2025 is the 6th Season of The Boomer Woman’s Podcast. Each episode is a conversation between me – I’m Agnes Knowles, your host – and a guest who talks to a subject that, someway, somehow, is relatable to Boomer Women. The guests can be any age, any gender, as long as their message is positive, informative, pertinent to our demographic. You, dear listener, might need to be open-minded, curious, tolerant, inclusive… and if you are, you will enjoy these conversations, maybe learn something, and I encourage you to share each and any episode! Click the Follow/Subscribe button to be notified of the next great guest.
Episodes
6 days ago
6 days ago
Andra Davidson is a divorce coach. She isn’t going to tell you whether you should or shouldn’t, she’s going to help you maintain your health and conscience and minimize conflict throughout the process.
In this episode, Andra discusses:
- The rise of grey divorce
- What coaching looks like
- Acrimony during the process
- Adult kids and long-term friends
- Collaborative approach and collaborative law
I was surprised when Andra explained the #1 question she gets asked; I was pleased with her advice to anyone going through this difficult process.
Find Andra at https://betterthanbeforedivorce.com/
Learn more about Andra and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-andra-davidson/
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Paula Cobb is a patient advocate for women who have been misdiagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis. She is a retired physical therapist who has dealt with bladder issues since the age of 5. In this episode, Paula explains so much about UTIs and IC and more that I can’t list it all!
- The bacteria and what they do to cause UTIs
- Why antibiotics can be the problem
- How a woman might suspect she has a UTI
- Why women have to be their own advocates still (how often have we heard that?)
- Castor oil! (Gramma, don’t say a word!)
- Menopause, catheterization and the elderly
- Procedures
- How we can reduce our risk of a UTI
Like so many women who face a health issue, Paula has made it her life’s work to learn as much as she can, stay informed and stay up-to-date about Urinary Tract Infections and related issues.
Listen now and then share this episode!
Learn more about Paula and find more links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-paula-cobb/
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Stella Scott defies limits. A dancer who conquered club feet, she founded a dance company at 20. As an opera singer, she graced stages as Donna Elvira and the Queen of the Night.
She’s also a coach, Gestalt therapist, and astrologer. Stella helps women leaders transform their self-image and life story, guiding them to become the queens of their own lives through a unique blend of holistic practices.
In this episode, Stella explains
- “Cosmic orchestra”
- Flaws she perceives in western religion
- Our awesomeness
- “Done doesn’t exist”
- Love and compassion for ourselves
Stella and I also discuss her amazing app. Her genius seems to have no finish line.
Listen now and then share this episode!
Find Stella's app at https://www.cosmicstrategies.app/
Learn more about Stella and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-stella-scott/
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
And another year wraps. Five years of the podcast, four years of great conversations with guests.
In this episode, I run through the episodes, the guests, the subject matter. You'll get a bird's-eye view of what you've heard and what you've missed.
There's more info too: what else you might find at the website: https://boomwithabang.com/
You can subscribe at Substack: https://agnesknowles.substack.com/ - that'll be worth your while in the New Year!
Good Health and Happiness and One Good Friend is my wish for you for the coming year.
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Wes Cuprill is a financial advisor with a mission to empower women to take control of their financial futures. With a deep understanding of the unique financial challenges women face, Wes provides holistic and tailored advice, especially to those navigating difficult transitions, such as divorce or the loss of a spouse.
In this episode, Wes discusses:
- How, traditionally, women were kept out of investing conversations
- Why women’s goals are more the intangibles
- What to look for in an advisor
- What makes retirement planning for women distinct from men
- Mistakes women might make when planning for retirement
- The process when a woman suddenly finds herself single
- The “holistic” approach to financial planning
Wes has some great insights into financial planning for women, including how to traverse this season of buy, buy, buy.
Listen now and then share this episode!
Find Wes at https://moneyandclarity.com/
Learn more about Wes and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-wes-cuprill/
https://buymeacoffee.com/agnesk
https://agnesknowles.substack.com
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Dr. Shayna Kaufmann is the founder of Embrace the Middle—a company dedicated to serving women in midlife. She challenges us to challenge the negative cultural midlife paradigm.
