94 Sky, Confusion to Clarity on Career Path
This podcast episode is the journey of my client Sky who recently completed her 8-week coaching program with me to gain the clarity and confidence she needed regarding her next career move! Sky came to me recently unemployed and feeling confused about what to do next. She wasn’t sure if staying in her early childhood education was the best move for her and she was needing some guidance to help make that decision and gain the skills she needed to show up with confidence to be able to discuss her experience and skills during the interview pro...
2021-11-22
24 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.93 Cindy Burnett, Thoughts from a Page Podcast
Cindy Burnett is the host of the Thoughts from a Page Podcast where she interviews authors about their latest works. An avid reader and book reviewer, Cindy loves to talk about books everywhere she can. In addition to hosting her podcast, she actively promotes books she loves on social media including Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Cindy writes two book columns for The Buzz Magazines, Buzz Reads, and Page Turners, and reviews books monthly for Bookreporter.com. She is also a co-creator of Conversations from a Page, a Houston author event series that brings authors and readers together...
2021-11-15
23 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.92 Terry Tucker, Sustainable Excellence
Terry Tucker has been an NCAA Division I college basketball player, a Citadel cadet, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, an undercover narcotics investigator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, a business owner, a motivational speaker, an author, and most recently, a cancer warrior. He is the author of, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Living Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life. Terry and his wife have lived all over the United States and currently reside in Colorado with their daughter and Wheaten Terrier, Maggie. In 2019, Terry started the website, Motivational Check to help others find and...
2021-11-08
49 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.91 Jean Atman. Consciousness Coach and Quantum Healer
Jean Atman is a Consciousness Coach and Quantum Healer. Her greatest joy is to spark awakening and facilitate deep level healing in the collective. She has been called to reach beyond her beloved practice and is on a mission to assist in the ascension process at a grander scale. Jean is passionate about sharing her wisdom, tips, and tools that have proven to be the most effective in influencing her journey as well as for her clients! We begin by discussing Jean’s journey towards her practice and how she was born into a tumultuous life...
2021-11-01
37 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.90 Dyna Vink, Certified Health and Nutrition Coach
Dyna Vink is a certified health and nutrition coach who refused to give in after her doctor, dietician, and trainer gave ineffective advice on how to navigate perimenopause. She now coaches women through her site Holistic Nutrition Lifestyle Dyna started her journey as a director of marketing with several high-tech companies over the years. She had what some may consider a dream job. But in her thirties started to stumble which affected her confidence and belief in herself. Different symptoms starting coming up and she didn’t know what to make of them and hadn’t connected the dots t...
2021-10-25
33 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.89 Lesleigh Tolin, Grief Recovery Method Specialist
Lesleigh Tolin is an advanced Grief Recovery Specialist. She has twelve years of professional hospice experience and it has been a dream to help others with end-of-life challenges having experienced an inordinate amount of loss on her own. It’s now her personal mission to work with adults internationally who have been impacted by emotional loss either current or past to transform their pain into power. Her Grief Recovery Method is the only evidence and action-based program for healing grief in our nation. Lesleigh shares that at the start of her journey, she was dealing with her grief b...
2021-10-18
50 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.88 Julia Schmidt, Transform Your Life with Career Coaching
Today be prepared to be inspired! My conversation this week is with my client: Julia Schmidt who this year completed her eight-week coaching experience. Julia came to me needing some help in a career search but what she gained were a new career, increased self-confidence, and a completely new mindset! In our interview, she shares with the listeners Where she was at in the beginning of her career search and how that felt and the stories she told herself about her work/life experience and capabilities. Her thoughts on what she felt she was quali...
2021-10-11
30 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.87 Sharon Valenti, Master Your Thoughts and Emotions
Sharon Valenti’s thirst for knowledge led her to spend time in various places around the U.S., as well as a journey throughout India and the shores and villages of Indonesia. Consistently pursuing her own awakening, she is motivated to help others do the “work” and seek a shift within themselves. In this podcast, we are talking about mastering your thoughts and emotions! Sharon shares that in her past growing up she experienced a lot of physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse. But through her work, she has acknowledged that each of these moments of trauma in her life...
