Design Your Life, Your Way - Empowering Women Over 50 to Live Life On Purpose

You’ve sensed it for a while: something is off and he won’t say it. Adventurer and author Brian “Dixon” Dixon spent 20 years living a life that wasn’t his until a near-fatal pulmonary embolism woke him up. In this edition of Design Your Life, Your Way, Dixon and I talk about midlife drift, why women sense it first, and how to reclaim your life after 50 without waiting for a crisis. This conversati...

What if some of the stress you’re carrying in your business isn’t yours to carry at all? In this episode, I’m taking a fresh look at the Serenity Prayer and what it can teach us about building a business in midlife: accepting what you can’t control, having the courage to change what you can, and developing the wisdom to know the difference. If you’re a woman over 50 who feels stretched thin by the...

Feeling fed up with your business after 50? If you’re tired of pushing, waiting to be inspired and quietly wondering if it’s time to quit, relax. You’re not finished. You’re just tired. And those are two very different things. I’ve been feeling that way myself, which is why this is my first solo episode in a few weeks. What brought me back to the mic was a Facebook post a friend of mine shared fro...

Have you ever considered how much it really costs to battle getting older? At age 65, Becky Bolt decided it was time to quit paying that price and embrace being an elder. I sat down with Becky to talk about the inspiration for her booklet, “Aging Gratefully” and the real difference between accepting the aging process and appreciating it. Becky shares the grocery store moment that changed how she s...

When you get into your 60s, forgetting someone’s name isn’t easy to laugh off anymore. It often brings up real fears of losing your mind due to Alzheimer’s. That’s why I’m happy to share this conversation with a dementia expert who explains the difference between normal aging and real cognitive decline. Behavioral specialist Lisa Skinner reveals the surprising list of treatable conditions that oft...

Healing in midlife doesn’t need to be on anyone’s timeline but your own. Reiki master Tracy Searight joins us to discuss what happens when you stop rushing your recovery and learn how to harness the healing wisdom you already carry. After losing her sister suddenly in 2020, Tracy felt completely broken, unable to teach or trust her own voice. In this conversation, she explains how the energy modal...

You started your business to build a life that felt like you. So, why does opening your laptop these days feel like clocking into someone else’s job? If you’re a midlife entrepreneur who built something meaningful, and it’s just not landing the way it used to, this episode is for you. I’m talking about what happens when a business you built with love stops feeling like an expression of who you are...

If you’ve ever doubted whether you still had the “music in you,” to take a bold leap at midlife, this conversation with Edi Matsumoto offers proof that reinvention is possible. After 30 years as a nurse practitioner and disallusioned by the health care system, Edi traded in her stethoscope for a paintbrush. We talk about the moment she realized her calling had shifted, the leap of faith that led h...

Working harder was never your plan. It just became the habit. If you’re a heart-centered woman over 50 running your own business, you know the drill: do it all yourself and keep pushing until it gets done. But that hustle, hyper-vigilent, worker-bee mentality is detrimental to your health and the health of your business. This week, I’m showing you why constant pushing blocks your intuition and cap...

Feel like you’re falling apart in midlife? You’ve probably told yourself the fog, fatigue, and sudden tears you’re experiencing are signs that something’s wrong with you. Karen Herrera disagrees, saying they’re signs that something’s finally right. For women navigating perimenopause, empty-nesting, or simply the sense that they’ve outgrown a life that used to fit, this conversation offers a differ...

You’ve got decades of wisdom and the drive to lead — so why does your business still eat every ounce of your energy? There’s a good chance you’re not failing. You’re just stuck. In this episode, I’m talking directly to conscious midlife entrepreneurs who know they’re built for more but keep bumping into the same ceiling. I walk through the three bottlenecks I see most often in my coaching practice...

You aren’t just flesh and blood. There’s a spirit inside you that loves you — and remembering that might be the missing piece for moving through loneliness, grief, and self-doubt to thrive in midlife. This episode closes out my L.O.V.E. Method series with the final pillar: Embrace Your Divinity. You’ll hear why recognizing that you are fully human and fully divine matters in a very practical way....

