The Good Life with Michele Lamoureux (Michele Lamoureux)

Do you have goals that are important to you but you keep putting them off? If you would like to learn easy to implement tips on how to overcome procrastination, then this conversation is for you. You’ll learn the main reasons why we procrastinate and ways to work around those barriers to get closer to achieving your goals and living the life you desire. We use getting in shape and writing a book as specific examples to make it really tactical.

Our guest is Paula Rizzo, an Emmy Award-winning television producer, a media trainer, speaker, and best-selling author of Listful Thinking and Listful Living. The show notes for today can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/219

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Fear is one of the major reasons someone will procrastinate.
• Break down goals into manageable tasks. Don’t put on your calendar “write book” – narrow it down to micro-goals. For example, write 200 words from 1pm-2pm on Tuesdays.
• Set yourself up for success by managing your day based on when you are more productive.
• Find an accountability partner. Ex, If you want to get into shape, find a friend or someone with the same goal and set up a regular day/time you’ll meet at the gym.
• Discipline is a key.  Establish habits and repetition. 
• Focus on one priority for the day.  Don’t over schedule yourself.
• Remove as many obstacles as you can. For example, sleep in your workout clothes so you are dressed and ready to go in the morning.

Resources + Books Mentioned:

Website: http://listproducer.com 

Paula’s Books:

Listful Thinking: by Paula Rizzo

Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less Stressed You by Paula Rizzo – comes out September 15, 2019, you can pre-order now

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Gloria Mark, PhD is the author of “Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity”. In this fascinating conversation Gloria explains the science of attention and specific solutions for regaining focus with our personal technologies. You’ll learn why the average attention span is now 47 seconds and why she believes it is important to make our wellbeing a priority. If you are looking for proven ways to get less distracted and live happier, this is a must listen! Check out our website for the show notes and join the newsletter to get a free copy of Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love, for a limited time. https://thegoodlifecoach.com/246

What You’ll Learn:

1. Whether attention span is a global issue and what she observed
2. How her research over nearly twenty years shows that “our attention spans are declining, averaging just 47 seconds on any screen.” It used to be 2.5 minutes.
3. Some of the reasons we have diminishing attention span
4. The different attention types she discovered

• Multi-tasking which eats up our attentional resources
• When we are mentally exhausted we are more susceptible to distractions
• Technology isn’t the only issue as 1/2 the time we self-interrupt, and much more.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Website: www.gloriamark.com

Book: Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloriamark/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GloriaMark_PhD

GUEST BIO:

Gloria Mark is Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She received her PhD from Columbia University in psychology and studies the impact of digital media on people’s lives: examining multitasking, interruptions, and emotions. She has published over 200 articles, and in 2017 was inducted into the ACM SIGCHI Academy which recognizes leaders in the field of human-computer interaction. She has presented her work at SXSW and the Aspen Ideas Festival, and her research has appeared in the popular media, e.g. New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Atlantic, the BBC, and many others. Her upcoming book Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity presents the science of attention plus solutions for regaining focus with our personal technologies.

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Do you ever wonder what your true calling is? Joining us is Laura Berman Fortgang who talks about navigating transitions, finding purpose, and tuning in to your intuition.  She draws on 25 years of experience as a sought-after coach, best-selling author, and tv personality (she even appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show).  Talking to Laura, it’s easy to see why her Ted Talk has garnered over 1.5 million views.  Laura's coaching practice helps people find their calling and she counts celebrities and Fortune 100 companies among her clients.  Her wisdom will provide you with useful tools to navigate the present moment and beyond.  All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/098

What is Bitcoin? If you want to understand cryptocurrency and specifically more about bitcoin, this interview is for you! This is a Bitcoin 101 with investigative journalist and host of the Coin Stories podcast (all about Bitcoin). Natalie has done her research for her podcast and is bringing that knowledge to the Good Life community. This is a really interesting conversation. You can tune in now and access the show notes at thegoodlifecoach.com/140.

Natalie Brunell is a Polish-American television news personality, investigative journalist, podcast host, and educator. She is a senior correspondent and investigative reporter for Spectrum News 1 LA as well as Adjunct Instructor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

*This is for entertainment purposes only and is not intended to be financial advice.

Dr. Sara Gottfried, New York Times best-selling author of numerous books geared to empower women with the information they need to live healthier lives joins us to shed light on the relationship between our hormones and food. We discuss her most recent book, Women, Food, and Hormones: A 4-Week Plan to Achieve Hormonal Balance, Lose Weight, and Feel Like Yourself Again. If you want to understand your hormones and how to be healthy, strong, and to create balance in your life – you are going to love this conversation!

All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/162.

While on the show notes page, I’d love for you to join our community. You’ll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. You’ll get a FREE copy of Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love.

WHAT WE DISCUSS:

1️⃣ What is precision medicine and why it is way she practices medicine.

2️⃣ How healthcare should focus more on personalization and bio-individuality, rather than focus on the population, which is the medicine of the average.

3️⃣ Why women need to demand better care and ask doctors to look at root cause.

4️⃣ Why we need to eat in a way that regulates our hormones, from insulin to estrogen.

5️⃣ How anxiety and depression can be impacted by hormones being out of balance.

6️⃣ Why classic keto doesn’t work for many women.

7️⃣ The Gottfried Protocol and how to approach eating for metabolic health.

8️⃣ The important role testosterone plays in women’s health.

9️⃣ Dr. Gottfried’s daily morning routine and one thing not to do to begin your day, and much more!

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Website: Dr. Gottfried’s website with more resources

Book: Women, Food, and Hormones – Book

Instagram: Dr. Gottfried

Integrative Practice: Dr. Gottfried

Michele on Instagram

MORE ABOUT DR SARA GOTTFRIED:

Sara Gottfried, MD is a board-certified physician, researcher, educator, and NYT bestselling author. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and completed residency at the University of California at San Francisco. Over the past 25 years, Dr. Gottfried has seen more than 25,000 patients and specializes in identifying the underlying cause of her patients’ conditions to achieve true and lasting health transformations, not just symptom management.Dr. Gottfried is a global keynote speaker who practices evidence-based integrative, functional, and precision medicine. She is Clinical Assistant Professor in Dept. of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, and Director of Precision Medicine at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health.Her three New York Times bestselling books include: The Hormone Cure, The Hormone Reset Diet, and Younger. Her new book just came out in September 2021, called Women, Food, and Hormones. Learn more at SaraGottfriedMD.com

Are you writing a book or just published one and want to get media attention to promote your fiction or non-fiction work? On the show is Emmy award winning TV News Producer and Media Strategist, Paula Rizzo who shares some of her best tips on how to get press.

Paula Rizzo is an Emmy-award winning TV producer, bestselling author, media trainer and strategist. She trains authors and experts to perform better on camera and produce their own videos. She is the author of Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, Highly Successful and Less Stressed and her most recent book, Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less Stressed You. Paula is also a LinkedIn Learning instructor, a frequent speaker and media contributor. Paula is the creator of Media-Ready Author – an online media-training course for authors.

WE DISCUSS:

1. What constitutes media these days – spoiler, podcasts are part of the strategy.
2. Tips for crafting a compelling pitch that grabs a producer’s attention.
3. Common mistakes authors make when pitching to the media.
4. Why media training is essential for authors.
5. How to develop a media strategy that aligns with your book’s goals.
6. How to prepare for interviews and ensure you deliver a clear and concise message.
7. Strategies for building relationships with journalists and producers, and more.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Join Michele’s Newsletter
• Michele on Instagram
• Michele’s Book
• Paula’s Freebies: 
• 10Q Freebie: The 10 Questions Every Author Needs to Answer
• Paula’s Media Ready Author Course

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Have you ever thought about how trading and decision-making are correlated? “Trading is the act of buying and selling. Whenever you buy groceries, you are trading. Purchasing a car, ordering dinner, selling an item on eBay—all trades.” Today we are talking about the Universal Laws of Trading as written by my guest, Agustin Lebron, in his book “The Laws of Trading.” Agustin takes us into the life of a trader; discusses why women haven’t historically been a part of this industry and, why he thinks that should change, and he shares a few of the laws that we can implement in our lives to make better decisions beginning today! The show notes are at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/033

Key Takeaways

• We explore four of the eleven Universal laws of trading that Agustin teaches in his book. We cover: Motivation; Edge; Risk; and Adaptation. Each of these areas illustrates how we can make better decisions.

Agustin’s 3 Best Tips for Living a Good Life:

1. Know yourself and your motivations and what you want to improve.
2. We live in a competitive world so accept that and understand how to work effectively within it.
3. Adaptation – the striving to get better is what life is all about.

Resources + Books Mentioned

Agustin’s Book – The Laws of Trading: A Trader’s Guide to Better Decision Making for Everyone

A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-tested Strategy for Successful Investing by Burton Malkiel

The Poker Face of Wall Street by Aaron Brown

https://www.lawsoftrading.com

Michele’s Free List of 52 Self-Care Tips

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Would you like to learn how to cultivate resilience in yourself and in your kids? According to Resilience expert, Dr. Deborah Gilboa -aka "Dr. G" - we have been told to “avoid stress” so much that experiencing stress feels like its own failure. In this interview you'll tactical steps you can take to strengthen your resilience.

Dr. G works with organizations, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to transform stress into a tool that builds mental health. Dr. G is a leading media personality seen regularly on TODAY, Good Morning America and is a co-host and the Resilience Expert for The Doctors, and has delivered two TEDx talks. She is also featured frequently in the Washington Post and The New York Times, in Forbes Magazine, Consumer Reports and countless other digital and print outlets. Dr. G is a board certified attending family physician. In addition to being a graduate of University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine (where she is also a professor) and Carnegie Mellon University, she is an alumna of Chicago’s Second City Improv Theater, the heart of which she brings to each conversation. Tune in now and access the show notes at thegoodlifecoach.com/138.

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I’m excited to announce that Season 2 of The Good Life Coach will launch next Wednesday, September 4th and there will be a cool giveaway. My upcoming guest, Tamsen Fadal, is a 12-time Emmy Award winning TV anchor and author of “The New Single: Finding, Fixing, and Falling Back in Love with Yourself After a Breakup or Divorce.”  She will be giving away 3 signed copies of her book! Tune in to hear how to win and what is next for the podcast.

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We are going deep by exploring the power of inquiry to reconnect us to one another, to love, intimacy and our humanity. What if asking better questions could actually feel more connected to those you love, would you want to learn how? Topaz Adizes is the author of “12 Questions for Love, a Guide to Intimate Conversations and Deeper Relationships” and he’s sharing tips to strengthen bonds, improve our listening skills, to create better questions, and ultimately reconnect us to one another and our humanity. Topaz is an Emmy award-winning writer, director, and experience design architect. His works have been selected to Cannes, Sundance, IDFA, and SXSW; featured in New Yorker magazine, Vanity Fair, and the New York Times; and have garnered an Emmy for new approaches to documentary and Two World Press photo awards for immersive storytelling and interactive documentary. Share this interview with a friend! And tag me and my guest on Instagram.

WE DISCUSS:

1. The power of inquiry to ignite human connection.
2. How our childhood wounds sometimes lead to our life’s work. For Topaz his quest for understanding intimacy lead him to create The Skin Deep, and conduct 1200 interviews around the world to unlock deeper connections in relationships (parent and child, friends, lovers, couples, etc).
3. Why we need to stop focusing on needing the answer and the instead focus on creating better questions.
4. The importance of deep listening and creating a space to have meaningful conversation.
5. How looking in someone’s eyes or breathing together while holding hands creates the space to hear one another.
6. How our ability to really hear one another and go deeper in our relationships is the foundation to reconnecting us to one another and ultimately our humanity and much more.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Join The Newsletter + Get 52 Selfcare Tips

Website: https://shop.theskindeep.com/

Book: 12 Questions for Love: A Guide to Intimate Conversations and Deeper Relationships

Sidra & Ben's {THE AND} Relationship Project
{THE AND} Topaz & Justin
If I Left this Earth Tomorrow | {THE AND} Kelly & Virgie

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Dr. Rani is one of two ophthalmologists in the country who is also certified in functional medicine. How does this change how she approaches eye health? Dr. Rani is able to diagnose up to 200 conditions from your eyes – things like MS and diabetes, but also Lupus, and Lyme Disease. We discuss glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, and more. This is a fascinating conversation. If you want to learn how to care for your eyes as you age and what supplements and foods to prioritize, this is the episode for you. For example, did you know you should get an eye exam every year after the age of 40? Learn more now! Visit https://thegoodlifecoach.com/298 for show notes and links mentioned.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

Dr. Rani Banik’s website: www.drranibanik.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.ranibanik/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mIi8P9tXSRXXwEdNX6aRw

Book: Beyond Carrots: Best Foods For Eye Health A to Z

Dr. Rani’s Visionary Kitchen (Beyond Carrots)

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Rudrani (Rani) Banik is a board-certified neuro-ophthalmologist. She completed her MD at Brown University, residency at UC Irvine, and fellowship at Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Banik runs a private practice based in NYC and is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Mount Sinai.Dr. Banik is also certified in Integrative and Functional Medicine. She focuses on the root cause of eye diseases, and uses strategies based on nutrition, botanicals, lifestyle modification, and supplements.Dr. Banik is often featured as an expert in the media. She has been voted Castle Connolly Top Doctor and NY Magazine’s Best Doctor in Ophthalmology annually since 2017.Dr. Banik is the author of two best-selling books,“Beyond Carrots – Best Foods For Eye Health A to Z’ and “Dr. Rani’s Visionary Kitchen.”

"If you really want to stand out, say something no one else has, in a way that only you can." - Terri Trespicio

If you are an entrepreneur, health or life coach, a business owner, work in a professional services company, or any industry where you need to be able to stand out from your competition, then you'll want to tune in today as Terri Trespicio is going to teach us how to stand out from the crowd! Terri is an award-winning writer, a stand-up comic, and a TEDx talker with more than 4 million views. A former magazine editor and radio host at Martha Stewart, she has appeared on the Today show, Dr. Oz, The Early Show, The Martha Stewart Show and The Anderson Cooper Show. Her work has been featured Oprah magazine, Marie Claire, Jezebel,Prevention, Business Insider, Forbes.com, and Inc.com. The show notes are at thegoodlifecoach.com/030

Key Takeaways:

IT ALL STARTS WITH THE MESSAGE.  Why are you doing what you do?  The answer can’t be because you like it.

The fact is that there are thousands of people that do what you do.  The key is to identify not just what makes you different but to create copy that resonates with your audience.  People try to make nice sounding copy that makes them sound smart - BUT the audience only cares how it helps them.

People use the words everyone else uses.  You need to use the words that are unique to your customers. Your website shouldn’t be a mirror in which you see yourself it should be a mirror of people seeing themselves. 

When you ask: What do I do?, What do I offer?, What are my services? - these aren’t your brand.  This is your job.

Questions to ask yourself:

1. Write a scene from your life and your work because it felt so good to help the person.  Make it as descriptive as possible.  Take yourself out of the "marketing mind."  Forget “what you do for a minute”  Read it out loud to someone who loves you.  Just mirror back what they heard about it.  
2. What you think what you offer is something different than what you offer - this is the promise of what you do.
3. Write down ways you can serve: “What if I could?”  or “What if we could?”  What if I could help someone look in the mirror and love what they see.  These are the ways you want to serve.
4. The idea funnel.  Write down what the assumptions are that your clients/customers have about your business/service/product. 
5. Then look at the risks of them not using you.  Go deep
6. Conflict.  Where is the rub?  This is what I’m struggling with.
7. Discovery - what do I do about what you just brought up?
8. Application - how do I say it in plain english?

Your Bio should be 3rd person and also simple straight forward about what you do.

Then, first person description of your story.  Go on LinkedIn - shouldn’t be a cold bio.  Do Linkedin in first person.  - Say for the last twenty years i did this and this is wha I enjoyed about it.

TedX - in Kansas City - a NYTimes journalist dropped out and a person on FB reached out and said they had an opening and the person put her in touch with the organizer.   Ted is pure content.  She talked about how follow your passion is not a good fit for anyone.

How to craft a talk: — Ask yourself:

What do you believe about the world that you can challenge their thinking for their own good and how can you shift my thinking on this topic so I feel better about myself.  It’s not just a good story - it is story-telling+crafting a good idea.

Books:

Chris Anderson - Ted Talk The Official Ted Guide to Public Speaking

Seth Godin - “This is Marketing” 

Austin Kleon “Steal Like an Artist” and

“The Creative Habit” by Twila Tharp

Elizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic

Terri's 4 Best Tips for Standing Out:

1. Go deep into what you are doing.  Write to discover and to please.
2. Write to discover and to pleChoose your platforms carefully - start doing videos - people hire you because of the evidence of what you are like.  Linkedin for video and content.
3. Don’t hoard your genius - don’t be afraid of to share your thoughts because you are afraid people will steal your stuff.
4. Call out who don’t want to work with.

Resources Mentioned

Get Terri's - 25 Questions to Your Next Big Idea - click HERE

Her TEDx talk, “Stop Searching for Your Passion,” has earned more than 4 million views. 

Michele's Free List of 52 Self-Care Tips

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What can we expect as we age? Most of what we see in the media and through images is about decline.  Deborah's work instead of focusing on frailty, depression, and illness --- looks at the positive,  like our capacity for emotional growth and how that enriches our lives. We go deep in this conversation and cover everything from the things to look forward to as we age, the important distinction of image vs aging, our personal perspective on plastic surgery, the importance of giving back, and much more. All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/117. Sign up for weekly inspiration to empower you while on my website. Look forward to connecting!

