The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

This Chapter is the Perfect Time to Quit Wine with Emily Allen

Emily Allen is a certified alcohol-free life coach who empowers women in midlife to break free from our wine culture and create their next chapter full of confidence, clarity and true freedom.

In this episode she explains:

• “Wine-mom” culture
• Her trigger to quit and her process to stop
• Alcohol as “Self-care” and “self-medication”
• Her path from self-disappointment to becoming an Alcohol-Free Life Coach
• The 80% increase in drinking in the last 30 years
• The health risks
• What happens in our bodies with alcohol and when we cut out all alcohol

Emily’s “food for thought” for us at the end comes from her heart and is very sobering and thought-provoking.

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Find Emily at https://www.livingfreewithemily.com/

Learn more about Emily and find all her links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Emily Allen

 

 

Beyond Intuition - 5D Frequency with Mariana Cooper

Mariana Cooper (Mari) is an internationally acclaimed intuitive life strategist, third generation intuitive and host of the Aha! Moments Radio Show.

In this episode, Mari explains:

• Third generation intuitive
• Aha Moments
• 3D and 5D Frequency
• The Energetic Communication system that we are all born with
• Man-made constructs: shame, blame, guilt, fear, anxiety
• “Clear, connect, communicate, create”

Mari has an interesting description of how younger generations are choosing their own paths, not following social expectations like we did.

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Find Mari at https://beyondintuitionbook.com/

Learn more about Mari and find all her links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Mariana Cooper

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Model and Carpenter Creates Her Own Next Chapter with Maxx McGee

Brenda Cumby McGee – aka Maxx McGee – is that fabulous dichotomy of fashion model and union carpenter. She was also a trail-blazer for women in the trades.

Today, Maxx explains:

• How those two parallel careers originated

• Her covid success story

• How things have changed for women in the trades in the last 30 years

• Women in a traditionally male environment “sisters in the brotherhood”

• “The Pant”

• The process of getting a clothing concept from idea to market

• And, of course: Ageism!

I really appreciate Maxx’s advice for us Boomer Women if dealing with a granddaughter who prefers tools and trades over more traditional “girl” careers.

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Find Maxx and “The Pant” at https://gottstreetblues.com/

Learn more about Maxx and find all her links at The Boomer Woman’s Podcast: Maxx McGee

Want to be a guest on The Boomer Woman’s Podcast? DM Agnes at PodMatch

 

Overcome Challenges Like a Warrior with Zulma Williams

Zulma Williams has had her share of challenges, and sometimes struggled to overcome them. But she is a warrior, and she made it her mission to inspire people to discover and honor the warrior inside themselves.

“The swearing therapist” has such energy! The past proves it was enough to get her over her own hurdles and I’m sure it becomes contagious with her clients.

In this episode she discusses:

• Her country of origin, Argentina
• Why she deals specializes in anxiety, depression, and trauma
• Why women MUST put themselves first
• The therapy technique called ART – Accelerated Resolution Therapy
• Clients who are resistant to healing
• The parameters of client confidentiality

Zulma’s enthusiasm will make you believe you can get through whatever you’re going through. I always ask the “personal question” – I’ll sum up her answer: “It’s never too late!”

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Find Zulma at https://www.dragonflytherapyservices.net/

Learn more about Zulma and find all her links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Zulma Williams

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Passions and Purpose Prevent Old Age with Joe Owens

Joe Owens is a story-teller… and an author. He’s released fiction and non-fiction, graphic novels and kids’ books. He’s also written a book for Boomers called “Feeling Groovy: A Boomer Guide to Ageless Aging”.

We talk about the book but also many other things:

• Supra Ventricular Tachycardia
• His interesting career
• Staying young-ish
• Technology & AI
• How acting old invites age-ism
• Internalized age-ism
• We get on a tangent about history and critical thinking

Joe and I both agree that one secret to “living forever” is embracing Passion, People, and Purpose.

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Find Joe at https://joeowensbooks.com/

Learn more about Joe and find all his links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Joe Owens

Want to be a guest on The Boomer Woman’s Podcast? Send Agnes a message on PodMatch, here: Agnes on PodMatch

 

Crushing the Cancer Curveball with Joelle Kaufman

Joelle Kaufman says “My passion is supporting cancer patients in finding their voice, taking control of their journey, and reducing the chaos and terror. As my family says, we’ve seen the movie. We know how to write a better ending.”

