Come and listen to our Host, Candace Gish, as she chats with today's guest, Veronica Deraleau, for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

Veronica Deraleau is a financial coach, author, opera singer, financial technology manager, and U.S. Army Veteran.

During the COVID pandemic, when performing artists abruptly found their livelihoods on hold, Veronica felt called to share her personal finance knowledge. In ‘Making Money Is Simple,’ Veronica details the actions and mindset it took to pay off over $100,000 of debt in three years on a median salary. In her signature Money Simple coaching program, Veronica helps
professionals and creatives stop going paycheck to paycheck so they can provide an abundant life for their families and start living out their dreams.

A classically trained soprano, Veronica started her career serving as a musician in the US Army Reserve, where she performed across the country and abroad at cultural and political events for diverse audiences, including a President and Pope. She continues to sing today across a variety of classical genres, including opera, concert, choral, orchestral, recital, and film.

Upon graduating during the Great Recession, Veronica began working for a start-up and was hooked. Since then, she’s built her career in the commercial private markets, working for early-stage companies across various industries: alternative energy, real estate, private equity, and financial technology. One of her great joys has been supporting early talent in navigating and developing their careers.

Veronica lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Mike, and their dogs, Phil and Minka.

Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGGSMWRY
Visit the website: https://makingmoneyissimple.com/

Veronica’s singing website: https://www.veronicaderaleau.com/
Veronica’s LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-deraleau/

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We explore mindset, outcome-based budgeting, and practical steps to start fresh.

• origin story in music, Army Reserve, and economics
• startup lessons that shaped a creative approach to money
• adopting high-net-worth budgeting tactics for personal finance
• paying off six figures of debt on a starting salary
• launching webinars during COVID to help artists
• building a coaching practice and writing Making Money Is Simple
• ARIA framework explained: Awaken, Reframe, Intend, Act
• why financial literacy gives women options and freedom
• quiz invite to assess money mindset and get updates
• where to buy the book and connect online

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Come and listen to our Host, Gia-Raquel, as she chats with today's guest, Ann Scheerer, for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

Ann Scheerer, PhD, is a professor of environmental sciences and sustainability and a longtime meditation and yoga practitioner. Ann's courses explore the current "unsustainable" planetary situation and engage students in designing social responses to prepare for changing conditions. Ann believes contemplative practices like meditation and yoga are crucial for personal resilience in these complex and uncertain times. She came to Yin Yoga practice to slow down and listen to her body. Through deep and long Yin yoga poses, she found a deeper connection to her body and to the earth. These practices have supported Ann's teaching and influenced her curriculum. As a proponent of slowing down, Ann encourages students to be more aware of our choices and self care. Ann embraces change and has shifted her career a few times following her curiosities and earning multiple degrees. In addition to her PhD, Design and Planning, she has obtained two Master's degrees - MSLS (Master of Strategic Leadership for Sustainability) and MPA (Master of Public Administration).

A high-altitude pilgrimage around Mount Kailash meets a joyful Santorini yoga retreat to explore release, completion, and the sacred pause between endings and beginnings. We share Buddhist insights on compassion and impermanence, practical rituals for letting go, and how travel reshapes identity.

• Circumambulating Mount Kailash as a ritual of completion
• Body, speech, mind practices at high altitude
• Compassion and generosity modeled in Tibetan culture
• The infinity symbol, prayer flags, and Green Tara
• Impermanence, bardos, and the sacred pause
• Decluttering stories and things to create space
• Joyful flow and laughter on a Santorini yoga retreat
• Integrating lightness through journaling and reflection
• Creativity as a path forward: writing, mandalas, song
• Carrying new energy back into work and life

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Come and listen to our Host, Tina Spoletini, as she chats with today's guest, Carrie Doucette, for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

Carrie Doucette, affectionately known as Carrie the Connector, believes in the magic that happens when we lift each other up. A natural storyteller and community builder, she’s known for creating spaces where authenticity and encouragement flourish. Her work celebrates the beauty of real connection — reminding us that confidence grows strongest when we grow together.

www.carrietheconnector.ca

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We explore how confidence grows through community, storytelling, and clear boundaries as Carrie “the Connector” shares practical ways to trade perfection for presence and competition for collaboration. Real-world tactics make branding human, networking useful, and reinvention doable.