What does it take to design a meaningful life? I believe that is why we are here and yet, it can feel out of reach. Alka Joshi, the New York Times best-selling author of The Henna Artist and her most recent book The Secret Keeper of Jaipur is on to share her journey from successful entrepreneur to full time author. Alka believes that the energy we put out into the world is what we attract back in. She shares how we can live more intentionally and with more joy and success. She also shares her writing practice and much more! This is a beautiful interview that will leave you feeling inspired! Tune in now and access the show notes at thegoodlifecoach.com/139.

Alka Joshi was born in India and raised in the U.S. since the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts. At age 62, Joshi published her debut novel, The Henna Artist, which immediately became a New York Times bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick, was Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and is being developed into an episodic series by Miramax TV. The sequel, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, premieres June 2021, and will be followed by the third book in the trilogy in 2022.

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. How Alka went from full time entrepreneur to full time writer.
2. Why she wrote “The Henna Artist” and why she called it a love letter to her mother.
3. Why the energy we put out into the world is important.
4. What Alka remembers about living in India and what she wanted people to understand about India and it’s rich culture and heritage.
5. Why we need to keep learning every day.
6. Go back and reignite passions from the past.
7. Why need to live our lives from a place of clear intention.
8. How her book became a Reese Witherspoon pick and what Reese said to her.
9. How Alka’s book is being turned into a TV series.
10. Why you should have friends of all ages.
11. Her advice to women who want more out of life and much more!

ALKA’S 3 BEST TIPS FOR LIVING A MEANINGFUL LIFE

1. Don’t let life happen to you. Have an intention for what you want to happen.  Ask yourself, “What kind of life do I want to create?”  You have to clarify the intention and have it inside your brain all of the time.
2. Always try to have joy in your life every day. 
3. Learn something new every single day.  Always be learning.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
• The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
• Alka’s Website
• Alka on IG
• Michele on Instagram

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Has an underrated way to improve health been right under our noses all along? James Nestor, journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Breath – The New Science of a Lost Art, was shocked when he discovered that the majority of the population breathes inadequately, reportedly exposing them to a higher risk of allergies, sleep problems, and more. His new book considers both ancient practices and ongoing research, while providing tangible solutions that could help improve your life today.  Our talk is a blend of eye-opening science, fascinating stories, and specific steps you can take to breathe easier while living a good life. All of the show notes can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/092

Since 2005, Jason has worked with over 6000 students and clients, teaching them how to monetize their unique brilliance with content marketing, scalable courses, and automated sales systems. Many of his and students have built multi-million dollar businesses and have become top authors, bloggers, podcasters and speakers in their field. Today we talk about specific strategies to position yourself in a noisy market to best lead and serve in your unique way, while making a profit. The show notes are at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/038 

Key Takeaways:

Launched the first internet marketing podcast and launched a coaching business for budding entrepreneurs. He is passionate about helping his clients get recognized for their expertise and while getting paid to do what you love.

The 3 M’s:

1.Market - target audience — if you aren’t gotten traction maybe you are being too general

2.Messaging - you need to speak to where the client is now.  Speak to their pain.  Don’t get into the solution.  Speak to top of mind stuff based on where they are at.Medium - show up where they are already at. 

How do you identify and focus on your “Unique Genius”.  Jason’s definition is know your strengths and weaknesses.  Knowing the circumstances that leads you to being your best.  

3 Sources: to help you define it:

1. 10-15 statements to where you are at your best.  Ex, I create my greatest value when…..  I am my most creative when….
2. Ask trusted advisors, friends and ask what are your strengths are.
3. Take a the Strengths Finder by Sally Hogshead or her Strengths test for leadership

Remember are resources are time, money, connections.  Evaluate what you have the most of when you are starting. 

Look at where you are now and track all of the stuff you do over a couple of weeks.  What percentage of my time do I spend on my unique genius per week.  Now put it through the lens of my unique genius.

Be consistent for 60-90 days.  Pick 1-2 and really double down on there.

A lead magnet should talk about pain points.  Don’t discuss solutions that people aren’t aware of for the lead magnet.  Create the kind of thing someone else might charge money for and post on social and your website to have people sign up.

Jason's 3 Best Tips:

1. Know who you want to serve first and foremost. 
2. Get to selling as quickly as possible.   You need to be able to see what your offer is.  Get one client and prove to yourself someone will pay for what you are offering.
3. Really lean into being yourself.  Play around with your voice.  There is so much noise on the internet — the only way to find your voice is to turn it up to 11.  There is something about your voice and your vulnerability. Experiment to find your voice.

Resources:

Louder than Words - Todd Henry

Jasonvanorden.com — sign up for my newsletter.

Michele's Free List of 52 Self-Care Tips

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What does it take to find work that is truly satisfying? How do you figure out what steps to take to get clarity on what a meaningful career would like for you? How do you unhook from all the well meaning advice about what you should do with your life and instead listen to your gut? These are just a few of the areas I ask Tammy Gooler Loeb, career coach, and author of “Work From The Inside Out: Break Through Nine Common Obstacles and Design a Career That Fulfills You.” If you are looking to make a career transition or find more meaning in your work, you’ll love this conversation.

All of the show notes and resources mentioned can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/168

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WHAT WE DISCUSS:

1️⃣ How well intentioned people in your lives can encourage you to go in a particular direction and why it is okay to follow the work that is most meaningful to you.

2️⃣ Why it is important to listen and trust our intuition.

3️⃣ Specific exercises you can do to get on track if you aren’t sure what you want to do.

4️⃣ How to manage fear so it doesn’t keep you stuck.

5️⃣ How do you know if you are on the right path.

6️⃣ The importance of patience when switching careers or finding meaningful work.

7️⃣ Passion vs Purpose and which is actually important and useful.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Michele on Instagram

Michele’s Book

Book: Work From The Inside Out: Break Through Nine Common Obstacles and Design a Career That Fulfills You

Website: https://www.tammygoolerloeb.com

IG: @tammygoolerloeb

ABOUT THE GUEST

Tammy Gooler Loeb, is the author of the recently released book, “Work From The Inside Out: Break Through Nine Common Obstacles and Design a Career That Fulfills You”. She is a career and executive coach who helps people pursue meaningful and fulfilling work. In addition to coaching individuals, Tammy consults and speaks on career satisfaction, leadership development, effective workplace communication, and networking strategies. Tammy has enjoyed working with clients and companies across a wide range of industries and sectors for over two decades.Tammy also hosts a weekly podcast, Work from the Inside Out, where she showcases the inspiring stories of people who made a variety of professional transitions to more satisfying and fulfilling work over the course of their careers. Tammy’s expertise has been featured in Harvard Business Review Ascend, Forbes, Fast Company, and The Boston Globe.

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Sandra worked as an architect for nearly 20 years before launching Sweetgum Home - selling kitchen linens, homes goods, art prints, and recipes with the goal of bringing families together over home cooked meals. Tune in to hear how she created a line of products so that she could live a lifestyle where she could use her passion for making art while being with her family. The show notes are at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/039 

Key Takeaways:

• Using eco-friendly materials, the swedish dishcloths can be used for 6-9 months.
• You can create a product business out of a desire for a certain lifestyle the way Sandra desired to marry her love of creativity and art and incorporate it in a way where she could be with her family.
• There are lots of resources on the web if you want to launch a product based business.

Sandra's 3 Best Tips for Living a Good Life:

1. Start you day doing something you enjoy. Go for a walk, have a cup of tea before anyone is awake. Quiet time for reflection.
2. Allow yourself to go after your dreams and don't hold yourself back thinking there is scarcity.
3. Enjoy your kids while they are still at home.

Resources + Books:

Sandra's website - https://sweetgumhome.com

Use Discount code: GoodLife25 for 25% off your order

The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life by Michael Puett

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“Your intuition allows you to see yourself as source sees you.” – Jenn Beninger
Want to learn how to connect to your intuition? Listen to this highlight section of Wednesday’s interview with Jenn Beninger, who is the Genius Unlocked Founder and CEO of Genius Unlocked Institute, a board certified company, where she coaches, mentors, and transforms leaders’ personal and professional lives. Through her thousands of hours of executive experience, Jenn has refined the art of coaching others on how to delve into what’s holding them back, and guiding them to successfully live in their purpose by calling on their intuition. Jenn left corporate America because she wanted to live her dream – not the corporate dream. In her late twenties she began to build the life she dreamt of and became a successful business coach.  The key to her transformation happened when she stopped trying to be someone else and instead started tuning into herself.  She awakened to her intuition and developed a process to help others do the same. In this interview you’ll learn how to tap into your intuition. Jenn will guide you with how to get started.

All of the show notes and resources for the entire interview mentioned can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/207

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

Website: geniusunlockedcoaching.com 

To access Jenn’s free meditation course – Text the word “intuition” to 650-402-2699

Instagram: @geniusunlocked_ 

https://www.instagram.com/geniusunlocked_/

Facebook: @geniusunlockedcoach 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/geniusunlockednexus

YouTube: Genius Unlocked 

https://www.youtube.com/c/GeniusUnlockedCoachingInstitute

Michele on Instagram

Michele’s Book

ABOUT THE GUEST

Jenn Beninger is the Genius Unlocked Founder and CEO of Genius Unlocked Institute, a board certified company, where she coaches, mentors, and transforms leaders’ personal and professional lives. Through her thousands of hours of executive experience, Jenn has refined the art of coaching others on how to delve into what’s holding them back, and guiding them to successfully live in their purpose by calling on their intuition. With her deep understanding of energy work, intuition, communication skills, and mindset work, Jenn is able to produce more breakthrough results than she or her clients could dream of. “Achieving Mastery” is one of Jenn’s core values, and it has been at the center of her education, training, and work. From fortune 500 companies, to holding executive positions in the coaching industry, managing teams of coaches, developing coaching curriculum, teaching business development skills, and running transformational leadership events, Jenn has helped coaches in nearly every area reach their full potential. Jenn has developed her genius and true purpose through combining her numerous accolades. Jenn boasts a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is also a board certified trainer at the master level in Neuro Linguistic Programs (NLP), NLP Coaching, Hypnotherapy, Time Line Therapy®, as a Certified Coach through John Maxwell, and a Master Reiki Teacher.

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Do you have a side hustle or make a living as an independent worker?  

Would you like to know how to make some extra money living the gig life?  Diane Mulcahy, the author of "The Gig Economy" is on the show to answer these questions and more.  Whether you work within a corporation, are an entrepreneur, a stay-at-home mom, or have a job and also a side gig/hustle, there is something in this episode for you!  You can access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/070

Do you ever desire more from life? Many of us are seeking fulfillment and purpose. You may feel now is the time for midlife reinvention. I’m sharing a secret to guide you on your path. In this solo-cast, I walk you through an exercise to help you remember your purpose and to live the life you desire. I’m sharing a free worksheet below to get you one step closer to living your purpose. You can download it by clicking on the link. I’ll ask you questions in this solo episode that will get you thinking about the life you came here to live.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. What to do if you feel like you aren’t in alignment with your purpose.
2. How to discover what your unique gifts are.
3. What questions to ask yourself to remember your purpose.
4. How to use curiosity, courage and commitment to get you into action.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Remember Your Purpose Worksheet

• Michele on Instagram
• Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love

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Stress affects everyone and unmanaged stress can impact your quality of life and ultimately your health. In today's interview, Rob Toomey, the President of TypeCoach walks us through identifying our stress "triggers" through the lens of personality type. He discusses how to navigate your stress response based on your 4 letter type code and your dominant function. To follow along, be sure to check out the chart below. Also, check out the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/025

Have you ever thought about the voices you hear in ads, narrating stories, reading an audio book when it isn't the author, and in other commercials? Carrie Olsen is here to share her story of how she has created a 6 figure business as a voice over talent. If you've ever wanted to explore the idea of doing voice overs as a side gig or enjoy hearing how an entrepreneur can make a career out of her passion, you will love today's conversation. Show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/065

In this captivating interview, I have the honor of sitting down with the remarkable Dr. Gladys McGarey, a centenarian and visionary in the field of holistic medicine. At 102 years young, Dr. McGarey shares her wisdom, experiences, and the profound insights she gained throughout her extraordinary life. Join us as we delve into her recently published book, “The Well-Lived Life,” and explore the key principles that have shaped her journey and learn the secrets to living a happier and healthier life.

*This is a podcast interview and not intended to be medical advice. Please consult with your trusted healthcare professional for your health-related questions.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. Dr. McGarey’s reflections on longevity and vitality
2. How she has such zest for life, including why she jumped out of a cake at 95 years old, and the symbolism of riding a tricycle into her 102nd birthday party.
3. The importance of nurturing spiritual, emotional, and physical health.
4. How we all have a physician within and what that really means on a healing journey.
5. What advice she’d give her younger self.
6. Dr. McGarey’s experiences navigating obstacles throughout her career.
7. The importance of resilience and adaptability in the face of adversity.
8. Why she says having “Juice” and maintaining our juice is important to living healthier and happier.
9. Her 10-year plan and vision she’s working on and how having a 10-year plan is something she believes keeps life moving through us.
10. How her parents inspired her path and why as The Mother of Holistic Medicine she is a pioneer in the world of holistic health, and more!

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Website: https://gladysmcgarey.com/

Book: The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor’s Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age

IG: Dr. Gladys

Dr. Gladys Tedx Talk

Michele on Instagram

GUEST BIO:

Dr. Gladys McGarey is recognized as a pioneer of the allopathic and holistic medical movements, she is also a founding diplomat of the American Board of Holistic Medicine. She is the cofounder and past president of the American Holistic Medical Association, as well as the cofounder of the Academy of Parapsychology and Medicine and the founder of The International Academy of Clinical Hypnosis. Dr. Gladys lives and works in Scottsdale, Arizona, where for many years she shared a medical practice with her daughter. She currently has a medical consulting practice, maintains a healthy diet, and enjoys a good piece of cake every now and then. She has spoken at TEDx.

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Mary Claire Haver, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN and a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. She developed her groundbreaking weight loss protocol as an online subscriber program, through which she has helped thousands of women lose weight, burn fat, and get in shape permanently. She is also the author of the best-selling book, The Galveston Diet, which we discuss on the show. If you are a woman in perimenopause or menopause, or a woman who wants to be prepared for menopause, this show is for you. Be sure to share this one with all of your friends. So much great information in this 30-minute interview! The more women understand, the better care they can receive/demand from their healthcare providers. Knowledge is power. All of the show notes and links mentioned can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/233

While on the show notes page, I’d love for you to join our community. You’ll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. You’ll get a FREE copy of Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love.

Make sure you follow the show on your podcast player.

*This interview is for entertainment purposes only. For medical advice, seek out your trusted healthcare provider.

WHAT WE DISCUSS:

1. How her own journey with menopause prompted her to dive into the research to create real solutions for her patients since the “calories in, calories out” doesn’t work for women in menopause.
2. How women have been told be afraid of hormone replacement therapy based on one study years ago despite more research showing it’s not true.
3. How women have been labeled by doctors and not taken seriously because they didn’t know they could help a woman with menopause and instead would often prescribe anti-depressants thinking it was all in her head.
4. The danger of visceral fat and how it differs from subcutaneous fat. And how to reduce belly fat (it is possible)
5. She recommends a diet that includes the proper amount of fiber, reducing inflammation, adequate protein, resistance training + cardio, good sleep, and stress reduction.
6. Possible causes of hair loss, and more.
7. How her diet/lifestyle program can be used for the entire family, and much more!

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Websites: 

• www.galvestondiet.com
• www.maryclairewellness.com/

Book: The Galveston Diet

Social:

• Connect with Michele on Instagram
• Facebook: @drmaryclaire
• Instagram: @drmaryclaire
• Instagram: The Galveston Diet
• TikTok: @drmaryclaire
• LinkedIn: @the-galveston-diet
• YouTube: Mary Claire Haver, MD

MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women’s health. As a Board Certified OBGYN in the Houston area, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do.

As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn’t until she, too, experienced the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain that she realized this advice doesn’t work and ultimately led to her creating and developing a new program, The Galveston Diet.

The Galveston Diet is a nutrition program created by a Female OBGYN, designed for women in menopause. The Galveston Diet helps women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. Dr. Haver believes in the power of nutrition to combat inflammation and highly recommends the unlimited benefits of intermittent fasting. As part of her ongoing research, she became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, which specializes in medical nutrition.

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In this Episode:

Today we are covering an important subject - anxiety.  Did you know that according the to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America in the US, 40 million people aged 18 and older - that’s about 18 percent of the population - has an anxiety disorder.  So joining me to lovingly and respectfully discuss this tapic  is Rebecca Ching.  Rebecca is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Lots of great resources mentioned at the end of this episode - everything will be listed at thegoodlifecoach.com/023.

Rebecca is Certified in  Internal Family Systems Therapist, a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator+Consultant (CDWF-C) (based on the research of Brené Brown), Certified EMDR Therapist+Consultant-in-Training , and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) + iaedp™.

She will discuss when anxiety can be beneficial and what it looks like when it accumulates and hits a tipping point so you know when to seek out help.  We also discuss it through the lens of what my Rebecca calls a culture of “never enough” which makes us question: “Am I doing enough?  Have I achieved enough?  Am I pretty enough?  Am I good enough?  The root being feeling of “Am I enough?”   Perfectionism is a way for anxiety to play itself out and creates shame.  Not being worthy and not feeling enough.

