Design Your Life, Your Way - Strategic Growth for the Conscious Midlife Entrepreneur

Have you ever considered how much it really costs to battle getting older? At age 65, Becky Bolt decided it was time to quit paying that price and embrace being an elder. I sat down with Becky to talk about the inspiration for her booklet, “Aging Gratefully” and the real difference between accepting the aging process and appreciating it.

Becky shares the grocery store moment that changed how she saw aging, the real difference between accepting getting older and actually appreciating it, and why she prefers the word “elder” to “elderly.” Together we explore forgiveness as a form of freedom...

When you get into your 60s, forgetting someone’s name isn’t easy to laugh off anymore. It often brings up real fears of losing your mind due to Alzheimer’s. That’s why I’m happy to share this conversation with a dementia expert who explains the difference between normal aging and real cognitive decline.

Behavioral specialist Lisa Skinner reveals the surprising list of treatable conditions that often get misdiagnosed as dementia. We also talk about what the newest research actually says about reducing your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, why learning a new language or...

Healing in midlife doesn’t need to be on anyone’s timeline but your own. Reiki master Tracy Searight joins us to discuss what happens when you stop rushing your recovery and learn how to harness the healing wisdom you already carry.

After losing her sister suddenly in 2020, Tracy felt completely broken, unable to teach or trust her own voice. In this conversation, she explains how the energy modality of Reiki became the tool that helped her regulate grief, rebuild her confidence, and eventually start over completely at 50. We talk about the challenges of being an empty nest...

You started your business to build a life that felt like you. So, why does opening your laptop these days feel like clocking into someone else’s job? If you’re a midlife entrepreneur who built something meaningful, and it’s just not landing the way it used to, this episode is for you. I’m talking about what happens when a business you built with love stops feeling like an expression of who you are, and why that’s not a failure. It’s simply information.

I’ll walk you through my signature L.O.V.E. Method as a...

If you’ve ever doubted whether you still had the “music in you,” to take a bold leap at midlife, this conversation with Edi Matsumoto offers proof that reinvention is possible. After 30 years as a nurse practitioner and disallusioned by the health care system, Edi traded in her stethoscope for a paintbrush. We talk about the moment she realized her calling had shifted, the leap of faith that led her to open her own gallery in California, and how a whimsical concept called “Otter Therapy” became a genuine source of joy and healing for thousands of people.

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Working harder was never your plan. It just became the habit. If you’re a heart-centered woman over 50 running your own business, you know the drill: do it all yourself and keep pushing until it gets done. But that hustle, hyper-vigilent, worker-bee mentality is detrimental to your health and the health of your business. This week, I’m showing you why constant pushing blocks your intuition and caps your company’s growth. And I’ll share two simple practices to help you lead your business with purpose, instead of hustle.

This episode speaks to the exhaustion of being a...

Feel like you’re falling apart in midlife? You’ve probably told yourself the fog, fatigue, and sudden tears you’re experiencing are signs that something’s wrong with you. Karen Herrera disagrees, saying they’re signs that something’s finally right.

For women navigating perimenopause, empty-nesting, or simply the sense that they’ve outgrown a life that used to fit, this conversation offers a different lens on midlife. I sit down with Karen Herrera, author of Perimenopause Clarity, to discuss why the hormonal and emotional shifts of this season aren’t a malfunction; they’re an invitation to reca...

You’ve got decades of wisdom and the drive to lead — so why does your business still eat every ounce of your energy? There’s a good chance you’re not failing. You’re just stuck.

In this episode, I’m talking directly to conscious midlife entrepreneurs who know they’re built for more but keep bumping into the same ceiling. I walk through the three bottlenecks I see most often in my coaching practice: the Superwoman bottleneck, the Visibility bottleneck, and the Strategic bottleneck — and how each one keeps stuck energy trapped in a business instead of scaling it. I...

You aren’t just flesh and blood. There’s a spirit inside you that loves you — and remembering that might be the missing piece for moving through loneliness, grief, and self-doubt to thrive in midlife.

This episode closes out my L.O.V.E. Method series with the final pillar: Embrace Your Divinity. You’ll hear why recognizing that you are fully human and fully divine matters in a very practical way. And you’ll learn simple, doable practices that help you feel less alone and more whole. Tune in for grounded spiritual insight blended with practical wisdom for...

You can be crushing it by every outside measure and still feel like you’re running on empty after 50. Deborah Mallow knows that feeling intimately because it nearly cost her everything before she found her way back to joy.

