The Well Woman Show

On the Well Woman Show this month, I talk to Commissioner elect Adriann Barboa, in Bernalillo County's District 3. Adriann currently serves as the Policy Director at Forward Together, where she works with families and communities across the state of New Mexico to bring about a culture shift and policies centered on the lived experiences of everyday New Mexicans. Adriann is a connector, an organize...

On the Well Woman Show this week, we unlearn the messages that keep us playing small, undervaluing ourselves, and settling for anxiety and burnout. This is so simple AND so hard. To support women to do this and to make the changes in their lives to be able to do these three things consistently, I have created the Well Woman Academy where we unlearn all the unhelpful messages and replace those with...

On the Well Woman Show this week, we are discussing the importance of getting our needs met. As women, getting our needs met has been something society has taught us is secondary. First and foremost we should be concerned with nurturing others, whether that's raising children, taking care of parents, or just simply playing the nurturer role at work, in the community, or with friends. Second, we sh...

On the Well Woman Show this week, I share part one in a series of conversations with black, indigenous and women of color colleagues and friends, and together we explore anti-racism and racial justice - what it means not only in the big picture but how our daily lives are impacted, what we're reading, what we're doing and where we go from here. This week, I'm in conversation with my friend and col...

On the Well Woman Show this week, I talk Laurie Santos, a Professor of Psychology and the Head of Silliman College at Yale University, as well as the host of the critically acclaimed podcast The Happiness Lab. After observing a disturbing level of unhappiness and anxiety among her students, she began teaching a course entitled "Psychology and the Good Life," which quickly became the most popular c...

On the Well Woman Show this week, Giovanna discusses the three things that Well Woman Show guests have in common. The guests are often successful female leaders, making a major change in their own communities and the world as a whole, so today we're discussing those 3 things so you can begin to implement them in your life. All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at  we...

This week Giovanna finds commonalities in three popular models, shows how they compliment the Well Woman Life® Framework ( wellwomanlife.com/movement ) and shows us that we are all talking about the same things: observe your thoughts, tune into your wisdom, take aligned action and integrate all of this to live in flow. The first one is Tara Brach, Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology, her teachings blend...

On the Well Woman Show this week, I talk to Sarah Ramey, a survivor of chronic illnesses and a writer living in Washington, DC. She just released her first book, THE LADY’S HANDBOOK FOR HER MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia in 2007 and worked on President Obama’s 2008 campaign and she's a musician. On the show we talk about: How Sarah fought to overcom...

On the Well Woman Show this week, I discuss how to know when to take action in your life, how to get Aligned Action, and break down 5 different sections. 1. Goal setting & Results planning 2. Productivity Tools 3. Morning/Evening Routine 4. Accountability 5. Energy level - what fuels you? The Shows I Mention: Episode 059 079 Visioning Your Life: Identify and Activate Your Superpowers BEFORE yo...

On the Well Woman Show this week, I talk to Ada Calhoun whose new book, Why We Can't Sleep, Women's New Midlife Crisis really digs into Generation X women and our particular set of challenges. She is also the author of the memoir Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, named one of the top ten memoirs of 2017 by W magazine; and she writes for The New York, and The New Republic. Gen X women are born 1965-1...

Recently the Washington Post reported that among gender-identified covid19 disease cases looking at 20,648 people in Spain, men make up 60 percent of those that progress to the dangerous pneumonia stage. They make up 59 percent of the hospitalizations, 72 percent of the intensive care unit admissions and 65 percent of the deaths. And that's not all. The Guardian reports that "The trend was first s...

Recently the Washington Post reported that among gender-identified covid19 disease cases looking at 20,648 people in Spain, men make up 60 percent of those that progress to the dangerous pneumonia stage. They make up 59 percent of the hospitalizations, 72 percent of the intensive care unit admissions and 65 percent of the deaths. And that's not all. The Guardian reports that "The trend was first s...

On the Well Woman Show this week I have curated some tips for emotional well-being and I interview Celestina Garcia about the importance of mentorship. Celestina is a mother, educator, coach and entrepreneur. She is a native New Mexican with a passion for envisioning and collaborating with others to build the legacy of achievement in communities. She created her private coaching company, Coaching...

