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Join Wendy for her dreamy Summer Solstice White Party on Saturday June 20, 2026 —an al fresco evening of delicious food, intention-setting, and celebration at the Phineas Wright House. Wear white, gather at the long table in the field, and toast to the season ahead. Save you spot here.

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In this episode, Wendy sits down with Marile Borden, marketing agency owner who decided in her first year of empty nesting to start a side hustle with her husband: buying an Italian-made wine truck and becoming a professional partygoer. When friends sent them pictures of a wine truck at a graduation party, Marile and her husband—in different parts of the house—saw the photos simultaneously and both thought: we could do that. Three weeks later, they said yes.

They explore:

• How to recognize inspired action when your body says yes
• Why having a project to do together as a couple makes empty nesting exciting instead of empty
• What it takes to start a side hustle over 50 

This is a conversation about trusting your instincts, taking action on entrepreneurial ideas even when you're "supposed to be" winding down, and building something fun with your partner during a major life transition. What if empty nesting isn't an ending—it's the perfect time to start something new?

Connect with Marile:

thegetawaybar.co

Instagram @the.getawaybar

Facebook

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Creative in Residence at the Phineas Wright House

While I’m traveling this year, I’m opening my home for Creative in Residence experiences. These are two-week stays for writers, founders, artists, and deep thinkers who want uninterrupted time to create, reflect, and execute on the work that matters most. If you’ve been craving dedicated creative time this year, you can get more information here. 

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dr. Sofia Din, board-certified family physician with over 25 years of medical experience, who calls it like it is: the U.S. healthcare system is not about health—it's a sickness management system. And menopause? It's not covered. Because menopause isn't a sickness—it's a normal phase of life that happens to be an all-system pause. Not just your reproductive system, but your gut, your brain, your immune system, your bones, and your skin. And nobody told us what to expect beyond "you won't have a period anymore."

They explore:

• Why stepping into your power requires decoding your genetic code—understanding your ancestors, your trauma, and the possibilities within you
• How your skin and brain cells are eternal quantum entangled soulmates (and what happens when one fails)
• Why aging gracefully and aging helplessly are distinctly different things

This is a conversation about reclaiming your power, refusing to age helplessly, and understanding that knowledge applied is power. What if you stopped waiting for your insurance to tell you what's important and started advocating for your own health and well-being?

Connect with Dr. Din:

Instagram @drjuvanni

LinkedIn

Her Podcast: Bathroom Diaries

Her Book: Do We Really Need Botox? Handbook of Anti-aging

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Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel

Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]

Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

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Explore Wendy's bespoke experiences in 2026: 

Space to Dream: Workshops Around the World

Edinburgh July 6-10 

Walnut Grove Cookery Aug. 27 - Sept. 2

More Trips & Experiences

Questions? Email Wendy!

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Bianca D'Alessio, real estate entrepreneur and author of Mastering Intentions: 10 Practices to Amplify Your Power and Lead with Lasting Impact, who knows what it's like when everything starts working. Not the hustle-and-grind kind of working—the aligned, ease-filled, things-fall-into-place kind of working. The kind that comes after you've been through seasons of difficulty and built the resilience to shift.

They explore:

• Why you don't need to qualify your desires or explain every step of your journey to make someone else comfortable
• How to stop living in the version of yourself from 6 versions ago
• Why giving people grace for where they are on their journey changes how you show up

This is a conversation about alignment, inspired action, and recognizing that we're all crossing paths at different points in time. What if you stopped waiting for the world to understand and just said yes to yourself anyway?

Connect with Bianca:

Get her book, Mastering Intentions: 10 Practices to Amplify Your Power and Lead with Lasting Impact

Instagram @biancadalessio

LinkedIn

biancadalessio.com

Referenced in this Episode:

The Numerology of Endings and Renewal | Dina Berrin

Coffee Chat with Dina Berrin

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Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse
Facebook: Phineas Wright House

Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel

Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]

Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!

Join Wendy and Christine Santos for Harness Your Morning, a live two-hour masterclass on March 4th. If you've ever felt behind before your feet even hit the floor, this practice may shift everything for you. You'll leave with a customized, sustainable blueprint to design a morning rhythm that fits your real life—one that supports your energy, your focus, and the direction you're heading. 

Register here.

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Kate Lowry, CEO coach and author of Unbreakable: How to Thrive Under Fear-Based Leaders, who wrote a book she didn't want to write. Kate would have much rather written about strengths-based leadership—but when she noticed that 7 out of 10 leaders were operating in high-control, hierarchical, "my way or the highway" styles, and her friends kept jumping from one toxic workplace to another, she realized something had shifted. And people needed tools to protect themselves.