In this episode, Shayna explains:
- How she defines midlife
- The cultural differences and similarities in her global research
- The difficulties women have
- All the positives that come with midage
- Despite what we see in media, most women don’t buy into all the anti-aging hype
- What it means to “Embrace The Middle”
Shayna and I have a good laugh over what we wish our elders would have told us about midlife. Her advice for all of us midlife women though, is powerful.
Find Shayna Kaufmann at https://www.embracethemiddle.com/
Learn more about Shayna and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-shayna-kaufmann/
https://buymeacoffee.com/agnesk
https://agnesknowles.substack.com
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Eight years ago, Wendy Leggett found herself at a crossroads after a successful and energizing 25-year career in sales leadership. So, she took the leap and ultimately founded her company, where she guides clients through a fulfilling retirement transition, focusing on well-being, identity, feelings of purpose, connectedness, and positive aging.
In this episode, she discusses:
- What, beyond the financials, is critical for retirement success
- Significant misconceptions about retirement
- How to go about reframing both purpose and identity
- “Transitions” as an internal change
- How being single or married affects a lot of choices
- Our role models for retirement probably weren’t positive
- Pro-aging and positive aging
Wendy has many nuggets throughout our conversation, some of my favourites are “If you are what you do, who are you when you don’t?” and the difference between finding our purpose and feeling purposeful.
Listen now and then share this episode!
Find Wendy at https://confluxretirementcoaching.com/
Learn more about Wendy and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-wendy-leggett/
https://buymeacoffee.com/agnesk
https://agnesknowles.substack.com
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Chloe Mascord helps women who avoid sex, or are stuck in unfulfilling intimacy to stop faking it and start thriving. Through bite-sized, actionable strategies, she shows women how to reignite desire, build deeper connections, and live authentically in their intimate lives.
In this episode, Chloe explains:
- Performative intimacy
- The most common reasons desire fades in long term relationships
- The importance of communication and curiosity
- Safe ways to open the doors to a conversation about sex, intimacy
- Low libido
- Men aren’t all-knowing like we may have been told
- Body image as we get older
Chloe’s advice to us all is to give ourselves some grace.
I also offered some advice: be as gentle with the changes below the neck as we are with the changes above the neck.
Listen now and then share this episode!
Find Chloe at https://www.honey-ed.com/
Learn more about Chloe and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-chloe-mascord/
https://buymeacoffee.com/agnesk
https://agnesknowles.substack.com
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Corinne Auman is on a mission to change the conversation around aging. In a culture where many avoid thinking about older adulthood until the last minute, she urges us to embrace aging in a positive light.
Needless to say, we discuss ageism:
- Has it always existed or is it more obvious now that we’re living longer
- Ageism in the workplace
- Being “invisible” but needing to advocate for ourselves or our older parents
- Why new doctors might avoid elderly patients
- Facility care competency vs dementia awareness
- Kind lies
- Preparing for aging
Corinne uses the term “Keenagers”. I’ve heard the term “Wellderly”. I believe we agree the Keenagers will be the Wellderly of the future.
Find Corinne at http://www.navigateseniorcare.com/
Learn more about Corinne and fin all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-corinne-auman/
https://buymeacoffee.com/agnesk
https://agnesknowles.substack.com/
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Ramona Galey started one day, ten years ago, in the depths of despair and, before that day was done, was introduced to a path to her current life where she lives in joy and alignment and authenticity.
You’ll understand more when she explains
- Authenticity and self-love
- How to disrobe from the “brules” – the bullshit rules we grew up with
- personal assets, success, and entanglements
- blissipline
- “Pitfalls at The Peak”
Ramona also introduces us to and explains Opra; she describes herself as a “Vibrational Mentor” and then tells why she came up with that term.
Listen now and then go share this episode!
Find Ramona at https://www.ramonagaley.com/
Learn more about Ramona and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-ramona-galey/
https://buymeacoffee.com/agnesk
https://agnesknowles.substack.com/