Judi Jacobs is a former plaintiff’s tort trial lawyer. She began her journey into teaching and learning about technology in the early part of my legal career. Like many of us, she did not grow up with a computer and is not a computer engineer. She is not a so-called “digital native.” (i.e., I am not under 35!) Her first experiences with computers came through work in my law firm as she had to struggle to learn how to do things by trying and failing. When something went wrong with a colleague or ...
Feb 21, 2022•30 min
Welcome back to Calm the Chaos! You are listening to Episode 106 and today my guest is ME! Yes, that’s right today I’ll be doing all the talking! And…. it’s a big day as today marks the 2nd year anniversary of producing the podcast Calm the Chaos! I decided to do this episode solo because for most of you listening you may just see me as a podcast interviewer of other subject matter experts! But.. I am first and foremost a coach for women over forty and I guide them on a journey to transform thei...
Feb 14, 2022•9 min
Lisbeth “Lis” McKinley, is a Certified Professional Organizer, move manager, public speaker, and owner of LET’S MAKE ROOM, LLC based in Oakland, California, now in its 12th year of operation. Lis, along with her team at LET’S MAKE ROOM, helps clients achieve their unique vision of the organization, before or after moving, remodeling, or refreshing and unclutter their living, work, and storage areas. Lis speaks to both professional and community groups about downsizing, organizing, productivity, ...
Feb 07, 2022•42 min•Ep. 105
Theresa Levine lives in Davidsonville, Maryland with her husband Jeff and their four boys. As an entrepreneur with a background in psychology, nutrition, and fitness, she has been helping women work on various aspects of their mental and physical health for over 25 years. Her struggles with ADHD, trauma, and the chaos and overwhelm of being a mompreneur with big goals and responsibilities led her to learn how to cultivate the success, clarity, and inner peace that used to feel so elusive to her....
Jan 31, 2022•45 min
Sheena Nancy Sarles is a lifelong student of well-being in body, mind, and spirit. She is a certified Yoga instructor, a Holistic Life Coach, a Reiki practitioner., and has been called, a serial entrepreneur! From her life experiences, she has followed an organic path. As she became aware of her own aging, she created Growing Younger Gracefully™ workshops, classes, and newsletters to address how we can age and enjoy the process. From there, she curated her studies and practice of well-being in h...
Jan 24, 2022•44 min
For more than four years, Pam Lamp has explored one new thing every single day! On her website, Who I met today, she writes about these discoveries and the wonderful people she's met along the way. Pam loves a good book, the beach, and is an animal person. Pam lives in Nashville with her husband. Pam shares that her journey began back when her kids were grown and she and her husband moved from Houston, Texas after twenty years to Nashville. This happened in her late fifties and she found the mov...
Jan 17, 2022•35 min
Rachel Arbuckle is a Navy Veteran, wife, mom, and founder of 2000 Paces Photo Organizing. After a series of fires forced her family to evacuate and leave behind photo memories that were scattered throughout their home, Rachel was motivated to help others spend less time worrying about organizing and protecting their memories and more time making them. In 2014, a series of fierce fires roared through San Diego County, the largest of which started on the mountain just behind Rachel’s home. She had...
Jan 10, 2022•35 min
Samantha Coffin is a wellness and mindset coach focused on helping women go from a life full of symptoms to a life full of living. As a child, Samantha personally struggles with health and wellness. She reminds us that if you don’t prioritize your wellness now then you’ll be forced to prioritize your illness later! Samantha’s website is called the Wellness Rewind where she offers 1:1 Wellness supports, offers great articles, recipes, and your personal guide to wellness. Samantha is returning gue...
Jan 03, 2022•46 min
Jennifer and I discuss her book, Why Bother! Discover the Desire for What's Next. Since it's the end of the year, it's the perfect time to stop, notice and celebrate the arising of the desire within yourself! This desire is what gives us the juice, courage, and inspiration to get over the fears that we often feel when we come to this place in our lives. Let’s take the time today to flip that question, Why bother into something positive! In my interview, we discuss the six steps of why bother! JE...
Dec 27, 2021•43 min
Katharine Chestnut is the founder and CCO of Alkaloid Networks, a coworking space she founded in 2015. Over the past two decades, Katharine has navigated the realm of self-care, studying multiple wellness disciplines to support her own personal growth. Her new book, Inner Affirmations, is a testament to her practice of personal self-care and the kind of growth that comes from a mindful journaling routine. Katharine’s journey started twenty years ago when she was introduced to her mentor, Sue Mey...
