Episode 110 Going For It After Job Loss and Illness with Shelley Elkovich A very interesting SHIFT in midlife after being diagnosed with a rare syndrome, my guest, Shelley Elkovich talks about taking a risk and going for it after job loss and rare illness. Shelley (54) is the Taste Maven and founder of For Bitter For Worse. FBFW makes complex cocktails with love, not alcohol. Shelley started the business with her husband after life gave them lemons in the form of job loss and illness. For Bitter...
Mar 31, 2020•40 min•Season 3Ep. 110
Take the Edge Off Without Drinking Get gritty to let your feelings and emotions out vs. drowning them out! EXCLUSIVE PODCAST LISTENER OFFER: Join ELEVATE group coaching for women over 40 today! Get $202 off of enrollment for April and get the support, accountability, and tools that you need to LIVE life alcohol-free. Enroll today...
Mar 28, 2020•13 min
Episode 109 Aging, Fashion and Brand Building with Susie Wright Today, we are talking fashion, building a brand and business, and going forward in life and purpose even when the world is in crisis. My guest today is Susie Wright, the founder of So Susie, a blog that helps women feel confident and proud! Susie has been on the podcast FOUR TIMES and is coming to you today with encouragement to live your best life and make things happen! Susie has been in the fashion industry for over 25-years, she...
Mar 24, 2020•57 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Bonus episode Embracing the Shift In this episode, I talk about current events surrounding us with the COVID-19. Some of us are shifting beautifully into our new reality, and others feel more like it's a BIG LOUD PIVOT. Listen in to get support, love, and encouragement to do you! Join my email community for bonus episodes, special offers, and weekly midlife musings. Leave me a podcast message or review. Say hello on Instagram...
Mar 21, 2020•9 min
Episode 108 You Can Overcome Anxiety with Dennis Simsek In this episode, I'm talking with Dennis Simsek, The Anxiety Guy, about living a life free from anxiety, and chronic anxiety. Dennis shares his story of suffering from chronic anxiety in his late twenties to early thirties, and how he has overcome. He lost great relationships with people due to his increasing anxiety levels during social interactions, and his fears of being judged wrongly by people. If you are someone who has struggled with...
Mar 17, 2020•57 min•Season 3Ep. 108
This is a bonus episode about what is happening in our world with the COVID-19. My hope is to reach you in a place where you need to hear that there is hope and you are not alone, and to empower you to take action today! Download 25-Things to UPlevel Your Life Today
Mar 15, 2020•13 min
Bonus Episode The Unromantic Side of Drinking Show Notes Today's episode is all about the flip side of drinking and what happens when you think other people are able to "handle" alcohol. I spent two years in indecision about whether or not I needed to quit, wanted to quit, or could moderate. Those two years, exhausted me and I look back on them now as a big waste of time. I don't want any woman in the middle of life to waste precious time thinking that alcohol is romantic. It's ethanol in a pret...
Mar 14, 2020•12 min
Episode 107 Belonging in Long-Term Recovery In this episode, I talk with Ann VerSteeg about long-term recovery, being a single mom for decades, and overcoming some of life's most traumatic experiences. With alcohol clouding life as a teenager, she never knew what was real or imagined until she got sober. Annie is a 67-year old single sober badass with two adult children. Annie got sober when her kids were six and four. She was a midwife and then became a Lactation Consultant. She has an 11-year ...
Mar 10, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Bonus episode: Money Time: Downsizing, Budgets, and Money Language In this episode, I talk about my family's downsizing experience, how we are budgeting and tracking our money, and the disempowering money language that is holding us ALL back from living an abundant RICH life. SPECIAL OFFER: ELEVATE Group Coaching Download Get Your Glow On! Bonus Episode Schedule a Free 30-minute Coaching Session Listen to My Money Story Part One Subscribe to the Podcast and leave me a message...
Mar 07, 2020•15 min
Episode 106 What it Means to Live a Sober Lifestyle In this episode, I talk about how to make a sober lifestyle work for you and how to decide if sobriety is something you would like to explore. Email me for a free coaching session. Join the To 50 & Beyond FB community. Say hello on Instagram....
