The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

DON’T Be Dismissed by the Medical System with Amanda Laden

Amanda Laden’s medical issues went undiagnosed… or misdiagnosed for decades.  Ridiculously debilitating periods, several miscarriages… until the right doctor happened to be in attendance and recognized all the signs.

As Boomer Women, we are past our baby-making years but this might be vital info for our daughters or granddaughters. We are, however, not past the age of being misdiagnosed, even ignored, as medical patients.

Both Amanda and I are privileged, educated white women. Health equity is a subject (read passion) that has grown out of Amanda’s personal experiences. Women of colour, gender-non-conforming people are at way higher risk of misdiagnosis or being ignored.

We do get a little political – no apologies.

Find Amanda at https://www.periodtopause.com/

Learn more about Amanda at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-amanda-laden/

 

 

Swami Nityananda on Living in Joy and Freedom

From the moment she joins the conversation Swami Nityananda’s warmth and joy shines through.

I start at the beginning, requesting a better understanding of “Swami” and her names.

If, for even a second, you struggle to find your true self… or you define yourself by one of the roles you play in life, Swami will remind you of your strengths, and loveliness… again and again.

Connectedness is a bit of a theme throughout, but Swami also has thoughts on those people who live and connect only with themselves.

We have some discussion about gender and Swami explains that the divine is beyond gender, as is the light inside you / us but… we have social circumstances that also come into play.

My questions may have proven my lack of knowledge in this episode but Swami’s explanations really reflect her knowledge of, her belief in all facets of her practices.

So much inspiration and joy from Swami Nityananda in this episode.

Find Swami Nityananda at https://awakeyogameditation.org/

Learn more about Swami and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-swami-nityananda/

 

Nan Ives on Your Ultimate Retirement Life

Retirement is in need of a reboot.  That is Nan Ives’ mantra and she is the woman to show you how to do that.  Don’t arrive at retirement thinking it will unfold.  In today’s world, you may have 30 years to go after you relinquish the 9-5.

Nan encourages you to consider options, to experiment your way forward… but do it before you get the golden handshake.  There are so many options in a variety of areas of life.

She realized she had a lot of the financial bits organized when she took her retirement, but there’s a lot more to retirement than just the money.  So, she and her partner did a lot of research into the lives and choices of pre- and post-retirees before they created the signature programs that will make sure you’re prepared in all areas of the post-9-5 world.

“It’s not one and done.”

Find Nan Ives at https://www.thefutureofyou.com/

Learn more about Nan and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-nan-ives/

 

Paula Harris on Financial / Life Planning for Widows

Paula Harris found herself often helping widows sort out and plan finances after the death of their husband… and thus her business had a focus.

Paula shares a few of the very unfortunate scenarios she has encountered and then discusses the realities of “older” folk who are not as computer literate as they might need to be to access financial information these days.

Curve Ball Life Planning refers to being pre-prepared for the things life throws at you.

Paula also lists the documents that might be needed in the event of a life change… so know where they are.  And the documents might change as the years go by.

The gift of preparedness… so important for those left behind.

So many good tips about the importance of preparing now.  You thought tomorrow was a gift a decade ago?  It’s even more so now. As is purpose.

Find Paula Harris at https://whcornerstone.com/

Learn more about Paula and find all the links at https://boomwithabang.com/paula-harris/

 

Dana Diaz on Narcissistic Abuse

Narcissism… do you know it has both physical and mental effects on people?  Narcissists have an over-inflated ego they need to feed… at any cost.

Dana Diaz has been the victim of narcissists and the manipulation that goes with that. She’s a smart woman with a good education and yet she still fell victim and married one. In this episode, she describes a typical narcissist and is very candid about the personal trauma is caused her.

Dana says she saw the signs but managed to excuse them as momentary lapses or as personal short-comings… haven’t many of us done that.

Interesting advice… it’s not about what you’re feeling about them… listen to what you’re feeling inside yourself.  “If something feels off, it probably is.”

