Travel & Transformation

You feel fine, but do you really know what's happening inside your body? And what happens when you want more comprehensive health testing but struggle with the cost, access, or limitations of your current healthcare options? In this episode of Travel & Transformation , I sit down with William Ban, co-founder and chief operating officer of HiMedi, a South Korea-based healthcare concierge pl...

You know something doesn't feel right, but your test results say everything is normal. So where do you turn next? Midlife can bring changes in sleep, mood, energy, periods, and the way you feel in your own body. It's tempting to assume every new symptom is perimenopause, but there may be more to understand. In this episode of Travel & Transformation, I sit down with Ali Dameron, a wome...

Being ready for love isn't about proving you're lovable. It's about knowing your worth, choosing wisely, and being open to receiving the love you want. In this episode of Travel & Transformation, I'm sharing five things you can work on to get soulmate ready. Because finding a healthy relationship isn't only about meeting the right person. It's also about how you approac...

Giftedness and high sensitivity can come with an experience that few people fully understand. You may see connections others don't, think in multiple directions, feel deeply affected by your environment, and struggle to choose one path because you see so many possibilities. When the world asks you to specialize, conform, and fit into a box, it's easy to start questioning yourself. In this...

Midlife isn't about becoming smaller, it’s about getting stronger. It's the point where you're finally invited to take up more space, become stronger, and step into a different kind of power. In Episode 195 of Travel & Transformation, I’m talking with Bronwyn Ayla Lac, a clinician and teacher whose work brings together acupuncture, Rosen Method, Dagara divination, seasonal medicine...

Sometimes being the “good girl” can show up in dating in ways we don't even notice. You make him your focus. You put your own needs aside. You give more than you're receiving. You take over the planning because you're capable. Or you hold back from showing interest because you don't want to seem too eager or risk rejection. In Episode 194 of Travel & Transformation, I’m talking...

What if changing your life begins with changing the story you’ve been living? In this episode of Travel & Transformation, I’m talking with Amber Bailey about healing, identity, travel, relationships, and the different ways we can create a new experience for ourselves. Amber’s work spans two very different worlds. She is helping develop My Own Care, a platform designed to create personalized, h...

What if some of the things we dismiss as “nothing” are actually worth paying attention to? In this episode of Travel & Transformation, I’m joined by Michelle Chase, a high school science teacher who has spent years teaching physics while also exploring the connection between science, consciousness, and spirituality. Michelle shares how her journey from chemistry and physics led her toward quan...

What if there is more to our inner world than what we can see, explain, or understand with our minds? In this episode of Travel & Transformation, I’m joined by Isabelle Zimmerman, an Ascension teacher who helps people explore consciousness, shift perspectives, and connect more deeply with different aspects of their inner world. Isabelle and I talk about what it means to “drop into your heart,”...

You want a relationship. You want to meet someone. You want to share your life with a partner. But what if a part of you is also doing everything it can to protect the life you already have? I've been talking with several single women who deeply want a relationship, yet they're carrying beliefs like I'm too old, I'm not good enough, or I'm not sure I'm worthy of a healthy relationship. And sometim...

I don't think you have to identify as an alcoholic to question your relationship with alcohol. In this episode, I sit down with Kate Bee, founder of The Sober School, to talk about gray-zone drinking and the hidden ways alcohol can affect women in midlife. Kate shares her own journey with alcohol and why she created The Sober School for women who know their drinking is causing problems but don't i...

You catch yourself avoiding the mirror. Your body doesn't look or feel like it used to, and nobody warned you this was coming, or told you what to actually do about it. I sat down with Lisa Rhyne, performance health coach and founder of a body-confidence coaching practice built from her own recovery from body dysmorphia and disordered eating as a professional dancer. Lisa breaks down why the all-o...

You think there's a cutoff age for solo travel. Jeaninne Escallier Kato is here to prove there isn't one. I sat down with Jeaninne, a retired educator of 36 years, author, and host of the podcast Staging the Third Act, who's been traveling solo by choice since she was 19. She's 72 now, still booking solo trips to Mexico on her own, and she's not slowing down. Jeaninne walks me through what solo tr...

