The Fire After 50!

Welcome to the next episode of Fire After 50! Today I talk with childhood friend, Susanne Graham Tartarilla, who after 40 years in education, has recently retired at age 63 and is fearlessly launching her own travel and tour business! We talk inspiration, love of travel, daring to start something big and new after retirement, and the exciting places she is leading groups of travelers around the wo...

Join me for an inspiring conversation with artist, teacher, entrepreneur, social/community/environmental activist, Kim Bernard! At 58 years old, Kim is living life to its fullest! Her new tattoo reads, "You've only got one life to live, and it's happening right now!" Kim Bernard creates sculpture that is recycled, kinetic, interactive, public and involves the community. She creates installations u...

Join me as I dive quickly into a deep conversation with Kara Seymour who makes her biggest life decisions by intentionally, and with daily practices, listening to and trusting her intuition. We explore the questions, "Who am I without my old stories I tell myself and others?" and "How do we "code" today to let our lives beautifully unfold going forward?" and "What does feminine leadership look lik...

Join me for a conversation with the charismatic, welcoming, passionate Rev. Wendy Miller Olapade as we talk love, diversity, faith and intuition. You won't want to miss this episode. "With a passion for creative and emerging worship, a heart for justice and extravagant welcome, and the provocative instincts of a prophet; Rev. Wendy brings holy joy, an evangelist’s spin, and a sense of celebration...

Listen in while I talk with Donna Markussen, a wife, mother, devoted dog mom, and best-selling author with three books! She's a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and a breast cancer survivor turned advocate. As a caregiver for her husband, who is battling an incurable cancer, Multiple Myeloma, Donna shares her personal journey to underscore the importance of trusting one's intuition whe...

Join me for a chat with Terry Littlefield, Court Reporter/educator/actor turned Yoga and Meditation teacher! Terry and I talk about how she incorporates laughter (she is certified in Laughter Yoga:) and going to Cadaver Labs (what?), among many other things, to help women mid-century and beyond achieve and maintain wellness! Terry says, "I was born and raised in Maine. I moved to Florida and lived...

Join me for an intimate, and often vulnerable, conversation with Amber Walker, military veteran, MSW, mom and published Art Journalist. Amber is a self proclaimed "open book," who draws her passion and inspiration for her art from deep within, often intentionally blocking out the noise of outward influences. We talk about her journey of documenting her emotions and her life, and how feeling and ar...

Join Debra and me for a discussion around her inspired relationship with flowers, herbs and nature. Debra fuels her passion and joy spending time in nature and cultivating a symbiotic relationship with plants. With a great "listening" of nature and her own intuition, Debra creates healing flower and herb essences that she then shares with others. Debra Bluth, CCH is an herbalist, flower essence pr...

Leaving behind the societal constraints and expectations of a "Surrey Housewife," Fiona Lygo, British landscape and abstract artist, followed her heart to the sea. She finds joy in her Bohemian lifestyle, painting the sea, and walking her five dogs. We chat about the difficulties of being a creative as a child, her 50th birthday being the best of her life, and how the life she has created really s...

An intimate discussion with Kathryn Chapman, a British therapeutic photographer, who is on her own healing path through the use of self portraiture, and who now offers this life transforming experience to other women. Listen as we dive deep into Kathryn's story and also discuss why, as women over the age of 50, we should not "bloody wait," to begin moving toward our dreams! Kathryn's website: http...