Episodes

This episode is a true gem. I'm so honoured to welcome back Jacqueline Perez, the heart-centered force behind Cool Life and a powerful champion for women in midlife. Jacqueline is the embodiment of everything we talk about here on Thrive After 45™: that our second act is where we truly rise into our power. Jacqueline gets real about her own menopause journey, which she says hit her "like a tractor trailer" and shook her physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Instead of letting ...

You know that feeling when you're in midlife and it feels like there's something more for you, but you just can't figure out how to get there? That feeling is exactly what my amazing guest, Barbara Wood Watson, helps people with. She's a "Logical Mystic" who has spent decades helping tens of thousands of students worldwide silence stress and unlock their intuition. In this episode of Thrive After 45™, we're diving deep into the hidden barriers that often stop us from living a jo...

Some of us are here to teach the very thing we once feared the most. That's the powerful truth at the heart of this week's Thrive After 45™ episode. I sat down with Dr. Doreen Downing, a clinical psychologist who spent decades helping people, all while secretly struggling with intense public speaking anxiety. It wasn't just nerves...it was a crippling fear that she couldn't "knuckle her way through" or overcome by memorizing scripts. Instead of letting her fear win, Doreen chose to d...

Oh my gosh, friends, you are in for such an incredible conversation this week on the Thrive After 45™ podcast. I am sitting down with the phenomenal Felicity Ashley, and her story is just proof that our midlife years can be the most powerful and adventurous chapters yet. At 46, after leading marketing teams for 20 years, Felicity did something absolutely extraordinary: she rowed over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean with an all-female crew of working moms! This epic journey proved that wo...

In this episode of Thrive After 45™, I'm so honored to welcome back Mary Ann Hughes, a certified special needs divorce coach, family mediator, and parenting coordinator. Mary Ann's journey into this work is deeply personal. After 21 years of marriage, she navigated her own divorce while raising two children on the autism spectrum. Her experience with the financial and emotional toll of the process inspired her to dedicate her career to helping other families avoid those struggle...

What if the secret to feeling amazing was found in the most unexpected place: your poop? It's a real question, and in this week's episode of Thrive After 45™, I sat down with gut health specialist Melissa Hall Klepacki to talk about something a lot of us are too embarrassed to mention....constipation. Melissa has been helping people heal for nearly 30 years, and she gets to the root of the problem because, as she says, constipation isn’t the problem, it’s a symptom. Melissa has a mas...

Alright, friend! Grab your favorite mug and snuggle in, because this week’s episode of Thrive After 45™ is going to spark something incredible in you. I had the absolute honour of chatting with Tania Carriere, an "epiphany designer" who has dedicated over 30 years to helping others live their fullest lives. Seriously, she’s amazing. Tania and I talked about everything from her childhood adventures creating plays for sheep on her family farm to how she completely defied a mentor who told her be...

Alright, friends, grab a cup of coffee and get ready to feel inspired. In this episode of Thrive After 45™, I get to sit down with the amazing Debra Morrison. Debra has spent over 47 years as a Certified Financial Planner and Asset Manager, and she's not just about numbers...she’s all about helping women live untethered, fulfilling lives. But her work goes way beyond that. She’s a certified Grief Coach who even offered pro bono guidance to grieving families after 9/11. She's also the author ...

Tim Tamashiro is one of those rare souls who makes you want to slow down, take a breath, and actually feel your own heartbeat again. This episode is a gentle exhale in the middle of all the noise. We talk about what it really takes to find peace in a world that feels like it’s always demanding more of you, how our brains are wired to keep us on edge (hello, tiny almond-shaped amygdala), and why letting go of suffering - even in the smallest moments - might just be the gateway to a happier life...

Junie Moon talks about what happens when you finally get honest about the ways you’ve been abandoning yourself in the name of love.... Saying yes when your gut screams no... ....walking on eggshells to keep the peace ....trying to earn your worth through being chosen. Junie doesn’t hold back anything. She shares what it was like to leave a 20-year marriage, only to fall into the same painful patterns in a different relationship… ...until one sleepless night changed everything. That was her ...

Barbara Bowman - author, speaker, and real-life grief whisperer - is turning some of the most awkward, heart-wrenching moments around death into opportunities for connection, compassion, and deep humanity. She has lived through unimaginable loss, and instead of hardening...she softened. She stayed open. She paid attention. And she turned all of it into wisdom you can actually use - especially in those moments when you're fumbling for the right words, trying to show up for someone, or wonderin...

Pull up a seat, grab your favorite mug, and get cozy ... this one’s a soul-nourishing heart-to-heart. In today’s episode, I’m joined by the beautiful force that is Karen Rudolf...a woman whose journey through trauma, burnout, divorce, and deep self-discovery led her to become a transformational empowerment coach and creator of the Tranquil Solutions Clarity Tool. But Karen’s story isn’t some neatly packaged success tale. She takes us back to moments that cracked her open, including the...

