The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

Rescuing Young Women from the Sex Trade with Kenny Sacht

Kenny Sacht finds himself in the calling of a lifetime because of one late-night pop-up on his computer. His heart has broken several times over the last decade and a half, but his focus to rescue girls and women from the sex trade doesn’t waver.  Today he explains

• his journey from school teacher to advocate for these girls and women
• How girls get lured into – and trapped in - the sex trade
• exploitation of vulnerability
• the beginning of Wipe Every Tear
• the role of Hope House in creating a future for the women
• how bar owners discourage the girls
• babies and STDs
• why the rescues can’t happen without Western helpers

Kenny is so driven he evens gives out his phone # - that’s a man with a Mission!

Find Kenny and Wipe Every Tear at https://www.wipeeverytear.org/

Learn more about Kenny and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-kenny-sacht/

Want more information? Want to help? Call Kenny at 208-866-1967

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Turn Your Inner Critic into Your Inner Coach with Arlene Cohen Miller

Arlene Cohen Miller, like so many of us, has some “people pleaser” in her past. Now, however, she coaches woman to create balance and boundaries in their life.

Today, Arlene discusses:

• Our inner critic
• How to turn that critic into our inner coach
• Setting boundaries, with interesting concepts about energy
• Celebrating the wins
• Being grounded
• Meditation and gratitude
• Her soul readings

Arlene’s suggestions for all of us are pretty simple, think kindness, patience and tolerance.

Find Arlene at https://www.jewelconsultancy.com/

Learn more about Arlene and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-arlene-cohen-miller/

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Boomer Women and Podcasts with Ande Lyons

Ande Lyons has been a podcast host/live stream host since 2012 – her current podcast is her 6th podcast.  In this episode, we discuss both sides of the mic: Listeners and host wanna-bes.

• Ande’s history with the medium
• What exactly is a podcast
• The huge variety of podcasts and formats
• Quick and east podcast start-up
• Some of Ande’s favourites and my all-time favourite
• My genius idea for spreading the word about podcasts (better than a book club!)

Ande and I have chatted before so there are lots of laughs… and I hope our passion for the art of podcasts comes through.

Listen and then go share this episode!

Find Ande at https://www.dontbecagedbyyourage.com/

Learn more about Ande and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-ande-lyons-on-boomer-podcasts/

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Expat Life in Japan with Robert Norris

In this episode, Robert Norris gives us so many insights into life as an expat, life in Japan – from the day-to-day to the bureaucracy involved in moving there – so much great information and much of it accompanied by interesting anecdotes.

Today he explains:

• his early envy of those who spoke more than one language
• a six-mat room and a three-mat room
• local public baths
• living his dream
• why you should immerse yourself instead of speed-visiting
• Kanji lettering and the Japanese language
• tidbits of cultural history and current changes
• earthquakes

I enjoyed the moment when Bob was telling us about earthquakes and had the Japanese word but had to think about the English word!  That's immersion!

Listen to my previous chat with Bob where he talks about his amazing Mom, his life as a conscientious objector, his travels and, finally, finding "home" in Japan: https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-robert-w-norris/

Find Bob at: https://robertwnorris.com/

Learn more about Bob and find all his links at: https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-robert-norris-expat/

Robert mentions: https://www.retirejapan.com/

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Travel Adventures with Suzan Owens

Suzan Owens traveled independently through Africa, Asia, Europe, New Zealand and both North and South America. Today she shares just a few stories of her adventures – if you’re a traveler, you'll get some inspiration, if you’re an armchair traveler, enjoy!

• Africa:
  • Cairo
  • Namibia
  • Elephants & antelope
  • Kenya
  • The Maasai
  • Bungee jumping in Zambia
  • Botswana
• Travel by freighter
• Walking El Camino

Suzan’s tips for women traveling solo include being sensible, open, friendly and adaptable.

Find Suzan at https://www.suzanowens.com/

Learn more about Suzan and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-suzan-owens-2/

Listen to Suzan and Agnes discuss Numerology at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-suzan-owens/

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To Divorce or To Not Divorce with Mike Fink

Mike Fink guides women to clarity over the decision to divorce or to not divorce. If you, like me, question how a man can help women, listen in – he explains the how and the why really well.

