The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

Janae Bower is an inspirational speaker and life purpose coach, and the founder of Inspired You School. Janae describes three 'worlds' we all inhabit: home, work, and above and beyond.

The author of 'The Little Girl Who Found IT" discusses finding IT, her Inspired Living Blueprint and Challenge, and how the challenge can lead to Inspired U School.

Janae brings a pretty impressive pedigree to her business along with a devotion to family and her own "above and beyond".

Find out more about Janae at http://findingit.com/

Learn about the Challenge and download her Blueprint at https://inspireduschool.com/

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Stay tuned to the very end to learn about the upcoming Manly Monday!

 

When you interview a good friend there are bound to be a few laughs and that’s about how this episode starts.

Living in Canada, with close family in both Canada and England, Penny – like so many listeners - has been greatly affected by the ongoing Covid pandemic.

Her practical nature has allowed her to roll with what she can’t do and appreciate what she can do.

Penny describes care arrangements that are in place for her aging mother and how life is unfolding for her two daughters, one nearby and one across the sea.  She is such a good example of accepting “the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”

If you are in the same situation you’ll appreciate Penny’s anecdotes and juggling in trying to stay up-to-speed with the generations as well as her concerns with what should she do, what could she do.

Like so many of you, she talks to the dog and the cat a bit more, bakes when she needs to use up energy and tends her garden.

One tool Penny describes looking into is ViewClix - https://www.viewclix.com/   It looks like a great idea even if Penny decided not to go with it given her specific circumstance.

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Do you know someone who'd make a great guest?  https://twoboomerwomen.com/guest-application-2/

 

A scenario you might never have imagined goes like this: your grandson comes to you and wants to talk.  You can tell it's important so you curl up on the couch with him and he says "Gramma, I have this boy-body but I know I should be a girl."

Most of us would not know how to react, and would probably say the wrong thing.

Learn how to handle what might be the most important conversation of your life in this episode with Michelle, mother of a trans daughter, who knew more about the situation than most of us and helped her withdrawing child become the radiant, vibrant daughter she is today.

Whether the actual conversation includes you, or you just aren't sure what's going on as more and more people speak out about their gender identity, Michelle breaks it down and helps us understand how to be and what to say when transitioning touches our life.

Michelle and her family live in California so do the necessary research for help and support where you live.

One link that Michelle shares is:  https://genderspectrum.org/

If you have questions that Michelle could answer send them to Agnes at agnes@twoboomerwomen.com 

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Kathleen Kinasewich has always been lured by mandalas and in 2009 registered for formal training as a facilitator.

In this episode, she talks about the history of mandalas, how they appear in so many different cultures around the globe, and why so many of us resonate with mandalas.

The chat got so interesting, Agnes dropped her notes and let the conversation go where it would.

While CoVid has waylaid Kathleen's live workshops, she can be found online with virtual workshops.

Find out more at https://www.soulcirclemandalas.com/ or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/1111SoulCirlcleMandalas 

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Welcome to TBW!  Today is going to be a really short episode.  The technology gods really were not kind to Agnes today when her intended guest and she met on Zoom and after almost an hour of trying to outsmart them, they gave up, washed out their coffee cups and went for a walk in the sunshine.

Three requests in this episode:

1. any questions for Penny or Agnes about dealing with family distance during covid?
2. what do you think about a man Friday episode once a month?
3. would a super simple course on creating a website be of interest?

Contact Agnes @ agnes@TwoBoomerWomen.com.

See you next week!!

A common theme throughout the last year of Covid has been housing issues at so many levels.  Agnes gets out her soapbox today, flying solo, and addresses issues in eldercare residential housing and other housing issues that have been recurring in the news for so many months.

All demographics have had existing grim realities come to light in the last 12 months - Agnes wades in with opinions and some fixes.

Looking for your ideas too!!

Mentioned in this issue: 

WEIRD countries in research:  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100630132850.htm

OWCH:  https://www.owch.org.uk/

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Interested in being a guest?  Applications are available at https://twoboomerwomen.com/guest-application-2/

 

Mother's Day is one month away and this episode may well be a gift to both of you.

Today Glenna discusses the how and why of capturing your parents' story.  Or anyone's story really... but our elders won't be here forever so time is of the essence.

Take advantage of Glenna's expertise and follow her suggestions... and find out more at:

https://www.glennamageau.com/

https://www.glennamageau.com/your-moms-story/

https://www.glennamageau.com/your-dads-story/

If you're looking for excellent suspense novels, there's Glenna's alter ego, Maggie Thom... She was interviewed on this podcast on March 17, 2021:

https://twoboomerwomen.podbean.com/e/tbw-guest-suspense-writer-maggie-thom/ (or wherever you listen to podcasts).

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This week Phyllis returns to discuss the differences between Western thinking and Eastern thinking.  Her knowledge really is astounding.

Unfortunately, the recording equipment really doesn't like the Agnes-Phyllis connection as this week's episode is a bit problematic too, but like last week, it's so worth listening through.

Phyllis mentions valuable readings to get a better understanding of the "knowledge" that exists, especially in Eastern thinking.  Her reading list is below:

The Upanshads – Eknath Easwaran     The Upanishads have been translated by many however this particular author is one of the clearest, and so his edition is being suggest.

Mahabharata – A story of a war – Shrila Vyasadeva, summarized by Purnaprajna das.

Bhagavad-Gita As It Is – Swami Prabupada.  This is available through the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Patanjali   This book describes the base of Yoga.

Human Devolution a Vedic alternative to Darwin’s Theory. Michael A. Cremo Something to seriously consider

The Gospel of Judas – edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, and Gregor Wurst
These are two specific books, other are also available.

The Gospel of Thomas – Hidden sayings of Jesus – Harold Bloom.             

The NAG Hammadi Scriptures – Edited by Marvin Meyer.  Originally discovered in 1945. A compete collection of the scrolls, but it is not an easy read.

The Art of War – Sun Tzu. A classic on self-knowledge. This can be read at many levels.

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying – Sogyal Rinpoche. A different way of seeing life and death, not the only different way.

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Audio Alert: this is such a good episode, with the worst audio quality yet... so worth being patient with though - Phyllis is a joy!

As a child, Phyllis Chubb's first word was Why?

At age 9, she met a yogi and it seems her path was set. Studying metaphysics and astrology when they weren't really accepted, an early career practicing and counselling 'non-compliance'.

Two common threads here:  "Happiness is an inside job" and "When the student is ready the teacher will appear".

Phyllis offers insights into the 'self' that can't be summed up in show notes.

And how all the above leads a romance novel... or three.

Find Phyllis at https://phyllischubb.com

Find her books at Amazon and https://phyllischubb.com/my-novels

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Maggie Thom... Glenna Mageau... today you'll primarily meet Maggie Thom: award winning suspense/mystery/thriller writer.

Maggie discusses her methods - writing, plot development, character studies - and the preparations for publishing.

If you've ever considered writing, you'll get lots of tips. If you're looking for a good suspense with twists and turns throughout, you'll be following Maggie in no time!

Links mentioned:

Scrivenor:  https://twoboomerwomen.com/scrivener

(that's Maggie/Glenna's affiliate link - full disclosure: she will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you)

Draft 2 Digital:  https://draft2digital.com

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com

Island Rock Creations:  https://www.facebook.com/Island-Rock-Creations-110559340676979

Find Maggie:  

https://www.maggiethom.com

https://www.facebook.com/maggiethomauthor

You'll meet Glenna Mageau again in a future episode of Two Boomer Women, but if you want to get a head start: https://www.glennamageau.com