Dec 20, 2021•39 min
Melissa Houston is a CPA and Financial strategist for CEO’s. Melissa helps successful business owners increase their profit margins so they can keep more money in their pocket and increase their net worth! Melissa is a columnist at Forbes.com and the host of The Business Society Podcast Melissa started her journey as a social worker and worked in that sector for five years and realized that long-term it may not be the best fit for her. She then went back to school and chose to account as it was ...
Dec 13, 2021•29 min
Fran Braga Mininger is a writer, author, content provider, and creator of The Years Beyond Youth.com. She writes about an era in a woman’s life that can be exciting, engaging, and vibrant despite or perhaps because of, what comes with age. Her work has been featured on Sixty and Me, Ruminate Magazine, KQED Radio, She Rose Revolution, Changing Aging, and other online and printed publications. Fran retired around 59 years young and for the first few months, it was fun to have all the freedom and t...
Dec 06, 2021•34 min
Danielle Collins is THE Face Yoga Expert! With over 17 years of experience teaching to millions worldwide! Danielle believes in combining traditional techniques that have been used for thousands of years with modern scientifically proven research. Believe it or not, Face Yoga has been proven to make you look three years younger in 20 weeks as these results were conducted by dermatologists at Northwestern University! Not only does she provide the tools to her community to do this in their home bu...
Nov 29, 2021•25 min
This podcast episode is the journey of my client Sky who recently completed her 8-week coaching program with me to gain the clarity and confidence she needed regarding her next career move! Sky came to me recently unemployed and feeling confused about what to do next. She wasn’t sure if staying in her early childhood education was the best move for her and she was needing some guidance to help make that decision and gain the skills she needed to show up with confidence to be able to discuss her ...
Nov 22, 2021•24 min
Cindy Burnett is the host of the Thoughts from a Page Podcast where she interviews authors about their latest works. An avid reader and book reviewer, Cindy loves to talk about books everywhere she can. In addition to hosting her podcast, she actively promotes books she loves on social media including Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Cindy writes two book columns for The Buzz Magazines, Buzz Reads, and Page Turners, and reviews books monthly for Bookreporter.com . She is al...
Nov 15, 2021•24 min
Terry Tucker has been an NCAA Division I college basketball player, a Citadel cadet, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, an undercover narcotics investigator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, a business owner, a motivational speaker, an author, and most recently, a cancer warrior. He is the author of, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Living Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life. Terry and his wife have lived all over the United States and curre...
Nov 08, 2021•49 min
Jean Atman is a Consciousness Coach and Quantum Healer. Her greatest joy is to spark awakening and facilitate deep level healing in the collective. She has been called to reach beyond her beloved practice and is on a mission to assist in the ascension process at a grander scale. Jean is passionate about sharing her wisdom, tips, and tools that have proven to be the most effective in influencing her journey as well as for her clients! We begin by discussing Jean’s journey towards her practice and...
Nov 01, 2021•37 min
Dyna Vink is a certified health and nutrition coach who refused to give in after her doctor, dietician, and trainer gave ineffective advice on how to navigate perimenopause. She now coaches women through her site Holistic Nutrition Lifestyle Dyna started her journey as a director of marketing with several high-tech companies over the years. She had what some may consider a dream job. But in her thirties started to stumble which affected her confidence and belief in herself. Different symptoms st...
Oct 25, 2021•34 min
Lesleigh Tolin is an advanced Grief Recovery Specialist. She has twelve years of professional hospice experience and it has been a dream to help others with end-of-life challenges having experienced an inordinate amount of loss on her own. It’s now her personal mission to work with adults internationally who have been impacted by emotional loss either current or past to transform their pain into power. Her Grief Recovery Method is the only evidence and action-based program for healing grief in o...
Oct 18, 2021•50 min
Today be prepared to be inspired! My conversation this week is with my client: Julia Schmidt who this year completed her eight-week coaching experience. Julia came to me needing some help in a career search but what she gained were a new career, increased self-confidence, and a completely new mindset! In our interview, she shares with the listeners Where she was at in the beginning of her career search and how that felt and the stories she told herself about her work/life experience and capabili...
