• 11 minutes 58 seconds
    Memoir Series: Growing Pains 7 - Hometown Racism and Christmas (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 168)

    There’s no easy way to talk about racism.

    It’s a learned behavior and hard to unlearn without a relaunch to thinking patterns. 

    I didn’t know anything different. But I actively worked to see how I was raised and change this. 

    And I'm still a work in progress.

    Today on the Launch Your Life Podcast, I’m talking about the racist history of my home town and Christmas, among other things

    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

    00:00 Intro

    01:40 Racism

    07:32 Christmas in the House of Many Horrors

    10:03 Baby Grow-A-Tooth

    11:17 Unlearning childhood beliefs

     

    Resources:

    For more information, here’s the references used in this podcast:

    https://www.britannica.com/event/Executive-Order-8802

    https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/executive-order-8802-1941-2/ 

    https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/sundown-towns/

    https://tumbleweird.org/the-tri-cities-is-a-sundown-town-again/

    https://biblehub.com/galatians/3-28.htmhttps://depts.washington.edu/labhist/maps-race-tricities.shtml

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    30 August 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 6 seconds
    Memoir Series: Growing Pains 6 - Toxic Shame (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 167)

    In my experience, sexualization caused extreme toxic shame. 

    Merriam-Webster has a descriptive definition:

    “A painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety, the susceptibility to such emotion, a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute.”

    On today’s episode of the Launch Your Life Podcast, I talk about shame, my mother’s secrets, generational trauma, discovering fundamental truths about myself and more.


    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

    00:00 Intro

    1:41 Sexualization and shame

    2:13 Experiencing toxic shame

    3:11 The steps of grooming

    4:37 Overcoming toxic shame

    5:06 Sex-ed

    5:33 The result of my coping mechanism

    6:03 Generational trauma

    7:46 My mother’s secrets

    8:48 The abuse in my father’s family

    9:07 My father’s shocking response

    9:40 Narcissistic parents

    10:39 Fundamental truths (about me)

    12:03 My entrepreneurial spirit started young

     

    Resources:

     

    For more information, here’s the references used in this podcast:

    https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-toxic-shame#:~:text=Toxic%20shame%20is%20a%20feeling,childhood%20or%20as%20a%20teen

    https://psychcentral.com/blog/psychology-self/2018/09/childhood-toxic-shame#1

     

    https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Behaviors-of-Sexual-Predators-Grooming.pdf

     

    https://www.health.com/condition/ptsd/generational-trauma



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    23 August 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 8 seconds
    Memoir Series: Growing Pains 5 - Lost Memories (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 166)

    On today’s episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I continue with my childhood, reveal some alarming statistics, talk about the time I “woke up” in 5th grade, and more.

    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

     

    00:00 Intro

    02:29 Some alarming statistics

    06:45 Disassociation

    07:53 Waking up

    08:32 Shame and guilt

    09:16 The torture lost memory

    10:35 The brain's elegance

     

    Resources:

     

     

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    16 August 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 19 seconds
    Memoir Series: Growing Pains 4 - Nuns, Ballet, and Embarrassments (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 165)

    Growth work is change work. It’s not only uncovering beliefs from childhood, but all the beliefs stacked through life experiences and anything we think is “true.” On today’s episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I talk about the process of change and why it can be so hard as well as some anecdotes from childhood.


    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

    00:00 Intro

    01:54 True growth

    04:30 Catholic school

    11:44 Consequences of staying out too late

    12:51 Complicated mother

    13:29 Ballet

    14:52 Life is a series of corrections

    15:15 Frightening nights

     

    Resources:

     

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    9 August 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 20 seconds
    Memoir Series: Growing Pains 3 - A New Medical Diagnosis (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 164)

    On today’s episode of the Launch Your Life Podcast, I share how I developed a deep love of travel, a childhood illness, more stories of the House of Many Horrors, a recurring night terror, and much more.

    True growth is uncovering the beliefs and stories you created as a child to make sense of perceived or real trauma. It can be tedious, painful, and meticulous work. 

     

    But bringing your rational, adult mind to the stories you create in your childhood is freeing.