What mindset do 7- and 8-figure female entrepreneurs have that fosters their success? What is true leadership and are you born that way or self-made? How do you stand out from everyone else and create your legacy work? What can you learn from getting out of your usual routine and could it change your life? Ali Brown, leading Entrepreneurship Coach and Mentor is on the show today to share her story and to explore these questions and more. You can access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/078

WE DISCUSSED:

How Ali got started in her career.

How she grew her company which ranked on the Inc 500.

The story of how she was asked to be on Secret Millionaire and how that experience changed the trajectory of her business and life.

The mindset of 7- and 8- figure CEOs. What sets them apart.

What advice she is giving her clients on how to navigate this pandemic.

The questions we should be asking ourselves right now.

What is true leadership and are you born that way or self-made?

How do you stand out from everyone else and create your legacy work?

What can you learn from getting out of your usual routine and could it change your life?

Her routines that fosters her success, and more.

ALI’S 3 BEST TIPS ON LIVING A GOOD LIFE:

1. Use this time to consider what you most want to do next. What if this was the perfect time to begin?
2. Enjoy time with your children. Be ruthless about how you spend your time.
3. Women are going to be a part of this next big shift of innovation coming after this pandemic, like they were after the recession.  Think about how you will be a part of this.

RESOURCES:

Ali’s Website

Ali on IG

Find Michele on Instagram and say hello!

Apply to Michele’s Private Practice Under “Coaching”

About Ali Brown:
Ali Brown is one of the most recognized entrepreneur coaches in the world, having built a coaching + consulting enterprise that ranked in the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S.

In 2020 she launched The Trust: the new, premier global network for women entrepreneurs generating 7- and 8-figure revenues. 

She has been named one of Forbes’ Women to Watch, one of EY’s Winning Women Entrepreneurs, and an entrepreneur delegate for the United Nations Foundation’s Global Accelerator. Ali was also featured on the ABC hit primetime show Secret Millionaire.

Diane Mulcahy, the author of “The Gig Economy” is on the show to discuss her best time management strategies. In her book, she devoted an entire chapter to the subject. We do a deep dive. In just thirty-five minutes you'll learn strategies to align your priorities with your calendar, creates systems for success, create boundaries so you gain more time back in your schedule, and more! If you are struggling with managing your time or just want to create better systems, you'll love today's show. You can access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/085

Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book. Since then, she’s written seven additional books on well-being and whole living, including The Woman’ s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer, with close to a million copies of her books in print in nine languages. Jennifer has lead retreats and workshops internationally since 1992, written a national magazine column for a Martha Stewart magazine, and been profiled or quoted in dozens of major magazines; two of Brené Brown’s books, Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead; and appeared on hundreds of TV, radio shows and podcasts—even on Oprah. Her new book, Why Bother, challenges you to choose what you devote yourself to in a more intentional way. Tune in now and you can access the show notes at thegoodlifecoach.com/135.

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Amy Boone Thompson is an expert in leadership and fitness and we are discussing both today.  We get into the systems and qualities you need to build confidence and what to do when you want to start a company. We also discuss the benefits of staying fit for your mind, body and spirit and what to do to make working out a habit. We get into purpose, passion, self-awareness, entrepreneurship, the value of a network and why it helps to know your superpower, and more. All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/084. 

We cover the latest update on the Delta variant; what we can learn from the outbreak in vaccinated people in Provincetown, MA; the best ways to mitigate risk and protect kids too young to be vaccinated; Kids and Pfizer vaccine; what happened to the flu last year; the importance of reopening schools; the latest on masks; and getting to an endemic vs eradicating the virus.

If you want to learn more the Delta variant based on the latest facts without all of the fear, then this interview is for you. Please note that this interview was recorded on August 3, 2021 and the data is changing daily so some of it will not be relevant at a future date.

*This interview is not to be considered medical advice. This episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor or trusted healthcare providers. Please consult your doctor for anything dealing with your health and well-being.

About Our Guest:
Monica Gandhi MD, MPH is an Infectious Diseases doctor, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is also the Director of the UCSF Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and the Medical Director of the HIV Clinic ("Ward 86") at San Francisco General Hospital. Her research focuses on HIV and women and adherence measurement in HIV treatment and prevention and most recently, on how to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.. Tune in now and access the show notes at thegoodlifecoach.com/141.

“Surround yourself with believers.” – Stacy Madison
Stacy Madison is the Founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips. She started her business with a food cart selling sandwiches and that grew into her internationally known brand of chips. Her company sold for $250 million dollars. Stacy attributes being BOLD to her success and has launched her most recent venture, BeBOLD bars – a healthy energy bar. Learn from this leading female entrepreneur about how to go for your dreams! We go deep in this interview and unpack lots of wisdom from Stacy including what traits she believes you need in order to create success. Lots of fun in this conversation – it will feel like hanging with friends while learning about business and life! All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/122. While on the site, join our community to receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and get a FREE copy of Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love.

How do we reclaim our authentic self and live life with our full, true voice expressed? That is what you’ll learn about in this beautiful interview with Dr. Thema Bryant, the best-selling author of Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self  Dr. Thema is a clinical psychologist and ordained minister. She explains why we get disconnected and how we can come back to ourselves in spite of the stress and traumas we may experience.

This is a beautiful and uplifting conversation and you can tune in now to access the show notes and link to her book at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/179

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WE DISCUSS:

1️⃣ What is homecoming and how do we get on our path to reconnecting to our true voice.

2️⃣ Signs we are disconnected from ourselves.

3️⃣ What gets us disconnected and specific things we can do to get on the path to reclaiming ourselves.

4️⃣ How people pleasing is one way we disconnect from ourselves.

5️⃣ If everyone has a vocation and how we can get attuned what ours is.

6️⃣ How the energy we put out into the world isn’t always what is reflected back to us.

7️⃣ Suggestions of spiritual practices we can incorporate and begin our days with so we fill our own cups every morning.

8️⃣ A beautiful prayer that she shares with us from her book, and more.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Thema Bryant is a clinical psychologist and president-elect of the American Psychological Association. She is also a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University and an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. Thema earned her doctorate from Duke University and completed her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School. With more than twenty years of experience in trauma recovery, she has appeared as a mental health expert on television, radio, and print media. Dr. Thema raises awareness about mental health issues on The Homecoming Podcast and her social media platforms.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Book: Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self
• Website: https://drthema.com/
• Podcast: Homecoming Podcast
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/dr.thema/?hl=en

• Michele’s Book: Design a Life You Love
• Michele on Instagram

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In this Episode:

Michele walks us through 7 simple steps to achieve any goal.  Don't worry if you abandoned your new year's resolutions because Michele has the steps to get you back on track!  Whether you want to launch a business, lose weight, switch careers, publish your first book, launch a podcast, or more - the steps will teach you how to make any goal a reality. 

Key Takeaways:

Seven Simple Steps to Achieve Your Goals:

Step One - Set your intention by writing it down.  Get connected to the passion, the purpose, and what excites you about the goal you want to achieve.  If you feel like giving up, come back to step one to get re-connected to your "why".  My why for my website, podcast, and book are all of the same.  Create content to help women awaken to their full potential.

Step Two  - Begin the "SMART" Goals.  S=Specific.  Write down your goal and make it specific.  For example, instead of deciding you want to lose weight this year, you'd make it specific by determining the amount of weight you want to lose - like twenty pounds.  Take a moment now to write down a specific goal.

Step Three - M=Measurable.  Making your goal measurable helps you to know if you are on track.  For example, if you want to write a book, you can decide to write for 15 minutes a day and at the end of each day you will know if you have achieved the daily objective which leads to the larger goal.

Step Four - A=Achievable.  In order to achieve your goal you need to determine what information, support, and resources you need to have in place to make it a reality.  This is a key step and one area I believe is the reason many people don't realize their goal.  They don't set themselves up for success and create systems and get the information necessary to make the goal a true possibility.  Take a moment to write down what you would need to know, do, or learn in order achieve your goal.

Step Five - R=Realistic.  A realistic goal is just what it sounds like.  It is making sure it can actually be realized.  For example, ask yourself,  "Is this the best time to work on this goal?"; "Is this there something that can hold me back?"  In addition, you wouldn't for example decide to lose 20 pounds in two weeks.  Could it be done?  Possibly, but it wouldn't be advisable or healthy.  It would be considered an unrealistic goal.  The same goes for writing, editing, and self-publishing a book on amazon.  You wouldn't decide to make that all happen in 3 weeks.  Could you do it - yes, but it wouldn't be quality work and would be really stressful to complete which makes it unrealistic.  Write down what could stand in your way and make a plan to address it before it become a problem,

Step Six - T=Time bound.  This step is key in creating success.  Many of us have goals that are on a list that have been there for a long time!  Most goals fall apart at this step because the person setting the goal hasn't assigned deadlines.  This is so key.  Take a moment to mark the deadlines in your calendar.  If you want to lose weight in six months, mark your calendar for six months from now so you know what you are working towards.  If you want to launch a podcast, put a launch date on your calendar and work towards making that a reality.

Step Seven - Celebrate the Little Wins.  Write in your calendar that every Friday you are going to check in with yourself on what you have accomplished for that week.  What we consider as not that big of a deal is actually an important step to get you closer to the bigger picture goal.  If you want ideas of what to do to celebrate, go to the List of 52 Self-Care Tips for ideas.  It is on my website to sign up for it and it is FREE.

Resources Mentioned (Books + App)

FREE - List of 52 Self-Care Tips to celebrating the smaller wins

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Have you ever wondered if you can avoid disease, even if it “runs in your family?” According to Dr. Casey Means, “disease isn’t some random occurrence that might happen in the future. It is a result of the choices you make and how you feel today.” This interview is for anyone dealing with issues like anxiety, chronic pain, fatigue, infertility, brain fog or any other underlying condition that could lead to illness. In this episode, Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford trained physician explains how these conditions are under our control when we understand how to achieve ‘Good Energy’, also the name of her NYTimes best-selling book which is a must read! She shares in this conversation how cultivating great health is easier than we’ve been led to believe. This is an educational interview where you’ll learn why Americans are really getting sick and how to cultivate metabolic health and live a healthy, vibrant life. Be sure to share this interview with a friend!

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GUEST INFORMATION
WEBSITE: https://www.caseymeans.com/newsletter
BUY THE BOOK: Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
SOCIAL MEDIA: IG https://www.instagram.com/drcaseyskitchen/
Twitter https://twitter.com/DrCaseysKitchen
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyMeansMD
GUEST BIO:
Casey Means, MD is a Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of Levels, a health technology company with the mission of reversing the world’s metabolic health crisis. She is the author of Good Energy, which is about metabolic health. Dr. Means received her BA with honors and MD from Stanford, was President of her Stanford class, and has served on Stanford faculty. She trained in Head & Neck Surgery before leaving traditional medicine to devote her life to tackling the root cause of why Americans are sick.

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Do you ever wonder what your true calling is? Joining us is Laura Berman Fortgang who talks about navigating transitions, finding purpose, and tuning in to your intuition.  She draws on 25 years of experience as a sought-after coach, best-selling author, and tv personality (she even appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show).  Talking to Laura, it’s easy to see why her Ted Talk has garnered over 1.5 million views.  Laura’s coaching practice helps people find their calling and she counts celebrities and Fortune 100 companies among her clients.  Her wisdom will provide you with useful tools to navigate the present moment and beyond.  All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/109

ZOE’s menopause research shows that perimenopause and menopause symptoms can be reduced through nutrition. Thousands of women took part in their research and the findings show that changing food habits may reduce the chance of having a particular menopause symptom by up to 37% for some women, and this includes women taking HRT. It’s no surprise that what you eat can impact how you feel In this interview you’ll learn more about the research and specific food and lifestyle modifications that make a difference. My two guests are: Dr. Federica Amati, who works as Head Nutritionist for science and nutrition company, ZOE and holds a PhD in Clinical Medicine Research from Imperial College London, has a masters in Public Health and is an Association for Nutrition (AfN) accredited Nutritionist. Alongside her research and nutrition work, Federica has written two books, Recipes for a Better Menopause and Every Body Should Know This, which was recently released in the UK. Sarah Berry is a Professor at King’s College London and has run more than 35 human nutrition studies. Notably, she is the Chief Scientist at ZOE, the science and nutrition company. She’s the lead nutritional scientist for the ZOE PREDICT study — the world’s largest in-depth nutritional research program and leads research across menopause, microbiome and sleep. This is a deep dive into how to use nutrition to manage menopausal symptoms so be sure to share it with your friends!

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GUEST INFORMATION
Website: zoe.com/menoscale
Instagram: Zoe
Sarah on IG
Federica on IG

GUEST BIOS: Dr Federica Amati works as Head Nutritionist for science and nutrition company, ZOE and holds a PhD in Clinical Medicine Research from Imperial College London, has a masters in Public Health and is an Association for Nutrition (AfN) accredited Nutritionist. She is the Nutrition Topic Lead at Imperial College London School of Medicine, and has led research teams for the NIHR ARC and the WHO Collaborating Centre. Alongside her research and nutrition work, Federica has written two books, Recipes for a Better Menopause and Every Body Should Know This, which was recently released in the UK.

Sarah Berry is a Professor at King’s College London and has run more than 35 human nutrition studies. Notably, she is the Chief Scientist at ZOE, the science and nutrition company. She’s the lead nutritional scientist for the ZOE PREDICT study — the world’s largest in-depth nutritional research program and leads research across menopause, microbiome and sleep. She’s often featured as a guest on ZOE’s own podcast, ZOE Science and Nutrition.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

What is the future of work? Or more specifically, what is the way to reimagine work today to create environments where your employees can thrive that includes everyone from Boomers to Gen Z? It can be challenging for leaders to navigate managing across generations when generally speaking each generation prioritizes different life/work values. What about where people work? Should they have to come into an office every day or did the pandemic teach us that people can be productive working from home? What caused the Great Resignation and what happened to the millions of people that left the workforce? What are some ways leaders can adapt and bring humanity to the workplace? According to Heather McGowan, author of The Empathy Advantage, empathy plays a vital roll and she walks us through specific steps a leader can take to create a place where people love to work. Heather co-wrote this book to explain how the world of work should be changing. Whether you are in the workforce as an employee or especially if you are a leader, this is a fascinating conversation with many specific takeaways that are researched based that you can implement. All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/238

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. Why Heather wrote The Empathy Advantage to deliver a guidebook for leaders navigating the uncertainty of a post pandemic world.
2. The two transformations that changed the world of work.
3. The four leadership shifts leaders/managers need to make.
4. Heather walks us through the five interlocking trends that placed agency in the hands of workers that created The Great Reset. It includes: The Great Resignation; The Great Retirement with 75 million baby boomers leaving the workforce; The Great reshuffle, leaving one job for another job; The Great Refusal, people sick of working for minimum wage; and The Great Relocation.
5. What caused the Great Resignation and what happened to the millions of people that left the workforce?
6. The importance of allowing flexibility on where and how to work.
7. Specific questions leaders can ask their employees to humanize the world of work and bring out the best in their people, and more.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermcgowan
• Website: https://heathermcgowan.com/
• Twitter: @heathermcgowan
• Book: THE EMPATHY ADVANTAGE: Leading the Empowered Workforce
• Michele on Instagram

GUEST BIO FOR HEATHER E. MCGOWAN:

Future-of-work strategist, thought leader, researcher, and author Heather E McGowan is one of the leading voices on the Future of Work. McGowan is a sense maker, a dot connector, a deep thinker, and a pattern matcher who sees things that others miss. Heather gives people the courage and insight that illuminates their path forward. She’s transforming mindsets and entire organizations around the globe with her message about how the next phase of work will focus on continuous learning and how leadership must shift to guide these expeditions.

Her groundbreaking approach to learning has made employees more fulfilled and innovative, leaders more potent and empathetic, and businesses more effective at reaching their goals in a rapidly evolving market.

Her message is never more powerful than when she’s onstage, where her no-nonsense approach creates a fundamental mindset shift across the audience leaving them both transformed in their thinking and clear in their path of action.

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Today we are talking about how to style yourself so you look and feel your best every day.  I’ve brought on fashion stylist Jeanne Mooney who has a large, growing and loyal following on instagram where women turn to Jeanne to get fashion inspiration. We discuss: how to create a capsule wardrobe; what basics we should all have in our closet; her favorite places to shop for these items; and what to invest in and where you can spend less.  We also talk about how to accessorize and what shoes you should have in your closet, and so much more.  The show notes are at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/034 

Now you may not enjoy shopping, feel like you have the time to spend on pulling together outfits, or not know how to use accessories to make an outfit your own so you can stand out and feel more like you.  You may prefer a service like stitchfix where the outfits are done for you.  Or maybe you are like me and you love shopping and fashion but love learning more tips around looking your best.  Either way, that’s why Jeanne is here.  So much great content

Key Takeaways

• Whether you are 18 or 80, most women don't feel confident in how they look and feel in what they wear. That is why it is Jeanne's mission to empower women to love what they put on each and every day!

Jeanne's 3 Best Styling Tips:

1. Wear clothing that fits you instead of going up a 1-2 sizes.
2. Know your proportions and how to balance something fuller with something tighter for a pulled together look.
3. Pick out classic pieces that have staying power!
   
   

Resources + Books Mentioned

@StyledbyJeanne - Jeanne on Instagram

Michele's Free List of 52 Self-Care Tips

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This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life which is on sale until the end of June 2019. My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It makes a great gift for yourself or a friend!