• redefining success as alignment over hustle
• authentic branding rooted in values and fit
• community that blends support with accountability
• collaboration with peers instead of competition
• storytelling as resilience and trust‑building
• simple video and content that feels human
• the four content pillars: promote, entertain, inspire, educate
• using play and joy to boost visibility
• boundaries, routines, and energy management
• empathy, grace, and not burning bridges
• actionable steps for reinvention and non‑negotiables

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Come and listen to our Host, Tina Spoletini, as she chats with today's guest, Sharleen Cheung, for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

Sharleen Cheung is a Certified Macro Nutrition Coach specializing in perimenopause health and sustainable fat loss. She’s the coach women over 35 turn to when they’re done with diet culture and done being told to just “try harder” during perimenopause. After leaving the corporate grind, she set out to call out the nonsense, bring the science, and help women build real strength and real results without the toxic shortcuts. Her work blends personalized nutrition, strength training, and deep-dive functional testing to uncover the root of stubborn symptoms no one else seems to take seriously. Backed by a powerhouse team of functional practitioners, she’s on a mission to make sure women stop settling for confusion and finally get answers that change everything.

We share why perimenopause isn’t a sentence to “push through” and how eating enough, building muscle, and using functional testing can calm symptoms and restore energy. Sharleen Cheung brings a no-nonsense plan to ditch diet culture and create sustainable fat loss without burnout.

• letting go of perfection and the “shoulds”
• defining the next version of you with vision work
• biggest myths about perimenopause and what actually helps
• under eating, cortisol, and why cardio stops working
• strength training as the midlife multiplier
• functional testing for metabolic, GI, and hormones
• personalized protocols and supplement support
• tracking for awareness, not shame
• protein targets, macro guardrails, and balanced meals
• scale as data, not a verdict
• flexible holiday choices without guilt

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Website: http://www.designedbyshar.com/

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Come and listen to our Host, Tina Spoletini, as she chats with today's guest, Karen Porter, for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

For almost 30 years Karen battled severe IBS, anxiety and debilitating bouts of suicidal

depression that left her hospitalized and grasping for her life. Forced to re-evaluate everything

and take her health into her own hands, she started looking into alternative methods to help her heal where the traditional medical approach had failed. She learned the tools to transform her life, to feel healthy, happy, focused, and radiant! Her health, and consequently her life, shifted entirely, and she felt compelled to help as many women as possible to feel their absolute best! Especially moving into menopause and beyond.

At almost 60 herself, Karen is passionate about helping women over 50 regain their energy and feel great in their bodies, so they can live their best life! As a Women’s Health & Wellness Coach she takes the confusion and overwhelm out of mindset,managing stress, meals, movement & happiness with a proven program – Your Best Life Reset – which guarantees weight loss, reduced inflammation, more energy, better sleep, better mental focus, hormone balancing and increased confidence! She helps you to make the rest of your life, the BEST of your life! Karen has been featured on stages, podcasts, as well as on CP24, Global TV and Breakfast Television.

For almost 30 years, Karen battled severe IBS, anxiety, and suicidal depression that left her hospitalized and desperate for answers. When traditional medicine failed her, she turned to alternative healing methods that completely transformed her health and happiness. Now, approaching 60, Karen is passionate about helping women over 50 regain their energy, balance their hormones, and feel vibrant through her proven Your Best Life Reset program. She’s been featured on stages, podcasts, and major media outlets like CP24, Global TV, and Breakfast Television—empowering women to make the rest of their life the best of their life.

https://karenporter.ca/

We explore how gut health, breathwork, and mindset helped Karen Porter move from decades of IBS and depression to an empowered, vibrant midlife grounded in simple, sustainable habits. Practical resets, the five M’s framework, and a supportive community offer clear steps to feel better now.

