Today on Feminine Roadmap: Aligning your life with what your body needs with Katie Bramlett. Katie is the co-founder of We-Shape, a company that creates personalized workouts that meet you where you are. Today she talks about their mission to change how and why people exercise. The goal is to focus on why we move our bodies, to feel good, have energy, and connect with our body. Toxic diet culture focuses on external outcomes, pushing through, and a number on the scale. Switching from the should to connecting with the what feels fright for my body today is a key element in this philosophy. Fitness and nutrition is not a one size fits most paradigm, it’s individual and personal for each person. Katie encourages listeners to practice turning up the internal dial of self, listening to our bodies so we can connect with ourselves and move accordingly. When it comes to food, the goal is to create neutrality not judgement around food to avoid disordered eating patterns. As we question our narratives, the hope is that it will crack open the door just a little to let some new light in. When we find a way to feel safe enough to be open to making a change toward releasing beliefs about our identity we’ve held around diet and exercise, we can learn to connect to our body in a new way. There are so many nuggets of encouragement and wisdom in this conversation so grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us! Also, if you’re curious, here’s a free gift from Katie and her team https://www.weshape.com/feminineroadmap

Today on Feminine Roadmap, my guest Dr. Mindy Pelz is on a mission to help women understand the impact of neurochemical changes during menopause. Dr. Mindy is opening up the conversations around recognizing and accepting how our minds, bodies, and emotions change. She firmly believes that understanding how these neurochemical changes impact us emotionally and mentally empowers us to lean in and begin to graciously move through menopause. As we understand what is emotionally changing and what part the neurochemicals play in that, we can shift from resistance to healing and change with grace. The shift in midlife as our neurochemical shields drop is not the end but an invitation into a new season of life. Menopause is essentially a transition from reproduction and the ability to birth children to a new season of production and birthing new purpose. Dr. Mindy encourages women to nurture themselves through this season by plugging into community with other women, sharing experiences and challenges. Once we connect with other women experiencing these same changes, together we can learn how to elevate, understand and empower ourselves and each other. Please grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us for this incredibly empowering and healing conversation. Don’t forget to share this with a friend! https://drmindypelz.com/

Today on Feminine Roadmap we are talking about how to take courage and go for what’s next in your life with Terry Yoffe. Terry wants to have extraordinary conversations around creating change about age and our potential. She encourages listeners to consider how they can have an impact and make a change in your world. It’s key to identify where you feel you have the ability to live the life you desire. We come to midlife and beyond with a experience, knowledge, wisdom and a certain set of skills which means you have great value. Age is not a definition, it’s a spot along the timeline of life. Take courage and go off on your own path, try something new, learn a new skill or change careers. Along the way, Terry reminds us to watch for synchronicities, those at the right time opportunities and then go for it. Believe in yourself and what you bring to the table. Terry says there is less risk than we perceive and you won’t know until you try. Fear of failure? There is no failure, there’s just an opportunity to learn. So get comfortable with uncomfortable and take courage, take a chance on what’s next. Start here: Grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us!

Today on Feminine Roadmap, it’s OK to say it out loud, honesty about depression with Susan Paradis CEO, Business Owner and Single Mom . Susan shares her experience with battling lifelong depression in the hopes of helping other people. In this episode she talks about her own journey of discovery, what she has found works for her, what hasn’t, and how she has navigated it. Her goal in sharing is to help normalize the conversation about depression and how we can work together to manage it. Whether you struggle with depression, or have a loved one struggling , this podcast is intended to help better understand depression. Susan candidly shares signs to look for, wearing "the mask", the day-to-day effects of depression, how it affects your personal and professional life; how to pull yourself out of a "funk", how to help others and most importantly, how her faith has played a big part in her life-long journey. Depression can be cyclical so it’s important to understand and identify your own clues when it begins to set in. It’s ok to have depression, it’s a condition that for some never goes away. The power comes in recognizing that while depression may always be present, it can be kept under control so that it doesn’t derail your life. Susan encourages those with depression to accept the reality and set about putting together a “tool kit” to help you manage it. In our conversation she talks about several helpful strategies that can mitigate the downslide and stabilize your emotional state. One important thing is the importance of not struggling alone and putting on a mask. You do not have to struggle in silence, finding a small circle of trustworthy people who can be there to listen and be with you is key. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us to learn more strategies to add to your toolbelt. Please remember to subscribe, rate and share this with someone who needs to hear this message of hope.

Today on Feminine Roadmap: Finding what an empowered life looks like to you with Diana Percovic, founder of Good Girl Mafia. Diana is a leader in empowerment for women and is on a mission to change the way female empowerment is defined and expressed. The culture surrounding female empowerment is often very disempowering and we, as women, have the opportunity to challenge that. Diana points out that we tend to think in a linear fashion, we are motivated toward something or motivated away from something. She encourages listeners to consider how both of those can work together to help identify the way forward for you. Instead of jumping on the current bandwagon and accepting the definition or expression, Diana opens the conversation around empowerment in order to invite women to find what resonates. We often think it has to be a huge goal, a huge shift, a huge definition and sometimes it’s a subtle shift or a baby step. It’s ok to acknowledge being stuck, feeling struggle, it’s important to not land there and live. Acknowledging what exists in our current stories and beliefs that does not serve us is helpful. The empowerment journey is not one size fits all but rather it is a fingerprint, uniquely you. I encourage you to grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us for this uplifting, mindset shifting conversation. https://goodgirlmafia.com/