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What do your clothes say about you? In today’s episode, style expert and author George Brescia shares powerful stories of women who changed their lives by switching up their style. From appearances on NBC’s “Today Show” and other media, including doing regular red carpet commentary and fashion reporting for CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox — to covering the Tony awards — George has over 25 years working with top fashion leaders (Ralph Lauren, Donna Karen, Tommy Hilfiger. He styles A-list celebrities to everyday women looking to improve their appearance and gain confidence. George is an expert in helping women look and feel their best and he shares his best tips with us today! All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/103

Dr. Kelly Casperson is the best-selling author of You Are Not Broken: Stop “Should-ing” All Over Your Sex Life.  She is on to talk to us about how to have a great love life in midlife.  She explains why women need to stop blaming and shaming themselves when it comes to sex.

All of the show notes can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/227

While on the show notes page, I’d love for you to join our community. You’ll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. You’ll get a FREE copy of Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love.

*This interview is for entertainment purposes only. For medical advice, seek out your trusted healthcare provider.

WHAT WE DISCUSS:

1. How the medical system is biased towards supporting men and dismissing women. Women are told things like have a glass of wine and relax.
2. Modern medicine is here to help us.  Why we need to stop “shoulding” ourselves with the idea that menopause is natural therefore you shouldn’t need Hormone Therapy.
3. The importance of talking to your partner when things are going well. And why Hollywood and the porn industry convey a false message about what sex should really be like.  As Dr. Kelly says, “It’s fake people.”  Don’t compare your love life to fictionalized characters not representing reality.
4. How women in their twenties don’t have it better.
5. Men don’t know more about our bodies and our pleasure than we do.
6. She shares many myths including the myth that desire should be spontaneous that make women believe they are broken.
7. How the brain is a powerful tool in desire.
8. Combatting vaginal dryness and why Dr. Kelly recommends lube for everyone.
9. The symptoms that arise during menopause and what women can do about it, and more.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Website: https://www.kellycaspersonmd.com/

Instagram: Dr. Kelly Casperon

Book: You Are Not Broken:Stop “Should-ing” All Over Your Sex Life

Dr. Kelly’s Podcast: You Are Not Broken

Stop Gaslighting My Vagina on Dr. Kelly’s Podcast

Connect with Michele on Instagram

MORE ABOUT DR KELLY CASPERSON

Dr. Kelly Casperson is a urologic surgeon, author, sex educator, and top international podcaster whose mission is empowering women to live their best love lives. Kelly identified the need for better resources and developed a sex education membership for women that covers topics like sexual health, intimacy, mind work, and the science of desire. She combines education, humor, and candor in her podcast, You Are Not Broken, where she dismantles the myths women have learned and normalizes healthy, enjoyable sex worth desiring.

Thank you for listening to the show. Be sure to share it with a friend!  We love when women empower other women.

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Welcome to the first episode of Conversations with My Friends a new series I’m doing on topics that I’d be discussing with a friend. For the topic of Empty Nest, I invited my first mentor on the show to discuss what life is like after kids are off to college and beyond. My friend Sue is wise, funny, and the person who I’ve called at so many life transitions for her input. I’ve known her since I was 18. She was my boss and mentor the summer before heading off to college and she’s been a dear friend ever since. We often learn from talking to our friends and hearing their experiences and perspectives. Sue is sharing her experience of life since her kids have flown the nest, how she and her husband have been enjoying the time together, and the importance of having good friends around you. If you are an empty nester or about to be, you will love this conversation. Be sure to share it with a friend!

RESOURCES MENTIONED
JOIN MICHELE’S NEWSLETTER + Receive A Free Curated List of 52 Self-care Tips
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GUEST BIO: Sue Bear professes for many years to have had a career a year. She began in teaching
moved on to lobbying in Massachusetts, did a stint in fundraising, and settled into non-profit management as an executive director where she honed her jack-of-all-trades skills
specializing in team building and thoughtful administration. Craving more flexibility and
creativity, Sue launched her own consultant business as an events specialist. As an
audience advocate, she creates special events that engage and draw the audience in.

“Surround yourself with believers.” – Stacy Madison
Stacy Madison is the Founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips. She started her business with a food cart selling sandwiches and that grew into her internationally known brand of chips. Her company sold for $250 million dollars. Stacy attributes being BOLD to her success and has launched her most recent venture, BeBOLD bars – a healthy energy bar. Learn from this leading female entrepreneur about how to go for your dreams! We go deep in this interview and unpack lots of wisdom from Stacy including what traits she believes you need in order to create success. Lots of fun in this conversation – it will feel like hanging with friends while learning about business and life! All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/122. While on the site, join our community to receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and get a FREE copy of Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. What it means to be BOLD.
2. Why Stacy launched a food cart in Boston selling sandwiches and left her job as a social worker.
3. How the pita chips became a product.
4. Why she decided to double down on the pita chips and let go of the sandwich business.  
5. How she managed being a single mother to twin girls while scaling her business.
6. A major challenge she faced and how she overcame it.
7. How she built the business to $65 million in revenue.
8. The traits she thinks women need to create success on their terms.
9. Her advice on the importance of being bold to create success.
10. Why she launched her BeBOLD bars, and much more.

STACY’S 3 BEST TIP FOR LIVING A GOOD LIFE:

1. Put yourself first.  It’s okay to be selfish because you are going to be better for helping others.
2. If you don’t know what to do, sit on it.  Sometimes just waiting is best and then you are glad you did’t make a decision you’ll later regret.  Whether in business or personally.  
3. Always ask yourself “What’s stopping me?”  It could be one small thing and it helps you to move on.  You have to find the bottlenecks.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• beboldbars.com
• https://www.stacyssnacks.com/
• @beboldbars on IG
• Michele on Instagram

MORE ABOUT STACY MADISON:

Stacy Madison founded Stacy’s Pita Chip Company, a top-selling natural snack food brand. It started with a career change from social work, to a strong desire to create delicious healthy food. Then, an entrepreneurial spirit and a small food cart in Boston used to sell pita sandwiches. As an incentive to keep people happily waiting in line, she baked pita chips each day using extra pita bread and gave them away to customers. She then decided to package and start selling the chips to local stores. The company experienced rapid growth and became a top-selling international snack food brand. After several years of traveling, she decided to open Stacy’s Juice bar. Stacy’s Juicebar began to sell hundreds of raw energy bars each month. The growing demand inspired Stacy to manufacture and market the bars nationwide. Stacy’s newest venture is BeBOLD Bars. BeBOLD Bars are healthy energy bars made with nutritious nut butters, oats, chocolate chips, chia, brazil nuts, walnuts, dark maple syrup, and wildflower honey. Wrapping simple ingredients and delicious flavors into one great bar.

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What mindset do 7- and 8-figure female entrepreneurs have that fosters their success? What is true leadership and are you born that way or self-made? How do you stand out from everyone else and create your legacy work? What can you learn from getting out of your usual routine and could it change your life? Ali Brown, leading Entrepreneurship Coach and Mentor is on the show today to share her story and to explore these questions and more. *There is some explicit language in this show. You can access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/078

Navigating the challenges of life requires support. Two years of living through this pandemic created another level of needing meaningful connection. Deborah Heiser, is on the show to discuss how to cultivate a true support system of women to champion you in your business and personal life. Deborah is an Applied Developmental Psychologist and this is a must listen for all women. Be sure to share it with a friend. All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/158. Sign up for weekly inspiration while on my website. Look forward to connecting!

From launching her first company at 26 years old to and raising $42 million dollars and having her company acquired to helping other entrepreneurs launch their own companies, Zoe Barry is on the show to share what you need to know about getting started, raising funds, and being a butterfly not a moth (you'll understand when you listen). All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/116. Visit Michele on IG at Michele_Lamoureux to leave any comments about this interview. I’d love to hear from you!

Using proper etiquette is very important in relating to others but something we aren't always sure how to navigate. Jacqueline Whitmore, International Etiquette expert is going to help us with etiquette tips for traveling during the holidays and how to handle difficult conversations during this polarized time where even family and friends aren't on the same page. She also explains how to greet people when heading back to work events or at the office and even how to raise kind children.

If you want to bring kindness and your best self to these situations, you'll want to tune into to this conversation. I particularly appreciated Jacqueline's definition of etiquette as it goes way beyond which fork to use.

Tune in now. The show notes and freebie mentioned are at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/157

Astrology lovers, this one’s for you! In this episode, I sit down with sought-after astrologer, Ophira Edut, co-author of The Astrology Advantage, to dive deep into how the stars can help guide us through everyday life. From career choices to personal decision making, Ophira shares her insights on how astrology can offer a practical edge in today’s world. You’ll learn about the I*AM System which “is a new personality test, created by The AstroTwins, that uses astrology to identify your personal success archetype.” Be sure to share it with your friends!

RESOURCES MENTIONED
JOIN MICHELE’S NEWSLETTER + Receive A Free Curated List of 52 Self-care Tips
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GUEST INFORMATION
Website: astrostyle.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/astrotwins
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@astrotwins_
Take the I*AM Quiz: https://astrostyle.com/astrology-advantage/iam-archetype-quiz/
Buy the book: The Astrology Advantage
Other Links Mentioned: https://www.astro-seek.com/

GUEST BIO: Ophira Edut is one of the most sought-after astrologers and intuitive advisors of our times. As the longtime resident astrologer for ELLE and the author of over 20 books, she is a private advisor to a roster of CEOs, celebrities, global leaders and successful entrepreneurs. Ophira has appeared as a guest expert for Bravo, MTV, Good Morning America, and the Today Show, and created the first streaming reality TV dating show based on astrology, Cosmic Love (Amazon Prime Video, 2022). Ophira’s book, The Astrology Advantage, introduces The AstroTwins’ revolutionary IAM System, which simplifies the birth chart into three archetypes: Innovator, Authority and Maven. Her work on the subject of “spiritual technology” as an essential tool for business success has been featured in Fast Company and at leadership conferences around the world, including the Milken Global Conference (2024) and the WIN (Women in Negotiation) Summit.

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Hey friends, welcome to the latest season of The Good Life with Michele Lamoureux podcast! Lots of great new content to help you navigate midlife and design a life you love. The podcast hit #7 in the United States under the self-improvement category and I want to thank you for sharing the show and being a part of the community! If you haven’t joined the newsletter you can do so below. Feel free to reach out with topics or questions you want addressed on the show!

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How to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year with Wendy Leshgold

Midlife Reinvention – Remember Your Purpose

How to Use the 12 Week Year to Live in Alignment with Your Life Vision

"What do Madonna, Martha Stewart, John Lennon, Ellen DeGeneres, Ben Franklin, Ronald Reagan, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, and Johnny Cash have in common? Each is (or was) a list maker. These successful people, along with CEOs and successful entrepreneurs, all use lists to keep track of their ideas, thoughts, and tasks." Paula Rizzo, the author of Listful Living is going to share her best tips on how to use lists to live a happier, less stressed life. The show notes are at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/037 

As a former senior health producer for Fox News Channel for more than a decade Paula produced segments with a range of top experts, including JJ Virgin, Jillian Michaels, and Deepak Chopra. A media veteran for nearly 20 years, she also worked in local news in New York City as a producer for WCBS, WPIX and WLNY.

Key Takeaways:

Create your roadmap the night before to set your intention for the next day.  Write down how you want your day to go to keep you focused on priorities.

Have one notebook and use it as a your system - but know not every system will work for everyone, so you'll need to figure out what works best for you.

Make your lists very specific. For example, don't say do emails, write down who you need to email and when you are going to do it.

Listful Living helps you figure out your productivity style. If you are struggling to get things done, time yourself to see how long a task takes you.

Do a before lunch and after lunch list.  Morning can be your writing time and in the afternoon set up meetings with others.

Separate lists.  Work tasks.  Home tasks on different lists.  

Time yourself for 10 minutes and see how far you can get in that minutes.

Priorities vs Tasks.

Lists help us be less stressed.

Stress impacts your mind and soul and 70-90% of all medical visits are related to stress.

Schedule lunch every day on your list.  Fridays are left open for creativity.

Listful thinking

What do Madonna, Martha Stewart, John Lennon, Ellen DeGeneres, Ben Franklin, Ronald Reagan, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, and Johnny Cash have in common? Each is (or was) a list maker. These successful people, along with CEOs and successful entrepreneurs, all use lists to keep track of their ideas, thoughts, and tasks. Finding enough hours in the day to get everything accomplished and allow for some downtime can be a struggle. It's no wonder so many of us are stressed, overextended, and exhausted. More than half of all American employees feel overwhelmed, according to a study by the nonprofit Family and Work Institute. For the 54 percent of us who feel like we’re chasing our own tails, Listful Thinking is here to prove that it doesn't have to be that way. You can still find time to relax, read a good book, and do the things you love. Listful Thinking is the book that will give readers their lives back with indispensible tips on saving time, getting organized, improving productivity, saving money, and reducing stress.

Listful Living 

What’s how many minutes there are in a day. How are you spending those precious minutes? Do you feel drained at the end of the day or look back and can’t figure out where the time went? If you’re not feeling fired up and fueled by your lists Paula Rizzo, best-selling author and Emmy-award winning television producer, delivers the solution in Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less Stressed You.

Prioritize what really matters: Listful Living is the journal you need to get your life in order once and for all. Make sure you’re putting the right things on your list not just lists of tasks but those things you truly want to do that will nourish your soul.

Make lists work for you: Anyone can make a list. But can that list make you a calmer, more mindful, super productive and less stressed version of yourself? It’s easy to become overwhelmed by to-do’s, bucket lists and goals. The secret to success is not just about what you put on your list but what you intentionally leave off. Less is more. Leading with intention and how you’d like your life to feel is key.

Listful Living is the perfect book for list makers and life planners. Learn to:

• Tap into your own productivity style to get more done
• Curate your list making to best serve the lifestyle you want to lead
• Prioritize what's truly important and be mindful of where you spend your precious energy
• Create a roadmap to be less stressed
• Reduce stress

She’s also co-creator of Lights Camera Expert  - an online course geared towards helping entrepreneurs, authors and experts get media attention. She also teaches Become A Video Star - a virtual workshop that empowers experts to create their own compelling videos. Paula has been featured in major media outlets like FoxNews.com, Business Insider and The Daily News. She’s a contributor to MindBodyGreen.com, Entrepreneur.com and Thrive Global. A veteran speaker she’s presented at MA Conference for Women, HOW Design Live, New York Women in Communications, National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), and many others.

Key Takeaways

If you are going to pitch someone you need to know what kind of show they work on so you know who and what to pitch. 

Lists help you become focused

Many successful people like Madonna, Johnny Cash, Ellen DeGenerous all use lists.  You shouldn’t have to keep this in your mind.  

Listful Thinking is all about how you can to do it better.  How to make better lists. 

Listful Living is a journal - self-discovery (where are you right now).  Part 2 - Dream Big - what would your life look like.  Part 3 - put self-care onto your calendar - put things into action.

Mindfulness, Meditation, and other ways to reduce stress.

A virtual trip - you need time to decompress.

3 best tips

1. Be clear about what you put on your list- you’ll be 33% more likely to achieve it.  Be specific.
2. Don’t overwhelm yourself with big picture stuff
3. Don’t be afraid to outsource to get things off of your list.  Let go of the things you think you “should be doing”
4. Give yourself time on your calendar for you.  Create an “isolation bubble”.  

listproducer.com

IG - listproducer

Be of service.  Look to see who that producer's audience is - watch the show, read the magazine, watch the ads so you know who the audience is. 

When you pitch don’t say I won awards - talk about how I can serve your audience.  

Look up the stuff the producer has done before and make a connection to the producer when you pitch.  Treat them like a person.

Create the relationship before the book is out.  Get the practice.  

Being able to think visually for TV is key:

1. Be able to be found by consistently sharing content.  Do video first - then you can take the audio and transcribe it. 
2. Share opinions and your views around your expertise.
3. Get yourself in the mindset of the media.

To pitch television - you need to send a clip of you on video.  They need to see what you look and sound like on camera. A producer will always do a pre-interview with you to avoid someone flat-line on camera.

What colors should people wear? Always wear bold colors.  Jewel tones are great.  Solids.  See what the set looks like and don’t wear the same color as the set - you want to pop. Always bring a back-up wardrobe with you. Avoid patters because they are not good on camera.  Also, avoid white and black as it doesn’t look good on camera. Wear stuff you’ve worn before - don’t test an outfit on TV. Same goes for jewelry. If you wear a dress - they will need to strap onto your bra or you can wear pants.

Practice what you are going to say before you go on camera. Think in headlines and say those when on air.  Don’t talk too much.

Watch the show and the anchor before going on.  Know that they may not be friendly or talk to you - so don’t take it personally and don’t let the anchor’s energy throw you off.

Keep your energy up and “perform”.  You have to tell the story like a broadway actor and do it again and again like a pro.

Ground yourself.  Calm yourself down and take deep breaths.

The lights are very bright and hot but the studios are really cold.

Create videos for your business development.  Have people know you before they hire you.  It is more intimate.  Video is one step up from a podcast because you can see and hear the person.

Always think “how can I be of service?”  It is always about the audience.  How can you help someone and what is the tip you can leave them with today?

Social media is important - be consistent and keep it authentic.  It depends on the outlet how much they’ll care how big your following is.

Someone might not like your pitch but they may like you and will collaborate with you.You have to follow up if you don’t hear back.  Reply back to the same email and re-pitch.  “Hey I know you are really busy and wanted to put this back on the top of your list and wanted to talk about this as I think it was helpful to your audience.”  You can call the producer’s number and leave a message and then follow-up with an email.

