My guest this week is Heather Giambalvo, a decluttering coach who helps women learn how to incorporate daily decluttering into their schedules so that they can develop a decluttering habit and live a decluttered life. She coaches 1-on-1, runs a group coaching membership, and has self-study courses.

Through her journey of a 100 pound weight loss, she learned how mindset and the thoughts she chose were the key elements in lasting success. That experience led her to start applying those same elements to her home which led to her discovering her true gift: helping people declutter their homes AND their minds.

In this episode, Heather and I talked about:

• Her story from being a homeschooling mom to a decluttering coach
• Her amazing 100 pound weight loss journey
• The courage it required to step into her calling and start an online business

Heather believes you don't have to take drastic action to make massive progress with your lives and your homes. Her gentle, sustainable...

My guest this week is Sarah Atkins, an ICF accredited energetic alignment coach and Human Design expert who helps her clients discover who they were designed to BE, supporting them to harness their energy correctly & create a life & business in alignment & integrity with who they are.

13 years ago Sarah found herself trapped by the life she had created for herself. Stuck in an unfulfilling cycle of overworking & overgiving, she ignored the signs her body was sending her & she burned out. After discovering her own Human Design which helped her to forgive her younger self, heal trauma, improve family relationships and embrace who she truly is, she is now helping other women do the same.

In this episode, we talked about:

• What human design is and its five types
• Work burnout that led out to emergency surgery
• Her midlife transformation that directed her path into human design

Sarah believes that there are no magic quick fixes in life and anyone can start down this...

Today’s episode is my interview with Elizabeth Rosenberg, the founder of The Good Advice Company, a marketing and communications consultancy that coaches agencies, brands, and C-suite leaders on global messaging strategies, brand positioning, and thought leadership.

Elizabeth's true passion lies in working with new or reimagined, cutting-edge brands that are bringing consumers products and tools that make life more enjoyable, accessible, and healthy. She truly believes there is a future where wellness, intuition and the corporate world collide.

In this episode, we talked about:

• Her burnout story -- the physical symptoms she experienced from workplace stress that landed her in the ER 
• Her wellness journey
• The story behind her company name, why she started it, and her vision and passion behind it
• Her interpretation of ‘work purpose’ vs ‘life purpose’

Currently based in Los Angeles,Elizabeth is also currently working on a book and speaking about her...

My guest this week is Hilary Rank, a former corporate leader turned Women's Health & Wellness coach. At age 40, she decided life was too short not to fulfill her life purpose, which is to help other women transform into their fit & fabulous selves. 

In this episode, we covered a lot of topics including:

• what drove her to setting a personal goal to enter a bikini competition and finally have the body she always dreamed of after her 2nd son was born,
• the insidious and often misunderstood symptoms she experienced that can result from systemic stress,
• what to look out for if you hear the common response from your primary doctor, when it relates to hormonal issues, of: “You are fine.” but you know otherwise, and
• the little-known, but all-too-common root cause of all chronic disease issues.

Hilary talks about how she, at age 40, got into the best shape of her life while simultaneously becoming the sickest. She thought she had done everything right, by losing...

I really hit it off with my guest this week, Stacey Isaacs. Stacey has gone through many career transitions - from courtroom attorney, to chef, to writer/editor/author, to now owning and running The Harvest Inn, a bed & breakfast in wine country on the North Fork of Long Island, with her husband. Clearly we had lots to chat about. 

Stacey also has a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine/Herbs and a license in Acupuncture. As she joked, some people think this diversity is interesting while others just think she has the attention-span of a gnat. LOL! But I love her perspective on this constant desire to learn. She says: “My best life began after 40 and I get so frustrated that not all women know how to do this -- it's not hard, you just need the information.”

She authored “The Chinese Medicine Cookbook” because she’s passionate about helping heal people with food. She put all of her knowledge together - foods, herbs, and supplements - and has...

