Late Bloomer Living Podcast

In this episode, Adam Rothenberg shares his journey of achieving his childhood dream of being in the entertainment industry, but not in the way he expected.  Whether you are still exploring what you want out of life or looking for a new adventure or challenge, Adam's story will inspire and motivate you to pursue your dreams. 

Melissa Stecher is a professional organizer, author and founder of Hopeful Simplicity, but the road that brought her to where she is today started with a "driveway moment" that wasn't so pretty. She found herself overwhelmed as a parent by the feeling of 'it's all on me'. Managing all the people, places and things of Home life was too stressful for her to handle. Desperate for a solution, she gath...

We are joined by Dr. Tracey Gendron, author of the book Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End it. Tracey is an associate professor, Chair of the Department of Gerontology, and Executive Director of the Virginia Center on Aging at Virginia Commonwealth University. She had an epiphany about her own attitudes towards aging that led her to write this book. Join us as we discuss how to cha...

What happens when you say yes to an impulse? Channa Silva is joining the podcast for the second time.  He lives in the Philippines, where he has had a successful career in the telecommunications industry, but his real passion is music.   In episode 81 we talked about the path that led him to hosting a podcast about music called Channa Channa Channa.  Now that the Covid shutdown is over and he can...

Are you feeling the pressure of trying to get it all done? Many of us in midlife feel overwhelmed and burned out from trying to balance our work and personal lives. In this episode we’ll be discussing how to slow down in order to speed up, and get off the hamster wheel of life. Joining me is my friend Denise Millet, a Marketing Technology Specialist and host of the weekly show “Marketing Matters”....

Have you ever taken the time to ask yourself if your inner monologue supports you?  Have you noticed that your self talk is actually trash talk that brings you down?  In this episode of the podcast, we’ll be exploring the idea of self-love and self-criticism, and how we can start to shift our mindset to be more compassionate and kind to ourselves. Join us as we dive into the topic and learn how to...

Listen to this conversation with Alison Jacobson, an inspirational coach and motivational speaker for midlife women. She has overcome some of life's greatest challenges including the death of her infant son, a contentious divorce that left her broke, her second son's intellectual disabilities, and the rapid physical decline of her second husband due to Primary Progressive MS. Despite all of this,...

Lisa Kiebzak and Adrienne Kramer are two women who are renegades when it comes to aging. They love a challenge and are committed to educating and inspiring as many women as possible about menopause and perimenopause. Lisa is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Personal Trainer, and has a Masters Degree in Social Work, while Adrienne is a Physical Therapist and Certified Menopause Specialist. B...

Jeremy Grater and Zach Tucker are co-hosts of The Fit Mess podcast.  Both Jeremy and Zach have experienced a major shift in the way they deal with their physical, mental and emotional health. They have since pushed themselves to learn more about how to get and stay healthy in mind, body and spirit.  Their personal journeys inspired in them a passion for using their hard earned knowledge to help ot...

My guest Beth Kiel says she moved to Tucson at the age of 56 to be sandblasted (although she didn’t know that at the time.)  What she means is she’d lost all her comfortable reference points. The process of feeling lost and then finding our way is actually a great way to truly learn something about ourselves. Beth is an RN and board certified Hypnotist.  She loves the process of helping others fin...

Are you making plans and setting goals for the coming year?  We do it every year, don't we? We make resolutions. We commit (again) to improving ourselves.  In this episode I'm welcoming Lou Blaser, editor of Midlife Cues, back to the podcast for the 3rd time!  This will be the first of a series of ongoing conversations about intentional living and personal growth in midlife.  We let you in on our...

New Year Replay  Reinvention: It’s not about changing yourself… It’s about changing how you think about yourself.     You are already amazing!  You are already powerful beyond your imagination.  If you set your intentions every day you will be amazed at what starts to happen.  Your brain will go to work for you.  You will start to find evidence for your “shiny new thoughts” which will reinforce th...

It's a very special holiday episode! Take a peek behind the scenes with me and the other women in the business mastermind I joined in January of this year.  I joined as I was preparing to host the Midlife Uprising Summit thinking I could use a sounding board as I made my plans. What I found was a community of women who continue to inspire me everyday.  Our group is led by Kim White of My Sexy Busi...