Paula's 3 Best Tips for List-Making:

1. Be clear about what you put on your list- you’ll be 33% more likely to achieve it.  Be specific.
2. Don’t overwhelm yourself with big picture stuff. Don’t be afraid to outsource to get things off of your list.  Let go of the things you think you “should be doing”
3. Give yourself time on your calendar for you.  Create an “isolation bubble”.  
   

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Jessica Rhodes is the Founder of Interview Connections. She left a thriving career in the non-profit world to become a stay at home mom so she could work on her own terms.  In just 6 years, Jessica is close to hitting 7 figures as the founder of Interview Connections, the first podcast guest booking agency.  What makes her story interesting is she started out trying to create a business and life she loved, and ended up doing that while pioneering a new industry!  She tells the story in her own words and we get into the mindset of what it takes to scale a business.  Jessica takes us on her journey including some setbacks she hit along the way.

Key Takeaways:

Jessica is the founder and equal co-owner of Interview Connections. She and her in house team of Booking Agents are the podcast powerhouses behind many of the record breaking book launches you’ve seen today, with clients such as JJ Virgin, Perry Marshall, other authors you may know, and numerous PR agencies who hire them for their podcasting savvy and booking skills.

Jessica to be a stay at home mom and that is actually what lead her to launching her business.

Her father is a business coach and encouraged her to start out as a VA.

One of the jobs her father had her do was book him on podcasts which is what prompted her to start her company.

She took a pay-cut and downgraded her career because she wanted to be at home and believes that sometimes you need to start at the beginning again.

Jessica believes you have to have the mindset of being the student and was open to trusting her mentors and coach.  Her revenue grew quickly. 

You need to have a shift at looking at money and investments and know that sometimes you go into debt while launching a company.

She had a client work with her for a year and then he left to start an almost identical business.  Another person copied her identical sales copy.  Yes, she continues to be the leader.

She unfollows her competitors.  She is purposeful to not get into the “they copied me mentality.”  Her business partner can check on things.  She always has to be ahead of the curve. 

She has been aggressive to grow her business and Jess hired employees and stability to her business. 

Jessica sponsored conferences to help grow her market share.  It helped position her as a successful business.  She pulled together topics for speaking at conferences. 

2017 - was a hard year for Jessica as she was going from contractors to employees.  She didn’t want to do the business on her own and she decided to bring on a 50% partner in her business because was exhausted and depressed.

Jessica doesn’t work from home and only works from 10-4:30pm.  She doesn’t work long hours thanks to having a business partner.

Her tip for getting started- "just start".  Make a list of what needs to happen now.  What are the next few things that need to be done.

Jessica's 3 Best Tips for Business Success:

1. Work with a great business coach.
2. Really know your numbers.  What are you taking home and what is your net profit.
3. Focus a lot on systems in your business and make sure things are running smoothly on the back-end.  Put into place a good CRM program to cut time off of tasks without having to find new clients.

Resources Mentioned (Books + App)

Where to find Jessica:

Interviewconnections.com 

Jessica on Linkedin

She recommends the Landmark Forum for a course to change your life personally.

Michele on IG

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“Do you recall that famous study which stated that once a person hits an annual income of $75,000, any earnings above that have no bearing on life satisfaction? Well it turns out that number is wrong — but likely not for the reason you think. A brand new study has found that, yes, making more money can lead to greater life satisfaction. But here’s the kicker: It only works if you already possess emotional well-being. Put another way, increased “financial wealth” doesn’t lead to increased happiness if you don’t already have a solid foundation of “emotional wealth.”

So how do we solve this money-happiness paradox and learn to build that essential base layer of “emotional wealth”? Enter: Harvard MBA and financial wellbeing guru, Manisha Thakor.

In her forthcoming book, MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your “Enough”, Manisha shares her candid journey out of the Cult of Never Enough—a painful mindset that tells you the money you earn, accomplishments you achieve, and praise you receive is never enough. Being trapped on the hamster wheel of Hustle Culture for virtually her entire adult life nearly destroyed Manisha’s relationships, health, and sense of self-worth. So she set out to understand why so many of us develop toxic relationships around work, money, and success at the expense of our emotional well-being and, crucially, how to flip this mental script.

Manisha wrote MoneyZen to share the powerful blueprint she developed on that journey—one that can be used by anyone irrespective of age, income, or profession—to stop surviving as a human doing and start thriving as a human being. Woven throughout the book are inspiring stories of individuals from all walks of life, sharing their own unique experiences escaping the Cult of Never Enough. Interviews with a wide range of experts, from wealth psychologists and workaholism researchers, to career coaches, economists, and even evolutionary biologists, provide readers with insights on the role that personal, cultural, societal, and physiological factors play in a Never Enough mindset.”

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. Why your net worth doesn’t = your self worth.
2. How Manisha got caught up in the culture of never enough and how she managed to finally get out.
3. How her little “T” traumas from childhood set the stage for not feeling good enough and created a desire to be financially free.
4. Why she ended in the hospital twice and how almost dying was still not the wake-up call she needed to change.
5. The moment that she realized she had achieved what she wanted and decided she wanted to living on her terms with more joy and simplicity.
6. The advice she has for us on how to get off of the hamster wheel and take back control.
7. How she’s managed her depression and why it’s important not to judge someone’s insides by how put together their life may look on the outside.
8. Her definition of a good life and much more.

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• Manisha’s Book: MoneyZen
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• https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishathakor/
• https://www.youtube.com/user/ManishaThakor

ABOUT THE GUEST

Manisha Thakor has worked in financial services for over thirty years, with an emphasis on women’s economic empowerment and financial wellbeing. A nationally recognized thought-leader in this space, Thakor has been featured in a wide range of publications including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, NPR, PBS, CNN, CNBC, Real Simple, and Women’s Health. Prior to writing MoneyZen, Thakor co-authored two personal finance books for women in their twenties and thirties. Today her work focuses on helping individuals of all ages to balance financial health and emotional wealth. Thakor earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, her BA from Wellesley College and is both a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). She splits her time between Portland, Oregon and rural Maine.

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Hi, this is your host Michele and I appreciate you tuning in today and for every episode that you’ve joined me for.  As an empowerment coach for the last 17 years.  I know that it is motivating to hear another woman’s journey; whether that is through a book, a podcast, or some other way…. you begin to realize that if something is possible for one person, it is also possible for you.  The truth is that many of the women I bring on the show, you may never hear about other than on this show but that’s by design — I want to show you examples of real, everyday, motivated women showing up to design a life they love.  They are looking to create something special and meaningful in their life and I know that is also possible for you. The stories I choose to share are unique - they serve as an example that the power to create comes from your ability to imagine a future you that gets you excited and then the key is to take some action every day towards those goals.  I’ll be doing some solo shows in the near future to help guide on your path and give you specific tools that will help you.

With that said, I’m excited to bring you today’s guest.  Moe McClanahan is a police investigator who works to protect children from online predators.  She's been a police officer for 19 years and working internet crimes against children for the last 6 years.  Her work is intense and often emotionally draining which is tough enough but Moe had also battled postpartum depression when her son was born.  So four years ago Moe made a mindset shift that changed her life.  She began working out regularly and changed how she ate and her depression lifted.  Her life changed and she now feels energized, happy, and motivated.  This is what inspired her to help other women with their fitness goals.  If you hear Moe talking about moms that is because it is her niche but her story is relevant for all women, especially if you are working full time you’ll see an example of how someone is managing a day job and focusing on the "dream" career.

I will mention that since Moe is a police investigator in addition to her 3 best tips for empowering women to get fit, I also asked her for tips to protect our kids online and she shares those as well as her favorite apps.  This is an episode you won’t want to miss and is one you’ll want to share.  The online safety tips come from someone with years of first hand experience tracking these criminals down.  http://thegoodlifecoach.com/013

Also, since we are talking about self-care today, I created a special freebie that you can download on the show notes page.  It has 52 self-care tips for you busy women out there one idea for every week of the year.  Let’s make 2019 the year you take care of you!

Key Takeaways:

Moe experienced post-partum depression and it lifted when she found a community and began working out regularly with the help of a fitness coach.

Moe gets up every morning at 4:00am and does personal development and gets in her “mom” time.  She works out with her "Fit Club" in the mornings before heading into the office.

Accountability, creating a routine, and mindset shifts helped keep her going.  She didn’t want to go back to that depressed place.  She encourages women to focus on their nutrition - to have more energy.

Do one new thing each week.  Kick one unhealthy habit like giving up soda and pick one new positive habit to start.  That feeling of accomplishing something smaller compounds and that begins motivating her clients.  She says finding what that key is is what helps makes them want to keep going.

Healthy heroes is an idea she has launched.  She saw that the kids that were victimized - the common denominator was low self-esteem and insecurity.  She is empowering the moms to empower the kids but eventually she wants to help kids with mindset, nutrition, and leadership within themselves to love themselves at an earlier age. 

Moe's top tips to protect your kids online:

First, she says kids under the age of 13 shouldn’t have smart phones and social media actually says you should be 13 years or older.  However, since that isn't the reality for most families, here is what she recommends:

1. Discuss the dangers and what your kids would do if they were approached or if something didn’t seem right.  Make sure they know that it is safe for them to report anything to you.
2. Know how the device works before giving it to your kid.  Turn off the camera and set up a time for the phone to go off.  Set screen time to two hours a day
3. She is 100% against snapchat and kik because they have disappearing photos and no way to persecute against an offender without proof.  Keep kids off of these apps.
4. Facebook now has secret messages - be aware of this.
5. Don’t be afraid to make rules with your kids.  When laptops first came out they used to be in a common area but with the tablets and the cell phones became prevalent, that education went out the door.  Make rules to always have the phone in common areas and at night the parents should have the phones as that is when a lot of the issues arise.

Apps she recommends to protect your kids online:

My mobile watch dog

NetNanny

Phone companies have parental monitoring that you pay for that you can use to do things like turn off data.

3 best tips to become healthy and strong:

1. Put yourself first.  Fill your own cup and let your love overflow into your family.
2. Have a community - we aren't meant to do the hard things alone.
3. Find a nutrition plan that works for you while giving yourself grace to be you.

Resources:

Moe McClanahan

Moe on Instagram

Moe on Facebook

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Learn how to live longer, healthier, and happier by reframing your relationship to stress — it’s time to stress ourselves “the right way”. The Science is showing that stress is beneficial and it helps build resilience. In this fascinating interview you’ll learn about a new approach to stress management. “It’s Stress 2.0” according to my guest, top doctor and leading researcher, Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist. Once you listen you’ll have a new understanding about how to view stress and use it to improve your health.

“Dr. Bergquist unpacks a surprising paradox: our bodies actually need stress to thrive; by deliberately stressing yourself the right way, you will heal, repair, and regenerate your body. In her forthcoming book The Stress Paradox: Why You Need Stress to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier, Dr. Bergquist explains that brief bursts of “good” stress, such as fasting, high-intensity exercise, and cold and hot exposure, can activate our cellular repair mechanisms and lead to better overall health, increased energy, and even improved longevity.” So excited for you to listen + share this conversation with all of your friends!

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Guest Bio: Sharon Horesh Bergquist, MD, is an award-winning physician, innovative healthcare leader, and visionary researcher renowned for spearheading a science-based approach to applying lifestyle as medicine. She has helped lead numerous clinical trials, including the Emory Healthy Aging Study and the NIH funded Emory Healthy Brain Study. Dr. Bergquist is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to over 200 news segments, including Good Morning America, CNN, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR. She hosts The Whole Health Cure podcast and her popular Ted-Ed video on how stress affects the body has been viewed over six million times. She received her degrees from Yale College and Harvard Medical School.

Do you sense that you are here for more but aren’t sure how to unlock your purpose and potential?

Our guest, Traci Mitchell, is an author, speaker, and Emmy Award-Winning journalist who inspires us to find our life’s purpose. Her book, Stirring the Pot, “is about understanding how today’s most successful women recognize the meaning and value of their lives and the future right in front of them” and how you can apply that knowledge to live a more fulfilled life.

Visit the detailed show notes with the links mentioned at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/217

WE DISCUSS:

1. What it means to stir the pot and why it’s important to shake things up to move towards what lights you up.
2. How purpose is something we all have planted within us and that we can uncover our own and it can even change during the course of our lifetimes.
3. The advice Oprah gave Traci and how we can learn from this wisdom. Especially how knowing our gifts is the magic that allows us to get aligned with our path.
4. The importance of focus and not allowing other people’s opinions to guide our life.
5. How being courageous and taking risks can open up new opportunities and growth.
6. Why it’s important to listen to your inner voice and why taking care of mind, body, and spirit helps you hear your own, and much more!

Resources Mentioned

Website: Traci’s Website

Book: Traci Mitchell – Stirring the Pot

Traci on IG

Michele on IG

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GUEST BIO:

Emmy award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, host and author, Traci Mitchell is an inspirational powerhouse who uses her voice and storytelling to engage audiences for major global corporations.

She is passionate, authentic and energetic. Traci excels at getting to the root of situations utilizing creative ways to tackle seemingly impossible tasks.

Traci worked at television stations from coast to coast reporting on international, national and local news for more than two decades. She covered Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and many world leaders. She conducted one on one interviews with presidential hopefuls, lawmakers and corporate executives.

Traci conducted celebrity and lifestyle interviews with nationally known experts for the Emmy nominated daytime show, My Generation. She also appeared as a principal actor on House of Cards.

Traci loves hearing a good story, especially stories portraying the power and strength of other successful women. She believes women are capable of making what may seem impossible possible.

Her book, Stirring the Pot, takes a closer look at successful accomplished women who are living their lives on purpose and what it takes to uncover your own purpose, fall in love with your life and live bigger.

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In this Episode:

Our hormones regulate everything in our bodies.  It is important to manage our stress and take care of our bodies through nutrition and other means.

Meditate for 10 minutes a day, breathe in fresh air, and do 40minutes of exercise 3-4 times a week.

Dr. Wolford's 3 Best Tips:

1. Use castor oil packs to detoxify your liver.
2. Create a routine around when you go to sleep, wake up, and eat your meals.  The goal is consistency.
3. Spend 30 minutes every day just for you - where you are unplugged from technology and just breathe.

Resources Mentioned (Books + App)

Where to find Dr. Wolford:

DrMichelleWolford.com

Book Michele recommended.  The Hormone Cure by Dr. Sara Gottfried

Michele on IG

This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life.  My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It’s a short book that you can read in about an hour, but includes life lessons that will last a lifetime.

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We’ve all had experiences that have created an emotional wound and may not realize that the “moment of impact” that happens creates an invisible loss that keeps us in survivor mode instead of thriving. Christina Rasmussen is an acclaimed grief counselor who teaches us about her discovery of invisible losses and the tools we need to heal ourselves in order to get out of the “waiting room” in our lives — so we can live our most fulfilled life. This is a beautiful and important conversation with a bestselling author who has helped thousands of people around the world heal from the kind of grief and loss that is validated in our society like the loss of a loved one. In her latest book, Invisible Loss, and in this conversation, Christina explains the significance of every day grief and creates a framework to heal from these experiences because you deserve to live your best life! Be sure to share this episode with a friend!

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GUEST BIO: Christina Rasmussen is an acclaimed grief educator and bestselling author of Second Firsts (Hay House, 2013), Where Did You Go? (Harper One, 2018), and Invisible Loss (Sounds True, 2024). In 2010, four years after her thirty-five-year-old spouse passed away from Stage 4 colon cancer, she created the Life Reentry process, which launched her on a mission to bring compassion, grace, and validation to thousands, while simultaneously establishing an exit from what she termed the Waiting Room. Christina holds a master’s degree in guidance and counseling (University of Durham). She is currently finishing her master of fine arts degree in painting and drawing (Academy of Art). Her grief work has been featured on ABC News and in Women’s World, the Washington Post, and the White House Blog.

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What can we do to boost our immune system? How can we lose unwanted weight gain? What is the best exercise for longevity and overall health? How can we reduce anxiety and stress during the virus and beyond? We discuss all of this and more with Dr. Stephan Cabral, Naturopathic Doctor You can access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/080

Has an underrated way to improve health been right under our noses all along? James Nestor, journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Breath – The New Science of a Lost Art, was shocked when he discovered that the majority of the population breathes inadequately, reportedly exposing them to a higher risk of allergies, sleep problems, and more. His new book considers both ancient practices and ongoing research, while providing tangible solutions that could help improve your life today.  Our talk is a blend of eye-opening science, fascinating stories, and specific steps you can take to breathe easier while living a good life. All of the show notes can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/144 

*This show is for entertainment purposes only and not intended to be medical advice. Always contact your doctor or trusted healthcare provider regarding your health.

Twenty years since 9/11, Kushal Choksi a survivor of that horrific event believes that everyone has or will have their own 9/11 experience which inevitably forces one to ask bigger life questions. For Kushal, one major shift was when he challenged his belief that life is about moving up the corporate ladder.

In this thoughtful and inspiring interview, Kushal shares his memory of living through 9/11 in NYC and how it took him on a quest that turned inward and forever changed his life. If you want to learn the benefits of a spiritual path - even if you are reluctant - you will learn something from this conversation that could perhaps change your life.