Oct 11, 2021•30 min
Sharon Valenti’s thirst for knowledge led her to spend time in various places around the U.S., as well as a journey throughout India and the shores and villages of Indonesia. Consistently pursuing her own awakening, she is motivated to help others do the “work” and seek a shift within themselves. In this podcast, we are talking about mastering your thoughts and emotions! Sharon shares that in her past growing up she experienced a lot of physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse. But through ...
Oct 04, 2021•38 min
Hope Kelaher is a therapist who has extensive training in relational and systematic therapy. Her passion is helping those who are struggling with anxiety and depression find healing connections among family and friends. Hope is the author of Here to Make Friends. How to make friends as an Adult Hope begins by sharing that two years ago she was supporting a close family member who got preoccupied with working and taking care of their family and woke up one morning and felt anxious and depressed a...
Sep 27, 2021•35 min
Lori Ann King is on a mission to inspire you to live a life of true health, love, laughter, and freedom! She is the Amazon best-selling author of Come Back Strong, Balanced Wellness after Surgical Menopause , and a two-time contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series. Lori didn’t start off being a writer or an author as this journey came to her a bit later in life. She found that she was communicating best when writing and it was her way to process those things around her easily. In 2014...
Sep 20, 2021•40 min
Elizabeth Dunkel is a writer, author and is here today talking about her journey in writing the book: How to Live Like A Millionaire on a Retirement Budget! I found Elizabeth through her website a couple of months ago! Her writing is wonderful and she tackles some great topics for us, women, over forty! Elizabeth starts by sharing how we think about retirement your entire life and dream of what it will be like for yourself and then you get to retirement and say, “ what is this?” There is a fine ...
Sep 13, 2021•36 min
When Beth Garrett is not helping women dress for success, you can find her out on the dance floor! Today Beth shares what dancing has done for her life and hopefully inspires you to get out there and give it a try! If not the Carolina Shag then any form of dance that fills you with joy! After retiring from corporate America, Beth decided to take up dancing. She’s always wanted to dance and one day someone invited her to dance and after one lesson, she’s never looked back! Today Beth shares her p...
Sep 06, 2021•24 min
Sarah Snyder returns to the podcast to share her newest book: DIY Solo Retreats! Sarah is a writer and conversationalist whose passion is helping others connect spiritually to the outdoors, nature and science. This conversation will inspire you because we all need to take more time to practice self-care. A DIY solo retreat is not about getting in the car and driving to your nearest spa. This is about intentionally creating time and an environment to nurture yourself. In her book, Sarah shares ho...
Aug 30, 2021•38 min
Sandy Davies is the formulator and founder of HappyPause. Happy Pause is a plant-based preservative-free natural moisturizing balm for vulvovaginal dryness. Sandy starts by sharing a bit about her story and why she invented her product HappyPause! HappyPause Balm started when Sandy was dealing with a difficult perimenopausal experience. When she developed the product Sandy was thinking that if she could help just one person, then it would be a success and now she has connected the product with h...
Aug 23, 2021•35 min
Are you ready for a discussion with someone who is passionate about making meditation and wellbeing practices easy? Hanna Milton is a mindful and well-being instructor! Every technique that Hanna traces is scientifically proven, rooted in mindfulness, and hand-selected based on her personal experience. Hanna shares in our interview how she didn’t always live a mindful life. In the first six years of her adult life and entering her career, she felt like life was a constant struggle and she was pr...
Aug 16, 2021•31 min
Kate Erickson shares about how she uses The Mastery Journal to Calm the Chaos in her life! The journal helps her to stay more focused and productive every day! Kate shares how the Freedom journals was their first tool and has you focus on achieving one goal with set targets within 100 days! After the rollout of the Freedom Journal, their audience was asking them, “how do you focus on multiple things and move forward in a productive way and still get to enjoy life?” That’s when the Mastery Journa...
Aug 09, 2021•30 min
Samantha Coffin is a wellness + mindset coach focused on helping women go from a life full of symptoms to a life full of living . As a child, Samantha personally struggled with health + wellness. She doesn’t have many memories where she wasn’t sick. Yet the various doctors she saw had few answers and many told her that her experiences were “normal”. After FINALLY being diagnosed with Celiac Disease, Lyme Disease, and Endometriosis she decided to take her health into her own hands. She got her ma...
Aug 02, 2021•32 min
