Episode 341: Capture the Stories of Your Life Before They are Lost, with Nicola Kane

career mindset Jul 04, 2023

Today’s guest is Nicola Kane, a passionate and inspiring individual who is on a mission to save as many family stories and memories as possible. She is a video producer and the founder of Moving Memories, and in this episode, she shares her personal motivation behind her late in life passion.

This passion was born from the loss of her father in 2018, when she realized so much of his story wasn’t saved, and she became determined to make sure others wouldn't lose their stories. Her organization works closely with people who want to document their life, or the life of their loved one, by empowering them to preserve their own stories, memories, and life lessons that have shaped them into who they are.

In this episode, Nicola and I talked about:

  • Her background that shaped her interest in her late-in-life passion of capturing stories.
  • Tips for recording and capturing your own personal memoir.
  • Why the saving of these family stories and memories is so valuable.

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Episode 339: Working with Spirit Guides Assigned to Help You Reach Your Greatest Potential in This Life, with Janis Cohen-Corum

career mindset Jun 27, 2023

Today’s guest is Janis R. Cohen-Corum, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who calls herself The Intuitive Therapist. In this episode, Janis shares her unique journey of blending therapy with intuition and helping empathic and intuitive women align with their divine path and live confidently.

Janis published her first book called The Intuitive Therapist, in 2016. She wrote it for therapists, coaches and counselors who want to accelerate and empower their clinical practices with the wisdom of their intuition. She also has a podcast called The Intuitive Therapist, where she merges intuition, spirituality, metaphysics and therapeutic wisdom.

In this episode, Janis and I talked about:

  • How she discovered her own intuitive gifts in intuition and began integrating it into her practice.
  • The limitations of traditional therapeutic approaches and how the power of intuition adds an element that helps unlock unaddressed deep emotional and spiritual needs.
  • Her unique late-in-life...
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Episode 337: How One Hypnosis Session Turned a Lifelong Smoker into a Non-Smoker, with Rita Black

career mindset Jun 20, 2023

In today’s episode, the guest is Rita Black, a clinical hypnotherapist and leading expert in the fields of smoking cessation and weight loss. Not only is Rita the author of the best-selling book "From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss," she also hosts her own podcast called "Thin Thinking."

With her wealth of knowledge and experience, Rita has become a trusted voice in the realm of transforming our mindset for sustainable weight loss. Rita shared the fascinating world of hypnosis-based techniques and how they can be utilized to unlock our inner potential.

In this episode, Rita and I talked about:

  • How she got started with hypnotherapy as her second career
  • How one hypnosis session helped her kick her 30+ year smoking habit
  • Her personal experience with bulimia and her perspective in the dieting industry 
  • Her tips for breaking free from destructive habits and achieving success in weight loss and smoking cessation 

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Episode 326: When Your Gut Says “Move to France” And You Go, with Luisa

abundance career mindset May 09, 2023

Today's guest is Luisa, a Global Passion Ambassador and intuitive coach. Luisa has a unique ability to connect with souls and see into future memories, which has helped her clients to finally live a life of meaning, purpose, and passion.

In this episode, Luisa and I talked about:

  • How her intuition led her to take the bold step of relocating to France.
  • What ignited her passion for exploring the realms of intuition, purpose, and freedom that led to the creation of The Passion Harvest.
  • Her repetitive dream and the eye-opening revelation that came out from it
  • Her unique perspective on what intuition means to her, and how she uses it to help her clients.

Luisa's knowledge and personal experiences offer a powerful reminder that passion and purpose are always within reach and that obstacles are opportunities for growth and self-discovery. Learn how her decision to trust her intuition led to new opportunities and a deeper sense of purpose.

 

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Episode 324: Combining Passion and Service with a Needle and Thread, with Carrie Roberts

career May 02, 2023

Today's guest is Carrie Roberts who has had a passion for sewing for most of her life. She graduated from college with a degree in fashion design and went on to have her own custom bridal business before working in the corporate world. Now, in her second half of life, she has turned her passion into an amazing business - making church vestments.

In this episode, Carrie and I talked about:

  • How Carrie got started making church vestments.
  • Carrie's interest in the history of church vestments and her commitment to recovering and creating a library of this lost art..
  • Carrie's desire to share her knowledge and skills with others so they too can create these special items.
  • How the joy of following her passion has created a ripple effect impacting others, including her children.

Carrie also shares her plans for the future. At age 62, she has big plans for her business and the legacy she’s creating. She said someone somewhere has a lovely sewing machine, perhaps unused, sitting in a...