You can be crushing it by every outside measure and still feel like you’re running on empty after 50. Deborah Mallow knows that feeling intimately because it nearly cost her everything before she found her way back to joy. If you’re a woman who looks successful from the outside, but feels stressed, exhausted, and disconnected from your own joy on the inside, tune in as my guest, Deborah Mallow, ex...

You don’t need a milestone or someone else’s permission to claim your freedom in midlife. You just need to stop waiting for it. Following up on last week’s episode about claiming your independence, the question to ask yourself now is “What am I free to create in this next chapter of my life?” In this episode, I share a Daily Word reading that explores the concept of freedom and I get honest about...

What if the most powerful act of midlife reinvention you could make this year wasn’t about leaving anything behind — but about fully claiming your right to stop settling and live life on your own terms? July 4, 2026 commemorates America’s 250th birthday and it’s had me thinking about what independence really means for women over 50. In this solo episode, I share stories from my own life, growing u...

Nobody told you that 50+ would feel this hard. You may be feeling a strange mix of freedom and fear as you ponder this next chapter. That’s exactly what certified financial planner and PhD researcher Gregg Lunceford calls the Third Age: a life bonus most of us never planned for, and the first time in your life when you truly get to define what’s next on your own terms. Whether you’re approaching r...

Midlife is not a time for hiding behind the polished, people-pleasing version of yourself. It’s time for your unique voice to be heard. If you’ve spent decades shrinking to fit, staying quiet to keep the peace, or letting everyone else define what “good enough” looks like, this episode is your permission slip to stop. This week I’m diving into the V in the L.O.V.E. Method — Value Your Uniqueness —...

Started strong, then quietly stopped and judged yourself for it? You’re not alone. In this episode, I confess my status as a midlife self-saboteur when it comes to food and my business – and the fear of success hiding underneath it all. Plus, you’ll hear about five simple tools I’m employing to help myself and other self-saboteurs get off the hamster wheel, one day at a time. If you’ve ever set a...

You might think midlife reinvention starts with a vision board. Actually, it starts with clearing out what no longer belongs. If your spaces are holding the weight of who you used to be, this conversation with certified life and organizing coach Tracy Hoth will show you exactly where to begin. Tracy and I explore the profound connection between your physical spaces and your capacity to design a li...

She’s 101 years old. She still swims. She goes to Zumba. And she bakes her own bread every week. Betty Morris isn’t an anomaly — she’s a blueprint for designing a life you love. This week’s solo episode is for the woman who doesn’t just want more years, she wants more life in those years! I’m sharing Betty’s four foundational practices for becoming a centenarian, plus one more that I’ve added from...

You’ve spent decades giving, doing, and managing. But when was the last time you truly let yourself receive? Today, we’re exploring the surprising connection between what you can’t see and what you haven’t yet allowed in, and how choosing to open your heart might be the most powerful act of design you can undertake in midlife right now. In this deeply personal solo episode, I take you into the sec...

You didn’t stumble into this life by accident, but you may have stayed in it longer than your soul intended. This episode is a gentle but direct invitation to stop settling, start pruning, and simplify your second act in a way that finally feels like you. If you’re a woman over 50 who knows you’re living a life you didn’t consciously design, you’re not alone. And you’re not stuck! In this solo epi...

Does this sound familiar? You’ve done everything “right” and still feel like you’re holding yourself back. Today’s guest wants you to know that after 50, it’s time to stop playing small and consider that the boldest chapter of your life isn’t behind you. Rather, it’s waiting on the other side of a single courageous step. Audley Stephnson built his entire philosophy around one word: audacious. From...

Are you feeling a lack of connection or community in this season of life? The women over 50 who are most alive have one thing in common, and it’s not a morning routine or a business strategy. It’s each other. In this edition of Design Your Life, Your Way, I dive into the essential need for deep, authentic connection for women in midlife. This solo episode is for the woman who feels something is mi...

You’ve probably been holding on longer than you should — to a belief, a relationship, a version of yourself that no longer fits. This episode of Design Your Life, Your Way is about what becomes possible the moment you finally let go and live on purpose after 50. I’m starting a brand-new series with this episode: a monthly deep dive into each pillar of my L.O.V.E. Method, the heart of the Life on P...