The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

Why More Women Are Rethinking Living Alone with Annamarie Pluhar

Living alone has become the default — but is it serving us? In this thoughtful conversation, Annamarie Pluhar shares how shared housing can reduce loneliness, build connection, and create a sense of belonging at any age. This is a grounded, honest look at what it really takes to live well with others.

In this episode she explains:

• Why loneliness isn’t a personal failure — it’s a human signal

• The difference between a housemate and a homemate

• How to choose the right person instead of just filling a room

• Power dynamics, privacy, and real conversations that matter

• Why shared housing can work for introverts, extroverts, and everyone in between

If you’ve ever thought, “Something has to change,” this episode offers a compassionate place to begin.

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Find Annamarie Pluhar at https://sharinghousing.com/

Learn more about Annamarie and find all her links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Annamarie Pluhar.

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One Step at a Time: Hiking, Healing, and Midlife Courage with Belinda Coker

What happens when a woman in midlife looks in the mirror and doesn’t recognize herself anymore? For Belinda Coker, that moment didn’t lead to reinvention seminars or vision boards — it led her into the rainforest, onto long trails, and eventually across continents.

In this episode, Belinda shares how solo hiking became both a reset and a reclaiming: of confidence, health, joy, and self-trust. From walking the Camino de Santiago to surviving storms in Greenland, from navigating menopause-related health challenges to serendipity on a bus to Hadrian’s Wall, this is a conversation about what happens when women finally do something for themselves.

• The mirror moment that sparked Belinda’s midlife turning point

• How hiking soothed anxiety and reset her nervous system

• What solo hiking teaches you about confidence and self-reliance

• Living with lipedema — and staying active anyway

• How house sitting opened the world while keeping travel affordable

• Why it’s never too late to start — and why midlife may be the perfect time

Belinda wraps it up reminding us there are surprises around every corner.

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Find Belinda at https://soultreader.com/ or at https://housesittingcollective.com/ 

Learn more about Belinda and find all her links - and that discount code - at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Belinda Coker

The Last week of 2025 with Agnes

It’s hard to believe 2025 has run its course already.  I’m flying solo this week so I can share some news and a few changes coming in 2026 with you.

• A.I.
• Substack
• Guests
• Resources

I love bringing this podcast to you each week. I hope you’ll jump on board with future developments and continue to share the show. Let me know what you like and what you don’t. Let me know who you want to hear from, what subjects you want to have addressed.

Listen now – it’s a short commitment this week!

The links promised:

2025 Podcast episodes and guest notes

Agnes’ Substack (free to subscribe)

Resources (so many resources!)

 

The Postpartum Gap One Mom Is Fixing with Britnee Wheeler

Postpartum recovery is often treated like an afterthought — mesh underwear, a squeeze bottle, and “good luck.”
Britnee Wheeler has lived that gap five times, and she’s here to tell the truth, offer solutions, and change the experience for the next generation.

In this episode:

• The shocking lack of postpartum support for moms — especially military spouses and women returning quickly to work.
• How Britnee’s own struggles led her to design supportive post-partum underwear that restores dignity, mobility, and comfort.
• Why her products are also becoming unexpected lifesavers for women recovering from caesareans and hysterectomies.
• The powerful role of honest mother–daughter conversations in preventing fear, trauma, and uninformed births.

If you’re wondering how crab cakes could possibly be a part of this conversation… stay tuned!

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Find Britnee at https://rosematernityco.com/

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

 

 

Nurturing Self-Belief in Dyslexic People with Russell Van Brocklen

Russell Van Brocklen has over 10 years of experience in teaching students with Dyslexia techniques to overcome their current struggles and recognize the superpower they’ve been given.

Today he explains:

• His background with dyslexia
• How his methods developed
• Client examples – they were so insightful.
• What a warrant is and how to use it.
• Advice for us as grandparents reading with dyslexic grands

Russell’s classes are for youth but he trains a parent or a grandparent who aids the dyslexic youth.

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Find Russell Van Brocklen at https://dyslexiaclasses.com/

Learn more about Russell and find all his links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Russell Van Brocklen

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When Medicine Meets Life Coaching with Dr. Jim Heid

Dr. Jim Heid is a board-certified family physician and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He blends his extensive experience as a family physician with a passion for coaching. He works with individuals in challenging life situations—such as pastors, doctors, business owners, and those in recovery. He has a deep understanding of people and how to serve them in moving forward.