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Episode 322: A Health Scare Turned Into Purpose at Age 70, with Berniece Hunt

career health mindset Apr 25, 2023

At age 72, Berniece Hunt, a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, is just getting started on her new purpose which came about as a result of her husband developing sepsis. His illness got very scary when the infection traveled to his brain. temporarily creating "dementia-like" symptoms. 

This experience, and having to act as his caregiver and advocate, caused her to go down the research rabbit hole. As she gained a deeper understanding of the brain, she became more passionate about the topic and helping others, so she became a certified brain health specialist.

Since this all happened during the pandemic which limited her options of helping people in person, she plunged into the world of the internet and launched her online business, Keep Your Brain Sharp. 

Now in her 2nd year, she is fully lit up on her purpose saying: “I'm loving it - challenges and all - and learning to feel the fear and do it anyway!” Here are Berniece’s top tips for...

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Episode 306: Is Unhealed Trauma Hiding Your Gifts? An eye-opening interview with Tanner Wallace

career mindset Feb 28, 2023

Tanner Wallace, an online trauma recovery coach, shares how she leads people to life-changing transformations by uncovering their internal family systems In this week’s episode of Living Your Sparked Second Half.

Tanner specializes in unlocking her clients' hidden-in-plain-sight gifts that are obscured by all the wounding and disappointment. She also hosts a Relational Healing Podcast “HELD by Tanner” and is the creator of the Relational Healing Lab.

In this episode, Tanner talks about:

  • What accelerated her professional move from professor to trauma recovery  coach and the deeply transformational work she now does and why she chose to develop this area of expertise.
  • What Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) means. 
  • The different types of family structures, how the dynamics within them play a part in the development of trauma, and how these dynamics continue into adulthood.
  • The tools she use and how she is using it for her transformative work
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Episode 304: Maintaining Vitality As You Age, with Naturopathy and Sports Medicine Expert Kira Sutherland

career health mindset Feb 21, 2023

In this week’s episode of the “Living Your Sparked Second Half” podcast, Laurie interviews Kira Sutherland, an Australian Naturopath, Nutritionist and Sports Nutritionist who has more than 28 years in clinical practice. 

Her focus on performance nutrition led her to be the first Naturopath in Australia to undertake the International Olympic Committees diploma in sports nutrition. She was also the 2019 winner of the BioCeuticals Integrative Medicine Award for Excellence in practice (Nutrition/Dietetics).

In this episode, Kira talks about:

  • How she became a Naturopath, ultimately venturing into sports nutrition and combining the practices
  • The difference between mind and spirit and how they intertwine with our overall health
  • Rcommended supplements for women who are experiencing perimenopause and menopause symptoms
  •  Her views about Intermittent fasting and other types of food-limiting strategies.

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Episode 295: Learning More About Yourself Through Astrology, with Ruth Nahmias

career mindset spirituality Jan 17, 2023

In this week’s episode of the “Living Your Sparked Second Half” podcast, Laurie interviews Ruth Nahmias, a certified Kabbalah Instructor and Kabbalistic Astrologer.

Ruth began her study of Kabbalah in 1989 with world-renowned kabbalists Rav and Karen Berg. Since that time, she has drawn on the wisdom handed down through this 2,000-year-old spiritual lineage to assist thousands of people in transforming their lives.

A wife and mother of two, Ruth has taught extensively on relationships, parenting, and the spiritual role of women. Her ongoing studies have made her an expert in the field of Kabbalistic Astrology, and she’s a valued advisor, guiding her students on choosing the most successful outcomes when it comes to business partnerships, company launches, strategic planning, and personal relationships.

In this episode, Ruth talks about: 

  • Her background and how she got into astrology
  • Interesting revelations from Laurie’s recent chart reading
  • Why...
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Episode 287: Best of: An Easy Way To Find Instant Calm, with Nick Demos

career mindset Dec 20, 2022

 

NOTE: This is a reposting of an older episode (EP #27).

Nick Demos is widely recognized in the creative industry. He is a Tony and Olivier Award winning producer, a filmmaker, a writer, and an artistic director. He transitioned the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma into a multi-million dollar business and received the “Living Treasure Award”. Nick has achieved the kind of success in his career that most people dream of having. Yet Nick continues to live his life by going where his heart leads him.

In this episode. he shares one of his biggest realizations that came over him right after he heard his name called when he won the Tony award. The question that popped into his head: “This is it? Now what?"

We also talk about his journey in unveiling his deeper creative self and discovering his significant soul-centered calling. He shares his knowledge about breath work (Pranayama) and its benefits which can be very helpful in times of crisis such as dealing with this...

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