Calm the Chaos

Sharon Valenti's thirst for knowledge led her to spend time in various places around the U.S., as well as a journey throughout India and the shores and villages of Indonesia.   Consistently pursuing her own awakening, she is motivated to help others do the "work" and seek a shift within themselves.  In this podcast, we are talking about mastering your thoughts and emotions!   Sharon shares that in...

Hope Kelaher is a therapist who has extensive training in relational and systematic therapy.  Her passion is helping those who are struggling with anxiety and depression find healing connections among family and friends.  Hope is the author of Here to Make Friends. How to make friends as an Adult  Hope begins by sharing that two years ago she was supporting a close family member who got preoccupie...

Lori Ann King is on a mission to inspire you to live a life of true health, love, laughter, and freedom!  She is the Amazon best-selling author of Come Back Strong, Balanced Wellness after Surgical Menopause , and a two-time contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series.   Lori didn't start off being a writer or an author as this journey came to her a bit later in life.  She found that she w...

Elizabeth Dunkel is a writer, author and is here today talking about her journey in writing the book:  How to Live Like A Millionaire on a Retirement Budget!   I found Elizabeth through her website a couple of months ago! Her writing is wonderful and she tackles some great topics for us, women, over forty!   Elizabeth starts by sharing how we think about retirement your entire life and dream of wh...

  When Beth Garrett is not helping women dress for success, you can find her out on the dance floor! Today Beth shares what dancing has done for her life and hopefully inspires you to get out there and give it a try! If not the Carolina Shag then any form of dance that fills you with joy!   After retiring from corporate America, Beth decided to take up dancing. She's always wanted to dance and one...

Sarah Snyder returns to the podcast to share her newest book:  DIY Solo Retreats!  Sarah is a writer and conversationalist whose passion is helping others connect spiritually to the outdoors, nature and science.    This conversation will inspire you because we all need to take more time to practice self-care.  A  DIY solo retreat is not about getting in the car and driving to your nearest spa.  Th...

Sandy Davies is the formulator and founder of HappyPause.  Happy Pause is a plant-based preservative-free natural moisturizing balm for vulvovaginal dryness.   Sandy starts by sharing a bit about her story and why she invented her product HappyPause!   HappyPause Balm started when Sandy was dealing with a difficult perimenopausal experience.  When she developed the product Sandy was thinking that...

Are you ready for a discussion with someone who is passionate about making meditation and wellbeing practices easy?  Hanna Milton is a mindful and well-being instructor!  Every technique that Hanna traces is scientifically proven, rooted in mindfulness, and hand-selected based on her personal experience.   Hanna shares in our interview how she didn't always live a mindful life.  In the first six y...

Kate Erickson shares about how she uses The Mastery Journal to Calm the Chaos in her life! The journal helps her to stay more focused and productive every day!  Kate shares how the Freedom journals was their first tool and has you focus on achieving one goal with set targets within 100 days! After the rollout of the Freedom Journal, their audience was asking them, "how do you focus on multiple thi...

Samantha Coffin is a wellness + mindset coach focused on helping women go from a life full of symptoms to a life full of living . As a child, Samantha personally struggled with health + wellness. She doesn't have many memories where she wasn't sick. Yet the various doctors she saw had few answers and many told her that her experiences were "normal". After FINALLY being diagnosed with Celiac Diseas...

In this episode of Calm the Chaos, my friend and fellow Airbnb host Dana turns the tables and interviews me about my new book:  The Tell-All Guide to Airbnb Hosting, Proven Tips, and Tricks for Successful Hosting!   In this interview, Dana digs into asking me what inspired me to write the book and what that process looked like for me throughout that journey  What inspired me to write the book is t...

Ashley Holt is passionate about bringing women's voices and leadership into the world!  After facing divorce and becoming a single parent, Ashley reinvented her life and turned her pain into her power and purpose! She is the author of Goddess, Wake up !  Through all of her books, Ashley's mission is to empower others to claim their power, recognize their highest potential and live their best life!...