• Elimination diet fundamentals and inflammatory trigger foods
• Gut-brain axis links to anxiety, sleep, and mood
• Menopause as a liberating reset, not a life sentence
• Lifestyle foundations before considering HRT
• The five M’s: mindset, nervous system, meals, movement, joy
• Breathwork basics, nasal breathing, and longer exhales
• Hydration, electrolytes, and cutting late-night snacking
• Clarifying your why and building resilient routines
• Your Best Life Reset program structure and support
• Free resources, challenges, and how to connect with Karen

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Come and listen to our Host, Gia-Raquel Rose for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga, LLC and a real estate sales associate in Tewksbury, New Jersey has had a love for horses stemming from early childhood. Growing up in “horse country” afforded her the privilege of beginning to ride from the tender age of four. It was a childhood illness, which brought her riding aspirations to an abrupt halt. It took twenty years before she was able to reunite with her long lost passion for horses and their ability to heal. In that time, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from Arcadia University and became a twice two hundred hour certified yoga instructor in both Hatha and Vinyasa. It was the loss of her mother, Rose, to breast cancer, which ultimately shifted her trajectory from the corporate world to the internal work for which yoga, as a practice, is renowned.

We trace a clear line from invisible illness to visible choices, exploring how diet, alcohol, and small permissions shape health and self-trust. The heart of the conversation is priorities, accountability, and the quiet work of building discipline without shame.

• living with Hashimoto’s and persistent fatigue
• keto vs paleo and slow, staged transitions
• the “one time” trap using truffle fries as a metaphor
• quitting alcohol, tough truths about smoking, and social settings
• trial and error for bio‑individual nutrition
• priorities, accountability, and redefining maturity
• forgiveness after slips and returning to practice
• designing environments that support discipline

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Come and listen to our Host, Joyce Benning, as she chats with today's guest, Kimberlee Campbell, for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

Kimberlee Campbell, Ph.D., is a co-founder of Grey Raven Ranch, a Canadian federal non-profit dedicated to preserving the Ojibwe Horse and educating the public about this Anishinaabe heritage breed. At Grey Raven, she focuses on breeding for healthy future generations and providing training for the ranch’s horses.

A retired professor of Romance Languages, Dr. Campbell continues to teach at the Harvard Extension School. She also collaborates with Indigenous communities in Lakota country, creating classroom materials for Lakota language instruction and supporting teachers in developing their teaching repertories.

She is the author of five books and numerous articles on both medieval literature and Indigenous language pedagogy. Her teaching has been recognized with the Mensa Foundation’s Distinguished Teacher Award (2004) and Harvard’s Carmen S. Bonanno Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching Award (2014).

She lives on Seine River First Nation in northwestern Ontario with her partner and Grey Raven co-founder, Darcy Whitecrow.

We trace the near extinction and revival of the Ojibwe horse, from a runaway mare and a heartbreaking loss to a grassroots rescue across winter ice and a ranch built on granite and grit. Kim shares how science, Indigenous knowledge, and a network of women keep a rare breed alive and gentle.

• Origins and traits of the Ojibwe horse
• Anishinaabe partnership and winter work
• Colonial policies and loss of mobility
• Parks, poverty, and engines accelerating decline
• The rescue of the last four mares
• Cross-border stewardship and ranch creation
• Genetics, e-clade DNA, and outcross strategy
• Temperament suited for kids and elders
• Women-led network sustaining the breed
• An invitation to start anew through conservation

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Come and listen to our Host, Tina Spoletini, as she chats with today's guest, Casandra White, for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

Cassandra White- a woman who believes that your pain has purpose. I believe that God has given everyone a unique gift to be shared. My mission is to help people realize that they don’t have to stay stuck in that broken place in life, they can rise from anything with God. 

YouTube; @hurt2healedwomensgroup

Masterclass “Healing Glow Series; 2-Part Masterclass on YouTube link;https://cassandrawhite.gumroad.com/l/healingjourney

Instagram: @gracewithcassandra 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Gracewithcassandra

We explore how pain can shape purpose, how faith steadies confidence, and how simple practices help us let go of what no longer fits. Cassandra White shares her rise from trauma to service and invites us to rebuild self-trust, create quiet spaces, and begin again with joy.