Hello Well Women! Welcome to Part 1 of a 3 Part Series on COVID-19. Recently the Washington Post reported that among gender-identified covid19 disease cases looking at 20,648 people in Spain, men make up 60 percent of those that progress to the dangerous pneumonia stage. They make up 59 percent of the hospitalizations, 72 percent of the intensive care unit admissions and 65 percent of the deaths....

Hello gorgeous Well Women, on the show this week I talk to Doll Avant, award-winning tech entrepreneur, a cum laude graduate of Harvard University, and a TEDx speaker. As a data scientist and social impact strategist, Doll was honored with the global designation of “Google's Woman of Water” and featured on Google's home page for creating the “world’s largest water database.” Doll is the Founder &a...

On the Well Woman Show this month, I talk about how working from home with kids magnifies the inequities in our systems and families and I share 6 tips for making this all work for the next few weeks. "It is true that a crisis, and in this case, a global health pandemic, shows us our truth. It shines a spotlight on the weaknesses in our systems, shows us who our leaders really are, and magnifies t...

Hello gorgeous Well Women, on the show this week I talk to Katie Arnold, marathon runner, mother, and writer. She wrote the book Running Home: A Memoir. Katie created and launched the popular Raising Rippers column, about bringing up adventurous kids, which appears monthly on Outside Online and has grown to become one of the site’s most popular blogs. On the show we talk about: - How Running helpe...

Hello Well Women! Today is a Just Giovanna where we break down 4 different steps to help you free up time to tackle your goals. All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at  wellwomanlife.com/192show You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at  wellwomanlife.com/facebook The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from Natura...

Hello gorgeous Well Women, on the show this week I talk to Ana Consuelo Matiella. She is a storyteller and bilingual and bicultural health communications and social marketing expert. She is co-founder and content director of De Las Mías, a bilingual healthy lifestyle platform, and community for Latinas. On the show you'll learn: - Using empathy in developing health messaging - Engaging in cultural...

Hello gorgeous Well Women, on the show this week I talk to JoAnne Mitchell, a highly dedicated educator who deeply believes in people and is committed to creating equity through education. She focuses on leading her staff to provide life-changing opportunities to traditionally under-served student populations. JoAnn has 25 years of experience across the country as a classroom teacher, school psych...

Hello gorgeous Well Women, on the show this week I talk to Dr. Janis Gonzales, a mother, author, pediatrician, and public health physician with expertise in health policy and administration. Janis currently works as the Maternal Child Health Director in the New Mexico Department of Health and her interests include children with special healthcare needs, prevention of adverse childhood events, and...

Hello Well Women! Feeling excited and ready to nail your goals in 2020.....but worried you don't have the time and energy to actually follow through? ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Or perhaps not feeling super confident about which goals to tackle first, or how to maximize your limited time?⁣⁣ I get it. ⁣⁣One of the questions I get asked almost daily by busy women who are juggling career and family is “How do I get it all...

Hello gorgeous Well Women, on the show this week I talk to Anna Vocino is a voice over talent and standup comic who also happens to be a Celiac who writes cookbooks and co-hosts the “Fitness Confidential” podcast with Vinnie Tortorich. On the show you'll learn: - How doing many things can be a part of your brand. - Why delegating is so important for busy women. -.Steps you can take to avoid burnou...

Hello & Happy New Year Gorgeous Well Women! On the show this week we'll cover three ways to get started with the ONLY resolution you need this year, that don't require gym memberships, diet plans or anything else you have to buy. We are going to discuss how to: 1. Reflect and Release 2. Build Your Power 3. Be Seen and Heard All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at&nbs...

Hello gorgeous Well Women, on the show this week, I'm sharing my recommendations for five great gifts for yourself or another Well Woman in your life. Five Last Minute Gifts If you want to check out the images, you can head to wellwomanlife.com/giftguide to see a full blog with pictures! 1. Dissent Collar Hook and Hoop Earrings $21.95  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has a special collar she wears on...