Rebellious Wellness Over 50

Even this successful marriage and family therapist woke up one day and found herself in total overwhelm. She loved her work and the difference she was making, but she forgot about boundaries and self care until she was "toast." My guest is Phyllis Ginsberg. "I had high stress. I was starting to feel the effects in my body, was disconnecting from friends, not exercising. And boy, did it take a toll...

Russ Thornton knows what women want-- and need-- when it comes to money and planning for the future. He's unique in the world of financial planners in that he specializes in women over 50. This makes him the perfect guest for this audience. His passion for working with women started with his mom. Although she could have retired more than comfortably, she didn't plan well, didn't have any sound fin...

Maggie Sarachek and Abbe Greenfield are besties and have been for decades. They met as undergraduates at U Penn in the 1980s. Neither thought of themselves as particularly anxious. Sure they had bad stomachs, but didn’t most students on the Penn meal plan? They also worried a lot, but we figure they owed that to our Jewish parents. What they didn't know then was that they were both experiencing th...

My guest, Melissa Davey changed careers at 65 and become a documentary filmmaker. For more than two decades she worked at  GENEX Services Inc.,  where she was recruited to build and operate the company's Social Security representation division. Prior to GENEX, Melissa had almost twenty years of diversified experience in the field of disability.  Her second act is fueled by a lifelon...

Keri Gans is a no-nonsense New Yorker who happens to be a registered dietician. She's also a bit of a celebrity. She's been interviewed by or quoted in Forbes, Prevention, Women's Health and Newsweek, to name just a few. In part because she's an expert in nutrition and charismatic. But also because she has unconventional ideas about how to be healthy. (Sounds like someone I know...) "Like, could y...

Thousands of (mostly) women have gone to a doc because they don't feel like themselves only to leave frustrated and sick to death of hearing, "This is what happens at your age", or "It's all in your head, nothing's wrong." They—maybe you—have said things like: I'm gaining weight, I'm cold all the time, my hair is getting thin, my sleep is awful, I'm in a fog. To be fair to the docs who hear these...

My guest this week is Erin Baute. She is an expert in The Enneagram assessment. She has been using it for 12 years and is a certified Enneagram teacher and trainer. Her background is in Human Health and Development. Erin told me: I geek out, I get excited by making behavior change. So I studied public health in graduate school. I'm getting my PhD in organizational psychology now, and I'm really in...

Over 20 years ago, Sue Choi left her desk job to immerse herself full-time to understand meditation, movement, and body. Her journey to resolve chronic depression and autoimmunity without medication, led her to develop an approach that can save you years of frustration, but more importantly, enrich your daily life. Sue has spent thousands of hours learning and training in a broad variety of modali...

This Shortie was born of getting any answer to “does our metabolism slow down after 40 and if so why?” The answer is yes.  #Bummer but also, you might be saying "I knew these extra pounds weren't all my fault." Small comfort, but once you know why it happens, you can prepare yourself or reverse a trend if you are already experiencing the weight gain that comes with the menopause transition ye...

Vicki Dello Joio's life is an expression of her many selves; actor, facilitator, speaker, speaker trainer, Qi Gong and Tai Chi teacher. She has trained in all of those arenas with Master teachers. With her diverse background, Vicki has developed unique teaching methods that empower people to focus their energy with increased awareness, transforming obstacles into opportunities and enhancing their...

My guest, Mara Bishop is the founder of WholeSpirit and the Enatured ™. She has over 25 years of experience as a shamanic practitioner, intuitive consultant, teacher, author, and artist.  Enatured™ draws from shamanism, psychology, mindfulness, and scientific research about nature, to help us consciously engage the environment for relationship, support, and restoration. Her Personal Evolution...

If online dating sounds scary or you have tried it and not had any fun--nor have you found someone you want to spend more time with — my guest, Lisa Copeland, is here to make it all better. She's an online dating coach specifically for women over 50. After struggling to find a partner or a coach who could help her figure out the dating scene (they were all way younger than her 50 years so what cou...