Carolyn Doelling started modeling at the age of 70.  After retiring from her corporate career she realized that people’s perception of her had changed.  She felt like she was being written off.  She started embracing more color and style in her wardrobe in order to combat the invisibility of being an older woman and found herself on a mission.  She is now 76 years old and through her work as a fas...

We are going back in time to that golden era called the 1980s with Carmen Quintanilla Gollihar. She is the Video Creator of the Small Town Drama Series which is the first ever social media soap opera series with over a million followers on TikTok.  In this series, she wears ridiculous wigs and hilariously plays ALL the characters based in the small town of her youth.  She also creates a variety of...

This week’s episode is about healing through surrender.  Sometimes we have to surrender our ideas of how we think our life should play out in order to heal and live with purpose.  After a terrible loss and a journey through grief, my guest today found her own path to healing and purpose.  Dr. Susan Corso is a metaphysician, an intuitive, and an author of both fiction and nonfiction. She has had a...

Which version of you is showing up to Thanksgiving Dinner? Do you act differently when you’re at work versus when you're going out with friends?  Who are you when you're at home doing chores with family versus volunteering with your local charity? This kind of code switching takes up a lot of energy.  Frankly, it’s exhausting.  What is it costing you? After a lifetime of it, do you feel ready to s...

Are you feeling stuck in the muck of life? You are not alone. I’ve certainly been there…  My guest this week has also “been there”.  On Mother’s Day weekend in 2018, Rae Ann Louise had an emotional breakdown which left her in a state of oblivion for a couple of weeks. It was a moment of reckoning from which she took a leap of faith that changed her life and that has inspired her to help others do...

If you are a parent… today’s episode is for you.  If you have feelings of guilt and shame about the kind of parent you’ve been you are definitely not alone.  I don’t know a single parent who doesn’t question themselves and wonder if they are doing right by their kids.  Kim Muench is a Parenting Coach who specializes in working with mothers of adolescents ages 10 and up and young adults. Kim is pas...

One of the most challenging relationships, perhaps, is the mother/daughter relationship.  Today I am so happy to bring you a story of a mother and daughter that leads to healing and forgiveness.  As we age, I like to think we have the chance to begin to see our mothers as full-fledged humans, not just as “our mom”. With that clarity comes the opportunity for growth and healing. Elizabeth Winthrop...

Have you ever asked the question, “Why Me?” or “What did I do to deserve this?”. The longer we live the greater the chance that we will experience devastating loss. Maureen Edwards is an award-winning branding, marketing, and business strategist and 2x award-winning inventor who has created 6 profitable companies from conception to commercialization.  In June of 2021, her son was home on leave fro...

Have you ever felt isolated because of a secret you’ve been holding onto?  It can be a heavy burden.  A chance encounter at a critical moment inspired Gayle Petrillo to come out of hiding after 65 years of keeping her secret.  She has written a memoir called The Accident, where she shares her story of growing up as a burn survivor, overcoming multiple obstacles and turning them into triumphs.  She...

I’m excited for you to meet Lorraine Ladish also known as The Flawed Yogini.  The 2008 recession took the rug out from under her.  She lost her marriage, her savings and her source of income. She found herself absolutely broke—emotionally and financially. She was suddenly a single mother in her forties with two little girls to take care of, but with the help and inspiration from many friends along...

One of the things I love about my guest this week is how she is courageous about following her curiosity! Kriste Peoples is a Denver-based writer, producer, speaker, women’s trail running coach, and outdoorist. That wasn’t always her gig!  She started off as a graphic designer working in New York City, but she had an aha moment that led her to move to Arizona to go to graduate school for writing a...

Dierdre Wolonick is an accomplished woman who speaks 8 languages, is a professor, published author and speaker, plays several instruments, founded and conducted the West Sacramento Orchestra.  This is just the tip of the iceberg.  She raised 2 ultra athletes, but never thought of herself as an athlete.  Funny enough, a simple walk with her dog and conversation with her son, Alex Honnold, changed h...