2021-10-04
37 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.86 Hope Kelaher. Therapist and Author: Here to Make Friends. How to Make Friends as an Adult
Hope Kelaher is a therapist who has extensive training in relational and systematic therapy. Her passion is helping those who are struggling with anxiety and depression find healing connections among family and friends. Hope is the author of Here to Make Friends. How to make friends as an Adult Hope begins by sharing that two years ago she was supporting a close family member who got preoccupied with working and taking care of their family and woke up one morning and felt anxious and depressed about the loss and lack of connections in their life. Being a rel...
2021-09-27
35 min
Calm the Chaos
Ep.85 Lori Ann King, Come Back Strong, Balanced Wellness After Surgical Menopause
Lori Ann King is on a mission to inspire you to live a life of true health, love, laughter, and freedom! She is the Amazon best-selling author of Come Back Strong, Balanced Wellness after Surgical Menopause, and a two-time contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series. Lori didn’t start off being a writer or an author as this journey came to her a bit later in life. She found that she was communicating best when writing and it was her way to process those things around her easily. In 2014/ 2015, Lori experienced some health c...
2021-09-20
39 min
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Ep.84 Elizabeth Dunkel, Retire Like A Millionaire!
Elizabeth Dunkel is a writer, author and is here today talking about her journey in writing the book: How to Live Like A Millionaire on a Retirement Budget! I found Elizabeth through her website a couple of months ago! Her writing is wonderful and she tackles some great topics for us, women, over forty! Elizabeth starts by sharing how we think about retirement your entire life and dream of what it will be like for yourself and then you get to retirement and say, “ what is this?” There is a fine balance between living a full life and prepa...
2021-09-13
36 min
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Ep.83 Beth Garrett Dancing for Fun, Social Connections and Exercise!
When Beth Garrett is not helping women dress for success, you can find her out on the dance floor! Today Beth shares what dancing has done for her life and hopefully inspires you to get out there and give it a try! If not the Carolina Shag then any form of dance that fills you with joy! After retiring from corporate America, Beth decided to take up dancing. She’s always wanted to dance and one day someone invited her to dance and after one lesson, she’s never looked back! Today Beth shares her passion...
2021-09-06
24 min
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Ep.82 Sarah Snyder DIY SOLO RETREATS
Sarah Snyder returns to the podcast to share her newest book: DIY Solo Retreats! Sarah is a writer and conversationalist whose passion is helping others connect spiritually to the outdoors, nature and science. This conversation will inspire you because we all need to take more time to practice self-care. A DIY solo retreat is not about getting in the car and driving to your nearest spa. This is about intentionally creating time and an environment to nurture yourself. In her book, Sarah shares how to create a retreat in your home or remotely because let’s face it, with th...
2021-08-30
38 min
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Ep.81 Sandy Davies, HappyPause
Sandy Davies is the formulator and founder of HappyPause. Happy Pause is a plant-based preservative-free natural moisturizing balm for vulvovaginal dryness. Sandy starts by sharing a bit about her story and why she invented her product HappyPause! HappyPause Balm started when Sandy was dealing with a difficult perimenopausal experience. When she developed the product Sandy was thinking that if she could help just one person, then it would be a success and now she has connected the product with hundreds of women around the globe! Her journey started by going to numerous general practiti...
2021-08-23
34 min
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Ep.80 Hanna Milton, A Little Mindful
Are you ready for a discussion with someone who is passionate about making meditation and wellbeing practices easy? Hanna Milton is a mindful and well-being instructor! Every technique that Hanna traces is scientifically proven, rooted in mindfulness, and hand-selected based on her personal experience. Hanna shares in our interview how she didn’t always live a mindful life. In the first six years of her adult life and entering her career, she felt like life was a constant struggle and she was pretty miserable. Her focus at the time was to work really hard and focus on progress...
2021-08-16
31 min
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Ep.79 Kate Erickson- The Mastery Journal
Kate Erickson shares about how she uses The Mastery Journal to Calm the Chaos in her life! The journal helps her to stay more focused and productive every day! Kate shares how the Freedom journals was their first tool and has you focus on achieving one goal with set targets within 100 days! After the rollout of the Freedom Journal, their audience was asking them, “how do you focus on multiple things and move forward in a productive way and still get to enjoy life?” That’s when the Mastery Journal was created! The Mastery Journal is how to master productiv...
