The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

Sue Thomas is The Sugar Free Coach

Nothing like having a health issue to make you sit up and take notice of how unhealthy your lifestyle has become.  And of course when you clean up your act you may as well become certified as a nutritional therapist so you can teach others.

“Consistent and Persistent” is Sue Thomas' mantra.  She will assure you that when you feel like  giving up your quest to reduce your sugars at day 5-6, if you stick with it, by day 8-10 you’ve come out the other side of the “it’s so difficult” slump. 

In this episode you'll get a lesson in physiology – your digestive system – in such an understandable way! You’ll also get a lesson in sugar intake, hormones and menopause!  And how to read nutrition labels! 

Sue offers great tips on quick starting your sugar reduced lifestyle and reminds us there is no one-size fits all. 

Quotables: “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”  "Balance your blood sugars  - nourish your body."

Find Sue at https://www.suethomaswellbeing.co.uk

on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/suethomasthesugarfreecoach

on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suethomasthesugarfreecoach

on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suethomas_thesugarfreecoach

 

 

Kathleen Donnelly Israel on El Camino de Santiago at Age 70

Agnes has, for a long time, had a fascination with El Camino de Santiago - a pilgrimage with a series of routes, all of which end at the city of Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain.

Today's guest walked her first Camino at age 70. Alone.  Like so many mid-age women, she had spent her life as a daughter, a wife, a mother... and telling her own sad story.  After caring for her husband through his 17-year Parkinson's journey, she decided to create her own "next chapter".

With an open heart and a message she was willing to share, Kathleen traveled, enjoyed and experienced two journeys on two different caminos and inspires us to embrace the opportunity as well.

Her book "Wisdom on the Camino - A spiritual Journey Sharing Forgiveness and Possibilities to Inspire the Rest of Your Life" can be found at https://www.wisdomonthecamino.com

 

Sarah Boyles - The Women’s Bladder Doctor

There are two main types of bladder leakage for women - stress incontinence and overactive bladder.

Did you know you can drink too much water?  Did you know bladder leakage is common amongst athletes? 

In this episode you'll learn what health issues can make bladder leakage more common; you'll learn about interesting interventions and procedures... and of course, exercises.

A few technical glitches on Sarah’s mic.  Interesting procedures or interventions… and exercises of course

Have you heard about pelvic organ prolapse?

Bottom line: you may be embarrassed, you don't want anyone to know... but talk about it… then you can talk about solutions, or incontinence products - normalize it!

Stay tuned for a lesson in Botox you've never thought of.

And think of the freedom and self-esteem improvements that come with solutions for leakage.

Such a common issue for women (yes! it is!)

(A couple of tech glitches with Sarah's mic, apologies!)

Find Dr. Sarah Boyles at https://thewomensbladderdoctor.com/

on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Womens-Bladder-Doctor/100063663483988/

on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewomensbladderdoctor/

 

Justin Smith on the Five Pillars of Retirement Planning

Justin Smith is no ordinary financial planner.  He specializes in wide screen retirement planning, in other words, it's not all about the money.

Whether retirement is in the crosshairs or up the road a ways, thoughts, ideas... plans... need to get out of your head and on to paper.  Having some trusted allies review them is a good idea too.

Justin has some interesting thoughts about this next stage that we are, hopefully, considering.

Be sure to download Justin's Career Crossroads Workbook at: https://savantwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Career-Crossroads-Workbook-JDS.pdf

Find Justin on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/justindavidsmith1/

 

Juni Bucher Discusses Breast Cancer

Juni Bucher was only 41 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.  In this episode, she describes the early stages of her diagnosis, the tests, the waiting, the options and her choices.  Juni also came into this as, in her words, a research nerd.  Combine that with her career in the legal industry and her story becomes really interesting and fact driven.

Breast cancer seems to be on the rise among younger women – that part is worth the listen as many of have daughters. Juni talks about several aspects of our environment – internal and external – that can contribute to our risk.

Meditation is trying to get quiet. Mindfulness is experiencing all the facets of your environment and your actions, moments that bring us into the present.

We don’t have all the answers to all the questions but they give you a headstart on questions you should ask your oncologist.  Juni is sensitive and sensible.

