Nobody prepares you for what your life will be like once the littles fly the coop. There are books in life all about What to Expect When You Are Expecting , there are even books on how to handle your teenager's mood swings, or behavior problems. But nobody talks about what you will go through once you become an empty nester. This first episode of Seaons 5 on Beautiful Second Act, we are talking all about how to reignite your life once the kids are gone. Bobbi Chegwyn is here with us to talk abou...
Jun 13, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 1
What a year it's been. After two years doing this podcast we've had such wonderful interviews with countless, fabulous people. On today's episode I'll share excerpts from many interviews from this past year. You will be able to hear some of the highlights from individuals that all have one thing in common... They all are striving to live their BEST life in the second half of life. LINKS TO THIS EPISODE: Website: https://beautifulsecondact.com/ Join the Facebook Group Follow us on Instagram: beau...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 19
After a short stint of radio silence and cryptic posts on social media I am talking about where I've been and why. Also, after a small sabbatical from the show, we will be returing in three weeks to launch the Season 4 finale and the 2 Year Celebration of all things Beautiful Second Act. LINKS TO THIS EPISODE: The Website: https://beautifulsecondact.com/ Follow me on Instagram: Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulsecondact Grab my FREE PDF: 10 Tips After 50 Thanks f...
May 09, 2023•19 min•Season 4Ep. 18
For women journeying through midlife and navigating the fun (and not so funny) things we experience, it's good to have a girlfriend to go with you. I cannot think of a better person to take this trip with than Maryann LoRusso. A journalist and creator of the More Beautiful Project , which includes an online magazine, podcast, and newsletter for women, Maryann is your gal to dish the raw, and real deal of midlife. With three decades of experience as an editor at fashion publishing companies such ...
May 02, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 17
I'm not afraid to age. I love getting older. It doesn't mean I want my body to show signs of aging with joint pain or slowing down. I mean, if I have wrinkles on my face or gray in my hair I've freakin' earned them by living! This episdoe is all about celebrating midlife and beyond. We get gray, but we are also more refined and experienced. We have more to offer the world with our wisdom and expertise because we KNOW who the hell we are and are unapologetic for being our True Selves. Love the sk...
Apr 25, 2023•22 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Have you ever wondered about past lives? Are you curious about hynotherapy? Well this episode is going to answer many questions you might have about these subjects. John Koenig is a Board Certified Hynotist and past life facilitator who has had not only past life experiences, but talks about his second act in THIS life going from a successful Madison Avenue copywriter (companies such as Duncan Hines Cakes, Crisco, and Jeep vehicles), to a professional hypnotist in Rhode Island since 1998. LINKS ...
Apr 18, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Have you taken a good look at your life lately? How do you feel? Have you asked yourself the BIG questions to give you perspective for the direction your life is going? In this episode I talk about being honest with yourself and making decisions based on how you really feel. I also give reasons why you should NOT jump head first into your desires for a new life. I share with you ways to eliminate before adding to your life and getting organized with not only your thoughts, but your spaces. Your ...
Apr 11, 2023•16 min•Season 4Ep. 14
If you thought your life was stagnant or off course and that there was nothing to be done about it, GUESS AGAIN! In this episode, I shared from my recent in-person event; Discover Your Infinite Possibilities. Some of the key talking points from the conversation I had with the guests could just break you wide open into realizing why you've been stuck, lost, or even unhappy. Listen today and if you like the content here, please leave a rating or review from wherever you listen. LINKS TO THIS EPISO...
Apr 04, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 13
It started with a dream. Jennifer Vinje didn't want to spend time away from her family doing just any job . She knew it had to be something that would contribute joy and beauty to the world, and be worthy of setting an example to her children of doing what you love to do. Anueva Jewelry is the creation of one woman's love of design and nature. This Seattle-based company is where Jennifer hard-carves fine jewelry, inspired by nature, into works of art. Since 2014, Jennifer has created one-of-a-ki...
Mar 28, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 12
As a Transformational Leadership Coach and author of the book, "It's Your Time To Shine, Girl: Own Your Brilliance, Natalie Jobity has been empowering hundreds of women for more than a decade. Getting her start as an image consultant lead Natalie to helping women in leadership roles to step into their power. With her coaching business and signature program, Unveil Your Brilliance, she works with seasoned professional women and entrepreneurs to maximize their impact so they can lead unapologetica...