After seeing heart surgery--in person, standing at the head of the patient beside the Anesthesiologist--my understanding of how our lifestyle habits affect that little beast of a muscle expanded by lots. The surgeon held the heart in his hand. (Real hearts look nothing like those things you see on medical dramas btw.) He pointed out the fat that had accumulated over years of poor dietary choices a...

When you know there’s something wrong but medical tests and Western med docs can’t find it, you need Debora Wayne. She is the founder and CEO of The International Chronic Pain Institute, an internationally recognized energy healer and pain release specialist.  So many people suffer needlessly because Western medicine is just beginning—albeit mostly behind closed doors—to recognize the concept...

Former classical musician, journalist in the world of gaming, actor, and now energy healer and teacher, Alx Uttermann now teaches radical self-care on a global scale. Raised by a surgeon and a nurse, has a special concern for medical professionals and frontline workers. Our conversation began on the topic of energy healing and how we are energy beings as well as walking bones and guts. Alx learned...

This is my guest, Dr. Susan Lovelle, in a nutshell,  “I love the challenge of working with busy, successful women who are merely surviving on caffeine, wine, and willpower. Those who diet and exercise but can't lose weight, who are exhausted but can't sleep, and are consumed by doing everything for everyone else...except themselves.” You already know  why  I’d want her on the show—t...

At age 25, Ben Ahrens, a semi-professional surfer, became bedridden for over 3 years with Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease. Before that, he lived and promoted a healthy, active lifestyle as a trainer and an athlete.  Despite his best efforts and conventional medical treatment, Ben found himself truly stuck, unable to get better. Then he came across neuroplasticity. What’s a young guy doing o...

Telling stories and captivating audiences is what Leslie Gold, aka, The Radio Chick, did for years before starting her podcast, A Life’s Story, and a business called, "Your Life's Story." She built a top-rated show in New York City with 1 million daily listeners. In 2017 she left radio to focus on other interests and then came the pandemic. She wanted to connect with people. Despite being asked fr...

Bari Ellen Ross did more than just survive cancer. She became a patient advocate and a voice for underserved communities of cancer patients.  She is currently the volunteer chair of the Winship Patient & Family Advisors (PFA), a member of the Emory Healthcare PFA Council, and a Winship Peer Partner. She  was recently appointed to a three-year term as a patient advocate on t...

When my guest, Katie Belfie, was three years old, she pestered her mother for weeks until she finally gave in and bought all the family members fire escape ladders for their rooms. Evacuation plans followed, and this emergency preparedness expert wouldn’t be lying if she said she’d been doing this all of her life. Obvs this interest in being prepared for emergencies guided her career choices....

Dr. Debi Silber is a holistic psychologist, a recognized health, mindset, empowerment and personal development expert. She's a speaker, coach and author of 3 bestselling books. She has contributed to FOX, CBS, The Dr. Oz show, TEDx (twice), The Huffington Post, Shape, Self, Health, Working Mother, Forbes, Psychology Today, WebMD, Ladies Home Journal, MSN, Woman's World and Glamour.  Afte...

How we feel about our hair has enormous power over how we feel about ourselves. #preach Our hair thins for various reasons throughout our lives, but menopause can trigger it big time. I wanted answers to questions like:             What can we do to break the cycle?             I...

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn is a physical therapist in Salt Lake City, UT, arthritis specialist, and founder of Keep the Adventure Alive. she has had extensive experience training people of all ages and medical conditions including those with spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, She started Keep the Adventure Alive because she was seeing too many people succumb to arthritis pain. She fou...

My guest today is Michael Unbroken. Michael is a coach and mentor to those who have been victims of childhood (or later) trauma. He has as many certifications as is possible in his field and his many testimonials are proof that he is the real deal. “I don't consider myself an abuse survivor coach as much a Trauma Warrior Mentor. I don't work with victims. I help mold heroes out of the ashes of tra...

My guest is Jon McLernon , founder of Freedom Nutrition Coaching in Red Deer Alberta, Canada. He helps people say no to BS diets for good with his brain driven weight loss approach. Jon has been a Nanotechnology Researcher, Marine Engineer (Navy), globetrotting English teacher (visiting 45 countries on 5 continents) and ran a Nutrition and Supplement store. After experiencing a trauma while living...