Conversations On Life, Work, And Love

An interview with Remi about her BOOK!! Tune in for details on Remi's book, Renovate Your Reality: Thriving in Midlife with Joy and Authenticity...A Woman's Journey . Join us for the launch. Grab a cup of coffee or tea as Remi Reads a chapter on Happiness and Joy and facilitates an exercise and a Q&A. Launch Party - Midlife Coffee Talk Sunday, March 2 · 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Time zone: CST...

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs chat with Deanna Marie about living with an alcoholic. There is so much out there for the alcoholic, but not so much for spouses. Taking care of yourself is the first step in healing from being with an alcoholic or addict. Then you must address your codependency. If you are making your decisions around their drinking, then you are codependent. Whe...

Author and Hypno-therapist Pamela Topjian joins coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs to share her story and discuss her book, I Didn't Come This Far, to Only Come THIS Far . We discuss doing what you love and not what you don't. She discusses the importance of doing the work to heal so that you can build a life you love. Her story is one of betrayal, abuse and neglect that was healed t...

On this episode, Coaches Bonnie and Remi chat with Laura Marie Rubin about being a "Wild Awake Woman." The focus of the conversation is on identifying how you want to show up in the world and then pursuing a life that achieves that. With the goal being, that you lived the life you wanted...no regrets, no bitterness. Connect with Laura Marie: www.wildawakewoman.com On Instagram at LivingW...

Coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs have a conversation about men and the concerns women have with them. They start with Man vs. Bear. Women are raised to fear men and they should be. 1 in 3 women have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. Men objectify women and treat women as their father treated their moms. They are generally not taught emotional intelligence....

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs chat with teacher Joy Robertson about her new book: How to Teach Joy—A Simple Guide to Nurturing a Child's Development. Joy discusses the process of writing her first book, what went into it, and the mental fortitude it took to get it done. She also discusses changing her life's path at 49 and how thrilling yet terrifying it is. She encour...

Bonnie and Remi have a conversation with transformational coach and COO of Lumia, Chris Clark. They discuss tearing down, rebuilding, and coming into alignment with self. They examine suffering and the activated nervous system. They discuss life's journey and finding what is not yet healed, then doing the work to heal. More on Chris Clark: www.firebirdrise.com

Coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs have a conversation with sociologist, parent and teen relationship coach, and author, Laura Lyles-Reagan about the importance of having conversations with our children and with people in general. There is a parenting movement away from an authoritarian style and into a conscious parenting style. The purpose of the switch is to create humans that can critica...

Holistic Health Practioner and Life Coach, Bonnie Blackstone chats with Remi Gibbs about her new program - Self-Care To Move Forward, a 9-week customized coaching experience designed to take you from surviving to thriving when you're going through an extremely stressful time. Learn how her program can work beautifully in sync with therapy or on its own to help you learn to nourish your body, r...

Amy Hensley of Sip & Wishes joins coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs for a conversation on creating an end-of-life experience on your terms. Amy is a hospice nurse who has seen too many conversations not be had. What would you want for yourself if you were to be placed on a feeding tube or ventilator? When would you want your loved ones to pull the plug? What would you want for yourself...

Life Coach and Positive Psychology Practitioner, Remi Gibbs chats with Coach Bonnie Blackstone about the woman's midlife unraveling. Remi reads Bréne Browns, The Midlife Unraveling to start off the conversation. She discusses the common path that women go through on the unraveling journey...the life review, developing into who you want to be, losing your identity, facing your traumas so you ca...

This week Bonnie and Remi chat with author and relationship coach Dr. Alexandra Stockwell about long-term relationships and intimacy. The ladies discuss figuring out what you want in your relationship. They discuss what intimacy is and how to build more in your relationship. They discuss how to approach a breach of trust and how to grow together in your intimacy as you age together. Did you know w...

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs discuss the importance of safety and security in relationships. Safety and security run deeper than finances. It's about being a soft place to land, being able to speak and feel without fear, and being able to have discussions without repercussions. We need to be able to provide our own safety net, not just depending on our partners. Communica...

This week coaches Bonnie and Remi have a heartfelt conversation with Jill E. Schultz about shame. Specifically, the shame attached to being molested as a child and the behaviors that manifest because of it. Jill is on a mission to bring this conversation to light and help people shed their shame. The ladies discuss what goes into healing and how common it is to be molested as a child. This is a ta...

This week coaches Bonnie and Remi had a great chat with Stephanie McLaughlin about her Forty Drinks Project. At the age of 40 she endeavored to have 40 drinks with 40 friends. This experience changed her life and changed how she perceived herself. It helped her identify her top character strengths and a flawed view of herself. The discussion continued to include the midlife unraveling for women. S...

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs discuss the advice they would give their 18 year old selves. They talk about the importance of being aware of your surroundings, self protection, finances and being prepared. Nobody can protect you, but you. Your peace is important. Protect it.

Sara Alvarado joins coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs for a messy conversation on losing a loved one to Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is known as the long goodbye. You lose your loved one twice, once to the disease and again to death. Pre-planning is key to this disease. It will provide your support team so much peace with the process. And just know whatever emotions you are feeling is o...

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs have a chat with author and coach Katrina McGhee about how to take a career break. Katrina takes us through her 20-month career break journey. She explains the process of how to go about planning for a career break starting with creating a purpose statement and then figuring out your budget. She advises that it takes about 3 months to reset and ge...

Coaches Remi Gibbs and Bonnie Blackstone chat with Miriam Rachel about her story, extreme people-pleasing and setting boundaries. Miriam is an author, podcast host, and Tarot card reader. The conversation twists into the mystic and becomes very fascinating. Find more about Miriam at www.miriamreadstarot.com

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs talk with Jacki James. Jacki shares the story of her son Peyton's experience with bullying. Bullying that was so bad, that he eventually took his life. It's a soul-crushing story that's led to a legacy in the form of Kindness Matters . Words have power and you can't take them back. We can all be a little kinder to one another...pas...

Coaches Remi Gibbs and Bonnie Blackstone chat with CPA Samantha M. Besnoff about the financial elements of starting a small business. The ladies discuss business structures, paying taxes, and knowing when to take the leap from your corporate gig. Connect with Samantha at: www.yourfinancialmaven.com podcast: Your Financial Maven

Breast cancer survivor Jamie Vaughn joined coaches Bonnie and Remi on the show this week to discuss what it's like to have breast cancer and what to do to make sure you catch it early. Statistically, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Catching it early is the key to overcoming it. Make sure to be your own advocate always advising when something isn't right and asking for wh...

This week Coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs chat with Joy Stone who is an Anxiety Coach, Positive Psychology Practitioner, and Yoga Psychology Practitioner. Joy teaches that anxiety is focused on yesterday and tomorrow with the present moment being where peace resides. Most of us lose sight of our true selves and have to work at reconnecting. This is best found through meditation. Your brai...

This week Bonnie and Remi have a very enlightening chat with Spiritual Director Rev. Christine Davies about engaging with your spiritual self and dealing with grief and loss with others and with yourself. There are so many golden nuggets in this episode! They cover: How to listen and talk with others dealing with grief Having difficult conversations about planning for death The long good-bye throu...

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs chat with Stephany Ann about being married to two narcissists. Stephany discusses the stages of being married to a narcissist: feeling so much love, being devalued, and experiencing cognitive dissonance. She talks about using EFT to heal herself after exiting the marriages. She discusses getting out of victim mentality and learning the lessons nee...