2021-08-09
30 min
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Ep.78 Samantha Coffin, Wellness Coach
Samantha Coffin is a wellness + mindset coach focused on helping women go from a life full of symptoms to a life full of living. As a child, Samantha personally struggled with health + wellness. She doesn’t have many memories where she wasn’t sick. Yet the various doctors she saw had few answers and many told her that her experiences were “normal”. After FINALLY being diagnosed with Celiac Disease, Lyme Disease, and Endometriosis she decided to take her health into her own hands. She got her master’s in Gender + Women Studies + became a certified health coach! When Saman...
2021-08-02
32 min
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Ep.77 Deborah Voll, Author and Coach for Women over 40
In this episode of Calm the Chaos, my friend and fellow Airbnb host Dana turns the tables and interviews me about my new book: The Tell-All Guide to Airbnb Hosting, Proven Tips, and Tricks for Successful Hosting! In this interview, Dana digs into asking me what inspired me to write the book and what that process looked like for me throughout that journey What inspired me to write the book is that my kids encouraged me to take it on and so many people thought that hosting was an easy job! I had many people think...
2021-07-26
29 min
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Ep.76 Ashley Holt, Author , Goddess, Wake up!
Ashley Holt is passionate about bringing women’s voices and leadership into the world! After facing divorce and becoming a single parent, Ashley reinvented her life and turned her pain into her power and purpose! She is the author of Goddess, Wake up! Through all of her books, Ashley’s mission is to empower others to claim their power, recognize their highest potential and live their best life! We begin our conversation by jumping in to discuss Ashley’s journey through her divorce and how being introduced to positive affirmations changed her life! For Ashley, this was a “mind-blow...
2021-07-19
42 min
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Ep.75 Natalie Wester, Solo Traveler and Blogger
Natalie Wester is a solo international traveler and blogger who retired before sixty. She is now inspiring women in midlife to permit themselves to change the life they’ve been living so they can live a life they love! After two careers and a season that was spurred by loss and a long-term relationship ending, Natalie decided she needed a change! On a trip to New Orleans Natalie had an encounter with three women who shared how they changed their lives and felt inspired to do the same. On the plane back to Clevland, she thought that she w...
2021-07-12
39 min
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Ep.74 Tony Loyd, Leadership Development Coach and SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
Tony Loyd is a leadership development expert who helps people who are frozen and frustrated in their careers and aspires them to be purpose-driven leaders! Oftentimes, people may feel inspired but stuck. He helps people develop a bridge from an idea to innovation to impact! Tony’s podcast, Social Entrepreneur is about interviewing people who are making a dollar and a difference. These are people who are making money but the money is in service to that mission. Tony goes on to share some of these people who he has interviewed and how they are making a dif...
2021-07-05
30 min
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Ep.73 AlisoMemoir n Wearing Author, Playwright, Actor. Facilitator of Writing Ink
Alison Wearing is a best-selling author, playwright, and performer. She is also the creator and facilitator of Memoir Writing Ink. In our conversation, Alison shares how she guides people through the process of transforming personal stories into a memoir. Alison shares her background as a full-time writer and her thoughts and feeling which surround that journey in calling herself a full-time writer! She mentions how writing letters in lieu of conversations helped her to realize that she was a writer when she received some feedback on a letter sent to a former professor. They encouraged her to submi...
2021-06-28
43 min
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Ep.72 Kat Vellos, Connection Coach and Author of We Should Get Together
Kat Vellos Kat Vellos is a connection coach and trusted expert on the power of cultivating meaningful friendships! This was perfect timing as I just posted on my blog a post about Making Friends in midlife! Kat cares about connection and having high-quality interactions. Over the years she has facilitated many groups and workshops. It was after her move to the bay area in California did she notice that it was difficult to establish ongoing friendships. Kat then noticed that others were having the same challenge and she became curious and started to do some resea...
