Uncorked with Funny Wine Girl

With just days until my birthday, there's no one (other than my dearest Ollie) who I would want to chat with on this week's podcast besides my Pittsburgh pal Gab Bonesso. She's a comedian, mental health advocate, professional speaker and children's performer who is getting to really like the Electric City...so much that she's headed back in September for a comedy show and to em...

When I attended high school in the late 80s I was expected to take honors courses and go to college because I was “academically smart.”  Never mind the fact that I thought it would be useful to take a typing course. Sorry. Nope. That was in the business track and I was in the honors track. No can do. Thankfully, students have many more options today. But that doesn’t mean it’s any easier.  High sc...

This week's guest had me feeling like a little girl. It's true I was fan-girling because I love all that is French. While I've had a love affair with all things French for many years--long before I even visited--it was genuinely easy to love Paris native Melisse Brunet after our wonderful conversation. She is fueled by her passion for music and her role as conductor. And she loves Amer...

When you think of FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), you might envision a runway and have the words "Make it work" echoing in your ears--- words often spoken by Tim Gunn to contestants on the fashion competition reality show "Project Runway." But it's important that we think beyond clothing when it comes to fashion. My guest this week, Michele Polito, has shifted my tho...

Welcome August! I am so excited to share the amazing conversations in store for the coming month and beyond. I kick off August with a rich conversation about sustainable art with AFA Gallery Director Theresa O'Connor which means using less, wasting less, saving money, reinventing trash into treasure, being kind to the Earth. Theresa is not only the director of a gallery but an artist herself w...

This is a wrap on Just Jeannine July. I can't wait to share with you the new conversations with fabulous femmes I have in store for August. But let's drink the last drop of July. This week I share some interesting things that have been going on in my life over the past few weeks...activities ranging from sewing to bio feedback and an introduction to meta cognition. I hope I'll pique yo...

Summer rolls on. The Heat continues to be like a movie villain for me. But I push onward. There's just one week left of "Just Jeannine" mini-sodes (I know, I know, there's nothing mini about them, like my wine glasses) and then I return to my usual format of having fabulous femme guests. I look forward to sharing my latest conversations with you in August. This week I share a rec...

Just Jeannine July continues! As I use this time to get ahead of schedule recording guest conversations, July is just me recording mini-sodes of my thoughts on various topics. This week I'm talking about the importance of connections and of being mindful when spending money. Lastly, I talk about the opportunities available for sponsoring this podcast. Reach out to me at Jeannine. Luby@gmail.co...

With summer now in full swing, I hope you're enjoying time outdoors or if you prefer, time inside with the AC comfortable cranking, doing your favorite activities with your favorite people. As for me, I am enjoying the beautiful weather to kayak, bike (short distances), watch the birds at the feeder and vigorously chase the squirrels off of said feeder. I am continuing to record full podcasts...

Friend and podcast sponsor Emily Hickox of Budget Through Life joins me this week for a fun and important conversation about how to financially manage summer. With the glow of so many opportunities like day trips, staycation, vacation, swimming pools and home improvement projects in our line of sight, it's important to have a budget and stick to it. With that said, it's also important to a...

Change is not easy. That's an understatement I suppose. But Maria Conigliaro is brave enough to take on the challenge of helping facilitate change in others. She supports seasoned business owners and entrepreneurs as a neuro coach leading the 'Inspired Success Coaching Program.' To learn more and schedule a free call to see if you're ready to make changes with Maria's help, vis...

Over the past nearly two years since I last spoke on air to Dr. Katie Leonard so much has changed on the campus of Johnson College. Dr. Katie has a new office, but that's not the biggest highlight of this conversation. It is the newly constructed, innovative building where she sits that is a big deal...not just because of the building's features, but because of one donor's incredible l...

When I think of a yoga class, I picture calmness in a room that's perhaps dimly lit with an instructor speaking in a soothing voice to provide peace to participants in attendance. But that's not how every yoga class looks, and tranquility aside, a yoga studio is a business just like any other; it must be profitable. Whether budgets, marketing data and profit seem to fit this Zen picture or not, th...