In this episode, Joelle explains:

• Her mother, her sister, then her story
• Cancer as a class of diseases
• To celebrate life’s events… and non-events
• Questions, Reactions and minding the joy
• “Happiness Tripwires”
• What to do for a friend who has cancer, or to ask of your friends if you get the diagnosis

Joelle is an amazing voice of strength and calm… it may not always have been so but that voice will help you navigate your journey should you get “the diagnosis”.

Find Joelle at https://joellekaufman.com/

Learn more about Joelle and find all her links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Joelle Kaufman

 

 

Not Done By A Long Shot! with Jannette Anderson

Jannette Anderson, like many of the women she works with, is #NotDoneByALongShot! She is passionate about working with maturepreneurs to identify, claim and position their value so  they can make a meaningful difference AND a magnificent living!

Today she explains:

• Why she’s so passionate about Maturepreneurs?... especially womanpreneurs
• Why this group is growing so fast
• The biggest challenges Maturepreneurs face
• What a woman should do and who she needs to BE to get results
• Her advice for getting started
• Being poly-home-erous

Jannette has a lot of statistics on the tip of her tongue… and every one of them will encourage you!

Find Jannette at https://maturepreneur.world/

Learn more about Jannette and find all her links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Jannette Anderson

Want to be a guest on The Boomer Woman’s Podcast? Send Agnes a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/agnesknowles    

Learn Smart Phone Tech with Anne Goldberg

Anne Goldberg was looking for direction after 2009 happened. Then, in less than two weeks, six different seniors called and said the same thing: “I hear you teach the computer. Can you help me?”  But… Anne had never told anyone she taught computers, despite the fact that she was always helping my friends with their tech. Eleven years later, she is known for her outstanding teaching skills and patience working with older people.

Today, Anne explains:

• The transition from executive recruiter to smart phone use expert
• Android, IOS, and flip phones
• The most common phone frustrations of the over-60 crowd
• Security, safety, and updates
• Messaging apps
• Hearing and touch needs
• Alexa and Siri

I hope you enjoy Anne’s explanation about what a modem is as much as I did.

Find Anne at https://www.takethisphoneandshoveit.com/

Learn more about Anne and find all her links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Anne Goldberg

Want to be a guest on The Boomer Woman’s Podcast? Send Agnes a message on PodMatch, here: Agnes Knowles on PodMatch

The Value of Couples' Therapy with Bruce Chalmer

Dr. Bruce Chalmer is a psychologist in Vermont who has been working with couples for over thirty years. Through his teaching, consulting, writing, podcast, and videos about relationships, his ideas have helped thousands of couples and their therapists.

Today, he discusses

1. Why he chose Couples’ therapy?
2. At what stage clients come to him
3. Why grey divorce is a “thing”
4. Stability and intimacy
5. Mid-life crises… male and female
6. Stability and intimacy
7. The Oh Shit! Moments
8. Ideas, ideologies, faith

Bruce is so good at explaining the inside conversations while looking at the issues from a 10,000 ft. view.

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Find Bruce at https://brucechalmer.com/ 

and https://couplestherapyinsevenwords.com/

Learn more about Bruce and find all his links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Bruce Chalmer

 

 

Working With Nature with Matthieu Mehuys

Matthieu Mehuys is a Belgian landscape architect on a mission to make the world a greener, healthier place. He has traveled the globe looking at and for solutions and is keen to share his knowledge with the world.

In this episode he explains:

• How growing up on a family farm in Belgium started his journey
• The role of developers in sustainability
• How the planet is going to survive and restore itself with or without us
• The benefits individual gardens and large farms
• “Invasive species”
• How we Boomers are so important to this mission

Matthieu also explains how his Masterclass is a Train The Trainer kind of offering that we may well want to consider.

He is also the award winning author of “12 Universal Laws Of Nature: How To Use Your Land To Its Full Potential”.

Listen now and then share this episode!

Find Matthieu at https://www.paulownia-la.com/

Learn more about Matthieu and find all his links at  The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Matthieu Mehuys