Mar 03, 2020•23 min•Season 3Ep. 106
Bonus Episode You Are Not Alone In this episode, I talk about a moment I had this week where I ugly cried and said "I am all alone." What happened next, helped me and it will help you too! Email me Join ELEVATE
Feb 29, 2020•11 min
Episode 105 Life at 50 with Amy Dresner In this episode, I talk with Amy Dresner, author, writer, former comedian, and recovery advocate about turning 50, ageism, dating, money, and aging parents. Topics include: Getting sober in her forties Amy's story of recovery Aging parents and illness Gratitude for aging Amy's writing career + book My Fair Junkie Dating and aging Dating apps Celibacy Ageism Financial worries Epilepsy from drug use and crystal meth Sex addiction Drug addiction Amy Dresner i...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Bonus episode Alcohol is Not a Solution For years I drank to "solve" shyness, sadness, perimenopause, grief, and more midlife experiences. What I have found after six+ years of sobriety is that alcohol was never the solution to helping me, it only hindered me. To schedule a coaching session, click here. To join ELEVATE, click here....
Feb 22, 2020•12 min
Episode 104 Becoming Your Own Best Friend with Caroline Hinchliff In this episode, I talk with Caroline Hinchliff, a holistic nutritionist, author, and wilderness guide. Caroline helps women build unshakable confidence in their bodies and finally feel good about food. Caroline shares her story of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for five months to find herself years ago. She talks about the commonality of being your own worst enemy and getting to the point of becoming your own best friend and chan...
Feb 18, 2020•56 min•Season 3Ep. 104
BONUS Aging with Anxiety and Alcohol In this episode, I share my story of when I started drinking at 14 to when I quit at 45. The story I told myself was that I needed alcohol to be social and to be liked. I was wrong. Free Coaching Session Enroll in ELEVATE
Feb 15, 2020•14 min
Episode 103 The Gift of Community with Dawn Nickel In this episode, you will hear from Dawn Nickel, the founder of SHE RECOVERS. Dawn talks about turning 60 this year and how she wants to go into her third act of life and she is spending a lot of time in self-reflection. Also, how she discovered at a young age that there had to be more to life than substance use and addiction. Uncovering what led her to drink and using drugs. Today, Dawn is working on her workaholism. She talks about putting in ...
Feb 11, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 103
BONUS: How to Prove Yourself Wrong It's so simple! In this episode, I talk about how to prove yourself wrong so you build confidence and vitality in the middle of life. The drama that you create by living in the past, worrying about the future, and not taking action today. This drama is what keeps you from proving yourself wrong. It doesn’t need to be this way. Enter the 100th Episode Book + Beauty Bundle Giveaway Request a complimentary coaching session...
Feb 08, 2020•10 min
Episode 102 Un-Becoming Codependent In this episode, I talk with Stephanie Curtis about what it was like to marry young, leave the marriage, and marry again to an alcoholic husband. Stephanie recounts her days in a marriage where Budweiser was the mistress, and how she made the decision to leave the marriage and work on her own recovery from codependency. For years Stephanie fought desperately to save her husband, her family, and herself from the overwhelming destructive power of alcoholism, add...
Feb 04, 2020•49 min•Season 3Ep. 102
On the first Saturday of every month, I will share what I have learned in working on my money story in 2020. Topics discussed in this episode: Valuing myself + questions that I need to dive deeper into Tracking Income + Expense What's working for me now How I accomplished my Money Time Habit To learn more about my Money Story: My Money Story Part One My Money Story Part Two Money Shame with Linda Parmar To schedule a free 1:1 session, click here. To enter the 100th episode giveaway, click here. ...
Feb 01, 2020•14 min
100 Episode Book & Bundle Giveaway Episode 101 The Byproduct of Getting Sober with Jaime T. In this episode, I talk with Jaime T., CEO of Hype Girl Healing, a virtual community for women that hosts healing circles. Jaime answered her soul's work in 2019. Her heart's true passions and desires became abundantly clear: to begin healing the hurt that we all experience, and begin talking about the true potential and power each one of us has; to help women achieve true, undeniable happiness, throu...
