Old Chicks Know Sh*t Podcast

How do you talk to yourself about the way your body is aging? In today's episode, I have a beautiful conversation with Lorraine Ladish about body image at middle age and beyond. Lorraine shares her personal story about struggling with eating disorders and body image at a young age and how she overcame it in midlife. She now has a strong relationship and love for her body and provides tips on how y...

Have you ever dreamed about starting your own business, but you tell yourself you’re too old, it's too late or you don’t have what it takes. Sound familiar?    In this episode, I chat with Colleen Kochannek who is the creator of the Scrappy Frontier, a community built specifically to support women over 50 who are starting businesses. We talk about how to overcome the limiting beliefs, Self-trust a...

Are you letting your soul take the lead?  Or are you stuck in the pattern of allowing your mind to take control and not living the life you desire? In this episode, I talk to Soul Alignment Coach, Lisa Berkovitz about how to let your inner knowing lead the way to your purpose. Lisa share’s her story of how she went from a successful career in corporate to becoming a soul-aligned leadership coach f...

Do you ever say nasty things to yourself? Things that you would never ever dream of saying someone else?  That’s  your Inner mean girl talking. And she can be a real b*tch sometimes. If you’ve ever seen the movie Mean Girls you know exactly how destructive she can be.   In this episode I talk all about the inner mean girl with master coach and author  of “Reform Your Inner Mean Girl’, Amy Ahlers....

On today’s podcast we’re talking about having the courage to face your truth, especially at midlife. Often, our fear and old programming holds us back from living the life of our dreams. Midlife is an excellent time to awaken to your own unique personal truth. In this episode, Helen Xenidis talks about coasting through life until a pivotal moment in 2009 which changed her life and started the next...

On today’s podcast we’re talking about money.  People either love it or hate it but the one thing we all agree on is that it’s a necessary tool for life.  What often comes up, and holds people back from making big  midlife shifts is fear of not having enough money, so in this episode  I talk with Agnes Kowalski,  a brilliant money mindset coach all about how our money mindset determines our though...

Ever dealt with Imposter syndrome? You know when you embark on a new venture or step out of your comfort zone and have every negative thought and limiting belief come rushing to the surface. I think we can all relate. I know for sure I’ve been there. So many times. Launching this podcast; starting the Old Chicks Know Shit platform; leaving my corporate job and I hear it from my clients. That’s why...

# 020 - We all have it. That quiet little voice inside us, that knowing that we all too often ignore. This episode is all about leaning into that voice and accessing the power of our feminine wisdom in midlife. I chat with Susie Stanley, creator of the Midlife Magic Interview Series about our experiences of midlife reinvention and how slowing down, tuning into ourselves and paying attention the in...

#020 - Living your Truth. In this episode I chat with Jessica Casucci,  who after many years in a successful career as a lawyer and partner in a large firm, made the choice to no longer hide from her truth and in her words “blew up” her life. We discuss having the courage to face your truth and weather the fall out, knowing who you are and aligning with your authentic truth and how stepping forwar...

# 19 - In this episode we go deep on the importance of a wellness plan with Heather Denniston, a chiropractor, athlete, personal trainer and wellness strategist.  We often think about wellness as eating well and exercising and while we do cover this, our conversation focused a lot around mind-body connection, stress management and mindfulness as being key ingredients to any wellness plan.  I know...

#018 - This episode is all about career. Often around midlife we find ourselves contemplating our careers and making decisions about whether we would like to continue to invest in the current path or try something else for our second act.  It can be a difficult decision when we have already invested so much to get to where we are. Cindy Harvey, career strategy coach talks with me about navigating...

#017 In this episode of the podcast I chat with Betsy Murphy, author of Autobiography of an Orgasm which chronicles her journey from being disconnected from her body to in her 40’s to finding herself through exploration of orgasm. This is a candid conversation where we chat about the relationship we have with our bodies as we age, societal perspectives on aging and our bodies, navigating menopause...