Today on Feminine Roadmap: It’s time to take those limiting beliefs to court with Alison Hall. Alison encourages listeners to learn how to change their mindset and get free from limiting beliefs. Thousands of thoughts a day cross our minds and often we are not even aware of how those thoughts are directing our lives. Thoughts fuel our choices and habits yet rarely do we take the time to question them. Whatever is going on in our heads is often what is slowing us down in life. In this episode, Alison shares strategies that will begin to help you change those unchallenged thoughts by taking the time to stop and listen. It’s key that we develop the habit of listening to our thoughts, capture those that are regular offenders and examine them – take those thoughts to court. As we begin to question if our thoughts are true, if they actually are for or against us, or even where did that thought come from- we can begin to turn the tide of our thought lives. One thing to keep in mind is that it took years to get here so we need to have grace in the journey to better thinking, doing and being. Give yourself permission to use your imagination and consider a different way of thinking, different expectations of outcomes, different possibilities. If you find yourself struggling with a thought life that is limiting your life, grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us for some change making strategies.

Today on Feminine Roadmap: How to developing a generosity practice makes you unstoppable with Christina Frei. Christina found herself feeling anxious on an airplane and decided to play a game. The game she created was to imagine of she could give something to everyone what would it be? She imagined having limitless opportunity and resources to generously give to others and that shifted her energy in that moment. Christina took this to others and through that developed it into a practice. Fast forward to writing and publishing her new book, “The Generosity Practice Book: 40 Days to Unstoppable”. Her idea of looking at things from a limitless abundance point of view – her generosity practice- helps people open up and find joy. She encourages listeners to ask themselves some simple questions. At the start of the day ask, “What feels good to offer today?” The fun part of this is that it’s imaginary so it can be anything at all from money to things to superpowers. Allowing our minds to lift up out of the weight of reality and spend some time creating a world of generosity and community helps our heart to expand. Generosity itself is a gift and in focusing on seeing the world and opportunity through the greatest possibility allows us to hear our hearts more clearly and can develop a clarity of purpose. This generosity practice is the connection between integrating your personal sanctuary with your love of service. This episode is a conversation that will lift, inspire and encourage you. Please grab a cuppa something wonderful and join us! https://www.christinafrei.com

Today on Feminine Roadmap: How to Beat the Toxins That Are Keeping You Sick and Tired with Dr. Wendie Trubow. We investigate what toxins are making your body sick and what steps you can take to begin to eliminate them. Dr. Trubow encourages listeners that they are meant to live vital, vibrant and healthy lives in a body that is primed to make that happen. In our world today, we are surrounded by so many toxins in our personal care products, environment, water, foods and it can be overwhelming. The goal is to start where you are, with what you have and begin choosing the better options where you can. It is easy to beat ourselves up for not “getting it all right” but it’s more about leveling up where you can, when you can and accepting the limits that may be present. Dr. Trubow has hosted a powerful summit on autoimmunity and toxins with a community of doctors and experts that has the potential to change so many lives. She wants everyone to ditch the toxins in their lives and has provided many strategies in this episode as well as offering a free gift to listeners. If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, then this episode is for you! Grab a cuppa something wonderful (and nontoxic 😉) and join us for this life changing conversation. https://drwendie.com/

Today on Feminine Roadmap Catherine Rains reminds us that there is not timeline, you can achieve dreams at any age. Cat shares her journey, it’s different paths and how each part has served its purpose. One of the nuggets of wisdom in this conversation is that it’s key to understand the timing of your life and find a deep acceptance of the place you are today. Somewhere we got the idea that there’s a timeline that we’re not keeping up with, we’re ahead or behind it, or we’ve missed it all together. Cat encourages listeners to erase the idea of some mystical timeline that we’re chasing and recognize it’s arbitrary, even imagined. Where we find ourselves to day is, in fact, where we are for some purpose and being present to it with acceptance helps to shift the pressure. Life is a journey and there’s not just one place to be, there are many stops along the way that vary in length and impact. Our journey is what it is and each day we get to choose what little shifts we want to make. Reinvention isn’t one grand sweeping gesture, it’s following the little whispers in our spirit that draw our attention to something. In this episode you will find encouragement for where you are and where you dream of going, it’s all along the same road because it’s your road. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and join in this inspirational conversation. https://catherinerains.com/

Today on Feminine Roadmap: Breath for the soul self care steps to integrative wellness with Dr. Jan Patterson and Phyllis Nichols. Together these ladies have created a comprehensive self-care wellness system using simple, evidence based, effective steps. They utilize breath, movement, nutrition, spirit, and mindfulness to heal four key areas of life. The key areas they chose to focus on are common to everyone: stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. Through Dr. Jan’s practice she became aware of these four recurrent issues in her patients. By integrating ancient and modern practices, she created a step-by-step approach that goes beyond our physical needs. Phyllis, a pioneer in health television, has been caregiver to her husband for 10 years through 3 bouts of cancer. They have teamed up to inform and inspire listeners to take control over their own self-care so they can live well. Dr. Jan and Phyllis believe that we are complex beings comprising of mind, body and spirit which requires a holistic approach. We invite you to join us today for this practical, empowering conversation that will put our feet on the path to true health, wellness and wholeness. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and have a listen.