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Tatiana ended up paralyzed and was told how she would never walk again. You’ll hear how she was able to heal. Tatiana realized that ignoring her pain for so long was not ideal and learned to work with her pain and emotions and help others do the same. Our bodies are always talking to us and we need to honor the wisdom it’s sharing. This is a beautiful conversation about honoring your body, working with your energy, and trusting your inner knowing. Be sure to share it with a friend!

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Guest Bio: Tatiana Miller is a Clinical Health and Wellness Counselor & Corporate Consultant named 1 of the Top 10 “Most Inspiring Women Leaders of 2022 by IRE publications and 1 of the top 10 Executive Coaches in Texas in 2024. Her groundbreaking work in training and development has been a part of Fortune 500 companies, Olympic training, and professional teams. She developed a program to integrate Eastern and Western medicine while establishing the nation’s first Integrative Medicine program while being part of the Neurology Pain Team. Her passion is to teach others to cultivate and strengthen the connection between mind, body, and spirit. In her journey, she has been an international presenter, facilitator, lecturer, and professor of psychology. She also co-founded a non-profit that helps provide mental health services for those in need by giving youth tools to manage their emotions mindfully. Her children’s books are available on Amazon and benefit Rx4Life, a non-profit. Her strategic programming and coaching have gotten award-winning results. She has a radio show, How to Be a Human, that airs weekly.

Dr. Sara Gottfried, New York Times best-selling author of numerous books geared to empower women with the information they need to live healthier lives joins us to shed light on the relationship between our hormones and food. We discuss her most recent book, Women, Food, and Hormones: A 4-Week Plan to Achieve Hormonal Balance, Lose Weight, and Feel Like Yourself Again. If you want to understand your hormones and how to be healthy, strong, and to create balance in your life – you are going to love this conversation!

All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/153.

While on the show notes page, I’d love for you to join our community. You’ll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. You’ll get a FREE copy of Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love.

WHAT WE DISCUSS:

1. What is precision medicine and why it is way she practices medicine.
2. How healthcare should focus more on personalization and bio-individuality, rather than focus on the population, which is the medicine of the average.
3. Why women need to demand better care and ask doctors to look at root cause.
4. Why we need to eat in a way that regulates our hormones, from insulin to estrogen.
5. How anxiety and depression can be impacted by hormones being out of balance.
6. Why classic keto doesn’t work for many women.
7. The Gottfried Protocol and how to approach eating for metabolic health.
8. The important role testosterone plays in women’s health.
9. Dr. Gottfried’s daily morning routine and one thing not to do to begin your day, and much more!

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Website: Dr. Gottfried’s website with more resources

Book: Women, Food, and Hormones – Book

Instagram: Dr. Gottfried

Integrative Practice: Dr. Gottfried

Michele on Instagram

MORE ABOUT DR SARA GOTTFRIED:

Sara Gottfried, MD is a board-certified physician, researcher, educator, and NYT bestselling author. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and completed residency at the University of California at San Francisco. Over the past 25 years, Dr. Gottfried has seen more than 25,000 patients and specializes in identifying the underlying cause of her patients’ conditions to achieve true and lasting health transformations, not just symptom management.Dr. Gottfried is a global keynote speaker who practices evidence-based integrative, functional, and precision medicine. She is Clinical Assistant Professor in Dept. of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, and Director of Precision Medicine at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health.Her three New York Times bestselling books include: The Hormone Cure, The Hormone Reset Diet, and Younger. Her new book just came out in September 2021, called Women, Food, and Hormones. Learn more at SaraGottfriedMD.com

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In this Episode:

If you are dealing with clutter, I have on an expert who is going to help you get your home organized!  Kathy Vines is a Certified Professional Organizer and she shares her best tips for decluttering our homes.  We tackle clothes, papers, memorabilia and the systems + habits that will help you create the peaceful home environment you desire.

Key Takeaways:

• If someone says they are disorganized - they are disorganized in one of three areas: 1. stuff 2.systems or 3. habits
• The 5 main categories where people struggle: 1. clothes 2. books 3. collections 4. memorabilia 5. paperwork
• Start your kids at a young age to put things away.
• Managing the emotional piece with an item.  Just because something is memorable doesn't mean it is important.  You need to assess the value around the importance.
• Declutter to give a gift to your future self.  Clean the dishes in the sink every night so your future self wakes up to a clean kitchen.
• Uncover what isn't working so you can create systems to solve for the problems.
• Paper - you need a system.  Past, Present. Future.  Kathy says to prioritize the current paper over the past paper.  Go through all of the paper and she asks her clients to ask "What is the action I need to take with this piece of paper?"  For example, pay a bill or add something to your calendar like an invite.
• If you are overwhelmed start with one small space - like a drawer.  Group, like with like.  Start with something unemotional.
• Questions you can ask: "What does this room need to do for you?"  "How can you make it fully functioning?"  "What do you need to solve for these problems?"
• Her three best tips:  1. Everything has to have a home. 2. Ask "what does finished look like?" and work backwards to what you need to do to make that happen 3. Notice and beware of how often you say I'll do that "later" - always pick the best choice for "future you" and start now.

Show Notes & Resources:

Clevergirlorganizing.com to access Kathy's 2019 challenge to organize your home.  This is open to my audience until Jan 11th and then it closes.

Instagram: Clevergirlorganizing

Facebook: Clevergirlorganizing

Twitter: Clevergirlorg

Books:

Clever Girl's Guide to Living with Less: Break Free from Your Stuff, Even When Your Head and Heart Get in the Way by Kathy Vines

Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern

This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life. My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It’s a short book that you can read in about an hour, but includes life lessons that will last a lifetime.

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Human design, the enneagram, Akashic records, and tarot cards,

New age thinkers, guides, and masters,

Priests, and Rabbis, and Religious Pastors

Surely there is someone who has all the answers?

The more you seek, the more you find, and yet,

Has any of it given you peace of mind?

The prophets gave people hope and to this day still do,

Yet, the answers you seek have always been within you.

The love that you are, you will always be,

This is the truth of life, don’t you see?

Something that unites us in magical ways,

Something that can bring us closer to happier days,

Something powerful that lets us work together,

A world of beauty that defines forever.

So, it doesn’t really matter what you believe.

Your truth is what lets you be.

Yet sadly, your own beliefs are not enough,

Your faith makes you think you need to be tough,

On others who don’t see what you see.

You must change their minds too for you to be.

Why judge others for their path?

Perhaps they aren’t into science or math?

Maybe they believe something foreign to you?

Does that make them worthy of rejecting too?

You think “their faith and reality must be flawed,”

My mission then must be to guide them along.

I’ll debate and judge my sisters and brothers,

Not realizing that we are actually each other.

The illusion of separation is a myth that presides,

Division and hate, unfortunately, resides.

A world that is divided can never be whole,

Perhaps the path is to see the humanity in all?

To let love prevail and respectfully disagree,

Perhaps this is the way to harmony?

Maybe you see purple where I see blue,

Does this make me so different from you?

On the surface, it seems that this is the case,

But what if you allowed your heart to make space?

I’m tired of the division and all of the hate,

I believe we have more control of our fate,

In love, we find the link that binds us all,

In love, we find that our hearts want us to head the call.

I know you think we are so different from one another,

From race to religion to having a different mother,

Yet the truth of the meaning of life,

Binds us beyond all of the superficial labels and strife.

Are you willing to see me as a soul and as whole?

With my personal search for meaning and truth,

Even if it is different from you?

 We don’t have to see eye to eye to be aligned.

You see, what makes us different is also what binds,

Like the myriad of living things that co-exists,

in a cycle of nature that doesn’t question or doubt its existence.

Would you be willing to meet me in the middle?

With love, Michele

“Heart Care is the New Self-Care” – Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum

This interview could save your life or the life of a woman you know. Please share it with every woman in your life. Heart disease is the number one killer of women but so many women are unaware of this information. Today’s show is going to spotlight the importance of taking care of your heart health, what the key risk factors are, and how to focus on prevention.

While on the show notes page, I’d love for you to join our community. You’ll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. You’ll get a FREE copy of Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love.

*This interview is for entertainment purposes only. For medical advice, seek out your trusted healthcare provider.

WHAT WE DISCUSS:

1. The statistics about heart disease and how it is the #1 killer of women. 70% of women don’t realize they are at risk.
2. The role research, the doctors, and even women have played and not changing this statistic in the last twenty years.
3. How we can take ownership of our health since 80% of heart disease is preventable. The importance of preventative care.
4. The blood tests we need as well as the other factors that play into our heart health.
5. The symptoms that women may have and how they differ from men. Knowledge is power here to advocate for yourself. Women still die in the hospital of heart attacks.
6. The importance of exercise, sleep, and meditation.
7. Why Dr. Steinbaum is launching Adesso (means now in Italian) and how it is going to change the landscape of heart health, and more.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Websites:

https://www.drsuzannesteinbaum.com/

www.adesso.health

Book: Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s Heart Book: Every Woman’s Guide to a Heart-Healthy Life

IG: Dr. Steinbaum on IG

Adesso on IG

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“Since the dawn of recorded time in almost every culture, our heart has been the symbol of our ultimate essence as human beings. Cupid, St. Valentine, the source of songs, poetry and art, our heart elevates that which makes us fully alive: our capacity for love, passion, romance, purpose. Life at its fullest.

And yet heart disease is the #1 killer of women. 1 in 3 women will die of heart disease and for the past 20 years, over the course of my entire career as a preventive cardiologist, that figure hasn’t changed. This disconnect, this Grand Canyon from the abstract idea of our hearts and the real working function of the organ at the center of our being, is what needs to change.

We know now that preventing heart disease is not defined just by medical data like blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI, sugars and medication. True heart health stems from every aspect of our lives, like stress, relationships, sleep, how we nourish ourselves, how we move and yes, even how we love.

As we fully put ourselves and our heart at the center of our lives, we will fully change the course of this disease that 80 percent of the time is preventable. We can and will change this. When we live from the heart, we live! Life at its fullest.”

MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum is a leader in preventive cardiology, now in private practice in New York. She launched heart prevention programs at Mt. Sinai Heart, Northwell Lenox Hill and Beth Israel. She is the CEO/Founder of Adesso, a technology-based prevention model. She is also the author of “Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s Heart Book: Every Woman’s Guide to a Heart Healthy Life”, and has been a national spokesperson for Go Red through the American Heart Association for 18 years.

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Have you wanted to learn more about the benefits of juicing? Do you make fresh juice at home?  Have you purchased fresh juice at the market?   Do you know the difference between a green smoothie and green juice?

On today’s podcast, we cover all of these questions and more, with Kimmye Bohannon the CEO of The Weekly Juicery and the Founder of The Juice Ritual program.  Kimmye says she felt like she was aging in “dog years” and juicing turned back the clock!

We discuss the benefits of juicing and how to get started. Kimmye shares her recommended juicer and best book to begin… but first we get into her inspiring entrepreneurial journey. Kimmye had worked at JP Morgan for nearly 15 years when she launched The Weekly Juicery in her home in 2012 with no experience in this business.  Her goal was to create a juice delivery service that would make drinking cold-pressed juices convenient for busy people.  She would wake up at 2am – yes 2am – to deliver fresh juice to her early subscribers.  That’s how passionate she is about the benefits.

We have a lot of laughs during this conversation and I hope you’ll be laughing along with us too!    For show notes visit:  https://thegoodlifecoach.com/015

*This interview is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor or trusted healthcare providers.*

Key Takeaways:

A mother to 3 children in just four years, Kimmye felt like she was aging much too quickly.  She bought a juicer and picked up a book from Natalia Rose.  Kimmye started to feel great and before she knew it her passion for juicing became her calling.  She had no idea about this industry or how to do all the things to make it a reality, but step by step, she found her way.

It takes 3 1/2 – 4 1/2 pounds of produce for 16 ounces of juice!

My favorite takeaway:  “As entrepreneurs we need to always be asking: ‘Is there a better way?'”

She had no prior experience and her company continues to deliver delicious, fresh juice throughout the United States.  In addition,  there are five Weekly Juicery retail locations and the online Juice Ritual Program which is a guided, one-day juice fast experience each month.

The Weekly Juicery juices are 100% USDA Certified Organic, vegetable-centric with little to no fruit.

RESOURCES:

The juicer that Kimmye recommends: The Brevillle Juice Fountain – JE98XL 

The Juice e-Book Giveaway referenced in the show.

Detox for Life – Natalia Rose

Detox 4 Women – Natalia Rose

 The E-Myth by Michael Gerber – helps you create a business and not a job.  

Where to find Kimmye and other resources mentioned:

theweeklyjuicery.com

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Natalia Rose Institute

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Kimmye’s 3 best tips for success:

1. You need to be a student and a teacher.  People want to help you.  Ask people for help.  Share your experience back. 
2. Intuition is generally right and yours will be too.  “The net is going to appear.  Make a big leap.” 
3. Be very unattached to outcomes in your business.  If you are too attached you might miss other opportunities.  

Books:

This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman’s Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life.  My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It’s a short book that you can read in about an hour, but includes life lessons that will last a lifetime.

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Kelly Roach helps business owners become game changers in their field and achieve million dollar +  breakthroughs in their business. She is here to talk specific strategies on how to scale your business to 7 figures using her proven Live Launch Method and other key tips. If you are the owner of a service business, this episode is for you. So many great life lessons and inspiration from her story of facing adversity and using grit and determination to design her life. We all can design a life we love. Tune in be inspired and learn actionable tips for your business and life! Show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/067

What do astronauts, Olympic champions and Nobel laureates do differently that allows them to achieve at such a high level? That's what we cover in this interview with Dr. Ruth Gotian, the author of "The Success Factor." Ruth says being a high achiever is accessible to anyone who cultivates the skills and dedicates the time. She walks us through the four attributes that peak performers share and walks us through many actionable tips you can apply to your life.

All of the show notes can be found at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/165

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WHAT WE DISCUSS:

1️⃣ Ruth’s definition of a high achiever and how everyone is capable of becoming a high achiever.

2️⃣ Whether being successful is based on nature or nurture.

3️⃣ The four attributes of high achievers.

4️⃣ Creative ways to find a mentor and the value of having a team of mentors of all ages.

5️⃣ The importance of being a life long learner. 

6️⃣ Why we need to stop binging Netflix and dedicate our time to our natural talents and live up to our potential... and much more.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

www.ruthgotian.com/book

Ruth's book "The Success Factor"

www.twitter.com/ruthgotian

www.instagram.com/ruthgotian

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgotian/

Michele on Instagram

About the Author

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. She has been hailed by the journal Nature and Columbia University as an expert in mentorship and leadership development. In 2021, she was selected as one of 30 people worldwide to be named to the Thinkers50 Radar List, dubbed the Oscars of management thinking. Recently, she won the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement - Radar Award given to a “thinker with the potential to change the world of theory and practice” and cemented her place as the #1 emerging management thinker in the world. She is also a semi-finalist for the Forbes 50 Over 50 list. In addition to publishing in academic journals, she is a contributor to Forbes and Psychology Today where she writes about ‘optimizing success’. Her research is about the mindset and skill set of peak performers, including Nobel Prize winners, astronauts and Olympic champions. She is the author of The Success Factor.

Dr. Carla Brown is the Founder and CEO of Game Doctor, a solution driven organization that aims to transform science and health education through production of digital media. The company develops mobile games, software and media to educate communities on complex topics in science and healthcare. We discuss antibiotic resistance, entrepreneurship, and much more. Tune in at http://thegoodlifecoach.com/057

What does it mean to find your purpose? Purpose, meaning, and change are even more a part of our lives now than they were when I first launched The Good Life Coach. 

In today’s episode, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova joins me for a deep conversation about life, including how she followed her purpose during uncertain times.  Lisa was my very first guest, and I’m so excited that she returned for this special second anniversary episode of the show.

Tapping into her background as a neuroscientist, Lisa has written five best-selling fiction books, including “Still Alice” (Julianne Moore won an Oscar in 2015 for her role in the film adaptation).  Since we recorded, Lisa revealed that Angelina Jolie and Christoph Waltz are slated to star in the film adaptation of her most recent novel, “Every Note Played.” 

Her latest work, and first nonfiction book, “Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting” is now available for pre-order.

From a TED Talk with over five million views to appearances on the Today Show, CNN, and NPR, Lisa’s spirited voice reaches many. All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/104

Are you currently saving money and amassing wealth or are you living paycheck to paycheck? Whether you are a stay at home mom, have a career, don’t know much about how to manage money, or are great at it but always love learning more — there is something in this interview for you. Jennifer Barrett is on to discuss her new book, “Think Like a Breadwinner,” a wealth-building manifesto for women. Who doesn’t want to build wealth… but the real question is ‘are you’? Jennifer tells us why women haven’t been accustomed to thinking like a breadwinner, even when they are one. How and why it’s so important to shift our mindsets to one of a breadwinner. She also provides tactical tips and relatable stories in this conversation to empower you to secure your financial future and rely on yourself even if you have a spouse. The days of waiting to be rescued are over as you are the heroine of your story. We cover so much in this empowering conversation! Tune in now and you can access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/225.

