The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

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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https://agnesknowles.substack.com/

 

 

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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https://substack.com/@agnesknowles

 

The Wisdom of Numerology with Suzan Owens

Suzan Owens began studying Numerology over 30 years ago and was fascinated with the synchronicity, guidance, and growth this study offered.

Today she explains:

• The field of Numerology
• The five core numbers
• Two people can have the same set of numbers
• How Numerology and Tarot are related
• Years, Cycles and Names

Suzan tells us she doesn’t need to know where the bodies are buried – curious as to what prompted that comment?

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

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

https://buymeacoffee.com/agnesk

https://agnesknowles.substack.com/

 

 

 

How to Tackle New Challenges After a Long Career with Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons

Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons coaches high achieving, driven executives and professionals to create a “retirement” that challenges them, gives them high satisfaction and, often, leaves a legacy. As Elizabeth spoke, I realized that many of the needs/desires of high achievers are actually not that different from more average achievers, perhaps just on a greater scale.

Elizabeth discusses:

• Why “a life of pure leisure isn’t going to cut it” for high achievers
• How the transition from a professional career is as difficult for them as for us
• Part of her process
• The game-changer tool for a busy professional
• How the gossip chain can be so very detrimental

I appreciated that Elizabeth acknowledged the full-time job that is mothering.

Find Elizabeth on LinkedIn

Learn more about Elizabeth and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-elizabeth-zelinka-parsons/

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Beyond The Typical Vacation with Michelle Chang

Michelle Chang and her husband, Jedd, didn’t set out to become "intentional" travelers, but traveling captured them and if you’re going to travel, intentional is a great idea.

In this episode Michelle explains

• Why we need some level of digital/phone literacy to travel well nowadays
• Preparing our phone before travel
• Good apps to have
• Crossing borders
• Tricks to make travel much smoother, cost-effective, and enjoyable
• Other things mid-life women should consider before going global

Lots of great tips in this episode, and even more great resources at their website.

Find Michelle at https://intentionaltravelers.com/

Learn more about Michelle and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-michelle-chang/

https://buymeacoffee.com/agnesk

https://agnesknowles.substack.com/

 

 

'Grey Area Drinking' and Why It's on The Rise with Sarah Rusbatch

Sarah Rusbatch is a grey area drinking coach.  If you don’t know what that is, but enjoy your wine habit, listen in.

In this episode, Sarah explains:

• What grey area drinking is
• How alcohol use disorder in women has increased over 80% in the last 30 years
• The interaction between menopause and drinking
• The physiological response to alcohol in women
• Why women are more susceptible to health risks than men
• Non-alcoholic beverages
• What happens in our bodies when we cut out all alcohol
• How to kickstart that goal
• How to respond to “friends” who pressure you to drink

Lots of food for thought in this episode.  Our alcohol intake is probably one of the most lied-about parts of our life.

Find Sarah at https://sarahrusbatch.com/

Learn more about Sarah and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-sarah-rusbatch/