     

    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

    00:00 Intro

    01:55 Wanderlust as a child 

    03:12 Alcoholic mother

    04:12 A new diagnosis

    05:36 One of my fondest childhood memories

    06:16 Getting my ears pierced 

    06:42 Medical trauma 

    08:10 Visiting my cousins 

    10:05 Using my adult brain to make sense of abuse 

    10:35 Night terror

     

    Resources:

     

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    5 August 2022, 7:45 pm
  • 10 minutes 40 seconds
    Memoir Series: Growing Pains 2 - Self-Sufficiency, Independence, and Competition (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 163)

    In this episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I discuss childhood beliefs, competition, feeling heard, and much more.

    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

    00:00 Intro

    01:50 My first pivotal year 

    02:05 Deep self-sufficiency

    03:55 Competition 

    06:16 Feeling heard

    08:14 Why I’m a doctor 

     

    Resources:

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    26 July 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 13 seconds
    Memoir Series: Growing Pains 1 - My First Experience With Patriarchy (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 162)

    In today’s episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I want to share my story to help you understand where I’ve come from and how I’ve relaunched my life over and over as I’ve dealt with trauma, adversity, setbacks, and surprises.

    Back in 2018, I wrote over 60,000 words of a memoir and I’ve just let it sit on my shelf all this time, but in this series, you get to hear it first.

    I hope you can find some inspiration as we go through this together.

    I’ve just entered my 4th year of podcasting and I want to let you know how much I appreciate you spending time with me every week.

    Today, I'll tell you about a surprising revelation that occurred when I was 5.

    In This Episode:

    00:00 Intro

    02:04 Hometown history

    05:35 The house of many horrors

    08:47  The surprising lesson I learned from my grandfather

    11:11 The power of responses

    Resources:

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    19 July 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 54 minutes 56 seconds
    5 Fs to Life for High Achievers (The Best Of) Episode 161

    In today's episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I take you back to one of the first episodes I released on The Menopause Movement Podcast with Ryan Levesque, the CEO of The ASK Method® Company and one of the industry's highly-regarded personalities.

    Many women in midlife, like me, pivot and want to be their own boss. The natural question that can come up is “What type of business should I start?” But here’s what you should be asking: “What market am I going to focus on pursuing?” In today's episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I take you back to one of the first episodes I released on The Menopause Movement Podcast with Ryan Levesque, the CEO of The ASK Method® Company and one of the industry's highly-regarded personalities. 

    We talk about the four types of entrepreneurs and their shadow sides, what is a practice business and why you should consider starting one, reframing failure and much more!

    Who are you going to serve?

    Many women in midlife, like me, pivot and want to be their own boss.

    The natural question that can come up is “What type of business should I start?”

    But here’s what you should be asking: “What market am I going to focus on pursuing?”

    Because the business that you start is actually far less important than choosing the right market.

    During the podcast, we discussed the most important question to ask yourself before starting a business, what to think about before you get started PLUS:

    • The four types of entrepreneurs and their shadow sides
    • Ryan's life pyramid and the five Fs to life that he uses to continue to be a high achiever
    • What is a practice business and why you should consider starting one
    • Reframing failure
    • The biggest obstacle people have to getting a business going
    • How fear of giving up what we have now can keep us from greatness

     

    Tune in today to find out what type of entrepreneur you are and what type of business you should start!

     

    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

    0:00 Introduction and Opportunity
    4:32 The most important question to ask yourself

    7:03 First steps to get started with your business

    9:05 Deciding what your non-negotiables are

    9:25 The four types of entrepreneurs

    17:22 Ryan’s analogy on starting a business

    18:57 What is a shadow side

    20:57 Looking at the life pyramid

    21:32 The value of the ripple effect

    23:16 Excelling in the five Fs of your life

    25:05 Other aspects of the shadow side

    28:16 How Ryan uncovered the different types of entrepreneurs

    32:33 Why detaching yourself from the outcome and focusing on the process matters

    33:32 Obstacles you face in the early stages of your career and overcoming it

    34:39 Getting it going instead of aiming for perfection

    37:53 It’s either you earn or learn

    39:25 Getting a coach 

    40:30 Pioneers and settlers in business

    43:20 Honoring and banking on your ideas

    44:19 Recognizing imposters syndrome

    48:42 Ryan’s growth, journey, and takeaways

    52:50 Choosing progress rather than perfection

     

    About the Guest:

    Ryan Levesque is an accomplished entrepreneur and best-selling author. He started his journey by establishing practice businesses and now has his own enterprise, The ASK Method® Company. Ryan was featured in different publications such as USA Today, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and Entrepreneur for his entrepreneurial work over the years. Currently, he has over 250,000 entrepreneur subscribers eager to read his business advice.  

