Coffee and Contemplation with Susan Dunlop

Episode 8 of Coffee and Contemplation with Women welcomes guest, Lyndalee Wilkie, a quinquagenarian, or woman in her 50s. Lyndalee is a registered nurse and midwife, a parent of an 18 year old daughter and 15 year old triplet daughters and a son. I met Lyndalee some 17 years ago as a rural remote nurse relocating with her partner and young daughter to the Sunshine Coast and joining my previous nur...

Lyndalee Wilkie, a woman from country Dalby, Queensland. Lyndalee is 59, a registered nurse midwife and parent to an 18 yo daughter and 15 yo triplets. In Episode 8 coming up this Thursday, I ask Lyndalee what her favourite quote was. She doesn't have one but did offer to sing this affirmation.  It’s I Am A Tower of Strength that Lyndalee sings when she needs strength and has sung to palliati...

Today's episode of Susan Dunlop's Coffee and Contemplation with Women is with Linda Villines, a tricenarian, or woman in her 30s. Linda lived most of her life in Los Angeles, and has recently moved to beautiful Ojai in Southern California.  A little about Linda: Linda is an artist, a songwriter, a wellness coach and healthcare consultant. Linda will be giving her own backstory today as it is...

Today's episode is with Vera Byzova, a quadrigenarian, or woman in her 40s, living in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia.  I first met Vera in March 2017, as a fellow guest at Gaia Pollini's "F**k It" Retreat, held at Tenuta Santi Giacomo e Filippo at Urbino Italy. My husband, Tom, gave me the book, "F**k It. The Ultimate Spiritual Journey" by John Parkin, for my 50th birthday. A very timely gift and a very...

Today's episode is with Katie Wass, the first vicenarian, or a woman in her 20s, to step up to contribute her story in Susan Dunlop's Coffee and Contemplation with Women podcast series.   If you're new to listening to the podcasts, this series is about women from every decade of life from the age of 10 to 110, from Australia and abroad, willing to contribute their story for other women to hea...

Today's episode is with Jeannine Rashidi, a quadrigenarian, or woman in her 40s, from California USA. I first met Jeannine in Kerala India in 2017 on a mutual Journey to the Roots of Ayurveda adventure. An outline of Jeannine's story: Jeannine shared that the county in which she lives in California is now in 'shelter-in-place' and h ow that is impacting her, her community and business. ...

Today's episode is with Rae Richardson, a quadrigenarian, or 48 year old woman, from Sunshine Coast, Queensland. An outline of Rae's story: From hairdressing and a 'bad-hair-day' fix-up for her Barbie doll, to a last-minute ditching of an accounting career that went against her dad's plan for Rae in life.  Rae chose a career in nursing. She crossed out all the accounting courses on her univer...

In time for International Women's Day 2020, our first podcast interview on 6 March 2020 was with Lisa McKay, talking from her farm in the hinterland of Sydney.  When I asked Lisa if she'd be my first podcast interview, she was surprised that I considered her to be an inspiration to other women.  An outline of what Lisa shared with us in this interview: Lisa is 34, little sister of 3 big...

Welcome to the Coffee and Contemplation with Susan Dunlop podcast. Hello, I'm Susan Dunlop, a professional coach and 3 Vital Questions certified facilitator living in Noosa, Australia. If this is the first time you've joined me, welcome; and if you've been here before, thank you for coming back. This is a short intro of the show, and about where it began in February 2020 to where it has evolved ov...