Jan 28, 2020•55 min•Season 3Ep. 101
In this bonus episode, I talk about parenting and my view of how I feel about my role as a mom and what I'm still learning. Enter the 100th episode giveaway. Join ELEVATE Request a free coaching session
Jan 25, 2020•11 min
Episode 100 Mastering Resilience After Trauma and Tragedy with Amberly Lago with Amberly Lago Enter the Book & Beauty Giveaway In this episode, I talk with Amberly Lago about the power of choice and control and using resilience to survive (and thrive) tragedy. Amberly Lago is a leading expert in the field of resilience, transformation, and health and wellness. She shares her passion for turning tragedies into triumphs at exclusive workshops, public events, corporate summits, and schools. Amb...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Bonus: Shedding Imposter Syndrome + Trying to Fit In In this episode, I talk about what imposter syndrome is and how "fitting in" is no longer an option in the middle of life. Please subscribe to the podcast here. To work with Lori: Schedule a free 1:1 coaching session Join ELEVATE Group Coaching Leave me a message or question to read on the show....
Jan 18, 2020•15 min
Episode 99 No More Money Shame with Linda Parmar In this episode, I talk with Linda Parmar, a Certified Money Coach, and Recovery Coach, about the different categories of feeling shame about money and how to let the shame go. Linda shared one of her first memories of money when she stole $ from her cousin, and how Linda works on her money story today. Topics include: What is money You are not alone in money shame Men and women's view of money Perimenopause anger (bonus:) Tracking spending Buryin...
Jan 14, 2020•52 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Let's shed the BS that you don't matter, okay? This episode talks about feeding your mind + body + soul to feel your best and go after your BIG scary dream life. Email me with questions or topics for the show. Schedule a free session. Join ELEVATE today.
Jan 11, 2020•16 min
Episode 98: You Can Fit in Fitness with Catherine Turley In this episode, you will hear from Catherine Turley, a personal trainer, entrepreneur, best selling author, podcaster, and debunker of health and fitness myths. Topics include: Life lessons from exercising Connecting to your body through exercise Finding an exercise, you love to do Running and passion Strength training for women in the middle of life Removing "old" exercise stories to start anew Hormones and strength training How to write...
Jan 07, 2020•55 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Shedding the Aging Stereotypes This bonus, Sitch On Saturday , is all about the upside of aging and positivity instead of "old" stereotypes. In this episode, I read quotes from people who give their perspective on the beauty of aging. As part of my beginning of the year "shedding" series, I invite you to join me in letting go of anything that you feel shame about. Move forward in life with a new perspective on what a gift aging really is. To find Lori: Schedule a 1:1 Free Coaching Session Join E...
Jan 04, 2020•14 min
Episode 97 Create New Habits and Raise Your Vibration with Lauren Meers In this episode, I'm talking to my friend, Lauren Meers about finding who you are and aligning yourself to where you want to go in life through habits and vibration. Topics include: Daily healthy actions New habits Atomic Habits book, by James Clear Energy + vibration matter How to not do things that lower your vibration Arbonne + healthy living Exercise for women through Barre (explanation of Barre included) Dressing minima...
Dec 31, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 97
BONUS: Why Midlife Women are Getting Sober I’m starting this year off with SHEDDING my untruths and BLOCKS, and I want to encourage you to do the same. Let’s SHED some of the BELIEFS of why women drink. We will flip the script as to why women are removing alcohol from their lives in the middle. Ask yourself where you want to be in a year from now and how you want to feel. Is alcohol holding you back from living your very best (better) life? You don't have to stick with yesteryear's old stories a...
Dec 28, 2019•14 min
Episode 96 My Money Story Part Two Please make sure to listen to part one here. In this episode, I share my old money beliefs and how I believe they came to fruition. Also, my new beliefs, budgeting, and multiple streams of income, and how to plan for 2020 to reach your BIG scary goals. I’ve decided to do a shedding series in the last part of December and in January on the Sitch each week. I want to shed publically on how I feel about my BLOCKS and what I think about: Money, food, post-menopause...
Dec 25, 2019•29 min•Season 3Ep. 96