     

    Resources:

     

    Books mentioned in this episode:

    • Choose: The Single Most Important Decision Before Starting Your Business by Ryan Levesque (Use this link: https://cu262.isrefer.com/go/choose/Shelfster/)  
    • Ask: The Counterintuitive Online Formula to Discover Exactly What Your Customers Want to Buy...Create a Mass of Raving Fans...and Take Any Business to the Next Level by Ryan Levesque (Paid link: https://amzn.to/3psRlGR)   
    • Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Paid link: https://amzn.to/3iUPGHI) 
    • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert (Paid link: https://amzn.to/2Yl2I7N)

     

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    12 July 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 21 seconds
    It’s Never Too Late: Tips from a World-Class Athlete (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 160)

    Everybody feels like an imposter at first until we decide to push through in order to get to the next side. It's really hard to grow if we’re always comfortable but we need to get out of our comfort zone to improve.

    Consistency wins the game for everything and I talk about that in today's episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast with Madonna Hanna who is a competitive sprinter in the 50 meter and 100 meter dash, motivational speaker, freelance writer, and actress.

    Tune in today and get motivation to get started on whatever your dream is.

    When I got back into exercise in 2014 I had to fight with myself to do it because I had this mindset that exercise was punishment.

    I don't know where that came from.

    But I had to change my mindset and it became something more along the lines of “What can I do with this body?”

    I had to get really curious about it in order to make myself do things.

    It's really hard to grow if we’re always comfortable. But we need to get out of our comfort zone to improve.

    I always like to tell people that the best exercise is one you'll do with consistency. 

    Because consistency wins the game for everything.

    In today’s episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I’m with Madonna Hanna who is a competitive sprinter in the 50 meter and 100 meter dash, motivational speaker, freelance writer, and actress.

    During the podcast, we talk about what it's like to be an athlete in midlife and how to get started PLUS:

     

    • How a download from the universe can change the trajectory of your life
    • How coaching in anything closes the gap

     

    Tune in today and get motivation to get started on whatever your dream is.

     

    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

    00:00 Intro
    03:36     How Madonna started as an athlete
    07:20     Madonna’s story of winning her team a bronze medal
    12:54     Madonna’s mindset shift that led her to become a world-class athlete
    19:45     How coaching closes the gap
    22:45     The biggest challenge for women
    33:40     Becoming a midlife athlete
    36:24     The best exercise to do
    40:02     How to get out of burnout
    41:45     Madonna’s record
    46:47     Moving forward with excellence

    Resources:

     

    Books mentioned in this episode:

    A Beautiful Work In Progress by Mirna Valerio

     

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    About the Guest:

    Madonna Hanna had a successful career in the fashion industry at the corporate level. She retired as an award winning fashion marketing educator. Presently, she is a motivational speaker, freelance writer,  actress, amateur competitive athlete, and she writes a monthly article for the Senior Scene publication chronicling her journey to the 2022 National Senior Games in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Madonna was selected as the January 2020 National Senior Games Association Athlete of the Month.

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    5 July 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 50 seconds
    Is Motivation a Myth? Answers From an Expert (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 159)

    Every single limit is in our mind, but the reality is, we can do anything. We’re not born excellent at anything and so it's so important to just practice and give ourselves some grace. In today’s episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I’m with J.M. Phillips who is an author and retired Occupational Therapist. During the podcast, we talk about the mindset shifts J.M. had to make in order to overcome her personal obstacles, to writing a book and how you can start to take action toward your passion right now.

    I hadn't run since I was 18 until I hired a cycling coach who happened to be a triathlon coach.

    When I first started running, I did it for one minute at a time and my heart rate would go up to 180 so I had to walk for three minutes and then run and walk.

    Eventually I came in second in my age group in 5Ks.

    Then I did a seven mile run in 11 minutes per mile, which I thought was really good for me at 55.

    And then I did a 5k in under 30 minutes.

    Every single limit is in our mind, but the reality is, we can do anything.

    Have you ever felt like you wanted to reinvent your life and start over? If so, please tell me all about it. I really need your advice.

    To reward you for your time, I’m going to choose nine people to join me on a NO COST 1:1 Relaunch Call.