Natalie Wester is a solo international traveler and blogger who retired before sixty.  She is now inspiring women in midlife to permit themselves to change the life they've been living so they can live a life they love!  After two careers and a season that was spurred by loss and a long-term relationship ending, Natalie decided she needed a change!  On a trip to New Orleans Natalie had an encounte...

Tony Loyd is a leadership development expert who helps people who are frozen and frustrated in their careers and aspires them to be purpose-driven leaders! Oftentimes, people may feel inspired but stuck. He helps people develop a bridge from an idea to innovation to impact! Tony's podcast, Social Entrepreneur is about interviewing people who are making a dollar and a difference. These are people ...

Alison Wearing is a best-selling author, playwright, and performer.  She is also the creator and facilitator of Memoir Writing Ink.   In our conversation, Alison shares how she guides people through the process of transforming personal stories into a memoir.   Alison shares her background as a full-time writer and her thoughts and feeling which surround that journey in calling herself a full-time...

Kat Vellos Kat Vellos is a connection coach and trusted expert on the power of cultivating meaningful friendships!  This was perfect timing as I just posted on my blog a post about Making Friends in midlife!  Kat cares about connection and having high-quality interactions. Over the years she has facilitated many groups and workshops.   It was after her move to the bay area in California did she no...

Dr. Keira Barr turns conventional methodologies on their heads so midlife women can feel comfortable in their bodies and the skin they are in.  Dr. Barr creates a bridge between hormones, skin, mind, and body to optimize a woman's midlife experience!  Dr. Barr empowers women worldwide to take control of their health, and their hormones in menopause.  She is also the best-selling author of The Skin...

Maryanne  O'Hara is the author of the book Little Matches, a memoir of grief and light.  Her book is the result of a blog she started while her daughter Caitlin waited for a lung transplant.  Since her daughter's passing, Maryanne became a certified end-of-life doula so she could speak to the state of end-of-life care in our culture.    During our discussion, Maryanne shares that the blog was a wa...

Adele Stickland, Get Gorgeous! Adele Stickland has over twenty years of experience in the well-being industry and has a unique insight into stress and negativity and their effect on weight gain for busy woman.   She has an online platform and offers a twelve-step coaching and nutritional program.   Adele started her career in the corporate world and felt like she did all the things you were suppos...

This week's conversation is with Kelly Page who helps women over forty drop weight, increase their energy and find balance!  Her website www.tastingpage.com is where she makes available resources for you to dive into opportunities to connect with not only herself but her community Kelly shares with the listeners her journey from corporate America to Tasting page!  During her time climbing the corp...

Susan Heinrich began her career as a newspaper journalist and has written about business, travel, and parenting.   Her current favorite topic is midlife! She has had a wanderlust for as long as she can remember and her passion is traveling and helping women in midlife gain the confidence to explore and reap the benefits of traveling!  Susan supports her community with her website, Midlife Globetro...

I had the opportunity to connect with Melissa this week for the podcast and am excited to share how she is serving her community and how you can let go of stress and unlock your creativity one doodle at a time!    Melissa Lloyd has twenty-plus years of professional design and communication and combines that with her passion and connection to humanity, psychology, art therapy, and mindfulness.  In...

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing  Sonya Sophia who is a revolutionary leader in the field of Emotional Freedom Techniques .  Sonya shares how  to bring peace and joy into her life with EFT TAPPING.  She started down the journey of self exploration to find a modality to help stop the "crazy in my head" Past traumas and being a new  mom motivated her to find a solution so her child could...

I recently had the opportunity to interview my former client Andrea for the podcast! What fun to be able to have Andrea share her journey of finding a new career with the listeners.  In our conversation, Andrea shares where she was at the beginning of her journey in finding a new career and where she is at today!   Andrea is a Pacific Northwest resident and mom of a nine-year-old girl who is a ver...

Ada Calhoun/ Author Why We Can't Sleep:  A Women's New Midlife Crisis Even though Ada identifies the Gen X  community this  book is geared toward women in middle age who are going through alot but recognizing that we all hit a period of time when we are trying to do too much as a generation of women and we feel overwhelmed  For Ada this season happened a couple of years ago during a summer season....