As I celebrate three years producing content for this podcast, Uncorked with Funny Wine Girl, my wine glass and heart are full. With over 100 episodes to listen to, there have been nearly 5,000 total plays over the course of three years. Wow. That's a lot of listens and a lot of people who have been affected by the many fabulous women (primarily) who have been guests on my show. On this week&#...

As we celebrate the three-year anniversary of Uncorked with Funny Wine Girl this month, it seemed only fitting to have my dear friend and first full-length podcast episode guest Oliver as my guest this week. This week's episode is a colloquial one in which Ollie and I recap the week I spent visiting him and his hubby Jim in North Carolina. We chat about wine, WOE (World Oddities Expo), whackin...

Many of us Gen X women were not nurtured or strongly encouraged as girls to break through the glass ceiling or demand a seat at the table. Yet many of us are doing just that and want to do as much as we can to make it easier for the young women who follow. My guest this week is Tara Macciocco, a woman who is poised to instill confidence in young women (and young men) as a college basketball coach...

The older we get, the more we carry around with us. And many of us (myself included) struggle sometimes to set things down in order to lighten our load and enjoy the moment. But kids are different. They come with little or no baggage. This week's guest Tracy Bajadek has the honor and opportunity to guide children in yoga through her business Buds in Bloom Kids Yoga. She is accustomed to offeri...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that 57.8 million adults live with some form of mental illness. Now add family members and friends to those numbers and basically we are all impacted in one way or another. And...mental health IS part of our overall health so it is something we all need to pay attention to. My returning guest this week is Nina Judge, founder of t he John Malvizzi Fou...

Do you like conversations about downstairs diseases, middle-aged women wearing dresses to air themselves out, and colonoscopies? No? That's alright. Those topics are just parts of our overall fantastic conversation. And as we also discuss, it is healthy and healing to remember that we are all made up of parts. One part might be hurt or anger or disgust or something we're not proud of, but...

Picture this: nearly 1,000 women gathering in a green space surrounded by trees and a gently flowing river. No it's not a commercial setting for a Massengill commercial. But it does involve women. My guest this week is Melissa Roberts, owner of the Ski Shack in Northeast PA and co-founder of W ild Women NEPA --the catalyst for why so many women gathered in a park on a Sunday in August of 2023....

April is Financial Literacy Month and there are so many areas to delve into but this week we'll be addressing financial or economic abuse and exploitation of the elderly. My guest and podcast sponsor Emily Hickox of Budget Through Life shares valuable information and reminds us of the importance of getting involved with and understanding finances in our household and learning about our credit...

Living in a society in which things are often portrayed and viewed as either black or white, it is important that we realize that few (if any) things are that simple. There are so many shades in between. That holds true when it comes to understanding individuals with autism. My guest this week is Lyndsay Dragon, the mother of a son with autism and founder of the nonprofit Parenting Autism United (...

“Humor was another of the soul's weapons in the fight for self-preservation.” These are the words of Viktor Frankl, psychologist, Nazi concentration camp survivor and author of "Man's Search for Meaning." Whenever I spill coffee on myself, run late after being stuck in traffic, forget to make a bill payment, etc. I try my best to think of him (after cursing a bit) and look for th...

Tossing and turning. Sheets soaked wet with sweat. Pants suddenly tighter thanks to belly fat. Moods swinging like a pendulum. Hormones take charge during perimenopause and many years that follow. Well it's time to show those hormones who's boss by taking control of our own bodies and making choices that are right for where we are in life. My guest this week is Adrien Cotton who is going t...

Change doesn't come easy for any of us. But it is often necessary to make our lives better. Lynn Dzielak was a nurse making life healthier for others when she realized the choices she had been making for herself were not very healthy. Then she started making changes that have led to a whole new, healthier lifestyle. Lynn is now a certified massage therapist, runner, running coach and trainer w...