• the belief that pain has purpose
• why confidence and identity slip after trauma
• how community and daily practices rebuild trust
• noticing God’s nudge through discomfort and signs
• releasing expectations and owning your happiness
• creating a prayer closet or personal sanctuary
• grounded confidence anchored in faith and Scripture
• a year-end reflection and a call to rise in joy
• the Heal and Glow two-part masterclass overview

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Come and listen to our Host, Tina Spoletini, as she chats with today's guest, Shelly Reimer, for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

For more than 15 years, Shelly has been transforming spaces into beautiful, welcoming places that not only sell—but inspire. From staging vacant homes and styling show homes to reimagining the spaces her clients already live in, she has a seasoned eye and a true passion for helping people rediscover the joy of home. Shelly loves seeing that magical moment when someone falls in love with their space all over again, and she’s here today to share how creating a home you love can mirror creating a life you love.

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We explore how creating a home you love can mirror creating a life you love, moving from trends to meaning, and from clutter to calm. Shelly Rhymer shares practical ways to start small, trust the process, and build spaces that feel safe, warm, and deeply personal.

• meaning-rich design over trend-led styling
• decluttering as mindful redistribution and reset
• reading personality from objects and arrangements
• slow decorating to observe light and habits
• starting small with one high-impact room
• prioritising budgets and phasing upgrades
• using existing pieces to craft story vignettes
• choosing palettes and scale that fit the space
• trusting the process while keeping non-negotiables
• self care through bedrooms, offices, and daily rituals
• no judgement entry into real, lived-in homes

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Come and listen to our Host, Tina Spoletini, as she chats with today's guest, Kendra Irvine, for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

Kendra Irvine is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Happy Body Guide helping women in their 40s and 50s reclaim their health—no prescriptions needed. Through her Living Light Ayurveda method, she teaches how to restore balance, energy, and purpose using time-tested Ayurvedic wisdom.

https://kendrairvine.com

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We explore how Ayurveda helps women in their 40s and 50s reclaim balance by addressing root causes instead of symptoms, and why slowing down, organizing life, and leaning on community create steadier energy and clearer minds. Kendra shares daily practices, seasonal wisdom, and an invite to her Happy Body Club.

• root-cause approach to perimenopause and menopause
• doshas explained and how “like increases like”
• why quick fixes stall healing and how to slow down
• community’s role in accountability and results
• organization as a path to lighter energy
• simple morning rituals that set the tone
• seasonal living over calendar deadlines
• making harmonious choices without perfectionism

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Come and listen to our Host, Gia-Raquel Rose for our “End of Year, Beginning of Me” Podcast Series.
A powerfully themed mini-series helping women close the year with clarity and step into the next one with grounded self-love and vision.

Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga, LLC and a real estate sales associate in Tewksbury, New Jersey has had a love for horses stemming from early childhood. Growing up in “horse country” afforded her the privilege of beginning to ride from the tender age of four. It was a childhood illness, which brought her riding aspirations to an abrupt halt. It took twenty years before she was able to reunite with her long lost passion for horses and their ability to heal. In that time, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from Arcadia University and became a twice two hundred hour certified yoga instructor in both Hatha and Vinyasa. It was the loss of her mother, Rose, to breast cancer, which ultimately shifted her trajectory from the corporate world to the internal work for which yoga, as a practice, is renowned.

We guide a trauma-informed meditation using a carousel metaphor to identify repeating life cycles, meet symbolic animal allies, and create a safe path from stuckness to forward motion. We set a protective container, invite clear messages, and end with journaling prompts for real-world integration.

• grounding in breath, body comfort, and a protective light
• carousel metaphor for cycles and closure
• animal beneath you as protector and present pattern
• animal ahead as the next right step
• animal behind as motivation and drive
• right-side ally for pacing and method
• left-side ally for balance and grace
• releasing poles to move from confinement to freedom
• journaling prompts to capture animals and messages

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