2021-06-21
41 min
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Ep.71 Dr. Keira Barr, The Skin Whisper
Dr. Keira Barr turns conventional methodologies on their heads so midlife women can feel comfortable in their bodies and the skin they are in. Dr. Barr creates a bridge between hormones, skin, mind, and body to optimize a woman's midlife experience! Dr. Barr empowers women worldwide to take control of their health, and their hormones in menopause. She is also the best-selling author of The Skin Whisper! I’ve always known that our skin is our largest organ but Dr. Barr goes into more detail about how to honor ourselves and pay attention to our skin! Dr. Barr’s...
2021-06-14
35 min
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Ep.70 Maryanne OHara, Little Matches, A Memoir of Grief and Light
Maryanne O’Hara is the author of the book Little Matches, a memoir of grief and light. Her book is the result of a blog she started while her daughter Caitlin waited for a lung transplant. Since her daughter’s passing, Maryanne became a certified end-of-life doula so she could speak to the state of end-of-life care in our culture. During our discussion, Maryanne shares that the blog was a way for her to keep everyone abreast of the news all at once and that this waiting went on for two and a half years. It was a lot of wa...
2021-06-07
41 min
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Ep.69 Adele Stickland, Excercise, Nutrition and Wellness
Adele Stickland, Get Gorgeous! Adele Stickland has over twenty years of experience in the well-being industry and has a unique insight into stress and negativity and their effect on weight gain for busy woman. She has an online platform and offers a twelve-step coaching and nutritional program. Adele started her career in the corporate world and felt like she did all the things you were supposed to do, got a law degree because she thought it would be the right thing to do. But when she finished her law degree she realized that it wa...
2021-05-31
49 min
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Ep.68 Kelly Page, Tasting Page, Drop Weight, Increase Energy and Find Balance!
This week’s conversation is with Kelly Page who helps women over forty drop weight, increase their energy and find balance! Her website www.tastingpage.com is where she makes available resources for you to dive into opportunities to connect with not only herself but her community Kelly shares with the listeners her journey from corporate America to Tasting page! During her time climbing the corporate ladder she was doing everything she could to stop on top and stay healthy! Working towards eating the right things but asking why she didn’t ever feel good. She just assumed...
2021-05-24
32 min
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Ep.67 Susan Heinrich, Midlife Globetrotter
Susan Heinrich began her career as a newspaper journalist and has written about business, travel, and parenting. Her current favorite topic is midlife! She has had a wanderlust for as long as she can remember and her passion is traveling and helping women in midlife gain the confidence to explore and reap the benefits of traveling! Susan supports her community with her website, Midlife Globetrotter where you can find inspiring articles for women in midlife and inspiration for that future trip! Despite the year starting off slow with the ongoing pandemic, we are optimistic that this year we m...
2021-05-17
37 min
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Ep.66 Melissa Lloyd, Doodle Lovely
I had the opportunity to connect with Melissa this week for the podcast and am excited to share how she is serving her community and how you can let go of stress and unlock your creativity one doodle at a time! Melissa Lloyd has twenty-plus years of professional design and communication and combines that with her passion and connection to humanity, psychology, art therapy, and mindfulness. In her community, Melissa encourages you to learn how to navigate the stormy seas of life, reduce stress and rejuvenate your mind! Melissa shares that she always embraced her creati...
2021-05-10
29 min
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Ep.65 Sonya Sophia, World Tapping Circle: Emotional Freedom Techniques
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Sonya Sophia who is a revolutionary leader in the field of Emotional Freedom Techniques. Sonya shares how to bring peace and joy into her life with EFT TAPPING. She started down the journey of self exploration to find a modality to help stop the “crazy in my head” Past traumas and being a new mom motivated her to find a solution so her child could have a different experience than her growing up. Each discovery brought her closer and gave her more consciousness and tools. Even then she felt overwhelmed...
2021-05-03
56 min
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Ep.64 Andrea Former Coaching Client Shares her Midlife Career Leap!
I recently had the opportunity to interview my former client Andrea for the podcast! What fun to be able to have Andrea share her journey of finding a new career with the listeners. In our conversation, Andrea shares where she was at the beginning of her journey in finding a new career and where she is at today! Andrea is a Pacific Northwest resident and mom of a nine-year-old girl who is a very important part of her life! Any type of career change had her daughter first and foremost in her thoughts. She shares that it had b...