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
1. How women are taught to budget, save for a rainy day, and find a partner instead of being taught how to think about our long term vision and retirement. We need to be building wealth all along the way.
2. We need to plan as if we are going to be solely responsible for ourselves and our families for the rest of our lives.
3. Why men are given expansive thoughts for their financial capabilities more often then women.
4. How things are changing where more women are breadwinners than ever before.
5. Why the conventional breadwinner model was pervasive through the 20th century and how that’s created no real models for women. Most women just assume they will be the main caregivers.
6. We are vulnerable if we are depending on someone else. Even if you think you’ll be married for life it is important you make choices for your future.
7. Women are ambitious with their careers but we need to be ambitious and expansive with our thinking when it comes to our finances.
8. The role that the media plays in how women perceive their potential in regard to finances and creating wealth.
9. The role that parents play in teaching their sons and not their daughters about investing and other matters related to finances.
10. Why it’s important to be informed if you decide to “off ramp” from your work to stay at home with your kids and why it may not be that easy to “on ramp” when you are ready
11. How to find community and support other women and much more.

Tactical steps:
1. Earn as much as you can for the role you are in if you are working.
2. Check your salary in your area of expertise. Check salary.com, fairygodboss.com glassdoor.com — quantify the value you bring so you are prepared to negotiate the best salary and close the wage gap. Your income is the springboard for wealth building.
3. Use every paycheck to become less dependent on your next paycheck. Invest it – put some in savings and some in the market.
4. Visualize – write down where you want to be in 3 years from now and write out the entire day in visceral details. Where do you want to be and what do you want to be doing? Make it real for yourself to get into the energetic space of what you want. Cut out pictures and visualize the future you desire. Do it twice a year and write the list as if it is in the present tense. Make your choices based on your values.

RESOURCES MENTIONED
The first interview with Jennifer
Website: JenniferBarrett.com
Jennifer’s Book: Think Like A Breadwinner
Communities for women:

• Allbrightcollective
• Dreamers and Doers
• Luminary

Jennifer on IG
Michele on Instagram
ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST:
Jennifer Barrett is the author of the book “Think Like a Breadwinner,” a wealth-building manifesto for women, available for pre-order now from Penguin RandomHouse. A contributor to Forbes, she’s also written about money for publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and Newsweek. Jennifer has co-authored two other personal finance books and is a TEDx speaker on women, wealth and breadwinning. She also advises three female-led startups and provides leadership coaching to female founders. Before joining Acorns, she was Personal Finance Editor at CNBC Digital, a GM at Hearst Digital, and Editor in Chief at DailyWorth, a financial media startup targeting women. A proud breadwinner herself, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.

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What would happen if you and a friend decided to share your challenges, hopes, dreams, and transitions on a podcast instead of just with each other? Well, that's what Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik did when they picked up a microphone and began recording on their closet floor. They discovered that there was a community of women looking to connect with like-minded souls and in 3 years their show has become a Top 50 podcast on Apple Podcasts with 12 million downloads. It is an inspiring journey and so much to learn from these grounded, intelligent, and soulful women. We discuss the importance of trusting your intuition, going for your dreams, owning your voice, and showing up as your most authentic self, and more!  You can access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/079

What are the common reasons people enter couples therapy? How can you improve communication with your partner? What are the Four Horseman and why does research show they are what can cause a relationship to fail? What are the most common reasons relationships fail and is there something people can do to prevent those things? The role of core values, communication styles, and love languages on relationships. Whether you have been in a long-term relationship or are in a new one, you will learn from this fascinating interview. Elizabeth Earnshaw is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Certified Gottman Therapist, Clinical Fellow of the AAMFT, and the author of “I Want This To Work: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating the Most Difficult Relationship Issues We Face in The Modern Age”. She sees couples and trains therapists at A Better Life Therapy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is a co-founder at With Ours, a company focused on helping premarital couples have important conversations. She hosts a relationship advice segment on the iHeartRadio podcast, Good Risings.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

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https://abetterlifetherapy.com/

https://www.withours.com/

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Books Referenced:

• I Want This to Work: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating the Most Difficult Relationship Issues We Face in the Modern Age by Elizabeth Earnshaw
• What Makes Love Last?: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal by John Gottman
• The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships by John Gottman
• Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do
• Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
• Sex Talks: The Five Conversations That Will Transform Your Love Life by Vanessa Marin

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If you have dreams you want to realize, but your limiting beliefs or a critical voice is holding you back, then you'll want to tune in. My guest today is Suzanne Kingsbury the Founder of The Gateless Methodology --which is a combination of brain science, radical nurturing, and embracing your weaknesses. Suzanne takes us through the three steps to implement her methodology. Her work is moving away from a culture of criticism to reconnect to your creativity, power, and your truth.

Suzanne is a best-selling author. The agent who sold Memoirs of a Geisha and Cold Mountain sold her book to Scribner for one of the biggest deals of the year for a first novelist, foreign rights were coming, and film options were on the way.  Her writing dreams had suddenly come alive. And in the years ahead, she realized her bigger calling was to help new writers experience the sweetness of publishing success.

You don’t need to be a writer to learn how to tap into your power and creativity. This work is for anyone as it teaches you how to improve your relationships with yourself, your partner and even become a more present parent.  All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/028.  

Who is the Gateless methodology for?  Everyone. The work translates to all areas of people’s lives.

The Gateless Process:

1. Radical nurturing.  The ability to allow yourself to be nurtured.  Hot baths, massage, and writing a list of what is beautiful about you every night.  When you do this your inner voice will appear.  Pay attention and don’t let it take over.  This is what makes you strong.
2. Look at what you see as broken about you is actually your power.  Don’t fight what we see as broken and see it as our superpower.  This is very counter-culture which is why it is so profound.
3. Understand that you have so many resources innately inside of you that we often forget to count.  For example, people think money is the most important thing but she says resources are the most important thing.  What do you need?  This is what gives you agency to begin.

Look for your resources: Time, People, Networking Events

She looks at the part of the mind that triggers fight or flight.  When you look at what is happening that makes you feel joyful - do more than that.  What are the activities that are activating the fight or flight.  

Gateless is around finding what works and surrounding yourself with more good. What does my husband do well - tell him. What does my child do well?  How can I first tell my kid what I love about her.  When the critical voice gets strong it means you are on the right path.

If there is a block - write into the block.  Let the voice of anxiety speak on the paper.  Write in the 2nd person.  It wants to be heard.  Then ask it - do you think this is actually true?  Listen - do you think there are really these issues?  Should we look? Let’s see if that is true and then the anxiety can be seen and heard.  

Buy a journal - write your story.  Look for the divine in there.  There is something that is greater than the human condition.  Ask the questions and the highest self will answer the questions.

If you want to be a writer.  Brenda Ueland - If you want to ?”

Run with the Wolves - author of that book.

Channeled writing - and then let whatever wants to come out on the page.  talk about your life and direction.  Self-assessment.  Am I embodying everything I want to put out in the world in a real way?

Suzanne's 3 Best Tips:

1. Be the best friend of the self - Parent the self.  Really find the abundance of the strength of who you are.
2. Don’t beat yourself up over time.  As long as you have the intention.  Relax around the time - it will happen at the right time.
3. Really see if there is an availability for writing in your life.  A tiny notepad that you can write about what you love about you, your husband, and let your critic speak.

Everything is possible with the approach of non-judgment.  You are exactly where you are supposed to be right now.  Find your strength.

Resources Mentioned

If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit
The Gospel According to Gracey by Suzanne Kingsbury
The Summer Fletcher Greel Loved Me: A Novel by Suzanne Kingsbury

• Suzanne's website - http://suzannekingsbury.net
• Suzanne on FB - @gatelesswriting
• Michele on Instagram

Looking to buy something meaningful for a women in your life - including high school or college graduates. Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life is on sale until the end of June 2019. My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It’s a short book that you can read in about an hour, but includes life lessons that will last a lifetime.

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Amanda Drobnis is on the podcast to discuss how she combined her love of animals and business to create a start-up that is helping animals heal from injuries.  She also shares her best tips on how to find sources of early stage capital and advice for new business owners.  Show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/069

The iconic Debbie Millman is on the show. I have been an admirer of her work for years. For 20 years, Debbie was the President of Sterling Brands, one of the world’s leading branding consultancies. Under her leadership, Sterling grew to 150 employees in five offices. While there, she worked on the logo and brand identity for Burger King, Hershey’s, Haagen Dazs, Tropicana, Star Wars, Gillette, and the No More movement. Debbie is currently working with Law & Order SVUactor and activist Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation to eradicate sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and the rape-kit backlog. In 2009 Debbie co-founded the world’s first graduate program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Today we discuss branding as well as how to design our lives intentionally. All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/108

Dr. Comen has dedicated her medical career to saving the lives of women. An award-winning, internationally sought-after clinician and physician-scientist, Dr. Comen works as a medical oncologist with a specialty in breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and is an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. She earned her BA in the history of science from Harvard College and her MD from Harvard Medical School, then completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and her fellowship in oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She’s the author of All In Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters Today which we discuss on the show today. Visit https://thegoodlifecoach.com/296 for show notes.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

Website: https://www.drelizabethcomen.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drelizabethcomen/

Book: All In Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters Today

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An award-winning, 5x entrepreneur & certified money therapist. Jennifer, collectively, has raised, participated in, or advised in the raising of over $100M+. A leader with a heart that matches her name, Jennifer is currently serving as the CEO of the True Wealth Institute where she helps leaders free themselves of the chains that hold them back from having a healthy relationship with money. Learn tips to help you have a healthy relationship to money without the overwhelm and anxiety. All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/120. Visit my website to leave any comments about this interview and join our community. I’d love to hear from you!

“If we defined success by gold medals and winning hockey games what a shortsighted view of what this journey can all be about.” – Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson

“We gained our confidence from our preparation and doing something every single day to make sure we were at our best and knowing we put the work in.” – Monique Lamoureux-Morando

The Olympic Gold Medalists on Daring to Dream and Fighting for Equity. Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando share their incredible journey from starting hockey at the age of 2 1/2 to winning six world championships and three Olympic medals (including a gold medal in 2018 in the Winter Olympics in South Korea).

They continued to face barriers and unequal treatment and so the twins, their team, lawyers, supporters, and many others took on USA Hockey to fight for gender equity and to pave the road for future female hockey players in the US and around the world. This is an inspiring story of what’s possible and you don’t need to be a hockey player to appreciate the magnitude of what was accomplished.

This was a battle for gender equity. So much to learn from these amazing women about what it takes to dream big, set goals, and make change.

All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/128. While on my site, I’d like to invite you to join our community to receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. Look forward to connecting!

Alka Joshi, the instant New York Times best-selling author of The Henna Artist is back on the podcast to discuss her most recent book, Six Days in Bombay, which will be out in 2025. She gives up an update on her Netflix series, her best writing tips for aspiring writers, and her advice on making the most out of life. Alka says it’s important not to let age define you and to go for whatever dreams you have. Just do it! She shares how we can live more intentionally and with more joy and success. Alka became a published writer at 62 and has a lot of wisdom to share in this is an empowering interview that will leave you feeling inspired! Be sure to share this conversation with your friends.

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Resources Mentioned:

• The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
• Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi
• The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
• The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi
• Alka’s Website
• Alka on IG

Guest Bio: Alka Joshi is the internationally bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and The Perfumist of Paris. Her debut novel, The Henna Artist, immediately became a New York Times Bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon Pick and was LongListed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. It has been translated into 29 languages and is currently in development at Netflix as a tv series. In 2023, Forbes selected Joshi as one of 50 over 50 women empowering other women. Joshi was born in India and came to the U.S. with her family at the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts. She lives in California.

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How are you at managing your time? Women often put themselves last and in this interview Michele and Kate discuss how to align your purpose and live with integrity to prioritize yourself. Time management is essential for achieving goals and realizing dreams. Tune into this 30 minute interview to set yourself up for success. Detailed show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/113

“My aspirations dictate my actions.” - Kelly Roach

How do you become a category of one in your business? How do you define your unique voice and set yourself apart from your competition? How do you build your brand and establish your brand reputation? What is conviction marketing and how can you use it to begin operating off of intuition? How do you get your market to fall in love with you? We discuss all of this and more with business strategist, Kelly Roach. Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Unstoppable Entrepreneur, her multi-million dollar company, which is the fastest growing coaching program on the market, and the first of its kind. Be prepared to take notes. So many key takeaways in this interview! Tune in now and you can access the show notes at thegoodlifecoach.com/131.

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“If the average person just more consistently did what they already know they’d be healthier, happier, and be making more money.” – Brian Moran

Brian Moran, the New York Times bestselling author of “The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months,” is going to share how to get more done in less time. He will take us into the execution system he developed while also sharing easy-to-implement time management strategies. He also connects the dots back to why it is important to create our life vision so we can structure our time and goals around that vision. You will learn tactical steps that you can implement today to move closer to the life you desire. This is a fan-favorite episode that I re-run before the New Year.

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. Why the 12 week year is an execution system and how that helps you get more done in less time.
2. It’s not enough to know.  You have to execute.  Knowledge is only powerful if you act on it.
3. Get out of the annual environment.  With this program, you are going to stop after 12 weeks and that is your year.  Measure your success or failure and measure the progress and then go again.  It’s a fluid process.  You can use  this professionally or personally.  You can do  anything for 12 weeks and then decide is that somethingI want to do again.
4. Your vision is you’re why.   Your goals NEED to align with the vision.
5. At the goal level, know the difference between goals and tactics and outcomes and actions.  The actions we have control over.  Goals are outcomes. 
6. Make sure at the goal level that is measurable – it’s an outcome.
7. Determine what are the most important actions.  Most plans are conceptual not tactical.  You need to spell out the specific actions and focus on “less is more”.
8. Stay connected to your vision by putting the longer term vision in front of you – laminate a card you can look at every day. Create visual reminders.
9. The difference between a habit and routine is key.   Ex, going to the gym is a routine not a habit and routines are what drive success.  How you begin and end your day needs a routine.  The key is to start off positive.   End your day with gratitude.   
10. How to manage time.  Time blocking – 3 core blocks:
    A. Strategic Block -3 hours blocked during the week.  No interruptions – working on the business not in the business. THIS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. 
    B. Buffer Blocks – these are designed to deal with the emails/low level stuff.  Ex, I return calls between 4-5pm.  Don’t check your emails when they come in. Block time in to address it.
    C. Break out blocks – schedule time away from work to do something just for you to recharge.

The Four Disciplines of the 12 Week Year 

1. Vision – You have to know what you want.
2. Planning – You have to ask – “What matters most?”
3. Execution – Then ask, “Am I doing it?”
4. Measurement – “Is it producing?”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months – Brian’s NYTimes best-selling book
• https://12weekyear.com/ – Brian’s website and more resources
• Michele on Instagram

ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST:

Brian Moran, President and Founder of The 12 Week Year, has thirty plus years of expertise as a corporate executive, entrepreneur, consultant and coach.

Brian is a recognized expert in the field of leadership and execution. His realization that most people don’t lack ideas, but struggle with effective implementation led him to the development of ‘The 12 Week Year’.

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This is a solo-cast inviting you to think about waking to what is calling for your awareness – what parts of your life you desire change and how to make that change happen. Here’s the thing — every decision we make, every dream we have, every goal we set, every compromise we make, every excuse, every moment we let go by in distraction instead of staying present to the moment and the futures we want to wake up in — this creates our reality.  

So, then, how do you own your voice?  How do you show up for yourself?  How do you create the dreams you desire?  How do you even begin to dream again when maybe you’ve lost yourself completely?  

It all starts with curiosity which leads to clarity about what you really want. Once you have that then you take one baby step, followed by one action and then by another and so on.  

It requires faith and self-love.  It requires support.

I hope you find it helpful and please share it with anyone who would benefit from it.

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In this Episode:

Do you go to the market and come home with nothing for dinner?  Do you love to cook but just don't have time to spend in the kitchen?  Do you want to feed your family well but don't know where to begin?

On today's podcast we cover all of these questions and more with nutrition chef Julia Grimaldi, Founder of Julia's Wellness Kitchen. An entrepreneur, personal chef, and wellness coach, Julia calls herself a curious culinarian who has had a love affair with food, cooking, and clean eating for over 20 years.  Julia's passion is to help people approach nutritious eating and cooking with comfort and ease, develop better eating and health habits, and have fun doing it!  We really get into the importance of eating together as a family as often as is possible.  The idea is that a home cooked meal is always more nutritious.

For show notes visit:  https://thegoodlifecoach.com/016

Key Takeaways:

The most important thing is to have families sharing meals and eating in communion, which is why Julia works with families to prepare meals with the goal that she will bring them back to the family table.

We prefer the word nutritious over "healthy"- foods that are minimally processed and whole foods.

When thinking about planning a meal - start with the  components of a meal.  A protein source (animal to plant proteins); vegetables; carbohydrates - from a grain perspective (wheat, rice, corn) and non-gluten grains (oats and quinoa).

If food allergies or sensitivities are an issue, start meal planning around what you can have.  If your proteins are limited to plant proteins you just need more of them.  It becomes frustrating when we think of what we can’t have.

Have a well stocked pantry: Always have on hand good quality beef, chicken, vegetable broth, canned beans, frozen shrimp, frozen vegetables, bulgar, quinoa, couscous.

Plan a shopping menu but protein/dairy; produce; and grocery (general).  Try to go to the same supermarket so you save yourself time.  The whole foods are on the perimeter.  The interior is where the less healthy foods are.  Batch cook your meals on a Sunday.  Set aside 2-3 hours to make it all for the week.

Julia's 3 best tips to create nourishing meals at home:

1. Work on mindset - set something realistic and small.
2. Keep it simple - it doesn’t need to be an elaborate meal - keep planning and ingredients simple.
3. approach it with ease and joy and fun - if it isn’t outsource or use short-cuts like meal planning kits.
4. Get help if you need it

Resources Mentioned (Books + App)

 Julia on IG

Michele on IG

This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life.  My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It’s a short book that you can read in about an hour, but includes life lessons that will last a lifetime.