You finally lost the weight. And now you're dealing with a problem you didn't see coming: sagging, crepey skin that makes you feel like you traded one issue for another. It's not in your head, and it's not something you did wrong. I sat back down again with Dominika Asare, founder of Dominion Fitness, who works with female executives 40+ on metabolism, hormones, and the realities of peri and postm...

You keep attracting the wrong relationships and can't figure out why. It's not bad luck, it's a readiness problem, and today's guest shows you exactly how to spot it in yourself. I sat down with Junie Moon, bestselling author of Loving the Whole Package: Shed the Shame and Live Life Out Loud and host of the Midlife Love Out Loud podcast, to talk about the shadow work that took her from a 20-year m...

Saying yes when you want to say no isn't kindness, it's a pattern. And it's costing you your time, your trust in yourself, and your own needs. Today I'm breaking that pattern down. Because it's been a summer of reschedules on my end, you're hearing from me solo today, and I'm giving you three tips for overcoming people pleasing that go beyond just "learn to say no." In this episode, I walk through...

Scared that starting a business means you have to become a different person? I'm proving that wrong today. I sat down with Cienia Railey, a travel business owner who's spent the last 10 years turning a chance conversation with a coworker into a thriving business, all while staying a self-described introvert who'd rather have headphones on and a book in hand.  In this episode, we get into the...

Scared to book your first solo trip? I'm solving the exact fears holding you back — feeling out of place, dining alone, staying safe — with everything I've learned from years of traveling on my own. Most of my travel has been solo. Not because I prefer it, but because when I had the time and money, my friends usually didn't. So I stopped waiting on other people. In this solo episode, I'm breaking...

You're having sex to keep him. You're having sex because you feel obligated. You're having sex because your body said yes even though your nervous system screamed no. And you still don't know what you actually want. In this episode, I'm talking with Jasmine C. Perry, author of "40 Sex Lessons from Me to You" and the woman who spent two years in tantra training after her 12-year relationship ended...

What do you want? Most women can't answer this question. And it costs them everything. I sent an email asking my community one simple thing: what do you want? From life. From your future. Who is your future self? Not everyone answered. And that silence told me everything. In this solo episode, I'm exploring why women struggle to voice what they want, and why that matters especially if you're singl...

You're doing what worked in your 30s. Nothing's changing. Your metabolism slowed. Your body's storing fat differently. And nobody warned you this was coming. In this episode, I talk with Dominika Asare, founder of Dominion Fitness and women's health expert, about why traditional weight loss advice fails women over 40 and what actually works when your hormones shift. With a background in biology an...

Kidney disease. Failed transplant. Twenty years as an end-stage renal patient while pursuing her medical career.  Dr. Kathryn Tapper, is a Wellness Leadership Speaker and Coach and survived what was supposed to break her. And in the process, she learned that healing and leadership aren't about doing more, they're about becoming different from within. We dive into identity, language, and why t...

Living a full life on the outside while feeling absolutely nothing on the inside isn't strength. It's survival. And there's a difference. Rachelle Luv Raku knew that difference intimately. Successful podiatrist. Mother of five. Holding everything together. And feeling none of it. Her wake-up call wasn't a breakdown, it was scrolling through her own photos and having zero memory of the joy she was...

Your life looks great on paper. But something's missing and no amount of achievement is filling the gap. The problem isn't what you're doing. It's who you're being. This week I'm taking you inside my five-day identity workshop, the same work I do with single professional women over 40 who are accomplished, capable, and quietly unfulfilled. I walk you through the full framework we used over those f...

If your job disappeared tomorrow, would you know who you are without it? Work should not be your whole identity. In this episode of the Travel and Transformation podcast, I talk with Dawn M. Hunter — JD, MPH, workplace culture strategist, and host of the Work Is Third podcast. Dawn spent 20+ years as a public health lawyer in public service before leaving a toxic work environment and building her...