2021-04-26
28 min
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Ep.63 Ada Calhoun, Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis
Ada Calhoun/ Author Why We Can't Sleep: A Women's New Midlife Crisis Even though Ada identifies the Gen X community this book is geared toward women in middle age who are going through alot but recognizing that we all hit a period of time when we are trying to do too much as a generation of women and we feel overwhelmed For Ada this season happened a couple of years ago during a summer season. Ada had some work issues, credit card debt, career concerns and children going into different seasons at the time...
2021-04-19
20 min
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Ep.62 Kaley Chu. 100 Lunches with Strangers
Calm the Chaos/ Kaley Chu Kaley Chu is an author, speaker, people connector and Business Development Manager at Equi Wealth. In 2018 Kaley turned lunch into a life changing experience. Not just one lunch, but 100 of them with total strangers over the course of a year. After publishing a book based on her learnings, Kaley now shares her journey and the lessons distilled with the rest of the world. What You’ll Learn Kaley’s lack of confidence and shyness in a business meeting pushed her into her journey of 100 lunches with strangers! When she became an i...
2021-04-12
27 min
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Ep. 61 Sarah Snyder, Author The Value of Your Soul: Rumi Verse for Life's Annoying Moments
Calm the Chaos/ Sarah Snyder Sarah Snyder is a writer, storyteller and conservationist whose passion is helping others connect spiritually to the outdoors, nature and science. She has been writing professionally since 1991 and her work has appeared in multiple publications. Sarah is the author of three nonfiction books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Her latest book, The Value of Your Soul: Rumi Verse for Life’s Annoying Moments, due in September 2020, is a spinoff of her memoir, Plant Trees, Carry Sheep: A Woman’s Spiritual Journey Among the Sufis of Scotland. Sarah lives in Virginia, where she...
2021-04-05
46 min
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Ep. 60 Rachel Greene, A Discussion on Pilates
Calm the Chaos/ Rachel Greene Rachel Greene was born and raised in the southern US and now divides her time between Bali and Highlands NC with her partner, John, and their dog Molly. She has been teaching Pilates for almost 2 decades and is the co-founder and owner of JUST BREATHE, an active lifestyle brand offering Pilates programming, luxe fitness accessories and healthy inspo. Rachel's love for Pilates technique, personal experience with chronic pain, easy to understand teaching style and friendly nature make her teachings highly effective and enjoyable. What You’ll Learn How Rachel fou...
2021-03-29
31 min
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Ep.59 Patty Bonsera, Estate Planning and Financial Wellness
Calm the Chaos/ Patty Bonsera Patty Bonsera, CFEI, is a former Securities Trader who became a Financial Wellness Advisor to support women 40+. In an industry built for men, she founded Fear.less Girl Financial as a better way to help midlife women feel confident and beautiful about their finances and to celebrate midlife with soulful abundance. She will coach you, teach you, and celebrate with you every step of the way. What You’ll Learn Was 2020 a wake up call for estate planning? Estate planning is a comprehensive financial plan Patty shares scenarios on a s...
2021-03-22
34 min
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Ep. 58 Paula Staffeldt, Spiritual Training and Development
Calm the Chaos/ Paula Staffeldt Paula is a former organizational development practitioner, with over 20 years experience in corporate training, leadership development, and coaching. She earned a graduate degree in Counseling Psychology with a cognate in Theology from the University of Denver. Paula’s expertise includes Reality-Based Leadership, Crucial Conversations, and Contemplative Leadership. As a board-certified coach, an ordained ministerial counselor, and a certified Focusing guide, Paula brings a wealth of expertise and understanding to her work. In her study of transpersonal and nondual psychology, Paula discovered how the practice of Focusing freed her of...
2021-03-15
29 min
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Ep.57 Jennifer Louden Get Your Bother On, A Guided Journal to Discover What's Next
Calm the Chaos/Jennifer Louden Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her 1992 bestselling debut book The Woman’s Comfort Book. She is the author of six additional books, including The Woman’s Retreat Book, The Life Organizer, and her newest release, Why Bother? She appeared on a number of television and radio shows and podcasts—including The Oprah Winfrey Show. As an entrepreneur and educator, Jennifer has offered women’s retreats for over 25 years. She lives in Boulder County, Colorado. What You’ll Learn Why Bother is...