Rachel’s story isn’t your typical reinvention tale. After decades of leading, achieving, and people-pleasing her way through corporate life (while slowly burning herself out), she finally hit a wall. And instead of pushing through it like she always had… she walked away. From her job. Her home. Her whole identity. She sold everything and moved to Peru with four suitcases and zero certainty - only the deep knowing that something had to change. In this episode, we talk about what it really look...

There’s something so magnetic about a woman who’s done the deep inner work - and still shows up with an open heart. That’s exactly who Tonya Peck is. In this episode of Thrive After 45™, Tonya shares her powerful story of healing, purpose, and transformation. From navigating the shame of an unplanned pregnancy at 17 to building a life rooted in faith, authenticity, and emotional empowerment. We talk about what it really takes to step into the fullness of who you are (especially when you’ve s...

Some nudges are gentle. Others feel like a whisper you can’t ignore. For Caren Carnegie, it started with a whisper in her body - symptoms, discomfort, stuckness. But instead of pushing it down or muscling through (like we’re taught to do), she got curious. That quiet pull led her to movement… then to healing… then to a complete soul-led transformation. In this episode of Thrive After 45™, Caren opens up about her journey from daily drinking and disconnection to becoming a deeply intuitive mome...

Ready for a soulful mix of science, story, and straight-up perspective shifts? In this episode of the Thrive After 45™, I sit down with Dr. David Yates, a chiropractor who’s part of the rare 2% practicing upper cervical chiropractic care - a powerful, nerve-focused approach that can completely change how your body functions and heals. But that’s just part of the story. Dr. Yates didn’t start his career in medicine. He was a high school Spanish teacher, burnt out by a broken system, when a sn...

Kelle Sparta is a transformational shaman, spiritual coach, and someone who has completely burned her life to the ground more than once...in the most liberating way. She was living the American Dream on paper… ... successful business... ... big house ... the husband ... the dog ... but she was totally miserable. So she walked away from all of it and started over from scratch. Like… moved in with a house full of witches and shamans kind of starting over. We got into everything. The messy mid...

What if the version of you you've been holding back is actually the key to everything you want? In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Lizzie Siegel, and wow....Just get ready! Lizzie’s been through it all... trauma, chronic illness, financial rock bottom... and somehow turned it into deep healing, global impact, and a kind of spiritual groundedness that’s truly inspiring. We talk about what it means to “choose your hard” and how the life you’re living right now might be harder than...

What if your chronic symptoms weren’t “just aging” - but your body waving a red flag? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Functional Genomic Nutrition Consultant, researcher, and author Jaclyn Downs ... and lemme tell ya, she does not hold back when it comes to exposing what’s really behind so many of our modern-day health struggles. We’re talking mystery symptoms, stubborn fatigue, hormonal chaos, autoimmune flares, even infertility - and how they’re often rooted in one sneaky culprit ...

What if fueling your giving meant finally pouring back into yourself first? Dr. Tia Warwick is a scientist, professor, public health leader, author, and unapologetic boundary-setter. But what truly blew me away was her realness. We talk about what it looks like to be driven, heart-led, and purpose-fueled...without losing yourself in the process. She opens up about what it means to give so much to others while quietly running on empty, and how that shifted the moment she turned around and re...

What if the life you’re meant to live doesn’t show up until after you’ve already lived a few others? Dr. Shafer, a former physician turned transformational coach, author, and speaker - is living proof that it’s never too late to come home to yourself. After decades of walking the high-achiever path (you know the one...degrees, credentials, perfectionism on overdrive), Dr, Shafer hit a turning point. And instead of pushing through, she got curious. What unfolded next was a journey of sh...

What if starting over at 54 didn’t mean settling - but soaring? I sit down with the fierce and fabulous Jeanne Omlor - a woman who went from drowning in debt as a single mom to building a million-dollar business in just 17 months!!! Now in her 60s, Jeanne isn’t just running a multi-million dollar business - she’s redefining what it means to thrive. We cover all the things: 👉 Growing a business without burning out 👉 Parenting while building an empire 👉 The BS around “work-life b...

What if you could rebuild your spiritual life in a way that actually feels safe, soulful, and completely your own? In this powerful and deeply nourishing conversation, I sit down with Rev. Christine Davies - a hospital chaplain, seminary professor, and spiritual director with nearly two decades of experience walking beside people in their most sacred (and often toughest) life moments. We talk about the real stuff - grief, spiritual clarity, religious trauma, and what it actually looks like to f...

At a time when most people think about slowing down, Sharon Rolph is just getting started - and trust me, her energy is e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. Sharon is a retirement coach, spark specialist (yes, that’s a real thing and it’s amazing), and an absolute light when it comes to helping people uncover their soul’s purpose ... especially in their later years. After spending her career in behavioural science and diving deep into what makes people feel truly alive, Sharon made it her mission to help othe...