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We all experience anxiety but it doesn’t have to stop us from pursuing a joyful and meaningful life. Dr. Luana Marques and I delve into her recently published book, ”Bold Move”. She shares some actionable strategies, including her three-step plan to transform anxiety into power. A mental health expert and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Luana helps us create self-awareness, reminds us of the importance of understanding our core values, and how to begin to take courageous actions, even if that means one small step at a time. We are encouraged to step out of our comfort zones and pursue what matters to us by making a bold move. For show notes or to join my newsletter, visit https://thegoodlifecoach.com/

*This is a podcast interview and not intended to be mental health advice. Please consult with your trusted healthcare professional for anything dealing with your mental and physical health.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

1. The percentage increase in anxiety since Covid (it was high but got significantly higher).
2. Why our usual ways of coping are no longer working and how anxiety differs from depression.
3. Her story growing up in poverty and witnessing domestic violence.
4. How she broke the generational cycle of trauma and ended up at Harvard.
5. Why anxiety makes us go to catastrophic thinking/worse case scenarios.
6. What our superpower is and how to use it.
7. How anxiety can keep us stuck and what to do instead. Sometimes the answer is to do the opposite action instead of running away form it.
8. The importance of identifying our avoidance patterns.
9. How aligning our core values with our actions can help us.
10. The value of writing down what is making us anxious to better understand the situation triggering the anxiety, and much more.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Website: https://drluana.com/

Book: Bold Move: A 3-Step Plan to Transform Anxiety into Power

IG: Follow Dr. Luana

Michele on Instagram

GUEST BIO:

Dr. Luana Marques is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School; Past-President of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA); Author, Bold Move: A 3-Step Plan to Transform Anxiety into Power (HarperOne).

Empowered by psychology and her personal life experience, renowned mental health expert, educator, and author Dr. Luana is passionate about teaching people to transform their lives. Informed by her personal journey and two decades as professor and researcher at Harvard Medical School, she coaches individuals to live their best lives by rewiring the way they think, feel, and behave. Dr. Luana is a master at converting her clinical research findings and evidence-based practices into vibrant insights and practical tools for individuals, community organizations, C-level leaders, and international corporations.

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According to the latest research, approximately 40% of women in the United States will experience noticeable hair loss by age 40. Hair loss and thinning hair can have profound emotional and psychological impacts. Dr. Alan Bauman joins us to share valuable insights on the causes of hair loss, supplement recommendations, innovative restoration techniques, the best treatment options available today, where the future of hair restoration is going, and offers practical advice for women struggling with thinning hair. If you are experiencing hair loss, this episode is packed with information you won’t want to miss! Be sure to follow the show and share this episode with a friend! 

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• JOIN MICHELE’S NEWSLETTER + Receive A Free Curated List of 52 Self-care Tips
• Say hi to Michele on INSTAGRAM

GUEST INFORMATION

• WEBSITE: https://shop.baumanmedical.com/
  

SOCIAL MEDIA: 

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/380395
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baumanmedical/
• Dr. Bauman’s personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/dralanbauman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/baumanmedical
  
  

GUEST BIO: 

Dr. Bauman is an acclaimed board-certified hair restoration physician with over 28 years of experience in the medical field. He is the founder and CEO of Bauman Medical, an international leading treatment center in the field of hair restoration. Dr. Bauman has established himself as an authority in the industry.+ 34,000 Patients Treated + 12,000 Hair Transplant Surgeries Performed + 12,000 PRP Hair Regrowth Treatments Administered. Dr. Bauman is one of approximately only 200 physicians worldwide to achieve the certification from the esteemed American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS).

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How do you pivot and set yourself apart from everyone out there especially when things are so uncertain in your business? You do that by creating an irresistible personal brand. Jason Van Orden is on to offer his simple framework to guide us through his process. You can access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/076

Dr. Heather Hirsch is the best-selling author of Unlock Your Menopause Type: Personalized Treatments, the Last Word on Hormones, and Remedies that Work. Dr. Hirsch founded the Menopause & Midlife Clinic at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and also served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, and now runs a private telemedicine practice focused on midlife and menopause. She was one of the experts on Oprah’s Menopause Talk and is the cool doctor you want in your corner with your perimenopause and menopause questions. You will learn so much in this conversation including where we are with research on menopause, the 6 menopause types, info on HRT, and much more!

*This is a podcast interview for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be medical advice. Contact your trusted provider for your health matters.

While on the show notes page, I’d love for you to join our newsletter. You’ll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and live your best midlife. You’ll also get a FREE copy of Michele’s Book, Design a Life You Love (available for a limited time).

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Join Michele’s Newsletter

Michele on Instagram

Michele’s Book

Website: Dr. Heather Hirsch

IG: Dr. Hirsch on IG

Book:  Unlock Your Menopause Type: Personalized Treatments, the Last Word on Hormones, and Remedies that Work

ABOUT THE GUEST

HEATHER HIRSCH, M.D. MS, NCMP, is the founder of the Menopause & Midlife clinic at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and also served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hirsch is board certified in Internal Medicine and completed advanced fellowship training in Women’s Health at the Cleveland Clinic. Her specialty practice focuses on menopausal hormone therapy, perimenopause, breast cancer survivorship, sexual dysfunction, bone health, and other conditions common to women in midlife. She is an active member and contributing member of the North American Menopause Society, and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, and serves on the medical advisory board of Midi Health, the first digital platform designed for women’s unique needs in midlife. She is now seeing patients in her private telemedicine practice and you can book visits directly.

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“When you are operating outside of your comfort zone just continue to trust the process because what’s meant for you won’t miss you.” – Meha Agrawal

Meha Agrawal is the Founder & CEO of Silk and Sonder, a self-care and mental wellness startup based out of San Francisco, CA. She launched a guided monthly planner and journal subscription service inspired by positive psychology and bullet journal techniques, that makes daily and proactive self-care more personalized, accessible, and actionable for women from the comfort of their homes. Prior to founding Silk and Sonder, Meha was a Software Engineer and Product Manager for Goldman Sachs, Stitch Fix, The Muse, and Fueled. She also advises women-led startups and is a founding member of Dreamers // Doers, The Wing, Lady Drinks, Female Founder Collective and other women’s groups. She splits her time between New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles and is excited to build a mental wellness brand that empowers women to be their authentic, best selves worldwide. The show notes are at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/046

WE DISCUSS:

1. Why she left her world as a successful entrepreneur to launch her own company in her twenties.
2. How she decided on the product and name for her company.
3. What women need to know if they want go on their own, including the key mindset for success.
4. What her journal provides and how it differs from the competition.
5. Meha’s personal self-care habits.
6. Why understanding your core values is key to creating a successful self-care habit.
7. Spending 10-15 minutes a week on how you plan to honor those values.
8. How she figured out projections?  Margins are getting better and better as you scale.  She didn’t wait for ideal customers before she quit.  She knew she had money in the bank for the next 3-4 months.
9. Her definition of self-care.
10. Why women need to make their self-care a priority.

MEHA’S 3 BEST TIPS FOR LIVING A GOOD LIFE:

1. Figure out what routine what works for you
2. Identify what your personal core values are and live in alignment with them
3. Don’t seek out outer validation – seek out inner validation. It will be much more colorful and rewarding.

RESOURCES + BOOKS MENTIONED:

IG – @silkandsonder
silkandsonder.com
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Dr. Kristin Kahle is back on the podcast talking about owning and reclaiming your power as a woman and as an entrepreneur.  We dive into the key "nuggets" in her book so that you can take ownership of your business and life to scale your business to the success you dream about.  You can access the show notes at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/071

What would you do if you were a new mom and your child was diagnosed with a hearing disability? Would you accept a doctor setting limits on your child before their life had even begun? Well, Janice Lintz the CEO of Hearing Access and Innovations organically launched her company as a result of her advocacy of her daughter and the millions of other people that live with hearing loss.  She's reached out to everyone from the Queen of England to Barack Obama. It's an inspiring story that you'll want to hear.  All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/111. Visit Michele on IG at Michele_Lamoureux and leave any comments about this interview. I'd love to hear from you!

Fascinating conversation with Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried who is the author of four NYTimes best-selling books. We discuss her most recent book, The Autoimmune Cure in this interview. So much to learn about the connection between trauma and your risk of developing an autoimmune condition. She shares the blood tests to request from your doctor, how to take your ACE score to asses childhood trauma (link is in the show notes), and lifestyle modifications you can make: including sleep, food, supplements, as well as the role of psychedelics. You’ll learn why women are more prone to developing an autoimmune disease and other healing modalities you can implement (like breath work and mindfulness based stress reduction, and more). Be sure to share this interview with a friend who would benefit from this information!

SHOW NOTES:
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RESOURCES MENTIONED

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In this enlightening episode, we explore Ayurveda, the ancient “science of life,” and its practical tools for modern living. Hadlee Garrison, MPH and Ayurveda expert, breaks down the three doshas—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha—explaining how these energies govern physical and mental well-being, what happens when they fall out of balance, and how to restore harmony through diet and lifestyle adjustments. We also dive into the concept of “dharma”, our purpose, and discuss how we can use Ayurveda to create fulfillment, and a deeper connection to your true self. Packed with timeless wisdom, this episode is your guide to living a more balanced, energized, and purposeful life. Hadlee is a certified health coach helping women optimize their physiology, energy levels, and overall capacity & resilience. If you want to learn more about Ayurveda and how it can empower you, this episode is for you! Be sure to share this interview with a friend!

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DOSHA QUIZ referenced in the interview

GUEST INFORMATION
WEBSITE: https://www.happyhealthyhadlee.com/
IG @happyhealthyhadlee

GUEST BIO: Hadlee Garrison, MPH is a behavior change specialist, Ayurveda expert, and certified health coach helping women optimize their physiology, energy levels, and overall capacity & resilience. With a lifelong interest in ancient healing modalities, coupled with an evidence-based background in biopsychology and health behavior degrees from the University of Michigan, her passion is blending cutting-edge science with wisdom traditions for modern-day humans to achieve the health and energy levels that allow them to thrive.

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This is the one year anniversary of the good life coach podcast!  A heartfelt thank you to all of you.  It is because of all of you that I do this show.  This podcast is about empowering women through story-telling - sharing the stories of female entrepreneurs who are creating success on their terms.  As one of us rises, we all rise.  Let’s continue to do this together! Today to keep you inspired I'm sharing Lisa Genova's story. She was my very first guest in episode one and here we are 52 episodes later so thought it would be fun to have you hear Lisa's story as many of you are new to the show. Show notes can be found at http://thegoodlifecoach.com/052.

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In this Episode:
I'm thrilled to share that Lisa Genova, the New York Times Bestselling Author of Still Alice, is today’s guest.  When I learned of Lisa’s work and life mission I knew I had to have her on the show.  She epitomizes what is possible when you listen to your internal voice and have the courage to pursue what’s in your heart.  Lisa will tell you that she is doing her “soul’s work” and living a life of purpose by bringing empathy and understanding to neurological disorders people don't like to think about.  Her book “Still Alice” became a New York Times best-seller and was turned into a major motion picture.  However, before finding her purpose, Lisa was on a very different path.  A Harvard trained Ph.D. in neuroscience, Lisa found herself at a crossroads when her first marriage ended in divorce.  It was in this moment of uncertainty that she found the courage to leave the familiar for a life as a writer.  If you are a writer or want to be one, would like to find your purpose, and/or enjoy stories of how dreams become reality, then you will love today’s episode.

Key Takeaways:

• Why Lisa left her life as a Harvard trained PhD in Neuroscience to become a fiction writer, with no prior writing experience
• Why her grandmother having alzheimer's triggered her desire to write
• How & why she became an "empathy warrior" for people with neurological disorders
• How acting classes helped her become a better writer
• We dig into her creative process – how she crafts her books
• Why all of her books cover a neurological disorder and how they connect to life themes
• How she kept up her motivation when her future was uncertain.  Her book was originally rejected by 100 agents yet she was determined to get her book out in the world and it paid off.
• How her self-published book eventually secured her an agent and ended up on the New York Times Best-sellers list for 59 weeks!
• How she trusted that fiction was the way to tell her stories to create empathy with the reader.
• Why she loves the concept of duality and how our decisions create the reality we are living today vs the path not taken.
• How her book "Still Alice" became a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore and Alec Baldwin.   We go into how it felt to be at the Oscar's and seeing her work on the big screen.
• Why her latest book, "Every Note Played" deals with ALS.
• Lisa shares the questions we need to ask ourselves to discover our own life purpose
• Why you should never make decisions out of fear
• The books she used to learn the craft of writing
• 3 key tips for all women out there who want to pursue their dreams....and so much more...

Lisa Genova's Bestselling Books:

Still Alice 

Inside the O'Briens: A Novel

Left Neglected

Love Anthony

Every Note Played

Other books referenced:

On Pluto by Greg O'Brien 

Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

On Writing by Stephen King

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

Ted Talks: What You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer's

Inbound Talk: "If You Could Do Anything You Wanted"

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Personal growth advocate Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani discusses the concept of “becoming flawesome” from her book by the same name, and its transformative potential. As the co-founder of MindValley, the world’s leading life transformation platform, Kristina noticed a common struggle among individuals—the pressure to be perfect. Kristina shares the powerful message that embracing our flaws doesn’t mean settling for mediocrity but rather recognizing our unique potential and embracing the journey of continuous growth.  In this interview you’ll learn why pursuing what you are good at and enjoy — instead of striving for external definitions of success — is the best way forward.  You’ll also hear why self love and authenticity are an essential part of the equation. I am excited to share this interview with you!

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Website: mindvalley.com/books/flawesome

Book: Becoming Flawesome: The Key to Living an Imperfectly Authentic Life

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Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani is the co-founder of Mindvalley, the world’s most powerful life transformation platform with an ever-growing 20 million-strong following. She is an entrepreneur, writer, international speaker, artist, and philanthropist based in Estonia and the author of the Live by Your Own Rules and 7 Days to Happiness online programs as well as the forthcoming book Becoming Flawesome: The Key to Living An Imperfectly Authentic Life (June 13; Hay House). Kristina’s content has touched the lives of tens of thousands of students by providing wisdom, life hacks, and healthy habit-building formulas curated and inspired by her 20 years in the personal growth industry. Kristina hosts her own podcast, Honest Conversations, and has interviewed over 200 specialists in the field of psychology and self-development.

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Dr. Sara Gottfried, New York Times best-selling author of numerous books geared to empower women with the information they need to live healthier lives joins us to shed light on the relationship between our hormones and food. We discuss her most recent book, Women, Food, and Hormones: A 4-Week Plan to Achieve Hormonal Balance, Lose Weight, and Feel Like Yourself Again. If you want to understand your hormones and how to be healthy, strong, and to create balance in your life – you are going to love this conversation!

All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/153.

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What do your clothes say about you? In today's episode, style expert and author George Brescia shares powerful stories of women who changed their lives by switching up their style. From appearances on NBC's "Today Show" and other media, including doing regular red carpet commentary and fashion reporting for CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox -- to covering the Tony awards -- George has over 25 years working with top fashion leaders (Ralph Lauren, Donna Karen, Tommy Hilfiger. He styles A-list celebrities to everyday women looking to improve their appearance and gain confidence. George is an expert in helping women look and feel their best and he shares his best tips with us today! All of the show notes can be found at thegoodlifecoach.com/103

Are your closets cluttered? Do you have plenty of clothes but nothing to wear that you are excited to put on? Would you like help getting organized so you can get ready easily and feel more in control of what you are putting on? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or you simply enjoy learning more organizing techniques, then you will love this interview with Geralin Thomas.

Geralin is a naturally gifted professional organizer. For 19 years, she’s helped people around the world get organized and become more productive so they can pursue their passions. You may have seen Geralin on the Emmy nominated television show, Hoarders, where she worked in some of America’s most cluttered homes. She is the author of Decluttering Your Home: Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets, and is a wealth of information. The show notes and links mentioned are at https://thegoodlifecoach.com/156

We Discuss:

1. How clutter can be physical and psychological
2. Clutter vs hoarding
3. Where clutter *typically* comes from
4. Emotionally, how clutter makes people feel?
5. Geralin’s closet organizing system in depth

Tips to help you get started:  

·      Gather the goods: bins or bags, a tape measure, full-length mirror, stepstool, vacuum, duster, bright lighting, “miscellaneous bin” for change, buttons, pins

·      Block time on calendar and put phone in DND mode

·      Get motivated: music, beverage, perky scent, lower the thermostat, wear appropriate undergarments, easy-on-off-outfit

·      Take measurements

·      Analyze and note hair, eye, and complexion colors

·      Determine wants vs. needs; create a wish list (hangers or handbags)

·      Group like with like + give everything a permanent address

·      Get high (use vertical space: wall space/shelves, pants/scarves/hangers that cascade)

·      Save prime real estate (easy access/high visibility) for most often used items

Resources Mentioned

Website:  MetropolitanOrganizing.com

Book: Decluttering Your Home: Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets

Easily plan what you’re going to wear from head-to-toe with Geralin’s Wardrobe Worksheet 

Here’s a link to Geralin’s quiz https://www.metropolitanorganizing.com/life/home-organizing/whats-clutterer-personality-type/

Here’s a link to Geralin’s Wardrobe Wisdom Workbook https://www.metropolitanorganizing.com/personal-style/wardrobe-wisdom-workbook/