#016 Excited to share this episode with you. It's near and dear to my heart. Elizabeth Dialto is the creator of Wild Soul Movement and The Embodied Movement Studio and was the first coach I ever hired, many years ago when my midlife reinvention journey began.   In this conversation we talk all about Self Trust and embodiment - how to get out of your head, into your body and learn to trust your own...

015 - I am super excited to share this episode with you. Probably one of my favourites to date. It's all about navigating changes in relationships – friendships and intimate partnerships - in midlife. Barb Beck is The Revolutionary Love Coach with a 20-year career in helping people create strong healthy relationships. We went deep on the topic of the quality of your relationships being directly pr...

In this episode of the podcast I speak with Michelle Anhang, a coach specializing in grief and mental health.  And it’s not what you think it’s about.  We typically think of grief related to the death of a loved one however in this episode we talk about grief being an integral and necessary part of any major life change, even the positive ones.  We discuss permission to grieve and even how to navi...

EP 013 Starting Over! In this episode we share story of Lorraine Ladish, writer, publisher and yogini who at the age of 45 found herself divorced, unemployed, broke and in debt, with two young daughters. She was just days from being homeless and forced to feed her children with food stamps and charity as she figured out how to not only start over but to do it in a new country. Lorraine tells us an...

NEW PODCAST:  In this episode we talk about something that I definitely struggled with for most of my adult life and that was the disease of business. In staying busy all the time and focusing on serving the needs of others we think we are doing everything right because that’s what our culture that rewards.  But it has a cost. We often find ourselves burnt out mentally and emotionally, unhappy and...

# 011 This edition of the Old Chicks Know Sh*t podcast is all about “Deep Genius” - the combination of your unique talents, experience and innate strengths that can help you see your gifts, uncover your value and even your life purpose. Nancy Marmolejo  is the founder and creator of  Deep Genius and shares “We often cant see our selves clearly. We are conditioned to not value the things that come...

Tania Elfersy is an educator on Menopause and women's health. Many of us go through life unaware of what menopause actually is and how it will affect us. I know for myself I was completely unprepared for the range of symptoms that smacked me between the eyes and how they  would impact my life.  In this episode we talk about the innate wisdom of women's bodies to navigate this change and what this...

Joan MacDonald @trainwithjoan is a transformation inspiration for all of us. In her 70’s Joan took her health into her own hands and went from being overweight and unhealthy to a super fit bad ass who mastered her unassisted first pull up at the age of 72. How incredible is that?   Recently Joan has appeared in several media outlets as the world catches on to how incredible this woman and her tran...

Odette Peek shares her story of how personal crisis and physical paralysis lead to a spiritual breakdown that enabled her to rebuild her life with a new mission and purpose.  It’s a brave and inspiring story of uncovering your soul story, finding your purpose from the inside out and developing the courage to reinvent yourself. Enjoy!

Deb Crowe is a passionate self-care educator who really walks her talk. She’s a coach, author, speaker, and yoga teacher who after seeing first hand how over-stressed women ended up in crisis with disease and disabilities, decided that she had to do something about it. Learning self-care and what it means to me has been a big learning curve with much experimentation and if I'm honest its still ver...

#006: In their 50’s Amy Edwards and her partner Cathy started a company called We Warriors as a second career. We Warriors creates hygiene products for busy on the go women. The idea was born from a personal need they both had and the fact that they couldn’t find a product that suited their active lifestyles and also aligned with their passions around the environment on and supporting women and wo...

#005: In her mid-fifties, Debbie Hatch is a badass motorcycle mama, a multi record-setting powerlifter, scuba diver, public speaker, owner of 2 successful businesses and expert on retirement and finances. All this while spending more than half her time on the road traveling for workshops all over the US. In this episode, we talk about creating your best life, mindset and challenging yourself. List...

#004: Elaine Uskoski is a speaker and author of a book called Seeing Through the Cracks chronicling her adult son's journey through Video gaming addiction. As most of us know there are no parenting books that cover all the experiences we live as parents especially when dealing with young adult children. How much do we still parent vs letting them have their own experiences? Elaine shares her story...