    This call is designed to help you get clear on your specific goals so you can get started now.

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    I look forward to reading your responses and talking to you soon!

    Remember, anything we're doing is worth sucking at it first. We’re not born excellent at anything.

    And so it's so important to just practice and give ourselves some grace.

    It's never too late and you can do anything when you put your mind to it.

    In today’s episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I’m with J.M. Phillips who is an author and retired Occupational Therapist.

    When she became motivated by the retelling of family stories, she wrote Lamlash Street which is a book about navigating family life in London.

    During the podcast, we talk about the mindset shifts J.M. had to make in order to overcome her personal obstacles, to writing a book and how you can start to take action toward your passion right now.

     

    Tune in today!

     

    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

     

    00:00 Intro

    04:57 The mindset shifts Jill took to take action towards her dream

    09:10 The importance of accountability for behavior change

    12:11 Making friends with the negative voice in our head

    12:35 The first book that Jill wrote

    16:11 Jill’s favorite Science Fiction books

    20:44 Why misogyny exists

    25:58 What are jellied eels

    28:17 Going back to Science Fiction authors and books

    30:32 Negotiating roadblocks

    37:16 Reading memoirs

    39:26 How to get started on big life goals

     

    Resources:


    Books mentioned in this episode:

    The Alphabet Versus the Goddess by Leonard Shlain

    Lamlash Street by J.M. Phillips

    The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

     

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    About the Guest:

    J.M. Phillips is an author and retired Occupational Therapist. Motivated by the retelling of family stories, she wrote Lamlash Street, which is about navigating family life in London after World War II. She is a storyteller with a passion to inspire families to connect through the telling of their past.

    Growing up in the UK, J.M. emigrated to Canada after working in a London solicitor's office for a few years. She spent 30 years working as an Occupational Therapist and Hospital manager before retiring. Rather than slowing down the pace of life as she neared retirement, J.M. refocused her efforts enjoying each day with a zest for life.

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    28 June 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 19 seconds
    The Top Mindset and Habit Shifts for Permanent Weight Loss (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 158)

    In today’s episode of The Launch Your Life Podcast, I’m with Stephanie Lueras who is a body positive ACE certified personal trainer, ACE fitness, nutrition specialist, international best-selling author, and speaker.

    She was sick and tired of being sick and tired and needed some changes. Through small actions and goal-setting, Stephanie has lost over 200 pounds.

    When I first started running, I ran 30-40 seconds at a time and my heart rate would go up into the one eighties.

    And then I would walk while I caught my breath.

    Then I'd run again.

    The longest race I ever did was the Falmouth Road Race, which was seven miles and I did 11 minutes per mile.

    Exercise is a hundred percent dose dependent.

    And when you do it, you get better at it just by taking little steps.

    As adults, we sometimes think that we should be really good at everything we try.

    And if something doesn't work right away, we think that we have to give it up.

    I like to tell people I work with that anything worth doing is worth sucking at it first.

    Because babies are not born walking.

    Everything takes time.

    Because when it comes to making any change, it’s important that we don't try to change everything all at once and we don't have an all-or-nothing attitude because that's just defeatist.

    During the podcast, you're going to discover the power of habits and making lasting change PLUS:

     

    • The importance of routine and accountability
    • How to change your relationship with failure
    • How to let go of the importance of a number when it comes to weight and health
    • The mindset shifts required to lose 200 pounds and keep it off
    • Why accountability matters

     

    What’s Discussed in This Episode:

    00:00 Intro

    05:17 Making little habits to create change

    10:18 Changing our relationship with failure

    15:06 Looking at our beliefs about being a woman

    16:44 Finding something bigger to move into purpose

    19:48 Letting go of expectations

    24:57 Seeing ourselves as adults

    28:27 How to start losing weight

    31:13 Making friends with our brain

    32:55 Why integrity is important for success

     

    Resources:

     

     

    Books mentioned in this episode:

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    About the Guest:

    Stephanie Lueras is a body positive certified personal trainer dedicated to working one-on-one in-person and online with specific client-created holistic goals to help them be the best they can be physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

    She owns Heart and Sole Fitness & Wellness where she works with clients virtually and in-person to break down the barriers in achieving fitness, wellness, and accountability goals—no matter the starting point.

    She believes in a holistic pursuit of balance where we strive for physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness to be our best selves possible.

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    21 June 2022, 5:00 pm
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