If you’re a woman who looks successful from the outside, but feels stressed, exhausted, and disconnected from your own joy on the inside, tune in as my guest, Deborah Mallow, explores how burnout takes hold and what it really takes to reconnect with your inner sunshine. Deborah is a former top-ranked biotech sales rep turned resilience expert and...

You don’t need a milestone or someone else’s permission to claim your freedom in midlife. You just need to stop waiting for it. Following up on last week's episode about claiming your independence, the question to ask yourself now is "What am I free to create in this next chapter of my life?" In this episode, I share a Daily Word reading that explores the concept of freedom and I get honest about the fear that keeps so many of us settling. You'll learn what questions to ask yourself to help you get to the root of the fear...

What if the most powerful act of midlife reinvention you could make this year wasn’t about leaving anything behind — but about fully claiming your right to stop settling and live life on your own terms? July 4, 2026 commemorates America's 250th birthday and it's had me thinking about what independence really means for women over 50. In this solo episode, I share stories from my own life, growing up during the women's liberation movement, watching my mom quietly settle in a marriage that dimmed her spirit, and my own journey of midlife self-discovery. I open up about the fears and limiting beliefs that...

Nobody told you that 50+ would feel this hard. You may be feeling a strange mix of freedom and fear as you ponder this next chapter. That's exactly what certified financial planner and PhD researcher Gregg Lunceford calls the Third Age: a life bonus most of us never planned for, and the first time in your life when you truly get to define what's next on your own terms. Whether you're approaching retirement, navigating a career shift, or emerging from years of caregiving, this interview was made for you. The author of Exit from Work, Gregg has spent two decades watching...

Midlife is not a time for hiding behind the polished, people-pleasing version of yourself. It's time for your unique voice to be heard. If you've spent decades shrinking to fit, staying quiet to keep the peace, or letting everyone else define what "good enough" looks like, this episode is your permission slip to stop. This week I'm diving into the V in the L.O.V.E. Method — Value Your Uniqueness — and what it really means to claim the identity that belongs to you in this season of life. I share a personal story about underpricing my own work that taug...

Started strong, then quietly stopped and judged yourself for it? You're not alone. In this episode, I confess my status as a midlife self-saboteur when it comes to food and my business - and the fear of success hiding underneath it all. Plus, you'll hear about five simple tools I'm employing to help myself and other self-saboteurs get off the hamster wheel, one day at a time. If you've ever set a goal with the best of intentions, made real progress, and then watched yourself quietly slide back into old patterns, this episode is for you. We'll talk about why...

You might think midlife reinvention starts with a vision board. Actually, it starts with clearing out what no longer belongs. If your spaces are holding the weight of who you used to be, this conversation with certified life and organizing coach Tracy Hoth will show you exactly where to begin. Tracy and I explore the profound connection between your physical spaces and your capacity to design a life that fits you now. Tracy shares why identity, not clutter, is the first real obstacle, and how shifting what you believe about yourself unlocks the ability to let go. Together, we dig...

She's 101 years old. She still swims. She goes to Zumba. And she bakes her own bread every week. Betty Morris isn't an anomaly — she's a blueprint for designing a life you love. This week's solo episode is for the woman who doesn't just want more years, she wants more life in those years! I'm sharing Betty's four foundational practices for becoming a centenarian, plus one more that I've added from my own journey. Whether you're in your 50s, 60s, or beyond, these practices are ones you can implement today, in whatever form calls to you. In this episode, you’ll disc...

You've spent decades giving, doing, and managing. But when was the last time you truly let yourself receive? Today, we're exploring the surprising connection between what you can't see and what you haven't yet allowed in, and how choosing to open your heart might be the most powerful act of design you can undertake in midlife right now. In this deeply personal solo episode, I take you into the second pillar of the L.O.V.E. Method by sharing the story of how a single workshop exercise unearthed a childhood memory that literally and figuratively restored my vision after 40+...

You didn't stumble into this life by accident, but you may have stayed in it longer than your soul intended. This episode is a gentle but direct invitation to stop settling, start pruning, and simplify your second act in a way that finally feels like you. If you're a woman over 50 who knows you're living a life you didn't consciously design, you're not alone. And you're not stuck! In this solo episode, I'm exploring the concept of quintessence: that essential, truest version of your life that gets buried under decades of obligation, complexity, and saying yes when your soul was...

Does this sound familiar? You've done everything "right" and still feel like you're holding yourself back. Today's guest wants you to know that after 50, it's time to stop playing small and consider that the boldest chapter of your life isn't behind you. Rather, it's waiting on the other side of a single courageous step. Audley Stephnson built his entire philosophy around one word: audacious. From an unexpected internship that led nowhere, to becoming the commissioner of a Canadian basketball league, to launching a podcast that grew to 600+ episodes, Audley’s journey is a masterclass in what becomes possible when you st...

