Boss Body

Linda Joy, spent years building her career as a Mindset Elevation Coach, publisher, and creatrix of five media brands. From high school dropout and welfare mom to successful entrepreneur, Linda’s path was full of hustle, striving, and proving herself through external achievements.  She also spent decades nurturing her emotional and spiritual growth, which is evident in the work she does. But it to...

We often think of detoxing in terms of a physical cleansing, but did you know it's equally important to our overall health to process and release (aka detox) our emotions? In this episode, I speak with Sherianna Boyle, Founder of Emotional Detox Coaching® and author of the Emotional Detox book series. She explains how stuffing down our feelings, putting on a brave face, and taking care of eve...

In this episode, Elizabeth Barbour, M.Ed., Intuitive Life & Business Coach, Healer, and author of Sacred Celebrations: Designing Rituals to Navigate Life’s Milestone Transitions , shares her wisdom on the importance of creating rituals to help navigate life's transitions.  From the death of a loved one to the end of a marriage, career shifts, health challenges, and more, Elizabeth offers...

In this episode I’m excited to introduce you to Elizabeth De Savo, author of, Choose Your MOMents: Inspiration for Everyday Life. She shares heartfelt wisdom drawn from the inspiration behind her book – the sudden loss of her mother.  Her personal journey with grief and loss led her to embrace the power of choice in living intentionally and appreciating the small, precious moments that make up our...

Welcome to a very special, milestone episode of the Boss Body Podcast. Today I’m celebrating my 100th episode and the launch of our third season!  I couldn’t think of a more fitting topic than body confidence and self-love—issues that resonate deeply, especially for women navigating midlife, menopause, and beyond. Did you know that between 69% and 84% of women report feeling dissatisfied with thei...

Taking time to reflect on the past year and setting intentions for the year to come can be a very powerful motivator to start setting things in motion for what you want to attract into your life. In this episode, I’m inviting you to step into the New Year with intention, clarity, and self-love.  It’s not just about career or finances—this year is about creating success in every area of your life:...

Do you have an inner critic inside your head that’s constantly putting you down? A voice that goes around and around in your head all day saying negative things - especially about your body and your ability to stick to healthy habits? Did you know the private conversations you have with yourself can either be motivating and help you move forward with positive action, or major obstacles to reaching...

In this episode, I sit down with author, Lisa Manyon, to discuss the power of healing with love and self-acceptance. Lisa shares her personal journey through a diagnosis of throat cancer that drastically shifted her perspectives and purpose in life and led her to write her book, Spiritual Sugar . We talk about the epidemic of "not enough-ness" and how to recognize our inherent worth and...

One of the toughest times to stick to our wellness goals is during the holidays. With Thanksgiving and then Christmas just around the corner, you can be sure temptations will be all around.  Of course, we ALL want to indulge a little during the holiday season. But that doesn’t mean you have to completely abandon all your wellness goals and end up having to go into the new year all the way back to...

Did you know that every thought and emotion you experience creates a physical reaction in your body? Nervousness causes sweaty palms, heart palpitations, or an upset stomach. You cry when you feel sad. Chronic stress can lead to heart disease. Jennifer Kenney-Smith, Life Coach and Ayurvedic Practitioner, joins me to discuss the powerful connection between UNRESOLVED emotions, trauma, and your phys...

Have you ever felt like the constant drive to PLEASE others, PROVE yourself, and achieve PERFECTION is wearing you down?  In this episode, I talk with guest, Meredith Vaish, Intuitive Leadership Coach, about how this cycle drains our energy and impedes our ability to live the life we really want. Meredith shares her compelling story of balancing a demanding career at Stanford University with full-...

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

Did you know improving your gut health and balancing your hormones are crucial for weight loss?  And for overall health. Our bodies are complex ecosystems. When one part gets out of balance, it affects all the other systems. These imbalances can cause weight creep, stubborn weight, fatigue, inflammation, disease, mental health issues, and a whole host of other issues. In this episode, Elizabeth Ay...

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

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

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

Lisa McCourt has literally made a career out of helping people find joy! She’s the Host of Do Joy! Podcast, founder of the online Joy School, and celebrated author of over 40 books about joy and love. And she‘s here to help us illuminate the path to cultivating authentic joy in our lives. Lisa says joy is what we are made of--our soul’s essence. But past trauma, wounds, neglect, and not feeling go...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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