Mar 21, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Are you ready for a heartfelt conversation? Rechelle from Unabashed You, shares on today's episode how she values more than anything authenticity, transparency, and vulnerability. Key components to having an honest relationship with others, as well as yourself. "It's only through daring to be vulnerable that we can begin to be our best selves," says Rechelle. On this episode, we talk about living a third act, what it means to live our passion with purpose, and how we've all been given different ...
Mar 14, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 10
If you missed my Get Empowered Online Workshop, no worries. I am sharing here today all the key information that I shared with the people who took part in this 2 hour intensive session. I asked BIG QUESTIONS, and shared strategical steps to apply in your daily life that will help you go from where you are today, to kickstarting you in the direction to where you want to be. If you want to live a life that's Empowering, Enlightened, Expansive, Abundant, & Joyful, then take these first steps. L...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Rae Ann's mantra is, "My Turn, My Time, My Life!" Who wouldn't want to be in the company of a person with that kind of mindset? Listen to today's episode and hear how Rae Ann's breakdown lead to her breakthrough , and showed her a way to live life on her terms. As the founder of Live Your True You , Rae Ann is now helping women discover, design, and live their dream lives. She specializes in helping women who feel lost after a life-changing event, navigate a new direction so that they live more ...
Feb 28, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Just because your grandmother had to suffer through the discomforts of peri-menopause & menopause, doesn't mean you should. In this episode, Dr. Madison Fandel talks to us about ways we can get ahead of the aging process brought upon women from peri-menopause and menopause. Also we discuss PRP Treatments, as well as the Scarlet SRF next generation short pulse radio frequency treatments Dr. Fandel offers in her practice. It IS possible to live longer, healthier, and a pain-free life. With the...
Feb 21, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 7
When life is like a rug pulled out from under you, and you find yourself without bearings for which way to go, what do you do? Tara Coyote had to figure this out. In this episode I interview Tara and we talk about how horses saved her. Also, about how today, after facing death, she made huge life changes. Tara is helping others from her island Kauai, navigate cancer and other obstacles such as facing fears, having courage to make changes, and the importance of releasing and expressing grief. The...
Feb 14, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Just because you say you cannot draw doesn't mean you can't enjoy and create art. In midlife and beyond, we have to awaken the inner child in us to play again! In today's episode, I interview art teacher and creativity coach, Faigie Kobre. She has many mediums for us to dive back into the freedom of creating. She says we are all born naturally creative. Over the years, that creativity could have been forgotten, or shut down, but in midlife it's the perfect time to rediscover it. Take a listen to...
Feb 07, 2023•39 min•Season 4Ep. 5
In midlife or beyond we can find ourselves feeling disenchanted with life and wonder how we got to the place where we feel so lost. This is not an unusual event. In fact it's quite normal. In order to shed the skins of our younger selves that had ideas and desires that no longer suit us, we must go through a sort of metamorphosis of change. This time it takes to evolve can feel uncomfortable, directionless, or even scary. In today's episode, I talk about the time down under where we have to trea...
Jan 31, 2023•26 min•Season 4Ep. 4
I know there are a million things you have to do everyday. But with all of your to-do-lists, how are you showing up for yourself? Do you make it a daily practice to include yourself on that list? In this episode I share with you many ways in which you can show up for yourself every single day, so you can feel better, live longer, and have a happier life. Don't let one more day go by without creating time for yourself and wellbeing. It's essential and you will be glad for it. LINKS TO THIS EPISOD...
Jan 24, 2023•24 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Do you wish you could sleep better? Feel more energetic? Live longer? Than this is the podcast episode for you. I think we all want to live a long and healthy life. But do you really take your daily practices seriously? Longevity coach and author of STOP Killing Yourself , Ralph Montague, is full of great information to help us live our best life. In this informative and hilarious interview with Ralph, we learn about his RIO approach to anti-aging. His tips and tricks to Remove, Improve, and Opt...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Most of our lives our ego has been in the driver seat. It's that part of ourselves that leads us to believe we are our jobs, or we are our place in the family, (the mother, the daughter, the husband, the son). But is that truly who we are? In this episode I share with you my story of the unraveling of my ego and how I had to take a long look at why I was so painfully unhappy, despite having everything I thought I ever wanted. The ego cannot sustain true happiness. It isn't the real you. Often it...