2021-03-08
38 min
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Ep.56 Maggie Smith, Author: Keep Moving, Notes on Loss, Creativity and Change
Calm the Chaos/Maggie Smith Maggie Smith is the award-winning author of several books of poetry including Good Bones, The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison, and Lamp of the Body. A 2011 recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, Smith has also received several Individual Excellence Awards from the Ohio Arts Council, two Academy of American Poets Prizes, a Pushcart Prize, and fellowships from the Sustainable Arts Foundation and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She has been widely published, appearing in The New York Times, Tin House, The Gettysburg...
2021-03-01
34 min
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55. Denise Wellik-Peterson, The Menopause Project
Calm the Chaos/ Denise Wellik-Peterson Denise Is the Creator or The Use Your Cycle Method and Founder of The Menopause Project She has been a Personal Trainer for 18+ years and Hormone Specialist for the last 6 Specializing in Peri and Menopause Denise started working with women over 40 #BecauseMenopauseDoesntHaveToSuck and not enough of us are talking about it. It's her belief that with a few simple lifestyle tweaks we can continue to be vibrant, vital members of society. What You’ll Learn Why some women are reluctant to start...
2021-02-22
39 min
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Ep.54 Podcast Birthday and Interview with Former Coaching Client
Calm the Chaos Birthday Episode and Interview with former coaching client: Sue Deborah Voll is a certified professional life coach for women in midlife who are seeking their life purpose and passion! From her own experience, Deborah believes that once women calm the chaos in their lives, they’ll have more time and energy to focus on what really matters! As the creator and producer of her own Calm the Chaos weekly podcast, she discusses a variety of exciting life-changing topics with experts who share tips for living a life of happiness and passion. Through her eight-week one...
2021-02-15
21 min
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Ep.53 Larry Indiviglia, Author, 126 Days, 11 minutes, Our Love Story to honor the life of Gayle and their love for each other
Calm the Chaos/ Larry Indiviglia Larry Indiviglia wrote 126 Days, 11 Minutes: Our Love Story to honor the life of Gayle and their love for each other. Although brief, Larry considers his relationship with Gayle as one of the most profound experiences of his life. He also hopes 126 Days, 11 Minutes inspires others to say “yes” to love even when logic says, “no.” Larry believes there are many beautiful souls who are looking to discover and experience unconditional love. His book shows it is possible. Larry Indiviglia is President of INDsightsForLife, Inc., a fitness professional, presenter, and author as well...
2021-02-08
46 min
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Ep. 52 Tracy Reid, Silver is my New Normal
Calm the Chaos/Tracy Reid Tracy Reid is passionate about working with women who want to create a more flexible lifestyle so that they can have more freedom in their lives to spend time with their loved ones or pursue their own dreams and goals As a certified lifestyle and business coach, Tracy has coached hundreds of women over the past 16 years and have helped them to gain clarity about their business and lifestyle desires. What You’ll Learn Tracy’s journey with a diet and lifestyle change based on health concerns How Trac...
2021-02-01
48 min
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Ep.51 Kate Erickson, Ditch Busy
Kate Erickson is the engine at Entrepreneurs On Fire, an award winning podcast where John Lee Dumas interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs who are truly ON FIRE. She is also the host of the podcast Ditch Busy and co-author of the The Podcast Journal: Idea to Launch in 50 Days. Her goal: to help entrepreneurs ditch busy and achieve financial and lifestyle freedom. What You’ll Learn What are you saying “yes” to in your day? How to set realistic goals Planning ahead and knowing your priorities Half of your “to do” list does not matter! It’s not about getting more...
2021-01-25
35 min
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Ep.50 Beth Garrett, Color Me Beautiful Consultant
Calm the Chaos/Beth Garrett Beth Garrett is a certified Wardrobe Consultant who helps Women “Get Excited” about how they look. She has worked with hundreds of women to help them look more vibrant and youthful without spending a lot of money on expensive surgical procedures. Beth believes that our mental health and self-image is directly affected by what we see in the mirror. Color is magic and can instantly transform how one looks; and we all deserve to know what colors enhance our natural beauty. Beth has had a fascination with how colors look on different skin t...