In this episode he explains:

• Primal, emotional, rational parts of brain and perhaps some facts about them you might not know.
• Deal-breakers and cumulative deal breakers
• the divorce decision-making process is like solving a Rubik’s Cube
• Values are not equal, there is a hierarchy
• The Decoding Grid
• How The Decoding Grid can be used for other major decisions

Mike’s last piece of advice is yet another nugget to keep in mind, whether your life decision is divorce or something else.

Find Mike at https://www.getabsoluteclarity.com/

Learn more about Mike and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-mike-fink/

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What to Expect When Expecting a Mastectomy with Erica Neubert Campbell

Erica Neubert Campbell was happily going about her mommy, wife and business lives when her breast cancer diagnosis arrived. It wasn’t unexpected. Her mom had died of breast cancer years earlier.  What was unexpected was that doctors could only give her medical details.

Erica opted for double mastectomy and decided to chronicle - with photographs – the approximately 18 months she and her breasts endured her journey.

Today Erica discusses:

• Her mom
• Lumpectomies and mastectomies
• The diagnosis and her children
• The BRCA gene
• Excerpt: “Deciding what to do next Is like choosing a deadly weapon When I didn’t pick the battle.”
• The decision to have implants
• The book that grew out of her journals and photos

As always, I ask Erica what I haven’t asked her that she wants women to know – her answer to that makes this conversation even more worth listening to.

Find Erica at: https://www.ericaneubertcampbell.com/

Learn more about Erica and find all her links at: https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-erica-neubert-campbell/

 

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Failure to Launch? or Failure to Let Go? with Jack Stoltzfus

Jack Stoltzfus works with young adults who fail to launch or later return to “the nest”, and with parents who have a difficult time letting go, all the while making sure they maintain a positive, caring relationship.

In this episode, Jack explains:

• What’s changed: we couldn’t wait to get gone from our familial home, that’s often not the case today.
• Helicopter parents
• How a definition of “success” could well differ between parent and young adult
• Parental guilt
• How difficulties can breed resilience
• Don’t push them out, pull them out and how volunteerism helps with that
• The statistic that one in four young adults cut off communication with parents

It’s a serious subject for those who are in the middle of it, but Jack lightens it up with a few personal anecdotes.  Watch for his upcoming book The Launch Code: Loving and Letting Go of Our Adult Children.

Find Jack at https://parentslettinggo.com/

Learn more about Jack and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-jack-stoltzfus/

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Peri- Post- and Menopause - Culturally Sensitive with Amita Sharma

Amita is younger than us but has been through the same hormonal wringer washer. But. Amita got proactive and has developed holistic wellness programs for taboo topics such as sexual health, menopause, stress, anxiety…  amongst other issues that women go through.

Some of this will apply to you, all of it will apply to your daughters!

Today Amita discusses:

• the culturally sensitive nature of her research and offerings
• what ‘holistic’ means to Amita
• aging and longevity
• emotional wellness
• sexual health
• weight changes

Amita also explains her work with employers (because how many of them acknowledge the reality of female hormones?)… and you’ve heard the expression “There’s an app for that” -  well, Amita is developing that too!

Find Amita at https://www.nourishdoc.com/

Learn more about Amita and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-amita-sharma/

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Redefine the Next Few Decades with Maureen Atkinson

Maureen Atkinson is inspiring women like us to make this chapter our best. Founder of Lifeshiift, she’s the poster woman for learning and creating and curiosity as we navigate these years.

Today she explains:

• Her path from a corporate mover and shaker to the designer and inspiration behind LifeShiift
• Travel as a young woman vs travel as an older woman
• Goal setting
• How energy seems to breed more energy
• Mindfulness and Meditation
• Gratitude

Maureen’s advice for us all was not what I was expecting but is intuitive and really does hit the mark.

Find Maureen at https://lifeshiift.com/

Find more information and all Maureen's links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-maureen-atkinson/

 

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