Jan 10, 2023•25 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Life is complicated and gets busy so we often forget what miracles we are. That we even exist at all, that we have even came to be on this earth in the first place is an absolute miracle. So why not take the time to honor our Highest Self? It's time for us to start a new practice of gratitude. To start new habits that will develop our greatest gifts. We all have a gift. In this episode I'll lead you on a breathing exercise that can help you open up to new possibilities and dive into your creativ...
Dec 27, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 28
It's never too late to get healthy. Velma Knowles is 70 and has been helping her friends and clients for years to eliminate toxins, eat a healthy diet, and live a better life by making different choices in their daily lives. This motivational conversation is all geared towards realizing you can make a career change, make a dietary change, and make a choice to choose wellbeing now matter your age. LINKS to today's episode: Sponsor : Book- The Power To Rise Above Buy the book Get in touch with San...
Dec 20, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 27
We all make huge mistakes that feel monumental at the time. Shame can creep in and take hold like a suffocating blanket. But trust me that it's only temporary. If you are in midlife or beyond, and are considering making a change but are afraid you might not have enough knowledge, enough connections, the right degree, or basically are just afraid to fail...then listen to this whole episode. I quote Brene Brown's work in this episode a lot because she has been one of my biggest teachers on letting...
Dec 13, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Vaginal atrophy, loss of intimacy, incontinence, and the lack of freedom to go out worrying about having an accident, are all things we shouldn't have to go through. Yet hundreds of thousands of women experience these symptoms due to menopause. Something that isn't talked enough about is how our hormones benefit our bodies and NOT just our reproductive functions. Today Kate Wells will talk to us about how hormone (bioidentical hormone replacement therapy) supplementation post menopause can be ex...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Did you ever have a dream of doing something, or being something that others said wasn't secure enough? Did you ever feel pressured into doing the "responsible thing," with your life and somewhere along the way lost who you are? When we are lead by society to "face reality," instead of creating our reality, years can go by, or decades even, before we look up and don't even recognize the person we've become. Today's solo episode with me is all about creating the reality you want. It's about unear...
Nov 29, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 24
We don't always have a clear vision of where we are trying to go. In midlife, we often get a creative idea that sparks our interest, but have no idea on how to get that idea to come to fruition. Do you have a book idea in you, or do you have a memoir you'd love to write but haven't a clue on how to publish a book? These are some of the things Jen Graybeal addresses with her clients. It's the getting unstuck and being pointed in the right direction to get you where you want to be, from where you ...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Ever wonder why we feel like in midlife or beyond we're overwhelmed, stagnant, or lost? Do you dream of living free from feelings of a stressful mindset? I have some ideas on why we seem to stay stuck and what we need to look at in order to move forward. Pain from our past, or old limited beliefs can hold us hostage to living our Highest Self. In this episode I share my thoughts on living lighter, happier, and freer. The mistakes that keep us stuck might be right under your nose but you've never...
Nov 15, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 22
When the nights are long, sweaty, and miserable and you have to wake to a job that is physically demanding, it can mean difficult days. Amanda, (Mandy), Linney was tired of being tired. There was nothing on the market for her to sleep in that made her perimenopausal symptoms of night sweats and hot flushes more tolerable. She decided to do something about that. When there isn't anything out there that you are looking for, why not create it yourself? This is Mandy's story of how she created the p...
Nov 08, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 21
If you are feeling stuck in midlife or beyond and wonder how to find your joy, or how you can transform your life, look to Silvia Quintella. Silvia is a life coach like no other. She looks to The Divine for answers and helps guide her clients toward their highest self. With Silvia Quintella, you can find the love, joy, and belonging you've been craving. She's a holistic life coach, certified emotion code and theta healing practitioner. If you are feeling stuck, lonely or thirsty for healing in y...
Nov 01, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 20
"Together we rise," is what Sandy said to me when we discussed the fact that no one has to go it alone. From creating a product for women in perimenopause, to standing strong with 30 women to write the book, The Power To Rise Above , Sandy Davies is a rock star advocate for women's issues. This powerful interview will open your heart, and leave you feeling energized to live your best life. It will also give you strength knowing that women around the globe are all interconnected. Links from today...
Oct 25, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 19