2021-01-18
39 min
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Ep.49 Nicole Christina, Psychotherapist and Host of Zestful Aging Podcast
Calm the Chaos/ Nicole Christina Nicole Christina is the host of Zestful Aging Podcast, an interview show heard in 92 countries. She’s also a psychotherapist of 30 years, specializing in eating disorders. Nicole’s guests are change makers from a variety of disciplines; filmmakers, writers, advocates, poets, musicians, Arctic researchers, athletes and entrepreneurs, many of whom are experts in their fields. The Show has a humanitarian focus, and looks at the importance of leaving your own legacy. Leaving a legacy is a way of contributing to the common good, which has shown to have a significant impa...
2021-01-11
45 min
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Bonus Episode: How to Crush Your Goals in 2021
Calm the Chaos Bonus Episode Deborah Voll is a certified professional life coach for women in mid life who are wanting to explore their life purpose and passion moving forward! She is also the creator and producer of her own podcast Calm the Chaos, a weekly podcast where she hosts guests and explores their journey and how what they offer can help her audience. Deborah believes that once we Calm the Chaos in our lives you have more time and energy to focus on what really matters to you! Deborah guides her clients thru a workbook she cr...
2021-01-06
10 min
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Ep.48 RevelEleven, A Community of Inspiration, information and friendships
Calm the Chaos/ RevelEleven RevelEleven is a unique blend of inspiration and information, community and conversation, friendship and focus. RevelEleven events are an opportunity to listen to outstanding women speakers and support and challenge each other to be the best we can be. They also host retreats in Seattle, Roslyn and across the globe. Since March, Joanie + Monica have hosted more than 70 virtual events, pivoting from in person events due to the pandemic. Drawing women from all over the world, topics have included everything from The Art of Breathing and Finding Self Worth to Gardens...
2021-01-04
30 min
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47. Victoria Lane, Finding Passion and Purpose.
Calm the Chaos/Victoria Lane Victoria Lane was born and raised in Syracuse, NY, where she is currently employed by Syracuse University as a book designer at SU Press. Until she was about 35 or so, she spent every summer at my family's summer home on Otisco Lake, where she developed a love of fishing and creating art work. Victoria loves to fish and paint (mostly painting trout and other freshwater fish; go figure). She is also a calligrapher and has done commissions for wedding invitations, certificates, poetry, etc. She finds it most enjoyable and rewarding. Right now Vic...
2020-12-28
30 min
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Ep. 46 Cara Downey, Freagh Cottage and Empty House Press
Calm the Chaos, Cara Downey Cara Downey is a once-therapist turned museum archivist. She is the founder of Freagh Cottage Residency for Artists + Writers, a creative residency located on the west coast of Ireland. She is also a co-founding editor at Empty House Press, a small magazine focusing on home, place, and memory. She recently relocated to the wilds of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where she works at a small museum by the ocean attempting to read 100-year-old handwriting. What You’ll Learn Cara’s journey from mental health therapist to where she is at today...
2020-12-21
35 min
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Ep.45 Emma Smreker, In Used Books
Emma Smreker, is 30 years old and lives in Oklahoma City, OK. She is a high school French teacher, and has been teaching for 7 years. She has been speaking/learning French for 18+/- years, and is a total Francophile. She has lived in Amiens, France for a year and worked as an English Teaching Assistant. Emma created her instagram account @inusedbooks in February of 2018 because of her love of used books and the treasures she found inside them. What You’ll Learn How finding one receipt in a used book changed her journey How she shares her curiosity ...
2020-12-14
27 min
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Ep.44 Wendy Zanders, Your DeClutter Coach
Calm the Chaos/Wendy Zanders Wendy Zanders is a Professional Home Organizer and Your Declutter Coach who is passionate about helping families Collect Memories and Experiences, NOT Things. An underperformer in grade school due to undiagnosed attention deficit disorder (ADD), Wendy worked hard and surpassed the expectations of everyone around her. Early in her career, she found that she had a knack for systems and organizing, but found herself living in a totally disorganized home after several episodes of depression. She helps overwhelmed families and special needs families get organized by helping them identify what has created...