Are you feeling a lack of connection or community in this season of life? The women over 50 who are most alive have one thing in common, and it's not a morning routine or a business strategy. It's each other. In this edition of Design Your Life, Your Way, I dive into the essential need for deep, authentic connection for women in midlife. This solo episode is for the woman who feels something is missing from her life. Not achievements, but a true sense of belonging. I share the personal story behind the creation of the Soulful Women’s Network: how a...

You've probably been holding on longer than you should — to a belief, a relationship, a version of yourself that no longer fits. This episode of Design Your Life, Your Way is about what becomes possible the moment you finally let go and live on purpose after 50. I'm starting a brand-new series with this episode: a monthly deep dive into each pillar of my L.O.V.E. Method, the heart of the Life on Purpose Framework that I use in coaching. We're starting at the very beginning: Let Go and Let God. This conversation is for the woman over 50 who ha...

It's not unusual for a moment to arrive after 50 when the life you've built stops fitting who you've become. This edition of Design Your Life, Your Way is all about learning to trust that inner knowing to pivot, even when it asks everything of you. There often comes a time in midlife when the life you've been living no longer feels like your own. Maybe it's the marriage that drifted, a career that lost its meaning, or simply the growing ache of wanting something more aligned with who you are now. As you'll learn in this conversation, I reached a...

Have you ever felt something was broken inside of you after hitting a low point in your life? Sunshine Witchski spent years believing that until sobriety taught her that rock bottom was really the foundation she'd been building on all along. This episode is for any woman who's ever had to burn something down to find out who she really is. As you'll learn from my conversation with Sunshine Witchski, aka the Pink-Haired Sober Witch, recovery and magic turn out to be the same journey. Together, Sunshine and I explore what it means to face your shadows with grace instead...

What if the reason your business feel harder than it should right now has nothing to do with strategy and everything to do with your body? If you're an over 50 woman who's been pushing through exhaustion, ignoring your body's signals, and wondering why your creativity has evaporated... this episode was made for you. In this solo edition of Design Your Life, Your Way, I get real about the undeniable connection between physical health, emotional resilience, and business success for midlife women. Drawing from my own recent season of sugar crashes, creative drought, and grief-carried back pain, I state what so...

What if the silence you've been avoiding in midlife is the very thing that could set you free? Laurie Jacobson spent years trying everything to find her way out of pain until 22 days of silence at a Buddhist monastery gave her what counseling and alternative modalities couldn't: her own self back. If you've ever felt like you were carrying something so heavy that it had become part of you, this conversation could be the thing you've been looking for. I sit down with author and health coach Laurie Jacobson who shares her journey to escape an emotionally abusive marriage led...

If you've ever felt lonely in a room full of people — or quietly wondered why connection feels harder to find the older you get — this episode is your permission slip to stop waiting and start reaching out. The sad truth is that loneliness among women over 50 is more common than most of us want to admit, and more complex than simply being alone. This week, I get vulnerable and share my own experience with loneliness, from the silence that followed my sister's passing to the unexpected friendships that bloomed at a podcasting conference. I explore why midlife transitions like divorce, empt...

If you've spent decades saying yes when you meant no, this episode is your permission slip to stop — and a gentle reminder that setting boundaries isn't selfish. It's sacred. Midlife women who engage in people pleasing often feel resentful, exhausted, or quietly invisible in their own lives. In this solo episode, I get real about my own lifelong journey as a people-pleaser that started in childhood and I name the real cost of living without boundaries: lost identity, low self-worth and a life that belongs to everyone but you. Together, we'll explore what boundaries really are (and aren't), why they're an...

What if the next chapter of your life isn’t a wind-down — but the most powerful, purposeful season you’ve ever lived? Social impact strategist Suzanne Smith says women over 50 aren’t running out of time to make a difference - they’re just getting started. Life after 50 used to mean you'd retire and settle down, play with the grandkids, maybe even do some traveling. But as you'll learn in my conversation with Social Impact Architects CEO Suzanne Smith, this season is prime for making an impact. A professor and TEDX speaker, Suzanne has spent decades studying and teaching what it makes t...

Do you know what it's like to release 50 pounds off your body one year and put all that weight back on the next year? That's been the story of my life for the last decade. If you've ever let a healthy habit slide like I have, you'll want to listen to this episode. I'll share how you can rebuild those habits without shame - one doable day at at time. This one is for the woman over 50 who's felt the gap between who you know you're meant to be and the daily patterns that keep pulling you back. Here's the...

