SecondWind

It is fairly common to find yourself following a path that lacks the excitement and passion we all deserve to experience in our life. Today on SecondWind With Joyce, our guest Julie Wood shares how women can determine their desires, needs, and how to fulfill them by listening to their heart. What started as her own journey around the world to discover her own dreams and aspirations has turned into...

One of the most difficult parts of aging is losing personal autonomy. In this episode, Ruth Busalacchi offers a solution that allows for the elderly to receive the care that they need while maintaining a sense of independence in their own homes. She shares some advice on how to address aging parents about receiving care, and what kind of questions you should ask to assess how safe they are in thei...

Getting a better understanding of your subconscious mind is a key part of developing your conscious mind. This week we have Amanda Blain on to explain some of the connections we have between our mind and body, and why knowing our own unique connection is a crucial part of our overall wellness. We also learn that working on your healing makes you more empathetic and understanding to others. She dis...

With maturity comes a greater appreciation for what people offer in different stages of their lives, particularly the later years. In this episode, Lulu Trevena examines these stages, and we discuss how we need to look at our childhood in order to understand how we operate as adults. We also talk about how we still need to find out what we want in life in order to still feel excitement as we age....

Women have a tendency to prioritize the wants and needs of those around them causing them to feel disconnected from themselves. On today’s show, my guest Anne Walsh helps us to dig deeper within ourselves to see who we are, and what we want outside of our roles as a mother, wife or employee. She emphasizes that a sense of community for women, especially mothers, is essential to their wellbeing. Wi...

The desire to fit in and be a part of something is a feeling that is all too familiar to most of us. In today’s episode of SecondWind With Joyce, my guest Michelle Kuei shares her own story of feeling trapped in her body, and how a change in environment and testing her own physical limits helped to release her. When examining important moments in her life, it becomes evident that once you silence...

When you think of what it means to be sexy, you are likely to focus on physical attraction and not the essence of a person. Today on SecondWind With Joyce, my guest Luisa Diaz redirects our focus in an effort to redefine sexy, and empower women. Her work with survivors of domestic violence reveals that healing is more than treating a physical injury. Healing is also repairing what was broken insid...

The prevalence of human trafficking can be underestimated when you aren’t faced with it personally, or if you are unaware of the signs and methods of trafficking. On today’s show, Renee Brinkerhoff sheds light on how significant this illegal business is globally, and how she is putting an end to it through her nonprofit organization, Valkyrie Racing/Valkyrie Gives. We learn how we can get involved...

Transitioning through a painful period often requires you to be vulnerable with others, and have faith in yourself. In this episode of SecondWind With Joyce, my guest Julia Schneider explains how we can use nature to feel at peace when dealing with these complex parts of healing. She stresses the importance of looking within yourself to find what is best for you, and how to use your hardships as m...

Sensual Essence and Feminine Soul For many people, the female experience can be a distinct type of trauma that’s manifested through ageism, sexism, and the objectification of women. My guest, Lara Eisenberg-Hendlish, helps us navigate through these traumas that are ingrained in our culture, and are often passed on to us by our families. This journey provides us with tools needed to find our voice,...

Menstruation was not intended to be burdensome or shameful as many would have you believe. In today’s episode, Stasha Washburn shows us how we as a society have come to view periods in such a negative light, and how we can change this perception along with our experiences with menstruation. Learn how simple changes to our lifestyle and diet can lead to major improvements with our menstrual health....

My guest Whitney Freya shares how we can release and let go, play and reconnect with our childlike energy that loves learning, creating and playing without pressure. Tune in to hear how developing a Personal Creative Practice, much like a meditation or yoga practice, can attune you to new levels of inner peace, personal wisdom, and more authentic self expression. joycebufordempowers.com/Whitney-Fr...

In this episode of SecondWind With Joyce, I share how going through a major life transition led to me discovering my core values and how it radically changed my life. Joyce Buford is a life coach, author, speaker, and podcast host who has experienced transition in her own life and shares her secret to facing the fear of change with total confidence. Through her unique program and coaching style, J...

In this episode of SecondWind With Joyce, my guest Robert MacPhee shares why he believes it is absolutely possible for you to quickly and easily create lasting change and get the results you want in your business and life by learning to make Excellent Decisions. Robert MacPhee is a speaker, author, coach, Consultant and facilitator of change. He is the author of “Manifesting for Non-Gurus” and the...

In this episode of SecondWind With Joyce, my guest Ravit Rose shares why divorce is a game that will leave you broke and broken - whether financially, emotionally or physically, unless you learn how to play the game. Tune in to hear how she was able to turn her nasty divorce into a learning experience that took her on a worldwide search for change and solutions. She is now changing the way familie...

In this episode of SecondWind With Joyce, my guest Marie Fratoni shares how she’s able to Connect & Prosper during this time of social distancing and grow her business. Tune in to hear how she’s able to build community and help others launch and grow their business using her many tools and resources from her card deck to her annual trips to Italy. https://joycebufordempowers.com/mfratoni

Holley have always been connected with older individuals, even as a child. Becoming a gerontologist was a natural path for her. She is also a Fellow in Thanatology (expert in death, dying and bereavement). Her work focuses on positive aging and end-of-life preparedness. On this episode Holley shares positive aging practices that will help you live your best life NOW and why planning for the end ca...

Zoilita had a life defining dream when she was on a Vision Quest at 21 years old. The dream reoccurred for the next 27 years, influencing and impacting all areas of her life from the career she chose, to where she lived and who she married. On this episode you will learn why our dreams and nightmares are important and why they should never be ignored. Zoilita also shares techniques to help us reme...

Living through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has required many of us to put our lives on “hold,” but that does not mean that our lives have been “still.” These are not ordinary days. Living through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has required many of us but especially women – to rethink daily life at every level and at every age. And not just for ourselves as women but for our young children, our teenage...

My guest Angella Johnson has experienced many key transitions in life including job loss, infertility, business failures, and successes. In this episode she shares tips to getting through hardships when the feeling of despair feels like it may last forever. https://joycebufordempowers.com/Angella-Johnson

In this very timely and powerful episode when our country and the world is facing a health crisis, protests, anger, and emotional turmoil my guest Lobsang Chunzom offers insight on how to approach these kinds of emotions and what you can do to work through them and change what’s going to happen next. https://joycebufordempowers.com/Lobsang-Chunzom

Forgiving the Unforgivable - When her father killed her mother and married her aunt one month later, Brenda Adelman thought she would never be able to get over feeling damaged, depressed, and stuck in shame. Tune in to hear her amazing story of forgiving the unforgivable, finding self-forgiveness and healing through creative self-expression and story-telling. https://joycebufordempowers.com/Brenda...

In this episode, Dr. Erica Goodstone shares tips for healing our bodies, our attitudes, our beliefs, our actions,our reactions, our choices, our decisions and how we can begin living our best life from this moment on. https://joycebufordempowers.com/Erica-Goodstone

Many women, age 45+ begin experiencing age and hormone related changes that cause brain fog and overwhelm that adversely affect their work and life. This loss of memory and thinking skills can result in loss of confidence, negative self-talk and even early retirement due to the development of self-limiting beliefs. In this episode, Marilyn Abrahamson MA,CCC-SLP, shares thinking and memory strategi...