Today we discuss:

• Delivering 1,000 babies
• Why he decided to add coaching to his CV
• Combination of doctoring and coaching
• Clifton Strengths
• Neuroscience
• Breathing

Jim also talks about “What can I control?” and the importance of really considering the answer to that question when facing a dilemma.

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Find Dr. Jim Heid at https://repurposementllc.com/

Learn more about Jim and find all his links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Dr. Jim Heid

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The Secret Language of The Body with Inna Segal - Pt. 2

Inna Segal helps people map the true origin of their suffering—emotionally, ancestrally, energetically—and guides them through a non-linear healing process that honours the wisdom of the body and the timing of the soul. She brings not only expertise, but lived experience of healing from loss, divorce, chronic illness, and narcissistic abuse.

Today she shares:

• Her origin story as a child in an immigrant family
• The circuitous route from realization of her gifts to implementation
• How helping her grandparents was a driving force
• How a person who believes in research and logic connects with an innate ability that could be considered woo-woo.
• Examples of the correlation of issues/trauma and parts of the body
• How the left and right sides of the body correlate with feminine and masculine dynamics.

This conversation today is both heart wrenching and inspiring, and well worth the extra time we have in conversation. The fact that Inna is also teaching other people to become practitioners is intriguing.

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Find Inna at https://www.innasegal.com/

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

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The Secret Language of The Body with Inna Segal (Pt.1)

Inna Segal helps people map the true origin of their suffering—emotionally, ancestrally, energetically—and guides them through a non-linear healing process that honours the wisdom of the body and the timing of the soul. She brings not only expertise, but lived experience of healing from loss, divorce, chronic illness, and narcissistic abuse.

Today she shares:

• Her origin story as a child in an immigrant family
• The circuitous route from realization of her gifts to implementation
• How helping her grandparents was a driving force
• How a person who believes in research and logic connects with an innate ability that could be considered woo-woo.
• Examples of the correlation of issues/trauma and parts of the body
• How the left and right sides of the body correlate with feminine and masculine dynamics.

This conversation today is both heart wrenching and inspiring, and well worth the extra time we have in conversation. The fact that Inna is also teaching other people to become practitioners is intriguing.

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Find Inna at https://www.innasegal.com/

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

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Redefining Confidence and Power After 50 with Tina Coleman

Tina Coleman is the bold voice behind the upcoming book 50 Fabulous and F*ckable, a powerful guide that redefines what it means to be a woman at midlife. Her mission is to empower women approaching 50 and beyond to embrace reinvention, freedom, and unapologetic confidence while stepping into the most vibrant, authentic chapter of their lives.

Today we discuss:

• How midlife can be the most powerful, vibrant stage of a woman’s life
• Making menopause positive
• The biggest myths about women turning 50 that need breaking.
• Grey hair
• Advice for us over-thinkers
• Change: jump in or dip your toe in

For someone who stresses about travel, Tina has certainly found a way to deal with it, and says if she can, so can you!

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Learn more about Tina and find more links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Tina Coleman

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Beyond The Nest Egg with Aaron Kirsch and Laura Zettel-Watson

Aaron Kersch and Laura Zettel-Watson joined forces to answer the question “What if there was a way to help everyone design their dream retirement before they even stepped into the office of a Financial Planner?”

Aaron is the financial planner, Laura is a psychologist and a gerontologist (among other things!) The answer to that question is "The Rewarding Retirement Workbook: Six Essentials Beyond Your Nest Egg”.

Today they discuss:

• Research: 50% of happiness is predetermined by genes, 8-15% comes from circumstances like income
• Hedonic and eudaimonic happiness
• Relationships matter more than money for happiness
• Focus on activities rather than goals
• Behavioural finance
• Go-Go Years, Slow-Go Years, and No-Go Years

Aaron and Laura also discuss the Six Essentials Beyond our Nest Egg and why we Boomer Women are unique in history.

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Find The Rewarding Retirement Workbook at https://rewardingretirementworkbook.com/

Learn more about Aaron and Laura and find all their links at The Boomer Woman's Podcast: Aaron Kirsch and Laura Zettel-Watson

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