They explore:

• Why you can't leave a toxic job when you need health insurance or a steady paycheck—and how to protect yourself anyway
• What it means to fill yourself to overflowing and give from the saucer (not pour from an empty cup)
• How to create meaning from workplace adversity instead of letting it drain you

This is a conversation for women who need to stay where they are (for now) but refuse to lose themselves in the process. What if you could thrive even when your boss is the problem?

Connect with Kate:

Get her book, Unbreakable: How to Thrive Under Fear-Based Leaders

LinkedIn

Instagram @kateunbreakablelowry

Substack

Referenced in this Episode:

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

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Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]

Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!

Join Wendy and Christine for Harness Your Morning, a live two-hour masterclass on March 4th. If you've ever felt behind before your feet even hit the floor, this practice may shift everything for you. You'll leave with a customized, sustainable blueprint to design a morning rhythm that fits your real life—one that supports your energy, your focus, and the direction you're heading. 

Register here.

Space to Dream: Workshops Around the World
A dreamy half-day, in-person workshop experience designed to help you step out of the noise and into your next yes. City dates & registration now open! 

Select your workshop here.

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Christine Santos, podcast coach and creator of the Harness Your Morning program, to talk about the one practice that has single-handedly transformed both of their lives: a morning routine. They both wake up daily before the sun, and before you roll your eyes and say "next," they'll tell you why it's not about the time. It's about proving to yourself that you can do hard things.

They explore:

• Why the morning practice isn't about productivity, it's about building self-trust
• How to set boundaries when life interrupts your practice
• Why sleep comes first—this is not about burning the candle at both ends

This is a conversation about listening when the world is still quiet, writing down the downloads, and remembering that every morning is a vote for the woman you're becoming. What would it look like if you stopped waiting to feel like it and started showing up for yourself?

Connect with Christine:

Instagram @christinebsantos

Facebook

Referenced in this Episode:

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

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Facebook: Phineas Wright House

Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel

Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]

Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

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Ready to create more space and alignment in your life? Wendy is here for it. Send her a DM on Instagram or shoot her an email—she'd love to chat, hold space, and help you design the pattern interrupt you need. All links are below.

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In this episode, Wendy sits down with Heidi Friedman, attorney and author of Love Lessons: 104 Dates and the Stories That Led Me to True Love. Though Heidi published her book as a yes to herself, she didn't expect how her story of 10 years of dating, 104 dates, and finding love after divorce would resonate with everyone from happily married couples to 20-somethings navigating modern dating. Heidi's message is simple but powerful: sometimes what feels like the worst luck in the world is actually setting you up for the best thing that will ever happen to you.

They explore:

• Why karma is real, and why you have to do more than just sit on your couch and hope for the best
• The idea of "Good luck, bad luck, who knows?" and how it changes everything when life hands us setbacks 
• Why giving to the universe what you want to get back actually works (yes, even for finding a husband)

This is a conversation about hope, resilience, and trusting that our negative experiences may be exactly what needs to happen to lead us to our next "yes!" 

Connect with Heidi:

Instagram @LoveLessons104

Get her book: Love Lessons: 104 Dates and the Stories That Led Me to True Love

Her Podcast: I Love You More

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Website: Phineas Wright House
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Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]

Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!

Space to Dream: Workshops Around the World
A dreamy half-day, in-person workshop experience designed to help you step out of the noise and into your next yes. City dates & registration now open! Select your workshop here.

Or, if you'd prefer to be held in the beautiful, spacious energy of the Phineas Wright House, book a Space to Dream Solo Retreat here.

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dr. Brandy Stamper, author of Bridge the Purpose Gap and a recovering people-pleaser who knows that self-awareness without action keeps you stuck. Brandy uses the Enneagram and Human Design to help women build a blueprint for their lives, because understanding yourself is just the beginning. The real work is turning insight into action. 

They explore:

• Why self-awareness without action keeps you stuck, and how to bridge that gap
• How your Enneagram type determines the kind of boundaries you need
• Why breaking even small generational patterns creates massive impact for the people you love

This is a conversation about guilt, grace, and designing a life that's built for who you actually are, not who you think you should be. Press play and discover why understanding yourself is just the beginning.

Connect with Brandy:

BrandyStamper.com

Instagram @coachbrandystamper

Facebook

LinkedIn

Get her book: Bridge the Purpose Gap

Referenced in this Episode:

The Numerology of Endings and Renewal | Dina Berrin

Coffee Chat with Dina Berrin

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Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse
Facebook: Phineas Wright House

Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel

Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]

Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!