My guest today is Brianne Davis, an actress, writer, director, producer, wife to Mark Gantt, and mom to son Davis.

Her acting credits include; LUCIFER, CASUAL TRUE BLOOD, the History Channel’s series SIX, and the film JARHEAD, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. She has directed and produced two feature films, THE NIGHT VISITOR 2: HEATHER’S STORY and DEADLY SIGNAL. 

But in this interview, we focus mostly on Brianne’s former life as a sex and love addict and what she’s learned in the past decade of her recovery. 

Inspired by this life experience, she hosts the popular personal journals podcast SECRET LIFE. Brianne recently wrote and published the best-selling novel, SECRET LIFE OF A HOLLYWOOD SEX & LOVE ADDICT. She is currently developing it as a tv series. 

Originally from Atlanta, Brianne moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career and landed her first lead role in 2005 with the blockbuster hit “Jarhead,” opposite Jake Gyllenhaal.

I had so much fun interviewing my latest guest, Lisa Asbell, a southern dynamo who exudes energy and sass! She is one of my favorite interviews because she was so easy to talk to and she made me LOL, more than once!

Lisa speaks from a place of gratitude about life that will surely rub off on you. As she says: "You just need to love yourself to get started."

She's a married, mother of three AND grandmother of three. She grew up poor but had a big drive to succeed from a very young age. She is a Registered Nurse turned entrepreneur and business professional with an extensive background in sales and motivational speaking, training, and coaching.

In this episode, Lisa talks honestly about her big midlife shift which happened in September 2019 when she decided to stop lying to herself that it was it was OK to be 100+ pounds overweight and "that everything is just fine because my blood work is good." That was then she decided to turn her life around, one food choice at a time.

Because...

In this episode, I get to catch up with a friend so it's a bit different than most of my interviews. We cover a lot of topics, some sad and some happy. But that's life, right?! We never know when a phone call will change everything, and that's what happened to my guest Amber Lawrence, in late 2019.

You'll learn a lot about Amber, who opens up about dropping everything to make sure her mom was taken care of in her last days, while also running her online business as an Essential Oils Expert.

Amber is proof that you CAN make massive adjustments quickly to adapt to the curve balls life throws at you. And you'll hear how she's currently living a minimalist lifestyle, traveling around the US in her RV with her husband and 2 Dachshunds! How cool is that?!

I met Amber back in my Beachbody Coaching days and she lit up my online "challenge" group with so much energy and spunkiness. I loved her from the get-go!!!

And as I got to know her better, I learned she had a deep love of essential...

“Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, ‘This is the real me,’ and when you have found that attitude, follow it.” - William James

Authenticity is tricky. Some of us who are living unauthentically, have no clue we are and that doing so is harming us. So we continue to plod through life not getting in touch with who we really are and what our particular personality characteristics and strengths are, and as in my guest, Nancy Dubé's situation, leave us hurtling towards an eventual, and likely devastating, health crisis.

Nancy, a recent graduate of my Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School, learned that she was, in fact, not showing up in life authentically, or as Alex Paulos, creator of the Paulos Personality Typing Method says, she was wearing a personality mask. When she was "typed" by Alex, it was hard for her to hear because no one wants to think they are...

In this episode I talk about some of the reasons why we may wear a mask and hide from our authentic self:

• We want to please others.
• We adapt to a certain situation or expectation to be accepted.
• We don't want to rock the boat or ruffle any feathers.

I also share the consequences of living inauthentically such as:

• Health issues
• Lack of motivation
• Loss of energy
• Negative energy/vibes
• Lack of passion
• Bad attitude
• Negative impact on relationships with loved ones

I referenced a past episode where I talked about this with personality expert, Alex Paulos. You can find that fascinating conversation in Episode 57.

Also make sure to tune in to learn more about Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School student, Nancy Dubé' and her incredible journey back to her authentic self that comes out on Monday, January 25th.

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