What if the grief you're carrying in midlife isn't about your loss, but about the woman you're becoming on the other side of it? In this episode, you'll hear how a sacred retreat can foster sisterhood and healing to help you release what's heavy so you can reconnect with your true self. If you're a woman over 50 navigating loss - whether it's a loved one, a relationship, an identity, or something else - you'll want to tune in for this conversation as three of my trusted friends and fellow healers join me to explore our upcoming Good Grief Retreat. You'll...

When life feels scattered after 50, your instinct might be to "fix" everything fast - your relationships, your work, your next step. But what if it's not about fixing what's broken? Maybe it's about removing what's blocking the real you from emerging. If you're a woman over 50 whose life looks “fine” on the outside yet inside, something feels unsettled, foggy, or unfinished, you'll want to listen today. We explore why midlife transitions like empty nest, divorce, identity changes can make your world feel chaotic, and how you can lean into the first pillar of the L.O.V.E. Method - "Let...

If you're a woman over 50 feeling tired, anxious, and craving calm, this episode could be the solution you've been looking for. In this conversation with Ayurvedic practitioner Jonathan Glass, we'll explore how the 5,000-year-old system of Ayurveda understands the unique needs of women in midlife, and how simple daily shifts can help you build stress resilience, steady your nervous system, and restore your energy without pushing harder. This interview is for the woman who's spent decades caring for others, and is finally hearing the inner nudge that it's time to come to herself. We explore Ayurveda as a whole-life healing...

Don’t think for one second that your best years are behind you. They’re unfolding right now. Tune in as we shatter the myth that your most vibrant, purposeful life has an age limit. You’ll walk away with a simple, steady way to rebuild confidence and move forward with clarity. If you're a woman over 50 who's been told (or told yourself) that your biggest opportunities have passed, this show is your wake-up call. The reality is that this season of life can be your most authentic, courageous, and fulfilling yet. I'm sharing my own story of asking for a divo...

When things you once took for granted undergo a radical shift, it's normal to wonder if you'll ever feel passionate about life after 50 again. The good news is that you can rediscover your passion and purpose, and this show explains how. Women over 50 can get knocked sideways by major life transitions and/or the feeling that "there must be something more to life." Today, I share my own raw journey following the death of my sister and my unfulfilling marriage that caused me to lose sight of my business direction - only to discover that the confusion itself was leading...

What if the thing you're "fixing" about yourself isn't the problem at all... but a quiet fear of not being accepted? Today, I talk about the hidden cost to your self-worth of staying "presentable" and how you can reclaim the freedom to be fully you. Women over 50 have lived long enough to know that cultural pressure to look younger. While decluttering my mom's old recipe box, I came across evidence of that first hand in the form of a hair color ad from the 1970s. You'll hear how that ad prompted me to explore how fear and shame get packaged...

What happens when grief arrives uninvited? Not just from death, but from the quiet losses that reshape us after age 50. This conversation with author Laing Rikkers reveals how she transformed the sudden loss of her sister into a creative practice that led to deep healing, renewed purpose, and a choice to embrace joy. If you’re a woman over 50 who spent decades dealing with family, work, caregiving and managing expectations, this episode is for you. Laing and I talk about grief as more than death. It can be divorce, empty nest, health changes, career pivots, and the quiet loss of wh...

Ever felt like you've been running someone else's race? If so, this episode is your permission slip to finally design your life in a way that fits who you are now, not who you were a decade ago. Welcome to the first edition of Design Your Life, Your Way - the podcast that's all about new beginnings after 50! When you tune in, you'll hear what led me to rebrand Live. Love. Engage. after 6 years and the deeper shift beneath it. If you're a woman in midlife navigating transitions like an empty nest, career pivot, relationship or identity shift, this episode...

Many women carry a quiet tension into a new year: "I want to grow... but I don't want to lose myself in the process." In this encore conversation, I sit down with author and business coach Melissa LaPlante to explore what it really means to build a purpose-driven business after 50 - one that honors people, values, and the planet AND still creates real profit. Together, we talk about leadership without "boxes," how to recognize the gifts inside your team (and inside yourself), and why intention-led businesses aren't just kinder, they're often stronger. You'll also hear a grounded, relatable take on...

Imagine being able to transform stress into success - even during the busy holiday season! Discover how you can start aging gracefully with self-trust by listening to this encore interview I did with career and leadership coach Jesseca Tighe. If you’ve been pushing, proving, caregiving, or carrying the weight of “it’s all on me,” this episode is a gentle wake-up call. Jesseca and I talk about why stress isn’t just an inconvenience, it can be information. Together, we explore the real warning signs of burnout, the three different types of burnout, and the small “micro-skills” that help your nervous s...