Find Dana at danasdiaz.com

Learn more about Dana and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/dana-diaz/

 

Lisa Sakai - Bucket List Accelerator

Money.  You’ll hear different financial advisors from time to time on this podcast because many of us are a generation for whom A. it was a taboo subject and B. our husbands made the decisions around money… even though they might have been none the wiser.

Lisa Sakai is The Bucket List Accelerator.  How do you know what to put on that bucket list if you don’t Live! Now.  Don’t be defines by a career or a job title.  Have you thought “to the details”?

So much practical advice from Lisa in this episode.  Too often we think of retirement through other people or other company’s eyes… Make retirement about you, your interests, your personality.

AND… so important, make sure your financial advisor connects with you on many levels.

Find Lisa at https://www.onevisionretire.com/

Learn more about Lisa and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/lisa-sakai/

 

 

Tina Davidson on Secrets and Creativity

Tina Davidson has a very unusual childhood story… which she didn’t learn the truth of until she was a young adult.  As an adult she became a highly regarded pianist and composer.

Tina discusses her road to success with no female role models and her experience now as the subject of dissertations by students who probably do see her as their role model.  She is also so generous in expecting her listeners to claim the music as their own as they listen to it, and other musicians to consider themselves collaborators as they express her music their way.

Both travel and secrets were a large part of her childhood… Tina shares the story of the secrets quite candidly.  She also talks about the effect of having her daughter on the music, and the secrets from her past, and life as a single parent. 

As for the secrets… “what a tangled web we weave…”

However, stay tuned for the “gift of love”.

Find Tina at https://www.tinadavidson.com/

Learn more about Tina and her music at https://boomwithabang.com/tina-davidson/

 

Color Guru Gila Melamed Becomes a Nomad

Gila Melamed is an acquaintance of an acquaintance of mine. I knew Miriam had travelled North America in a camperized van for six months last year and when she told me she was hosting a woman who was travelling North America in a camperized car for a year… I was intrigued. A Mazda CX-5 is a nice car… but to live in it? By choice?  I do ask some practical questions.

Gila seems to be a colourful character by any standards so her adventures and stories are probably not a surprise… hopefully they will be an inspiration.  She also explains how women nomads connect with each other.

So much growth for Gila as she embraces this lifestyle. Many of you will identify with her story and her experiences and her evolution. Could you be next?

Find Gila at https://www.gilacolorguru.com/

Learn more about Gila and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/gila-melamed/

 

Haden Starbuck - Creatrix: Embrace Your Creativity

This episode almost didn’t happen because Haden and I laughed so much right from the get-go.

Creativity is your ‘soul voice’ – you being you – is Haden’s definition of creativity.

Phrases like “nurture the magic” “living in flow” “perspective shifts” work in Haden’s view of the world.

Other terms like comfort zone and perfectionism and inner critics are concepts Haden has great ideas for dealing with. And together we give you great visualizations when the inner critic starts nagging you.

Haden has such poetic moments that you need to listen through! 

Agnes’ summation: The most important take-away is to listen to the universe and to thine own self be true.

Ripple out.

Learn more about Haden at https://boomwithabang.com/haden-starbuck/

 

Alison Smith Uses Nature as a Metaphor for Life

As so often happens, it’s the clarity of an analogy that opens one’s eyes to the life practicality of the analogy.  Such is the case with Alison Smith.  And “Landscaping Your Life” was born…  tools using nature’s landscapes as metaphors for your life to help you get back on track.

It makes sense when you think about how often we use nature terms in our day-to-day life.

The way Alison explains her application of nature to life, it really does come clear how we can see patterns of our behaviour and choices when out in nature, and apply them back to our behaviour and choices in life.

If you’re a cold water swimmer, you’ll appreciate Alison’s discussion around her pastime.

Find Alison at https://www.alisonsmith.co/

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