2020-12-07
46 min
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Bonus Episode, How to Calm the Chaos this Holiday Season! Free Worksheet!
Calm the Chaos/Deborah Voll, Life Coach Deborah Voll is a certified professional life coach for women in midlife who are seeking their life purpose and passion! From her own experience, Deborah believes that once women calm the chaos in their lives, they’ll have more time and energy to focus on what really matters! As the creator and producer of her own Calm the Chaos weekly podcast, she discusses a variety of exciting life-changing topics with experts who share tips for living a life of happiness and passion. Through her eight-week one-on-one coaching program, Deborah safely cre...
2020-12-04
03 min
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Ep.43 Mary Beth Mannino Breathwork and Meditation
Calm the Chaos/ Mary Beth Mannino Mary Beth "MB" Mannino is a former PR + advertising sales professional turned Certified Breathwork Facilitator, Meditation Teacher and Holistic Health and Wellness Coach. With her relatable and down-to-earth nature, MB’s mission is make health, wellness and mindfulness accessible to everyone so that you can feel comfortable and confident advocating for your own wellbeing. Whether she’s leading and guiding others through powerful self-healing modalities or sharing her insights on the latest in health and wellness, MB leaves you feeling lighter, brighter and reconnected. She lives in Metr...
2020-11-30
46 min
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Ep. 42 Amber Fife, Women Create Weekly
Amber Fife lives on 4 wooded acres in South Jersey with her professor husband and home schools her 4 children. With degrees in math and art, Amber found photography the marriage of the two. After a decade of being in business and moving across the country, Amber felt something was missing, and she wanted to not feel crippled by anxiety. Her healing began in 2016 as she returned to her artistic roots and made time for creating on a regular basis. Finding so much success in her own life, Amber began Women Create Weekly in 2018, a blog and...
2020-11-23
43 min
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Ep.41 Mitzi Beach, Interior Designer & Ten Reasons to Downsize Now!
Calm the Chaos/ Mitzi Beach Interior designer, author, speaker, and 50+Marketing & Lifestyle Specialist. Author of new book “Design SMARTS. Design Hounds top 100 influencers, 2018, member of High Point Style Spotters and High Point Market Design Bloggers Tour. Quoted in Wall Street Journal, Aging in Place trends plus article in Women’s Health Magazine July/August 2019 What You’ll Learn Mitzi’s journey with interior design to incorporating “lifesizing” for women in midlife What is lifesizing and why should you care! Your 50’s prepare us for what our life will be like in our 60’s and 70’s. Find people who ap...
2020-11-16
45 min
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Ep.40 Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Love, Sexuality and Relationships
Calm the Chaos/Dr. Pepper Schwartz Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, Award from the American Sociological Assoc. for Public Understanding of Sociology; On Air Relationship expert for Married at First Sight since it's inception, 50 academic articles and 25 books, two New York Times Best Sellers, ( The Normal Bar: the surprising secrets of happy couples and American Couples : Money , Work and Sex). Latest books: Dating over 50 for Dummies, Snap Strategies ( with Dr, Lana Staheli) Past President, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Previous: Glamour Magazine columnist and AARP columnist and also Love...
2020-11-09
43 min
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Ep.39 Michelle Vina-Baltsas, Intuitive Eating Coach
Calm the Chaos/ Michelle Vina-Baltsas Michelle Viña-Baltsas is a professionally trained coach and certified intuitive eating counselor. She supports midlife women who are ready to rewrite their stories around eating, body image and movement. Her unique approach to living guides women to focus on meeting their own needs and respecting their bodies at all shapes, sizes, weights, and ages without apology. What You’ll Learn Michelle’s journey to an intuitive eating coach What is intuitive eating? What does an intuitive eating program look like with Michelle’s guidance? Why is this an importan...
2020-11-02
41 min
Voll auf die Klappe
52. The Taking of Deborah Logan
Danny ist nicht nur ein Level aufgestiegen, sondern ist jetzt auch Schneejäger. Außerdem gibt es dieses Mal ein kleines Halloween-Vorgeplänkel mit "The Taking of Deborah Logan"!
2020-10-24
1h 18