Find Juni at: https://www.junibwell.com/

Social media links at the website:  https://twoboomerwomen.com/juni-bucher-discusses-breast-cancer/

 

Cathy Jean-Francois Discusses Her Depression

Cathy Jean-Francois had had a long relationship with her unhappiness before she received a diagnosis of depression in her late 20s.  It took many more years before she recognized what had catapulted her, as a young child, into her roller coaster emotions. Like so many other health issues, you get help when you have medical coverage and when you don’t have coverage, you don’t get help.  Such was Cathy’s story.

It makes sense that an English teacher would write stories… Cathy explains that while it’s something she’s always done, it’s also been a lifeline, it’s been therapeutic, and perhaps, now, she could be helping someone else.

An honest, candid chat with the author of Cathy’s Cross: A Depressive’s Positive Perspective.

 

Read Cathy's blog at https://cathyscross.wordpress.com/

Cathy can also be found on Clubhouse.

 

Lynn Cherry Talks Pickleball

Lynn Cherry found Pickleball only a few years ago, but she is hooked... to the point that she has a Pickleball podcast and a magazine.

In this episode, Lynn explains the origins of Pickleball, why it's so popular... amongst all age groups.  The game is slow enough and strategic enough to be both agreeable with and challenging for older adults, but also can be played to a more aggressive level that stimulates fitter, more competitive athletes.  There are Pro level competitions for both types of player.

Lynn's enthusiasm is contagious and her explanations are persuasive enough that you'll want to give it a try.

 

Find Lynn at https://pickleballfire.com/

 

Louisa Hext on Forgiveness

This episode is a partial replay of Louisa's interview from December 2021.

Louisa Hext is a skilled and experienced mediator, coach, speaker, and consultant. She partners with her clients to explore forgiveness, reconciliation, and conflict resolution, and ways she can support her clients to create positive change in their lives. Louisa is the North American coordinator for the traveling photographic exhibition, The F Word: Stories of Forgiveness (a program of The Forgiveness Project a London, UK based non-profit). She serves on The Charter for Compassion’s Global Team and is the lead organizer for the Restorative Justice sector. 

In today's episode, Louisa discusses Forgiveness, how complicated a subject it is and its potential in our life. She touches on the subject of self-forgiveness, curiosity and empathy and shares stories of forgiveness that are very powerful.

A powerful episode that will give you much food for thought as we approach the coming season and prepare for a new year, possibly with new hopes.

Find Louisa at https://www.consultantshext.com/

or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisahext

Listen to last year's full episode at:

https://twoboomerwomen.podbean.com/e/tbw-guest-consultant-louisa-hext-on-forgiveness/

Find out more about her up-coming webinar, and register, at

https://www.consultantshext.com/home/forgiveness-webinar/

 

Sheryl Carroll on Hormones and Menopause Health

From a banking career to integrative health coach.  From fanatical exercise to healthy moderation.  Sheryl’s journey has had its ups and downs.

Sheryl shares so much info in this episode… some will be too late for us Boomers, but many of us have daughters!  Sheryl’s HRT info is up-to-date, and she goes into detail, with interesting insights for our daughters and for us.

What age do you want to live to? Sheryl has a novel idea: reverse engineer your life from that date!  And… beware the self-fulfilling prophecy when you talk about feeling old or getting forgetful.

Find Sheryl at https://www.ytvhealthcoaching.com/

 

Sara Webb - Meditation Meets Neuroscience

Meditation is as much a part of Sara Webb’s life as eating and sleeping. In this episode Sara combines meditation information with neuroscience… hard to question neuroscience!

Neuroscience and so much more – Sara makes it sound so obvious you’ll question why you didn’t think of this yourself.

Interesting concept: Gratitude happens when something has already happened. So often we project into the future the event that will create our happiness… gratitude reflects on what’s already happened that is meaningful.

Sara gives some great insights into TM – Transcendental Meditation… in case you remember those long flowing robes of the ‘60s and ‘70s and TM being the domain of hippies and free love.  She also reminds us that TM is only one form of meditation.

So much more than meditation in this conversation.

Find Sara at https://www.sarawebbsays.com/