Explore Wendy's bespoke experiences in 2026: 

Space to Dream: Workshops Around the World

Edinburgh July 6-10 

Walnut Grove Cookery Aug. 27 - Sept. 2

More Trips & Experiences

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Aransas Savas, creator of The Uplifters podcast and community, who has designed her life around one transformative question: What is this moment perfect for? Aransas shares how asking this question in every moment allows her to reclaim her power, show up as the leader of her own life, and create possibility instead of staying stuck.

They explore:

• Why victim energy lowers your sense of possibility, and how even reclaiming 5 minutes can shift you into leadership
• The difference between celebrating what this moment is perfect for versus longing for what it isn't
• How to stop waiting for life to happen to you and start asking yourself, "In what tiny way can I show up as a leader in my life today?"

This is a conversation about acceptance over friction, possibility over victimhood, and the revolutionary act of asking one simple question that changes everything. Press play and discover what your next moment is perfect for.

Connect with Aransas:

Substack

The Uplifters Podcast

AransasSavas.com

Instagram @the_uplifters_podcast

Uplifters Live March 13, 2026

Referenced in this Episode:

The Numerology of Endings and Renewal | Dina Berrin

Coffee Chat with Aransas

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Linkedin
Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse
Facebook: Phineas Wright House

Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel

Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]

Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!

Space to Dream: Workshops Around the World
A dreamy half-day, in-person workshop experience designed to help you step out of the noise and into your next yes. City dates & registration now open! Select your workshop here.

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Karen Bartholomew, founder of The Pause Method, who had her own 2010 breaking point when she was so overwhelmed she couldn't even take a moment to hydrate. That crisis became the catalyst for everything, but Karen wants you to know you don't need to wait for rock bottom to give yourself permission to rest. Slowing down isn't falling behind. It's catching up to who you were always meant to be.

They explore:

• Why we wait for a crisis to finally stop, and how to break that pattern before the breakdown happens
• The power of asking yourself, "What is this trying to teach me?" and actually making space to answer it
• Why saying yes to alignment means learning to say no to everything that doesn't serve where you're going

This is a conversation about energy leaks, intentional pauses, and the revolutionary act of designing a life that benefits you first. Press play and discover why you don't have to earn rest, and what happens when you finally stop performing and start listening.

Connect with Karen:

KarenBartholomew.com

Instagram @karenbartholomew

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Facebook: Phineas Wright House

Website: Phineas Wright House
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Interested in being a guest on the show?
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Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

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Free Virtual Masterclass: From Resolution to Momentum That Creates Results, on Saturday, February 7. Save your seat!

In this episode, Wendy is joined by Marie Crews, a certified health and wellness coach, retreat facilitator, and author who guides women through grief, trauma, and transformation. After losing her son, Marie discovered that healing doesn't mean leaving our loved ones behind—it means rising to a higher vibration where we can touch their memory without being stolen by tears.

They explore:

• The difference between strength and willingness in the grief journey
• Why co-creating your experience doesn't mean you created your loss
• How to honor your needs unapologetically and give yourself grace in every season

If you've ever struggled with allowing joy to coexist with grief, this episode offers permission, hope, and a path forward.

Connect with Marie:

Get her book: Even When She Rose

MarieCrews.com 

Facebook

TikTok

Referenced in this Episode

A Happy Pocketful of Money by David Cameron Gikandi

Boundary Boss by Terri Cole

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

Byron Katie

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Facebook: Phineas Wright House

Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel

Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]

Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!

Free Virtual Masterclass: From Resolution to Momentum That Creates Results, on Saturday, February 7. Save your seat!

In this episode, Wendy sits down with dear friend and coach Jennifer Liss, who left her husband, traveled Europe solo, and ended up reconciling her marriage—all because she said a big no that was actually a huge yes. They unpack how victim mentality can show up in sneaky ways and explore the OATS process for working through emotions that keep cycling until you address them.

They explore:

• Why the universe presents you with people and situations to reveal your inherited constraints, and why those encounters are a gift
• How to use the OATS process: Observe the sensation, Ask why it’s here, Thank it, and Shift to your soul’s perspective
• Why shrinking back doesn't do anybody any favors, and how standing in your power creates positive ripples for everyone

This conversation is a permission slip to stop shrinking, start trusting, and live from the fullest, freest version of you.

Connect with Jennifer:

Instagram @jennifer.liss_

Her Podcast: F**k Around & Get Paid

Her Quiz: JenLiss.com

Referenced in this Episode:

Saying Yes to Being Untethered with Jen Liss

The Third Door by Alex Banayan

How to Stop Performing and Start Trusting Yourself | Rachel Jackson

Peter Crone

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Connect with Wendy:

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Instagram: @phineaswrighthouse
Facebook: Phineas Wright House

Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel

Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]

Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!

If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.